TO-DAY'S ARRANGEMENTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13738, 20 May 1910, Page 7

TO-DAY'S ARRANGEMENTS.

His Excellency tho Governor has expressed a wish that church bells throughout New Zeahnd shall toll at minute intervals to-day between 12 o'clock and 12.15, muffled peals between 12.15 and 12.20. and minute tollinp- between 12.20 and 12.30. The memorial organ recital arranged by tho Organ Committee of the City Council to be given >by Dr. Bradshaw, at His Majesty's, to-day, will take place at 11.30 a.m. The programme will be as follows:—(1) funeral March (Chopin); 2. Funeral Anthem, "Brother, Thou Art Gone Before Us" (Gcss); 3. Overture, 'In Memoriam" (Sullivan); 4. "0 Rest in tho Lord," from "Elijah" (Mendelssohn); 5. Dead March in "Saul." Admission will ho free, by ticket only, and tickets will be obtainablo on entrance at the booking offices as usual. A memorial service, which will be attended by all the local Territorial forces, will be held in Craniner square at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the troops assembling half an hour earlier r.t the King Edward Barracks. Most or the religious denominations will be represented .it the service, which will bo presided over by Bishop Julius. Tho following will be the order of service: —Funeral march, "Jerusalem," by Salvation Army Band; hymn, "'0 God, Our Help in Ages Past' - -. invocation prayer, Brigidier A'biston; Scripture reading, Rovelatio" xiv.. 9 to 17. the Rev. R. S. Gray, hymn, "Nearer, My God, to Thee; prayer, thc Rev. T. 1 ait; address, Bishop Julius; hymn, •'Lead. Kindly Light" ; address, the Rev. W. J. L. Clqss, president of the Christchurch Ministers' Association, hymn,- "Pc-ace, Perfect Peace" (Queen Alexandra's favourite hymn); closing prayer and benediction, the Rev. J. McNicol. representing Methodist congregations; postlude, "Dead Mr-rch" in ''Saul." In the event of tho wcat'.i r bring unpropitious the ceremony will be held in the Barracks.

A salute of 60 round l ; will f.e fired by the E Battery in Hagley Pnrk. commencing at '.IM2 o'cloc'v in the afternoon and finishing .it -1.20 p.m. A special memorial service will bo hol'!_nt 9 p.m. in the Cathedral, and at the Synagogue at 11 a.m. A combined service will be held in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church at 8 p.m., when various ministers including the Moderator of the Presbytery will address tho congregation. A united service will also be held in the Methodist Church, Durham street, at 9 p.m. The Rev. Jl. Bull will preside, and the address will be given by the Rev. W. C. Oliver. The tram service will bo suspended at 9 p.m. for five minutes, and trains running after 2.30 p.m. (with the exception of the lyttelton lino) will run fifteen minutes later than time-table time. The day will be observed as a close holiday throughout tho Dominion, and no business will be transacted All places of amusement will be closed, and the hotels will be closed in tho afterl.oon. This evening, at seven o'clock, reierenccs to the late King's funeral will

be made at the Roman Catholic Cathedral, where also the bell will bo tolled. Arrangements have been completed for the holding of a united public, memorial service in tho Lyttelton Dnllshel this afternoon. The members of No. 1 Comoanv, Canterbury Division, N.Z.G.A.V.' (Lvttelton Navals). and the Naval Cadets,'will parade at the Raijwav Station at 1.45 p.m., and will march to the Borourrh Council Chambers, where they will join forces with the No. *2 Company and tho Lyttelton High School Cadets, and march thence via London and Canterbury streets and Norwich ouav to the Drillshed. Tho Lvttelton'Marine Band, assembled m the rotunda opposite tho Drillshed. will play tho "Dead March" in "Saul" prior to 'the opening of the service, which will commence at 2.30 p.m. During the progress of the service a detachment of the Royal New Zealand ArtilJerv, under Lieutenant Sandle. will fire 69 "minute r.ms on the grounds in front of the Drillshed. Complote arrangements havo been made by the Government for the memorial service in Wellington to-day, and tickets have been issued for numbered boats in front of. and in the vestibule of, old Parliament House. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward will be present at the child re n.'s memorial service on the. Basin Reserve this morning, as well ns at the official memorial service. The banking houses throughout the Dominion will be closed to-day. No newspapers are being published in Wellington to-day. The Executive Committee of the Canterbury (N.Z.) Branch of the Navy League has cabled to London asking that a wreath be procured in connection with the lato King's funeral. Tho wreath will bo representative of all the centres of the Leaguo in Canterbury. Resolutions deploring the death of the late King," and expressing sympathy with tho Royal Family, have been passed by tlio Canterbury Cricket Association, "the McLean Institute Board of Governors. Loyal Jubilee Lodge, J.0.0.F.. M.U. (Probbloton), Independent Order of Rechabites, No. 26, Mariners' Pride Lodge, 1.0.G.T.. Lyttelton, and the New Zealand Hockey Referees-' Association. At the memorial service in Craivmer square on Sunday, considerable inconvenience and, at times, liability to accident, were caused by the inconsiderateness of those in motors' and other vehicles. They kept moving about and interferine; in no small degree with the crowd. It is to bo hoped that some steps will be taken this afternoon to put a stop to this. If people go to what is really a solemn service in vehicles, it is surely incumbent on them to remain quiet whilst tho proceedings arc going on. A correspondent writes in respect to "Mourner's" letter complaining of the conduct of some persons at the memorial service on Sunday:—"Such conduct is just the result one must expect from a State system of education that does little to inculcate respect for authority, and thoughtfulness for the feelings and comfort of the fellowcit.'.zen next you. Compulsory military training will do us all good."