THE QUEEN'S DEATH.

Waikato Argus, Volume X, Issue 863, 24 January 1901, Page 2

THE QUEEN'S DEATH.

B'lHB FIKST NEWS IS SYDNEY. | j ! FLAGS HALF-MASTED. ITHE PERIOD OF MOURNING.! (Received January 24. 1.22 a.m.) | Sydney, January 23. ffi The Admiral received the first inti- | mation of the Queen's death, follwwed I a few minutes by a Press messaK''. 1 Immediately the Royal Standard at I Government House and all the flags I in the city and shipping were half-1 masted. I The Cabinet meets at twelve to de-l oide what steps will be taken to pro- | claim a period of mourning. .whHOW THE NEWS WAS RE- I I CRIVED lIS AMERICA. IdEATH SINCERELY DEPLORED l| BY THE SENATE. ■ |ELAG ON EXECUTIVE MAN- g 'I SION HALF-MASTED. •I . .'JITHE FRENCH CHAMBERS AD!i JOURN. || (Received January 24, 12 21 a.m). '"; " H Lon oon, January 23. | I II The bells in Canada were tolling al| Ji11.45 p.m. The newspapers tire pouring the| out. t!j9 News of the death was received jj • fifteen minutes of its occur-. •||rence, and business was suspended. jj '||! Tin* courts adjourned after paying £ Babrief tributes to tho deceased sovo-f J fo|i'';if.". ! "p; In America flags on the business! foemd public buildings were half-masted" ( |;Vand the church bells were tolling. j _rw It wns unanimously resolved that ti|the death of Victoria, who was aj I'H'.vomaii of noble virtues and great»j i*>renowii, is sincerely deplored by the i and the American flag on the Mansion wjis for the first; kltiuie for a foreign ruler half-masted. mm President McTvinley, addressing the! giving at Osborne, and Mr Hay, ad-| * Lord Lansdowne, sent very? '(Mf-yinpathetic messages. ' f .R| The French Chan.bers w.'re ad-fi (Wjourned over to-day as a token ofl ifemourning and regard. i i m THE CLOSING SCENE. ill \ lItHREE HOURS OF INTENSE! W, EMOTION. 1^ if I •KQUEEN GRATIFIED AT THE! M KAISER'S FILIAL DEVOTION. | iIeND ABSOLUTELY PEACEFUL? M AND PAINLESS. I ?is4 (Received January 24, 1.5 a.m. p >|P London, January 23. | l M Mr Balfour telegraphed the Earl ot| Lord Steward, at Bucking-! .Pluuu Palace, that the Queen diedg | .m The (iueen was rather restless| the night, and tho only! admitted were Doctor DosserS two maids, under Nurse Soal.E ;p[from the Sanatorium, on the Estate. | >m Royalties in the morning were sum-g 'jffimoued with the Bishop of Winchesters Ifiwbo is Clerk of the Closet. % m All were recognised by the Queen, S Imvho appeared especially gratified at| ,Hthe Kaiser's filial devotion. % Wi Her Majesty slept for a while aud 1 I ILbeu a relapse came. | At 3.30 p.m. Royalties were re-8 . * summoned aud the Bishop was| . I already kneeling beside the Queen. | | The attendants were withdrawn to 1 . a a corner of the room. I The Prince of Wales and the Kaiser I I entered together, then fallowed the ■ I Princesses of Wales, Connaught, York ? | and Princess Henry of Battenburg, ' I Duchess Saxe-Coburg, Princesses j | Christian, Elizabeth of Hesse and J I Duchess of Argyle. S Then followed three hours of in- < [ I tense emotion. . 1 I Meantime, the patient had occa- i .- 1 sional fits of consciousness ; but her ! . Ijpowers of recognition were less clear ! i gjthan in the morning. . - u As the dull grey day passed the ; II Duchess of York and the Duke of! 1 IJConuaught's children, the Duke ofj 1 SArgyle, Prince and Princess Louise oil Lord Clarendon audi , Mthu Lord Chamberlain arrived in time | ] afor tho closing scene. , M Mr Balfour did not enter the j . Mjchainber. S I m The end was absolutely peaceful! r Hand painless. *'i I j fflfclOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED \ I IN LONDON. , JJTHE LORD-MAYOR AT MANSION i'| HOUSE. j 1 I I SYMPATHY IN LONDON. J (Received January 23, 11.24 p.m.) . 