NEW ZEALAND'S SYMPATHY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 813, 10 May 1910, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND'S SYMPATHY.

MESSAGE FROM TUB HIGH ' COMMISSIONER. (By Teleerapli—Press Association.) - Ghrlstchurch, May 9. On Saturday morning the Prime Mrn- ! ijster sent tho following personal ■ cable message to Lord Knolly s' (private secretary to' tho ;late King) , . "Respectful and profound sympathy ,- -,' • arid, earnest'.hopes for recovery of our beloved Kins;." . " . - ' Lord' Knollys : replied'.aa- follows •"'The. .Queien .you her "..sincere thanks'. for' : your ?;ind expression of sympathy ; ' ! ' ' . ' .'; ' The Prime 'Minister received the following .cajble. message from the Hon. W." HaU-jJ,ohes, High Combissioner- for New.Zealand:—'"The'sad news of -the death of our 'late King, coming so suddenly, ..has. caused .a great shock - amongst all classes; I. have conveyed " ' to'his tho .King the profound grief of the people", of New Zealand, both . British and Maori, at the great ■loss the Empire has sustained." The Government has cabled the High ' Commissioner (Mr. Hall-Jones), asking him to represent the Dominion ,at .the funeral ■of the late King, and .also to have a suitable .wreath forwarded on behalf of New Zealand, with the words "New Zealand- .t-o her ■ King" inscribed oil a card. . ... - . / . "A STRONC RULER." ' SIR JOSEPH WARD'S IMPRESSION j., OF THE NEW KING. / ' ' ~ "I don't suppose that it will be regarded in any • way -irividioiis," remarked Sir Joseph Ward'to a Dominion ; reporter last night, "if I say that froin .a very close observation • of;the new King, Goorge V, I should expect to ' • find that the wide" experience that he has alnady-igained of, countries and peoples, owing to * his world-wide travels, ..will,. in his' exalted. position ' stand : him-'ii£greafy stead. rMy own'impression is that the hew King will . in times of considerable difficulty in his' ; own immediate tdmtory -prove ' to'be; a strong rulers' . There can. be little doubt/in my opinion,, that; the great store of tact that his father possessed .is -shared by-, . him,, and .to a much , larger extent 1 than'the .world'at large . appears to think. One thing I am sure of, 'and that is'that the united wishes of his people •'throughout the groat Empire over which ho now presides will wish him God-speed in the great-undertaking that of necessity attaches to him-in-the position that he now fills." . v, STATE SCHOOLS TO CLOSE. • TO-DAY AND ON THE DAY : OF • ■ THE FUNERAL.. " Tho Prime Minister has advised Mr. G. L. Stewart, secretary of the "Wellington Education Board, that he has advised each school committee throughout-. .the--Dominion - to close. to-day (Tuesday) and on the day of the funeral. So far the day of-the funeral is unknown, but in the course of his message..the Prime Minister stated-that itwould probably take "place on Saturday next. In the case of backrcountry schools difficult to communicate with in time for to-day's closing, he is requesting that school should be suspended for two days at the time of the funeral. LOYAL MESSACE TO KINo! CEORCE. The Prime, Minister telegraphed to his Excellency the Governor yesterday: "The primo Minister." presents "■ his compliments, and desires his Excellency to cable to- the Secretary for ■ State for. the 'Colonies, asking him. to, ooirroy to 'Ma M*. ' George. V an expression" of the unswerving, "loyalty of the Government and people of Not Zealand to his throne and person' (Signed) J. (J. Ward." THE POST OFFICE. To-day will be observed as a day of general mourning l throughout the Post • Office of New Zealand. The local and suburban offices will open from 9 to 10 a.m., and again-in the evening between 7-and 8 p.m. Tho first letter-carriers' delivery will; be made as usual. The train and steamer mails, which usually close during the day, will close at 10 a;m.' at the Chief Post' Office. BOY SCOUTS' PARADE. .About 80' Boy Scouts assembled at I Newtown on Sunday, to take part in a Church Parade, 65 going":to; St.' James's - Presbyterian Church, and the remainder ? to tho Roman Catholic Church, Buckle Street. Special reference was made at both services to the death 'of King Edward VII. Lieutenant M'Leod, "officer commanding the Boy Scouts, lias ordered a special parade of all Boy Scouts in tho Y.M.C.A. Rooms, to-morrow evening, at 7.30 o'clock. This meeting has been called that scouts may mark in a fitting manner the passing away of the late King, and the members of -every oorps arc "expected to bo present. THE NAVY LEACUE. The .lion, secretary of tho Wellington branch of. the Navy League ha's re- , reived".fi'onu Lord Plunkot's private ; 'secrefar'y..".the., following reply to tho telcfefimV in tyhich the..league expressed its sorrow' for tho death of King Edward! —'Vim directed by his Excel-

