Death of the Queen.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 101, 26 January 1901, Page 3

Death of the Queen.

London, January 22

Th» room in which the dying Qaaen fry w&i ni-th* north-wast angle o'. o,born« ?[«US«, it'irlooking the Solmu t. Wearily and expectantly in heavy (flpnea throughout the morning and jfternoon saddened erowda waited and

Daylight gave place to twilight, and j 3 »he d*rkne3B the crowds watched the Ijbced window*. At * quarter to 7 p.m. a Royal serrant appeared and reverentially placed $ : '\;a gate"* board bearing the i.v$ r > ?ad judical bulletin, that the Qne<-n breathed ho* last at half pant sir, nuv ,;:: A A by her children and grandj!ii'dr<n.

The crowd read the bulletin, and exttst for a wJI of anguish. eilentfy depv:*d to hide tfanir grief, the Vvhipploghani bell' tolling. Triere w*a great tension in the conn try on Tuesday, when * bulletin was BO'tsi in the morning At the Mansion 2ou*9,Bta»iag that the Queen's strength wis diminishing. The crowd struck up the National Antbeca, hundreds singing and un«ovorsug their heads. Tin p&s*ehgor on piling omnibuses also bared their

When the sad news reached London ib?i'£ was si hu£fi, earnest., p.ud breathJrsA crowd in front cf the Mansion Ho'jsfl. A window opened and the Lord Mayor appeared. The crowd bared their heads, and the Lord Mayor, leaning for support on tho windaw sill,said, in * voice at fivßt broken, but soon audible to thousands: ' Citisf,rm, it is with the deepest distress that I announce tho following telegram from tbs King—My beloved mother has .pa-ed to her rest.'

Th-.» crowd was with r.ortov. Than th-3 great b«M of St. IV.ul's b'lymad forth at intorvsUi of a minute.

.'ifr Balfour te'f'r.ipherl io tha lihrl of Pembroke, tha Ljrd Steward at B-ichiughim Palace, that the Quoen died peacefully. Tho Queen WM rather festlet'B throughout the night. The only per *.■)?.-. admitted were a doctor, a dresser, and !,wo r*>aid.-! ucder Nurse Seal, from

tns?s. T j;tonvmi on tha estate. The Eoy«l personagei were sumin the morning whh the Bishop oi" Wi::shotitei-, and all were recognised by ihu-Qr.f&a, who appeared especially j-niGsJ at tho KaUer'a filial devotion. T:.» Q':-:'f»n slept for a while, and then a r.''?.f «* came at 2.30.

The BovAhies were resummoned, •T/.a Bishop was already kneeling b- •

side the attendants. , The Prince of Wales and the Kaiser i-ntered together, then the Princess cf TY-shis, the Duke of Connnught, the Duke of York, Princess Henry of Battenburp;. the Duehfs.i of Saxe-Cobm-g I Pri-'jcesj Christian Elizabeth of LTesse, and the Duchess of Argyle, Threo hours of. ircceune emotion fob 1 lowed. Meantime the patient had osea°ional 'intervals of returning consciousness, "bat her recognition was io*B clear than in the morning. Aa the dull grey day pawed, the Duchesa of York, the Duke of Conjivtg'ut's children, the Duke of Argyle, Prince and Princess Louise of Battenburg, and Lord Clarendon (the Lord ■ Chamberlain) arrived in time for the closing ecene. Mr Balfour did not enter the chamber. The end was absolutely peaceful and pednlcfi. The Lord Mayor addressing the Prince of Wales tendered the condolence of the city, and said that their foelhig for tfce Queer*-would be cherished la their memories. lunomerahle tributes from all parts of the kingdom, the Empire, and the world, greatly touched the Royal Family. Parliament meets automatically forthwith. Tho thsatres and other places of amusement are closed. Drury Lane Theatre was packed with -children at the time o" the Queen's death. The manager announced the siding*, and the audience spontaneously ro3a, and left tha building. Sydney, Jan. 28. Lord Hopetoon has received a mosfinge from Mr Chamberlain to say that th.; Queen putted away ar„half-pasi; six Itisi evening. The news of the death o William IV. took four months to reach while that of tho Queen was known in as many hours. Queen's Square, which a week or t-,yo back was no gaily decorated for the fiidoral ceremony is to-day festooned wi;h black. Tha Quean's statue in the centre of the square U draped in mourning. Immediately on the receipt of the D9t?s, tha whole of tha Commonwealth and State bnaineoa was stopped. The Admiral received tho first intimation of the Queen's death, followed a few minutes after by the Pr«sa message. Immediately tha Jioyal Standard at Gnvernuaeni Houa*, and all flags iu the city and in the •hipping wera flown at half-maat. Whiaingtok, Jannary 21. The firat intimation th« Government Maeraed of the wliMMt vmoonWiMd

ihe following cablegram from lhe

\grsnt-General: " Very much regret to report deaft of Queeu. London,

1 7.45."

The mc»l»Hi of the Government in Vvcllingtoß, the Hon*. W. 0. Walker, W, Uall-.Tones, T. Duncan and C. H. Mills, at once met together, and despatched the following message to tach member of Parliament: " With proi'ound sorrow we have to armonnca the d-s-th of Her Majesty the Queen. No particulars t-o hand so far." The message was signed by Mr Walker as senior Minister at present iu Welling-

Members also sant ft fiomewt» t similar tel.-gram to the Speakers i:f both Housos, as well as to the Premier and the Native Minister is Australia.

Tho Acting-Premier wired from Dunedia the newß of Her Majesty's do.o.th to all the Mayors throughout tho colony.

At twenty-one minutes past noon tho ftllowing urgent cablegram was resided by Ministers from Mr Seddon at Sydney : " Wi'h profound regret and sorrow I received the following cable Iroui the Agent-General* 'RegretQuean died 7.45 p.m.. 22. A world's! loss, a nation's grief.' "

In co-nseqnnnce *f the death of the Queen, all public entertainments arc abandoned foe to-night, and the Government aud business offices were closed for the afternoon immediately on rs-v)ip.t-cf the news. Tin; Sixth Contingent send-off committee was sitting when the cablegram arrived, and on hearing the toiling of bflla daeidfd to cancel arrangements for tlie proposed dinner, and also tho send-off demonstration.

One carious sight was that; the fbg at Admiralty House and on the flagship Boval Arthur, were not half-masted. This wai became, tho Admiral's flag if.; «, p.r.-vs-T.iil one. pud is nover lowered except on the d*ath of the Admiral. CnnisrcHUJKcn, Jan. 23.

Memorial services were held at the Cathedral in -the afternoon and evening, and were attended by very large congregations. In tho ordinary church service, in the player for tha Sovereign, tho words. ' Our most Gmcieus sovereign Lord, the King Albert Edward," ware substituted for the former words. In the prayer for the Royal Family, the words, "Albert. Edward, Prince of Wales," were omitted, and " Our Gracious Queen Alexandra George, Duke of York, and Duchos3 of York," were substituted.

The Itoyal funeral salute of 101 guns will be fired-isi intervals of one minute, from Fort Cautley, by tho PermaLent Artillery on the Say of the funeral. Authority was given by the County Council for the despatch by the Town Ckrk of the following cable to the Secretary of State for the Colonies: " The Council and citizens of Wellington deeply regret the sad news received of tho death of our beloved Queen." The French Consul (Count D? Courte) had his flag lowered to halt mast as soon as the news readied him. *nd telegraphed fo His Excellency the Governor, who is oa his way back to Wellington, his sinaere condolences, together with that of the French in the colony of New Zealand.