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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 21, 25 January 1901, Page 5

[so noble a woman, so illusti'ious aj Sovereign." | Mourning1 for the death of the Queen was continued this morning. Flaps on the principal Government offices wev e at half-mast, and many {were draped with crape. The general jpost-ofiice was hung with festoons of jblack and white crape. Muffled bells 'were rung' at intervals. All the public louices will be closed to-day and tojuiorrow. The weather yeslerday was jwot and depressing-, but to-day is tine. Jdver the front of Ihe general postlorTice is a painting; of the Royal Arms (draped with black. A staff of workjmeii are now employed completing! jlhe draping of the Government build-l lings. The windows arc being draped! fwith black and white material in fes-i jtoons, streamers, and rosettes. r^ne| jpillars of the portico and adjacentf Slump-posts are covered with black.| Under the portico there is a canopy* of black -and white, and festoons of| black are run ikm'ors the whole facade.! SJM'ourning emblems will be continued j ijuntil after the funeral. \ i |