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  2. PASSING OF A BELOVED George V is Dead; Edward VIII Ascends The Throne

    King George died at Sandringham House just before midnight last night. He had been in a state of coma for two days, except for brief intervals, but had been able to recognise the Queen and his children, greeting them with a faint smile when they entered his room. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,401 words
  3. CHURCH BELLS TO BE TOLLED DAILY

    The King's death was officially announced in a "Gazette" extraordinary, heavily bordered with black, issued by the Commonwealth this afternoon. Further notifications by the Governor-General included a request that church bells be tolled one ...

    Article : 594 words
  4. NEW KING FLIES TO LONDON

    King Edward VIII. and his brother, the Duke of York, flew from Sandringham to London to-day, to attend the meeting of the Accession Council at 4 o'clock this afternoon. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 933 words
  5. HIS KINDLY INTEREST

    Typical of King George's kindly interest in those around him and of his observant eye is a story concerning Sister Agnes Black, who nursed him through ...

    Article : 96 words
  6. NEW KING'S TITLE

    The Governor received the following cable message last night from Lord Wigram, private secretary to the late ...

    Article : 38 words
  7. MEMORIAL SERVICE

    Bishop Dixon stated last night that a day of mourning for the late King George would be gazetted by the authorities throughout the ...

    Article : 67 words
  8. COMBINED MEMORIAL SERVICE 9 MONTHS' MOURNING

    The Acting Lord Mayor (Alderman Warmington) announced yesterday that he had arranged to call the heads of the various churches together on ...

    Article : 120 words
  9. Public Expected to Participate

    The Court will go into mourning for nine months. When King Edward VII. died it was intimated that the public were ...

    Article : 130 words
  10. FLAG HALF-MAST

    Following the death of his Majesty the flag at the flag station at Victoria Barracks was flown at half-mast yesterday, and will remain in that position ...

    Article : 65 words
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