Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
KINGS CONDITION
VIEWED IN ALARM
State of Health Is Held Not
Hopeful Despite Statement
of Royal Doctors.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 9-King George spent
restful night, and today was able to
go about in his usual complacent man.
ner. Meanwhile his physicians, who
have again held several consultations
because Of the reopening of the sinus
leading into the right chest cavity. are
taking every precaution to safeguard
his majesty's health.
Numerous X-ray photographs which
were taken yesterday have been care
fully examined by the physicians. who,
II they have reached any definite con-
illusions, have not made them public. A
more careful examination of the photo
graphs will be made tomorrow. Pos
sibly further X-rays will be taken, to
note, II possible, any change in the con-
ditions In the right lung anu pIeural
cavity.
Caller Is Taken 10 Infirmary.
Some slight diversion was given this
afternoon by an attempt made by an
unknown man to call at Buckingham
Palace. The policeman on duty de-
tanned him, and he was taken to St.
Stephens Infirmary. He then made the
excuse that he wanted to see the Queen
General concern prevailed today in
Britain for the welfare of the monarch,
whose projected visit to the Summer
palace, at Sandringham, was postponed
suddenly yesterday.
Physicians explanations that the
sinus in the left lung had shown I'M
satisfactory. progress and that X-ray
photographs were necessary for further
treatment were not regarded generally
as hopeful,
Nervous Reaction Is Feared.
There was the suggestion In medical
comment that the very service of
thanksgiving for his recovery, in which
the King participated Sunday. may
have caused a relapse, despite the state
ment of the four doctors that the cere-
mony had not fatigued him.
There may have been, it was said. a
slight nervous reaction, Of which he
himself was unconscious, but which
might have had an unfavorable effect
on the condition of the local lesion.
1t was understood poStponement OF
his majesty's journey north with Queen
Mary was decided upon less than three
hours before the special train was due
to leave Kings Cross. The postpone
ment was announced only after a crowd
had gathered about Buckingham Pal
ace gates to witness the departure.
Although there was widespread COM
ment Sunday about how well the King
looked on his journey from the palace
to West Minister Abbey, he, neverthe-
less, bore sad traces of his long con-
flnement, so marked as to bring disap-
pointment to numbers Of his subjects.
Precautions Held Unexcessive.
Medical commentators Of his physi-
clans bulletin yesterday pointed out
today that a lengthy illness Of the
severity which King George had under
gone left even the strongest constitu-
ton in a most delicate state.
The precautions taken by his doctors
in the case of q man "a years old, whose
recovery from such an illness was not
entirely complete, were not thought ex-
cessive in view of the necessity OF In
surfing that there would be no fresh
Infection from the unhealthy sinus.
His majesty was up at his usual hour
this morning, and it was said at the
palace he carried out his usual routine.
Sir Stanley Hewett, one OF his physi-
clans, paid him a brief visit, and left
shortly with DR.. Henry Martyr, who
had spent the night at the palace.