11 j| London, January 22. " M Tho room in which the dying Queen fflhay was at the north-west angle Si of Osborne llcusa, overlooking the jMbolent. t Ii Wearily and expectantly, in heavy J d HsLleiioe throughout the morning and i . pafturnoon, saddened crowds waited | II Sand watched till daylight gave place -Kno twilight and till darkness the groat a ||.il(.nt restless crowd watched the y Blighted window. At a quarter to Heleveu p.m. one of the Royal servants I I' ippeared aud reverentially placed on J tho gate a board bearing the last! sad medical bulletin that the Queen] breathed her last at half-past six, sur-| rounded by her children and grand-! children. 1 The crowd read the bulletin, and| exceot for a wail of anguish silently! departed to hide their grief, the Whip | pingham bells tolling. | There was great tension in theK oountry on Tuesday when a bulletin! t'Gijwas posted in the morning at the Man-| 3 1 sum House staling that the Queen'sE was diminishing. | ,y The crowd struck up the National! I Anthem, hundreds singing, uncover-| ing their heads. _ | Passengers on passing omnibussosl ilso bared their heads. | When the sad news reached London!! t here was a h uge, earnest, and breathless! jtowd iu front of the Mansion House j$ The window opened and the Lord! Mayor appeared, and the great crowdl jared their heads. Tho Lord Mayor,|

S.**,. , I|rlI -L. UMBSJBKSIKJSffiaiSW p gleaning for support on the Isill, said in a voice at first broken, biit|j| flsoon audible to thousands. rt| I "Citizens, it is with deepest lis-ri Stress I announce the following tele-|| ■gram from the King: ■ My beloved|j Smother has passed to her rest.' " m H The crowd was speechless with || gsorrow. *$ § Then the great bell at St. *Ws|g iboonied forth at intervals of a minute. m : Hon. A. J. Balfour, representing!! ithe Government, together with Her|| |F-lighness the Duchess of York »ud|| itlie Duke of Connaught's children M Shift London for Osborne early yester-Hj Sday afternoon. m | The King of Greece has started torS sOsborne. c| I | | THE NEWS IN AUSTRALIA. | i (Received January 23, 5.30 p.m.) W 1 SYDNEY, January 23. E H All the theatres will be closed to-ffi Slnight. Ej; H At the meeting of the Stock Ex-* the Chairman delivered tinfe ieulogy on the Queen. The Ex-S lleh.-iuge immediately suspended busi- i nness for the day. § |j Many public offices closed and it is | ijexpected that all business will be sus-| Upended to-morrow as a token of re- | wlspect. I jw The'it-Govcrnor-Geueral received a| Kjcable conveying thanks for the sym-1 |§pathy with the Royal family. B Lord Hopetoun is at present de-1 Helming social engagements. | ■., Later. | I The Federal Executive met to-day | at noon, when Lord Hopetoun com- | municated the news of the Queen's | death. I The Executive adjourned till to-| morrow. | The Mayor has wired to the llon.| J. Chamberlain expressing the | people's grief at the nation's loss of| our beloved Queen. The bells of the various churches, 9 etc., were tolliug throughout the day. 2 gsOne curious sight witnessed was that | Mthe flags of Admiralty House aud on j rathe Royal Arthur were not halfS KSmasted. This is because the Admiral's I Ismag is a personal one, and is never| Ejlowered excepting only on the death 9 pof the Admiral. At 4 o'clock this | raafternoon the Royal Arthur and Tau-g gflranga fired a funeral salute of eighty-g |stwo minutes guns. | m Adelaide, January 23. | m In consequence of the death of the| If Queen all Government offices wereg mclosed and flags everywhere half mast i gfhigb. The church bells are tolling, | jahnany shops being closod with draped I | M Lord Tennyson has cancelled all hisiJ | M ' Melbourne, January 23. | H Sympathetic reference was made in! fethe Stock Exchange, which suspended 1 febusinesß and many business places! i|nre closed. The Town Hall is to be | Ifsdraped in black. H The closing of shops and other signs 1 |sof mourning are very noticeable S Hjamong the German section of theg Kcommunity. | § THE NE>V«3 IN THIS COLONY. I I 1 M (BY TELEGRAPH.