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MONDAY, MAY 9TH, 1910.

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THE DEAD KING

mour. He reigned not merely over the it was not to be, and the nation is depriv willions of subjects who acknowledged him? as their Sovereign Lord, but he reigned in the hearts of countless millions who ac

There was a sparse attendance of

DEATH OF KING EDWARD members of the House of Commons.

MEETING OF PRIVY COUNCIL. A meeting of the Privy Council

(REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE « HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.") took place at St. James Palace.

THE KING

A TURN FOR THE WORSE.

LONDON, May 6th. The bulletin issued this morning states that the condition of His Majesty is regarded with grave anxiety.

FAMILY SUMMONED.

All the members of the Royal Family have been summoned.

SYMPTOMS WORSE.

The bulletin states that the symp- tons became worse during the day and the condition of His Majesty is now critical.

FAMILY REMAIN,

All the Royal Family, with the exs ception of the Duchess of Albany, romain in the Palace.

LONDON, 7TH MAY.

IS DEAD.

SCENE OUTSIDE THE PALACE,

The scene outside the Palace was 'semb broly impressive, the huge crowd straining their faces against the iron Failways 9 despite the rain, hoping for better tidings

The departure of the Prince and Princess of Wales for Marlborough House at 12.15 a.m. was the first intimation of the death of the King to the waiting people.

FACES DEATH WITH COURAGE.

The

LONDON, LATER.

Thousands of people respectfully. saluted King George driving to the Palace. He was followed by Mr. Churchill and the Archbishop of Canterbury There was large attendance of Privy Councillors in uniform. The brilliant scene lasted an hour.

[From the time of Honry the Eighth ik 1109 been a recognised constitutional principle that immediately upon the dealia of a monarch hit hoir becomes his already A mopting of the constituted succssor. Privy Council is the rat procedure, and Tarlament is also summoned, the Commons being no longer subject to immediate dissolution,

of as was the case previous to the Reform Act 1867. The Couuoillers, Lords, and Commons are all re-sworn and publie proclamation is made of the necession of the now Sovereign, followed. by notices of his laving taken the oath relating to the security of the Church of Scotland, of his own choice of title, and of the coutinuanes in their posts of persons in civil or military employment. A stato procession on the next day, from St. James' Paluco to the City, ankor Farther announcement of the change of ralar.]

THE KING'S SPEECH.

King George said his emotion was such that he was not able to spouk more than a few words. He recalled Times" states the King re-his father's words that so long as he

fused to stay in bed yesterday morn ing and actually transacted busness, KING TRANSACTS BUSINESS. Baron Knollys, His Majesty's Private Secretary, says that the King

drew breath he would strive to pro- mote the best interests of the people. That promise had been carried out to the beat of his father's ability and it would be his earnest endeavour, der God, to follow his father's example in He himself had sus-

faced his illness with courage and that respect. NATIONAL SORROW.- The conviction is growing in the fortitude, and conversed as usual tained something more than the loss of a father. He had lost king, father, country that the King's recovery is except during attacks of coughing and

and friend. His Majesty afterwards choking. absolutely hopeless.

He had a bad

paroxysm of

alluded to the deep sympathy shown The crowd outside the Palace is coughing during the forenoon, and by all parts of the Empire. It would deeply affected,

these paroxysms recurred till the be his carnest endeavour to always evening. The attacks took the form fully uphold the Constitution.

ed of his sorvices at a time when it most neoded his guidance. In the whole range of history there has bozu no Sovereign who won knowledged his service to humanity, to the to the same extent as he did the respect, sacred cause of peace, and to the advance auditation and love of his people. He has msnt of the highest civilisation, His way departed hence full of years, honour and extended beyond the confines of his

renown, but more than that, he has passed Empire, the largest the world lias evor

away amid the tears of his people and of seen his sway was world wide. And to-2 those of other nations who knew his worth day the nations of the eth are as".

