THE KING DEAD.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10039, 9 May 1910, Page 5

THE KING DEAD.

WORLD-WIDE SYMPATHY. 1 END QUIET AND PEAQEFUL. GREAT EXCITEMENT IN LONDON. J DI!I)D IN HARNESS | BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL,. | " ALL THEATRES CLOSED, | JIELBA'S CONCERTS ABANDONED. | THE NEW KING. JFEELING IN NEW ZEALAND. _ f

'Received'May 7, il'.-35 p.m. LONDON. May 7. •King tSrlward disd at midnight. OFFICIAL REPOPU'. Received May 7, 3.10 p.re. LONDON. May 7. f r The official report states that the Kinz died at midnight, and thai the ict soon become apparent un the Prince Wales leaving the PalaceJ People were silent, and appeared dazed with a terrible sensation of the' nation's bereavement. j Parliament will assemble at the' earliest moment. <j {

| UNIVERSALLY MOURNED. j | A PREVIOUS COLLAPSE. I Received May 8, 12.5 a.m. | LONDON, May 7. j ) The Daily v News' Biarritz corres-1 pondent states that at one time the 1 KiDg's health was so'bad there thai I Sir James Refd did not riskjjunrfress-1 ing him for three days and nights. | | Only those of His Majesty's immedi-1 |ate entourage were aware that hislf Shealth had been very bad for somel |time. II The news shocked and grieved 1 Ex-President Roosevelt, who was journeying to Stockholm. There was consternation in South Africa, and the Boers and British united in common sorrow. It is expected in Berli l that the spKaiser will attend the funeral. | Queen Alexandra watched at the ibedaide with the utmost devotion llsince her return to London. H The dominant all-pervading tones ||of the vast crowd outside the Palace | *|was one of personal loss, and rich and! 'lpoor turned mutually to one another!

OUTBURST OF GKIEF. | HOW THE KING DIED. 1 Received May 7, 6.15 p.m. | LONDON, May 7. 1 There was an indescribable out- 1 burst of grief ani unanimous tributes •of affection were early shown at the King's death. The public impres-; sion ia that King Edward was the victim of an excesding love of the ' I outdoor life. f The Lord Mayor, acknowledging the Prince uf Wales' intimation of the death, tendered the citizens',, true sympathy and condolence. He also telegraphed to Queen Alexandra y the city's profound emotion, adding: "God has called to himself your ast husband, most gracious and be I loved King. God bless and comfort you and those dear lo you in the hour •of need and sorrow." j The Primate was present when King Edward passed away peacefully and quietly. Princess Maud,' Queen of Norway, alone of the children was absent, but was to arrive on Sunday. King Edward was in a comatose Estate. Then there was a slight rally between nine and ten, but thereafter

■ for sympathy. § | EDWARD THE PEACEMAKER. | I UKEATEST STATESMAN IN | | EUROPE. E I Received May 8, 9.40 a.m. I LONDON, May 8. Warm sympathy from all countries • and dominions and tributes to King ; Edward's consistent policy and maintenance of the equilibriums between ithe great European forces have been freceived. | The feeling the demonstrations imanifested throughout France are fakin to real affection. H At Ottawa Sir Wilfrid Launer, the ,v ' aPrime Minister, was intensely but refrained from making jgfa statement until to-morrow, m The Hon. Mr Borden, the Leader a|of the Canadian Opposition, said he the late King Edward tc lhave been the greatest living^force

■no return to consciousness. |>j Mr Winston Churchill, in notify-1 >ing the even l : to the Lord Mayor, jL -fixed'the death at 11.45 p.m. | DIED IN HARNESS. 8 . \ 1 Received May 7. 6.50 p.m. LONDON. May 7. "The Times" states that died as he had lived, in harness. Hei refused to stay in bed "yesterday! morning and rose and transacted! business. He faced his illness with! courage and determination, but had a| bad paroxysm of coughing in the| forenoon, which in the evening fook| 'the form of failure of the breathing,® •and oxygen was frdely administered.! THE STRENUOUS LIFE. i -'v Received May 7, 8.20 p.m. I PARIS. May 7. His Majesty's physician at Marieh'bad, interviewed on Friday, said that . :at King Edward's age there was more danger in a case of bronchial catarrh than in ordinary cases. His constitution was robust, but His Majesty did not take care of himself, and especially objected to remaining in bed. i PRAYERS OF THE POPE. Received May 7, 8.20 p.m. ROME, May 7. The Pope offered h c .art-felt prayer? for the speedy recovery ■>«£ the King •m Friday.

