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...King chortled the 13th Century Siamese equivalent of "Aha, we got him," and ordered a page to lift the bowl. There lay the mouse, suckling four young. After that, there was no stopping the astrologers. Some, however, think they have gone too far. Siam's most revered astrologer, Phya Hora Thibodi Yarnavej, retired a few years ago with a bitter valedictory...
Died. General Phya Phahon Phon Phayuhasena, 60, moonfaced, swashbuckling onetime strong man of Siam, leader of the 1933 coup d'etat which eventually resulted in the abdication of the late King Prajadhipok, for five years premier and dictator, briefly in 1941 a yellow-robed, Buddhist beggar-monk; of a cerebral hemorrhage; in Bangkok...
...this particular case concerning the name of our former Premier mentioned in TIME, it happens that it is pronounced exactly as it is spelt, namely Phya Bahol...
Reading through page 21 of TIME, Aug. 4, 1941, I came across the name of my ex-Premier-Phya Bahol-with your pronunciation as "Peeya B'hoo'" which is wrong...
...case you may be interested to know, his full name is Major General Phya Baholpolapayuhasena-pronounced...