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  2. IN MEMORIAM.

    The shadow of grief, which during the flast few days has enshrouded the world, darkened into deeper gloom on Saturday when the mortal remains of Britain's best ...

    Article : 628 words
  3. ACROSS THE SOLENT TO PORTSMOUTH.

    At Cowes the coffin was borne aboard the Royal yacht Alberta by the pett officers from the crew, the Grenadier Guards forming an escort. As the coffin was placed in a pavilion prepared for it on the quarter-dek of the Alberta, the King, the Kaiser, and the other Royal mourners gathered around and took ...

    Article : 566 words
  4. ENTERING THE CHAPEL.

    The approach of the procession was first notified by the strains of Chopin's "Funeral march." The first of the members of the cortege to enter the chapel were three pursuivants, in golden tunies. Then came the coffin of the late Queen, followed by Lord Roberts and the King, ...

    Article : 144 words
  5. IN THE STREETS OF THE CAPITAL.

    The demeanor of the crowd was one of silent sympathy. The only cheer given was that evoked by the first apeparance of Lord Roberts. Excepting this no sound broke the gloomy stillness which prevailed throughout the long ceremony. Before the procession started a deputation of mounted non-commissioned officers ...

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  6. THE SOLEMN FUNERAL SERVICE.

    Behind the prelates the choir stretched in two lines nearly up to the chancel screen. The tension was so great that one choristerwas overcome, and had to be removed. At the back of the choir stood the picturesque figures of the Yeomen of the Guard. The whole scene was a memorable one. ...

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  7. ON THE ALBERTA.

    While the Alberta was,crossing the Solent the coffin could be plainly seen, as the draperies surrounding it were drawn aside. The canopy was formed of Imperial ruby Velvet, lined with pure white silk. The dais on which the coffin was laid was also covered with ruby velvet, and tihe casket was lying athwart the ship. On either side ...

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  8. PARADE OF THE MILITARY

    Owing to the death of the Queen, the whole of the ordinary parades set down for the various branches of the Military Forces on Saturday were ...

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  9. HONORS BY THE KING.

    His Majesty the King has conferred the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order upon Vice-Admiral Sir John Reginald Thomas Fullerton, who commanded the Royal yacht Alberta during the passage from Cowes to Portsmouth. The other naval officers concerned in the funeral arrangements have also been decorated, and 26 ...

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  10. IN PORTSMOUTH HARBOR.

    On arriving at Portsmouthe the Alberta was berthed for the night in Clarence Yard, and the coffin remained aboard. Tae Royal Family stayed for the night on board the Victoria and Albert. From the wharf at which the Alberta lay was a covered way leading to the private ...

    Article : 131 words
  11. THE KING AND THE ROYAL ESCORT.

    The coffin was in an elevated position, and was thus visible to the greater portion of the crowd that lined the thoroughfares through which it passed. Behind the coffin was borne the Royal Standard. Then followed King Edward on a beautiful bay horse. Pale and careworn, he looked straight ahead, and seemed almost ...

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  12. AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES.

    The Agents-General for the Australian States were inadvertently passed over when the invitations to the funeral procession in London were issued. The authorities at the Colonial Office have now announced that Sir Andrew Clarke (Agent-General for Vic toria), Mr. H. Copeland (Agent-General for New South Wales), Sir John Cockburn ...

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  13. ON THE WAI TO LONDON.

    At 8.30 on Saturday morning the King and the Emperor of Germany, in the uniforms of British field-marshals, together with Queen Alexandra and some of the Royal princes and princesses, proceeded in pinnaces from the Victoria and Albert, where they had spent the night, to the Alberta. With the Royal mourners grouped around the ...

    Article : 309 words
  14. TOKENS OP RESPECT.

    Countless wreaths have arrived at the Castle Deanery from foreign Sovereigns, Presidents of Republics, from every quarter of the united Kingdom, and from India, South Africa, and Canada. They each bear inscriptions denoting the deepest honor and love for the departed Monarch. Among the wreaths are offerings from the Commonwealth ...

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  15. PADDINGTON TO WINDSOR.

    The Paddington station was reached at 1.20 p.m., and the coffin was reverently placed by the non-commissioned officers of the Guards and Household Cavalry in a saloon carriage draped inside and outside with purple and white cloth, and the engine also was draped in royal purple, and bore in front wreaths of white immortelles. ...

