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TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1921.

CELEBRATED CHARACTER |desired to purchase the diamond.

PASSES AWAY.

The Orginal of Kipling's

"Kim."

to

wal

that 46

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The Nizam said he wanted the stone and would give 46 lmon of rupees for it, or, roughly, £300,- 000. Jacob, without knowing the price he would have to pay for the stone, but thinking he could The death, in Bombay a few got it for less than the sum-offer- days ago, of Mr. A. M. Jacob, the ed by the Nizam, agreed to the bero of Marion Crawford's novel Nizam's price. Unfortunately he Mr. Isance" and the inspirer of had offended the Prime Minister Rudyard Kipling's "Kim," re-at Hyderabad, and this official, moves from the public life of India hearing of Jacob's negotiations avery remarkable personality, with the Birkar (Nizam), thought As a boy he was sold as a slave that if it were possible to stop the in the market at Istamboul. The sale of the diamond after Jacob pasha who bought him, instead of bad purchased the store ho would making him merely a bearer of do so, in order to satisfy a private his pipe and coffee, put him to grudge. Jacob, knowing that the learn something of Oriental bis-Prime Minister hated him, and tory and literature, and he soon bearing in Hyderabad what that acquired very

considerable official contemplated, went very knowledge of Eastern philosophy. warily in negotiating the sale of

On the death of his master he the diamond. The stone was thrown upon the world, eventually purchased by Jacob friendless and penniless. He then for £150,000, and he thought that conceived the idea of making the all that romained to be done was pilgrimage to Mecca. Though to obtain the 46 lace of rupees not a follower of the Prophet, he from the Nizam. Here, however, knew that his great knowledge of the Prime Minister intervened. He the rites of the Mohammedan put the facts of the transac- roligion and his ability to recite tion before the Resident of the Korau from beginning to end Hyderabad. Sir Dennis Fitz- would stand him in good stead. patrick, pointing out He came through the difficult lacs of rupees was too much to task successfully, and finally pay for a diamond, and that it landed at Bombay, still without was in the interests of the Govern- friends or money but with a con-

ment to stop the sale. The Resid- siderable knowledge of life. Here eat consulted with Lord Lans- be met with a nobleman from the downe, who was then Viceroy of Court of Hyderbad, and secured of India, and pressure was brought an appointment under him as an

bear upon the Nizam, who Arabic scribe. At Hyderabad, in refused to purchase the stone. He addition to his ordinary duties, had, however, paid Juçób 23 lacs ho found time to acquire an al- of rupees on account, but the most perfect knowledge of Urdu. balance was to be paid later. The Tiring of the monotony of his refusal of the Nizam no pay the work at the Nizam's Court, and money actually exposed Jacob to having by driving one or two some loss. He had paid over the private bargains with natives in £150,000 and was out of pocket on Hyderabad acquired a few thou- the whole transaction, which had, sand rupees, he set out for Delhi,of course, involved considerable There he boldly set up business expense. as a dealer in precious stones, His knowledge of Indian life and But the frustration of the male character belped him greatly. He of the diamond was not enough lived as a Hindu, and his business to satisfy the Prime Minister. thrived. Very soon his name He persuaded the Nizam to pro- became known beyond the jewell-Becute Jacob on a charge of ers' city of India, and he decided endeavouring to secure the money to remove his business to the under false pretences. Jacob was more fashionable Mart at Simla.. arrested for many days. The A PRINCE OF JEWEL MERCHANTS result was a victory for Jacob, but the case ruined him. His ex- Here he came into direct compenses were enormous, and in petition with the leading meraddition to his first loss on the ohants of the East. But he was sale of the diamond be paid out more than a match for them, and thousands of rupees a day filty- in a few years he bad become the seven days. After the case Jacob, first dealer in Simla, the possessor in a last effort to rehabilitate of a great fortune, and the himself, offered the diamond to personal friend of Viceroys, the Nizam for seventeen lace Governore, and many notable of rupees. This the Nizam Anglo-Indiaus. His success in agreed to рау. and business no less than in private diamond was handed

