Emperor Haile Salassie Aka Woking Aka Haile Selassie (1936)

Full title reads: “Woking“. Surrey. Emperor (King) Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (Abyssinia) visits the Woking mosque. M/S of the Emperor arriving at mosque with Dr. Martin (ex-Abyssinian Minister) and Ras Kasa (former commander of Ethiopian Northern Armies). Scots pipers follow the Emperor, playing bagpipes. M/S of the Emperor and other dignitaries sitting inside a marquee. Sir Archibald Hamilton, dressed in full Scots regalia (kilt and tam-o’-shanter), gives a speech. The Emperor gives a speech thanking Great Britain for their sympathy concerning Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia. Note: sound track is missing. Note: item originally part of News in a Nutshell. AH 2001. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, whic