, 1910-05-11

fully in the presence of the Queen, Prince
and Princess Of Wales, Princess Royal, Prin-
cess Victoria, The Duchess Of Argyll and
the Archbishop Of Canterbury. His Males
ty passed a quiet night on Thursday and
early on Friday morning it was hoped the
illness had taken q favourable turn, but
when the physicians gathered for their morn
ing examination it sOOu Became apparent
that the Kings condition was fast becoming
critical. His Majesty insisted upon rising
from his bed and dressing to receive his
physicians, and during the day he transacted
some public business.
The actual complaint from which Ire was
suffering was an asthmatic cardiac ali, ctiop
necessitating administering oxygen.
The nation is stunned by the tragic sud
denuess Of the sad event.
King George will be proclaimed to-day.
London, May 7th-At twelve twenty a. In.
King George telegraphed to the Lord
Mayor of London 81 am deeply grieyed to
inform You that my beloved father passed
away peacefully at a quarter to twelve and
at about the same time Mr.. Churchill re-
quested the Lord Mayor to cause the bell Of
st. PnuI's Cathedral to toll one-minute beats;
this communicated the intelligence general
~, the sounds being received with barred
and bowed heads, the policemen saluting.
His Majesty refused to go to bed, and insist
Ell on rising and dressing, receiving visitors
and transacting business until yesterday he
received his doctors first visit dressed in the
morning and exclaimed, Il cannot rest, be-
cause I am thinking of this terrible situation.
| cannot stop in bed, l must be up" Be
tween the fits OF coughing he discu sed
the arrangements regarding the recpp-
ton Of the Mikado's representative, who
II UIGItInr HIprIopal IN oD,,o4I@, uu:tl
the Anglo-Japanese exhibition, and made
an alteration. At about three o'clock he
consented to 90 to bed, and at five asked if
Witch Of the Air had won at Kempton Park,
aud seemed cheered when he learned that his
colours had been victorious; he also insisted
upon reading the bulletins, which seemed
hopeless to all others. thereafter events
marched rapidly despite the attention Of the
doctors and Miss Fletcher, the nurse who
carried him through his operation at the
time of his accession and attended him at
Biarritz.
All the newspapers this morning appear
with black borders.
The Times said that to the last the King
showed the courage of his Royal race, and
the swrftness Of the unexpected blow will
increase the pain of his own people and all
who love peace throughout the world. The
loss OF such a sovereign amid the grayest
domestic crisis of our time is a calamity
with but q single consoIntion, that he has
left a successor in whom we may confidently
repose our trust.
Other comments are 50 similar that it will
suffice to maxi a single quotation from the
Radical newspapers: '"He will live in the
memory of his subjects personally loved
and admired, he leaned to no purity aud ut
tered 30 indiscretion, nor was his personal
influence over the multitude confined to
his own country. His general humanity won
hearts everywhere.
Continental comment is hardly distinguish
ably Internationally it is keenest inFrance,
where his influence for peace and friendship
il praised for the thousandth time.
The German Emperor showed the deepest
concern, cancelled the arrangements for q
gala performance at the Opera, and remain
ed in constant communication with the For
eign Office.
The Privy Council has been summoned to
meet in the Throne room at Saints James
Palace at two o'clock this afternoon for the
formalities of the accession of George the
Fifth, and Parliament will meet without a
summons as soon as possible, to take the
oath of ollnnianoa md .oo;u. IL. ,.