WIDESPREAD REGRET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 813, 10 May 1910, Page 8

WIDESPREAD REGRET.

TELECRAMS TO THE PREMIER. FROM ALL PARTS OF- TEE DOMINION. Hundreds of telegrams were received by the Prime Minister yesterday in' connection with the death of King Edward. These came from all parts of the Dominion and were representative of all classes. Following are some of the more important messages:— From the headmaster of North-East Valley School: "Tho following resolution was passed by 550 scholars this morning: 'That tho ■ boys and girls of North-East Valley Publio School desire to express their sorrow to their widowed Queen tupon the lamented death of her husband, our King, and to assure her of our loyalty to herself and the Royal -Family.' Will you please forward the children's loving message?" From Mr. A. E. Kernot, Consul-for Paraguay in New Zealand: "On behalf of the public of Paraquay I beg to offer sincerest condolences on the death of the-King." -, From the Hon. R H. J. Reeves, Nelson: "Truly a world-wide calamity." From A. D. Considino, Martinborough: "On behalf of the Irish people of this district I tender our profound and sincere condolence at the demise of our late Sovereign Lord the King. Ireland has lost a good friend, ' the Empire a wise and great Monarch, and tho world a most capable peacemaker."

From the Hon. Dr. Collins, M.L.C., Wellington: "It is with the profoundest regret that I received your news of our beloved King's death. It is a great catastrophe to the British Empire." From Mr. J. Duncan, M.P., Picton: "Your message contains fateful and most sorrowful news doubly so in present critical times—an Empire calamity not yet measurable."

From Mr. Hine, M.P., Stratford:' "Kindly convey to his Excellency the Governor on. behalf of constituents and self our deep grief at the overwhelming loss the Empire lias sustained by the death of our revered Sovereign."

From tho Hon. T. Kelly, M.L.C., New Plymouth: "The sudden neiys of the death of our beloved King at this critical period in tho life of the Empire will cause universal regret throughout the Dominion."

From the Hon. T. Mackenzie, then at Rotorua: "In tlio death of our beloved King our Empire has sustained a loss which the suddenness of the blow we can but faintly realise and the world its great peacemaker."

From the Hon. W. Beehan, Auckland: "It is an awful calamity."

From Mr. J. P. Luke, M.P., Wellington Suburbs: "I join you and the people of the Dominion in deopest regret at the death of our beloved Sovereign. His decease removes a great King and world's friend."

From tho Hon. J. E. Jenkinson, Wellington: "Have to express profound grief at the sad newS'jof death of King Edward." From Mr. Yung Liang Hwang, Imperial phiiieso Consulate, Wellington: "I beg to express to you, on behalf of the Chinese residents in New Zealand, and the personnel of this Consulate, their deep sympathy and sincere condolence on tho death of 'his Majesty King Edward." '

From, Mr. A. Rosser: "On behalf of Trades and Labour Council Dominion Executivo accept my deepest sympathy on the loss to tho Empire by the death of his Majesty King Edward. As Prince he took an active interest in tho bousing of tho poor in London; as King he was essentially a peacemaker. May his successor follow in his footsteps."

From Hillside employees there ' was received a resolution of profound sorrow. and an intimation to the effect that they had ceased work in respectful memory of the late Sovereign.

From tho chairman of the Otago Edueatiou Board:—"All schools in Otago district adjourned to-day, after a short address by member of committee or master. Flag at half-mast."

From Mr. R. T. Robertson, Consular Agent for Italy, Wellington"On behalf of Italian residents in Wellington, I beg to convoy their sincere regret and condolences on the death of his Majesty King Edward."

From Mr. W. H. Field, M.P„ Otaki:—"The tidings first reached mo at Otaki, where, as indeed everywhere in my electorate, profound sorrow and regrot prevails."

From the Grand Secretary of Good Templars"Kindly accept and convey sincere and deep sympathy from Grand Lodge of New Zealand International Order of Good Templars with the members of the Royal Family in tho great loss sustained."

'From tiro Grand Secretary, Loyal Orange Lodge"Members of the Loyal Orange Institution in the Dominion join with universal sorrow in tho great loss the Empire has sustained, and desire to express deep sympathy with the Royal Family."

From tho president of tho Baptist Union of Now Zealand"l bog to convey to yon, on behalf of the Baptist Union of Now Zealand, an expression of deopost regret at tho death of our honoured' Kiug, and of our sense of the great loss the British Empire lias sustained, wo humbly offer our sincere condolences to tho Queen-widow and Royal Family."

From Taiaroa, on behalf of the Ngatimoki tribe: "Convey our deepest sympathy and arolia- at tho loss of our great white chief -and ariki of the Empire.

"Tho Arawa tribe, fully assembled, request bis Excellency to convey to members of the Royal family an expression of their profound grief at"the demise of our beloved King. They also desire to renew those assurances of unbounded loyalty and affection offered personally to King George when ho visited Rofcorua."