The People stupefied with Grief.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 24 January 1901, Page 3

The People stupefied with Grief.

“God Save the King.”

■ | Received this day at 9 5 a.m. M London, January 23. | j The people’s breathless fear grew in-1 . 'fenso and more poignant as each bulletin | * was published. | <■ The Prince of Wales’s telegram to the | Lord Mayor was the first intimation of | ■the death of the Queen, and ended the s suspense which had existed till seven 1 |on Tuesday evening. I j The general feeling is one of stunned | drowning all expressions of i ;griof and knowledge of the real extent of | ■jthe Nation’s loss. *| I The Chairman of the London County i 'Council, addressing a meeting of members | referred to the dead Sovereign as best | 'loved, and most illustrious of all our | iMonarchs, -| 1 At the usual Hilary terra dinner at | iGray’s Inn, Master Beetham said, we | Imust according to constitution usage re- 4 |citc “ God save the King. | | The Chapel 801 l then tolled 82 times in | !honor of the 82 years of the. Queen’s life-1 j The health of the now King was duly | ! honored, ?1 After the death, the Curfew bell at | Windsor pealed a knoll, also those I churches in the province of Balmoral, | along the whole Deeside. ['■

Received this day at 9 14 a. m. | The German Crown Prince arrives at | Osborne to-day. £ The Queen always hoped she would not s die in her sleep, lest she would not bei surrounded by her beloved ones. | The wish was gratified. A few days ago Her Majesty thought-i fully told her attendants to go for a walH| and take some air. fe .. All the Government establishments,! ships, Colonial agencies, and public build-| ings hoisted flags half-mast. y Minuet guns were fired at various ports.| Races and athletic fixtures were post-1 poned and some abandoned altogether. | The organ of the Crystal Palace played! the Dead March. jp All entertainments were stopped and! bells of the cathedrals and of the churches | Sin the smallest villages tolled. | | Public bodies are adopting resolutions | |of profound sorrow. ¥ I Several French papers ascribe the death p of the Queen to anxiety over the war. s j The Quebec Parliament Buildings were [draped In black. J J The Stock Exchange at the Baltic was! Igl nQAfI Ik

Nelson, This Day. | To-day is being observed as a mourning in accordance with proclam-0 ation. Flags at the Post Office and Gov- § iernment Buildings are draped in black. I } The Rev. Smalley, President of thej Wesleyan Conference, sent a telegram of* sympathy to the Governor,' and through His Excellency to the Royal family yesterdayron behalf of the Wesleyan Church of [New Zealand. Subsequently, _ a reply rcIcoived expressing appreciation of the [message. Smalley requests that Special Iprayers bo offered for the Nation at the present crisis in all Wesleyan Churches |on Sunday next, • To-morrow Day of Mourning. 3 Wellington, This Day. I The following memorandum has been tissued by the acting Premier. 11 All public offices throughout the colony will be closed to-morrow. Sunday hours will be observed at all telegraph offices excepting the chief centres where a minimum staff is to be kept on duty to enable necessary telegrams of the public to bo transmitted.

•|i Citizensall olassea are invited to r?observetbe3&y as one of national mournHing. Public (Jibes have been Instructed to f Jdrape theiiAags and fly them halTmast. Somethin - further than this may be iinecessary timarlc the sad -event of the ||Queon’s deah, but in the meantime this applies to to-morrow. J. G. IrWard.” | I: Native Chiefs Condolence. m G overnrnort yesterday received tele-j Ifgrams from Hoie Heke, Ngapuhi, Kura', pwai, Te Aupuf/anA Ngata Whatua. pro-j Ipminont northon Chiefs as followo : | g,“ Deeply grievd over very sad news an-, the death of Her SslMajosty Queen, Victoria, kindly convey! Sjthrough the Governor our deepest heartsympathies to .he Prince of Th ales p-ind people of Great Britain, Of nny| action your Government Intends] Staking by which can, help in a _small] pway kindly keep cat informed, (signed) S, 11 one Hoke.” 1 I “ Long Li/e the King." 0 Miri Hanatu of Wairarapa also telegraphed on behalf ol a number of Maoris : P“ Queen is dead. Ar.cept our sympathy. |jLonglive the King.” y The following reply was sent to both fhribos by Walker. “In the absence of Uthe Premier’ and Acting-Premier, your |telegram containing your pathetic expressions of grief at the death of our |good Queen were opened by me and I Shave taken care that your loyal and words will be seen by your iPakeha friends, and I wll also ask His the Governor to forward fethem to the Secretary of State.” 1 Telegrams from all parts of the colony Istate tokens of mourning are universal.