DEATH OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
AN EMPIRE IN MOURNING. WORLD-WIDE REGRET ' AND SYMPATHY. A GREAT AND GOOD : QUEEN. Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright. THE QUEEN'S DYING HOURS. LONDON, January 22. (Received Jan. 23, at 4.17 a.m., despatched at l.fco p.m. on the 22nd.) The latest bulletin shows no change for the worse since the morning. The Queen recognised the Royalties around her. She is now sleeping. (Received Jan. 23, at 4.50 a.m.) The only gleam of hope is the Queen's strong constitution. Special trains and steamers are in readiness to convey all the Ministers to Osborne ii their presence is required. (Received Jan. 23, at 7.40 a.m.) The Prince of Wales, warmly acknowledged President Loubct's telegram of deep sympathy.. The French press eulogise the Queen. Tho health of the Empress Frederick of Germany is worse. ■ (Received Jan. 23, at 6.19 a.m.) An official bulletin at 4 o'clock states tli-at the Queen is sinking slowly. The Americans arc deeply affected by the which are awaited with an anxiety equal to that shown in England. The Chaplain of the United Slates Senile offered up a most pathetic prayer for the groat and good Queen. Special : praycrs for the Queen were offered in the Dutch churches at the Cape. Sir A. Lushington, with 500 of tho 3rd Dragoon Guards, embarked at Queenstown for the Cape at 5 o'clock. They warmly cheered-the tidings received from Osborne that the Queen was slightly better. THE KAISER'S INTERVIEW, LONDON, January 22. The Kaiser's interview with the Queen took place shortly after his arrival. The' Standard's correspondent states that stimulants, were given to the Queen, who showed a • return to consciousness at the sound of her grandson's voice. The Queen desired that the news of her illness be withheld from Berlin as long'as possible, lest a vein of sadness mar the bicentenary festivities. 1 The Kaiser, on reading the earliest bulletins, -understood tho Queen's touching forethought, and her spontaneous wish has given widespread pleasure. The Times states that there are,faintlyreviving hopes at Osborne since midnight. The Queen's drowsiness in the daytime and her languor wore noticcable during her many recent drives, when she was keptawake with difficulty.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11949, 24 January 1901, Page 2
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