THE LATE KAISER.
THE AUTOPSY
CANCER IN THE TRACHEA.
A DYING FATHER'S ADVICE.
"REMAIN NOBLE AND GOOD."
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Berlin, June 18* The autopsy of the late Emperor shows that the larynx was completely destroyed.
Sir Morell Mackenzie has certified to the presence of cancer in the trachea.
Berlin, June 17. The late Emperor Frederick, in greeting his daughter Princess Sophia, whoee birthday occurred on the same day as her father died, wrote : —" Remain noble and good. That is the last wish of a dying father." London, June 18. Reference to the death of the Emperor Frederick was made in most of the churches yesterday. MOURNING IN AUCKLAND. Various signs of mourning for the deceased Emperor of Germany were observable in Auckland yesterday. A funeral salute of 30 minute-guns was fired from H.M.S. Egeria, commencing at noon, whilst the "Dead March in Saul" was played by Mr. E. Aldis upon the tubular bells in the Free Library tower, with fine effect. Flags were flying half-masb high in the Albert Park, and upon the Municipal Buildings, Victoria Arcade, and many business premises, as well as upon the shipping. In the shop window of Mr. H. Kohn, Queen-street, statuettes of the deceased monarch and his father, Kaiser William, were covered with crape. •
Chiustchurch, Monday. The Mayor has sent a cablegram to the Empress of Germany, expressing condolence from the citizens on the Emperor's death. A memorial service is to be held in the Cathedral on Sunday next. Invkrcargill, Monday. The Garrison Band, to-night, paraded the principal streets and played the dead march, as a tribute to the memory of the Emperor Frederick.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9084, 19 June 1888, Page 5
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