A DISCORDANT NOTE AT BATTERSEA.
A DUBLIN LOCAL BODY REFUSES CONDOLENCES. Received January 29, 2.14 a.m. London, January 24. — There was a disgraceful scene at the Battersea Borough Council, where objections were raised to resolutions of coudolei cc with the King. Eventually the resolutions were carried with only two dissentients. Eight}' one minute guns were fired in St Jame.-' Park, and every fortress in the kingdom :.in *unoe » the Queen* death. Theatres ;ir .■ closed until after the funeral, and music halls close on the day of the funeral. The King has returned to Osboine. He is greatly cheered with the Nationalist newspapers' respectful and frank tributes to the Queen's great personal virtues. The Dublin Corporation elected Mr Timothy Harrington Lord Mayor. He opposed his predecessor's resolution of condolence with the Royal Family which was ultimately carried by 30 to 22. The Cork Corporation unanimously condoled, but the North Dublin Board of Guardians refused.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11667, 29 January 1901, Page 2
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153A DISCORDANT NOTE AT BATTERSEA. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11667, 29 January 1901, Page 2
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