SLOWER THAN EXPECTED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16839, 31 December 1928, Page 11

SLOWER THAN EXPECTED

THE KING’S PROGRESS AN UNEVENTFUL DAY (Elec. ToI. Copyright-United Press Assn.) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.! (Received Dee. Ml, M p.m.) LONDON. Dec. MIL A bulletin lias been issued as follows: '-.The King passed an uneventful day. ..For the past 2 f hours there has been no change sufficient to be marked.” This more or less stationary period follows four favorable.bulletins, cacti indicating a slightly upward trend since Thursday’s cheek. No authoritative comment has been issued from (he palace, but it is learned semiofficially that the bulletin is not: regarded'as satisfactory as could have been hope I. It may be regarded in two ways. The fact there are no reports ot any downward movement is, of course, sal is fact orv; on the contrary, it would appear In indicaie ihal the progress is so slow as to be lor a period of ;’!. hours practically imperceptible. Thus il may be inferred tb;,l progress is even slower Ilian I lie doctors o\|,Cell'll. Dr. Mowed and Dr. Woods readmntistered rays, ami Lord Dawson made no afternoon visit. Sir Frederick Hewitt is still remaining at the Pa lace. The Queen, the Duke of Gloucester, and Prince George lunched with the Duke and Duchess of York. The Queen also visited Hie Duchess of Argyll.