Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-05-11
Message from
Widowed Queen
"GiVE TO ME A THOUGHT IN
YOUR PRAYERS"
HEARTFELT THANK EXPRESSED
For Tokens of Sympathy in This Over
wheiming Sorrow and Anguish-RuI-
ers Assembling for Obsequies.


and representatives of foreign nations
are assembling here for the obsequies
OIL the dead sovereign, the various nee
essary formalities incident to the sad
event are being gradually completed.
me widowed queen has sent a touch
ing personal message to the nation,
written In unassuming style and re-
calling similar intimate messages
which Queen Victoria was in the hab-
II OF ADDRESSING to her people.
King George Thanks Army and Navy.
King George has addressed messages
70 the navy and army, expressing his
thanks for their loyalty and devotion,
and his solicitude for the efficiency of
both services.
A message also has gone from the
KING to the Indian princes and peo-
pie expressive of his profound graft
tude for their sympathy.
AIexandra's Message to the Nation.
The queen mother AIexandra's mes
sage to the nation was as follows:
From the depth of my poor broken
heart L wish to express to the whole
nation and our own kind people we
love SO well my deep-felt thanks for
all their touching sympathy in my
overwhelming sorrow and unspeakable
anguish.
Not alone have lost everything in
him, my beloved husband, but the
nations. too. have suffered an irrepar-
able loss by their best friend, father
and sovereign thus suddenly called
away. May God give us all His di-
vine heI pto bear this heaviest of
crosses, which He has seen fit to lay
upon us. His will be done
Give to me a thought in your pray
ers which will comfort and sustain me
In all that L have to go through Let
me take this opportunity of expressing
my HEARTBEAT thanks for all the touch
ing letters and tokens of symapthy L
have received from all classes. high
and low, rich and poor. which are so
numerous that L fear it would be i'm
possible for me ever to thank everk
body individually.
Il confide my dear son into your
care, who, [ know will follow in his
dear ia ather's footsteps. begging you to
show him the same loyalty and devo-
tion you showed his dear father. 1
daughter-in-law will do their utmost
to merit and keep it,
Kings Address to the Navy.
One of the first messages issued by
King George, who has long been
known the sailor prince" was ad-
dressed to the navy. In it the king
says:
TT is my earnest wish on succeeding
to the throne to make known to the
| navy how deeply grateful I am for it's
faithful and distinguished services.
rendered to the late king, my beloved
father, vino ever showed the greatest
solicitude for it's welfare and efficien-
cy-
Educated and trained in that pro-
fession which | love SO dearly, retire
ment from aktive duty has in no sense
diminished my feelings of affection for
it. For 33 years 1 have had the honor
of serving in the navy and such in
innate participation in its life and
work enables me to know how thor
oughly I can depend upon that spirit
of loyalty and Jealous devotion to
duty of which the glorious history of
our navy is the outcome. That you
W n he IN af
the foremost defender Of your coun-
try's honor, L know full well, and your
fortunes will always be followed by
me with deep feelings of pride, affec-
tion and interest.
GEORGE r.
John Redmond Reminds Premier AS
quit1.
John E. Redmond, leader of the Irish
parliamentary party, has written to
Premier Asquith, reminding him of
the favorable expressions when re-
Gently the question was raised in par
foremost Catholic in England of abol-
ishing from the declaration which the
monarch must take before new par
lament of the ancient words. "abjur-
ing the Church of Rome" which Mr.
Redmond declares are most offensive
to all Catholics. The cabinet today
decided to introduce a bill. amending
the declaration of the king, wherein
stantiation and alteration of the Vir-
gin and Saints and that he makes
declaration without mental reservation
or disDensation from the pope or other
authority.
For the declaration that the forego-
ing doctrines and the mass are super
stitious and idolatrous." it is proposed
to substitute the words ARE contrary
to my belief" and to omit reference
to the pope.
Orangenen and Extreme Protestants
Opposed.
The majority of the members of
parliament are believed to favor these
changes, but the Orangemen and ex-
treme Protestants will oppose them.
The Catholics wish~the entire declara-
ton abolished, but the law officers of
the crown consider such a safeguard
against a Catholic monarch necessary.
Roosevelt Lecture Postponed.
1t was definitely announced tonight
that Mr.. Roosevelts lecture at OK
ford university, which was scheduled
for May Is, has been postponed.
CHAUFFEUR CONFESSED
To Running Over and Killing Chi