EMPRESS FREDERICK.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 182, 9 August 1901, Page 2

EMPRESS FREDERICK.

THE OBSEQUIES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Berlin, .Aug. 7. The body of the Empress will he transferred on Saturday to the Rchliglit lvrouberg Church. A second funeral service will be held on Sunday afternoon, in the prosencc of tho household and privileged persons. The body will be transferred on Monday to Potsdam, where a service will be held in the mausoleum.

London, Aug. 7. The Ophir at Mauritius lowered her flags to half-mast out of respect to the Empress Frederick.

KING, QUEEN, AND PRINCESS LEAVE FOR KRONBERG.

MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Aug. 8. The King, Queen, and Princess Victoria start on Friday to attend the service at Kronberg. They will not attend the Potsdam service.

The Lord Mayor of London and many privato persons sent telegrams of condolence to the Kaiser from England.

VOTES OF CONDOLENCE,

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, August 8. The House of Commons adopted a resolution of condolence with tho King and Kaiser, through the King, on the death of the Empress Frederick. Mr Balfour and Sir H. CampbellBannerman paid feeling tributes to tho memory of the late Empress. RED-TAPE AT SYDNEY.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, Aug. 8. I he Government have gazetted Sunday next as a day of mourning in token of sympathy with the King in his great affliction.

Both the state Houses have adopted addresses of sympathy to tho British and German Royal families. The Promior explains that the non-adjournment of the Assembly was the result of not being officially informed of the death.