THE KING’S ILLNESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 January 1929, Page 5

THE KING’S ILLNESS

EIGHT WEEKS’ STRUGGLE

QUEEN INDISPOSED

(Australian Press Association.) (By Cable —Press Assn—Copyright.)

LONDON, January 12:

Some estimate of the severity of the King’s illness may be formed when it is realised that this is the eighth weekend, and throughout the whole of this period eminent doctors have been confronted by daily problems of the utmost gravity and difficulty. Doubtful, however, as-'the issue remains, the past Week has been the best thus far. The lung trouble has ceased to be a serious factor. The main difficulty is to rally His Majesty from his extreme weakness. Nothing could have been worse to this end than the weather of the past three weeks. The fact that the King has made even slight progress, despite the weather, justifies the hope of his recovery being more rapid with the return of warmer airs. There can be no doubt that the achievement of saving the King’s life is an immense credit to doctors and nurses.

At 9.30 a.m., it was understood that the King had passed a fairly quiet night, with very little change in his condition. Sir F. S. Hewett, Dr Rigby and Lord Dawson had an hour’s consultation this morning. The fact that there was no improvement in the King’s condition reported since Wednesday, further indicates that the building up of his strength is proving extremely slow, and the period of difficulty has not yet ended. Lord Dawson is spending Sunday in the country. It is his first absence since the commencement of the King’s illness. A RESTFUL DAY (Recd. Jan. 14, 9 a.m.) LONDON, January 12. The bulletin issued at eight twenty this evening, states: The King had a restful day. His condition is unchanged. The next bulletin will be issued on Monday morning. (Signed Hewett, Dawson. The milk brought by air from Holland for His Majesty is a special preparation of acidophitus milk, manufactured solely in Amsterdam. It resembles the socalled Youghort sour milk prepared for weak digestions but its bacteria fulfills different functions.

Indians at a meeting of the Punjab Association, in Regent Street, prayed for His Majesty’s recovery and stood in silence for two minutes.

The Rome newspaper “Tribuna” suggests that' King George may convalesce at the Duchess of Leeds’ Selva Dolce Castle, San Remo.

QUEEN HAS COLD. LONDON, January 12. The Queen has a slight cold, and is keeping to her room. LATER. Queen Mary, who is rarely indisposed, has not left Buckingham Palace for the past two days, owing to the inadvisableness of exposure in the extremely cold weather. The long anxious strain of the King’s illness has probably contributed to Her Majesty’s present indisposition. Hei cold however, is not serious enough to justify the issue of bulletins.

LATEST NEWS.

(Received January 14, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 13

Lord Dawson and Dr Rigby had a ninety minutes’ consultation with Sir F. S. Hewett, at the Palace to-day. Though no bulletin was issued it. is authoritatively learned that the King had a restful night. His condition this morning was unchanged. It is also authoritatively learned that the Queen’s cold is better, but she is keeping to her rooms for a day or two, purely as a precautionary measure.

Dr Geoffrey Hett, who was called in yesterday to attend the Queen, also visited the Palace this morning and saw Her Majesty. Dr Hett is the leading authority on disease of the ear, nose and throat. The usual Divine Service in Buck ingham Palace was not held owing to the Queen’s indisposition. The Duke and Duchess of York called at the Palace this morning. FURTHER PROGRESS (Recd. Jan. 14, .30 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 13. Official: The King had a quiet, uneventful but slowly improving day.