'File VIII/3. Pedigree, Private affairs, notes, etc on the As-Subah family.' [‎221r] (446/464)

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hia laaguage and tala aeide all the differenje.
3heiith Atitaed wiB of oourae UiKen to sea tae prinoipal
sights of London, including areenwioh Otserv-tory.We^ tains ter
Abb ay and She Houses of Parliament, which latter were fortunately
in session, ana the visitor was able to observe how the Mother of
all parliaments does its worm, including the taming of a vote on
soae measure before the house. He was also driven out to Haaptoc
Court, that ancient palaoe built by Cardinal v:olsey and pre entec
by him to Henry VIII. Of oourse he went to ti.e Coologioal
(Jirdens, fend it must have tiomled his Arab heart to see darnels
on view as curiosities. Ordinary theatres he did not o re for,
but a i erformanoe at Uaamelyne & cooic's Theatre of Mysteries,
where they olal/a to be sole to eiiue.1 if not surpass, all tue
traditional marvels of Indian magic, left him profoundly and
perhaps somewhat unpleasantly stirred. He admits that he has not
tee faintest idea now the tricics and illusions ware done, but
after all, who has ? Ahmed tooic a decided fancy to " movies -
and patronised one of the pioture-palaoes almost every night.
The great and central oooasion of the visit o*me on
October 30th when escorted by Captain iJOuOllu»,SheliSh Ahmed and
his suite were presented to the King at Buoitingham palace. The
audienoe lasted 17 minutes and Ahmed oongr .tulated tee King on
the -iuooessful termination of tlie most dev .stasing war in
hif cory, at the s.>me tiue tea ruing him for his Iwsp^u lity and
pre.:anting him with a gold mounted Arab dagger ana also s very
fine old gold-mounted sword, which had once belonged mo a Shah
of Persia. There was also a gift of an Arab stallion, but toil
for obvious reasons was not personally tendered in the audieno*
ohamber. The King, who was in undress naval uniform, welcomed
Ahmed very Kindly, especially as he was a grandson of tee gre: t
gubareic, assured aim that he «M ready to go thoroughly into
any question that Ahmed might oare to raise with reference to
Kuweit and ended up by giving him a photograph of himself duly
autographed and grimed in solid silver. On tee border of tee
frame were the royal monogram and orown in enamel. Captain
MoJollua aoted throughout, as interpreter.
gefore they left London, Ahmed was able to meet tee teal
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