... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... —Girls: 1. Daphne Parsons (Christmas Tree); 2. Sylvia Henvest (poppy); 3. Mavis Mengeham So-Peep). Soya: 1. Tommy Mengeham (Persian Shah); 2. Jimmy Houneome (Will Hay - ). Consolation: Iris Pratt and Daphne Cox (bride and bridegroom). Dress made from materials ...

... 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 ...

... ” to be produced at the West Leeds Girls’ High School during A PROUD PERSIAN CAT. —Miss Simpson Baikie. with her cream Persian, Shah Jehan,” at the Southern Counties Cat Club’s Show in London, x..i# mm** \iP • t ' . • '. ,; i !• E;. .. ;.v ...

... —Girls: 1, Daphne Parsons (Xmas Tree); 2, Sylvia Henvest (poppy); 3. Mavis Mengeham (80-Peep). Boys: 1. Tommy Mengcham (Persian Shah); 2, Jimmy Hounsome (“Will Hay”). Consolation; Iris Pratt and Daphne Cox (bride and bridegroom). Dress made from materials ...

... husband, but as the girl proved delicate she had been supplanted by a mere child, applecheeked and plump, grand-niece of a Persian Shah. rmly behind me, and I found myself among a group of n-omen of the harem, Rosita Forbes, who has recently returned from ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...