PRINCE IN AFRICA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20116, 29 November 1928, Page 11

PRINCE IN AFRICA.

DECISION TO RETURN.

NO MESSAGE OF RECALL.

ANXIETY FOR HIS MAJESTY.

CRUISER AT HIS DISPOSAL.

Australian Press Association—United Service LONDON, Nov. 27.

The Prince of Wales has cabled to tho Primo Minister, Mr. Baldwin, from Africa, saying: "In view of the King's illness the Duke of Gloucester and I will return to England as soon as possible."

It is understood that the Prince's decision is not a result of a message recalling him, but one taken on his own initiative. Tho Admiralty has ordered the cruiser Enterprise to proceed from Aden to Dar-es-Salaam to be at the disposal of the Prince and his brother. All the necessary naval arrangements havo been completed to bring tho Prince back to England without delay, says the Daily Express, once ho is on board the Enterprise, which at present is 1700 miles steam away. She is capable of steaming 32 knots and could reach Suez in 63 hours. At Suez the Piince can take a train to Port Said and there embark on a warship for Brindisi. There, he could catch a special train overland.

Admiralty Despatches Warship. Cablegrams received in England from Kenya Colony indicate that tho Prince of Wales received a message direct from Lord Dawson of Penn, King's Physician, advising him to remain near a telegraph station. The contents of the cablegram were in no way alarming. Had tho Prince continued his programme ho would havo been out of reach of communication in four davs.

It is officially announced th.it the Prince was not recalled to England. 110 is due to arrive to-day at Dodftrna, where ho will bo on telegraph and railway lines. Ho is expected to remain there for a, dav or two.

Tho Admiralty's decision to despatch tho Enterprise 1.0 be at the disposal of tho Princ® is regarded merely as a precautionary measuro because of the isolated nature of bis surroundings. Aden 13 about two days' steam from Dar-es-Salaam.

Desire to bo Near Father. Simultaneously with the announcement that tho Enterpriso was to go to Dar-es-Salaam camo Lho telegram from tho Princo saying ho intended to return to England. His decision is in no way associated with a recall or with any untoward turn in tho King's illness. It must bo remembered that thcro would bo a natural desire on tho part of tho son to bo near his father -on such an occasion. While tho Prince s decision may cause a certain amount of natural anxiety it is an unquestionable fact that His Majesty's health to-day is definitely better than it was yesterday.