—FBBSS ASSOCIATION). i Wellington, Last Nigh*. S m The first intimation the Governmeut | Kreceived of the sad event was oontaiued p Pin the following cablegram from thel EAgent-General: "Very much regret to 1 prcport the death of the Queen." 1 f§ Members of the Government in Wei-1 llington-HoD. W. C Walker, Hall-| fljones, T. Duncan and 0. H. MiUs-atß Houoe met together and despatched thija •RSfollnwiug message to each member oIK : " With profound sorrow weß Ifhave to announce the death of Herl! SMajesty the Queen. No particu'artß Care to baud so far." Tin message was*| Sfisigned by the Hon. Mr Walker as seuiorK ffiMmister at present in Wellington. ,v, P The Ministers also sent a somewhatS telegram to tiie Speakers ofH jjjjhoth Houses, as well as to the I >rt> -[| H'mier and the Native Minister in Aus-j| |j The Acting-Premier wired from Duu-g Ifedin the news of Her Majesty's death to i fttall the Mayors throughout the colony. 9 fej At twenty-one minutes after noon the! ■following urgent cable was received by | MMinisters from the Hon. R. J. Seddon at s fgSydney : "With profound regret and| JBsorrow I received the following cable 1 Hfrom the Agent-General : 'Regret that § Bathe Queen died at 7-45 p.m. 220 d. A g ■world's loss ; a national grief.' " Eg In consequence of the death of the jj SjQueen, all public entertainments havegj abandoned for to night, and theg and business offices closedg the aftetuoon. E H The City Conucii met today, and ong motiou of the Mayor passed the fol-g ralowiug resolution : " That this Council! Pplaces on record its heartfelt sorrow am Wthe death of Her Most Gracious M*jestyS Hthe Queen, and its deep sense, of thtS jpgreat loss sustiined by millions of peoplei aßover whom she ruled." t, m Authority was given by the Councils rafor the despatch by the Town Clerk ofts Kthe following cable to the Secretary olg ffiState for the Colonies : Council and citi-«| Sgzens of Wellington deeply regret the sadi received of the death of our belovedb Bps Queen." | S|i The Sixth Contingent send-off com-1 was sitting when the cablegra.nl Harrived, and on hearing the toiling of the! jifbolls they decided to cancel the arrange- | laments tor the proposed dinner and alsoti ||the send-off demonstration. g || The Acting-Premier supplies the fol-K fflHlowing memorial : " All public oflicesß the colony will be closed to-| limorrow. Sunday hours will be observedg Mat all telegraph offices excepting thffi wlehief centres, where the miniinnm staffi i|ire to be kept on duty, to enable theft fanecessary telegrams of the public to bei Htransmitted, Citizens of all classes an | ■invited to observe the day as one of| Kuational mourning. The public o(rice.-| Hhavc been instructed to drape their P>nd lly them half-mast. Something | than this may be necessary to* Mmark the sad event of the Queen's death, g rabut in the meantime this intimation | Isiapplies till to-morrow." | In Later. Q || The Government proclamation issued 3 ||to-night appoints to-morrow a day of j iimourning, and relieves the Government I Hlomcials from duty on Thursday, Friday | Maud Saturday. p Auckland, Last Niultt. | M Mr Dillingham, American Consul, 1 as follows to the Governor :| ; ' I mingle my tears with yours over thel H'ioss of your late Queen, who was the B Hmnst popular Sovereign the world has 1 No nation aside from her own 1 Swill feel her loss so deeply as the Re-1 iflnublic I represent in vour colony. Peace I WR i in sE \mn> her ashes. H ffl I As soon as the sad news was madel Sknown the cathedral aud church bellsM pjwere slowly tolled, and many contiuuedm %!rolling throughout the afternoon. The|| firebell was tolled in slowfei Hand mournful measure during the after-fe ||j;ioou. m M A great many business places ||closcd early in the afteruoou, aud Others'® suit and shut their doors on te-m Sc.i[)t of telephone messages from theSjfi HMayor tMr Goldie), requesting feto join in the. demonstrations of mourn-m Ifing bv shutting up their establishments, ffi il All amusements for the cveuiug Scancelled in Auckland, as m other parts!! |of the Empire. m

