THE LATE KING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 38, 25 May 1910, Page 5

THE LATE KING.

A VACCINE TREATMENT. THE QUEEN-MOTHER'S EXPLANATION. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received May 24, 10 p.m. London, May 24. It is officially stated that Queen Alexandra is very grieved that a printed import has 'been circulated by sonic si.-iecy that King Edward's deatii was caused iby a vaccine treatment he had received to prevent him contracting influenza or pneumonia before the journey to Biarritz. Queen Alexandra wishes it to be known that before King Edward left jEngland he felt in better spirits than after this treatment, for it kept him in excellent health, to His Majesty's entire eatisfaction for no less than fifteen months. The attack at Biarritz was in no way related to the previous' course of treatment. QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S HOME. ENGLAND AND NOT DENMARK. ' Received May 24, 11.30 p.m. London, May 24. Queen Alexandra, in reply to an unfounded rumor that hereafter she will reside in Denmark, declares that she jrul ever regard England as her home. PAREVVELLING THE KAISER. London, May 23. The King, the Duke of Connaught, Princes Edward and Albert, and the iDuke and Duchess of Argyll took leave of the Kaiser at Victoria Station. Great crowds were present. The Kaiser, in a farewell message, warmly appreciates the sincere sympathy shown by the public in the nation's sad bereavement. Thousands of people are visiting St. George's Chapel to inspect tne luneral trappings. Five thousand of the wreaths cost £70,000. The Queen-Motfher had arranged to have every wreath photographed. A MEMORIAL STATUE. ADELAIDE MOVING. Adelaide, May 24. At a meeting of the City Council the Mayor announced that owing to the death of the King he did not intend to give a civic banquet, but instead he would subscribe £SOO towards erecting a statue of King Edward in Adelaide. Other subscriptions and £250 voted by the Council have already made the fund £3BOO. .TELEGRAPH MESSAGES. STARTLING FIGURES. Christchureh, Last Night. Sir Joseph Ward states that the number of telegrams sent by him on the 7th and Bth May connected with the King* death numbered 2730 messages, and from the 9th to the 20th May, connected with the King'e funeral 25,731, aggregating altogether 2,337,120 words. Apart from this the number of telegrams from the public despatched by the telegraph offices throughout the Dominion, between the time of the announcement of the King's death and the funeral, was 296,000, and the number received for the same period 297,000. He was unable to give the number of words connected with either of these l records. The whole work was' carried out by the telegraph offices throughout the Dominion in a highly satisfactory manner, reflecting the greatest credit upon the staff.