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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MAY 13 1910

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DEATH OF KING

EDWARD.

THE NATION IN MOURNING

HONGKONG SHARES THE NATIONAL GRIEF.

THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

7th May, Long before, the Supreme Court rose this morning out of respect for the death of His Majesty King Edward the Seventh, the news, bad become known throughout the Banks, the mercantile houses and shipping firms in the Colony that Edward the Peacemaker bad pass- ed away. It is difficult to realise the poignancy of the grief that has seized this loyal communf ty upon the fact becoming koown that the King bad died, Fate could hardly have timed the blow with a more 'maliga ind perverse ingenuity. It is, indeed, most difficult to put into exact terms the full extent of the loss caused by this calamitous event. There is so exaggeration in saying that the entire com munity plunged iu" grief nad realises, with calm resignation, the sense of inss that has be fillao each individual member of His Majesty's quarter of a million subjects on the Island. Ár WAL writzen of the nation when it was threaten. ed with the death of the King jast before the Uoroantion in 1903, it can be said" with equal nuh to-day that the weight of the almon iroalc blow with which it has pleased Provi. dence to afflict the dynasty and the country- the disappointment of so many hopes, the rough interruption of so may thoughts-nis killed, for the hour the disposition to criticize, whica is part of the nailonal character, and the appre ciation of the King is more kindly, and there lore probably inore accurate, when a retrospec live view is takes of his worth to bis. country and lús peoplo. The new and juster tendency is to remember the good side of Edward VII, King, that is, who as he said of himsel shortly after his accession, if he could not be his mother, yet would play the game.rightly," The career of his late Majesty slace that memorable utterance has been that he has acted the part to the very end in the truck season cunstitutional monarch; and that means a good deal in the way alike of judy. ment and of selfruppression. It means that he was willingly constantly, every day, to per form that hardest of all mutal tasks, to take dvice which he might not take from inferiois because they bava a right to advise.

ان

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN KING'S LIFE, BORN at Buckingham Palace November 9, CREATED Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by Patent under the Great Seal, December 4, 1841..

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APPOINTED Hravel Colenel of Army, Novem.

ber, 185". ENTERED Christ Church Ollege, Oxford,

$859.

VISITED Canads and United Biafes under

his title of Baron Renfrew, 1805. TOURED Germany, Italy, Syria and Egypt,

1842.

PROMOTED General, November, 1861. TOOK SEAT in Pivy Council and House

Lorda, 1961, MARRIED AL Windsor. Princess Alexandra of

Denmark, March 10, 1863. RENOUNCED Succession to urine of Saxe-Co burg la favour of younger brothers, 1953. TOURED Denmark, Sweden and Kussin,

854.

VISITED Egypt nød Suez Canal; 1859. ATTACK of typhoid fever brought him pear

to death 1871. FLECTED Grind Master of Fre:maiods of

England, 1873.

MADE. Field Marshal of Army, May, 1875. MADE grand tour of India, 1875-75. TOURED Ireland, 1885

WON THE DERRY with Persunmon, lö,6, APPOINTED Grand Master and Principal Kaight of Grand Cross of the Bath, June 31, 1897:

REPRE ENTED the Queen in Naval Review

Diamond Jubilee," June, 1897.

FELL nad fractured kneecap, july, 1899... FIRED A in Brussels Railway Station by

crazy'youth mansed Sipido, April 4, 1990. SUCCERDED to the Thrase, January 13,

1901,

EDWARD 'VIL'S POWER AND POPULARITY.

The death of the King naturally suggests some reflections on the particular capverty Toe King was in the 69th year of his age at which he has shown as a ruler. These are the time of his death. He was born at Backing utilitarian days, and even monarchy is expect ham Palace in 9th November, 1841; and succeed to show a profit every quarter. Tried by eded to the Throne on 22nd January, 1901. On any such test, his Majesty would come out the 10th March, 1863, he was married to Piscess triumphant; indeed, It may be doubted whether Alexandra of Denmark; her brother George any monarch in the history of the world was being afterwards placed on the throne of ever more firmly seated on his throne thin

'Edward. Vli, Greece.

THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

As we were going to press the following me sage reached us from the Colonial Secretary

The following telegram has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies R4.30. p.m. to-day via Singapore:-

"May 6th. "Profoundly regret to inform you His Majesty the King passed away at 45 to-day...

