Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-28
DOCTORSFEEL
ANXIETY over
king GEORGE
Right Lung
Naturally Must Be
Serious Says Royal
Physician

LONDON. Nov. 2s.-(P)-A letter
from the kings physician, Lord Daw-
son Of Penn, submitted to the cab
met this morning and ordered pub
lished his majesty as suffering from
Inflammation congestion - Of the
right lung. with extensive plastic
pleurisy on the right side.
There must be anxiety" the let
ter said, "due to the infection which
naturally must be serious. The con-
dition, however, as somewhat i'm
proved and the letter pointed out
that the kings strength had been
maintained.
The letter served to allay public
u which had been stimu-
lated by the fact that the kings
ace earlier in the afternoon than had
been the custom.
IL was around 3 p. m. when the
doctors left the palace after their
second visit.
A few minutes later a royal motor
car took the queen, Princess Mary
and the Duchess Of York for their
usual afternoon drive. The queen
smilingly acknowledged the greet
ings of a large crowd, which, despite
the chill of late afternoon, had as
sembled about the palace.
LONDON, Nov. 2s.-(P-Because
of the illness of King George. the
Prince of Wales has cancelled his
African tour and is returning home
with his younger brother, the Duke
Of Gloucester. The king today ap-
parently was holding his own in his
struggle against pleurisy.
The kings physicians issued this
bulletin shortly before l1:00 a. m,
today.
"The king passed a quieter night.
his temperature and general condi-
tion remains as before
Public anxiety tended to increase
because the bulletin told nothing
about the progress or abatement Of
the lung congestion or pleurisy.
Wales Starts Home
IL as generally realized that pleu-
risy and congestion had not been
overcome yet and that as long as
they persisted there as n possibility
Of more serious developments.
Prime Minister Baldwin received
a telegram sent by the prince from
Dodoma, ~Tanganyika, saying:
I'm view of the illness Of His
Majesty, the King, my brother and
! are returning to England as soon
as possible"
II vas understood the prince had
taken this action entirely on his
own initiative and that il was not
the result Of any message recalling
him 10 England.
The admiralty directed the fast
light cruiser Enterprise to proceed
from Alden TO Dar-Es-Salaam and
there hold herself nj the disposal
Of the prince.
Return Is Praised
The Daily Mail said that Alden
was 1000 miles from Dar-Es-Salaam
and the cruiser which has speed Of
33 knots would presumably take the
prince through the Red sea to Brin-
dist. Italy, from which point he
would travel overland.
Although the telegram received BY
the premier showed that the Prince
Of Wales was in touch with his
younger brother. il was not known in
London just where the Duke of
Gloucester was or how soon he could
join the Prince. They went on sep
arate hunting trips early in October.
In an editorial discussing the
princes decision to return, the Daily
News said:
1T is obvious that in the happiest
circumstances the king will need a
prolonged rest during a period Of
convalescense and that it may be de-
for him TO forego the strain
Of many public engagements and
ohter official tasks.
ut is natural that he should wish
for the presence Of his eldest son
as that the prince should wish to
with his father. The princes
return will inevitably assist
kings recovery and will every
be regarded as earnest of the
princes intention 10 relieve his mai
Of all such duties as can be
Flcariously performed