... tion being given by some authorities to a Grecian hem of the Trojan alinut 1080 cc. The word chess is derived from the Persian shah, king: and checkmate, or shahmat, means king confounded or overcome. But not only in but in hanserit and other Asiatic ...

... standard » the Sun, whose splendour is that of the Firmament; Monarch of Armies numerous the Stars”—thorn are the titles of Persian Shah. A BOXING LESSON. The late Shah got a good deal of amusement oat his buffoons and three dwarfs, who told him atones and ...

... the Sun, whose splendour is that of the Firmament ; Monarch of Armies numerous as the Stare —these are the titles of a Persian Shah. Mum/IT-id-Din, inane his accession, has shown that be has better qualities than were previously credited to him. His keen ...

... Persia being supported philologically by the similarity of the worn checkmate, denoting the end of the game* to the Persian shah mat, literally meaning the King is dead. Since these early times the game of chess ha* flourished almost every country ...

... chess board you can make friends in the train with people without speaking their language. The name chess comes from the Persian Shah. King. and the word checkmate which ends the game, from Shah mat, meaning The King is dead. Some think it was meant for ...

... the only game sanctioned by priesthood' 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 poste rit y such as Charlemagne, amerlane, Frederick the Great, Charles ...

... 400 years ago. Start- Clark, just a mysterious custom. inq in India it went to Persia, whence comes its name—froM the Persian Shah, a king. Ikons Mrs. J. BAXTER wants us to Da s +- ant. settle a family dispute. It seems that hubby says an Where L.A ...

... whole land of Iran has been vested in the monarch as his property. To fall short of despotism has been the worst fault of a Persian Shah, for it has invariably meant that for the rule of one tyrant has been substituted the rule of many. The private lives of ...

... 3C7f Berlin telegram, quoted the Sunday Times,' gives Tent to the interesting report that the Turkish President and the Persian Shah are contemplating visit to Europe.— Extract. An interesting rumou- has been circulated Europe, via Berlin, to the effect ...

... for the company’s protection.” (Ministerial cheers.) Shah in Need of Money. Our Political Correspondent writes that the Persian Shah, Riza Khan, is not a tool of Moscow, but his capital, Teheran, is nearer the Russian frontier than to the Persian Gulf ...

... UTIONS BY RUSSIA. INTRIGUES AT TEHERAN. From Our Special Correspondent. PETERSBURG, Sunday Night. The disooni between the Persian Shah and the Parliament might have occasioned serious international compilations had the Aegio- Rowan Convention not been osechaded ...

... grven by some authorities to Palamedes Grecian hero of the Trojan war, about 1080 B.C. The word obess is derived from the Persian shah, king’: nnd checkmate, or shahmat, means “Jang confonnded or But not but in Banscnt and other ouly in Persian Amatio languages ...