Evening star., 1928-12-17
CONDITION Of KING
CONTINUES BETTER
British Ruler Maintains In
provement Evident for
Past Two Days.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 17.--It was
stated officially in Buckingham Palace
at 8 O'Clock this afternoon that the
slight improvement in King George
condition previously noted continues.
While it seemed too early to conclude
that the King definitely was on the
road to recovery, he not only was hold
ing his own, but the physicians report
said that slight improvement noted
in his condition on Sunday was con-
tinuing. To this. the period of natural
sleep that the king had in the late
hours OF last night, was doubtless a
valuable contributory factor.
Text Of Morning Bulletin.
The morning bulletin said:
The King had a fair night with
some natural sleep toward morning
The slight improvement in his majesty's
condition noted yesterday. continues"
1t was signed by Sir Hugh Rigby,
Sir Stanley Hewett and Lord Dawson of
Penn.
Later a statement from an authori-
tatiye quarter confirmed the public i'm
preston in this respect. This statement
interpreted the bulletin as meaning that
his majesty. for the first time since
his illness became serious, had passed
"a hours without sedative This is
regarded as encouraging as the natural
sleep which the King was reported as
having had is exactly what is wanted
to enable him to build up his strength.
There was general satisfaction that
,nvsr I1V1l1afivo %tNa
consecutive one in which slight, but
Authoritative circles interpreted this as
meaning that his majesty's condition
was still slightly on the upgrade.
Watching Ray Treatment Results.
Physicians interested in ray therapy
are watching the results of this treat
ment with keen interest and an emf
nent radiologist in expressing his view
of this mornings bulletin, said that it
is more than likely that this new con-
dition is due to the ultra violet ray
treatment, because the tendency IF the
rays is to produce natural sleep.
Lord Dawson did not leave Buckihg-
ham Palace until afternoon, having been
there for more than two hours. Sir
Hugh Rigby, noted surgeon who operat-
ed on his majesty last Wednesday, left
shortly after the bulletin had been is
sued
During the morning the Prince of
Wales visited the palace as did Ram
say Macdonald. the former Labor pre-
mler.
The usual crowd which gathered out
side the palace was an optimistic one,
as was evidenced by the cheerful ex-
preston on most faces Their cheery
expectation of further good tidings of
the Kings condition was realized when
two palace officials came smiling to the
railing with the new favorable bulletin.
Princess Mary was warmly greeted as
she left the palace by motor Car soon
after the departure Of the doctors.
Prince Declared Hopeful
Sir Kynaston Studd, lord mayor OF
London, speaking at Mansion House
meeting this afternoon, told of receiv'
ing a favorable report on the King:
condition from the Prince Of Wales.
IT saw the Prince of Wales this
morning and he said that he was very
pleased that the last two reports were
| so much more favorable and that fol
| two nights the King had had sleeI
without having any sleeping draught.
The lord mayor added that the prince
seemed very much more hopeful that
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