... Persia.—Serious frontier differences which have long existed between the Turkish Sultan and the Persian Shah have at length been amicably settled, the mediation of England and Russia. Semaine mentions the discovery of two curious documents; the one a ...

... 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 ...

... Bay. An exciting finish to the Maidstone Times leading rider of the show gave Michael Mac from Warwickshire victory on Persian Shah, after hauling himself up from fifth place In the last event. ...

... (Division One) (by-o) (UN), 2114 If 2 1 BAYTOWN WILLOW Gates 11-1 3 MY NEWTON BEAUTY L Dale 11-I 4 1 MARY BARR Bartholomew 11.1 PERSIAN SHAH Beadell 10-10 THE HARE Kerr 1010 II P SILKEN MIST M Rowland 1010 R Atkins (3) .G Rantshaw .D Mould ..A Dennis ...

... 11-0 . • NOCTURNAL F Gallup 11-0 • VALENTINE STAR I Benstead 11-0 BAYTOWN WILLOW T Gates 11-0 MARIALAINA L Dale 11-0 PERSIAN SHAH C Beadell 11-0 ••• RED LIGHTG Balding 11-0 GREEK CLOUD P Mahoney 114 DATELINE T D Hudson 11-0 SILKEN MIST C Beadell 11-0 ...

... the Persian word shah, or king, still in use. In fact, the final cry of the game's winner, checkmate! is really the Persian Shah mat The king is dead. The record for the longest completed game of all time is thought to be that between two Russians ...

... of Mr. Swinburne, a possible successor to Lord Tennyson in the Poet Laureateship. The Sultan Turkey has 300 wives, the Persian Shah 400, the King 600, and the King of Ashantee 3,000. The Cambrian railways have notified the abolition of second class carriages ...

... Winter 10-10 • CAVALRY (MARGE H Nicholson 10-10 7 BOSUN'S WHISTLE G Harwood 10-10 5 003 NOCTURNAL Miss Sinclair 10-5 II 00 PERSIAN SHAH C BeadeU 10-5 10 ALEX JAMES N Dent 10-5 11 424 MANS DELIGHT A Kerr 10-5 12 MON GREEK CUM D P Mahoney 10-5 13 0 ADOERWORT ...

... discussion in the English Press. Mirza Malkom Khan has been scut to Petersburg to announce the arrival in April of the Persian Shah. AMBKICA. THE CUBA QUESTION. Phtla h : a. January 12. Some eacitmg rumours have been in circulation resi>ectitig the Spanish ...

... —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 ...

... gal tine for new distractions, and the visit of the King of Siam will be scarcely lees interesting than was the of the Persian Shah. Is not his Majesty the Lord of the White Elephant by title? Although he will probably not bring in his suite one of ...

... invention bring given by AVM authorities to ralamedes. • Grecian 'of the Trojan war. about ac. The , word is derived from the Persian shah, king; and checkmate, shahmat, means king confounded or overcome. That not only in Persian but in banscrit and other ...