MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11565, 31 January 1901, Page 6

MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY.

' THE ODDFELLOWS. The following reply has been received : ■the expression of sorrow jon behalf of N tional Oddfelkms: — The Governor dear, to thank the National Oddfellows for the deep expressions of sorrow at the sad evei in the Empire's history." : GERMAN RESIDENTS. The German Consul (Mr. Carl Seegner) h; - received the following telegram in reply 1 his letter of sympathy on behalf of the Ge man residents in Auckland: —"The G( vernor desires to thank you for the expre; sions of heartfelt sympathy of the Germa residents in the Auckland district at our n; ■'•■■' tional distress." . --> a MAORI LAMENT FOR THE QUEES ■ The great chief of the Raglan districi N Wiremu Nero te Awataia, visited Mr. W, A ' > Graharfly at Hamilton, yesterday, and, o behalf iof his fellow countrymen, made speech, which he requested Mr. Graham t have forwarded through the Government t ■His Majesty King Edward VH. : — Poroporo-ake mete aroha kia te Kuir Wikitoria: Kua wehe atu nei i tenei ac ; 'Haere! ete matua o nga iwi e rua pakeha - Maori Habere kite Atua kite kaihanga , nga tangata katoa. Haere ete rangatira < nga iwi e rua. Haere ki tena wahi. Ku tae koe ki o tnpuna ki o matua, ki o whaea a kua tae koe Id te Rangi kia Ihu Karaiti k te takawaenga o nga tangata. Ka whaka •taa —tenakoe te kai Awhina i o iwi Maoi ..''■■' me o iwi pakeha kia ora no te mea e rua ng: .■wahi mote tangata. Ko te ora tetahi. K te raata ka rua. Ko tena ra ia koe kua rir atu koe lei te rangi. Ko matou e noho i t Pouritanga ahakoa e ora ano a Ihoa Atua ora o nga mano. Kua whiti atu koe i t mate kite ora. Heoira kua tae atu koe k to matua ite Rangi. Heoi ena Poroporoak ki akoe. Haere i runga i te rangi marl; tanga Heoiano. Ma to Uri ka tu nei ki t< turanga he Kingi. Ko Erueti te tua whitu Kia maea, kia pakari, kia Toa. Kei te Atu; te tikanga ki aia ma te Atua koe e Erueti < whaka kaha he whakamarama kia pena anc koe mete whaea. Heoiano ka mutu ngt kupu kia koe Heoiano enei kupu. Na Wiremu Nero te awa e taia na nga iw: e piri nei kite mana ote Kuini tae noatia . tenei ra. : - : : [translation.] A tribute of farewell and affection to the Queen Victoria on her separation from this , .word : •' _ Depart oh parent of the two races, pakeha and Maori! Depart to God; to the creatoi Of all mankind. Depart, 0 Sovereign oi both races'to that other place. You have rejoined your ancestors, your forefathers and mothers, and you have reached the heaven tc Jesus Christ, the mediator of all mankind. Salutations to thee! the defender of your Maori peoples arid your pakeha peoples. Eternal life to. thee —for reason that there are two states for the human races. Life is the one, and death is the second.. But you have passed through beyond to the heaven. We are left here mourning, but nevertheless the great Johotfah —the God of all the multitudes. You have passed througn death into eternal life. Sufficient! You have rejoined your Father in heaven. Therefore, all that is left us is to say, depart in peace; farewell! To your heir, who takes .your throne as jKing/ To King Edward VII. thus:Be strong; be prosperous; be victorious ing to Almighty God the future! 0 Edward, may God give thee grace and wisdom sufficient at all times to enable you to rule in like manner as your mother. More we cannot say to thee. From Wiremu Nero te Awataia; from all the tribes who have been attached to the Sovereignty of the Queen to this day. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR UNION. The Rev. J. T. Pinfold,' president of : the Auckland Provincial Christian Endeavour Union, received the following ; telegram last night from the Hon. J. G. Ward, in response to a tele : gram sent on behalf of the union, expressing regret at the Queen's death :—" I have for- ' warded your message to His Excellency the Governor. I join with your union in your sorrow at the loss sustained by the death of Her late Majesty the Queen. —J. G. Ward," THE QUEEN'S STATUE. _ The members of the Newmarket Borough Council have decided to place a suitable wreath on the statue of the late Queen in the Albert Park on the day of her interment. .The members of the Auckland Stock Exchange have ordered a wreath of everlasting Bowers,, which will be placed at the »' base of the Queen's statue. WREATH FROM THE WOMEN OF v AUCKLAND. The total sum raised for the purpose of sending a wreath to the Queen's funeral from the women of Auckland was £20. Yesterday morning the Mayor (Mr. D. Goldie), acting on behalf of the committee of Auckland women, cabled to the Agent-General for 'New Zealand in London, asking him to purchase the wreath and send it to the funeral, ; on behalf of the women of Auckland. The! following inscription is to be placed on the | wreath:—"With the respectful affection of the women of Auckland, New Zealand." The wreath will be photographed in London, and copies of the 'photograph-forwarded to the Mayor. The committee who collected the ifunds desire to thank the Tonson Garlick Company, who lent them tables and chairs. MEMORIAL SERVICES. Mr. Joseph Hare, of Kaeo, elder of j Seventh Day Adventist Church, conducted a special memorial service in the Seventh I Day Adventist Church, Ponsonby, taking I for his text Psalm xlvi, 1, " God is our re- 1 fuge and strength, a very present help in 6 trouble." The preacher during the service | dwelt upon the many noble lessons so beau- i tifully characterised in the life and death of j Queen Victoria. Her 64- years of illustrious f reign exceeded that of any former monarch. | '"I want the nation's love," "I will be! good," such humble expressions, the preacher ! said, had been in the fullest sense fulfilled, j as the sad news of her death sat like a pall ' over all Christendom. Appropriate hymns >. were sung. The preacher and some of the i congregation were in mourning. . j The Hokianga Mounted Rifles paraded for [ a memorial service on Sunday. Mr. Letts i preached to a crowded church (Waimamaku). j Mr. Bear, organist, played the " Dead I March." * 1 DUNEDIN oil'Y COUNCIL. j [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ] Dunedin, Wednesday. | At a meeting of the City Council it was 9 resolved that the Council of the City of i Dunedin records its sense of the great loss 1 the Empire has sustained in the death <>f i Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, and ex- I presses heartfelt sympathy with the members 9 of the Royal Family in their sad bereave- 9 ment. 9