CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN'S FUNERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 109, 29 April 1908, Page 3

CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN'S FUNERAL

I EDUAUD THE PEACE - UAKEIt. I' London, April -7. The funeral of the laic Sir Henry Cainpbell-Bauncnuau, at W'e-tniiiister Abbey, look place to-day. The actual burial is to take place at Sir Henrys seat in Scotland, Uelmont Caslle, lleigle. The member, of the House of Commons anil many Peers attended the Service at the Abk-y. The Abbey was croiftled. The Kaiser of (ieriuau ami the French President sent wreaths. other tokens of respect were received from the Commonw«»ilth Uovcrnnient and the Australian States combined. The presence of M. Omeiiivau. tiie Prime .Minister of France, occasioned gratification throughout France and Britain, as emphasising the sincerity of the "entente" Iwtween the two nations, j Mr. A. J. Balfour, Leader of the Opposition was absent, suffering from a chill.

roreign diplomatists and colonia Agcnts-tieneral including Hon. \V. I' Reeves, High Commis.-iom'r fur .New Zealand, were among the mourners. Archbishop Clarke, of Melbourne preaching at St. Margaret's Cuurcli /Westminster), declared that Australians mourned the close of Sir llenrv Campbell-Bannerman's great and honor aide career, which had been so true to the noble traditions of public life in the Parliament and the Empire. What was done by England's Prime Minister concerned the Commonwealth as part of the Empire almost as largely as it concerned Englishmen. The services lives and characters of great English statesmen were canvassed, discuss,.,!, known, and understood i n the Commonwealth perhapsjjuts t as much as i„ the , -Motherland.

ELOQUENT TRIBUTES OF RESPECT

Received 28th. 0.43 p.m. London, April 28. The Kings of Denmark and Norway sent special representatives to the Abhey. and all the great Nonconformist committees were represented. Sir H. Campbeli-Bannerman's i, o dv »as subsequently conveyed to Belmont Castle. Many marks of respect were shown on the journey

The Premier, !ir.*H. If. Asquith. in the House of Commons, made a touching and eloquent eulogy, dwelling specially on the moral side'of Sir H. Campbell Bannerman's nature, deSeribin» him a* an idealist and optimist in poll" tic. Mr. Akers Douglas, M r T ' p O Connor, and Mr Henderson „„ |,eji al ,' of Labor, paid tributes of respect