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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 30 Jan 1936, p. 1

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_ Impressive Service As His Late Majesty Lowered Into Grave the Jate Senator Long‘s machine, will} inle until May 18, when a new adâ€" ininistration. headed by Governorâ€" Denignate Richard W, Leche, takes offlce The factory, closed today because o1 tie King‘s funeral, will be te placed as snon as plans can ‘be com:â€" pleted tor a new building, company officials announced. «o the newsies decided to "close <hop" the day the late King was laid to rest heside his ancestors. Nenator Huey Long‘s New Orleane, La., Jan. 28.â€"Sudâ€" en death of Governor Oscar Kelly Vlen, head of the Huey Long dicta tors"ip. cansed a new eruption in Lonisiana politics toâ€"night. The S4â€"yearâ€"old governor died of threut hemorrhages at 10.40 a.m. dn the governor‘s mansion at Baton Rouge Lieutâ€"Gov. James A. Noe went by wirplane from Monroe to take the oath as governor. Noe, who has been excluded from the higher circlea of Callander. Jan. 28.â€"While most of the continent shivered in the past werk‘s blizzards and sought firesides, the Dionne quintuplets slept outâ€" doors every morning and afternoon, onee m 30helowâ€"zero weather. Twenty months old today, they â€"pen! hours on their hospltal veanda in their usual perfect health. The 30 helow was a record for the winter, but a record set by Northern Onâ€" trrio‘s weather. not the quints. The nnly reason they haven‘t been ont in lower temperatures is that lower tempreratures are not provided. Last wintor they slept while the merâ€" His allies rushed to the capital to meet their worst crisie since Long‘s a==assination lasat September. "Old Maryâ€"" the 80â€"yearold paâ€" perâ€"seller at a busy downtown street corner, revealed there had been & meeting of newsâ€"vendors and conâ€" eessionaires the day after the King died. Ponnies were counted but they ilid not total enough to buy a wreath, Saint Jean. N.B., Jan. 28.â€"â€"About $&,00L was estimated tonight as the umaze from fire of unknown origin tmat swep! through the building maâ€" terial plant of Haley Brothers Limitâ€" wid. ind threatened destruction to a number of frame houses in the neighâ€" bherimad. Several homes were abandoned temporarily as a «trong wind carried the flames rapidly through the long wooden structure on Broad Street, Imi firemen extinquished other out breaks almost as quickly as they ocâ€" curred on neighboring roofs, and oc onpants returned late in the afterâ€" poon. Dionne Quintuplets Thrive on 30 Below Temperature enry hovered) aronnd 35, and one day dropped to 40, top« for the guints in the open air The building that formerly housed the gas plant of the Waterloo Public Urilities is being remodelled to make it snitable for a amall Industry. The building located near Queen and Heorâ€" hert Streote is 236 by 46 feet Montreal, _ Jan. _ 28.â€"The more poignant because of Its belng. unâ€" heralded was the tribute to the late King George toâ€"day ‘by Montreal newsvendor«. They efther stayed at bome or joined mourning throngs in «ty caurches. Newsâ€"hungry citizens bought â€" their â€" papers â€" in â€" hotels, restaurants. or newspaper offices. RENOVATE BUILOING He was laid to rest after a simple service in contrast to the pageantry vi a great {uneral processlon which brought his body hbere from Westâ€" minster Hall, London. The mighty of Europe walked beâ€" sind his coffin. borne through maseed nundreds of thousands. ‘The whole Empire was stilled in fAnal tribute. \ iwoâ€"minute silence was observed wni millions followed the @roadcasts & the services Botore he was lowered into the vault the symbuls of his Kingshipâ€" ie Crown, Sceptre and Orbâ€"were coemoved from the coffin. King Edward Sprinkles Earth . â€" The â€" Archbishop of Canterbury commilted King George‘« soul to God, ltis busdy to eternal peace. Then King Edwarnd VIHI his son and successor, sprinkled carth from a silver urn on the coftin as= it was lowered Into the ©ryp Then the new King stepped back Windsor, Jan. 28. â€"King George V was buried beside the bodies of his futher andwother British Sovereigns tuâ€"day in the vauits under the dbaâ€" pel of the 1,000â€"yearâ€"old Windsor Csatle 10,000 INJURED IN THRONGS King George V. Buried Beside Father and Other Former British Kings in Vault Under St. George‘s Chapel in 1,000 Year Old Windsor Castle. Fire Causes $80,000 Damage Vol. 50, No. § Ebronicling Thbe TWorld Newsies Honor King AT OLO GAS PLANT Successor Dies GIVEN FIRST AID â€" ONE DIES A chill wind whipped dry snow across the white lawns in front of the blackâ€"andâ€"purpleâ€"draped Centre Block, and despite a bright sun tew remained long. Military units of the Capital‘s garrison were drawn up in front of the building, standing with arms reversed during the salute, but their officers were forced to order them inside for a while as they heâ€" came chilled. Lord Tweedsmuir and the Prime Minister attended a morning service at St. Andrew‘s Presbyterian Church before going to the Legion‘s Memoâ€" rlal. ‘Then, between 1 p.m. and 1.30. the carillion of the Peace Tower played Chopin‘s Funeral March and ‘"Abide With Me", King George‘s faâ€" vorite bymn. At 1.30 Ottawa, like the reat of the country, observed two minutes‘ allence. Windsor, Jan. 28.