IN NEW ZEALAND.

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

IN NEW ZEALAND.

I DEEPEST SYMPATHY. BUSINESS PREMISES CLOSED. | UNIVERSAL SORROW. 1 The news of the Kiner's death wasj freceived in Masterton shortly before! lone o'clock on Saturday. A special| lurgent message conveying the sad in-| Itelligence reached the Age office a| Ifew minutes after being handed in atj aWellngton at 12.50 p.m., and an ex-| |tra was at once issued making the| Inews public. In a very short while! icrowds of persons thronsed the main! streets anxious to hear the latest,! and discuss the sad event. Many! even came into Masterton from! long distances, and the question of| closing the shops was at once tak«?n| in hand and it was mutually and| promptly agreed that, the businessi premises should j;lose at 3 and re-i open at 7 p.m. During the period! of mourning the W.F.C.A.'s win-1 dows were draped outside in b'<ack, | ind numbers of other business houses 1 indicated their sorrow appropriately. 1 J'hera was a feeling of general andl genuine regret pervading the citi-| zans, who discussed the King's deaths ■nuch in tne way they would haves ione that of a near and dear relative. 1 Sven the Maoris were quite demon-i itrative in their exhibition of affec-I cion for the great Rangitira, andl frequent expressions of regret inl ilaori were heard as the bulletins! A'ere translated to the older men andl women of the Maori race present atl he time in the town. | Upon the official news being re-i leived, the Postmaster, l*lr S. Inder,| irdered the flag to be ;n the post office tower, and im-i nediately afterwards the church! iells' tolling announced that the sadi iews was only too true. The firebelll vas also tolled in sympathy. i When the news was made known inf Vlasterton, a hurried meeting of th»;Friendly Societies' Council was held; ind it was decided to postpone the® leven-aside football tournament, ad-f ve:!ised to take place Jon the Master-I on Showgrounds. Carterton was also! immediately rung up on the tele-1 phone, and the Carterton team of 1 Jruids acquainted of the posrponelient. The hockey and golf matches! vere also postponed. Ijj MESSAGE£FROM. THE PREMIER. The Prime Minister, Sir Joseph -Vard, at 2.55 p.m. sent out at j teffiisl confirmation of the news. Mr j *. W. Hogg, M.P., immediately replied as follows from Masterton:—i "The news which you wire of the King's death has been received her; with profound sorrow. 5 No event .of j modern times has produced, in this! immunity a more sorrowful feeling, j Everywhere flags are half mast. The Fira and church bells have! been tolling, and there are signs ofg universal mourning." . I

The Premier replied frum Christ J| ehurch yesterday"l thank you for® your kind telegram of .yesterday. The|| whole Empire mourns the death of|| our beloved Sovereign.—J. G.| WARD." I

PAHIATUA. I (Own Correspondent.) | Saturday. | The sad news of the King's death | was received in the town with wide-1 spread regret. Several of the business | places closed for the atternoon. and | others draped tha windows with black | and purple. All football and hockey j matches were postponed, and the | official opening of the Golf Links | was postponed indefinitely. 11 When the Pahiatua County Council j met this afternoon, after the luncheon S adjournment, the chairman referred | to the sad news just received, and I moved the following motion, which | was seconded by Councillor Bolton fand carried:—"That this Council J |learns with deep regret of the d»ath j his Most Gracious Majesty Xin£> \ JEdward VII., and resolves to imImediately adjourn, and that this resolution be forwarded to his Excellency | gtt.c Governor." |

I CARTERTON. | (Special to the Age). 1 Sunday. I The town presents a mournful ap-| j pea ranee consequent on the news of| j the death of King Edward. A large! number of flags are half mast. Ini the chuiches and other places of Wor-| ship to-day special reference was! made to the sad event. The Methodist! Church was draped in morning, and| | at St. Mark's Easter hangings were! used. I NEWS IN WELLINGTON. | By Telegraph—Press Association, j WELLINGTON, May 8. ' The news of the passing of Kingf | Edward came as a great shock to! \ fhe community, although people had! sin a measure been prepared by the| day's grave reports from! I London to hear the worst. Manyl |busines3 places and all the hotels! fwere closed during the afternoon,! land flags were half-masted to-day.! I.Touching references were made in allj I the churches to the many excellences] gof his Majesty's personal character,|

fipAifgk ™»I I and bis influence in the cause of; peace, and concord. | All sports fixtures yesterday werej abandoned. The Mayor has summoned! a meeting of the City Council for to-J morrow morning, to arrange what! steps shall be taken in connection! with funeral ceremonies. i Sir Joseph Wars returns by" the| Tutanekai in the morning from thei South. I The business meeting and install?-! sjtion ceremony only of the MasonicK §Granrl Lodge annual meeting wills Intake place on Wednesday- All social! functions, however, in connection! therewith have been cancelled, the Masonic presentation to Lordl Plunket postponed. ij