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"ANDERSON."

·COUNCIL MEETING SUMMONED,,,

A meeting of the Legislative and Executive Councils has been summoned for Monday at

2.30 p.01.

The following. Government Gazelle Ex. traordinary, in English and Chinese, was issued late this afternoon:-

la every class and rank there is the same feeling of gratitude to him as a true patriot, of pride in his versatility and fact qualities for which Englishmen are not usually noted-and of real personal affeciton. This fast, curiously enough, is to be found among people who have not be smallest personal kanwledge of their Saveroigu. Yat they love bim as one loves an historical character-Ed. ward perhaps, or the noble Falkland, "in geminating peace."

THE WORKING MIN'S TESTIMONY,

its, Belloc Lowndes once wrote can tell a story which throws a vivid light upon our King's popularity with the wiking classes. A well-knowo writer found himself one day, when on the top of an omnibus, learning a few things from the driver. The may expressed his admiration for the King, and bis belief that the Sovereign kept the country from reckless wars, in the strongest language, and then unfolded to his passenger a notable scheme. This was nothing less than a public subscription among the working men of a shill. nga head for the King's benefitf

redress the consequences, of some act on of the Sovereign which was not characterised by har usdal judicious prudence. He was also acknowledged to have a particularly charming and gracious mariner, quick sympathies, and a vivid laterestia current events,

́UNPROMISING SIGNS.

But as regards bis qualifications for exercise ing that constant, watchfainess over public affairs which.ourned for his molber the title of England's Permanent Foreign Minister, the dead monarch was almost like a sealed book, Indeed, the little that was known was not particularly hopeful...

To begin with, those was the fact that for a generation and more be had been excluded by Qoesp Victoria ever from viewing the complex workings of the great Government machine. Probably the least important Cabinet Minister knew more of the course on which the ship of state was beleg steered than did the thear Prince of Wales. He had tavelled a great deal, in the way that royalty does travel, and he had to a great extent succeeded in overcomlog the defects, or rather the excesses of his early edu-

cation.

SPLENDID REALITIES.

Nevertheless, there can be so doubt that if Mr. Gladnoce, a bern optimist who Dever made any secret at the high opinion be entertained of the then Hoir Apparent, were still living, he would be astonished at the place which the King had held in the world's esteem, at the victories which he had won in the blodless fields of international confidence and goodwill.

A generation age all the credit for the work which the King had done for the cause of peace would have been given to the Prime Minister for the time being-Gladstone or Disraati. It would have been said that the great statesman was fortunate in having an apt pupil on the tbroso. But now no one dreams of saying to the Prime Minister, "Thise be the praise!" Kathar, it is the salesman who is nowadays the monarch's pupil.

our, whore character has made him beloved by all Respectfully we beg to express our grief and in tender our sympathy to those near and doar to his late Majesty Edward Vil King and Em perora

His Excellency read the following tels gram-

"Government House, Macao, 17th May, 1910 The whole Cofony shares with Your Excel. lency and the Colony of Hongkong the pro- found sorrow which at this moment wounds the great English nation,"

"Sir,In the same of the whole Franch Naval Division of the Far East, I have the bonour to address to you my deep condolence in the cruel sorrow which has struck the Bri tish antion. In my own name I would add that I personally feel this loss the more bitterly because His Majesty had on several occasions paid me the most courteous attention. I beg Your Excellency to be good enough to accept the expression of my sorrowful sympathy, and of my high considerallon, CASTRIES.

