THE KING'S DEATH.
FUNERAL PROCESSION. THE YFOAIEN OF Till'] GUARD. [by KLKCTIUC TKLKCIIUI , II--COrYIUUnT.3 [PEIt I'RBSg ASSOCI^»iON.] LONDON, Alay 17. London headquarters stall', Army Council, Hoard of tlio Admiralty, Fields Marshal, Admirals of the Fleet, Indian orderly officers, and lvi"S Eihvard's Aides' do Camp head tho i'tiiiernl procession. Massed bands, a brigade Oif Life Guards and 32 of tho King's own company of Grenadier Guards, will march immediately bel'oro the coffin, which will bo Hanked by the Into King's equerries a>iul 21 Yeonien of tlio Guard. THR COFFIN. Tho coffin will bo covered with n cream white pall, on which will rest the crown and regalia. and tho insignia of tho Garter. Tfc will bo followed by tho Royal Standard borne by Life Guardsmen and then King George in the uniform of an admiral of the fleet riding alone. King George will be followed hy Princes Edward and Albert riding abreast in naval cadets' uniform, then the King of Denmark, Duk'o of Connaught and the King of Norway, also riding abreast, and after them other royalties, foreigners and Court officials. BIG UFA TO BE TOLLED. King 'Edward's physicians on fooi and then tho suites of the Kings of Norway and Denmark and other Princos. Finally there will bo nine carriages with Queen Alexandra in tho first carriage, Quo-en Mary in the second and other Boyal ladies following. Rig Ren will be tolled at intervals of In minutes, and fiß guns will bo fired at St. James' Park during the progress of tho procession. "WITH ROWED HEADS'. LONDON, May 17. Ton thousand infantry and 2001) cavalry, including a brigade of Life Guards, the Household Cavalry, and the Naval Brigade will lino tho streets with bowed heads and weapons reversed THE POLITICAL SITUATION. (Received This Dav, 9.-10 a.m.) LONDON, May 17. Mr T. P. O'Connor (Nationalist) in tin article in a weekly newspaper professes to bp unable to see a basis for a enmnromiso between the Houses of Parliament arising out of tho King's death. Tho Daily News (Radical) protests against what it describes as tho Unionist attempts to extract partv ndvanage front tho King's death and fain lime for tho House of Lords. ft. adds that the Liberal policy will not hi* altered, though tho time-table will inevitably have tr> be Hi a need. The elcotion. concludes the journal, will most likely tako placo in November. IRISH TRIBUTES. Tn the absence of Mr Redmond. M.P. (Leader of tho Nationalists), Mr T. P. O'Connor, ALP., at an Irish League Convention, at Eelfast, paid a tri'bute to the late King, 1 mfc no resolution was passed. Air o'lSrien, at Skihereen, also paid a warm tribute to the dead monarch. AUSTRALIAN AYRF,ATHN. South Australia's wreath is of white flowers, entwined with purple ribbon, and bears the inscription in silver letters, "From the Government of South Australia." New South 'Wales' wreath is of white lilies, roses and carnations, with the inscription on pnrplo riblion in silver letters, " From the Government and people of New South Wales." Tho public were admitted to >.cstminster Hall to sen tho lying-in-state at four o'clock. Thirty thousand persona were waiting in a queue an hour previously. * MEMORIAL SERVICE. AT WFXTAIINSTER HALL. lAIPRERSIVIj SCENES. SERMON BY THE ARCHBISHOP. (Received This»Dav, 0.00 a.m.) LONDON, A lav 17. A memorial service was held today in Westminster j-iall. As the procession started Queen Alexandra acknowledged the salutation of .those assembled at the fore-court of Buckingham Palace, where the Royal Standard now flics at the masthead, as King George is theoretically in residence. The procession reached Westminster amidst a roll of drums and a boom of guns. Rig Ren was also tolled. The Coldstreams, in the centre of tho palace yard, formed a guard of honour, with draped colours. The wel'e received with .'iimjdlo ,'jotainiKjty. Tthe Primate LMost. Rev. Dr. Randall Davidson) and t!:a P:a • of Westminster (Dr. tge-Rob.'afv.iO, who were preceded by a golden cross, -waited th<body at tho of Westmin.sr r Hall and cond.i>it to a catafalque whie.li had boon erated inside The Speaker of the House of Com"tons walk ' Premier (Mr Asquitii) .and tho l.ea h'-r of ■die Opositii.:'. 'Mr B~lfour). Among "thers pres nf, were a. dc'eti lady nurses from tho Roval Palace. After the had b«Mi -••oii'ioneed, his grace the Arclibishf>] -if C ■■r t,, r , >;ir" tViv'-ri an addres. l mphasising the belief t!rt. for a •rJlii'i^""i'ln. 'V-ath is swallo-wed up in ;>. la;;- .• !'!>. Tils Gra?o iv marked 'hat the ('ommon sorrow cf the Empire and the world betokened a common and urged his hearers to ; iso from their sorrow to thanksgiving, firstly for having a -new ruler tbnlWl to the service of his rwop\\ ill!'! sstwH.v for the peace end prosperity ou,'"ved during Kin--: re.irrn. In conclusion the AreV/s*" p expr-wd the hope that -dl would be "'vtc: 1 . in the fight i-igainst. all that was unworthy of -our '-'■'in'' - ''s Ch:'i r -tik"i info onto"", r f a, great Empire. Queon Alexan-Vi. I-vR, dirr-Wlie -"•rvice, in silent prayer. Kin"Oeovge vn.is?d and condir! V"" 'iit VHh Miry. Ou"en ,\l r ,-., .-rl r n +I.;v-i A r — n 1'" "1-: Pal'ifo. mver-'-'ir": - ■L ! > -"aiestios and r.->v»W"<? ?v1 the Lifeguards.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 May 1910, Page 3
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