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to him at intervals since THURSDAY
night The medica! examination was
first directed towards possible compli
cations in the throat his oeins Eh4
particular cause which led 10 the call
ing in of Professor Thomas II mad
been feared that an operation wonl1
be necessary. but Professor Thoma ::
was able to make il clear that he
fears were groundless The general
condition OF his majesty was such.
however. that the gravest teals were
entertained by his doctors, and TINS
they indicated in bulletin.
London had been anxious Tie sud
den news of the kings grave illness
came as blow because his majesty
was reported to have returned from
Biarritz in fair health. All day crowds
the Mansion house in the city. where
the physicians bulletins wrre ii,
played.
1t was obvious to those who called
at the palace throughout the day that
despite the grave bulletins OF the
squad OF royal physicians and throat
specialists, that the kings condition
was really more critical than the med
ical bulletins announced Everybody
about the palace seemed distraught
Early in the DAY the palace servants
changed theiryscarlet liveries fol- ones
Of black. j. The members OF the royal
family who left the palace throughout
tressed 1t was apparent that the
kings end was near So grave was the
last official bulletin that an urgent
summons was issued to all the mem.
bers of the royal family not already
gathered at the palace TO come there
Immediately.
He Could Not Rest.
The king was always difficult pa
tient for his physicians to manage. He
was even more difficult during his past
two days illness Thursday his ma
jesty was exceedingly restless and In
sisted on getting out OF bed and par
TALLY dressing The physicians could
not induce him to withdraw his MIND
from consideration of affairs of state.
He often petulantly observed that he
was unable 10 rest because he coult
not withdraw his mind from consider
alton of the political situation. Il can
not rest" his majesty exclaimed sew
eral times, because ! am thinking of
this terrible political situation. | can
not sleep in bed. must be mp"
~ in he n
the royal physicians gathered for the
morning examination of the illustrious
patient, it became quickly apparent
that his condition was verging upon
critical. The king hadsinsisted upon
rising from bed and dressing. and he
received the physicians, whose mum
bers had been augmented by Professor
ST. Clair Thomas the famous throat
specialist, and DR.. Bertrand Thorn
son, sitting in a chair.
While the king remained sitting in
his chair violent spells of coughing
every now and again caused him great
discomfort. while on two occasions
fainting fits caused the greatest alarm
to his attendants. At other times his
majesty was fully conscious and in
sisted upon transacting some of his
public business. Among other things
regarding which he made inquiries
were about the arrangements which
had been made for the reception of
Prince Sadanaru Fushimi. who is Wis
iting England to represent the. mikado
at the opening of the Anglo-Japanese
exhibition He made many criticisms
of the arrangements and insisted that
they should be altered in certain par
afternoon. however that the condition
of the king was steadily g owing
worse When in the evening the royal
physicians gathered for another gen
eral examination they found the fears
which they had entertained were more
than justified. The constant strain of
coughing and the difficulty expert
enced in breathing by his majesty
had affected his heart, the left ven
tricle Of which was failing to act An
other alarming symptom was the fact
that the oxygen which was being ad
ministered was giving none OF the re
lief 1t was designed to achieve.
In a waking interval these words
fell from his lips:
We'll, 1t is all over, but | think
have done my duty"
The death Of the sovereign occurs at
the worst possible time from a pc
littcal, business and social point of
view. The new king faces a trying
situation In curbing the power of the
peers. With the London season just
beginning, festivities will give place
to mourning and all business will
therefore be affected