RUMOURS IN U.S.A.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 303, 7 December 1936, Page 5

RUMOURS IN U.S.A.

BRITISH SITUATION. Expected Abdication Of King Edward. Press Association —Copyright. ..New York, Dec. 6. The American Press definitely indicates the abdication of the King, especially London dispatches 'to The New York Times, which state: “That the King will vacate the throne a.s j.lhj penalty of not abalndoning his romance with Mrs Simpson is now a virtual certainty. That he will surrender the Throne without a tight and quietly abdicate on Monday is counted as almost inevitable by members of the- Cabinet.” “With his private plane poised for flight to the Riviera, where he hopes to rejoin Mrs Simpson,, it is generally assumed the King's abdication is close :it hand,” says the New York Herald-Tribune. “He might fly 1 it he Channel on Sunday or early on Monday, leaving Mr Baldwin 'to announce the news io the world.” A despatch from Toklo says that Professor Heki, Japan's leading phrenologist, recommends that Mrs Simpson marry a man with a wide face, a broad forehead and a heavy jaw. Confusion Over Attitude Of Labour. (Received 1 p.m. To-day). . ; Major Attlee denies Mr Churchill’s statement that Mr Baldwin, before confronting the King, solicited his I assurance that ho would not form an-1 other Ministry if the Cabinet resign-