The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News, and Echo. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1901. THE KING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 20, 24 January 1901, Page 4

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News, and Echo.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1901. THE KING.

1 For tha cause that, lacks assistance, | | For the -wrong that needs resistance, f. 1 For tho futnre in tha distance, | | md tha gaod that yra can do. '

1 The Queen is dead! Long livc| Ithe King! The expression is pain-1 Ifully ironic. While tiio heart o_| ithe nation i. saddened by an irre-| iparable loss, ant! the heart bt thei ison bleeds for a mother to whom he| jwas devotedly attached, the bellsl iwhich in mournful muffled peall Ihitve paid their tribute to the dead J iQueen, break into joyous clamour tol Iweleome the new King. Tliere iA mo interval in the sovereignty. With! ■her last faint breath the authority! Iwliicb our beloved Queen excrcisedg |_o judiciously tor ever C 3 years! i| passed to her son, and Albert Ed-1 Iward, Frince of Wales, became a_| iraueh King of England as if the| leoustitutional ceremony vesting in| lliiru the power were over. There is| Ino easy transition, stage; the Unitedf |Kingdom is not left for so much as| la second without a ruler. While inp Ithe darkened room at Osborne thej Imortal remains of Victoria rested in; |state, in St. James' Palace, London, j llwas enacted 'a ceremony which! Ishould have been joyous, but| I through which permeated a| Ispirit of grief. The King| |wa.. invested with the au-| Ithoritiea of office; the heads of| ithe nation, its law-makers and law-| lintcrpretcrs, took the oatii of allegi-r lance to their new sovereign- ; m It seems that it. is the wisll of ourp iKing to be known as Edward VXI.g iHound bis first name of Albertl Ono old historical associations cluster.C blOn the oilier hand, the names oil Isome of tilt; Edwards who guided! Htlie destinies of England in early! iand troublou.. times stand put prom-| iincntly in history. The Prince who;' mow takes his plucc at the head of al Ination such as never entered intoi Ithe wildest dreams of earlier Ed-| lward-8 of England, borders on sistyg |yeat-s. His position as lieir-appar-| |ent through youth and middle agel |was a difficult one. -That he filledl Ilii.s allotted part in a manner leaving! ilittlc ground for fault-linding is per-1 |haps the best assurance of his abil-| lity to discharge the more onerous! fduties appertaining to the sove-l Ireign. His popularity as Prince of| IWales was second in Britain only tog Ithat of our Queen. Never has al |king ascended the throne who com-i Imanded as fully the affection of alii felasses. He earned the right to bel Iregartled as the first gentleman in| |Enrope, and bis claim to that title! |is never likely to be •questioned.! IWhile not possessed of exceptional! |ntental gifts, the King's quickness! |of perception and cosmopolitan! Itastes rentier bint one of the best! linformed men of the day. He has! Jjalways manifested a keen interest in| ievery subject affecting the Empire,! |and with readiness mastered its de-l itails. As a speaker our new sove-l if. r> ii Sreign is regarded as Itaving fewl in England. Witli matured! and a training admirably! ijfitting him for his new responsi-i ibility, Albert Edward mounts thel ithrone with the interests and wel-1 llfare of tbe millions who acknow-1 lledge British, sway at heart. And ifl Ijhe never quite penetrates the corners iin the hearts of the people whichl iheld for our Queen a personal re-| Igard and devotion, be is at least as-| sured of the affection aud unswer-l ving loyalty of the nation. Thoughl steeped in sorrow by the death ofl Ilher who had entwined herself round! levery loyal, heart, the peoples of thel Empire can still with sincerity say —| "God Save the King!" i