THE KING.

Grey River Argus, 3 December 1928, Page 5

THE KING.

CONDITION UNCHANGED. Very Brief Bulletins. (United Servece.) 'Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn). LONDON, NovLmber 30. A bulletin issued this (Friday; evening shows that there has been iro i hange in His Majesty’s condition. LATER. Tonight’s bulletin is the shortest and the least informative one sine/ the King's illness. The inference frqm it. is that the doctors said all that was possible in the morning. Lord Rollebton "as not preiSem in the evening. lie did n'ot join the ethers in the morning until they had been with the King about half an hour.

The bulletin, though timed 12.20, was not issued until one o’clock.

TIA; general opinion is that the King is in a particular stage <f h’s illness where a setback cannot completely be ignored. With every authoritative medical view, the point is stressed that it is idLv t'o deny that it is serious, but they arc equally emphafrC regarding distinctly favpurable features. There has not been one mention that tli? King’s (Strength was not being maintained, his ill».v<>s has not reached a stage when iv is possible to say that he is on the road to recovery without the danger of a change for the worsi-%

The whole nation is necesrariiy re lying on the scanty bulletins from medical men, aided, here and there. !;y guarded authoritative comment from Palace officials. The public perhaps is a little uneasy about the •■(jnstanr addition of bulletins that His Majesty’s condition is unchanged but this is largely due to the fa'ct that they arc so keyed up with loyal anxiety tliat an indication of c\< n a slight turn towards recovery would be a moment for universal rejoicing. Even in his serious illness the K|iig has .strikingly revealed the kindness which endeared him to lijumble folk when “Old Kate’’ called at the Palace. There were photographs in the newspapers which the King and ho commended that a U-'ttcr bo writlc.. thanking her for her kindly interest. The letter was handed over by Major Katherslon Haugh, Manager uf the Royal Stable at Kemptun Park Racecourse, to-day, as he was unable to ascertain the address. A\ hen aski * auout the letter Old Kate »said ‘‘that s my business, 1 am nut going to show anybody. You want to) know over much. The King always shakes hands with inc when wo mo t on the racecourse. ' ’

According tu messages received m London, the Rhodesian Railways are despatching a special saloon tu Kapiii, Imposhi, near Brokcnhill, to awan the Duke Gloucester s arrival by motor. Otherwise he will motor from Abercom and on arrival at BiK.awayu will transfer to a special sa-luon attached tu any train, whither be dvdeslri s.

A leading physician commenting oh the bulletin, said: It i,s nut intorma live, but it wvjuld appear that the situation is much the same as yestci day. The bulletin makes it clear thav th ro is still a possible danger if there is to be a crisis to-day or turn'd rr6w.

The Primate’is first public lettu., signed Cosmo Cantnar, was sent to Bishop of London regarding prayers tor the King. It says: “You have probably received communications in regard to prayers for the King in his illness. We are thankful to know that the course of the ill nesa fs prugrensing favourably but until all causes for anxiety are removed prayj.TS will be offered in tho churches throughout the land for His Majesty’s speedy and c.ompleu recovery. ’ ’ Prayers were offen d to-day in a London mosque. Tha Queen lelt the Palace twice today and was absent two or th rev hours on private visit*. THE PREVIOUS BULLETIN. LONDON November 30. A bulletin issued at 1.15 p.m. status. The King’s inflammation of the lung pleura show;s some improvement and the temperature is slightly lowei. It must be noted that the time 'of the possible exacerbation of infection ha* not yet passed and in any case progress must be slow. The ddeters reviewed the whole position before issuing the bulletin. NEW ZEALAND’S SYMPATHY. WELLINGTON, December 1 The Governor-General has received the following telegram from the Secrefjrfy of Statk for Dominion affairs in reply to the message forwarded for submissiaoin to the King. “I am commanded to request you lo convey to the Government and people of New Zealand an expression of Their Majesties’ grateful appreciation of the kind message of sympathy contained in your telegram of November 31.” THE PRINCE’IS JOURNEY LONDON, December 1. The Prince of Wales, by leaving the Enterprise at Suez, and entraining for Alexandria, will save delay in tho Suez Canal and also at least twenty hours for refuelling the Enterprise. □ will bo speeding across the Med iterranean the same day she arrives at Suez. TEa? port of disembarkation is Europe cannot be settled until the train arfangTnlOnts are made also- ana the degree of urgency which may exist week is known. Thus tlm Enterprise should leave Dares-Salaam at noon on Saturday, and should cover Lhe 2850 miles to Suez by the morning of December 7. He should react Brindisi aboard the Frobisß-‘x fr*om Alexandria on the evening of December 9, and special train arrangements

should allow him reach Paris op morning of December 11„ tffeuce to London in two hours by air. Shouhl thj Enterprise and Frobisher be presaecF t'o ttie absolute maximum, special trains will leave immediately. Th‘‘ Prine?; cannot be in London earlier than the morning of December 10. RATHER A DISTURBED DAY. (Received December 2 at 8 p.m.) LONDON, December 1. Sir G. Hewett and Lord Dawson arrived at the Palace at 7.5 this evening, and issued a bulletin at 8.30. The King had rather a disturbed day, with short intervals of sleep. He is therefore somewhat fatigued.

Saturday’s Report.

RISE IN TEMPERATURE. (United Service;. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Assn). LONDON, December 1. Only Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley Hewett visited the King to-day (Sat urday) They issued a bulletin at 11. It stated that, despite His Majesty having passed a fair night, there has been a flight rise in his temperature since yesterday. His general condition was unchanged. PRINCE OF WALES’S RETURN. MALTA, December 1. The cruiser Frobisher leaves for Alexandria on Sunday, 2nd inst, to pick up the Prince of Wales from the Enterprise.