Africa and Asia have met again, bringing back scenes of 3,000 years ago when the Queen of Sheha came to Jerusalem on a pilgrimage to King Solomon.
The Grown Prince of Abyssinia has arrived here on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, accompanied by a large suite. In a spectacular procession, glittering with Oriental splendor, the Grown Prince, followed by his entourage on camels, the clergy in magnificent vestments, passed through the streets of Jerusalem on the way to the Holy Sepulchre.
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