The Funeral of the Queen.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 106, 9 February 1901, Page 1

The Funeral of the Queen.

o London, Feb. 5. The Kaiser extended the.full period of mourning to be observed by the German Court to March the Bth, and half mourning to April 22nd. Prince Henry of Prussia bps been made a British admiral.

Chicago is raising funds for a memorial to the Queen. In the Roman Catholic churljes of Canada and Cape Colony. Requiem masses for the Queen were sung on Sunday. The refusal of Cardinal Vaughan to act similarly has given so much annoyance to Roman Catholics in England that he decided to introduce a prayer for the welfare of the Empire, without reference to the death of the Queen, into the service. In closing the burial service the choir sang “ Sleep the last sleep, ” and aiso Tennyson’s "The face, of death is towards the sun of life, ” from Ins ode on tho death of the Duke of Clarence.

Tho foreign royalties who took part in the funeral are departing. The King accompanied the Kaiser from Windsor to London. They drove to

Marlborough House, where they lunched. Tho Kaiser had a tremendous reception. The streets were decorated, and crowded with thousands of spectators, Tho Kaiser left the Charing Cross station for Sheeruess, embarking on tbo German Imperial' yacht Hohenzollern, Weluxgton, Febuary 6. The Executive Committee which has in hand the schema far the Queen’s t , UUie mot this morning, the Mayor presiding. Tho Governor having suggested that the movement ought to be of a national and not a provincial character, it was resolved that subscription lists should be furnished to the various mayors and chairmen of local bodies throughout the colony. The mayor reported the receipt of a telegram, from Mr Ward-, containing the following message from the AgentGeneral : “ Queen’s statue. —I believe that £3OO sterling would be sufficient I suggest that you authorise me to negotiate with either Messrs Onslow, Ford, or Thorneycroft. First-class artists, as a rule, decline to furnish competitive designs. Which do yea prefer—sitting or . standing ?” Mr Ward asked that be should be advised as to how he should reply. The matter was referred to the general committee, and it was decided to send subscription lists to the Government buildings to give the staffs of ti e various departments an opportunity of contributing to the fund; that the various ministers of religion should be asked to devote next Sunday’s collection to the fund; to advertise in the newspapers inviting further subscriptions; and to get particulars of the statue to Her Majesty which is erected in Sydney. The Governor forwarded a letter which he bad received, suggesting that the sculpture work should be given to an Auckland artist on the principle that local talent ought not to be ignored. His Excellency, while agreeing that, ail things being equal, men within our gates should lie .first thought of, expressed the hope that the statue would be carried, out by one who would do credit to the capital city of the colony. A number of ladies who are interesting themselves in the matter waited on Lord Eanfurly with a request that he would nominate tho Countess of Raufurly as patroness of the women’s fund. This the Governor agreed to, and placed a suite of rooms in Government House at the ladies’ disposal for bolding meetings.