The Archive · 1928

Falls on Tuesday

Communication has been estab-' lished with the Duke of Gloucester, who has intimated that he will return home with due speed.

The Duke was exp: cted to reach Sakania, Belgian Congo, last night arrangements were made for jim to travel south by train.

London, Nov. 30.

The anxiety of the Prince of Wales to return to England from where he is now the cruises Enterprise, whic! full speed from Aden, is shown in the announcement by the Admiralty to-day that the Prince hay practi-ally decided to leave the Enterprise at Suez and entrain for Alexandyia, where he will join one of His Majesty's ships, probably the cruiser Frobisher, on which he will proceed to Brindisi, Naples or Mar-illes ax the Prince choos The South African Government making all arrangements necessary to enable the Duke to rush to the coast. Tentative arrangements have been made to take him by special train from Rhodesia to Capetown to enable him to catch the mail steamer Balmoral Castle, which aves there for England on December 7.—Reuter, Broken Hill, Rhodesia, Dee, The Duke of Glove ter received the news of His Majesty's illness. At Bangweolo, in the swamps of Northern Rhodesia, He immediate proceeded with all speed by canoe Kapalala, where he joined the mail-train for Sakania and arrived 1

The Prince of Wales leaves Dares-Salaam on the prise for England at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

The Prince yesterday visited Zanzibar which, though a British Protectorate, is) ruled by a@ Sultan ax an independent state, He crossed to the Island in a Government boat, the Azania, and visited the Sultan in "his ancient Palace at Zanzibar, He was able to sve something of Strang Tomb Town with its narrow streets and quaint buildings and also the clove plantations from which the island obtains wiost of ite wealth.—Reuter, Dar-es-Salaam, Dee. 2

The Prince of Wales sailed on Board the cruiser Enterprise on his way to England at 10.30 this morn here at 2.20 on Monday morning.

The Duka shot three hows and twenty-two different specimens of game during his hunting trip. Hix health is excellent and his weight, has increased.—Reuter.

Bwana M'Kubwa, Rhodesia, Dee. 3.

The Duke of Gloucester held a Aclightful informal reception when passing through here on his way to Victoria Falls.

He was bathing when the arrived, but came out in a dressing sown, "He was met by the manager of the Bwana M'Kubwa copper-mines, who proposed the tons? of thy Duke's health ard happiness. The Duke drank the health of the local community from a bottle h he then passed to the relents, who also drank.

Tt was noticed that the Duke looked grave as he stood to atten tion while the residen:

Save the The Prince's Dash Home Rome, Dec. 4.

At the request of the British Em-the Italian Government, has arranged asp train from Brindisi for the Prince of Wales which, it is expected, will enable him to reach London "in 40 hours. It isvanticipated that the Prince will land at Brindisi carly next Morday and proceed direct to Calais Turin and Paris.

The Prince left Dar-es-Salaam, in East Africa, on the cruiser Enterprise on the 2nd.

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