Death of the Queen.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 24 January 1901, Page 4

Death of the Queen.

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"'-reived January 23, at 5 31 p.m, Sydney, January 23. Hopetoun has received a messag Mr. Chamberlain stating that th. a passed away at 6 SO last evening. jis unlikely that the local proclaimsa will bs issued to-day owing to doubi , to the precise formula to bo adopted. Many buildings are draped in black. The post office chimes are muffled. The news of the death of William IT took four months to reach Australia while that of Queen Victoria was knowi in as many hours. The Queen’s square, which a week oi two back was so gaily decorated for th Federal ceremony, is to-day festoomec with black. The Queen’s statue in the centre of thi square is draped in mourning. Eeceived, January 23rd at 11 24 p.m. London, January 22. The room in which the dying Queer lay was the north-west angle of Osborn< House overlooking the Solent. Wearilj and expectantly, in heavy silence throughout the morning and afternoon, saddened crowds waited and watched til daylight gave place to twilight and darkness. Crowds watched tire windows At a quarter to 7 p.m. a Eoyal servanappeared and reverently placed on thi gate a board bearing the last sad medicai bulletin that the Queen breathed her last at 6 30 surrounded by her ehildrei and grand-children. The crowd read the bulletin, and except for tho wail of anguish, silently departed to hide their grief, the Whippingham bells tolling. There was great tension in the eountn on Tuesday when the bulletin was poster in the morning at the Mansion House stating that the Queen’s strength wa diminishing. The crowd struck up the National Anthem, hundreds singing and uncovering their heads. The passengers on passing omnibuses also bared their heads. When the sad news reached London i huge, earnest, breathless crowd was ii front of the Mansion House. A window opened and the Lord Mayor appeared The great crowd bared their heads.

The Lord Mayor, leaning for supper! on a window sill, said in a voice at first broken but soon audible to thousands o: citizens, “It is with the deepest distress that I announce the following telegran from the Kang:—My beloved mothei passed to her rest.” The crowd were speechless with sorsow. Then the great bell of St Paul’: boomed forth at intervals of a minute. Mr Balfour, representing the Government 1 , with the Duchess of York and tin Duke of Connaught’s childrch left Lon don for Osborne early in the afternooi yesterday. The King of Greece has staxtel for Osborne, Sydney, January 23. Immediately on receipt of the news the whole Commonwealth state business was stopped. Mr Barton cancelled the engagement: which he had made to visit Melbourm and Adelaide.

In Adelaide and Goulbourne mam shops were closed and bells tolling. A feeling of general sorrow provade: the community. The Federal Executive met at noon. Lord Hopetoun communicated the bad news, and the Executive adjourned till to-morrow. The Mayor wired to Chamberlain that the people mourn the loss of their beloved Queen, The bells were tolling throughout the day. The Eoyal Arthur and Tauranga fired 82 minute guns. Adelaide, January 23. The Government offices closed, thi flags were half-mast, and the bells tolled Many shops were closed and the shutter: draped in black, Lord Tennyson has cancelled all engagements. Melbourne, January 23. Sympathetic references were made or the Stock Exchange, which suspended business. Many business houses closed. The Town Hall will be draped in black. The closing of shops and other signs ot mourning are very noticeable among the / German section of the community. Eeceived, January 22, at 12 21 a.m. London, January 28i The bells in Canada were tolling a* 1 45, and the newspapers were pouring editions out.

The news of the death was received within fifteen minutes of the occurrence Business was suspended, and the Courti adjourned after paying brief tributes to tin deceased Queen. In America the flags on business place: and public buildings were half-master and church bells were tolling. It was unamioualy resolved that the death of Queen Victoria, a woman o. noble virtues and great renown, was sincerely deplored by the Senate, ano the American flag on the Executive Mansion was for the first time for a foreigi ruler half-masted. President M'Kinley in addressing thi King at Osborne, and Senator Hay, ii addressing Lord Lansdowne, sent ver; sympathetic messages. The French Chambers adjourned ove: to-day as a token of mourning and regard. (Eeceivcd at 1 3 a.m.) Hon. Mr. Balfour telegraphed to Ear] Pembroke, Lord Stewart at Buckingham Palace, that the Queen died peacefully. The Queen was rather Testiest throughout the night. The only persons admitted were Doctor Dosser and two maids, the under nurse Soal, from the sanatorium on the estate.

The Royalties in the morning were summoned with the Bishop of Winchester, who is clerk of the closet. All were recognised by the Queen, who appeared especially gratified at the Kaiser's filial devotion. She slept foi awhile, then a relapse came at A dO. The Royalties were ro-summonod. The Bishop was already kneeling beside her, the attendants withdrawn in a corner. The Prince of Wales and the Kaiser entered together, then the Princess of Wales, Duke of Connaught and York Princess Henry of Battenburg, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg, Princess Christian Elizabeth of Hesse, the Duchess of Argyle. There were three, hours of iiitense emotion. Meanwhile the patient had occasional returning consciousness, but the recognition was less clear, than in the porning.

| As the dull grey day passed tlief Duchess of York, the Duke of Con-1 naught’s children, the Duke of ArgyleJ Prince and Princess Louise of Batten-i mrg, Lord Clarendon and the Lords [Jhamberlain arrived in time for the| [dosing scene. I Mr Balfour did not enter the Chamber.! The end was absolutely peaceful and! painless. ■Received this day at 12 28 a.m. ■ x Tlv, London, January 23. ■)f Wa9rd Mayor addressing the Prince like city,' .tendered the condolences of | I would bo a tie feelings for the Queen Innumerable^ memor y> j jarts of the Kingcfutes came from all I he World greatly .the Empire and Family. ’bed the Eoyal I Parliament meets automa. with. By forthThe theatres and places of amu. I ire closed. "«ut|j Drurp Lane was packed with children it the time of the death. On the man a-] ger announcing the tidings, the audience spontaneously rose and left the building. Brisbane, January 23. Numbers of shops are draped in black. The church bells are tolling.

