WELL GUARDED
HIS LITTLE WAD HALF A MILLION IN POCKET. LONDON, May 10. The “Westminster Gazette” says that a guard of four Indian private detectives, armed with jewelled daggers, accompanied the Indian merchant prince, Ganeshi Lal, who is visiting London to show experts famous gems, including the Taj Mahal emerald, which is valued at £60,000, a 78-carat sapphire, the largest in the world, valued at £12,000, and a necklace of 204 emeralds, worth £85,000. His total collection, valued at £500,000, is often carried in his vest pocket.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19841, 16 May 1927, Page 10
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87WELL GUARDED Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19841, 16 May 1927, Page 10
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