King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain have sent an affectionate message to King George and the members of the Royal family. ...
Article : 99 wordsMr. Will Crooks, formerly Labo[?] J.P. for Woolwich, addressed an audience at Walworth on Friday. He asked b[?]arers to sing the National Anthem, and said, "The King is the greatest statesma[?] the world. I care for him more than for any other, because I know that he cares the common people. He is the father of us ...
Article : 67 wordsHis Majesty King Edward VII. died at Buckingham Palace at a quarter to 12 o'clock on Friday night. The immediate cause of death was heart failure supervening upon an acute attack of bronchitis. ...
Article : 202 wordsThe Nationalist newspapers as socked by this abrupt termination of an active life. During the nine years of King Edward's reign the Crown was never an object of more critical attention than the press, when the world was looking with anxiety for the King's decision in the constitional crisis. ...
Article : 55 wordsThe Archbishop of Canterbury, who had previously administered the last rites at the King's bedside, remained present until the end. The King then fell into a comatose condition, from which there was only one slight rally between 9 and 10 o'clock. ...
Article : 257 wordsConsternation prevails in South Africa at the news of the King's death. Britons and Boers are united in a common sorrow. Colonel Seely, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, spoke at a banquet at Sheffield on Friday. He quoted the remark made by General Botha, that he ...
Article : 116 wordsIn addition to other members of European Royal families who are related to the late King, many reigning sovereigns will visit England to attend the funeral. ...
Article : 89 wordsThe new King will be proclaimation Monday under the title of George V. Copies of the proclamation haves on forwarded to the various centres of the United Kingdom. They will be rea[?] Monday morning simultaneously with the reading of the proclamation at St. [?]e's Palace. The proclamation was signed at ...
Article : 150 wordsThe utmost grief and distress are expressed in India. The Viceroy, Lord Minto, has ordered State mourning, and all social fixtures have been abandoned. The shops of European firms at Calcutta and other cities have been closed. ...
Article : 42 wordsDirectly the death of King Edward was announced, Lord Crewe (Secretary of State for the Colonies) telegraphed the news to all Governors of Dominions, States, Colonies, and Protectorates in the empire. Messages of sorrow, addressed in reply from the oversea dominions, are arriving ...
Article : 78 wordsIt is stated that King Edward's funeral will take place at Windsor, probably on Saturday next. King George V. has ordered a half-year's ...
Article : 33 wordsQueen Alexandra's grief is described as pathetic. Her Majesty was constantly passing in and out of the death chamber, and refused to take rest. According to later reports, Her Majesty is showing great fortitude. Her health is satisfactory, despite the fact that she had watched at her husband's bedside with ...
Article : 211 wordsThe newspapers comment upon the fact that Lord Islington (Governor of New Zealand) and Major Robinson (Agent-General for Queensland), who were granted an audience on Thursday, were the last poisons to see the King officially. This is regarded as a significant indication of the fact that His Majesty's consideration for ...
Article : 193 wordsKing George signed a proclamat confirming in their offices all those who held appointments under the Crown. His Majesty then del[?]ed a short, earnest speech. He recalled with deep emoti[?]his father's words on ascending ...
Article : 169 wordsThe Duke and Duchess of Connaught, who were proceeding to East Africa on a shooting tour, accpmpanied by Princess Patricia, were at Suez when they learned of the ...
Article : 163 wordsDetails concerning King Edward's last days tend to show that the affection which ended his life settled slowly upon him. The illness, which proved fatal at midnight on Friday, began with no more than a cold, against which it was always difficult to make the King take full precautions. ...
Article : 1,188 wordsMr. Newton Moore (Premier of Western Australia), who was granted an audience on Wednesday, said that, though the King was apparently suffering from a severe attack of bronchitis, he showed a deep interest in all the dominions. His Majesty was gratified at the progress of Western Australia, and recognised the loyalty of ...
Article : 189 words"He died as he lived, in harness," is the comment of "The Times" in its appreciation of the late King, published on Saturday morning. "His Majesty refused to stay in bed yesterday, but rose and transacted business. He faced his illness with courage and determination, and, except during attacks of ...
Article : 142 wordsThe "Observer," discussing the possible political consequences of the King's death, pleads for a "truce of God" by means of a conference of the leading statesmen on ...
