The sun., 1902-06-25

that for q week past shs feared that the
inevitable would hApp>n Yet With oil the
strain shs kcp, up her brave spirit and
bright dcm~anor and performed her part
of the. Ascot festivities with unsurpassed
charm and gracc. giving no clue TO the
pain and anxiety sna~ing at her heart
The sAms outward show was preserved
during the progress from Windsor Castle
to London on Monday. When sh" was
told on Tuesday morning by her closest
friend. Who 10 a. dear as a sister. that the
operation mus, be performed. and that
there was no Possibility % the King being
for some minutes. Then she quietly
answered: Have not felt that this would
happcn = and II seemed as II her great
burden, which she had horne in silence.
had dropped away. Her mex, inquiry wa !;
How dos the King t~ar i,'' and on being
told that h. Was b~arirg up brsvely and
tha, .hc nigh, SEQ him she with eS-
traordinsry control Immediately assumed
a cheerful face and sought to devise means
to lessen the Kings grief.
The Prince ~ Wais. was busy all day
replying to ,oIcgrans from all parts Of
Europe.
rErV VErrrE or rms CORONATION rSvoys
The Bcily Mdi s1ys that no on ill init
nation will he G ven to the special ambas-
sailors. hut l, is expected that both tho
European and American enVoys will now
quietly return home At their own convent
enCe
Prince Abr, ~ Belgium, Prince iCo-
pold 81 Bavaria ard Ar d ke Franz r yrdI-
nand Of Austria will star, for home ,his
morning. but tho-- Whose homes are far
distant. s.I,h a. 'hc Chincsc, Japarcs' and
Atyssirian representatives, will no, re-
turn yet. They will probably remain IN
FL gland ard paw n quiet round Of i:spo'-
,ion. All the Indian Tnjnhs and the CO.
loni,l troops will remain the guests Of 'hc
nation for a time
KINGS EEGEEr At DIsAPPoISrINd TuE
rEoPLE
The Telegraph declares tha, the Illness
from which tho h ing suffered lat week did
no, afford any absolute indication of ,h"
ailnent which forced III" operation, hut
on Monday night and yesterday morning
a change -, in which nccessltated minute
cxaminai ion. and after careful delhera' ion
tho doctors arrived a, the conclusion that
an Immediate operation was imperative
in order To avoid the chances Of blood
poisoning. which would have been inevi-
tabls fsisi.
When tho King wss informed Of the de-
cision he received the intelligence with "a
traordinary calm and with an absolute
sense Of reliance on the judgment 81 those
around him He seemed 10 those about
him to have no fear Of the suffering he
was about TO undergo. The main idea In
his mind was infinite. ineNpressble regret
for what he knew would prove a bitter dis
appointment 20 tho people Indeed, his
frs, words when told that a serious opera
ton was obligatory are said 20 have been:
operation or no ,p'rarion, wont dis
apppin, the p'ople. | must SO to tho
Abbey"
Not long after the operation the Prime
Of Vale. saw his father. whom he found far
stronger than hc expected. The King then
told him thi, he felt actually more com.
Portable than before m" operation.
cABISEr DISCUSSES POSSIBILITY or kISo's
pEATH
T. is known that tho Kings illne-e is Of
such extreme gravity that lAst nights Cab.
mot me~ting was solely concerned with
certain points 81 constitutional procedure
in the even, Of a fatal issue
ASo1Hrr ACCOUNT or THE OPERATION.
The Tel,croph's accoun, of the opera,i ion
say. thA, tho incsion was made near tho
groin and was carried upward. with al
outer liant, for close 10 four inches. The
obstruction having becn eIcised a system
Of tubing ga. r~sorted 20 20 make the iu-
testincs available for their natural func-
tions
OF course, tho operation was Performed
under an anr-Ihctic. tho patient b~ins
removed from his couch for the purpose
such operations invariably involv" CON
siderable risk no, outstanding tho strides
made in modern surgery.
ron ssnvIcEs ON THURSDAY.
The Archhishops 81 Canterbury and York
have issued MI ntimstion to the effect
thG, a. the king expressed a wish that
the local celebrations outside Of London
should proved. they therefore suggest
tha, ,herc should s'ill in al cnses be special
services IN the parish churches. A. the
form Of scr, ice already issued will bo in
appropriate they suggest the ordinary
ssr,ice Of the day, with special Tsalns,
lessons and hymns to be chosen by the
incImbcn,s. and the first two prayers of
the Ufiic" 81 the Visitation 81 tho sick
II. n,ar "a ui,Jso, assi.,aI hv Ri.h,n