The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-31


pressive than the most enthusiastic
cheers The King looked tired ana
very sad, but very we'll Following
him came the Duke of York, the Duke
of Connaught and others. Both the
King and the Duke of York looked pa
thetically up at Buckingham Palace as
they passed and acknowledged the sa-
lutte of the guard of honor drawn up
inside the palace grounds. The troops
there and elsewhere showed no signs
of mourning. but all the officers had
crepe on their sleeves.
KING AT ST. JAMES.
The King drove to ST. James Palace
from Marlborough House to preside at
the first Privy Council by way of MARI
borough House yard, the Mall and the
garden entrance of the palace. He was
attended by Lord Duffield and was es-
corted by captains escort OF the
Horse Guards. The procedure was eX-
acuy as on levee days
BY the time the King arrived great
gathering of Privy Councillors in levee
dress, with crepe on their left arms. had
taken up positions in the throne room
Cabinet Ministers peers, commoners,
Bishops, Judges, the Lord Mayor, ETC.,
including the Duke of York, the Duke
of Connaught and lesser members of
the royal family.
Lord Salisbury, Lord Rosebery, A. j.
Baifour, the Duke of Devonshire, Lord
Strathcona and Mount Royal and a
host of the most prominent per-
sonages in the land were there to re-
ceive the Kings formal oath binding
him to govern the kingdom according
to it's laws and customs, and hear him
assume the title of King Edward VII
of Great Britain and Ireland and En-
peror of India. The ceremony was in
teresting and according to precedent.
The King was in separate apartment
from the Privy Councillors. To the lat
ter the Duke of Devonshire, lord presi-
dent of the council formally communi-
Gated the death of Queen Victoria and
the succession to the throne of her son,
the Prince of Wales. The royal dukes.
with certain lords of the council. were
then directed to repair to the Kings
presence to acquaint him with the
terms of the lord presidents state
ment.
MAKES A BRIEF SPEECH.
Shortly afterward His Majesty en-
tered the room in which the councillors
were assembled and addressed them in
a brief speech. The King wore Field
MarShaPS uniform and the ribbon of
the Order of the Garter. AS he began
his speech his voice was painfully brok-
en- with emotion. but he recovered as he
went on. Following is the full text of
his speech:
your royal highnesses, my lords and
gentlemen: This is the most painful
occasion on which shall ever be called
upon to address You. My first and mel
ancholy duty is to announce to you the
death of my beloved mother, the Queen,
and L know how deeply you and the
whole nation. and 1 think I may say the
whole world. sympathize with me in the
irreparable loss we have all sustained.
II need hardly say that my constant
endeavor will be always to walk in her
footsteps. In undertaking the heavy
load which now devolves upon me- I am
fully determined to be a constitutional
sovereign in the strictest sense of the
word. and. so long as there is breath in
my body, to work for the good and
amelioration Of my people.
Il have resolved to be known by the
name of Edward. which has been borne
do not undervalue the name of Albert,
which inherit from my ever-to-be-
lamented great and wise father, who by
universal consent is. I think, deserved
iy known by the name of Albert the
Good and desire that his name should
stand alone.
I'm conclusion. l trust to Parliament
and to the nation to, support me in the
arduous duties which now devolve upon
me by inheritance, and to which I am
determined to devote my whole
strength during the remainder of my
life
The Lord Chancellor Gord Halsbury)
then administered the oath to the King.
Afterwards. the various members of the
Council. commencing with Lords in
Council. took the oath of allegiance and
then passed in turn before His Males
ty, as at levee, excepting that each
paused and kissed the Kings hand be-
fore passing out of the chamber. This
brought the ceremony to a close
LONG LIVE THE KING"
At the last moment the King decided
not to attend the House of Lords to-
day and by $3.50 p. m, when His Maj
esty returned to Buckingham Palace,
the crowd in the neighborhood was of
immense proportions. The Kings prior
journey was accomplished in almost
complete silence but on this occasion
he was Justify cheered all along the
line of the route. Immediately opposite
Marlborough gates a tall gentleman in
front of the crowd waved his hat and
shouted, Long live the Kingi" where
upon the crowd cheered with redoubled
yigor.
At 4:30 p. m. the artillery began firing
salutes in st. James Park to signalize
King Edwards accession to the throne
After dining at Buckingham Palace
the King went to Marlborough House
for the night. 1t is understood that he
viii return to Osborne in the morning
to direct the funeral arrangements.
Buckingham Palace is being made
ready for the royal persons who are ar
irving in London. Representatives of
all the royal families in Europe will
probably be present at the funeral. in
Guiding the Kings of Italy, Belgium and
Greece, the Crown Princes of Germany
and Sweden and Archduke Francis
Ferdinand Of Austria. All the Euro
pean courts will go into mourning for
various periods.
The Gazette orders the court to go
into mourning until July oath and into