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Show Auto Royal Privilege In Nepal, the country extending for 520 miles along the southern slope of the Himalayas, in northern India, the sanctity attached to kingship king-ship Is still so strong that only members mem-bers of the royal family are permitted per-mitted to own automobiles. By special concession, certain high officials of Nepal are permitted to own cars, but other than these officials offi-cials and the family of the king, no one, no matter how wealthy, may own a car. Because of this restriction, restric-tion, the country, with a population of more than 5,000,000, had only 150 automobiles when the last figures were obtained. |