THE LATE MONARCH

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 389, 14 May 1910, Page 5

THE LATE MONARCH

PUBLIC MOURNING ARRANGEMENTS. IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL SERVICES. OPENING OF iS.A. PARLIAMENT. / ' By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.! London, May 11. 1 An official Gazette says it is iuuciier desired nor expected that the public shall appear in deep mourning after June 17, but half-mourning should be worn until July 29. AH racing will be abandoned till June 23. King George met the King of Denmark at the railway station. The public welcome to Lord Gladstone at Capetown will not take place till after the funeral. The Natal Government is in favor of urging the King to appoint Lord Rosebery to open the Union Parliament if the Duke of Connaught and the King's aon are unable to undertake the duty. The King and foreign Royalties will join the procession to Westminster Hall on Tuesday. The Queen Mother and Queen Mary will also probably attend. iAn impressive service is 'being arranged. It is still uncertain whether the indefinite ipostipionement of tihe military tournament means its abandonment for this year. The Rev. J. H. Cowett, president of the Free Church Council, is preparing a memorial service for use by Noncon-j formists. I The Kaiser and Prince Henry of Prussia will arrive on Thursday mext. The elementary schools will be closed on the day of the funeral. > The abandonment of the Festival of Empire will throw thousands out of " employment. The venture was insured against the King's death to the extent of £20,000, but the expenses already contracted amount to £49,000. Many of the colonial delegates' suggest petitioning the King to view the festival a month later. The Oxford and Cambridge presses have issued altered ( prayer books, which contain the formula " Our gracious Queen Mary, Alexandra, the QueenMother and Edward, Duke of Cornwall."

Great prices, up to £SOO, are being given for windows in the West End on the day of the funeral. Memorial services will be held at "Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's and St. Margaret's simultaneously on the day of the funeral. Ottawa, May 12. The Dominion Government has appropriated £7OOO for draping every Federal building in Canada. WORLD-WIDE TRIBUTES. London, May 12. Besides New Zealand's, the Common- j wealth's and the States' tributes, messages have been received and published from 5000 Victoria Boy Scouts, the Tasmanian and Victoria League, the Victoria Rlacing Club, Melbourne Municipal Council, Australian Natives' Association, various Consuls-General, the Moderator of ' the Australian Presbyterian Church, the Greek community of New South Wales, the Freemasons of . Queensland and Victoria, the Women of South Australia, Shire Councils, including Paroo, Rutlierglen, lllaboo, Hawker, Kerang, Stratfield and Saye, 'Admiral Jjichi, of the Japanese training squadron, the Melbourne Board of Works, the Victorian Stock Exchange, the Mine Owners' Association, the Agricultural Association, Oddfellows of Bendigo, Mayors of Ipswich, Bendigo, Corowa, Armidale, Toowoomba, Newcastle, Norhhcote, Marrickville, Perth, Wellington, Canterbury, South Brisbane, Ballarat, Ballarat East, Eaglehawk, Castlemaine and Hawthorn.

CANADA'S MOURNING. Received May 14, 12.25 a.m. Ottawa, May 13. The Gazette at Toronto makes the 20th a day of national mourning. IMPRESSIVE SCENES IN INDIA. Received May 13, 9.35 p.m. Calcutta, May 13. Impressive proclamation scenes were .witnessed in Simla and Bombay. AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATION. London, May 13. Sir Geo. Reid is endeavoring to arrange for the Australian officers now in England to represent the military fortes at the funeral. MOURNING IN THE EAST END. MEMORIAL RULES. Received May 13, 9.35 p.m. London, May 13. The East End mourning includes black shutters, black-edged photos of the King on parlor windows, and penny Union Jacks with crepe fbows. There have been immense sales of mourning buttons and memorial cards. The liquor tfiide has decided to close all public houses in London from 10 till 2.30 o'clock on the 20th. A PECULIAR COINCIDENCE. Received May 13, 9.35 p.m. London, May 18. The disaster at Whitehaven recalls the coincidence at Hatlev colliery shortly after Prince Albert's funeral. \

NEW ZEALAND'S MESSAGE. KING GEORGE'S .REPLY. Wellington, Last Night. The Prime Minister is advised by His Excellency the Governor that he has received the following telegram dated May 12 from the Secretary of State for the Colonies: "His Majesty the King has Teceived with deep appreciation and] gratitude the assurance of lovaltv of I the Government and .people of New Zea- j land to his throne and person, forward-1 ed in your telegram of May 9." | N.Z. MINISTERS AND OTHERS RE-SWORN. Wellington, Last Night. All the members of the Government, except the Hon. T. McKenzie (who is absent from Wellington), were re-sworn to-day by His Excellency the Governor. Tfle Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) and Mr. Justice Cha,pman also took the oath o.f allegiance to King George, and His Excellency was in turn re-sworn by the Chief Justice.