VEILED WIVES
NIGERIAN PRINCE SEES AYEAIBLEY. Anior.'g tiie passengers who arrived at Plymouth by the Elder, Dempster liner Adda were the Emir of Katsina, one of the ruling princes of Nigeria, his sou-and two wives, who are paving a brief visit to this country to see tho B-'itish Empire Exhibition. i They were attired in brightly colored native clothes and the two Wives were closely veiled ai-tl carefully
guarded. I They later left for London. The' Emir first visited England in 1921, when, on ids way to. 'Mecca at the er.d of June on pilgrimage, lie toured London ;md oilier luirts oi the country. He also called here, again on his" return from the pilgrimage. He is the ruling prince of half a million Nigerians, and was roce.ved by the King. When he arrived he wore ins goal chief’s medal, and the Sward of State, in a solid silver sce.iib-rd. and staff of office were borne by bis followers.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9853, 5 November 1924, Page 3
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