New-York tribune., 1901-02-03
WORLDWIDE .MOURNING.
COLONIES AND OTHER COUNTRIES TES-
TIFY TO THEIR LOVE FOR
QUEEN VICTORIA

Calcutta Feb 2.-The outburst Of mourning
here for the Queen is unique in its intensity
The city is draped throughout. There was an
imposing State service in the cathedral the
Hindoos holding an enormous open air service.
The Mahometan shops are closed.
Bombay, Feb 2-The mourning here was uni
versal. The stores and banks were closed, and
trains and street railroads worked on Sunday
schedules The native quarter had a strange
and lifeless aspect. The usually crowded streets
were deserted. Native soldiers. with arms re-
versed. watched the Queens statue all night
long. and at dawn natives focked thther to de-
posit wreaths Many remained TO pray before
the statue Services were held in all the
churches and temples of every caste or creed
State memorial service was held at the cathe-
dral.
Adelaide South Australia Feb. 2.-Dispatches
received here show that business was entirely
suspended throughout the colony to-day. Train
traffic ceased simultaneously for ten minutes.
Hong-Kong. Feb. 2.-Services were held to-
day at the cathedral. the Governor and Coun-
ell. the Government officials and the British and
foreign naval and military officers attending
The Governor Of Macao "a seaport town OF the
Portuguese IN China on peninsula OF the ISL
and Of Macao came here on purpose 10 attend
the service A special Chinese service was held
in the afternoon
The Queens statue was decorated with
wreaths by all the representative bodies of the
community.
Shanghai, Feb. 2.-Two services were held in
the cathedral here to-day The first was attend
ed by the British and foreign military and naval
officers, and at the second the civilians and all
the consuls were present.
Cape Town. Feb. 2-The city was draped to-
la y97Nr ing
streams of people placed wreaths at the foot of
the Queens statue in Parliament House gar
den At noon eight hundred members Of the
Royal Women's Guild sang hymn; procession
was formed and marched past the statue, with
bands playing funeral marches Wreaths from
every part Of South Africa were deposited about
the statue notably from the insurgent district.
The wreaths covered the lawn. Parliament
House was draped from its base 10 the roof, and
the approaches and columns were decorated
with black and purple.
The Mayor and the City Council attended
crowded requiem mass in the Catholic Cathe-
dral
Bridgetown. Barbados. Feb. 2.-simultaneous
memorial services were held to-day throughout
the West Indies. The officers and the band
from the United States warships Monongahela
and Hartford took prominent part in the Bar
badoes ceremonies.
Kingston. Jamaica. Feb. "A State service
was held here simultaneously with the Queens
funeral in England Thousands OF people at
tended. including the Governor and high officials
The greatest sorrow shown. Business IS
suspended to-day and the whole island is IN
mourning.
Hamilton. Bermuda. Feb 2-The memorial
service in the cathedral to-day was an imposing
function. Several American clergymen partci-
pated, and the United States Consul had a
prominent place among the officials The Arch
deacon, during the course Of his sermon, CRATE
fully referred TO the sympathy shown by Ameri-
cans on the occasion Of Queen Victoria's death
The town is draped in mourning.