The Emperor of Ghazni, at this juncture, employed himself in settling the government of the provinces of Balik and Khorassan, the affairs of which he regulated in such an able manner that the fame thereof reached the ears of the Caliph of Bagdad, the illustrious Al-Kadar Balla, of the noble house of Abbas.

I won the first set 6/3, and led 5/1 and 40/30 in the next, when Mrs. Luard sent me a short easy balla certain "kill" at any other time.

He would tell me if these stations I see on my time-table, Balla-Ischem, Aïdine, Pereval, Kansandjik, Ouchak, are of any interestwhich they do not seem to be.