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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 23, 20 October 1937, Page 2

ROYALTY AT THE SHOW « * » ' Visitors to the Hawke 's Bay Show will have the opportunity of witnessing the smallest ruler the world has ever known, for Princess Ubangi, who is recent Queen of a quarter-of-a-mil-lion of ant-eating treo-dwelling lilllputians of the Belgian Congo is only 25in in height, scales-39 Ibs. and, whilst still unmarried, is 32 years of age. The princess is an accomplished danr.erand singer, of which she will make full use diiring the show period. Ubangi who is the first of her tribe over to Jeave the ajmost impenetrable Ubangan for' ests was a visitor to .the rpeent Ooron* ation Celebrations and spoke over television at the B.B.C. Upon hpr re' turn negotiations were made by C. J. Delaney, well known Australian showman, who was touring Africa at that timo, aud only after proniising to return Ubangi to her tribe, dead or alive, witfiiu two years, would l]er parents eonsent to her deparlnre. Special passport arrangements had to be made and £300 was lodged in bonds with the ^arioug South African authoritjos whilst bonds of £100 eacfi are lodged with the Australian and New Zeaiaod Govornmentg, Ubangi is insured for £5,000 or £200 per inch and visitors to tho show should not miss the upsual personality. — P.B.A. TUI H.U'K AND HUNTkR STALLION ti E J) 0 O 15 By NiaiROD from GAYFORM by UAZELY from MIS1NFORM by STEPNIAK— IJLLUS1QN, by APREMONT— FALLACY.. For Hacks, Huntera and Remount llorses you cannot beat tbe Poverty Bay straiu. FEE.— 4 Guineas. Grazing dry cnares 2/6, wet mares 4/% All care taken but no, responsibility, . W. A, STEPHENS, L nphone 6412 Paki Paki.