The Queen's Death.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 102, 29 January 1901, Page 2

The Queen's Death.

Sydney. Jan. 95. The absence of English cables is supposed to ho due to a block of the wiies caused by the death of the •Queen. Many public bodies laid wreaths at the-, foot of the Queen’s statue, while the statue of the Prince (lonsort is garlanded with white flowers. While the iloyal salute was being fired by the fleet, the Admiral and all the officers assembled on thoir respective vessels in full dress uniform. The German Consul-General has announced that- owing to the death of the Queen, the levee on the occasion of the Kaiser’s birthday has been abandoned. The Admiral, on behalf of the officers and the ships’ companies of the fleet, has cabled expressing their heartfelt sorrow and their devotion and loyalty to the Throne. Auckland, January 25. Mr Dillingham, the United States Consul, has received the following telegram from Lord Banfurly'—“ I desire to thank you cordially for your very sympathetic telegram on this sad occasion. As one who served on Her Majesty’s staff I feel her loss greatly, and it is comfort to find how truly all classes all over our Empire grieve, and how the world at large give us their sympathy. Her reign has also ended, which in history outshines all others. Her character and life’s work were blameless, and her chief thought was ever for the poor and suffering.” , January 26. Lord Hopetoun, on behalf of the Commonwealth has asked Lord Jersey to represent the Australian people at the Queen’s funeral. Wellington, January 25. The Minister for railways has issued the following instructions in connection with the funeral of the Queen On the day of the funeral no railway business of any kind whatever is to be transacted in any part of the colony between the hours of 11.30 a.m. and 12 noon, and every member of the railway staff, whether-permanent or casual, is to cease work for the half-hour specified, and to stand reverently by during that period. No train is to be otaeked .between the times named, and every'tfaineunning on any portion of the lines of TiCre colony must be brought to a standstill at 11.30\a.m. and remain motionless until 12 ; noon, at which hour the ordinary busiues of the department is to be resumed'. The trains which have been . stopped, on their journey, will , continue, and will run- correspondingly later, to their destinationß, ' - . n