iior right within the Empire., xi him *died the greateat statesman dip- i homat in Europe , and would b.3 re- | jmembered to the world as Edward | the Peacemaker. 1 PRESIDENT TAFT CABLES. | President Taft cabled to Queen| |Alexandra offering Her Majesty! |and son the picfounrieat symtathy |of the people and Government of Ithe United States, whose hearts jgwould go out to their British kinsmen Sin their national bereavement. "To ithis 1 add my personal appreciation |of those high qualities which ixade gthe life of the late King so potent lan influence towards peace and jusitice." 9 The news of the King's death has glbeen received everywhere throughout ithe United States with regret. gPKINCE OF WALES' TELEGRAM, H Received May 7, 6.50 p.m. 1 LONDON, May 7. H The Prince of Wales telegraphed to ®the Lord Mayor as follows:—"Deeply ifgrieved to inform you that my bewlovefl father, the King, passed away at 11.45. 9 THE DEATH-BED SCENE. 9 CROWDS WAITING FOR THE I FINAL NEWS. | Received May 8, 5 p.m. ,i LONDON, May 8. ■ The family vyere quickly summon-

!ed, and nearly all arrived by 7.30;. p m. As the King's condition did notl improve it was arranged that all; should stay the night. I The Archbishop of Canterbury wasjj at the bedside, and administered the j last rites. Four physicians were pre-> sent, also Nurse Fletcher, who nursed; the King during the operation i'-.jjj 1902, and attended him at when he suffered from bronchitis! early in March. | The Queen and family were co si.antly to and from the sick room.s About ten o'clock the King relapsed]! into a coma, and peacefully expirci'.| |The Prince of Wales' departure uij |l2, 15 a.m. eaussd the crowd waiiirr/l kin the drizzling rain to fear the worst* iand soon afterwards a number pressmen hurried from the exit of ihci Palace. The crowd eagerly around them, questioning, "What i\;| the news? Do tell us?" "The King| is dead,'" was the reply, and thn| crowd was stunned, and doubted. "Itsj is quite true," the pressmen rtplicd.| Half an hcur later motor cars! brought special editions of the rnorr-Jj ing papers, announcing the deathi| earlier. $ ROYAL STANDARD LOWERED.! ' In the evening the crowds at tht^j Palace were intensely thrill'd whei;f| the buglers at theWellingtonßar^atkii^

shocked at the abrupt termination of an active life. During his nine years roign he was never an object of moro critical attention than at present, [when the world was looking in an-j xiety for the King's decision in the 'Constitutional crisis. ! MEMORIAL SERVICE AT j ST. PAUL'S. | Tiiere was a memorial service this morning, at St. Paul's, at which the iLord Mayor and Mr John Burns, and jother representatives of the Government were present. The nave was crowded, and the Dead March in Saul I ' clewed the proceedings. j ! MELBA'S CONCERTS ABANDONED. Melba's other concerts have been

f'abandnned. | | TOE KING'S OBSTINACY. j REMARKABLE TENACITY. Received May 8, 5 p.m. LONDON, May 7. On arriving at Sandringham, after I a in'-ii\y rainfall. King Edward felt | so wel!, and declined to remain in- j, Hu inspected the alterations! jto t'?e grounds.beirfg anxious that all | jihor.ld be in order before Queen jj I Alexandra's return. Again he caught j a chili, and returning dined privately $ with Earl Grcsvenor. The chill de-|

|hlew the retreat, and tha Royal) iStanoard on the raof of the palace £ I was gradually lowered 111 accordant with Custom, The crowd wero awe | | into silence, fearing it would stop atg 'half mast, but breathed again as it; I disappeared trom sight. | ! EXPRESSIONS OP SYMPATHY. ROME, May 8. The Italian Senate and Chamber| adjourned, on the death becoming! kno.wn. The Duke and Duchess of J jConnaught learned the news at Suez.! sailing immediately tcr Naple3 and loverJand to London. The Foreign and Indian and Colonial Offices are receiving world wideexpressions of condolence and sympathy. \ The newspapers comment o; the fact that Lord Islington and Mi ST. D. Robinson, of Queensland, were the last to see the King. His Ma [jeaty'a consideration for his Overseas lasted until the very end. A MEMORABLE OCCASION FOK QUEENSLAND. Mr Robinson, interviewed before the news of the death, stated that he Shad Had an experience of the King's fgraciousness and kindness to his sOverseas subjects. The presentatioi [of Queensland's gift offered an opportunity of giving che King a