and appreciated him. He will live long in deeply conscious of the sero of the great their memories. His glorious rule, though loss as is Great Britain and her Do-limited to a decade, is resplendent with .S. WATSON & CO. minions over the Seas, His revered lamented scintillations of Imperial wisdom, and the mother was venerated in life and mourned Edwardian period of the new century, which LIMITED,

in death is Victoria the Good," but our is pregnant with great things not only for 1ste KING will be known in history as

the Empire but for the world, with obtain a HONGKONG, CHINA & MANILA

EDWARD THE PEACEMAKER. How worth

universal recognition by reason of its ily he followed the example of his Queent

ementing in closer bonds the ties which fes mother is apparent to all, and short as he

Find the Colonies to the Mother-Landing reign was barely ten years-ho added fresh

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PRAYERS OF A NATION.

Prayers are already being offered of failure of breath until His Majesty throughout the Empire.

GERMAN SYMPATHY.

The Kaiser has cancelled his at endance at a concert this afternoon.

The semi-official "Nord Deutsche

lustra to the kingly ofice, and if possible between the Throne and subjects in distant voices the deep sorrow and sympathy

juerinsed the section cherished by the

hun

to her, who claimed the affection of the British people from the day she first Iraded in the midst, will be extended the most

BUSINESS AFFECTED.

All business is affected. The heartfelt sympathy. It will be the Stock Exchange is depressed, Consols

having fallen five-eighths,

caïnest prayor of all that Her Majesty may

hands. In the sense of national loss the of Germany. people of the British Empire for their bereaved QUEEN will not be forgotton, and Sovereign. Peace has been the dominant note of his reign. Wherever he is gone he has carried peace. He has smoothed var many difficulties, and helped to solve many problems, and it may truly be said of

that future generations will rise, receive comfort in her hour of deepest trial, and call him blessed In antional affairs and that the poignancy of her grief may be he has not been a more automaton softened. The deal KING's successor, whom He bad a keen, living personality; he so may now hail Ko Grones Tue Frrra

forcised initative exercisel

judgruent of Great Britain and Ireland, will also and so great was the gard in which receive universal condolences in his over he was held that the country was whelming sorrow, and we trust that he looking to him to release it from a con- will be endowed with strength and enabled HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, Des Veur RoAD Cstitutional crisis which had eventuated. But to assume the mantle of his dead father.. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. ECM

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MAY 9TH, 1910.

Hrs MAJESTY KING EDWARD THE SEVENTIg of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India, is daad. Even as we write the words of the sad intelligence that has plunged the subjects of a world-wide Empire into an Abyss of Sorrow we can scarcely realise its appalling truth, far less its import, so sud- denly has the blow fallon The first intima tion that His MAJESTY was not in his usual good health reached the Colony on Friday afternoon, and though it was accompanied by the information that his condition gave cause for, anxiety, so strongly was the im pression of his robust manhood imbedded in the public mind that no great alarm was oc- casioned. The subsequent message was rens suring, but the report of the profound and widespread anxiety felt throughout the country could not fail to find its reflex in at "Colony which bas ever demonstrated a lively. affection and a deep reverence for the Throne. Then it was recollected that Our SOVEREIGN had practically reached the allotted span, that he was in his revon- heth rear, and that even if he did recover we could not cherish the hope that he would be much longer epared to us. He has now

pard the debt of humanity and aloops

his fathers, The death of KING EDWARD not only a national bereavement. lose which the nations of the earth

end

KING GEORGE THE FIFTH

ORIZIN OF THE ILLNESS, His Majesty told a friend yesterday that he caught a cold at the theatre, the bronchial trouble which had attacked him in Biarritz had returned.

WORLD-WIDE INQUIRIES, Messages of inquiry and sympathy are pouring in from everywhere.

NEARING THE END.

LONDON, LATER. The King's condition is worse.

LONDON, LATER.

became comatose.

The

HIS ILLNESS Daily Express" states that the actual cause of His Majesty's ill- mess was an asthmatic cardiac affection. It was at first feared that nu operation on the throat would be necessary Professor Thomson was called in, but ho declared that such operation was unnecessary.