The Governor cabled to Mr Chamberlain that Government and the people received with profound sorrow the intelligence of tjic death and expressed deepest sympathy with the Eoyal Famih r . Special services are arranged at all the churches for next Sunday.

New Zealand Expressions of Sorrows. Nelson, This Day. The news of the of the . Queen was received with profound regret. Flags were half mast, church bells tolled, and Government, City Council and other offices were closed. The shops were closed as usual, Wednesday being the weekly ualf-holiday. Wellington, January 28. The first intimation the Government received of the sad event was contained n the following cablegram from the Igent-General: “Very much regret to ;eport the death of the Queen.”

The members of the Government in Wellington, the Hons. W, C. Walker, W. Hall-Jones, T. Duncan and C. H. Vtills at once met together and lespalched the following message to each member of Parliament:— “ With profound sorrow have to anlounce the death of Her Majesty the Jueen. Ho particulars to hand so far.” The message was signed by Walker as mnior Minister at presentin Wellington. The Minister also sent a somewhat I similar telegram to the speakers of both Houses as well as to the Premier and the aative Minister in Australia. The Acting-Premier wired from Dunelin news of Her Majesty’s death to all Mayors throughout the colony. At 21 minutes past noon, the following urgent cablegram was received by the Ministers from Seddon at Sydney:— ‘With profound regret and sorrow, 1 ■eceived the following cable from the Igent-Gencral:— ‘ Eegret Queen died at 1 45 pm on 22nd, A world’s loss, a lation’s grief,’ ”

The Pacing Club decided not to race to-morrow, and second and third days lepends on the Government proclamation. Wellington, January 22. The following telegram has been revived by Mr Ward, signed by the leadng chiefs of the Arawa tribe: —’'Deeply grieved to hear of serious illness of our lovereign Queen Victoria. We fervently dope that God in his infinite mercy will prolong her life.” January 23, The City Council met to-day and, on the motion of the Mayor, passed the folowiag resolution : “That this Council places on record its heartfelt sorrow at the death of Her Most Gracious Majesty ;he Queen, and its deep sense of the great oao sustained by millions of people over vhom she ruled,” Authority has been given by the Counul for the dispatch by the Town Clerk of he following cable to the Secretary of Itate for'the Colonies

‘The Council and citizens of Welling;on deeply regret the sad news received )f the death of our beloved Queen.” The Acting-Premier supplies the fol-j lowing memorandum:—All the public iflees throughout tho colony will be dosed to-morrow, and Sunday hours will re observed at all the telegraph offices exjepting at the chief centres, where a ninimum staff is to be kept on duty to inablo the necessary telegrams of the public to be transmitted. Citizens of all ilasses are invited to observe the day as me of national mourning. The public offices have been instructed to drape their lags and fiy them half-mast. Something further than this may be necessary to mark the sad event of the Queen’s death, sat in the meantime this intimation applies till to-morrow. The French Consul (Count de Oourte) aad his flag lowered to half-mast as soon is he got the news, and telegraphed to His Excellency the Governor, who is on his vay back to Wellington, his sincere conlolences together with those of the French colony in blew Zealand. A Government proclamation issued tonight appoints to-morrow as a day of mourning, and relieves the Government rffioials from duty on Thursday, Friday, .nd Saturday. Hokitika, January 23. |

The news of the Queen’s death was ceoeived with every demonstration of profound grief. Flags were flying at halfnast, and many places were draped with slack. Bella were tolled and all public md private business was immediately suspended. The Westland County Council, which! >vaa sitting at the time, at once adjourned! ifter sending a telegram to the Governor! ixpressing the sorrow of the people of! Westland. I Christchurch, January 23. I The Governor arrived from the south! to-night and went on to Wellington. His! Excellency received the following cable! from the Secretary of State for the! Colonies “ Deeply regret Her Majesty! eased away at 6 30 this evening.” I

Memorial services were held at the Cathedral this afternoon and evening and attended by very large congregations, fn the ordinary church service, in the prayer for the Sovereign, the words “ Most Gracious Sovereign Lord King Alberti Edward, ” were substituted for the former words in the prayer for the Royal Family. The words “ Albert Edward Prince of Wales ” were omitted and “ Our Gracious Queen Alexandra, George, Duke of York and Duchess of York’’substituted. Special prayers were also offered up. | The New Zealand Trotting Association’s! meeting called for to-night adjourned to a| date to be afterwards fixed after passing a| resolution in the following terms; —“That! this meeting in adjourning desires to re-j cord its deep sense of the loss which the! nation has sustained by the lamented! death of Her Majesty the Queen, a! sovereign whose life has been one of de-| votion to the country over which she has! ruled with such wisdom and justice during! the longest period granted to a British! Monarch. ” I New Plymouth, January 22. I Great sorrow was evinced at the newel jf the Queens death. The business! places immediately closed, and public!

meetings were adjourned. The .news-1 paper offices were draped in black, and! the bells tolled expressions of regret. I Wanganui, January 23. News of the death of Her Majesty was! eeceived with profound regret. All the! business places were closed, and the bells! tolled and minute guns fired. The sitting of the District Court was adjourned ind all meetings postponed. Memorial services will be held in the Opera House to-morrow night. The Mayor telegraphed to His Excellency the Governor,! ‘■Citizens of Wanganui desires to express md tender their very great regret and sorrow on the occasion of the death of their late beloved Queen.”