MAHARAJAH'S WISH.
NO PIGSKIN ON TRAINS. (Received 1.30 p.m.) VENICE, February 4. Newspapers report that the VeniceTrieste express was held up for half an hour while seats were reupholstered in the Maharajah of Alwar's compartment because he objected to pigskin, the pig being an unclean animal in the eyes of Mohammedans.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1937, Page 7
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51MAHARAJAH'S WISH. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1937, Page 7
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