She lost her jewels in the Hoogley on the road to Delhi durbar, and thought that as nothing to put against the satisfaction of having "shaken hands with the King-Emperor's brother," the Duke of Connaught, the memory of whose graciousness is treasured by the Shans to-day.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
We advanced slowly towards the beautiful durbar-tent of red and yellow silk, between a double line of gunners, who, on a signal, fired a salute very creditable to their untaught skill.
"A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia With Some Account of the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People"
Henry Blanc
This reception to the King and Queen when they landed at Bombay on their way to Delhi durbar was very typical of the life of the city.
"The Critic in the Orient"
George Hamlin Fitch