Empress Disaster

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 18, 9 June 1914, Page 5

Empress Disaster

INTERPRETED AS A DIVINE REBUKE OF THE SALVATION AlillY. COLONEL BLOOMFIELD'S LAST LETTER.. By Cable—Press Association--Copyright Quebec,. Juno 7.. Commissioner McKic lias arrived to act as General Booth's personal representative to take charge of Army affairs. He asserts that the.terrible losses the Army has sustained in the loss of the Empress of Ireland are a direct criticism from Heaven on the Army, lie will endeavor to find the faults which caused it to receive the Divine rebuke. I lie last letter Colonel Bloomfieid wrote has been received bv a Vancouver cadet who was an acquaintance. Colonel Bloomfieid .wrote when on the point of his departure from Quebec, giving his impressions of the- scenery of the Rocky Mountains and his visit at Ottawa to the House of Commons. He closed by stating that he was eagerly anticipating the sight of London and thanking Vancouvpr friends for their hospitality during his stay. Ottawa, June 7. The Senate read a third time the Empress of Ireland Enquiry Commission Bill. AUSTRALIA'S SORROW, ANOTHER BRISBANE VICTIM. Received 8, 8.5 p.m. Sydney, June 8. At the request of the Actors' Association, tho Archbishop conducted an impressive memorial service at the Anglican Cathedral for the Empress of Ireland victims. lie paid a tribute to the late Lawrence Irving. Many actors and prominent citizens were present. References were made in the other churches. Mr. Walter Bentley, at tho Unitarian Church, paid a glowing tribute to Irving. Brisbane, June 8. A cable received by her from her father confirms the news that. Miss Gertie Byrne, aged twenty, was a victim of the Empress of Ireland disaster. He adds that the body of his wife has not been found. This is the first intimation that Mrs. Byrne was among, the victims. The Byrnes were members of a prominent Brisbane family, noted as philanthropists. . MEMORIAL SERVICES. Wellington, Monday. The Bishop of Wellington presided at a largely attended service at tho Mission to Seamen this afternoon, in memory of the victims of tho Empress of Ireland wreck.