THE DELHI DURBAR.
AN INTERESTING CEREMONY. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received May 29, 9.27 a.m.) CALCUTTA, May 28. It is suggested 'that the ceremony known as "Tuladhan" bo performed at the Coronation durbar at Delhi. The King and Queen, wearing Hindu dress, would bo weighed on specially built scales, and their weight in gold would then be distributed to the poor. As this involves religious questions, the Moslems and the Christians are opposing the proposal.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10251, 30 May 1911, Page 3
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77THE DELHI DURBAR. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10251, 30 May 1911, Page 3
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