KING GEORGE V.'S MEMORY.
RICHEST MAN'S TRIBUTE. A poem written in Persian is the way which has been chosen by the Nizam of Hyderabad, reputed to be the richest man in the world, to pay tribute to the memory of King George V. The first lines of a translation of the poem- read: Our gracious King from earth has passed away And left mnnkind in sorrow and dismay. The Nizam, whose fortune is estimated to exceed £f)0,000.000, is already the author of some 500 poems which are declared by their admirers to rank among the finest over written in India. Besides paying homage in veree to the memory of King George, the Nizam postponed the celebrations of the twentyfifth annivereary of his accession* i
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 115, 16 May 1936, Page 16
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