General Cablegrams.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, Feb. 5.
The King has issued three messages, to' his people : one to those of Great Britain, the second to Greater Britain, and the third to the Princes and people of India. He conveys to the whole Empire “The deep gratitude of my heart for the strong and affectionate tributes borne to the memory of the late Queen, and for the loyal sympathy to myself and Royal Family.” “ The generous spirit of devotion among the millions of my subjects, and the consciousness that we are all sharing common sorrow, have inspired me with courage and hope.”
He adds: “ I will devote myself with my utmost powers to maintaining and promoting the highest interests of my people, and will be diligent and zealous in the fulfilment of my great and sacred responsibilities.”' The Kaiser has extended the full period of mourning to be observed by the German Court to March Bth, and half mourning to April 23rd. Prince Henry of Prussia has been made a British Admiral. Chicago is raising a fund for a memorial of the Queen. In the Roman Catholic Churches of Canada and Cape Colony requiem masses for the Queen were said on Sunday. The refusal of Cardinal Vaughan to act similarly has given so much’ annoyance to Roman Catholics in England that he has decided to introduce prayer for the welfare of the Empire, without reference to the death of the Queen, into the service.
In the closing burial service, the choir, besides “ Sleep the Last Sleep,” also sang Tennyson’s “ The Face of Death is Towards the Sun of Life,” from his ode on the death of the Duke of Clarence.
The foreign Royalties who took part in the funeral are departing. , The King accompanied the Kaiser from Windsor to Lr ion. They drove to Marlborough Himse, where they lunched. The Kaiser had a tremendous reception in the metropolis, the streets being decorated and crowded with thousands of spectators. The Kaiser left Charing Cross Station for Sheerness, embarking on the German Imperial yacht Hohenzollern,
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 32, 7 February 1901, Page 4
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343General Cablegrams. Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 32, 7 February 1901, Page 4
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