I' m a A royal funeral aaiute ot iOl guns willgg gbe fired at intervals or one minute fremiti |Fort Cautley by the Permanent Artilteryffl lon (lie day of Her Majesty's funeral. fs] !] The Police Court adjourned this moru-gg |ing as soon as the death of the Queenfe iii'ns announced. jjj «J The bell of the Town Clock, iu theg; r>N T .Z. Insurance Buildings, was tolled atjj£ lintei'vals of one tnicute during this after gj Snoiin, out of respect to the memory ofp lilie departed Sovereign. Bg j Wellington, Last Nicht. ra | The Frcuch Consul (Count De Courtc)|i Chad his flag lowered to half-tr.aat as R<>on|| las the news reached him and telegraphed® ito His Excellency the Governor, who is-H Son his way back to Wellington, his sin-Rj Score condolences together with those offfi fltlu: French colonists in New Zealand. W. a Palmekston NORTH, Last Night. W J The news of the death of the Queens; nwas received here with every sign of sor-ll arow. The church and fire bells tolled,K bind the flags placed half mast. A num-| n'oer of the business house closed inime-E Hdiately on the receipt of the sadg goews. I Ejj NF.r.soN, Last Night, a g The news of the death of the Queen i Hwas received with profound regret. Flags | gw.-re half mast and the church bell.'? Kjtolled. The Government and City g ECouuoil and other offices closed. The | Sshops closed, as usual, Wednesday being 1 Sthe weekly half-holiday | gg Later. I « Immediately on receipt of the news o) I Stho Queen's demise the bells of the I {(various churches at once tolled and flags | gjwere flown half mast high. All busines> | Hplacea closed for the rest of the day aud 1 yjthe manifestation of universal sorrow ii I 9'videspread. Ali meetings, etc., takings Mplace this evening were adjourned when | Sat he depressing news arrived. || New Plymouth, Last Night. | m Very great sorrow is being evinced at | withe sad news received here of the Queen's | ifdeath. Every business place on receipt | ffijof the news ltfiir.ediately closed, and allj| Mjpublic meetings taking place this even 8 Ifling were adjourned. Both newspapeijj JKJotlices are draped in black as a sign oig saresptct. The tirehells and church bellsl Hwere tolled throughout the afternoon,| gsand every regret was expressed at thi-i |§the greatest national loss. [;' S| CIIUISTOHimCH, Last Night. | m The Governor arrived from the South! J3JLO. night and went on to Wellington. j jjjS His Excellency received the following jsj.Mhle from the Secretary of State for the fls 1 'olooies: " Deeply regret that Hei i wjMajesty the Queen passed away at 6.30 I Kg this evening.'' !Paeroa, Last Niaht. Quite a gloom was cast over «hen tho news of Her Majesty s death reashed here. All the business premises were at once closed and business suspended. Flags were flying half mast a! j over the town, whilst the bell at St. B Paul's Church was tolled throughout the M (BV TELKGBAPH— OWS CCBBESPONDENT). h Thames, This Day. M The news of the death of our fceloved iSQue-n, which was received at nooi' Hyesterday, was received with expression*||of the deepest regret, and flags wert Isflown half-mast on the public building;Hand many business places, and the beli Hof Si. George's Church was tolled toi jjabont twenty minutes. B The Chic! Postmaster received a mesUsaup. yesterday from Mr Gtay, Secretary Pot the Post-office, Wellington, request Sling him to iioist the Hag half mast on the g Government buildings daily from S a.m. | S to 5 p.m. until further instructed. E, S Immediately the news was known j ■ here, Messrs Price Bros, decided to close ij 8 down for the afternoon. ■ Tlie members of the Stock Exchange ! W closed their offices at 1 o'clock. 