but also a well-beloved member and head of the family. To Her Majesty Queen Alexandra and Their Majesties the King and Queen and the Royal family, therefore, our deepest sympathy is due. May they End some measure Mr. M. J. D. Stepheus said: -Your Lordships, of comfort and alleviation of their lotasio as representing the solicitors of this Court i sorrow and suffering la our heartfelt sympathy bave to express to your Lordships and the and united prayer. (Applause). Court bow profoundly we regret the death of MACAC'S SYMPATHY, our beloved Sovereign. Bu slight news of his illness has been received and 'it was not only a shock to us, but I feal sure to the entire world. Amongst our neighbours on the Contient be was regarded as one of them and they respected him as much as we ourselves did, and the term of Peacemaker was no emply phrase, for it was universally recognised that his influence was at all times exercised in the interests of peace. I am sure that we all fool deeply for the Food Qutos Alexandra in the very frying perlod through which she is a present passing, 1 l beyond me to attempt to pay a sufficient tribute to the good qualities so prominently displayed by our lala rerered Saveriga, It may not be to the recollection of many who are head to-day, but I can take my mind back to the time of our lata.King! marriage to the year 1863, when I was in Lon don and witne ed ha passing through the city with his bride, the Princess Al xundia, on ber sr.ival in England The ovation they then received left an impression op my mind, which is vividly brought to mind On this occasion, I can also recollect the time, Your Lordships, when the country was in mourning on the occasion of his illaess la the year 1870, when he attended St. Paul's Cathedral at a certain service held there on his recovery and of the amount of sympathy and feeling shown at that time ou his recovery. At that time he was as sear to death as li was possible to be and, in fact, I remember at the time, when I pasted down Ludgate Hill in the year 1875, seeing placards with the words: "Death of the iece of Wales," Happily, be has been spared all these years to us, and has governed us in this kind manner and with his power bus always brought about peace on troubled waters,

His Excellency added that he had also re-

ceived despatches from the various Consulates

The Council then rose,

King George V.

PROCLAMATION CEREMONY.

'A DRILLIANT SPECTACLE,

Franois Arthur Hazeland, Puisne Judge

Arthur Winbolt Brewin, Registrar General; Francis Joseph Badeley, Captain Superintendent of Police Ho Kai, Companion of the Most Dis tinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Wei Yuk, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Murray Stewart and Edward Osborne ; Mem- bers of Legislative Council;

Bendyshe Layton; Sir Hormujos Nowrojee Mody, Knight; Augustus Shelton Hooper; Ho Fook; Fung Wa Chun; Loung Pui Chi; Lau rhu Pak, Aubrey Jacob David; William Hutton Potta; Frederic Osmund Stedman, Robert Gordon Showan; Alexander Findlay Smith and James Middleton Bock; Justices of the Peace;

Now hereby with one full voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the High and Migh- ty PRINCE GEORGE FRE DERICK ERNEST ALBERT. is now by the death of Our late The proclamation of Prince George King Sovereign of happy and glorious George the Fifth took place at 5 pm, on the memory become our only lawful and Cricket Ground to-day. The ceremony was a

rightful Liege Lord George the fifth brilliant and memorable one. The choice of the Cricket Ground for the function was a by the Grace of God, King of the happy one as it enabled no immense concourse United Kingdom of Great Britain. of people to be present. There must have been several thousands gathered together and Ireland and of the British within the Oricket Club enclosure while op ride Dominions. Beyond the Seas, Do the iron fence maoy thousands more föregather fender of the Faith, Emperor of ed long before the appointed time for the com. A meeting of the Executive and Legislative mencement of the historical ceremony. The India, Supreme Lord in and over Councils was held in the Council Chamber this coscourse included members of all the com.the Colony of Hongkong and its afternoon. Present:-His Excellency the Offi:munities in Hongkong, not the least loyal of cer Administering the Government, Sir Hepsy whom were the Chinese who fl cked to and Dependencies, to whom we do ac- May, K.C.M.G, Colonel C. W. R. St. John around the Cricket Groued in tens of thousands knowledge all faith and constant (Commanding the Troops), Hon. Mr. A. M.

In the City Hall verandab, in the verandahs of obedience with all hearty and hum In the presence of all the members of the Thomson, (Colonial Secretary) Hoa. Mr. C.

the Hongkong Club as well as those of the wa- Jegal profession and a sumber of Government Mcl. Messer (Colonial Treasurer), Hon, Mr. finished new Law Courts and all the principal ble affection, beacching God by officials at the Supreme Court this morning, W. Chatham (Director of Public Works), mi. buildings in the seighbourhood of the cricket whom Kings and Queens do reign to Hop, Mr. W. Rees-Davies, K., Acting Chief Mr. F. J. Badeley (Captain Superintendent of

green, hundreds of Hongkong's citizens, in Justice, took the opportunity of expressing the

at Police), Hon, Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrar cluding among whom was a good proportion bless The Royal Prince George The of ladies and children, took their stand to Fifth with long and happy years to secure a glimpse of the ceremony from posi tions of vantage. The boarders of the filing reign over us. Convent and the scholars of the upper grade anour the crowd. The boys' schools in the Colony turned out almost in full strength.

