KING’S HEALTH

Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1929, Page 5

KING’S HEALTH

CONDITION UNCHANGED. (Dinted Press Association.— Rv Electric Telegraph.—Copy i igiit. ) I Romm ed this day at B.HO. a.m.) LONDON, Jaunary 2. A build in at 11.JA a.in. states despite a restless night, the condition of his M ajesty remains unchanged. (Sgdl Ilewett, Rigby and Dawson. NAT DIM'. OK TDK T R EA'I’.M EXT. ' LONDON, dan. 1. ‘ s I >■ fw> King’s treatment. il is momentarily not possible to reveal A/K. manner in which eelvinm i-; heiii" .••'lniMi’slei'cd, l)iit. nresnm:( ; i]y one of (lie obj'ejs is to make up for a lack of calcium in the blood. Sir K. S. Deuilf and Dr Woods did not call to-night (Tuesday), and the rays were not applied. It is not, known whether this course of treatment is (oneluded. The doctors signing the hull- tin were in consultation for two hours. While they were still at the Palace, the Prime ef Wales arrived. 1-Id left soon alter eight. Dr Dodds, who is only twenty-nine. has he-ui chielly employed latterly at Middlesex hospital. SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT. LONDON, Jan. 2. A bulletin issued at 8.15 p.m. states the King had passed a good day; there was a slight improvement in His Majesty's condition.

MOR E SATISFA CTOR Y. (Received this day at 10. HO. a.m.) LONDON. January 2. To-day’s news of (lie King, in conjunction with the Home Secretary’? statement, is regarded- as much more satisfactory. It appears to indicate that the King is-coniinning the gradual hoped-for progress, hut there was also a small check, ros'dling Ivota rest lessness last night, which had not an adverse effect. Indeed, there is ir” ably a better atmosphere in Palace circles, but nevertheless, it is again emphasised that optimism must still fT be restrained. Certain degrees of-anx iety still continues. Drs. Hewitt and Weeds were not at the Palace to-night. For Ihe second successive day the rays were not applied. The Prince id M ales, the Yorks, Princess .Mary and Lord Laseelles dined with the Queen. Doth the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester hunted.

FURTHER PARTICULARS -V LONDON. Jan. 2. Hr Dawson did not visit the Palace in the afternoon and no statement as to His Majesty’s condition was issued. / Exports, interviewed regarding the * calcium treatment, say there is increasing evidence that in certain weak . ' states of health, there is a reduction «i 'W ca!cii**i contents. Blood deficiency can be made good by administering soluble salt, through the mouth, but that is a slow method of getting calcium into the blood stream. It is usually injected in the vein by means of a hypodermic syringe, and thus the blood calcium is raised to normal. Unusually severe injections are made at intervals of a day or two. Doubtless calcium was administered to the King intravascularly, which is quite. a simple v ojKMOition, and must not be regarded A /is .a last resort move. There is no reference in any text book to the matter. The King’s doctors probably solved the method on their own. It may Ik* described as an operation of moment.