THE LATE PREMIER.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10721, 19 June 1906, Page 3

THE LATE PREMIER.

* (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Last night's express on the Manawatu railway was packed with people, most of whom have oome to Wellington to attend the funeral of the late Premier. There have been a great many additions to the visiting population of Wellington dming the past few days, and tho hotels and boarding-houses are rapidly filling up. Special trains will be run to cope with the traffic. The Gazette announces that the funeral will leave Parliamentary buildings at 2 p.m., not 2.30, as previously stated. DUNEDIN, this day. Colonel Pitt, m reply to Mr Arnold, states that the notice re the railway workshops hands, was i-sued by the De. partment before the Minister's orders, which are that all workshops of the colony close on the day of the funeral, and tlie hands have a holiday. All trains are to remain stopped for ten minutes .at the time of the funeral. The hotels will probably close the whole of Thursday af. teruoou, and a. meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' Association is to be held to consider the matter. GREYMOUTH. this day. A meeting of railway employees decided to petition for a cessation of work on the afternoon of Thursday, as a mark of I respect to Mr Seddon, Ten minutes' stoppage of work is objected to.