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THE COLONY'S SYMPATHY: EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATÍVE COUNCILS' RESOLUTION. THE INHABITANTS' MESSAGE. EXPRESSIONS OF SORROW FROM BENCH AND BAR.

gib May.

deep, sorrow universally felt in this Colony the death of His inteajesty King Edward Vil. Among those pre ent were:-His Hot- nur Mr. W. Rees-Davies, E.G., Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice tazeland, Acting Puispe Judge Hon. Mr M, W. Blade, K C., (Acting At- torney-General) Sir Henry Berkeley K.C. Dr. Ho Kai, M.D., CG, Messrs Eldon Putter, G. Alabaster, M. J. D. Stephens, H. L. Den nys, Sr., F. B L. Howley, G. Hastings, G. D. Wilkinson, 1. 1. Gedge, P. M. Hodgson, F. X. Almada, R. FC Master, A. Jackson, H. W. Looker, C. Smith, L. Almada, F. P. Heit, O Wilson, A.C. Holbarrow, F. B. Deacon, ", L. Dennys, ir., H. K. Holmes, S. W. Tso, R A. Harding, W. E. L. Shenton, Oto Kong Sing, W. B. Hinds, E. J. Grist, M. Reader Harria, P. W. Goldring, E Davidson, G. A. Word cock, J. Il. Kemp (egistrar), J. W. Lee-jones, E R. Hallifax, J. R. Wood and officials of the Court,

ils Honour, who was attired in deep mourn ing, spoke the following words with evident

emotion:

THE MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY,

General), Rev. Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G, Hoo, Mr wei Yuk, c.u., Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick, Hou. Mr. B. A. Howell,

nd Mr. C. Clementi (Clerk of Councils), Hou, Mr. Murray Stewart, Dr.-I. M. Atkinson, The business of the meeting was opened by the President,

the Royal

His Excellency said-As recently is last Thursday we in this far distant corner of the Empire lived in happy ignorance of any danger threatening our country. On Friday we heard the first pole of alarm.that all was not well with our beloved and revered. Sovereign. On Saturday His Majesty's subjects and, I may add with tub, all the inhabitants of this Colony of whatever race, were plonged to deepest sorrow by bis uotimely death. We are set in sorrow to try to express in words on behalf of the Colony of Hongkong our grief at the Inas the nation has sustained in the demise of ber King and Emperor, and our heartfelt sym pathy, with Queen Alexandra, King George V, his Royal Consort, and Mr. Attorney, This Colony in common with Family in their bereavement. In our late all his vast possessions has received with pro Sovereign his people have lost a father who found griel the news of the death of our dearly has ever devoted himself to the promotion of loved Sovereign King Edward. It would be idle their welfare, the Empire a wise and patrielic for me to dilate at any length on the noble chat ruler in whom the whole world mourat so acteristics of his all too short zeige, but it is, earnest and successful worker for the peace I think, fitting that I should express in brief on and happiness of maskind. In death King behalf of the legal profession here how acutely Edward VII, will live in the hearts of his lov We share the patiob's sorrow. The loss indeeding subjects. In our lives let us imitate bis is not only nationel; it is common to the exampin of devotion to the Empire and to the civilized world. Wren His Majesty suc welfare of our fellow-men. (Applause.) cetded his revered mother on the throat

His Excellency then moved the following nine years ago there were jarring notes in the resolution:-That the Members of this Council Cabecils of Europe;..to-day owing to his have heard with profound sorrow the sad an diplomacy, his states map hip, his love of justice nouncement of the death of His Late Majesty humble duty and to express their most heart- felt, loyal and respectful sympathy with Har Majesty Queen Alexandra, Their Majesties the King and Quero and the Royal Family in their bereavement,

