NEW SOUTH WALES PRESS TRIBUTES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13104, 1 May 1908, Page 7

NEW SOUTH WALES PRESS TRIBUTES.

United Press Electric Te4egr*ph-«©pyrißht. SYDNEY, April 30. Tho newspapers make appreciative references to the late Mr Geo. G. Stead as a citizen, and sportsman. Flags at most of the business places in town and at Port were flown at half-mast yesterday as a mark of respect to tho memory of the lato Mr Stead.

The flags a.b the offices of Mesere Frk-dlander Bros., And those of tno 2s>ational Mortgage and Agency Co., Aishburton, were flown at half-mast yesterday out of respect to the memory of the late Mr Stead. The funeral cortege will leave Strowan Park at 2 o'clock this afternoon for the Lin wood Cemetery, where the interment will take place. Members of returned Contin©eiit» intend to be present' at the funeral, and will assemble at the King Edward Barracks early in the afternoon" i*» order to leave for Strow&n together. Numerous telegrams of sympathy, a-nd expressing appreciation of ti» worbh or the deceased gen-tlomajh, have been received at "The Press" office irom all parte of the Dominion. The messages include oomniunications of condolenoo from the chairman of directors, and from the manager, of t<he Press Afisociatam, as woll as from newspaper proprietors and staifs in different New ZeaJand_ centres. Tie mooting of tie CShristcihttrch Tramway Board (of wfaicih the late Mr Stead was one of tihe earliest and mflst prominent members), whioh waa to h-ave boon liold thfe afternoon,' will be adjourned till to-morrow, it beii&g tho intonition of all tite memoexs of the Boaird, togotiher witfii the prin>otpai officers, to attend tiho funeral. (SrECXAL TO "THK MtESS.") » DUNEDIN. April 30Tho news of Mr Stoad'e death wu received with much regret in Dunedin, whero lie' was well known and highly respected.