HISTORY OF THE ILLNESS.
THE OPERATION UNAVOIDABLE
KING IN DANGER OF
DYING
FAVOURABLE ISSUE LOOKED FOR
LONDON, June 25. The "Daily Telegraph" states that yesterday morning the King's temperature developed, demanding immediate investigation. The physicians unanimously decided that an instantaneous operation was urgent, and that opinion was vindicated by 'the subsequent knowledge that if the operation had not then,been performed the , King would have succumbed in a few hours. The King was informed of the necessity of the operation and unhesitatingly declared that he had no dread of the ordeal, but he grieved at the public disappointment. When he recovered consciousness after the operation he inquired for the Prince of Wales and spoke to him calmly, saying he* felt relieved as a result of the operation.
In the House of Lords Lord Salisbury, emphasising the opinion of the physicians, said there was every hope and prospect of a speedy and favourable issue. Sir Frederick Treves performed the operation. A bulletin was issued at half-past eleven stating that the King's condition was as good as could be expected after so serious an operation. His strength is well maintained; he is suffering less pain and is taking some little nourishment. It will be some days before it is possible to say if he is out O- danger.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 150, 26 June 1902, Page 5
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HISTORY OF THE ILLNESS.
Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 150, 26 June 1902, Page 5
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