Evening star., 1928-12-11
Physicians Declared Waging
Battle Against Death, but
Brief Bulletins Are Noncom.
initial as to Real Condition.
TEMPERATURE REMAINS
HIGH, SAYS LATE REPORT
Fever-Wracked Body of British
Ruler Believed to Be Gradually
Losing Strength, With No As
suring Indication That Infected
Condition Has Improved.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December liking
Georges physicians were waging
a fight against death today. IN
off1cially it was said that chances
OF his recovery were slight.
Most persons were wondering
whether the Prince of Wales. who
was expected to reach London late
tonight, would win his race with
time and again see his father
alive.
The official bulletins. which
were brief and still non-commital.
conveyed little to the general
public, and certainly gave no
ground for belief that there was
any change for the better in the
Kings condition.
1t was evident that the per-
sistent fever which has wracked
King Georges body for more than
three weeks and has been sappinp
his strength day by day still held
a tlrm grip upon him.
Temperature Remains Hirh.
King Georges physicians at HIS
am. today issued this bulletin:
His Majesty, the King, has had
several hours sleep. The temperature
remains high but there is no further
impairment of the strength"
Continuance of the Kings high tenn
perature, 1t was pointed out, meant
that the infection which returned IN
some measure yesterday, still existed.
and although the fever was not worse
the position regarding the infection
had not improved.
Queen Remains In Palace.
LORD Dawson Of Penn returned to
Buckingham Palace just before 3
o'clock this afternoon. The Queen did
not leave the palace during the after
noon for her usual drive.
Shortly before pm. it was stated
in semi-offlcial quarters that there had
been no change in the condition Of
KING George since this morning.
Four Physicians i'm Attendance.
During the night. palace officials were
stated in Semi-official announcement to
be disQuieted by the condition of the
King. The Evening Bulletin read:
His majesty had a quiet day. The
signs In the lung have improved. The
fever persists although it is not so
high as last evening and is due to some
return of the general infection which
necessarily affects the condition Of the
heart"
The bulletin was signed by Sir STAN
ley Hewett, Lord Dawson of Penn, Sir
E. FarQuhar Buzzard and Sir Humphrey
Rolleston. The fact that four physi-
clans had again been called into con-
sultation accentuated public anxiety.
Condition Is Reversed.
At the end of last week the physi-
clans were able to report that the in
fection which had spread throughout
the system of the King had been To-
Called and that he was, therefore, in
safer position. That situation had
been reversed today. The spread of
poison from the infected lung to other
parts of the system must have an effect
on the heart and accordingly anxiety
was felt.
Sir Stanley again spent the night at
the palace to be at hand In case his
patient needed him. VS.
Medical writer's in the morning news
papers pointed out that the return Of
the general infection involved a greater
strain on the heart, which was already
Weekend. and that it had now become
more than ever a question OF the
strength of that organ and the Kings
general constitution.
Public Anxiety Great.
Public anxiety, which was shown yes
terday by larger gatherings OF people
at Buckingham Palace. continued to be
displayed after midnight. At one time
there was a triple line Of automobiles
drawn at the curb in front OF the
standing at the gate reading the ofT-
cial bulletin.
One anxious man who said he was
an Australian artist paced to and FRO
before the palace for hours during
the night praying aloud for the recovery
of the King.
The comings and goings of the phy-
Sicians and movements of the members
of the royal family were watched by
the crowds with pathetic interest. The
fact that Queen Mary omitted her daily
drive during the afternoon caused
much comment.
The feeling uppermost in the minds
of all classes of society was expressed
by Sir william Joyson- Hicks. home sec
retary, when at public dinner he said:
"All of us join more than solemnly
in the prayers going up all over the
country that God will indeed save our
King"