Reuter learns on the highest avthority that the King has been on the upward grade all day to-day after the slightly downerd turn There was great anxiety last week due to the fact that the infection involved the whole system Wut now the physicians are dealing with a localised The King's life at times hax been there was no diminution in the King's exhaustion, is not regarded as reassuring, especially as the exhaustion follows upon nineteen ays of persistent fever.
The reference to the pulse for the first time is hardly a satisfactory sign. It would seem to indicate that though the doctors are sent able to report that the Ki pulse is steady a certain anxiety exists, The well-known bacteriologist, Dr. Whitby, who conducted an examina. tion of the King in the early stages of his illness, was called to Bucking-ight during a consultation, which lasted for an hour, and a half, between Sir Stanley Hewett and Lord Dawson of Penn. understood that Dr. Whitby did not see the King.
it Stanley Hewett stiving at the Palace to-night.
Dee. 10.
The effect of yesterday's bulletins on this morning's papers is illus trated by three typical headlines "King's illness r:-arouses rather disquieting day, ind "Less satisfactory bulletins."
"This morning's bulletin, issued Buckingham Palace at 11.20, states that although the King passed a disturbed night there has been some fall in his temperature this morning and there is also n slight: improve: ment in Mis Majesty's general conin danger but Mis Majesty is certainly in 4 safer position than he was a week ago, Ie ix now hel ing hiv own against the disease and progress Ix being made, alt howe this is necessarily slow and laborious.
However the mis still difficult because the King's cuperative powers after nearly, three weeks of illness are less trong than they were.
A bulletin lasted at 11.15 this! morning, states that the King has had some hours of sleep. His} temperature ix still raised on count of the local lung condition. His eneral condition is the ame.—Reater, The Prince's Journey Home Port Said, Dee.
Phe Prince of Wales left for Brindisi to-da board Enterprise at 10,
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