school, in charge of the Sisters, were also seen

In the centre of the ground was erected a platform which was reserved for His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government and these persons in whose osmes the Proclams lion was made. They were-Sir Francis Henry May (Officer Administerieg the Government) Rebr-Admiral H. Lyon, His Honour Mr. W. Rees-Davies, Colonel C. W. R. St. John (Commanding His Majesty's Forces in South China), Messrs, A. M. Thom ano, M, W. Blade, C. Mcl. Messer, W Chatham, cx.G., Dr. M. Atkinson, E. A. Hewalt, Henry Keswick, Membore of the Executive Council; His Honour Mr. F. A. Haxelend, Fuisne judge; Metu. A. W, Bre win, F. J. Badeley, Dr. Ho Kai, CM.G., Mr. Wei Yak, C. o, Murray Stewart, E. Osborns, membersofthe Legislative Council; Mr. B. Lay. ten, Sir Hormusjee N. Mody, Messrs. A. Shel- Pai Chi, Lau Cha Pak, A. J. David, W. Button ton Hooper Ho Fook, Fung Wa Chap, Leung Potts, Dr F. O. Stedman, R. G. Shewan, A. Findlay Smith and J. M. Beck, Justices of the Pence,

Proclaimed this Ninth day of May, 1910.

Immediately upon the conclusion of the reading of the Proclamation the Royal Stand. Cricket ground and the Band strack up and was hoisted at the northern and of the the National Apibem. The shore batteries at Kowloon, H. M. S. Tamar, and the'. foreign warships-the Monicalm (French) and the Varro da Gama (Portuguese) fired a Royal Salute, simultaneously with the holating of the Royal Standard In all the official buildings and the mattheads of the men-of-war.

His Excellency led with three chants for Hii Majesty, which wore taken up by the concourse. who cheered almost to hoarseness

Thus ended a ceremony of imposing diguity and historic interest in Hurgkong.

REFERENCES AT THE CHURCHES.

At all the Churches yesterday lealing re ferences wera made to the death of the King. in the presence of large congregations;

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDEAL

"COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT. "No. With deepest grief the Officer Administering the Government has to a nounce that is Mujesty the King 'passed sway at 11.49 a.m. on the fith instant. His Kxcellency requests, tient the jukabitants of the the brass," explained the driver. "Hii molber, and his noble efforts in the cause of paaca we King Edward VII and desire to tender ibeir ] Hichling; and the leading residents in Hong⋅ | of Britishers to ba namared as together; they . Colony will wear mourning for a time to specified in a fature Gurelle.

"A.M. THOMSON,

"Colonial Secretary.".

SPOKEN, FROM, THE HEART.

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"1. don't believe he bax ever had enough of she kept him stort, that's how it was. Me and 214 happily at peace and in comity with all my matce, we've been thinking how it would nations and may, Heaven grant that this con- be if we bad a whip round for bim, in a manger summation for which. His Majesty's noble of speaking. I'd be glad to lend him a bob efforts were directed may be vouchsafed to 19th May, 1910."

myself. I know, and it would come to some succeeding generations. But, Mr. Attorney, thing too, a bob, apiece from all us working the loss to the nation possesses another side. The warships la barbour and the vessels of chaps in the country."

Amongst the millions of bis subjects he kaam the mercantile marine half-masted their fligs E

on distinction in race or creed. Equal justice before nood, and after the luncheon hour we received an official communication from the was said with such absolute sincerity and uniformity of laws were the attributes Colonial Secretory intimating that the flig at anderlessness, and the man so obviously of his tuo, and the happy conditions DOW prevailing in our new self-govern Governmeal, House bad been lowered to ball represented in the matter the feelings of ing Colotis under the auspicious concession masi. Similarly; the flags at all the Consulates gumbers of other working men, that my were flown at half-mast this afternoon.

of sell government and popular institutions will sophisticated friend was deeply impressed.

mark an epoch in history the outcome of his Quick as 'thought he had turned ten million THE COURT'S SYMPATHY.

