The Pahiatua Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1936. AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13168, 29 January 1936, Page 4

The Pahiatua Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1936. AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE.

Georg© V., late Kiug of England, ties with the bodies of his royal predecessors, and to-day we read with a mixture of pride and emotion of the unprecedented scenes of public affection and sorrow that were displayed at his funeral and we wonder at the stoical courage of his griefstricken family, who- despite the intenseness of their loss, were able to take part in the ceremony before the eyes of such a great multitude. We have all known sadness in such times as this, and even tliose of us who had not seen the late King, experienced pangs of regret at his passing, and can readily appreciate the feelings of King Edward VIII., who assumed his dead father’s duties at once, although he was constantly reminded of the latter in his every action. Many lights in Pahiatua burned late and low last night, find many radio sets brought *n from the other side of the world the broadcast description of the funeral. Never before in the history of our land, have so many people had the opportunity of hearing the King’s voice as they did iu the last gloryous years of his reign, and this personal touch did much to endear him to them. The funeral broadcast carried the personal touch still further, and millions of listeners were literally taken to the historic Chapel of St. George’s during the last sad but beautiful burial service. It was a unique experience, and the pictured scene at the vault with, the calling, of the dead King’s titles will live for ever in the memory of those who listened to this broadcast. A NEW ORDER. Now that flic l late King has been buried it is easier for us all to realise that a new order has come. Oui King has a duty to his subjects, and he will not falter. Behind him is a glorious tradition - of service to the Empire, and no more apt pupil ever served in the school of public duty—his whole life has been dedicated to the Empire, and leaving behind such a bequest to the nation is it any wonder his Royal lather died a happy man? King Edward has already shown that he is mindful of the well-being of the people by his action in asking that the Empire should go about its business in the ordinary way on the day of the funeral, and this display of understanding will have its reactions in the hearts of his subjects all over the Empire, and will add further to the love and affection that is bestowed on the reigning monarch, who will be always assured of the unbounded loyalty of his people.