RELATIVES SUMMONED TO OSBORNE.
(Received January 20th, 4.30 p.m.) LONDON, January 19. The "Court Circular" announces that the Queen has lately not been in her usual health, and is unable to taka her customary drives. The great strain of the pa~st year rather told upon ber nerVous system, and the physicians think it advjaffbie that she should be kept in the 'imuse and abstain for the prei&nt fsom transacting business. Unofficial advices state that there is no immediate cause of alarm. The Queen gave audience to Lord Roberts on ilondfiy last. She has had intermittent drives since Tuesday. Her health has shown signs of failure since the deaths of the Duke of Coburg and the Dowager Lady Churchill, and the divorce of her granddaughter. (Received January 20th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 19th, 2.45 p.m. The Queen is worse. (Received January 20th, 5.7 p.m.) LONDON, January 19. Ths Prince of Wales has gone to Osborne. The family has besn summoned. The Kaiser has started for England. The latest bulletin issued to-night is more reassuring.
(Received January 21st, 12.36 a.m.) LONDON", January 20. The Queen suffered on Saturday from great physical prostration, her symptoms causing anxiety. The Prince of Wales and Princess Louise started from London for Qsborne. and the Princess of Wales and the Duke of York left Sandringliaiu a little later, abandoning .their visit to the bi-centenary celebrations at Berlin. The Kaiser and Duke of Connauglit proceeded to Flushing, where they were met by the cruiser Minsrva to convey them to England. The evening bulletin showed that her Majesty's strength hod been fairly maintained, the symptoms indicating a slight improvement. (Received January 21st, 12.59 a.m.) LONDON, January 20. (Despatched at 6.45 a.m.) It is unofficially announced that the Queen's condition is unchanged. Sir Richard Douglas Powell and Sir James Reid are in attendance. AN ALARMING MESSAGE. (Received January 21st, 12.55 a.m.) SYDNEY. January 20. A private cable message, received to-night, asserts that the Queen is hopelessly ill.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10870, 21 January 1901, Page 5
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