shillings into pounds sterling, and then there

beneficent reign. His Majesty shared with his While the proceedings were going on at the caine to him'the absurd_recollection of Dizzy

gracious Consort in a splendid degree that the Bankruptcy Court this morning, Hon. Mr.And the Turnerelli wreath. But there seemed," and his benevolence and charity knew "touch of nature that makes the whole world „M“,- Rees-Davies, K.C., Acting Chief Justice, nothing absurd about such a colossal worker.“ suddenly ordered the business of the Court subscription as was contemplated by this un-

no bounds. He participated in the sorrows to be suspended and made the following lettered omnibus driver; and incidentally ha

of his people. He loved his people and they, noted the natural delicacy of the man in call inespective of rank or class, reciprocated this Mr. Official Receiver-1 have received ing it a long while really meaning it to be a

affection. As illustrating the depth of this with the greatest possible segret the news that gilti

popular efection recently heard a distic His Majesty the King hot passed, dway. I' That delegate at a Trade Union Con-guished politician remark that if it were possible need scarcely say that the Court will be im gress who deciued that the King was about to imagine the existence of a Republic in mediately adjourned and I will take the op the only statesman in the country found his

Great Britain King Eward would by universal pariuaily on Monday in the presence of all the words cheered to the echo, The King has acclamation he proclaimed its first President members of the profession and the officials, it made many realis: the value of monarchy as sympathy will our gracious Qusen Alexandin We desire to express our loyal and dutiful in this hour of her bereavement. Throughout the happy alliance of 47 years Her Majesty has commanded the devotion of the entire English speaking race and to ber to-day is accorded is deep sincerity the sympathy of the civilised of the hopes and fears, the virtues and failings, world. Finally, Mr. Attorney, the Colonies and

deuce be had gained so completely that he was of the great English middle-class, whose con- dependencies of the Crowe extend their loyal laid aside. This cannot be said of King Edward actually, if you think of things and not mere

sympathy to His Royal Highness the Prince the Peacemaker. His work was fully understood words, far more of an autorcrat than his fai perial nephew in St. Petersburg. When any EDWARD ALBERT-Bora June 23, 1894.

official personage did anything sensible, it was, ALDERT FREDERICK-Bora December 14, immediately put down-rightly or wrongly-10

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the King's initiative—for example, the institu.

announcement :-

the Court to express our profound seose of the an-institution, when it is administered by a great loss sustained.'

mao of real intelligence, abservation, knów- ledge of the world, instinctive sympathy, and enlightened patriotism.

The King bad au extraordinary knowledge

CHILDREN OF KING AND OFFSPRING

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I-GEORGE FREDERICK, Duke of Cornwall and York (successo); born January 31 865: married July 6, 1893, la Princess Victoria Mary of Teck.

The enclosures in front of the platform werb for the naval and military repressolativer, of whom there was a large contingent, the members of the Consular Body, the representatives of the various religions bodies including His Lordship Bishop D. Pozzoni, the Ven. Archdeacon Barnest Rev. O, R kong-British, foreign and Chinese,

The rest of the ground was taken up by is Majesty's Troops comprising several compan ies of the Ruffs, and the Indian Regiments, as well as the Naval Contingent. The colours were carried by Lieut.

The massed regimental bands were under the baton of Bandmaster Hewett.

The ceremony opened by His Excellency Sir Francis Henry May (Officer Administering the Government) reading the Proclamation. While the solemo act was being performed the assemblage remained standing and with their bats off. The proclamation was in the follow. | log terms:-

PROCLAMATION.

In the absence of the Bishop of Victoria, the Venerable Archdeacon of Hongkong spoks at the morning service at St. John's Cathedral. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government and Lady May were among the congregation. They were dressed in mourning. Venerable Archdeacon Baraatt said :—--- It would not be possible, for auy congregation

faced ibe lact of Great Britain's loss through the death of King Edward the Seventh. There reference might be m de to the life and work would be another occasion upon which special of His Majesty, yet it would not seem fitting they should separate without a werd on the subject which was filling the hearts of all. Ta day the Empira', shuddered · from a blow deals It by the King of Terrors, and we, island-born, Inhabiting the furthest island-home of the Empire in the. East, felt the force of that. blow. This was not a moment for mere

were rent with sorrow, adulation or at me for fordly panegy. scar. We soĶEUW rice. Our boats and soura, if real, leaves to-day'at is a people but as many people. It is not a patios merely, but at an Empira