Article : 92 wordsThe King, accompanied by the Queen and two of the young princes, afterwards drove from Marlborough-house Buckingham Palace to see Queen Alexandra. As they drove through the streets [?]head was bowed or uncovered in loyal sympathy. ...
Article : 45 words"We have lost a great constituton King, but he has left us a successor in whom we may confidently repose our trust says. "The Times," in its issue of Saturday. Other newspapers are agreed as the serious character of George V., and his wide personal knowledge of publi[?]siness throughout the empire. ...
Article : 57 wordsMessages expressive of warm sympathy have been received from the heads of all the countries and dominions of the world. They pay tributes to King Edward's consistent policy in the maintenance of an equilibrium between the great European forces. The Foreign, Indian, and Colonial offices are receiving world-wide expressions ...
Article : 853 wordsThe fiist warning to the crowd outside Buckingham Palace that all was over with the King was given when the Prince and Princess of Wales (the new King and Queen) left the palace a quarter of an hour after midnight. The people were silent, as if dazed by a terrible sense of the nation's ...
Article : 293 wordsThe new King who left Bucking[?] Palace shortly after King Edward's death on Friday night, drove to Marlboroughouse, where he remained throughout Saturday morning. The Earl of Crewe, Lord Privy Seal, and other officials called upon His Majesty during the day. A long on of society people waited in Pall Mall to ...
Article : 65 wordsThere is a strong upward tendency on the Paris Bourse, due to rumours emanating from London that the Liberal leaders are postponing for twelve months further ...
Article : 96 wordsA statutory meeting of Parliani: was held on Saturday. In the House of Lords the Lord Chancellor (Lord Loren) and 50 peers took the oath of allegiance to the new Sovereign. The House the[?]ourned till Monday. The House of Commons met immediately adjourned, on the motin of Mr. ...
Article : 79 wordsThe Lord Mayor of London [?]erman Sir John Knill) received the following telegram from the new King:— "I am deeply grieved inform you that my beloved father the King passed away peacefully 11.45 p.m. ...
Article : 113 wordsThe King's death has put an end to the projected visit of the Prince of Wales to South Africa to open the first Parliament under the new Union. It is' stated that ...
Article : 56 wordsIn London there has been an indescribable outburst of grief. Unanimous tributes of affection have been pnid to His late Majesty. The earliest public impression was that King Edward, in this illness, had been a victim to his exceeding love of outdoor life. ...
Article : 546 wordsDuring all Friday general solicitude was shown for the welfare of King Edward. Telegrams of sympathy and concern were received from all parts of the world. ...
Article : 349 wordsEarl Grey, Governor-General Canada, the Cabinet of the Dominion, and the Lieutenant-Governors of the Ca[?]an provinces have taken the oath to the new King. ...
Article : 32 words[The procedure to be follow on the proclamation of a new King of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of Inds according to ancient custom. The King meets the members of the Privy Concil the Lord Mayor and aldermen of London, assembled at St. James's Palace, at the Lord President of the Privy Council formally ...
Article : 135 wordsSir George Reid High Comm[?]iner, as representative of the Commonwealth in Great Britain, has written to th[?]hrl of Crewe as follows:— "May I teader most h[?], and with feelings of profound sorrow, my heartfelt sympathy with Royal family and the Imperial Government at ...
Article : 83 wordsAn unfavourable bulletin was issued on Friday morning. It declared that His Majesty's condition gave rise to grave anxiety. Queen Alexandra and the Prince of Wales were deeply moved by the unfavourable morning bulletin. They both visited the sick-room for a few minutes, but the King's ...
Article : 413 wordsMr. W. Hall-James, High Commissioner for New Zealand, has written to the new King as follows:— "It is my painful duty New Zealand's representative in Great Britain to convey to Your Majesty the profound grief of the people of New Zealand ...
Article : 110 wordsOn Friday, whilst the public solicitude was at its greatest tension, His Majesty's two-year-old filly, Witch of the Air, won the Spring Plate at Kempton-park. The ...
Article : 69 wordsThe news has caused a profo[?]densation throughout Canada. The Premier (Sir Wilfrid Laurier) is atensely affected He was interviewed on Saturday, but refrained from making any statement until[?] following day. Mr. R. L. Border, leader of the position, paid a graceful tribute to the late ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 9 May 1910, Page 7
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