KING GEORGE'S HEALTH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20112, 24 November 1928, Page 13

KING GEORGE'S HEALTH.

PNE LUNG CONGESTED.

NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY.

CROWDS AWAIT NEWS.

doctors leave palace.

(PRINCE'S TOUR TO CONTINUE By Toleprnph—Preaa Association—Copyright, (Heceived November 23, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON. Nov. 23 It wu3 stated officially at Buckingham Palace to-day that King Georgo's condif ion was perfectly satisfactory no is Buffering only from a mild cold, but ho is confined to his room It is expected that ho will have quite recovered in a tlay or two. Tho King, who was 63 in June, has led a very nctivo life, and this is tho first illness ho has had since his attack pf influenza about thrco years ago. Thero was an unusually large crowd of people outside tho Palaco to-day, and Special reinforcements of polico wero on clutv

Tho fact that tho doctors wero able to leave tho Palace, after Sir Stanley llewett had been expected to remain, is regarded as reassuring. No further official bulletin is expected until 10 o'clock thi3 morning. Their Majesties' personal friends called Ht tho Palaco to-day. Tho crowd lingered at the gate? all day long. His medical advisers, Sir Stanley llewett and Lord Dawson of Penn, remained fur a long tinio with him yesterday.

A bulletin, signed by tho two doctors, •was issued yesterday. It said His Majesty was slightly worse, and had passed rather a restless day, owing to the persistence of tho fever, and somo congestion of one lung. As the King desires personally to confer the Air Force Cross on the airman, Mr. Bert Ilinkler, tho presentation has been deferred.

Tho King's condition was never serious knough to warrant communication with 11 • o Princo of Wales and tho Duke of I oucester, and there is no question of shortening their tour in East Africa. A leading physician, in discussing tho latest bulletin, said there was nothing in tho King's condition to cause any grave anxiety, beyond what was naturally felt for a beloved monarch. It would probably bo ten days beforo he would be sufficiently well to leave his bed. It would tako about a. week for the fever to nubside.

Tho Queen's brother, tho Earl of 'Athlonc, and tho Countess, who will leave for South Africa to-morrow, dined with the Queen at tho Palace last evening. The Duko of York, who accompanied tho Queen to-day on her visit to Spitallields, returned afterwaids tu Xuseby Hall, Northamptonshire, where tho Duchess is staying.

A British wirfcless message' says t!io King had a •■busy day on Wednesday. Ho received many visitors at the Palace, including tho Ministers for Rumania, Irak anil Hayti. The issue of the bulletin was largely duo to the necessary cancellation of his engagements. In company with the Queen ho was to have opened the Spitalfields Market extension, and later the Old flail of Lincoln's Inn, which has been restored. Theso functions were performed by the Queen alone.