1 Following is the telegram sent by! | Lord Plurket to the Prime Minister:; 1 —"May 6th.—Profoundly regret to] I inform you that His Majesty the | King passed away at 11.45 p.m. to-/ s day. (Signed) Plunket." The Prime | Minister suitably replied. I ] Many of the local bodies throughlout the Dominion having inquired j during the afternoon as to the proper I steps to take consequent on the Kind's death, Sir Jos. Ward on Saturday evening despatched the following telegram to the Mayors and Chairmen of ail local bodies:—"As a number"of inquiries pre being made! eas to what ceremonial is required inl connection with the King's death, IS desire to advise you that I will tele-f graph you fully on Monday from Wel-S lington as to the proper procedure to! follow. (Mr J. M. Coradine, Mayor! of Masterton, also received a copy of| this telegram.—Ed.). | Feeling references to the death of J the King were made in the churches! to-day. I IN AUCKLAND. By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, May 8. The news produced a profound impression in Auckland. Flags began to appear at half mast on a number of Business places, some of which had windows draped in mourning, while fchers closed. The bell of St. ft?atwas tolled for an hour. All athletic fixtures were cancelled, the! coursing'meeting at Otahuhu\wasg postponed, and some amusements houses were closed in the evening. | References to the sad event were rr.ade in the majority of the churches to-day, but special memorial services are being arranged for a later date. The session of the Supreme Court, which was to have opened to-morrow, will be adjourned to Tuesday. CHKISTCHURCH. , CHRISTCHURCH, May 8. The cable message anouncing the death of King Edward was received when most business men wereTlunching. By 2 o'clock the flags on most Sof the business places were at halfmast, and the Cathedral bells tolled out their sad news. Comparatively speaking the streets were not crowded, but those who were about! soon became aware that the worst! had occurred. j The three picture theatres, the Colosseum, His Majesty's, and the King's, together with the Theatre Royal and the Opera House remained closed. A special service was held in the Cathedral to-night, when feeling ireferen.ee to the death of the King was made by Bishop Julius. In Lyttelton the flags on many of the ships in the harbour, and on public offices and private buildings throughout the town were fluwn. DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, May 8. In ' Dunedin the news spread quickly, though the end was not entirly unexpected. From all Government and municipal buildings, as well as from private and business premises, signals of gloom presently dropped as the usual Saturday afternoon pleasure-seekers gradually thronged the town in their hundreds in expectation of participation in their accustomed recreation j under perfect weather conditions. Both the Rubgy and Association football executives notified as speedily as possible that all games were postponed. ASHBURTON. ASHBURTON, May 8. The news of the King's death was I received throughout the Ashburton country with the greatest consternation and regret. The Borough Council passed a motion of sympathy and the Mayor and Councillors also attended a memorial service at St. Stephen's Anglican Church to-day. References were made in all other churches and the "Dead March" played. TIMARU. TIMARU, May 8. § The "news was a great shock to South Canterbury, and the people in the country were inclined not to belive it until they received the JPre!|mier's confirmation. Bells tolled; Hags were half-masted, and in all tlu churches special reference was made. NEW PLYMOUTH. . NEW PLYMOUTH, May 8. 'A tremendous shock was causec locally by the announcement of tht of King Edward. Flags were

j, half-masted, and many business I places draped in mourning. Fooibtsll f and other fixtures were immediately C [cancelled. 1 I HAMILTON. I HAMILTON, May 8. 1 The news was received here with sorrow, coming so nrex[pectedly. The church bells were tolled, and business places closed for three hours. WANGANUI. WANGANUI, May 8. The church pulpit* were draped tc-

|day. References were made to the death. The "Dead March" jlwas played. The shops are also Idraped in black. J FEILDING. I FEILDING, Mayß. I As soon as it became known that gthe King was dead business places Iwere clewed up for the afternoor, ard Iflags flown at half-mast from the SPost Office. and other public and 'commercial buildings. fc-day all [churches had their pulpits draped in [black. DANNEVIRKE. DANNEVIRKE, May 8. Immediately on receipt of the news flaes were half-maated, and a general feeling of profound sorrow expresstd. At the request of the Mayor, the Holiday Association directed the shops to close from 3 to 6 p.m. PALMERSTON NORTH. GOVERNOR'S ENGAGEMENTS CANCELLED. By Telegraph—Press Association. PALMERSTON N., May 8. In consequence of the death of the King, the Governor was obliged tu cancel ail engagements until aft<r the funeral has taken place. Be wilt [subsequently continue bis farewell itour, but arrangements will have to be curtailed, as it will be impossible for the Governor to attend entertainments during the court mourning. Reference was made *o the sad event in all the churches to-day. Hotels and clubs weie closed from 5 to 7on Saturday evening. The foolball matches were played, as the teams had assembled, but were postponed for half an hour aa a mark of respect, and picture shows at two theatres did not give performances. Lord Plunket has sufficiently recovered in health to go for a drive today. WAIPAWA. WAIPAWA, May 8. Business premises were closed and ttie news created a profound impression. All sports, except the races, which bad'started, were immediately declared off. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TO REMAIN OPEN. (Special). 1 As the Wellington Education Board gfound it impossible to communicate Iwith all the schools under its jurisIdiction it has decided not to close Ithe schools to-day. As soon as the (official announcement in connection Iwith the date of the funeral of bis IMajesty has been announced the gßoard will issue its instructions.