THE SUSPENSE IN LONDON.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11663, 24 January 1901, Page 2

THE SUSPENSE IN LONDON.

REFERENCES TO THE DEAD. , SOVEREIGN. PE-ALING OF; THE WINDSOR; ■* . CURFEW BELL.. ' THE QUEEN'S WISH GRATIFIED. Received January 2<t, 9.5 a.m.

London, January 23.— The peeple's ' breathless fear- grew tense and more poignant as each bulletin was published. The Prince of Wales' telegram to the Lord Mayor was the first intimation of the deattt of the Queen, and thus' ! ended "the suspense at seven , o'clock on Tuesday evening. s The general feeling was one of stunned, bewilderment, /drowning all 'expression of ;' grief and knowledge of the real extent' of the nation's loss. ' The Chairman of the London County Council, addressing a, meeting of members, referred to the dead sovereign as the 1 best loved and most illustrious of all our monarchg. At the .usual, Hilary term dinner at Gray's Inn, the Master of BeethanVsaid : , "We must, according to constitutional . usage, .recite ,„' God. Save the King.'" I The chapel bell then tolled 82 times, in honour of the 82 years of the Queen's , life. The health of the new King was duly honoured. ' ' After the death the Curfew Bell at Windsor, pealed , a knell, also those churches in the provinces, and at Balmoral and along the whole Dee side. ► , • " ' Received January 24, 9.14 a.ah - • " London, January 23. — The German Crown Prince arrives at Osborne to-day. The Queen always hoped she would t hot ; bl snrr'ounded. c by\her JbeloVed Ones. 5 Her wish was gratified. _ [ A few day 8 ago Her Majesty, tnought5 fully told her attendants to go for a walk I to take some air.- - . AH the; Goyernrnent, establishments, ships, colonial' atgencies, and public b'uildi ings hoisted flags afchalf-mast.- - Minute r guns were fired at the various ports. Races and athletic fixtures were post- •. poned, -and some -abandoned altogether. ' [ ' The organ at the Crystal Palace played [ a Dead March. [ ' -'"Entertainments were stopped. ' f l The bells of the Cathedrals: and of the , churches in the smallest villages were ' ffolled; - "' "•'• • ■ • A- .-'".•'- -...:?- Public Tigdies adopted resolutions of profound sorrow. Several French papers ascribe 1 the I Queen's death to her anxiety over the South African war. - At Quebec the Parliament Buildings were draped in black. L The Stock Exchange at the Baltic was !„ -closed. ir ' - l • •-,-..