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THE PERSIAN' SHAH,

... THE PERSIAN' SHAH, HIS MAJESTY’S DEPARTURE FROM DOVER. The Shah left Dove? 9.40 yesterday morning for London. He was accompanied by Prince Arthur of Connaught, the Earl of Kintore, etc,, and the departure of the illustrious visitor was signalised dem ...

Tint 04118 OF Curs'

... being giro n hy some authorities to Palamedes. a hero of the Trojan war, about 1080 we. The word chew; is denerd Iron, the Persian shah. king: and checkmate. or means king confounded of orerermse. But not only in Persian but in Sanserit and other Asiatic ...

Published: Friday 14 December 1900
Newspaper: Mid-Lothian Journal
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 108 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Foreign

... there is more Republicanism in the air than at any time during the last twenty-five years. The death of Ahmad, the last Persian Shah of the Kajar dynasty, who vas deposed in 1925, occurred in Prance yesterday Mr Campbell Black, a British airman, is missing ...

Published: Friday 28 February 1930
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 261 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

OLDEST GAME in the WORLD

... creation. There seems to be no doubt that it came to Europe from the East, and way of Persia. The word chess comes from the Persian shah, meaning king, and shah mat (checkmate), the king is dead. First Tournament. At the beginning of the last century ...

Published: Thursday 04 January 1934
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 349 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The Oldest Pastiae

... it only game sanctioned by priesthoods of all beliefs. The principal piece in the game derives its name, king, from tbs Persian Shah, or ruler. Many men, wboM names have gone down posterity, such as Charlemagne. Tamerlane, Frederick the Great, Charles ...

KAEBATIVE, PRr.C:IS>--l Hour

... Persian officer became known, and many the older men began argue that it did not matter much whether the supremacy of the Persian Shah was or was not acknowledged Herat, as long as Persian garrison was placed in the city. The vizier, however, remained firm ...

Published: Wednesday 28 January 1903
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 425 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ARREST OF FAMOUS ANARCHIST

... Malatesta. A little later Malatesta appeared in Paris, and almost immediately there were two at- ' tempts on the life of the Persian Shah, then in Paris. A shot at the French President followed. In Switzerland and Belgium riots attended his coming. In Germany ...

Published: Tuesday 19 October 1920
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 469 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FANCY DRESS BALL AT PITLOCHRY

... (Jazz Pierrette): Mrs A. C. Balfour (French Maid); Miss Dawbarn (Joan of Arc). The gentlemen included Mr J. M. Lowrie (Persian Shah); Mr W. D. Butler (Esquimaux); Mr D. T. Brown (Sheikh); Mr J. I). Latta (Nurse with Pram) ; Mr G. W. Plummer (Harry Lauder); ...

Published: Saturday 10 September 1921
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 430 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ISLAND OF SKYE

... Maclntyre (Persian Shah); best homemade costume (lady’s), Miss Joan Davidson (Pension Day); best home made costume (gentleman's), Mr David Sinclair (Scott's Emulsion); best couple, Miss Mary Beaton (Spanish Dancer) and Mr J. Maclntyre (Persian Shah). Mrs John ...

THE worried by seekers after honours and distinctions, as the following incidents will show:— A peer who was ..

... described the mountain as one of the most dismal and disagreeable sights on the face of the earth. A little later a Persian Shah offered a large reward to anyone who should . get up, but no one claimed it. Ultimately Inc. first ascent was accomplished ...

Published: Friday 26 September 1902
Newspaper: Huntly Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 467 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LOVE. AND WAR

... newspaper describes stern words to Persia haw been addressed from Downing Street to the Government of the naughty obi Persian Shah over the Intim of the oil , Ind behind the stern words •• a r ran dimly discern the flash bayonet. and front a far distance ...

Published: Saturday 10 December 1932
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 690 | Page: 10 | Tags: none