Some Improvement.

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Some Improvement.

Glimmer of Hope Justified.

Received 7.24 p.m.

The Queen showed slight improvement yesterday afternoon; She awoke from a refreshing sleep at four o'clock, and toot some champagne and slight nourishment. She saw and spoke feebly with the Kaiser and Duke of Connaught, both being visibly touched. At five o'clock she fell asleep in the Princess of Wales' arms, and enjoyed aifurther sleep. It was unofficially stated at ten o'cloct : that the Queen, if anything, was Wlittle better, Justifying it glimmer of hope. She suflerslittle pain. Received 8.38 p.m. The doctors pumped oxygen into the Queen's room, and her sleep, at dawn, proved to have been refreshing. Dr. if areow, the authority on cerebral affections, signed a bulletin declaring that there was no further loss of strength, but an announcement that there is brain lesion has intensified the alarm. ; [The pathological meaning of lesion i*

given as follows:— "Any morbid change * produced by external or by internal causes E in the continuity, the situation, the connecsive conformation, or structure of any tisane or organ »"3 • $x-Presidenc Krager sent a mes- J I sage of isympathy with tho Queen, j The Pope, through Cardinal \ Vaughan, expressed earnest solicitude for her Majesty. \ Many telegrams of sympathy have , been received, from the Czar of , Russia, the Indian Princes, and diplomatists. Tho Ci f y Stock Exchange i 3 de- ( pressed. Consols are quoted at 9S£. ; Received 12.26 a m., 23rd. < A message despatched from Os- , borne at 8 a.m. states : — t \ There are signs that the Queens strength is diminishing, and that the aspect is serious. Bishop Summoned to Queen's Bedside. Reoeived at 2.45 a.m., 23rd. Despatched at 11 a.m.— [Equal to about 10.40 last night.] The Bishop of Winchester, rector of Whippingham, near Oaborne, Isle of Wight, has been summoned to the Queen's bedside. [This - message was sent to us as an urgent message.] Sydney, January 23. All preparations connected with the visit of the Duke of York have been suspended, and the festivities in connection with the Imperial troops have been cancelled, i The Hon. R. J. Seddon informed an interviewer that he was depressed and saddened by the grave news of her Majesty's condition. He prayed that Divine Providence, whom we alone can trust, that our beloved Monarch will be spared a few years. Melbourne, January 22. Mr Carroll has cabled the AgentGeneral on behalf of himself and the Maorilanders at Melbourne, expressing deepest sorrow at the serious illdess of our white mother. Mr Seddon has received a reply to his cable of sympathy from Mr Chamberlain, who desires to express the gratitude of the Prince and Princess of Wales for his kind message. Auckland, January 22. At a meeting of tho Ooehunga Borough Council, the Mayor referred in feeling terms to the state of the Queen's health, and the Council adjourned as a mark of sorrow. At a Meeting of the Devdnport Borough Council, it was resolved, on the motion of the Mayor, " That the Council join with the people of all nations in prayer to Providence yet to spare Queen Victoria to reign over her great Empire." New Plymouth, January 22. The greatest anxiety is evinced over the Queen's illness; Special j services are held in the church daily, and an appropriate prayer offered by the Archdeacon. Dunedin, January 21. Lord Ranfurly arrived by express from tha South this evening. Inj consequence of her Majesty's illness, his Excellency has cancelled all engagements, including a driving tour through central Otago, and for the same reason he will not take part to-morrow in the reception of the troopers returning from South Africa, but will leave for Wellington by express. His Excellency has forwarded the I following message to the Seoretary of State : — " Myself, Ministers, and people of New Zealand deeply regret her Majesty's ilinoss, and with grave3t anxiety await favorable telegrams. — Ranfurly."