TEMPORARY SET-BACK

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 127, 3 June 1929, Page 10

TEMPORARY SET-BACK

HEALTH OF THE KING

NO OPERATION NECESSARY

British Official Wireless. (Received 3rd June, 2 p.m.) RUGBY, 2nd June. The improvement in the King's health which was announced yesterday has been received with widespread feelings of reiiei, and the fact that daily/ bulletins will no longer be issued is taken as a sigu that the present illness is merely a temporary setback. Yesterday's bulletin was in'the following terms: "His Majesty has passed a good night, and the abscess is so far following the normal course, which in the nature of things must be tedious. We accordingly advise that the thanksgiving should be deferred to a later date. As His Majesty's general condition is now satisfactory, there is no necessity for the issue of bulletins every day.—(Signed) Henry Martyn, Stanley Hewett, Dawson of Perm." Authoritative reports emanating from Windsor Castle yesterday were no less reassuring, and it was learned that the Duke and Duchess of York, who visited Windsor, conversed with His Majesty for a considerable time. It is understood that there is no question of even a minor operation to secure the draining of the abscess. To-day it was stated that there was no change to report in the King's condition. The King will celebrate his 64th birthday to-morrow, but owing to his illness he will be unable to attend the annual ceremony of the trooping of the colours on the Horse Guards Parade. His place will be taken by his uncle, the Duke of Connaught, who will be attended by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and Captain Viscount Lascelles.