The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-04
THE BOY SHAH
REFUSES Crown
AAMER MIRA CLINGS TO PAR
ENTS WHO OFFER NATIONAL
lists ANOTHER SON.

lists ANOTHER SON.
LONDON, July 29.-The Teheran
correspondent of the Times telegraphs |
today an interesting story of the as
sumption of his dignity by Ahmed |
Mira, the child Shah.
The correspondent says the govern
ment asked that the boy should be de-
livered into their keeping. M, Sablin,
the Russian charge daffaires, an
.nounced the request to the Shah, who
replied that he thought the boys moth
er would not consent. The Shah then
took M. Sablin to the mother and an
affecting scene ensued. Both father
and mother would not consent. The
Shah then took NJ Sablin to the moth
er and an affecting scene ensued. Both
father and mother broke down at the
thought of parting with their favorite
son, ana offered another son in his
place M. Sablin replied that the seec-
ton had been made by the people and
he had no voice in the matter.
The boy wept bitterly in sympathy
with his parents and declined to leave
his mother. Finally their majesties
persuaded to agree, and on receiving
the 5nah's assent, The necessary pro-
clamatioh was Immediately issued, and
1t was arranged that a regent and
Nationalist deputation would receive
the little Shah An interested crowd
witnessed his departure from the Gus
tody of his natural guardians.
During the morning Sultan Ahmed
Mira wept bitterly at the prospect OF
becoming a king, and it required a
stern message to the effect that crying
was not allowed in the Russian lega
ton before he dried his eyes.
Then the little man came out brave
| ly. He entered large carriage and
drove off alone, escorted by Cossacks,
SOwars and Persian Cossacks, and fol-
lowed by a long string of carriages. AT
the Sultanabad Palace he was met by
the regent and a deputaton of Ma
tionalists and tremendously notified of
his high position and of the hope en-
tertained by the nation that he would
prove a good ruler.
"Inshallan, | WILL" replied the lad
Arrangements for mis- coronation will
be made hereafter. In the mean time
the little Shah, who is guarded by a
Bakhtiari, remains with his tutors at
the Sultanabad, where his mother is
free to visit him. The eX-Shah ac-
cepts his strange position with oriental
philosophy and shows no lack of the
personal dignity becoming a monarch
He and his family receive the best
possible attention at the legation,
watch over his safety.
There was a touching incident on the
occasion of their majesties coming to
the legation. The Shah's wife reach
ed the legation first, and was followed
at a considerable interval by the Shah
and his two sons on horseback. Nine.
} Sablin visited the royal family imme-
diately after their arrival, and found
the Shah busy drying his wifes eyes
: with a handkerchief The Shah
apologized for his wife's weakness, and
explained THAT the long delay in the
coming of himself and his boys had
frightened her into thinking they had
met with a mishap on the way
The ex-Shah expresses a desire to
live in the Crimea 1t is assumed that
the Russian government will soon
make arrangements for his reception
Shah Ahmed Mira, accompanied by
his tutor and a British and a Russian
escort. left the Russian summer iega-
tion and went Sunday to the Sultana-
had Palace. AS the Shah entered the
nalace. the escort quilted him at the
gate and returned to the legation, thus
signifying that his majesty is no long
err under Anglo-Russian protection
brief ceremony was held at the
palace at which the regent and the
other members of the national council
formally acclaimed the new sovereign
The Shah was dignified 1t is bellev-
ed that he will be sent abroad to study
under the supervision of a new tutor
Perfect order prevails here.
The new cabinet is:
Sipahdar, minister of war; Sardara-
sad. minister of the interior; Hussein
Gouli.. minister of foreign affairs; Mu-
CHR Ed Dowleh, minister of justice;
Hakim Eel Mulk, minister of education
Disorders are reported from Herman
shah. the governor which has beer
unable to keep order among the rlVa