THE EMPIRES MOURNING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 394, 20 May 1910, Page 5

THE EMPIRES MOURNING

VIEWING THE REMAINS. A SIX-MILE QUEUE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, May 18. Early arrivals included many hospital nurses, postmen, railwayment, sailors, Boy Scouts and school children. Later trains brought all classes, the majority being in mourning. In t'he afternoon the queue, six abreast, extended for five miles, and was passing at the rate of a thousand an hour. The utmost order prevailed. Among them were many provincials, colonials, Americans, Jews, Indians, Africans and Japanese. To-day's visitors to Westminster Hall included the Prince and Princess Alexander of Teck, Viscount Money, Mr. and Mrs. Asquith, Earls Beauchamp and Carrington, Colonel Seeley, and Mr. Austen Chamberlain. All North-Eastern trains will be brought to a standstill for ten minutes on Friday. The poor children of Stepney subscribed halfpennies and farthings for a •wreath of palms, roses and lilies. The Sultan of Zanzibar sent a wreath fourteen feet in diameter, including 5000 mauve orchids.' GATHERING OF MONARCHS AND PRINCES. London, May 18. The following arrived to-day for the funeral:—The Kings of Portugal, Belgium and Bulgaria, the Maharajah of Kapurthala, the Duke of Aosta, Prince Henry of the Netherlands, Prince Charles of Sweden, the Crown Prince and Princess of Roumania, Princes Philip and Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the Crown Princes of Tuncey and Servia, a Chinese delegation, the Grand Duke of Hesse, Maximilian of Baden, the Grand Duke of Mecklen-burg-Strelitz, Mr. Pichon (French Minister of Foreign Affairs), and a deputation from the residents of Biarritz. The Kaiser has embarked on his yacht Hohenzollera at Flushing, and will arrive in London to-morrow, also the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, Prince AJbrecht of Wurtemberg and Prince George of Saxony. THE KING'S THOUGHTFULN'ESS. AUSTRALASIAN REPRESENTATIVES HONORED. London, May By the King's special desire arrangements have been made for Sir G. Reid, High Commissioner for Australia, and the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, High Commissioner for New Zealand, to drive in the Royal carriages in the funeral procession on Friday. The public passed the bier this morning at the rate of 4000 an hour. LORD RtOSEBERY'S TRIBUTE. London, May 18. Lord Rosebery, at the Royal Scottish Hospital, said King .Edward had found Europe profoundly and 'bitterly alienated, owing to a misconception of the nature of the South African trouble. He set himself to win back foreigners' goodwill. He was not intent on framing alliances with hostile or other countries, but, his winning tajct and exquisite, kindly and transparent goodness of character united all peoples, so far as might he, in the bonds of friendship. We may look with confidence upon King George's reign. He has led a pure, healthy and abstemious life, is a good husband and father, has explored every region of the Empire, and has not spared any pains to fit himself for the throne. ■ ARRANGEMENTS IN AUSTRALIA. Sydney, May li 9. Shipping work in all parts of the Commonwealth will be suspended tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. All trams will stop for five minutes at noon. Melbourne, May 19. All country trains and trams will stand still for one minute, and city and suburban trams and trains for half a minute at 2.30 to-morrow. THE MUSSULMAN COMMUNITY. Received May 19, 10.50 p.m. London, May 18. i The Mussulman community hold a service of mourning foT King Edward. It will include Indian, Egyptian, and Turkish Mohammedans. OFFICIAL PROCESSION. ARRIVAL OF THE KAISER. FURTHER MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE. : Received May 19, 11.15 p.m. London, May 19. The ofncJal'procession- on Friday leaves Buckingham 'Palace at ten minutes past 9 o'clock, and; arrives at Westminster Hall at 9.30. It leaves at 9.50 and arrives at Paddington station at noon, and Windsor Castle at 12.50. The service begins at 2.15. The Kaiser arrived at Sheeraess, escorted .by two German /warships and four British destroyers. A message from the (united Maori chiefs and trioes, sent to Queen Alexandra, ihias been published, as well as many messages of condolence from Australia, including messages from the Christian Science Churches, the Lutheran Synod, Baptists' Union of New South Wales, Women's Christian Temperance Union., Australasian Women's Association, the Society of Friends, the National Defence League, the Imperial Federation League, the Victorian Employers' Federation, Oddfellows', Foresters', and Reehabites' lodges, and Shire Councils. THE PEOPLE AT WESTMINSTER. 150,000 FILE BY. COLONIALS HONOEED. AMERICAN COMPANIES' RESPECT. Received May 19, 11.45 p.m. London, May 18. Many thousands are viewing the iwireaths at Windsor, which include many from the Australian Commonwealth and New Zealand, as well as from the Victoria Racing Club. Others are from the racing community in Victoria and the Ghristclhurch branch of t'he Navy League. There' were 150,000 people at Westminster Hall yesterday. Sir G. H. Reid, interviewed as to the arrangements for overseas representatives, said' they were in every way satis-' factory, and show a proper conception

of the place iheld by Canada, Australia, and NejW Zealand in the Empire. The arrangements were made by the King's special thought and a desire to give tlie utmost gratification to Australasians,! and were such as might be expected from King George, who was personally acquainted with every part of the Empire. The Canadian Pacific Company's train, ocean to ocean, remains at a standstill for three minutes on Friday at 1 o'clock Greenwich time. The Lake steamers will be stopped and operations 'suspended. The Canadian Pacific Company's machine shops and: their Atlantic-Pacific steamers will be similarly stopped. A HYSTERICAL CROWD. WAITING FOR FIVE HOURS. Received May 20. 0.30 a,.m. London, May 19. King Manuel of Portugal and' Queen Mary of Britain and Iher children, and other Royalties, visited Westminster Hall yesterday. At night strange scenes were wit-' nessed. Just before 10 o'clock, seeing the certainty of disappointment, the queue suddenly broke rank. A hysterical crowd surged to the Palace yard, but the police promptly barred tine doors, and finally persuaded twenty-five thousand, many of whom had waited lor five ihours, to disperse. Numerous women wept over their disappointment. Many of those that formed the queue had been kepit there all night, iheavy rain falling, •New York, May 19. Several American cable companies are arranging to suspend operations for ten minutes at 1 o'clock on Friday. London, May 19. Many passengers by steamers arriving from America ■aire booking seats in connection with the funeral procession toy means of iwireless telegraphy. Prince Fuslhimi, the Japanese .representative, tes arrived in London. AUSTRALIAN OBSERVANCES. Received May 20, 0.30 a.m. Sydney, Last N'ight. Besides the memorial services at various churches to-morrow "at 11 o'clock, there will he a great public service in tihe Domain at 2 o'clock, and a combined military and naval service at the Centennial Park at 3.15. 'The firing of 68 minute guns will .start from 3.53. The hotels audi theatres will be closed and business will be at a standstill. Memorial services will be held throughout the Commonwealth. HIS EXCELLENCY'S WISH. MUFFLED PEALS AND MINUTE BELLS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. His Excellency has expressed a wish that church bells throughout New Zealand to-morrow shall toll at minute intervals between 12 o'clock and 12.15, muflled peals between 12.15 and 12.20, and minute tolling between 12.20 and 12.30 p.m. At the New Plymouth Harbor Board meeting yesterday morning the , chairman, Mr. J. B. Connett, made sympathetic reference to the King' Edward, and upon Jjis motion"'the Board adjourned till 1.30 a.m. as a mark of respect. The firebell at the Central Fire Station will be tolled to-day from 12.30 to 1.30 p.m. at 15 seconds intervals.