AFGHAN ROYALTY.
WARM WELCOME AT SHEFFIELD. GIVES £IOO TO EX-SOLDIER. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.l LONDON, .March 27. King Araanulla of Afghanistan lias a Royal way of doing things. lie was asked to sign an autograph album at Sheffield for an ex-soldier who was (■rippled in the war. His Majesty slipped a £IOO banknote into the man's hand.
A British official wireless message says the King and Queen Souriya were given an enthusiastic welcome to .Sheffield. Their Majesties visited several important works in the steel-making city and watched some remarkable experiments. These included the rolling of a :i5-ton ingot into armour plate and the tiring of bullets against bulletproof steel helmets. The latter were merely dented.
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Waikato Times, Volume 103, Issue 17365, 29 March 1928, Page 7
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116AFGHAN ROYALTY. Waikato Times, Volume 103, Issue 17365, 29 March 1928, Page 7
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