KING IMPROVES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 285, 1 December 1928, Page 9

KING IMPROVES.

TEMPERATURE LOWER

Doctors Declare Progress Must

Be Slow.

HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.

(Australian and N.Z. Press Association.)

(Received 11 a.m.)

LONDON, November 30.

A bulletin issued at 1.15 p.m. states that the King's inflammation of the lung and pleura shows some improvement and his temperature is on a slightly lower level.

It must be noted that the time of possible exacerbation of the infection j has not yet passed and in any case pro * gress must be slow.

The doctors reviewed the whole position before issuing their bulletin.

CONSULTATION HELD.

Physicians Announce Change

For Better.

FRINGE HURRYING HOME.

(British Official Wireless.) (Received 12 noon.)

RUGBY, November 30.

Sir Humphrey Rolleaton, who has been a Physician-in-Ordinary to the King for the past five years, was called in to participate in £his morning's consultation between Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley Hewett, and that the doctors are reviewing the whole position is stated on good authority. At mid-day it was stated that His Majesty was a little better in every respect.

The Prince of Wales will embark for Home in the cruiser Enterprise immediately she reaches Dar-es-Salaam. The Enterprise is expected there to-morrow night or SuLday.

The Admiralty makes the announcement of a new plan whereby the Prince will accelerate' his journey. It states that the Prince has practically decided to leave the Enterprise at Suez and proceed by train to Alexandria, where he will join another of His Majesty's chips, probably the Frobisher, and proceed to either Brindisi, Naples or Mar* weilles. Thence he would travel overland to London.

EVENING BULLETIN.

CONDITION UNCHANGED.

(Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) . (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 30. A bulletin issued this evening shows Csat there is no change in His Majesty's condition.

NX's SYMPATHY.

" GRATEFUL APPRECIATION."

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, this day.

The Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, received the following cableSam from the Secretary of State for >minion Affairs in reply to the message he forwarded for submission to the

King:— "I am commanded to request you to convey to the Government and people of New Zealand an expression of Their Majesties' grateful appreciation of the kind message of sympathy contained in your cablegram of November 24."