over. life was due entirely to his per-The money was

never forth- sonality. He seemed to draw coming. and from that day people to him. His house was onwards Jacob was virtually a one of the most wondarful of its pauper. Petition after petition kind in India. One room was went up to the Government of full of precious jewels and price-Inda, but Lord Lansdowne refused lass ornaments. Marion Craw to give Jacob any facilities for ford has given a good picture of the recovery of the money due. its Oriental magnificence, and the For years afterwards Jacob picture was, if anything, slightly lived in Bombay almost friendless. under-drawn. In the midst of his and without money. But he had wealth sat Jacob, a strange con- ever a stout heart, and bore the trast to its splendour. He never misorice of his last years with drank liquor of any kind, nover fortitude. He tried every known

THE RIOT AT MANILA. smoked, never ate any meat. His means of obtaining the money life was marked always by the from the

Seventy-seven members of the Nizam, but never Manila Constabulary, who took sternest asceticism, and it was succeeded in doing so. When the perhaps this contrast of the man's writer saw him last be was almost part in the recent shooting-up of wealth and his extreme simplicity blind, and thoroughly disappoint a section of the city, have been ed with life. He prayed daily for convicted of sedition and sen- death, as something that when it tepeed oach to 10 years' imprison- came would be welcome.. In his way he was a great man.

of life that gave him such a etrange interest to all who met

him.

But Mr. Jacob's wonderful life at Simla came very unexpectedly

to an abrupt termination. He had

made nearly all his success out

CRUSHED BY A VENDETTA.

the

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GENERAL NEWS.

THE FRANCO BELGIAN TREATY. The Times Brussels correspond- ent learns that the Belgian Gov. ernment ha demanded from the French Government an explicit

of declaration that the military

in the end it was a precions stone Indefinite postponement that brought about his down-action upon the proposed Ne-agreement between the two States fall. In the early part of 1890 braska Anti-Alien Land Bill, in no way violates the rights of Mr. Jacob had heard that there patterned after the Califor is, the Belgian Parliamente.

MONT BLANC OBSERVATORY, M. Vallot, founder of the Mont

has

It

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DAUGHTER,

was for sale in England a very measure, was recommended in the valuable diamond. Knowing that report upon the bill made in the the Nizam of Hyderabed desired Nebraska Legislature by the Blanc observatory, denies that the to purchase this diamond, Jacob, House Committee to which it had summit of the mountain

The Belgian Government has before obtaining any particulare been referred. The Committee slipped away, as reported. as to the price of the stone, went divided seven for indefinite post-seems probable that the report granted a pansion of 5,000 trance to the Nizam, who was very fond. ponement and two for action upon arose from the fall of a huge mass (£86) to the daughter of the late

of ice on the Italian side of the General Leman of Liege. of him, and asked him if he really, the measure.

summit.

DOINGS OF THE DUFFS

WELL, HAVE YOU GOT ACQUAINTED WITH THE NEW NEIGHBORS YET THAY MOVED IN NEXT

DOOR?

YES, THEIR NAME IS BAILEY - MRS, BAILEY WAS OVER HERE TODAY

DID SHE SEEM.

LIKE A FRIENDLY

, SORT OF PERSON?

Getting Acquainted Fast

OH, YES, VERY FRIENDLY,

VERY TAKING

WAYS!

WERE YOU FRIENDLY TO

HER?

ONNES SHE CAME OVER TO BORROW OUR VICTEULA AND I LET HER HAVE 17!

OUR

VICTROLA

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| MALVERN ADOPTS LANDRECIES. Malvern Urban District Coun-

to adopt ell has decided Landrecies under the scheme of the British League of Help.

BY ALLMAN

YES, SHE SAID SOMEBODY GAVE HER A COUPLE OF NEW RECORDS AND SHE WANTED TO

TRY THEM OUre!

TEM CORTALİ, JE PARKET