NEW ZEALAND MOURNS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1781, 12 June 1906, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND MOURNS.

PROFOUND GRIEF.

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, la-t night. F.rm every part of the ooloDy telegraph mess-ges aro bciag rcooived exp e s : ng profr,u-id giief at tha euddin dca'h of the Right Hon. R. J. Seddon. FIRST INTIMATION. When tbe first intimation was reosived by tbe Press AfS'ciation tbe news caused a Bhock, and a liitlo Inter information wae cjo firmed by cypher mssfage lo'the Government, rrctived about 20 mianteVto i p.m., Ela’.ir g that Mr Scddon.jbad died at 23 minutes past 6 o’clock last iri'ghf, just abrut 15 hours after the beat eaTed away f cm Sydney, amidst the handshakes, farewells, and good wishes of an almiriog crowd. FEELING THE STRAIN.

The information to band is that for some boors piior to the depa-ture cf the verse), Mr Seddon was brglnning to feel tbe strain of the last two weeks, and was notin the bes£ of hca’tb. THE SAD NEWS.

When the sad news was definitely announced to be true most profound rrgret and surprise was everywhere evident.

MEETING OE CABINET.

As soon as the Aoting-Premier wa? ma 5 e aware of the news, a meeting of the Cabinet was hastily 6ummored for two o’clock.

PAINFDL DUTY—BREAKING THE NEWS.

Captain Seddon was in tbe Labor Offioo when the first cablegram was received. He was summoned to ihs Hon. Mr HullJodcs’ effite, and there made aware of wbst had happened,

A LAST MESSAGE

Only on Saturday night last the editor of tbe Evening Post received the following oabl gram from Mr Seddon : ° " Gresley Lukm, Evening Post, Wellington. Sydney, 9th June. Completed rcciprcoal preferential agreement with the Commonwealth. Firmly believe it will benefit the contracting