Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-03
'MONARCH'S SONS
DASH FOR LONDON
Prince of Wales Speeding
Toward Home on Cruiser.
Dukes Journey Longer.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 3-Two sons of
King George, who had been on hunt
ing tour in Africa were speeding home
ward today, to the bedside of their
father, over whose life there is grave
anxiety.
The Prince of Wales sailed from OAR
es-Salaam on the cruiser Enterprise
He is expected to arrive in London
about the 18th or 18th of December.
Throughout the trip he will be in con-
slant touch with Queen Mary and the
royal family by radio. The Duke of
Gloucester, who was hunting near the
border of Northern Rhodesia, was max
ing Cash for the coast in a special
coach today. He reached Broken Hill
this morning and will continue to Cape
town, where it is understood that he
Will take mail steamer for England.
Prince to Use Train.
The Prince of Wales will be taken
by the cruiser to Suez, where he will
take train to Alexandria. At half
Egyptian port he will embark on an
Sssher British warship for some con-
tinental European port not yet selected.
The Daily Mail today printed a dis
patch from Dar-es-Salaam saying that
the Princes departure was "a farewell
tinged with sadness, although the Prince
had a smile on his face, as he turned
away from the little group with whom
he shook hands at the steps of the
private pier of the government"
In the little English church on the
waterfront the people were at their de-
votionS. The only sounds to be heard
were the strains of a familiar hymn
and the calls by the birds Tin the trees
The Prince boarded the cruisers launch,
waved his hand in farewell and disap-
peared in the cabin of the boat. The
launch sped toward the cruiser which
was lying at anchor two miles off shore
and in little while the standard of
the Prince of Wales floated from the
foremost.
Dukes Journey Longer.
The Duke of Gloucester had a much
longer journey before him than his
brother. He was almost equidistant
from the east and west coast of Africa
when word of the situation at Bucking-
ham Palace reached him. Because of
the scanty transportation facilities, he
chose the longer journey through Cape
town to find a vessel to carry him TO
England.
Prince George, the youngest son of
the King, is now stationed at Hamil-
ton, Bermuda, with the British train
ing ship Durham It was not known
whether he had been recalled yet, but
it was assumed that his fathers condi-
ton was likely to result in his return.
The Daily Mail further described the
departure of the prince:
1.-THE baggage of the prince came
piled high on lorry, including kit bags,
bedding and other equipment of the
expedition in the wilderness. All mem
bers of the royal party wore the garb
in which they had lived in the bush
country. The prince had a colored
handkerchief knotted loosely over the
open collar Of his shirt. He wore shorts
and a khaki helmet.
Waves Farewell to Group.
"He boarded the launch of the cruiser
Enterprise at the pier, waved his hand
in farewell to his friends and disap-
peared into the cabin of the launch.
Europeans who lined the road along the
land-locked harbor watched the reced-
ing launch as it sped toward the cruiser
lying at anchor two miles off shore, its
quarterback hidden under awnings.
I'm little while the standard of the
Prince of Wales was broken out at the
foremost. showing that he was aboard.
The cruiser raised its anchor and was
soon lost on the northern sky line"