The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-02-15
AUSTRALIA
GRIEVES.
Sorrow For Death
of the Good
Queen.
CITIES ALL IN
DEEP MOURNING
Men Still Recruiting for South
African Service--.News OF
the Colonies.


special mourning throughout Australia,
when bells will be tolled and minute guns
fred. Yesterday afternoon Common
wealth Gazette. based on information ca
bled to the Governor General, was is
sued. 1t published and proclaimed the
accession of Prince Albert Edward to
the throne of England as "our lawful
and rightful Liege Lord Edward the Sew
enth.'
Nominations for country and suburban
municipal elections closed yesterday.
The tidal wave which rolled on to the
Semaphore at Adelaide as result of the
cyclone on Saturday is believed to be of
volcanic origin. as the water was sui
phurous.
Mr.. O'Sullivan. Minister for Works,
says that as the Works Committee has
decided against the Bowral- Robertson
railway, he will submit to Parliament
next session a general line connecting
the south coast with the main system
A letter found by the Queensland po-
lice states that man named Anderson.
who has been missing, was accidentally
killed, and that mis- body was buried at
n specified spot. lac police nave gone
20 that spot
1t has been decided by the executive OF
the Federal Free Trade and LIBERAL Com
mittee to oppose ali candidates VINO sup
port the fiscal policy enumerated by sir.
BaIt ton.
SYDNEY, Jan. 2S-Saturday was OBJ
served throughout the colony as day
of mourning and yesterday practically
ali church services contained references
TO the national loss, while some were
wholly memorial in character. IN many
metropolitan churches eloquent sermons
we've preached. Letters OF CONFIDENCE
from the other States and all parts OF
New South Wales continue to reach the
Governor General. Icy come from as
sociations, societies and varied bod es. In
New Zealand memorial services for the
Queen were held in all churches yester-
day. and the congregations We're very
large. When bar. Carroll, the New Zeal
and Minister for Native Affairs. was
leaving Sydney on Saturday he was ac-
companied by Maori chief. The en-
in a speech mace eloquent reference to
the death of the Queen.
Tasmania, MIR. Red thinks, is strongly
in favor of a revenue tariff and the pro-
tectionist cause there Is weak. In Vic
toria people are losing faith in that pol
Icy.
Available reports point he thinks. to
Il large majority for revenue tariffists IN
rather early to prophesy in that regard.
The New Zealand contingent for South
Africa left by the Cornwall on Saturday.
There IL talk of yet another contingent
leaving that colony.
-Four gaIroters held up a man In
main street in Brisbane early on Friday
evening and robbed him of money.
Broken Hin has just been visited by
an unprecedented duststorm. Huge banks
of red dust rolled into the town with hur- |
ricane force.
Darkness followed, and lights had to
be used in dwellings, and in the streets. |
Business was suspended for half an hour. !
Geographic wires were laid low, and
women engaged in prayer
Eight patients have so far been strick- /
en- with enteric fever at Outgoing. The .
doctors ascribe the outbreak to drinking
water, which, consequent on the drought.
had become impure.
Victoria defeated Tasmania in the in
terState cricket match by five wickets.
For Tasmania Eady made fine innings
of 10I runs.
During the week ended Saturday 7O9O3
tons of coal We're shipped from Newcas-
tie to places beyond the colony. 3l.l45
tons being to foreign markets.
SYDNEY. Jan. 26.-ln and about the
city nearly all people wore some meas
ure of mourning. The Government Of
fees and most of the business places
of black. white. and purple
At the Queens Statue there We're large
crowds OF people all day. The statue
was drapsd and heaped with floral trib
utes The crowd often. by its proper
tons. impeded tram traffic. Il
In Queensland yesterday a man was
arrested for persistent dsloyal utter
ances. The theft of draped Grape from
outside a Brisbane tradesman's shop .
was reported 10 the police.
Special arrangements have been made |
for appropriate references in the city, I
suburban and country churches tomor- (
row.
The Anniversary regatta will not take
place today. The banks must close, but
the day will not be observed as d holi-
day III
Because of the death of the Queen and
the mourning of the Emperor for his
grandmother, the birthday levee at the
German Consulate In Sydney has been
abandoned for this year.
Lord Hopetoun yesterday sent a cable
message to the Earl of jersey. asking
him to represent the Australian peop'g
at the funeral of the Queen.
Sir william Lyme has communicate
with the other State Premiers, and all
agree that II is not necessary for the
state Parlaments to meet early on ac-
count of the demise OF the Crown When
me PArlaments DO meet, however. mem
bers must swear allegiance 10 the King.
church parade of the Imperial ana
indian troops will be held In the Exhlhl-
ton building, Melbourne, tomorrow
There will be no music
When the news OF the Queens death
reached the Great Northern mine In
Bendigo ten men discontinued work OH.
era were put la their place, and trouble
has now arisen among the miners.
Colonel u. II. Lassetter has been an.
pointed 10 the command OF the New
South Wales Imperial Contingent, can
tain !. N. Antill. second in command a.
major and Captain G. Y, For. IN com.
mand ~ . company a. major