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...blood. George V, who does not share his grandmother's enthusiasm for King David as an ancestor, last week let himself be invested by Dr. Martin with the gold chain of the Ethiopian Order of King Solomon, and Queen Mary received the gold chain of the Order of Saba (or Sheba). In neither case did Ethiopia's envoy venture to put the gold chains around Their Majesties' necks, merely handed them over...
...according to Abyssinian legend, sprang the line of Abyssinia's present monarch, crafty brown Haile Selassie. The Arabian version has it that the Queen of Sheba's name was Balkis, that she went to Solomon in fear and trembling. Consensus of scholars is that the capital of Saba (Sheba) was Mareb, about 750 mi. from last week's putative discovery. Once a flourishing and autonomous trade centre, during the early Christian era Mareb fell to successive conquerors and its decay was hastened by the collapse of a great irrigation dam. Modern explorers have found the ruins...
HARVARD 1933 VERMONT ACADEMY Barton, l.e. r.e., Westergren Bancroft, l.t. r.t., Lebrige Hageman, l.g. r.g., de Bellis Almy, c. c., Casale Esterly, r.g. l.g., Altazesta Shurtleff, r.t. l.t., Sabo Reisner, r.e. l.e., Brooks Coburn, q.b. q.b., Saba Wolcott, l.h.b. r.h.b., Thomas Adams, r.h.b. l.h.b., Tucker Hardy, f.b. f.b., Benhardt...
Then Mr. Beebe sailed towards the Caribbean and, within the Leeward Islands, began to investigate Saba Bank in shallow waters 36 to 2,700 feet deep. A green and yellow octopus, an irridescent bronze colored fish found living inside a giant red sea-cucumber, butterfly fish, trigger fish and porcupine fish were procured as well as whole colonies of coral and sponges...
Following is the programme of the Pop Concert at Symphony Hall tonight: 1.Marche et Cortege, "La Reine de Saba," Gounod 2. Waltz, "Violets," Waldteuful 3. Overture, "Le Roi l'a dit," Delibes 4. Potpourri, "La Fille de Madame Angot," Lecocq 5. Selection, "Romeo and Juliet," Gounod 6. Berceuse ("The Doll"), Bizet Impromptu ("The Top") Bizet 7. Waltz and Pizzicato from "Sylvia," Delibes 8. Overture, "Le Roi d'Ys," Lalo 9. Ballet Music from "Le Cid," Massenet a. Arragonaise. b. Madrilene. c. Navarraise. 10. Prelude to "Le Deluge," Saint-Saens Violin obligato, Mr. Hoffmann. 11. Valse, "Loin du Pays," Berger...