THE LATE SIR GEORGE GREY.

Evening Star, Issue 10734, 21 September 1898, Page 2

THE LATE SIR GEORGE GREY.

Press. Association—By tfelegraph—Copyright, LONDON, 20. (Received September 21, 1898, at 2.60 p.ro j Mr Joseph Chamberlain has telegraphed from Biddulph (Staffordshire) that Sir George Grey's loss will be felt throughout the colonies, to whioh he rendered eminent services during a long and brilliant career.

A PARLIAMENTARY TRIBUTE.

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WELLINGTON, Septembkb 21. On the House meeting at half-past two, the Premier moved—" That this House desires to place on record its high appreciation of the distinguished, ever-enduring, and beneficent services rendered to, the colony and the empire by the late Right Hon. Sir George Grey, and respectfully tenders to his relatives the assurance of its sympathy with them in their irreparable loss." Speaking to the resolution, the Premier said that throughout the Empire there would be great sorrowing and general regret at the death of the great statesman who had been called away. Australasia and the Gape of Good Hope would ever remember the distinguished, everlasting, and benefioent services rendered by Sir G. Grey. The year 1898 seemed to be a year of mourning, England having lost Gladstone, Germany Bismarck, and Australasia her Grand Old Man, who was the founder of Liberalism in these oolonies. He concluded with a panegyric on the deoeased's services. Referring to the Abolition of the Provinces, which Sir G. Grey had opposed, he said that in losing system we had lost that whioh we should ever re>gret. Captain Russell, in a few well-chosen remarks, seconded the motion. He referred feelingly to the occasion, in the year 1846, when he was a little child, in that very neighborhood, he had first had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Sir George Grey, and enjoying his friendship. Possibly the most puhetic oircumstance connected with the death of Sir George was that, despite his love of children, no child was left behind to whom the condolences of the world could be ftnt. It was perhaps well that Sir George Grey had died where his remains could be placed in the centre of that Empire the bonds of whioh he had helped to widen, and whose foundations to a great extent'he had helped to strengthen. 4 Mr Soobie Mackenzie described the deceased statesman as the greatest figure that had ever filled the eye and the imagination of New Zealanders.

The House adjourned till half-past seven as a mark of respect. In the Counoil a similar resolution was passed after eulogies from the Minister of Education, the Hon. Mr M'Cullougb, and the Hon. Mr Tomoana.

Flags were displayed at half-mast to-day at the Government offices, the Town Hall, the principal shipping offices and mercantile establishments, and by the shipping out of retpect to the memory of the dead statesmau.