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  16. ST. PETER'S CATHERAL.

    A memorial service in connection with the funeral of her late Majesty Queen Victoria was held in St. Peter's Cathedral on saturday morning at 11 o'clock. ...

    Article : 2,372 words
  17. WEST AUSTRALIA.

    The steamer Devon, now in the Easterns states, has been chartered to take the West Australian troops to South Africa. She is expected to leave here on February 27. ...

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  18. WRECK OP THE GLEN PARK.

    The ill-fated ship, Glen Park, left the Port Germein anchorage on Tuesday morning, with about 3,261 tone, gross cargo, of wheat, and was bound for Algoa Bay, ...

    Article : 278 words
  19. AT THE ROYAL BOROUGH.

    Windsor wore an aspect of the most profound gloom. Every shop was closed, and every blind drawn. The bell at Windsor Castle clanged out at intervals from an early hour, and minute bells were tolled in the neighboring churches. As soon as the coffin arrived at St. George's the guns fired a salute of 81 charges. ...

    Article : 255 words
  20. ARRTVAL IN THE METROPOLIS.

    As the train steamed into the station a solemn hush fell upon the spectators, and, all bared their heads in respect. Then the minute bells from the churches tolled out the warning to the capital of the dead Queen's arrival. Throughout London the populace exhibited remarkable ...

    Article : 159 words
  21. SCENES IN THE STREETS.

    The streets bore a most remarkable appearance. In the early morning, up to about 10 o'clock, they were almost deserted, but as the hour for the opening of the ...

    Article : 697 words
  22. IN LONDON.

    The morning in the capital broke cold and gloomy, though no rain fell until after the procession was over. All shops and hotels were closed, and the occasion was observed with a solemnity and dignity worthy of it and of the citizens. Everywhere the behaviour of the spectators was most decorous, though lamp-posts, railings, trees, ...

    Article : 280 words
  23. QUEENSLAND.

    The revenue of the State for January was £323,110, a decrease of £48,000, as compared with tlhe same month of" last year. The expenditure for the seven ...

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  24. A PAINFUL INCIDENT.

    The funeral train reached Windsor at 2 o'clock. A party of the 1st Grenadier Guards bore the coffin from the saloon bo a gun carriage drawn by eight artillery horses. The weather, in character with the occasion—a chill, damp air, with a leaden sky ...

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  25. ANOTHER MARITIME ACCIDENT.

    A boat in charge of the second officer of the barque Wynford, 1,807 tons, arrived here this evening, and reported tha[?] [?] vessel had gone ashore near Plank Point, ...

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  26. NEW ZEALAND.

    WELLINGDON February 3. A destructive hailstorm has swept over the Duntroon district, playing navoc with crops, smashing windows, and perforating ...

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  27. IN ST GEORGE'S CHAPEL WINDSOR.

    If the streets were mournful and cheerless under the cold, bleak sky, still more was the atmosphere of the St. George's Chapel. The silence of the grave was in and around the sacred building—a silence never broken excepting by the deep, muffled bolling of the funeral knell. ...

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  28. AT VICTORIA STATION

    Victoria railway-station, to which the remains were conveyed from Portsmouth, was covered throughout with purple cloth, and presented an imposing appearance. The drapery formed a striking background to the brilliant uniforms of the representatives, civil and military, of the different nationalities who were preparing to ...

    Article : 177 words
  29. NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    The railway earnings for the week ended January 26 were £500. The steamer Tsinan arrived from Hongkong and Manila on Thursday morning and ...

    Article : 281 words
  30. THE PROCESSION THROUGH LONDON

    It took some time to organise the vast procession of notabilities, and to assign to each member his place in accordance with the table of precedence. The procession. which was a mile in length, started at 11.30. The military portion was composed of representatives of all sections of the army, and all had arms reversed. Representatives ...

    Article : 382 words
  31. A REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLAGE.

    The Chief Justice, in his crimson and ermine, Baron Halsbury, the Lord Chancellor in his State dress of black and gold, the Provost and baillies of Edimburgh in their red cloaks and ermine tippets, had a peculiar effect in brightening the scene, as did the rich banners of the British and foreign courts. ...

    Article : 238 words
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