LATEST FROM PALACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 537, 14 December 1928, Page 1

LATEST FROM PALACE

MEDICAL MEN SATISFIED j HIGH HOPES RENEWED j (Australian and N- y Press Association) | Reed. 12.1 p.m. LONDON, Thurs. j Sir Stanley Hewett, Lord Dawson, Sir Hugh Rigby, Sir Edmund Buzzard | and Sir William Hodgson arrived at the Palace at seven, and issued the bulletin 75 minutes later. Though it is brief, it conveys welcome news of a slight improvement in the King’s general condition. I’he j exhaustion referred to is expectable, ■ and is in no way alarming, though it ]is necessary still an anxious aspect. ! An eminent authority, commenting .on to-night’s bulletin, said: “It is as i good as one could get. The fact that i the King is safely through 24 hours is 1 a very good thing. Ail immediate I danger after such an operation is | shock. Fortunately, there is nothing I like that. The outlook is now com- • pletely changed. The fact that the King is even ever such a little better is very hopeful." The “British Medical Journal,” introducing the authoritative review

cabled yesterday, sas-s: “The bulletins! kept tlie public informed with com-! mendable frankness. The local signs in the chest and the general sj-mptoms 1 show the patient’s reaction to a strain | that was very severe and exhausting, j They have recorded fluctuations of an extremely virulent malady which j would have taxed the strength of a young man of powerful physique.” | The “Lancet,” in an introduction to j the official statement, says: “The position so far is satisfactory. Those conversant with the course of the symptoms and their significance in these cases will recognise that we have here a foundation for a renewal of legitimate hopes.” SURGERY’S TRIUMPH A leading surgeon told the. “Even-j ing Standard” that had the case not j resolved itself from a medical into a! surgical one, it would have been bope-! less. Now that it Is surgical, some-1 thing curative can be done. “By the end of 24 hours after the operation, the heart should be showing distinct signs of relief if all is going well. ’ “If the King has enough strength to see through a few more days, then he should recover well. He will have been saved by the operation for empyema, whose -operation results statistically are very good.” EXTENT OF OPERATION In the absence of arty authoritative statement in the bulletins or otherwise, there is doubt as to the actual extent of the operation. Olio well-informed source states that it involved the -removal of a small section of rib to facilitate the drainage. On the contrary, the “Daily Express" . states that it was found unnecessary to cut into the rib. A small incision was found to be adequate for the insertion of the tube. “The “Daily Express” states that the Royal Family is entirely satisfied with the condition of the King’s health to-night. The gi-eat anxiety -at the palace last, night was due to a doubt whether hie heart was strong enough to stand the operation. It was pointed out to both the Queen and the Prince of Wales that if the operation was not performed, the toxaemia in all probability would be fatal. Ultimately, it . was decided that the operation, dangerous as it was, was the only alternative. The “Express's” medical correspondent describes the bulletin as satisfactory; but it cannot be expected that the recovery will be rapid. A pleasing feature is that there is no mention of heart weakness. COOLIDGE’S MESSAGE (Australian and X.Z. Press Association) Reed. 11 a.m. WASHINGTON, Thurs. President Coolidge has cabled to King George: “I am greatly pleased to learn of the distinct improvement in your Majesty’s health, and I trust that your complete convalescence will now be but a matter of a short time.”

BANKRUPTCY COURT

ONE DEBTOR DISCHARGED The fortnightly sitting of the Bankruptcy Court was held this morning, under the presidency of Mr. Justice Frazer. Bert Arthur May hill, motor-dealer, of Auckland, was discharged from bankruptcy. A number of applications for adjudication of debtors were adjourned on the request of counsel until special sittings, conducted by the registrar in January and February during the court vacations.