Like many of his fellow Princes, he was also a great sportsman, In his day he was considered one of the finest cricketers that India has ever produced. Later, when no longer young by the standards of cricket, he could still, despite added weight, wield the bat with the eye, the hands and the feet of a' master.
The innings which he played against the strong M.C.C. team at Delhi in 1934 proved that he still had few equals and even fewer superiors at the game; and although he could no longer run very fast, his eye appeared to be as accurate as ever. He was still a splendid field at silly point and a useful change bowler.
The Maharajah was also a first rate shot and a keen breeder of game dogs. He owned the largest kennel in India and was vice-president of the Indian Kennel Association. His ether recreations included polo and motoring.
No Indian Prince of his time had so.fine a collection of decorations and'only a few could boast the possession of so many precious stones. When clothed in oriental, taste, the flashing riches of the jewels which adorned his person were equal to the most exacting demands of Indian romance and tradition. Besides the Pang, off Edinburgh Road, at 230 a.m. On an alarm being r the robbers decamped. without stealing anything, Two of the occupants were stabbed. however Prague Tests Defences Prague, Mar. 23.
Air defence manœuvres were carried out here throughout the entire day. Planes roared over the city dropping tear-gas bombs while the populace rushed for shelter in the various underground cellars. The entire city was in darkness to-night in anticipation of a mock attack—
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