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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17862, 2 June 1926, Page 8

That picturesque lady, the Begum of Bhopal, has won the suit for which she went to London. Her son has been recognised as the heir to her throne, an will rule in her place when she is gone. For eighty years Bhopal has been ru cc by women, only a daughter beinS a ' ai ' able to succeed for the last thr e ® atiOns. The present ruler, ho^ v .^ r ’ J,® three sons. The two elder dl®“ n ]. ’ each leaving sons. In the or i y course, the eldest son of the *' ' would have succeeded, but the g* has persuaded the Indian <^< ? ve T r ” j ’ supported by the authorities W L * to pass them by in favour surviving son, Colonel Naw»l»f Muhammad Haittidulla K* l * 111 ’ ** . thirty-two. Mohammedan ° pleaded in support of the i ed concession.