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... reads: '“When His Majesty the Cat Receives in His Drawing Room.” The reason for this is that the French word for cat and the Persian Shah are pronounced in the same way, and the Government concerned thought that a pun was implied. In fact it is of such incidents ...
... by some authorities to Palatnedes. a Grecian hero of the Trojan war, about 1080 'Lc. The word chess is derived from the Persian shah, king; and checkmate, or shahmat, means king confounded or overcome. But not only in Persian but in Sanscrit and other ...
... Trams of the a'►me extend beyond hist rry. (6) It is of Eastern. Probably Pintas, origin. u its Lame Ls derived from the Persian shah. e king. and means the Pm of kings. Oh A elsrio of Fafra. in Estramadurs. iipain, who published a work on ehme ...
... by some authorities to Palamedes, a Grecian hero of the Trojan war, about 1(180 a.r. The word chews is derived from the Persian shah, king; and checkmate, or shahmat, means king eonfounded or everts - mfg. . But not only in Persian, but in Fninacrit ...
... and the East. Among these are the four thrones here illustrated, one them the enamelled and pearl-encrusted throne of the Persian Shah Ismail, which was taken by the Turks, with other booty, after the battle of Tchaldiran. Recalling a visit to the Turkish ...
... wonderful work of the early sixteenth century, Indian art in perfect preservation—an enamelled pearl-encrusted throne of the Persian Shah Ismail. ...
... situation in Holland is critical many of the lesser dykes having given way. •All Army and Navy leave has ,been stowed. NEW PERSIAN SHAH INJURED BY BOMB? Bagdad Report That Both Legs Have Been Blown Off ...
... the bloc's left flank. The Scotsman says: 'Three weeks ago, King Abdullah followed the Regent of Iraq in visiting the Persian Shah. whose support he enlisted for the project. The next big step will probably be to make a formal approach to Turkey presumably ...
... SWISS CAPITAL LEVY SCARE. PERSIAN SHAH WITHDRAWING DEPOSITS. Paris, Wednesday. The Shah Persia will leave Paris tomorrow evening.—Central News. Gcne#a, Wednesday. Tho Shah is expectnl Lausanne for the purpose of withdrawing his considerable deposits ...
... read, When His Majesty the Cat Receives in His Drawing Room.” The reason for this is that the French word for cat and the Persian Shah are pronounced in the same way, and the Government concerned thought that a pun was implied. In fact, it is of such incidents ...
... the only game sanctioned by priesthoods of all beliefs. The principal piece in the game derives its name, king, from the Persian Shah, or ruler. Many men whose names have gone down to posterity, such as Charlemagne, Tamerlane, Frederick the Great, Charles ...
... mngnetism, Feisal did much to strengthen his country's relations with neighbouring States. In April, 1932, he visited the Persian Shah at Teheran PEACE BY ARBITRATION The historic meeting of King Feisal and King Ibn Saud on board H.M.S. Lupin in Febru ary ...