PERIOD OF RESTFUL SLEEP DURING NIGHT

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 99, 21 January 1936, Page 9

PERIOD OF RESTFUL SLEEP DURING NIGHT

Saturday’s Increasing Weakness Resisted By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright (Received January 20, 10.30 p.m.) London, January 20. Latest news of the condition of His Majesty the King, who is gravely ill at Sandringham House with bronchial catarrh, accompanied by heart weakness, is that his condition has undergone no substantial change. Yesterday’s last bulletin stated: “The King has passed a quiet day. There is no change in his condition.” The fact that the King was maintaining his strength showed that he was resisting Saturday’s increasing weakness. ' It was learned unofficially at 1 o’clock this morning that His Majesty had had some sleep, and that his condition was unchanged. At 2.30 a.m. it was learnt that the King had had several hours of restful sleep. His condition remained unchanged. A bulletin at 10.15 stated: The King had a more restful night. There is no substantial change in his condition. The “Daily Telegraph’s” correspondent reports that His Majesty has held his own during the past 36 hours. In order to preclude the slightest strain on his digestion and avoid taxing his heart the King has had no solid food for three days, subsisting on a carefully devised diet of warm liquids given at frequent intervals in small quantities, including barley water, arrowroot, lemon juice, beef tea, and a special supply of milk from the dairies on the estate. The medical correspondent of “Tire Times” points out that while the King's illness is not a recrudescence of that of seven years ago that ordeal hiust be borne in mind, since his recovery, though complete, entailed a heavy draft on his recuperative powers which could not easily be regained. The currency of influenza throughout the country adds to the doctors’ anxiety. The King’s illness has also occurred in midwinter, when respiratory disease is always prevalent. Moreover, the recent death of his sister appears to have limited the range of his efforts.