1 The Burns' Club postroued theii « gjsocial. fThe matches which were to have beer i plajed on the Thames Bowling Club'* HUreen yesterday afternoon were postIpoaed. I H Several business premises were closed | I 'ind where business was not .suspended. | I cspect was shown by nutting up a I i-dintter. „ | i Tne offices of local legal firms were I H A very large congregation assembled t Blast evening at St. George's Church. Ap | impropriate prayers were read by the | gViear Dr. O'Cnllauhan, and a full choii j Srendered suitable hymns. The first hymn ! |,i'as tho J 65th, "0 God our Help in Ages j aPaat," then the 399th. y fa When our heads are bowed with woe, f % When ovr bitter tears o'erllow, ! H When we mourn the lost, the dear ? ;';) Jesu son of Mary hear. i w The sermon was founded on verses 5| gland (3 of the 16th Psalm, " The Lord if | wr.he portion of mine inheritance and ot I Smy cup, thou maintainest n.y lot. The I ij'.iues are fallen into me in pleasant places pave a I have a goodly inheiitage. 1 ' % Tlie llauraki Rifles, under Captain raAdams and Lieuts. Lucas aud Swindley, Ijatteuded the special service at St llGeorge's Church last evening. It was s Bjinost appropriate and p easing sight to EJ-ee the company march into church. 8] A peculiar circumstance occurred yesHterday. When the Rev. Dr. G'Callaghan Blheard tint Her Majesty was dead In ||iinnodiately proceeded to toll the bell of Geoige's Church every quarter of a Bgrniuute. When the S'iud toll was t( Hp-al, the rope broke, aud the bcil ceased §3it mournful sound. IrECEIPT OF THE NEWS IN WAI--1 KATO. | || HAMILTON. M The news of Her Majesty's death fjr; ached Hamilton at 12.30 p.m. yester if by atteruooii. The people gathered in Sjlgroups about the street, their sorrowful I|faees and universal expressions of regrei Mevirlencing the strong affection felt for tlu I radeeeased monarch. Flags were imme ; giliitely hoisted half mast hjgh, the .shop--keepers closed their doors, and the conffltraotor for the building of the new post ISoHice ceased work. In the abseu.ee of » Hchurch bell, the hanging of which premvented it being tolled, a gong wa> Psounded eiehtj -one times at minute inter |vals. . I m Mr Bain, who was to have given a in the Volunteer Hall, as ; Ijiiiatter of course, postpouded hisenterHtaiument. i || The anniversary social of the Trinity 8 Church was adjourned. Te»| partaken of, after which those as-K Hjeiublod proceeded to the church, where! ma. sliort religous service was held, ad-g referring to the mournful eventfi 'M A the day, aud eulogistic of the de-g Meoased Queen were given by the Ilcvs s' fflGittos and H. L. lilamircs. The service! Eeiosed with the playing of the " Deadg SfiMarch,' 1 by Miss Meachetn. The ser-ffi ffivice was a very solemn one and iu con '|| fflcordauce with the deep feeling of regre-.P hjjwhich prevails. | I WATKATO HOSPITAL. !,;. E A patient in the Waikato Eospitalß Swrites •—"Nowhere perhaps wasgreater» lanxiety shown as to the progress of there SQueen's illness than in the Hospital.|| HWhen the Aeuhs reached us each day|| f the patients, wdio were able to do so,|j lassembled, and one of their number read** Idoud the latest news. When the fatalgj Snews reached us yesterday the Hsorrow was felt and expressed, andg| iche flag was immediately hoisted half-p Muuist." H 1 CAMBEIDGE. W I The news of Her Majesty's death* 3(wriiei our Own Correspondent) was te-j|j icdved in Cambridge yesterday withK p,'ieat regret. On His Worship the Mayor* fjjrec'iiving the sad news the shops werepS Immediately close.!, and the larg-rbell atp SSt Andrew's Chutvii quickly spread the® Sun welcome tidings over the | listriot ; many settlers sent into town toj|| fknow if their surmise was correct. Flagsffi I'.vcie hung at half-mast all over thes*