Ijjveloped, and on returning to the| sSPalace he was never again in thes >3 H lopen air. The asthmatic cardiacv IU "" f Irtifection gradually increased, and| Suxygen had to be administered at| |iiitervnls since Thursday nieht. | | Medical examination was at fi rst | to possible complications in| Ithe throat. Professor Thomson wasl but declared an operation^ funnecessary. The Prince of Walesß land Queen Alexancira were deeply!; Imoved at the unfavourable morning! Ibullttin, and o;i Friday botn visited! Ithe sick room for a few minutes,| Ibut the stay was short, as the doc-| ptors said quiet and repose were es-| isential. Throughout the day King! I Ed ward sat in a chair and had fre-| quent paroxysms of coughing, an d| two fainting fits. Between the at-| tacks he insisted transacting public! business, including the arrangements| for the reception of Prince Fushima,| the Mikado's representative at thei opening of the Anglo-Japanese Ex r' hibition. He insisted on several al-r; , terations. During the afternoon the| grew steadily worse, and| Ithere was constant strain and cough-'J ling, which affected the heart. The| lleft ventricle failed to act, and °xy-| igen gave no relief. . It is ithat Queen Alexandra's grief isp ipathetic. Passing in and out of thej |death chamber she refuses to take irest. The official announcement, states that Queen Alexandra is sustaining the trial with J

message of Queensland's affection | and. regard. Despite hio obviously | poor health, the King insisted on | asking many questions regarding the | products, and particularly the pearli shelling and gold mining in Queens-i land. Mr Robjnson was much tuuchee 1 by the devotion and public duty of 8 the King under the circumstances. 1 land the. kin ?ly interest he took in 9 iQueensiand affairs. 1 I SYMPATHY FROM NEW | I ZEALAND. | 1 The Hon. W. Hall-Jones has writ-1 gten to King George:—"lt is mypain-| iful duty as New . Zealand's represen-1 itative to convey to your Majesty the | gprofound grief of the people of on the lamented death oia itheir beloved Kiug 1 hough livingi |in the most distant part of youii HMajesty's realm the people of Newl iZealand, both British and Maori, are! las devoted in loyalty and intense ini Esorrow as those in the Homeland,! Band join in the universal mourning!

great fortitude and her health is| satisfactory. f j King George was at Marlborough! House throughout the morning: Earn Crewe and others called, and a longj 'queue of society people waited Pall Mall to sign the visitors' book, j The tolling of the great St. Paul's] bell conveyed to thousands of the] [early workers the first news in L«r.-' |don to-day. BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL. I People were shocked, and the. is universal. Business is at 'a standstill, and all the markets, 1 stock exchanges, law courts, 1 theatres, music halls, are closed. All the sporting fixtures have also been abandoned, including the Kempton Park races, where Minora Was entered for the Jubilee and Newmarket fHandicaps next week. All the social land political events have been postponed, and on most of the shops fthere are black boards. The windows |of drapers and milliners have been Ireplaced with mourning goods, a Thousands stopped at the Mansion |HoHse and Buckingham Palace to Sread the official announcement, and iflags everywhere, were at half-mast, iincluding the New Zealand office

I at the great less the Empire has sue-| tamed. | COMMONWEALTH REPRESENTATIVE'S SYMPATHY. Sir George Reia, as the Commonwealth representative in Great brit ain, has ; written to Earl Crewe:— "May I tender most humbly with feelings of profound sorrow my heart

[felt sympathy with the Royal Family|| [a id Hie injptiial Government at thtjgj | .-Hidden termination of the illustriousj| Sreign of the late i-'overeign, and his | gpassing away m the midst of health | |and strength—the ioss of his power-1 (full influence for good and universal | gpeace." | | MESSAGES EVERY MINUTE. 1 I Directly the death was announced! fEarl Crewe telegraphed to the! SGovernors of the Dominions, States,! fand Colonies and Protectorates. Mes-| Usages of sorrow, in reply, were aviriving every minute from all parts gof the Empire, KING'S MAGNETIC INFLUENCE. Colonel Seely, at the Sheffield j banquet on Friday, quoted General Botha's remark that "he believed it I was due to the King's magnetic perI sonality. more than any other factor I that the Boers began to see that the 1 Hiitish wtre notjmly able to fight, 1 nut could be just and generous afterr wards. r i Mr Will Crooks, cx-Labour | M.P., at Walworth requested the 1 audience to sing the National An--1 them, and said the dead King was jj the greatest statesman in the world. 2 "I care for him," he said, "more | than any other, because he knows 1 and cares for the common people. He 1 is the father of us all " 'jg The Nationalist newspapers w ere

land the Australian Agencies. Thai |Royal Standard was half-masted, andj Ininute guns were tired on all the) Swarsbips around the cuas*'. The grief lis the same in almost every Eegllshi Itown. I In Calcutta there was the utmost igrief and distress. The Indian Vicp-j iroy has ordered State mourning, «ndj Kail society fixtures to be abandoned.j lEuropean firms in Calcutta and other j gcapitals closed. j 1 The St. Petersburg Novoe Vremya] isays King Edward was a faithful I friend of Russia, and universal I peace.