News was received by the English! mail yesterday of the death of Cap-ffl tain W. L. Hamilton Brown, of 11.M.1 Navy. Captain Brown held a eom-1 mission on the cruiser Tauranga, pay-f inH' several visits to Auckland. ileSj left for Knglaud in 1899 to take over! rathe Severn. Death was due to heart* Captain Brown was born .ing 11848, and became a cadet in 1860, sub-§. llieutenant in 1868, lieutenant in 1^72,S ieommander in 1886, nnd captain inf 1 Mr. D. Tetrie, Chief Inspector ofl rathe Auckland Educational District.! Sand Inspectors Goodwin, Crowe,! iGrierson, Mulgan and Piirdie, left fori to-day to attend the con-i Bference of school inspectors, whiohfi mopens there on the !28th inst. AmongH, ithe subjects to be discussed are theffi syllabus, scholarship regulations, pu-i pil teachers' regulations, teachcrs'fe certificates, higher instruction in pri-g mary schools and district highl schools, handwork in primaryl schools, school attendance, and exam-ffi ination of private schools. |

i IN.Z. cable notifies: Commu'nicatioui with Shanghai restored on the Foo-| ! chow section. ' | I A telegraph ofliee .will he open at! I'lhitt racecourse tin Friday, 25th, audi |Saturday, 20th inst. Hours, 9 n.m. tog f_ p.m. Money order telegrams for thel jseeretary of the Racing Club io be adj Itlressed "and made payable at. ..clling-l II on. 1 | A pleasing .ceremony took plaee| lyesterday afternoon at Mr J. J.| s'-Jraig's 'new building, .Breakwaters Jltoad, when the employees of tlieS various departments assembled to pre-| sent Mr J. J. Craig, on the occasions of his birthday and" the new century,l with a token of their regard and es-J teem. Mr J. Lambert, wool sheds| jinanagcr, spoke in terms suitable to| the occasion, and tlie presentation,g which consisted of a massive goldl albert and pendant, suitably in-ft .scribed, with sovereign case attacned,| Uvus made by Mr J. T. Hutchison,| genera] manager, who expressed od| Ibehalf of the various departments the| I good feeling existing- between e_n-| ployees and" master. Mr Hutchison| then called for three hearty cheers* Sfor Mr Craig. The latter, who had| Ibeen taken wholly by surprise, sui>fa lubly responded, thanking the various | I departments for their handsotneß floken and well wishes, and expressing^ Ithe hope that the good feeling thus| 'evidenced would always exist. | j The dead body picked up_ in thel iharbonr last Monday has not yet been'; [identified. At the request of t.hej Ipoliee the following description of tlie* Itlead man is published in the hopes ithat it may lead to his identification: p iDeeeased appears to be about 45 Years! lot' age, medium build, sft Sin in| Iheight, fair complexion, fair hair, b.it| fvery grey. Tie had full reddish wliisk-fe fers" and'moustache, tinged with grey| ii'lie fore part of the head was bald;fc Ithe eyes were blue, with reddish eye-?; Sbrows. He h;id short round features.! Sand short nose. The centre front| Itooth in the lower jaw was missing,! land tlie remainder leaned very much| j|inward. One front tooth was missingjt Sfrom the lei't side of the upper jaw! land the frout upper teeth were un-| Seven. There were no marks on thej Ibody, which was dressed in grey flan-| snel undershirt, light-coloured cordedgj Icotton shirt, with blue and black half-^! Icirt'le spots, with collar; black-corded| i.ilk made-up tie, elastic braces, nearly! ■new .double-breasted tweed coat andp itrousers, of brownish shepherd's plaidl 'pattern, no vest; brown tweed _roii-| |sers; new bluchers (No. 9), heel andg doe plates, no nails in shoe soles; and| '.deceased had on grey woollen socks.| |The clothing can be seen at tlics gmorgue. | 0 1 a A little boy named Arthur Ernestf jj Moore met with a nasty accident all aCambridge ou Tuesday afternoon! 