The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-21
King of Swaziland rank About Likes and
 Dislikes
GRAVES BRITISH PAYCHECK
Drives American Car; Is Great Enthusiast on
 Hunting

LONDON, March 21.-ThOugh the "king business" is in the midst of a great slump a king is king, and it's not often even in these days that an ordinary reporter is granted an interview by a king.
 There is one king, however, who has proper perspective of the power of the press and it's representatives and is always ready to greet report CTS on an equal basis. It's the King of Swaziland.
 Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland, has no undue pretensions as to his own importance and has fair conception of the courtesy due reporters and receives them. Furthermore, upset ing all of the usual kingly traditions, he gives interviews.
 The King of Swaziland visited re- gently in London, and it was with no great difficulty that he was 1n- terviewed, despite the fact that he was more or less busy with confer ences with the Duke of Devonshire, Colonial Secretary, whom he came to London to see in order to at tempt to induce the British Govern ment to put the ruler of Swaziland on it's payroll. The British Govern ment is already paying the salaries of several potentates, and the King of Swaziland sees no reason why his paycheck shouldn't come from White hall.
 Has "Oxford Air"
 A youngster, as kings go, is Sob huza IT, but he has an air about him a strictly Oxford air. He wears his hat at rakish angle, and his white teeth blimmer in sharp con trast to his dusky complexion, as he smiles constantly
 Right at the beginning of the in terview the king began an attempt to dodge the regal honors. He an- nounced that he would rather be called "prince" than king" and, in fact, he liked the title "paramount chief" best of all.
 Sobhuza didn't care to discuss world politics, but he was full Of talk about his likes and dislikes.
 q love music and the opera, and plays, and the noble cathedrals and hope to see all of them in London,' he said. "In Swaziland we have no opera, no theater-not even motion picture house."
 This didn't sound terribly exciting, and it looked as though the inter- view was going to be "dud.'
 "Ah, but I have carl" said the king, his face alight. Now all Americans are interested in cars. .1,et's go," mumbled the reporter.
 Has American Auto
 "Yes," chimed in MT. Seme of the kings suite, land it's beauty. May he Mir. Seme is on the American au- tomobile company's payroll, maybe not: at any rate, he took up the interview.
 "You should see the chief when he rides in his car at night on shooting expeditions. The headlight is dazz- ling"
 Here the king intervened and took command of the interview again.
 An! few months ago Seme and I drove out to the bush, and,' hearing that lions were close to our rendezvous, I ordered three fires to he lit in triangle, and we slept in the center of them.
 "And after we had shot gemsbock and koodoos-Swaziland buck-the next morning we discovered that we had actually been sleeping in a lions lair.
 Sport! How love sport! Seme here thinks he's a good shot, but I beat him easily"
 The king then discussed the sport ing proclivities of King George and the Prince of Wales and then. turned his discussion to Vandyck portraits of the royal family, and the inter viewer petered out, but it was an interview with a king.
 Oh, yes! The king asked that the story that he eats three rabbits and four chickens at every meal be de- nied. He says he is not that kind of king.