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of nations that we moure the loss of our Sovereigo, beloved and respected. Neverthless, sorrow scars, sympathy siives the smarting wound, and as a prople we Britishers appra. ciate the marks of gengine sympathy which nationa

are extended to us by the members of other

HOD. Mr. E. A. Hewett said:-Sir,-lo seconding the resolution proposed by your Excellency, I feel assured thai in what i am about to say I will be speaking not only on behalf of my colleagues and those sections of the community which wo individually represent, but also for all our fellow-residents in this Co logy, be their nationality what it may. For most alus, if not all, the personality of Hislate Majesty bas, been one which we have known of and looked up to all our lives As children we heard of him not only as our fature Sovereign, but as capable and hard-working Prince,

Whereas it hath pleased Almighty ever ready to devote himself uusparingly to, she duties of his position and to the interests God to call to His mercy our late of the nation over which is the fulness of time Eovereign Lord King Edward VII. he expected to rule. The high hopes which of Blessed and Glorious Memory by were formed of him then were more than

Our late Sovereign Lord King Edward the fulfilled, when, on the death of our late beloved whose decease the Imperial Crown

Seventh will be remembered not only as a Queen Victoria, he ascended the Throne of the United Kingdom of Great No longer a young man, he worked unswerv Britain and Ireland and all other king in name, but as a real and noble ruler. As ingly in the cause of his country "and more

in his dominions. The graciousness of Hin bening the friendly relations, which is a and rightfully come to the high and Majesty on all occasions was a topic of especially in that of peace and in strenghis late Majesty's dominions is solely a man be was justly the most popular with- in the interest of all to maintain between the

spected in himself; a nams to he mentioned varioce Powers. This, bis great work, speaks mighty Prince George Frederick aniversal comment. He was a man to be re- without a blusb; the pride of loyal hearts... As for itself and will continue to do so in the pages

Sir Francis Henry May, Knight Sovereign, both King and Emperor, he was of history. It is often the late of great meo that Ernest Albert, We, therefore, their best endeavours are not appreciated util

it be laboured, and the loffaence for good which" after, possibly long after, their work has been Commander of the Most Distingu- keenly stive to the interns of his Empire for

ished Order of St. Michael and the exerted would be difficult to exaggerato

force of character, he was just the Sovereign- of Wales now called upon to bear the burden daring his lifetime and we thus, in our great sor George, Officer Administering the With his experience and that, his grace and of Empire and to assume the great and respon.rw at his loss, bays this consolation, that in our Government of Hongkong and its the Empire could ill spare. Living for the sible position laid down by his beloved father, mourning wo are joined by the whole of the It is I am assured the fervent belief of the rivili ed world and have theis sympathy. It is Dependencies, Commander-in-Chief prosperity of his own people and for the peace this monarch did all that was possible for man nation that is Royal Highness now King difficult to find words to fillingly describe the

or king to attempt toward cementing tles of. HENRY WILLIAM-Born March 31, 1950,

spired by the same lofty ideals to preserve express, in her deep sorrow to that gracious the same;

friendship between the great nations of the world. Blessed are the peace makers, for Il-Princess LOUISE.-Boin Febrary 10,

peace, and to assure conteniment and pro Lady who far so many years bas ruled over the 1867; married July 27, 188;, to Duke of

sperity in all parts of his dominions,. We hearts of all her bosband's subjects. We bavo

they shall be called sons of Good."

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The most remarkable thing about bir Max crave the melancholy privilege of laying our met here today to show how fully we realiso OFFSPRING:

the irreparable loss which has fallen, not only tice; jesty's position among his own people, and | komble chaplet on His Majesty's tomb, ALEXANDRA VICTORIA-Bora. May 17, 1891. still more the estimation in which he was held The Acting Attorney-General anid-Osapoa the Empire of Great Britals, bai upon the":

Colonel Charles William Robert MAUD ALEXANDRA-B110 April 3, 1853.

on the Continent and so America, is that it is

whole world by the sudden removal of our behalf of the Bar of the Colony box 18- 11-PRINCHES VICTORIA ALEXANDRA alm-st entirely the growth of the past sight or spectfully to concur in every word that has Sovereign. We take this opportunity of St. John, Officer Commanding His Majesty's Forces in South China ime cars: One does not mean, of course, his fallen from your Lordship. We have lost endeavouring,as best we may, by the resointisa IV-PRINCESS MAUD CHARLOTTE-Born papularny, but the discovery of his statecraft, wise and great king whose wide syn pathy now before us, to convey this expression of our

