The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-29
QUEEN VICTORIA GIVES SIGNS OF
COLLAPSE.
Alarming Rumors OF the Past Three
Weeks Have Given Place to Anthem
tic Statements of Her Condition.


LONDON. January lg.-Alarmiug rue
mors were circulated yesterday TO the
effect that Queen Victoria is seriously
ill and that her family has been sunni
mOned 90 Osborne. The Prince az wales
is now at Marlborough House. where
no news has been received udIcatiug
that her Majesty les seriously ilI The
Duke of York went to Sandriugham
this afternoon. His visit To- Australia
has been postponed
Sir Francis Lakug surgeon to her
Majesty has been called Zoo to consult
with Sir Francis Reid her Maiesty's
resident physician.
The following official announcement
regarding the Queens health was made
last night,
"The Queen during the past year.
has had a great strain upon her 0owers
which has rather told upon her nervous
system. 1t has therefore been thought
advisable by her Majestys physicians
that her Majesty should be kept per-
feCtly quiet i'm the house and should abe
stain from transaCting business
Although IL is fully understood that
there lis no cause for alarm beyond
what would naturally be felt at the tu-
disposition of any one of the age OF
the Queen, the official announcement
issued last evening has caused 81 shock
to the country the effect of which it
would be difficult to cxaggerate. Her
J s.
ness during the longest rCiEu i'm English
history has led her people To regard her
almost as more than mortal and the
mere novelty of having to face the
possibility of "a regency alone sutiices
TO great unnecessary apprehension.
1t is necessary to 20 back To date
prior to 1920 for simiuar situation
Since that time there has never been an
interruption of the smooth working OF
the constitutional machine. No one.
not even the Prince of Wales, can act
for the Queen without the authority of
Parliament, and, as no steps have been
taken to summon Parliament, it may
be taken for granted that her Majesty s.
physicians have only adopted measures
of precaution and that she '- eth able
to sign any absolutely imperative docu-
ments, though relieved of the worries Of
routine affairs.
The illness of DOWager Empress
Frederick of Germany, the sudden
death of her Majesty's old friend, Lady
Churchill together with the death or
the Duke of axe-Coburg last summer
and of Price Christian Victor subse-
quently and the incidents of the war in
South Africa have been great trials to
the Queen. hut within a week she has
received Lord Roberts and sent mes
sage of coincidence to the widow OF Dr.
| Creighton, late Lord Bishop OF London
1t is understood that the arrangements
for the Queens visit TO the south OF
France are proceeding on the lines orr
ginally laid down and it is quite likely
that rest and abstention from work
VIII enable her TO take the Journey ear
lier than was intended
All the morning papers comment up
| on the unlocked for possibilities OF the
situation, but they do not regard it as
alarming. The Daily News says.
I'VE fear it cannot be doubted that
/ her Majesty's health is ~recarious, but
| it seems impossible to believe that she
should be ill. We must hope and trust
] that a short period of repose VIII res