SUNDAY’S BULLETIN.

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17581, 10 December 1928, Page 7

SUNDAY’S BULLETIN.

SEVEI AL HOURS’ SLEITP. PULSE REMAINS STEADY. /?L»I» e , 1 - eßTaph — Pres s Assn.—Copyright i (Australian Press Assn.—United Sendee!) LONDON, Dec. 9. * bulletin issued by Sir Stanley He we it and Lord Dawson of Penn at li.-'ib a.m. to-day stated:— His Majesty the King has had se\era! iiours’ sleep. The prolongar 'tion ol his fever is having ihc inevitable effect J producing a certain measure of exhaustion. Ihc King’s pulse, however remains steady. More information about the King's condition was given yesterday Ilian on j any day since November 28. The In t- ■ e.st news will be read throughout the Empire with a feeling of deep thankfulness. it confirms all the reports previously cabled, laying stress upon the seriousness of Die illness and the. gravity of the King’s condition.

the lact that it is now stated publicly on the highest authority that Die King's life lias been more than once in danger fully juslifics all (lie warnmgs given since liis illness began. These were necessarily couched in cautious language because liis Majesty read his own morning paper as long as possible. Even when lie could not do so he..displayed interest in the bulletins. Those accustomed to the right use of words, however, had no difficulty in detecting the anxiety underlaying the published statements in Die past three weeks. Nowhere is there any suggestion of pen owed anxiety. On Die contrary, lhe well-informed diarist of the Evening Standard says Die condition of the King is no worse, lie says lie is not without authority for saying that Die doctors arc fairly satisfied. A specialist, writing in the Standard, says the bulletins of the last few days have j been much more favourable than would have been expected, considering how seriously ill the King was a week ago, with his heart weakness of which there has been no mention recently. Apparently this is not causing so much trouble. Whenever a bulletin says the King's general condition is unchanged the pub(Continued in next column.)

lie may look forward with considerable confidence to a favourable issue. News of the World says the King was under an anaesthetic on December 2 when an examination with a needle was made. It was the action of the anaesthetic which led to the necessity for giving him oxygen in order to support his heart. The Queen and Princess Mary had their daily drive, which lasted an hour. They were chatting animatedly as they drove through the gates of the Palace and they smiled and bowed to the crowd. Sir William Hodgson, who conducted the radiological examination, . returned to the Palace Ibis evening for a consultation with Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stanley Ilewett. Sir William, in a summary of his conclusions, said that in the last decade there had been a change in the character of this particular illness. His Majesty’s illness, the expert stated, was of unusual severity because ’ the infection had reached the bloodstream, which meant a general infection of the whole body. "It may safely be said,” Sir William proceeded. •• that if this unusually severe attack had occurred six years, ago it would have, proved falal within a few days. In this case chemicals have been injected killing off the germ responsible for the infection of the bloodstream, and thus increasing the number of white cells to fight it.”