3 whereby he runs a great risk of los-| fing his hand. The little fellow, who| lis only eight years of age, accompanied! by another lad. found their way to Mrp Roberts' slaughterhouse, where a bubr Iloek that had boon killed was hanging! |up. The boy released the winch by| a means of which the carcase was sus-jf fpended and got his rigid hand in thefe leog wheel. His hand was frightfully! |l_cerated. The little finger and a parti |of the thumb were amputated, and the! 1 remainder of the hand is so mutilated® that the doctor is afraid it cannot be|? saved. Owing to the above accident! | Mr Ernest Moore is unavoidably de-(| stained at Cambridge. 1 1 The London '-Daily Express,'' which!! Jhns the largest circulation of anyg | journal in the United Kingdom. re-| | produces in an issue of a few week's! aback the '-New Zealand Graphic," car-| I toon ou the European concert in| | China. The fact is worthy of note asi^ jjan instance of the wide vogue enjoyed! iby the colonial publication. From! Mother sources come equally gratifying! • assurances of the popularity of' the! ■ "Graphic." | I The Birkenhead and Xorthcotel Jfruitgrowers hold their annual picnic 1 ayesterday, when the p.s. Eagle took! |two loads of passengers to Motutapu,! a total of about 500 persons.! ,I'fhe weather was unfavourable, andg athe event was not so successful as lastf lyear. The committee, however, ex-| Ipect that a small profit will be made.l iThe Northcote school children tookf ] part in the trip as usual, and were! jliberally treated by their committee.!; | Sports were also held. The ret urn 1 I journey was started at five o'clock, tkefe rain making a. longer stay undesirable. 1 The Birkenhead and Northcote Band I isuplied the music, and played fori • dancing betwen showers during then' trip home. • ■ 1 I The installation of N.G. and invest 1-1 1 lure of officers of Lodge Wynyard, No.l 157. 1.0.0. F., A.C., took piace in thel I Lodge-room, Eden Tejrace, ou Mon-1 \ day evening. There was a good at-i j tendance of visitors and members, the* I Grand Lodge officers present being! JD.D.CI.M., Bros. R. Armiger, MelutyreJ |\V. Moncur. The duties of installing^ (•master were performed by Bro. RM I Armiger in his usual efficient manner.l j The following officers were elected forfe Ithe ensuing term: P. 0., Bro. F. S. Wil-i J son; N.G.. Bro. T. Moncur; V.G., Bro.® jB. C. Blakey; permanent secretary,! I Bro. A. 11. Miles; recording secretary,! . iiro. W. E. Smithyman; chaplain. Bro.f ! Hamilton; warden, Bro. A. Wilson;! 1 conductior, Bro. A. Moncur; organist,! ] Bro. Wilson. Bro. Armiger, D.D.fo iG.M., addressed the members on thef | welfare of tho lodge and the order ml ;| ge serai. __ g The Tramway Company intend tog j employ men instead of youths as coji-f doctors, and to provide them with! !suitable uniforms. Half a dozen men! will be taken on immediately, and the! j number will be increased from time! jto time. Mr. P. M. Hansen, Auckland! attorney for the company, has been! notified that a number of bell punches! are being scut out for the use ofl conductors. 1 Some excellent photographs of thel late Queen and the present King and! Queen are on view in the window ofl lhe Australian Art Co., Queen-street.! J The photographs are recent Ones byl I Walery, photographer to the Boyfili Family, and are lent by Mr E. P. Pol-i lock for exhibition. | fe j The farm of 18.. acres at Manure.va,fi ithe property of Mr It. White, vvill bel j sold by auction to-morrow (Friday),R {the 25th inst., at 12 o'clock, by Mri 1!. C. Carr, at his rooms, Queen-street, 1 Mr White intends selling, as he wishes]! to visit the Old Country. if i 1(50 dozen linen cooking aprons, 6d,8 9d, 1/, 1/3, 1/6, 1/9, 2/6 each; all rem-1 ,'nants of lace and embroideries will beX cleared at very low prices—At Smiths! and Caughey's clearance fair. —Ad. g| Corsets, 1/9, all the leading makesg reduced proportionately; DorothyH pinafores, 1/11; samples of ladies'® underclothing at Home prices—AtSj Court Bros.' great sale of Iredale'sfi stock. —Ad. M