SILK SCARF SENT
TOKEN FROM BHUTAN SERVICE TO EMPEROR OFFER BY MAHARAJA PRAYERS FOR ALLIES (Kli'C. Tel. Copyright— United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 1.30 p.m. RUGBY. Dec. 3. From Bhutan, a small slate on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, near Tibet, a message lias come to the King Emperor accompanied by a silk scarf. The message is from the Maharaja of Bhutan offering his services and saying that lie has instructed the lamas of all the monasteries in his State to perform religious ceremonies in order that victory in the war may be assured to the King Emperor. His Majesty's ‘deep appreciation of this loyal offer has been conveyed to the Maharaja.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20111, 4 December 1939, Page 8
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115SILK SCARF SENT Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20111, 4 December 1939, Page 8
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