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...Ras. Now that thou art safe, that duty is for thee...
...Ras Taffari, Crown Prince of Ethiopia and virtually Regent, concluded his European visits, started many weeks ago (TIME, May 12). Ascording to newspapers, when the swarthy Prince left Marseilles for his native heath he was "buried under a mountain of gifts." Thirty tons of luggage had he, most of which consisted of gifts ranging from dogs to clocks...
...Ras Taffari, Prince Regent of Ethiopia, who concluded his visit to France (TIME, May 26), rarely smiled, the French noticed. Everywhere he was as solemn as Solomon, his ancestor. Once the rotund ex-Shah* of Persia was pointed out to him, but still he did not laugh, he actually cut him dead. French officials showed him everything that would make an ordinary mortal laugh, but black Ras laughed not-not until he was taken to Fontainebleau, when he should have been both impressed and serious. The subject of Ras' amusement was carp-carp swimming peaceably in a pond...
Kingly guffaws, or a razz by Ras...
...Gare de Lyons, President Millerand and Premier Poincaré and a large attendance of ministers and diplomats awaited the train which bore the future King of Kings of Abyssinia and his suite of Field Marshals. After the arrival of the royal train, Ras got a little mixed over the etiquette of descending to greet the President which, as was pointed out, was not surprising considering that there is only one railway line in Abyssinia. Handshakes over, the Prince, "who is descended from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba," drove with the President through the gay streets of Paris. Parisiens...