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I ' gtown, and everywhere there were signs (for mourning. \ TK AWAMUXU. i The sad news of the death of our bedloved Queen Victoria was officially anHuounced througli the Post-office at 12 gj'clock yesterday. Immediately St. ejjohn'a Anglican Church bell was toiled Sby Mr Vause, in the absence of the jjsextou, and business generally was ahnosc lit a standstill. The more loyal portion ■of our business people closed their respective places of business at once, but I Hregret to say that (although cognizant of Qthe fact of the nation's loss) it was not ountil a deputation had waited on one Hot them asking him to close that he ■decided to do so.—(Own Correspondent). THE LATEST. % THE BEDSIDE SCENE. IpBINCE OF WALES DEEPLY AFFECTED. i 1 SY3IPATHY OF THE KAISER. I THE TIMES ON THE SOVEREIGN'S WORTH. I HE WILL FOLLOW THE QUEEN'S FOOTSTEPS. I g (Received January 24, 9 a.m.). I London, January 7. i The Prince of Wales was much 1 affected when the doctors intimated a that his mother had gone. I The scene at the death-bed was inSpressibly sad. | The Kaiser, who was deeply affected, ministered comfort to his griefjtricken uncle. The Times states that the new King is endowed with the most lovable and attractive qualities of his great mother, and has a kind heart, quick appreciation, and genuine worth. The nation is happy in the confidence that the King will follow in his mother's footsteps according at once to the spirit and letter of the Constitution. Moreover, the King adds to his perfect tact and wide knowledge as a man of business, the virtues of method, prompt decision, punctuality, and great capacity for work. THE EMPRESS FREDERICK. | | THE EFFECT OF THE NEWS HER MAJESTY'S LAST MOMENTS. 1 UNIVERSAL GRIEF THROUGHOUT THE KINGDOM. j SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA. I MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT McKINLEY. THE SENATE ADJOURNS. (Received January 24. 9.14 a.m.) London, January 23. The news was broken to the Em- | press Frederick, who is bearing up g bravely. I The effect, however, is still greatly j feared. 1 Noon on Tuesday, was the first | time since Saturday, that the Queen I was conscious and recognised her I family. I Her Majesty asked for her faviourite Pomeranian dog, Jand when I fetched, she fondled it for a | moment. I The Queen then talked a little with 1 Princesses Louis aud Beatrice, and I tlmost her last request whs for the B members of the household. I Her Majesty had relapsed into iconsciousness before this, but during K the course of the day she spoke k to or recognised all her closest re> 1 iations. I The instant the Queen was dead, all lithe family knelt and kissed the of Wales' hands., in token of || There is universal grief throughout ||i:he United Kingdom. H President McKinley cabled to the ||lving America's sincerest sympathy at HJiLie loss of so venerable and illustrious |:i Sovereign, whose noble life and fabeneficient influence promoted peace, Hand wou the afhection of the Hworlc'. If THE NEWS IN LONDON. 1 MUFFLED TOLLS FOR THE QUEEN. IA JOYOUS PEEL FOR THE 1 KING. I (Received January 24, 9.5 a.m.) London, January 23. U After the announcement of the I death all the city bells tolled following the deep, strong, mournful note of tbe great muffled bell at St. Paul's bells. St. Martin's and Charing Cross were also muffled. Then the bells were uumuifled to welcome the King, and a joyous peal ™ rang out. I THE NEW KING. I §TO BE CROWNED AS EDWARD VII. iSWEAItING ALLEGIANCE TO 1 THE SOVEREIGN. H (Received January 24, 8.52a.m.) ii London, January 20. 1 The Premier is iu London surnmoDffing Privy Council, the members of Kwhich will swear allegiance to the |King to-day, and thereafter the Colilege of Heralds will proclaim the new gSovereign at St. James'. 1 It is understood that the King will Sbe crowned Edward the Seventh.