lency to thank you for message concerning tho death of his late Majesty, which will be transmitted to England in duo course. —(Signed) Waterfield." WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL POSTPONED. . On account of the death of the King the Wednesday . Football Association has postponed all matches fixed for tomorrow. 1 The City Council offices will all be closed to-day. No committee meetings of the council will bo held this weekj and there will be no organ recital next Saturday. . At tho parade of the Wellington Corps of the St. John Ambulance Brigado, held last night, the following resolution was passed, all present standing:— "That the Wellington Corps of tho St. John Ambulance Brigade desires to place on record .its profound regret at the death of, our Sovereign, King Edward VII." ' MINISTERS TO BE RE-SWORN. Owing to the death of the late King all Ministers will be required to bo resworn. This, it will be remembered, was done on tho occasion of the death of her Majesty Queen Victoria. From a strictly legal point of view this course is not necessary, but it is in accordance with custom. MAORI SYMPATHY'. (By Teleeranh—Press Association.) Auckland, May 9. Several of the Maori chiels in the neighbourhood of Rotorua called to-day -upon the Hon. Tlios. "Mackenzie (who is now at Rotorua)' as representing the .Government,-and expressed their great sorrow at the loss the Empire has sustained by tho death of King Edward. They were now, they said, as orphans without tho guiding hand of th'eir father, and as forlorn '■ children tho Maoris joined with. their Pakeha brethren in mourning their great loss. Mr. Mackenzie suitably acknowledged the Natives',.expressions of sympathy, and promised that theso would bo transmitted to the proper quarter. NOTES. . None of the committees of the City Council, will meet this week. The offioes of .the- City .Council are tb be. closed to-day. . The song recital, which was to have been given by "Miss Lloyd-Hassell in tho Concert Chamber last evening 'has been postponed'until Wednesday, May ,25. ' Thero was no meeting of the Shakespeare Society la&fc evening. There will be. no lectures to-day at Victoria College on account of tho • King's death. I At a well-attended meeting of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Locomotive Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association the following resolution was passed: "That we, the Wellington branch of the New Zealand .Locomotive -Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association, deeply regret•the death of his late "Majesty King Ed-.vard VII, who has been justly' called Edward the Peacemaker." ' Owing to tiio death of the King the annual social of tile Wellington Volunteer Fire Police, fixed for Friday next, has been postponed indefinitely. The officers of the S.M. Court advise that the civil business set down for to-day will be adjourned by tho Court until May 17. * •. . . ,x> ri/r.uTioir: The Wellington Technical School will be closed ,to-day out'of respect to. the 'memory ,o£:,the .late King.'.... ' The Mayor is calling the councillors together at 11:30 o'clock this morning at ' tho Town Hall. The Mayor will assume his robes of office, and with the councillors, proceed in carriages to the old Parliamentary Buildings, Molesworth Street, at noon, to attend the Prime Minister at the reading of tho Proclamation. The Mayor and councillors will then .return to the Council Chamber, where .the Mayor will read the Proclamation. • Upon the day of the funeral of King Edward, all trains in the Dominion will' be stopped for a quarter of an hour at a time yet' to be fixed. A start was made yesterday in connection with the draping of the public buildings. , At the Government Buildings internal as well as external draping is being done on an extensive scale. It. is announced that the Government Buildings will be closed to-day, and also on the day of the ,funeral. Officers of the Government have been enjoined to wear mourning. Tho Teachers Training College will bo closed to-morrow. '. The meeting of the Wellington Provincial Industrial Association called for this evening has been postponed until May 17. ■ !' : " Tlie Southern Cross Lodge, 1.0.0. F., social arranged for Thursday next' has been postponed, on account of the late King's death. A meeting will be held at tho lodge on Thursday evening, at 7.30 o'clock. Tho concert in aid of the Wellington Boys' Cricket Leaguo has been postponed on account of the late King's death.