Evening star., 1928-12-28
General Condition Fails to
Reveal Progress Expected
by Royal Physicians.
INABILITY TO RESIST
ILLNESS Is APPARENT
Doctors Cheered by Willingness of
Patient to Take Nourishment
More Readily.
BY the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 28.-It was Of
ficiaIIy stated at Buckingham Palace
| that there was no change in the King S
condition at 3:15 pm.
The statement was given out shortly
after a consultation between Lord Daw-
son of Penn and Sir Stanley Hewett,
the Kings chief physicians. Lord Daw-
son returned to the palace about 2:30
D IN. and remained short time with Sir
Stanley.
Although King George has regained
some of the ground which he lost yes
terday, his condition was fraught with
anxiety, and in we'll informed circles
it was thought that his majesty still
has hard fight for life ahead of him.
The Kings physicians reported this
morning that while the condition OF
the affected lung region had defnltely
improved his general condition has not
shown the same progress. In other
words, weakness and deficiency OF
recuperative power persist to serious
degree.
New Measures Are Adopted.
A lengthy consultation was held this
morning by five of the noted special
lists who have been attending his ma
iesty. 1t was devoted partially to a
general review of the progress that ne
has been making.
More strikingly, however, 1t was re-
yealed that new measures had been
considered and adopted for remedylng
the situation caused by the failure OF
the patient to respond in a better de-
gree to treatment designed to build up
his strength and to pull him through TO
convalescence. There was no hint at
this time as to what these measures
would be.
It was evident that one difficulty
which bothered the doctors had oeen
overcome to some degree, as 1t was
stated that the King was taxing nour-
iShment more readily,
Today's bulletin marked the resump-
tion of an official morning statement as
for the past Christmas holiday only one
bulletin a. day, that issued in the eve
ming had been given out The Duiietln
signed by DR.. Hewett, Rigby, Buzzard,
Rolleston and Dawson, follows: -,
"The King had a fair night, with
cuieter sleep towards morning. Tnere
is less dificulty with taking nourlsn-
ment and the general state has I'M
proved during the last IL hours.
"At a consultation this morning tne
nrogress of the past week was reviewed
During that period there has been a
definite Improvement in the local con-
dition.
"On the other hand the general con-
dition. as evidenced by weight ana
strength. does not show the same prog
ress. Measures best adapted for meet
ing this dificulty were considered and
determined"
Anxiety LesSened Little.
This mornings bulletin was regarded
in palace circles as slightly less dis
ouieting in character. It was pointed
out that the advance made by his NAL
esty during the last IL hours was very
slight and that anxiety at the palace
was lessened only to small extent.
An important feature OF the oulletin
was the statement that the Kings gen.
eraI condition does not show the same
progress. It is his majeSty's general
condition which is the physicians CHIEF
concern. and it will not be until this
shows a considerable improvement that,
1t was stated, any more definite prog
resi- can be made.
The fact that the local condition con-
tinues to show progress, although sat
isfactory, is not felt to be of immediate
Importance. The good sign In the bull
letin, as interpreted In well informed
circles, was that the doctors were md
ing it less difficult today to induce the
King to take the nourishment neces-
sary for building up his strength.
That the Kings general condition
slightly improved during the last IL
hours indicated to palace officials that
the hope expressed last night that he
might regain some of the lost ground
has been justified to a small extent.
Sir Stanley Hewett left the palace
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