THE LATE PREMIER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1790, 22 June 1906, Page 2

THE LATE PREMIER.

MEMORIAL SERVICES.

By telegraph, Presi Asa’n, Copyrigh Reoeived 5.5 p.m., June 21. Sydney, June 21. Flags were half-masted at the Admiralty depot at Garden Island and on all publio buildings and shipping. At noon a largo congregation assembled at 8t Andrew.'s Cathedral to pay, in unison with those taking part in the funeral rites at Wellington, a last tribute to Mr Seddon. The building wes draped in purple and black, the altar being decked with white {lowers, the Union Jack suspended from the arohing pillars. The servioe was choral. As the congregation ga'herod the organist playod, " I koow that My Redeemed Livetb.” The opening hymn was “Brief life h here our portion.’’ Then followed the service for the dead, impres sivoly sung by the choir, concluding with the anthem " Crossing the Bar,’’ to Woodward’s musio. The solemn service terminated with the singing of the hymo, “ Ten thousand times, ten thousand," the organ playing the “ Dead Maroh ” in Saul and Beethoven’s “ Funeral Maroh.” Archdeacon Gunther officiated, assisted by Canons Langley, Sharpe, and Boyoe. Among those present were: Lord Northoote, Sir Harry Rawsoo, Mr Hogue (Chief Beoretary), the Lord Mayor, Captain Stoke, Mr Reed (representing the Navy). Messrs O’Sullivan, Donne, Jackson (Union Company), Pyka (Bank of New Zealand), and a largo number ot New Zealanders.

AUSTRALIAN APPRECIATION.

By, Electric Telegraph—Per Pres 3 Association—Copyright. Sydney, June 21.

The Herald, referring to tbo honors paid to New Zealand’s dead statesman, saysHe won the reputation as a re presentative citizen of Greater Britain, lie was more than a citizen; he was spokesman of the Empire, and acknowledged as such not only in Englann hut in Canada and South Africa. It was in recognition of this that honor has been paid to his memory at the seat of the Empire by a national service at St Paul’s. Mr Seddon never, minced words or chastened expressions when he brought his views on questions affecting the wel fare of Greater Britain under notice of the Mother ' Country. He spoke straight forwardly from the head and heart. Many tributes to his influence and memory paid by royalty, i üblic men and the British Press acknowledge this soundness and fearlessness of intent and act. There was a time when such qua ities in a citizen in the outer Empire would have been misundetstood. and perhaps resented, but men like Mr Seddon have broken through the old crust of officialism and brought warm and breathing human nature into imperial and colonial re lations.

SIGNAL MARKS OF RESPECT IN AUSTRALIA.

By telegraph. Press Ass’n, Copyright

Reoeived 12.42 a.m, June 22.

Melbourne, June 21. Flags were half-masted oil all publio and many private buildings out of respeot for the late Mr SeddoD. His former oon neetion with the Victorian railway was signalised in a special manner. The railway authorities issued a special order to the employees of the Newport shop that all woikr ehtuld cease between three and five m'nu'.es past, daring which time all engines sounded whistles at minute intervals. They farther directed that each man at bis post shonld maintain perfeot silence during the five minutes’ interval.

Reoeived 1.7 a.m., June 22. Sydney, June 21. There was half-masting of flags on publio buildings, and other tokens of respeot for the late Mr Seddon throughout the Commonwealth.