INTEREST IN JAPANESE ROYAL VISITOR.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. The funeral will tako place Frogmore most probably on the 21st May, rather than on the 14th May.

ROYAL MOURNERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.

It is tated that the German

Emperor, President of the French Republic, King Manuel of Portugal. King Albert of Bolgium, and King Haakon of Norway will attend the obsequics.

BORROW IN OTHER LANDS Manifestations of the deepest sor- row were evinced in every Colony and in all European capitals. This was His Majesty insisted on transacting especially so in Germany. business. Among other things, ho made inquiries as to the arrangements KING EDWARD THE SEVENTH. being made for the reception of Prince Fushimi for the opening of the -Japan-British Exhibition, He made many criticisms of the arrangements and insisted upon several alterations being effected.

His Most Excellent Majesty Edward the

Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of Seventh, by the Grace of God of the United the Britial Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, was

the okiest Hon of Her late Majesty Qacon Vickeria and of his late Royal Highness Albert, Prince Consort. Ha was born ut Buckingham Falace on November 9th, 1841, and sacco ded to the Throne on January 22nd, 1901. On March 10th, 1863, he married Her Royal

THE HEART AFFECTED. It was ascertained in the even-Highness Trincess Alexandra Caroline Marie

ing that the constant coughing and Charlotte Louis Julia, born December 1st 1844, eldest daughter of His late Majesty

All the members of the Royal the difficulty of breathing had affected Family have been summoned.

the heart, the left ventricle of which was failing to act, and the inhalation of oxygen failed to relieve the Royal gufferer,

THE END.

LONDON, LATER.

The King is dead. PASSES PEACEFULLY AWAY.

LONDON, May 7th.

THE EMPIRE IN MOURNING.

LONDON, May 7th,

The day was observed in deepest A bulletin states that the King mourning in London and throughout passed away peacefully at 11.45 p.m. the Empire

Bing Christian IX. of Denmark, Issue

H. R. H. Albert Victor Christian Edward of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Earl of Athlone, who was born on the 9th January, 1864, and died on January 14th, 1892,

2H B. H. George Frederick Best Albert. Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince Bare-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Saxony, Earl of Carrick and Inverne za, Baron of Ren-

frow and Killarney, Lord of the Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, KG. KT..

KP. GC.SI, GCMG, G.CIE, GC.7.0.

1.8.0., General and Admiral, who was born on

Princess Victoria of Teck and hos.

yesterday in the presence of the Queen, There is a general suspension of June 3rd, 1855, and on July 6th, 1893, married Prince and Princess of Wales, the business and a postponement of all issue-Edward, bost June-23rd, 1894, Albert, Princess Royal, Duke of Fife, Princess Victoria and Princess Louise,

DEATH BED SCENES

LONDON, May 7th.

All the King's children were pre- sent at the end, except the Queen or Norway, who arrives on Sunday.

It is stated that His Majesty was in comatose condition during the greater part of the evening, but that the rallied between nine and ten o'clock, and thereafter remained in conscions until the end.

social and political events.

QUEEN'S GRIEF.

bore Deoenbes 14th, 1895 Houry, bora March 31st, 1902; George, born December 20th, 1902, and John, born July 12th, 1905.

The grief of Queen Alexandra is 3. HBH. Louise Victoria Alexandra most pathetic. Since an early hour Dagmar, Princess Royal (Duclass of File), born February 20th, 1867, married July 27th, she has been moving in and out of the 1989, to Duke of File, and has isque – H. H death chamber and refuses to be Princess Alexandra, born May 17th, 1991; and

HL, H. Princess Mand, born April 3rd, 1893, comforted.

4. H. RH. Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary, born July 6th, 1868.

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. Parliament met at three o'clock, but the proceedings were of the briefcat.

The Lord Chancellor and about fifty peers sworo allegiance to the new King

5.R. H. Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria,

1896, to Haakon VIL, King of Norway, and born November 26th, 1869, married July 22nd, has isque a son, Alexander Edward Christian

16. DR. H. Alexander John-Charles Albert, Frederik, born July 2nd, 1903, born April 6th, died April 7th, 1871