KING’S HEALTH

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10752, 24 November 1928, Page 5

KING’S HEALTH

HIS MAJESTY'S CONDITION NEVER SERIOUS

PERSISTENCE OF FEVER SOME CONGESTION OF ONE LUNG United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyrighl Ynstralian Press Assn. —United Service (Received Nov. 23, noon.) LONDON, Nov. 22. The King is making good progress, but is still confined to his bud. Lord Dawson visited His Majesty this morning, but no bulletin was issued. (Received No. 23, 2 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 22.

The Court physicians, in a signed bulletin, state that His Majesty is slightly worse, and passed a rather restless day owing to the persistence of fever, and some congestion of one lung.

The King personally desired to confer the Air Force Cross on Bert Hinkler, so accordingly the presentation was deferred. (Aaatrali&n Press Association.) (Received Nov. 23, 3 p.nu) LONDON, Nov. 22.

His Majesty's medical advisers remained long with the King. Despite the slight complication no anxiety whatever is felt, and it is hoped that the King will be about again in a day or two. In the meantime he re.mains in bed.

His condition was never serious enough to warrant communication with tho Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester, and there is no question of shortening the princes’ lour.

Sir Stanley Hewett has arranged to stay all night at the Palaces, It is understood that a third doctor has been summoned.

A leading physician, discussing the latest bulletin, says there is nothing in the King's condition to cause grave anxiety, but it probably will be ten days before he l is able to leave his bed, as it takes about a week for the fever to subside.

The Duke and Duchess of Athlone, who are returning to South Africa, to-morrow, dined with the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of York, , who accompanied the Queen to Spitalfieids, returned to-night to Naseby Hall, Northants, where tho Duchess is staying. A MILD COLD. iviXG'K CONDITION PERFECTLY S.-VTISi’ACT'ORi. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Uopyrigui (Australian Press Assn.) (Received Nov. 23, 9.-50 n.m.) LONDON, Nov. 23. it was stated officially at Buckingham l'alace to-day that the King’s condition is perfectly satisfactory. He is suffering only from a mild cold, but is confined to his room. It is expected tliqt he will have quite recovered in a day or two. The King, who was 63 in June, has led a very active life and this is the first illness lie has had since his attack of influenza about three years ago. There was an unusually large crowd of people outside the Palace to-day and special reinforcements of police were on dnty. Tho Queen, accompanied .by the Duke of York, this afternoon performed two ceremonies on behalf of the King—the opening of a fine new extension of the Spitalfieids fruit and vegetable market and, later, inaugurating the restored old hail of L.ncoln’s Inn.

Her Majesty drove to Spitalfieids and erowds all along the route gave her a specially warm ovation. The Queen was we’leomed bv Sir Kynaston Studd, Lord Mayor of London, with a loyal address, and Lord Cromer, who is Lord Chamberlain, react a speech, which the King was to have made.

In the speech, tho King expressed the opinion that, if the new market established London as*the chief British centre for tiie distribution of imported fruit and vegetables. it would be of more than' national importance; it would do a. service to the cause of inter-imperial trade and to the whole Empire. The Queen then opened the gates of the new market with a golden key amid an outburst of cheering. This is the first function of its kind that the Queen has been called upon to perform without the presence of the iving. .Proceeding to Lincoln’s Inn, Her Majesty formally re-opened the old hall, which, was built in Tudor days and signed the Golden Book, being the first member of the Roval House to do so since Charles 11. wrote his name in it. KING GOING ON VERY WELL.

REASSURING MESSAGE FROM HOME SECRETARY.

United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Gopyricb’ 'Australian Press Assn.) (Received Nov. 23. 11.10 p.m.) LONDON. Nov. 23.. The fact that the doctors are able to leave the Palace after Sir F. Howett expected to remain, is regarded as reassuring. No further official bulletin is expected until ten o’clock this morning.

Their Majesties’ personal friends called at tho Palace, and a crowd lingered at tho nates all day long. Sir Joynson Hicks, Home Secretory. reading a, message from the King at a meeting in the Queen’s Hall in connection with tho John Runyan torocntonarv, said : “1 was at the Palace this afternoon. You will rejoice to hoar that the King is going on very well. In a message he expressed thanks for the loyal greetings, and expressed the opinion that the memorv of Bunvau’s life and writings will never die wherever the English language is spoken.”