Death of the Queen.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 31 January 1901, Page 3

Death of the Queen.

[uY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.] (per press association.) Illness of the Duke of York. The King's Address to the Kaiser. Statue of the Queen, Received this day at 8 50 a.m. London, January 30. The King is in London completing arrangements for the funeral. Sixty Princes of the Royal blood will ride in the procession, which will be headed by the volunteers, yeomanry, and colonial representatives. The Prussian Dragoons will also participate.

The King will ride alone behind the gun carriage, followed by the Kaiser and other reigning sovereigns. The total length of the route through the city will bo 3-} miles. . Until Monday the body remains in St. George’s Chapel, and will then bo removed to the Royal mausoleum at Frogmore, in the presence of mourners only.

The Duke of York is suffering since Monday from an attack of German measels.

Sir Francis Henry Laking is attending the patient, who is progressing satisfactorily-

In conferring the Garter on the Crown Prince of Germany the King said : ho hoped to further cement, and strengthen the feeling between Germany and Britain, so that they might bo enabled to go' hand in hand and promote civilisation and peace of the world. He also thanked the Easier for coming at a moment’s notice to assist, attend and watch over the late Queen. Wellington, This Day. A meeting of citizens warmly supported the Governors proposal for the erection of a statue of the late Queen in Wellington. Over £250 was raised in the room including his Excellency’s 25 guineas, and also fifty guineas from the Ministry and other subscriptions of 25 guineas. Received this day, at 9 45 a m. Sydney, January 31.

The Lieutenant Governor has requested the churches to hold service on Saturday, and toll the bells. The theatres will not hold matinees, but managers have decided to open in the evening. Melbourne, January 31. Turner approves of the idea of making May 24th —Victoria Day—a national holiday for all timeThe “ Daily Telegraph ’’ says the cruisers St George and Juno will be absent from the funeral and preparations are progressing to fit them out as an escort for the Yorks.

The Mahommcdans, at Kimberley, have held daily memorial services to the Queen, since her death.

McArthur, the American Commandant in the Philippines, is suspending all military duty on Saturday, except such as j 3 necessary for guards, out of respect to the Queen. The guns will salute halthourly between sunrise and sundown when 45 will bo fired aa a solu'o to the Union Jack-

Owing io the extended nature of the pro. cession in London over twenty thousand regulars and seven thousand volunteers are needed on the line of route.