KING EDWAED VII.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11564, 30 January 1901, Page 5

KING EDWAED VII.

THE PROCLAMATION. GREAT ENTHUSIASM IN : LONDON. >< INTERESTING CEREMONIES. By Telegraph.—Press Association.— London, January 25. The Deputy-Garter King of the College of Arras, accompanied by the Duke or Norfolk as Earl Marshal of England, read the proclamation con- { taining the official announcement of i the death of Queen Victoria, and of { the accession of Edward VII., from the balcony of St. James' Palace. Lord Roberts audi the officers of State were present. ! ,'/■ " Trumpets sounded, ; ;aud the National Anthem was played by the band of the Foot Guards, amidst J great Cheering. I A red cordon placed across tin Strand symbolised Temple Bar, ■ j which no longer exists. Here tin Lord Mayor and the Corporatioi I of London awaited the Duke of Nor. ! folk, the Earl Marshal, who was ao I companied by heralds and pursuit I vants. I The junior pursuivant having ob- | tained permission to enter* the city, j the stately procession enter the city, the stately procession proceeded, the civic dignitaries joining in at the end of Chancery Lane. The trumpeters blew a fanfare,' and a herald, in a rich tabard, road the proclamation;' . ■ ■ The crowds cheered. The procession proceeded 1 to the, y J steps of the Royal Exchange, where another fanfare of trumpets waa blown, and the proclamation was again read. An immense concourse of stock- ' brokers and city men cheered the King from the balcony of the Man*: sion House; _ | The Lord Mayor invited the crowd | to sing the National Anthem, which | invitation was immediately responded to, and was followed by tu-',".'.- | multuous cheers. The Mayor supplied refreshmentsto the heralds and the officials of the College of Arms. , A Royal salute of 101 .guns was fired at Aldershot. ; ■ Warships also fired salutes at many places. ;■■.• • King Edward was. not present. '". Six thousand five hundred troops ' lined the route from Palace to city! ; - The judges and King's counsel have been resworn. -' '' „' The King has returned to Osborne. He was greatly. cheered. i The King was also proclaimed at l Winchester, Dublin,, ' and othejp cities. ' !'/■■.■--::'•■■', ;'■■• ' ;: -i'V"-.»" ; ~'.'■'•■: London, January 26. Proclamations-ceremonies were held at Edinburgh, Oxford, ' Cambridge, Liverpool, MancKester, Birmingham, Leeds, 1 Derby, Cardiff, Gibraltar, Newfoundland. | An immense crowd at Dublin sang " God* - Save the King !" with enthusiasm! _ -i' j -\ It may Bethought singular that a small'. "' I place like Winchester should be mentioned i as a place where proclamation of King Ed-, j ward was made. But time was when Winchester disputed with London the claim to be the capital of England. Alfred the Great resided during his long reign at WinChester. William the Conqueror built a, palace there. Beneath the: east- window of St. Bartholomew's Church lie the bones of five persons found there in 1867, and supposed to be those of King Alfred, his Queen, two sons, and St. Grimbald. For 400 years * after the Conquest, the Parliaments of England occasionally sat at Winchester. The population of tie town is now only 19,000. ALLEGIANCE TO THE KING. London, January' 25. The Ministry have sworn allegiance to the King. ,_ • COLONIES AND FOREIGN POSSESSIONS. - London, January 25. A proclamation' has been issued re- , quiring authorities and Govern- • | ments to proceed with the execution' j of their respective offices. The proI clamation substitutes for the word ["plantations," "any foreign possessions or colonies, or the Empire of j India." :. /." ■■'.:..■, ,' —";':,"' ,',r.':. ''..'.•;.. .''':■■'■■' ''*■ ■■ •■■:■:' THE ROYAL TITLE. London, January 25. The Times and m.mvy other newspapers are agitating for a comprehensive Royal title so as to include Australasia and other dependencies., PRAYER ROOK ALTERATIONS. London, January 25. The King-in-Council has altered the prayer in the Prayer Rook for the Royal Family, substituting for the name of Albert Edward the following words:—"Our Gracious Queen Alexandra, George, Duke of; Cornwall and York, and f Duchesa • " of Cornwall and York." . The prayer for the Royal Family referred! to (which is quite separate from that for the King's Majesty) will now read as follows:—* "Almighty God, the fountain of all good- i "■■■■■ ness, we humbly -beseech Thee to bless our gracious Queen Alexandra, George Duke of ■ ■ ' Cornwall and York, the Duchess of Cornwall and York, and all the Royal Family ; endue them with Thy Holy Spirit; enrich them with Thy heavenly grace; prosper them with all happiness ; and bring them to Thine; everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord." • :; ■■ ,; ,-" : •.',. -. A SALUTE AT PRETORIA. '••.-..' London, January- 26. Twenty-one guns were fired at, Pretoria in honour of the accession' of King Edward. King EDWARD and lord ROBERTS. ~:,;' London, January 26. The King and , Lord Roberts will' ride at the head of the London pro-' cession..'-: . .■ • ...'■■■■■■■. ■ ■ ■■■ CONFERRING HONOURS. London, January 27* King Edward has mads the Kak sera Field Marshal in recognition-ofi his devotion to the Queen and Em-, press Frederick. The Kaiser has'' made King Edward an admiral. - . :■■ THANKS TO CANADA AND AMERICA. ;^y : -: London, January 27. King Edward has cabled that he s much touched by the sympathy oi , J 3anJMfo.. He, thanked. Mr : McKin-) i I

ley, adding that he had felt sure that he and Aiherica would share Britain's loss. • THANKS TO THE NAVY AND ARMY. « London, January 27. The Admiralty and War Office have issued the text of King' Edward's spirited message to the navy, thanking them for their services in the past reign, recalling the Queen's consant pride and keenest solicitude in the navy, which was shown by the Duke of Edinburgh's carreer. He adds.: "I chose it as the early education of both my sons. The Queen as Sovereign and head of the army had ' the warmest interest in her troops. She was proud of the fact that she was a soldier's daughter." King Edward assures both services, that' he will be watchful of their interests, and confidently relies on the unfailing loyalty and devotion. PROCLAIMED IN AUSTRALIA. By. Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. Sydney, January 29. The King was proclaimed yesterday in the various States of the Commonwealth.