Thus last week did Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, Lion of Judah, King of Kings and Elect of God, begin a week’s visit to the three tiny Negro countries of Trinidad-Tobago, Jamaica and Haiti.

Actually, his full name is ‘His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, King of Kings of Ethiopia, Elect of God,’ a title so often used by Rastafarians – a ...