KING’S HEALTH

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 November 1928, Page 9

KING’S HEALTH

CONDITION UNCHANGED.

HAD A QUIET DAY.

THE EVENING BULLETIN

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association—United Service.)

Received 12.25 p.m. to-day. LONDON, Nov. 29. A bulletin issued at 7.30 p.m. states: The King had a quiet day and some sleep; otherwise .His Majesty’s condition is unchanged.

PRAYERS FOR KING’S RECOVERY Received 10.40 a.m. to-day. JERUSALEM, Nov. 30. At the Wailing Wall and at all synagogues in Palestine continued prayers are being said for the King’s recovery. The Chief Rabbi sent a. message to the King expressing the sympathy of Palestine Jewry. WHEREABOUTS OF DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. PROBABLY IN IGNORANCE OF KING’S CONDITION. HUNTING IN WILDS OF AFRICA. LONDON,'* Nov. 29. The Chief Rabbi has drawn up a form of prayer for the King’s recovery for inclusion in the Jewish sabbatli service in synagogues throughout the kingdom. It is learned that the Duke of Gloucester, wiu» is hunting in the wilds of Africa, /is in complete ignorance of the King’s illness and no message regarding his plans lias yet been received in London. _ It stated that when the Prince of Wales cabled Mr. Baldwin that he and liis brother were returning he had merely a rough idea of the Duke of Gloucester's whereabouts. Unfortunately the duke is traversing country beyond the reach of modern communication and inaccessible for the usual transport. It is considered possible that, some clays may yet elapse before a message from the Prince of Wales will -overtake him. The brothers arranged a rendezvous about a week hence near Abercorn, wliiph is approximately nine hundred miles from Dar-es-Salaam by forest track through wild country. It is therefore, impossible for the Duke of Gloucester tc> join the Prince of "Wales on the warship. ROYAL FAMILY’S FORTITUDE. One of the most inspiring features is the way the Royal Family continues to fulfil public engagements. This has done more than anything else to allay public anxiety. The only modification thus far in pre-arranged engagements is the curtailment of the Duke of York's visit to Birmingham on Tuesday from three days to one day. ft announced, however, that the duke will return to Birmingham on Thursday for a private tour of the industrial centres. The duchess will remain in London because it is noted she is much in the Queen’s company. The Queen continues her short daily drive from the Palace and on each, occasion she is met by a large and sympathetic crowd at the gates. To-day she was accompanied by Princess Mary who smiled acknowledgement. Generally the times of departure are when the King is (sleeping. Today the Queen’s jongest absence away was two hours. *

Viscount Lascelles called the palace this afternoon.

The hope is expressed that it will riot be long before the King lias definitely reached a stage in the illness which will mean that lie is on the road to recovery. Progress must of necessity be long It is well to remember, in connection with the Prince of Wales return, that the presence of the heir in London will be necessary during the prolonged convalescence that His Majesty will have to undergo, perhaps in a milder climate.

The present optimism is strengthened by the fact that throughout the week the doctors have seen fit to pay accustomed morning and evening visits. It is cheering to note that tonight the visit was of less than lialf-an-hour’s duration, the shortest stay since the illness. In the meantime the members of the Itoyai Family are bearing up with wonderful fortitude.

MEDICAL JOURNALS OPINION. “The Lancet-,” in an editorial, greatly stressed the fact that there is no further spread of the pleurisy. It points out that the return of a higher fever on Sunday inevitably resulted from sleeplessness and discomfort leading to the warning to the public on Monday that a further spread of pleurisy might be expected. “Thus far there is no considerable change in the physical condition of the King. A certain amount of rest has been secured. This is greatly important to the specifiic treatment and may possibly turn the fortunes of the day, but it cannot put the infection to a suddent rout. In the last decade the disease has become familiarised as pulmonary inflammation, whose course is inconsistent, one phase developing after another. How long each phase will last is always an anxious question. In the King’s case a certain amount of reassurance can he gained from the published records of temperatures which we accept as indicating some curtailments of the forces of infection. At the same time it would be idle to pretend that the illness of this kind in a patient over 60 is not serious. Medical men reading the bulletins consecutively can form a picture of the illness and its course. That they may give increasing confidence in His Majesty’s recovery is the earnest hope.”