... were ahsoulutelv devoid of anything approaching enthusiasm. They went for the same reason that they would have gone to see Persian Shah, an Indian Nabob, or a King Cetawayo; and, looking upon the spectacle, I was forcibly reminded of the truth of Thomas Carlyle's ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... (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); ...

... civilised world. It is still commonly played Asia, and the name by which ia known most languages is a corruption of the Persian Shah or King. The board upon is played similar to that for draughts, with 64 squares. Each player must have white square his ...

... action successively in suppressing the Iraq revolt, in liquidating the Vichy machinations in Syria, and in bringing the Persian Shah to account. The building up of an army in the Near East, about which probably the Turks know more than we do, may have ...

... after which he will spend the winter at one of the German baths. A very reasonable and eligible offer has been made the Persian Shah to the French Emperor, offering him the Protectorate of the East, and calling his attention to the favourable opportunity ...

... English complexions rather throws a doubt upon the fog theory.—Evening Standard. Phlegmatic Orientals. —The phlegmatic Persian Shah who declined to to the Derby because it was already known to him that one horse faster than another was a good deal like ...

... heard the entire mass of spectators were seized with irrepressible desire to look out to sea, and to express wish that the Persian Shah would come. The day being hazy, it was some time before the distinct outline of the escorting ships could be detected by ...

... the entire mass of spectators were seized with an irrepressible desire to look out to sea, and to express a wish that the Persian Shah would come. The day being hazy, it was some time before the distinct outline of the escorting ships could be detected by ...

... absoulutely devoid of any- thing approaching enthusiasm. They went for the same reason that they would have gone to see a Persian Shah, au Indian Nabob, or a King Ceca- wayo; and, looking upon the spectacle, I was forcibly reminded of the truth of Thomas ...

... polish. Such phrases as ■■ Soon my slumbers they were broke will not do In poetry. Lines Relatlre to the Visit of the Persian Shah” should hare been sent at tbo time when his was this country. Home the lines are pretty rigorous. Here Is a specimen - ...