We have only to cast our minds back to and brilliant statesmanship andenied him respectful and loyal sympathy to Her Majesty and Hongkong:

Alexander Macdonald Thomson, those dark days in January, 1901, when Queen to all his subjects. The loss is not ours Queen Alexandra, to our new King, and to all V-ALBERT VICTOR, Dake of Clarence, the Victoria died, fall of years and tonour, and her alone; the whole world in the poorer by the the members of the Royal Family, I beg, Sir Colonial Secretary; Marcus Warre

first son of King Edward-Born January son ascended the throne. Something was death of a great rules, whose influence arer to formally second the resolution you have fort

Slade, King's Councillor, Attorney koown about him, of course, but practically exerted in the cause of peace and good govern proposed, 8,1864; died January 14, 1897,

The resolution waj unanimously adopted. General; Charles McIlvaine Messor, Eugiau primogenitore takes no account of nothing that could furnish an answer to the ment roached far beyond the confines of the

Dr Ho Khi uid-la the feme of the the Balic law dabarriegifemale succession, so question wheiber he would worthily bear the British Empire, It may be that that Em

Colonial Treasurer; William Chat in his son George,succeeds him, and now and strange responsibilities which bad pire is approaching a crisis, great dis Chinese community, I rovercally support the George's thrac sons and daughter, the Duchess fallen on his shoulders. As Prince of Wales Integrating forces are actively at work resolution before the Council The lamented ham, Companion of the Most Distin- of File and bar childred, the Princess Victoris he had fulfilled the merely ceremonial duties, in widely separated parts, forces which death of our beloved Sovereign King Edward and the Princess Mand, married, to Prince Kari both of the Heir Apparent, and, in later yesis, not mat and controlled by the wisest VII bas indeed cast & universal gloom over guished Order of St. Michael and St the line of succession well sustained in his of sport and amusement generally had done critical ime a great and unexpected blow has this Colpay Join equally with the British com- John Mitford Atkinson, Principal of Denmark, King Edward's death would leave of the Crown itself, with amiability. His love statesmanship may cause dissster. On us at this the whole British Empire; and the Chissse of George, Director of Public Works own immediate family. His mother, the late him no harm with the bulk of the population fation, As members of the British Empire womunity in mourning for the great and Irrepar Qabeu Victoria, "wan the last of the House of One quality which might have given to the mourn the loss of or who has been well named able loss the Empire has sustained. In our Civil Medical Officer: Elbert Ansgar Hanover on the Boglish throne, as Edward discerning an indication of his future statesman the greatest diplomatist of the day, as men we profound sorrow we do not forget the poignant Hewett and Henry Keswick, Mem Vil was the first of the Saxe-Coburg lios to sit ship was the tact which he had displayed on mourn the death of a cheery and sympathetic grief of those who have not only in common

many conspicuous occasions, sometimes to man, a good sportsman whore tect, whees hum, with ourselves lost a wise and benign Serenige bera of Executive Counòll į

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VICTORIA ALEXANDRA - Born April 15, 1897 tiup of the Committee of Three on the Adolf George will accede to his noble beritage in sympathy we feel, and which we would wish to I of the Colony, and Vico-Admiral of of the world, during a raiga' of xlue-short years:

Born July 6, 186",

November 26, 1869; married July za, | 1896, to Prince Karl of Danmark,

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A NEW POWER.

Rear-Admiral Herbert Lyon William Roes Davies, Chief Jus

To the bereaved Royal Family overy British heart in bumble loyalty extends, its true sympathy, for theirs is a bereavement doubly When those who are bound emphasised.

closest to our personal hearts and lives are

wrenched from us, then lodeed the stricken soul has ore need of avery consolation which. sympathy and love can suggest. And as the asin of sorrow shoots to each outlying post of Empire, so will: the unseen oiber of human sympathy vibrate with the response of loving and loyal hearts. Our prayer is that the God of all comfort may soothe the sorrows and comfort the hearts of the Royal family: in their hour of bereavement.

And ors this visitant➡the dilont mearengar

to whom bone may forbid admission—are be of death who comes silke to king and cottage come knocking at my door and at yotirn, may each ons learn to know the Prince of Life our Kieg la story, who through das, destroyed devil that He might deliver us who through who had the power of death" tha3/in: the

fear of death are all one, latime, subjekt