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His inte-Most Exzellent Majesty George the Fifth, by the Grace. of God of Great Britain, Ireland, and of the British Dominions-be- yond the Sem, King, Defender of the Faith. Emperor of India:

POIGNANT SCENES AT SANDRINGHAM

QUEEN MOTHER SHOWS IRON SELF CONTROL ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY AT BEDSIDE

Sandringham, To-day. His Majesty the King Emperor passed away peacefully at 11:55 pm GMT., in the presence of the Queen, the Prince Wales, the Duke of York, the Princess Royal, and the Duke and Duchess of Kent.

The British Broadcasting Corporation, an- nouncing his death, said: "He whom we loved has passed from our midst. We voice the grief of all the peoples of the Empire and profess our pro- found sympathy with the Queen and the Royal Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Loed Family. Ourselves and our fellow-citizens, at home and overseas, re-affirm our loyalty to the

GREAT KING PASSES Crown"-Reuter's Bulletin Service.

PEACEFUL DEATH IN

HIS OWN HOME

London, To-day.

The Empire has lost not only a great King but also a great gentleman, is the comment of the man in the street on the passing of His Majesty King George.

In the early evening His Majesty went into a semi-comía, gradually drifting into complete unconscious without any final word. With the Queen holding the hand of her husband until- the last was grouped the Yogi family, with the Princess Royal sobbing uncontrollably, while the Archbishop of Canterbury Inefi in almost inaudible prayer. Thas the head of the Empire's “Great Family" „passed xwzy within a few houry of the anniver- sary of the death of his renowned and revered grandmother, Vic, toria the Good, on January 22, 190120

Early bulletins, had prepared the nation for the worst and

His Royal Highness Prince Edward Albert: Christian George An- drew Patrick Dent, Prince of Walem and Karl of Chester, Dhake of

of the Isles, Grest Steward of Scotland and High Steward of Window.

WORLD'S TRIBUTES

CANADIANS LOSE

PERSONAL FRIEND

Men and women in the big eities of th

when the ominous 11.35 message became public the broadcastingveld, in the harkwoods of Canada and in the entreets of Em- programmes were altered, theatrical performances, dances, din-pire, are filled with great sorrow at the ners, functions and sporting events brought to a close or aban- a month ago they heard the yoice of their beloved King wishing

them health and prosperity. donded. All places of amusement and the Stock Exchange were closed yesterday and to-day-British Wireless.

The following Reuter messages reveal that the death-has- shocked foreina as well as British countries.

It was the best death that could have been wished for him The end was quick and his suffering was very small, but it was also the death His Majesty would have preferred - în his home

Paris: The news spread like wildfire in the French capital, at Sandringham, which he always loved best. Here he felt at ease Earlier messages relating to the of the Royal family, including and in the restaurants and cafes on the Grand Boulevards from and could talk, shoot and ride like an ordinary English gentleman.(King's condition were as folQueen Maud of Norway.

Montmarte to Montparnasse the news passed quickly from mouth The King was without pain to the end, and passed away in lows:-

The news spread like wildare to mouth. Small scattered groups stood bereheaded in silence. Earlier Sandringham House in the district and crowds flock-French official circles recall the King's "wisdom, moderation and complete peace,

When the doctors realised that was hushed into silence when ed to Sandringham, the women utter loyalty ITALIAN TRIBUTE the end was only a matter of the fateful bulletin was issued weeping and the men bare

Berlin: The King's death has OPTIMISTIC TO Iminutes they summoned the Queen at 9-25, stating that the King's headed. The bulletin was con- deeply impressed German Govern- life was moving "peacefully to veyed individually to the high-ment circles. Reuter has been IN SHANGHAI Fand her children to the sick room.

its close." The Queen. the est officials of the King's es given official messages, in which

END They had been waiting many weary hours in an adjoining roomince of Wales, the Dukes of tate, who joined the waiting it is stated: "The death of the "A Glorious Reign”

and then walked sadly into the Tork and Kent and the Frincess crowd. A crowd of 2,000 peo- death chamber, where they all Boyal were close to the death ple read the bulletin at Buck King has evoked grief and sincere APPROPRIATE MOURNING TO gathered around the bed, gaming chamber, awaiting the endingham Palace in soletun silence sympathy among the entire Ger man people. - Although his Gar- BE OBSERVED IN CITŤ. at the tired and frail figure as he the news was telephoned to the Beater,

ernment stood against us in the breathed his last t

Great War the German people ex- Shanghai, To-day. The news The Queen, who has maintained

teemed the King as a chivalrous of the King's death spread like iron self-control throughout the

STEM-Who-proved a notable oppon- wildfire here as Shanghai people long axious days, broke down

ent, and immediately after the were hurrying to work- this and turned to her son, the new.

War he did his best to rebuild morning. Crowds of enquirers (King, and exchanged an affection-

the broken bridges between the they inwardly recognised that there beseized the British Consulate late embrace with him. Each book and other centres seeking con-ja loving gaze at the dead monazein

was no hope of recovery.

firmation of the news.

\^and then bzokunły trooped out and

Flags were half-masted in al-returned to a nearby room, where most every Chinese and foreign they did their best to console one building as well as on EMS another. Capetown and many other British (Continued on Page 91 and foreign warships on the Whangpoo, including the Italian "-gaabout. Lepanto, e

Premier and also the members (Continued on Page (9)

PARLIAMENT TO MEET

NEW KINGS MESSAGE TO

LORD MAYOR

maticnx.**

A NEW YORK REACTION

New York: Thousands of New London: The death of the King necessitates the immediate Yorkers thronging the Great meeting of Parliament and both the Houses of Lords and Commons White Way of Broadway, with its will meet to-day at 6 pm, when the Home Secretary reports to myriad lights dashing in the the Commons the King's death, after which the Houses will ad-snow, paused on hearing the journ and will meet again the following week to swear allegiancejnews. The first reaction was to the new King. Orders have been given for the army and of deen sympathy with the Br ment is to observe the appropriate navy throughout the world to go into mourning, and minute gums tish people... The Italian Consul-General, mourning rites, while the diple-will be fired at noon to-day for each of the 70 years of the King's Pone: The death of the King Commander Neyrone, when intermatic body is conferring on the life viewed by Reuter, said: "The method of expressing a special Anglo-italian political differences mark of sympathy, in view of the do not affect the feelings of the prominence of the British very deep regret of the Italian manity. Some 600 British school community in Shanghai, which children attended a memorial. holds nothing but admiration for vice this morning Better His Majesty's magnificent strug-

gle to overcome his liness as well

REGRET IN PHILIPPINES Manila, To-day Britlaberin

as the kindly spirit which always Manila are deeply shocked at animated his words and deeds King's death

throughout his glorious reign.”

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CONSTITUTION WEAKENED BY PREVIOUS ILLNESS

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correspondent Apart from King was