II HIS MAJESTY GUJORGE V. DECLARING ALLEGIANuE TO THE NuW KING. Received May 8, 9.50 p.m. LONDON, May 8. 1 It is understood that those of the] Cabinet Ministers who are in the! Privy Council will assemble with! the new King at St. James' Palaeel to-day, and declare their allegiance.! The newspapers are agreed that! King George V. is of serious disposition, and has a wide and presonal of public business |j throughout the Empire. I KING GEORGE SIGNS THE I PROCLAMATION. I! WILL FOLLOW IN HIS FATHER'si FOOTSTEPS. I A STATESMANLIKE SPEECH. At a statutory meeting of the Parliament, Lord Loreburn and 50 | Peers took the oath of allegiance tc | the new Sovereign, and adjourned un- j til Monday. | The House of Commons adjourned j lon Mr Winston Churchill's motion, lawaiting the Speaker's arrival from i the Continent. I | Thousands of persons silently sal-ra uted King George in'his naval uni-S | form driving to St. James, where® fthere was a full attendance of the i| gPrivy Council, all in levee dress, ancjl Imany wearing the ribbons of thehg l'-rtlera and decorations. King George|| IsigiK-d ihe necessary proclamation Sj |of confirmation, and then in a short® cearnest speech, recalled with deei:S letnolion his father's words on asconrJ-lg ling the Throne, namely: "As fas ureiUh is in my body I will striviß jjto promote the best interests of th( Hj fpeople." That promise, added Ivin t h IGeorpe, had been fulfilled to th.g| |b<?st of King Edward's ability awlj fit would be his constant endeavoujffl |to follow his father's example. H'|| |had sustained something more th>iß fthe a father, for he had los fa King, father and friend. 1 He referred to the deep sympathy fshown in bis bereavement ia even [part of the Empire, and it would b< Inis constant endeavour with God'i leuidance to fully uphold the consti jjtution by maintaining the high'tra■ditiona of the British Court. Als fhe would fulfil to thejbest of his abil lities the great trust imposed in him I PROCLAMATION AS KING TO--1 DAY. | Copies of the proclamation oi |George the Fifth as King have beer. |forwarded to various centres, anc will be read simultaneously on Mon iday morning with the reading at St James. When King George and the new Qtieen and the two Princes wen edriving'from Marlborough House t< | Buckingham falace to see Queen I Alexandra every head was bowed oi in loyal sympathy. | THE NEWS iN SYJDNEY., I Received May 8, 5 p.m. I I SYDNEY. May 8. I S The Premier of New South Wales! f forwarded a message expressing the! Si grief of the populace and sympathy! |with the Royal Family. Crowds clusItered at tha Post Office and Town |Hall last night. .Bands played the iKing's favourite hymn "Day anc

Moments quickly Plying." 1 IN MELBOURNE. MELBOURNE, May 8. Mr Fisher waited on the GovernorGeneral tendered his condolence on of tbe people of the Cotnmonfwealth. Intense grief is felt herel at the loss of the King. | I JAPANESE TRIBUTE. jj The Japanese Admiral on hearings at Perch of the death, said: "We (grieve ior .him as we would for our I Emperor. All Japanees loved him because he was lookd upon as the chief factor in tfie formation of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, which has ,cone so, much for us." I The Admiral cancelled all engagefment#, and has given instructions to: ffire minuta guns. j

I PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY 1 MOURNS. Received May 8, 8.30 p.m. | SYDNEY, May 7. When the news was communicatee' I to the Presbyterian Assembly, the < fißeverend Principal Harper feelingly j Fand reverently led the congregation | lin prayer, and made special reference j a to the King's noble qualities in the| [promotion of peace, throughoat the! |world. .. | I AUSTRALIANS TAKEN BY \ I SURPRISE. | Despite the fact that the King's* :,age made his complaint serious, the | [news came as a shocK, and a surprise's ito the community. All business and j outdoor amusements were stopped. . Notwithstanding the drenching j rain, great crowds thronged the! streets, discussing the news. A nul ?-| <!ber of business premises ate already! Id raped in hl-'ck. Mesiacea of enfdolence from various pablic bodlesj jfwere communciated to Lord Uhelm-j fsford, and all official functions were| |ipmediately cancelled. I I MELBOURNE, May 8. | I" All sports for the day were stopped 1 fon the news of the King's death, and ijall Hags were half masted. j |j£At Adelaide bells were tolled, flags

| lowered, and all sports were stopped. § The news was received with the I most profound regret. M