THE ROYAL FAMILY.
HEALTH OF THE KING. COPIES OF MAGAZINE STOPPED. DENIAL OF RUMOURS. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, Feb. 22. A reference to the health of King George VI., led to the of the current number of" the news magazine Cavalcade, by the Federation of London Wholesale Newsagents.
The reference w f as a footnote of five lines, mentioning rumours which were alleged to be circulating on the Stock Exchange and among members of the House of Commons, and stating that the rumours were denied.
Sales were stopped by the wholesalers as soon as the footnote was noticed, but it is asserted that copies had already gone overseas. The Sunday Referee quotes a member of the staff of the Cavalcade as saying: “When we were informed of the wholesalers’ objections, we agreed to black out the footnote and arranged for vans to visit newsagents and take copies to the printer. “Copies had already been sent abroad.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20126, 23 February 1937, Page 7
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158THE ROYAL FAMILY. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20126, 23 February 1937, Page 7
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