KING’S PROGRESS STILL CONTINUES

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVII, Issue 9970, 8 January 1929, Page 3

KING’S PROGRESS STILL CONTINUES

TONG UPHILL HOAD TO uKCOVEUV

PASSES FAIR NIGHT

London, -Tan. G

A bulletin issued at Buckingham Palace at 8,15 p.IU. to-daV .stated that the King had passed a quiet day- There was some improvement in His Majesty 3 condition. The bulletin was signed by Sir Stanley Hewett ami Lord Dawson of Penn.

Lord Dawson and Sir Hug!; Rigby paid an hours visit to the Palace. It was learned at Buckingham Palace this evening that the Kin (f had progressed satisfactorily in the last 24 hours. It is suggested that this possibly was attributable to the removal of His Majesty to (he larger and more interesting audience room. Kav therapy was carried out to-night. Sir Hugh Rigby, tor the third successive time, did not pay an evening visit to the K dig-

A British official wireless mesKcm says that one drawback which has naturally been encountered at the present stage of the King’s illness is his difficulty in digesting and assimilating foodThat point was emphasised in an authoritative medical statement issued yesterday. Otherwise the wound made at the rear base of the right lung to draw off fiun has made steady and satisfactory progress and no longer causes anxiety. It is felt in competent medical circles that the King is gradually overcoming the steeliest gradient in liis long, uphill road to recovery.

Yesterday afternoon the Oueen accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of York, visited Burlington House, where a superb Auglo-Batavhm collection of Dutch art is on view The King has lent several fine examples to the exhibition.

London, Jau. 7

The following bulletin was issued at Buckingham Palace at 11. JO a.m. to-day by Sir Stanley Hewett, Sir Hugh Rigby and Lord Dawson: —

“The King had a. fair night and there is no change in h'is condition.”