VISIT TO ENGLAND.
SHEIKH OF BAHREIN. (British Official Wireless.) Received June 15, 11.50 a.m. RUGBY, June 13. The Sheikh of Bahrein, accompanied by his two sons, is arriving in England to-morrow, where for a fortnight he will be the guest of the British Government.
During this time he will be invested bv the King with the insignia of the Knight Commander of the Indian Empire, an honour which was conferred upon him in 1935. The Sheikh, who lias been the ruler of Bahrein since 1923, visited England unofficially in 1925. He will meet the Secretary for India (the Marquess of Zetland) at the India Office on Monday, and during his stay will pay visits to the Fleet at Portsmouth, to the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, to the Royal Air Force display at Hendon, and the Aldershot Tattoo. He will attend the .Trooping of the Colour on June 23. Arrangements have also been made ior him to see over the liner Queen Mary.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 166, 15 June 1936, Page 7
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163VISIT TO ENGLAND. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 166, 15 June 1936, Page 7
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