â€"The prociamâ€" ation "of the style of his late Majesty" at the funeral of King George today, was made by Sir Gerald Wollaston, Garter King of Arms. It was followed by a prayer for a blessing upon his successor, King Edward Vlfl. Crowds Throng Theatre In _ Ottawa, â€" where | chservances opened early to the muffled sound of Great Beli in the Peace Tower. police reinforcements were called when beâ€" tween 7,000 and 8,000 preons stormed the city‘s largest theatre, seeking to take part in a Canadian Legion serâ€" vice attended by Lord Tweedsmuir; Sir Robert Borden, wartime Prime Minister, and Prime Minister Macâ€" kenzie King. Inside the theatre at least 3000 persong heard the service. One poâ€" liceman was furt, not «eriously, in a scuffle that followed Sir Robert‘s entrance through a side door. Later the major part of the crowd drifted to Parliament Hill, where a battery fired the memorial salute. King‘s Titles Are Announced The proclamation was as follows: "That it hath pleased Almighty God to take out of this transitory life unto His divine mercy our late Most High, Most Hl&hty and Most Excelâ€" lent Monarch George, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter; _ _ The whole country, deeply affected by the death of the Sailorâ€"King who bad been the Empire‘s head a quar terâ€"century, participated in memorial services in churches aynagogues and public places. Hundreds of thousands swarmed to churches. Many were turned away because the buildings would not contain them. "Let us humbly beseech God to|®"" I‘nminim were bring enacted bless with long life, health, honor| "*""" !»e sad news of the death of and all worldly happiness his Most|!US Majosiy. King George V gwept High and Most Excellent Monareh, | 3Ct0S® Canada. . Humble civil serâ€" Edward, by the Grace of God. of| YAN!= and acarletâ€"robed Supreme Great Britain, Ireland and the| COU"! Judges paused in thetr historyâ€" British Dominions beyond the Seams,| makine programsa to honor the King, Defender of t{e Faith, Em.â€")memory of a man who was more of peror of India, and Sovereign o{‘a gulding friend than a rulet to the Most Noble Order of the Garter.‘ Canada. "God save the King!" Poiitica) speculation, stilled by the _ Union Jacks on January 29 wore ‘.'mlsted to mastheads as Canada endâ€" ed its mourning observances for King George, buried Tuesday in the crypt Of St. George‘s Chapel, Windsor, beâ€" side the bodies of other British Monarchs. ' ib itc iichi lt in lb d omm Across the country guns boomed | from 3 p.m. in each time zone Hill] 4.10, marking in minutes passage of | the seventy years of the dead King‘s | life. 1 Places of business and amuceâ€" ment, schools, courts and some resâ€"| taurants remained closed throughout ! the day. Theatres in most centres reopened after 6 p.m. j In Ottawa Theatre.â€"8,000 Unâ€" able to Hear Service.â€"Guns Boom Across Canada. Governor General Prime Minister Attend Service Hundreds of persons fainted 0: were injured and tie St. John‘s Am bulance Brigade announced nearly 10,000 cases had been attended in London during the procession, 3.000 more than jn last year‘s jubjlee proâ€" cessions. One person died. Police were forced to take action to clear the roadway. Millions of King George‘s subjects gave him a final sad farewell and because the cortege could not ge! through the crowds in London the funeral schedule was thrown 33 minâ€" utes behind. Five foreign Kings, the President of France, and a host of Princes and other notables bowed their heads beâ€" fore the coffin. They walked in two processions, from Westminster Hall. London, to Paddington Station and again from the station here to the chapel. A gleam of sunshine flashed scross St. George‘s Chapel and touched the diamonds of the Royal Crown where 1: rested in the nave. Slowly the King and the Queen Mother walked away. apd turned to the Queen Mother Mary and took her arm. 45. !_ Then things began to Iupgen with | bewildering persistency. ut noâ€" |thing â€"could shake Miss Pruitt‘s ‘faith that Honest John had the [saving grace. Some time ago this flock began |m lay and, strange to say, the eggs |were always found when the owner (fed them. One morning, up earlier }than usual and wishing to get his |work over with, he decided to place {their good in readiness for them '\\'hcn daylight should come and they {left the roost. When he entered ithe chicken house, which was shortâ€" {ly after six o‘clock, he found to his {amazement that every nest already boasted an egg and all the chickens [w(-rc already busy scratching in the darkness. |Lisbon Chickens Reverse Order of Work.â€"Doing Eggâ€"Laying at Night. (Ou Air With King, _ Buried Same Day Miss Pruitt, who was really too good for this world, won $5,000 on Shalimar in the Kentucky Derby, but refused to take the money. That‘s how sorry she felt for Honest John, a rough, tough bookie who went broke. This has continued ever since and sometimes as early as six o‘clock or sixâ€"thirty from cight to ten eggs have already been laid, while all egrs are laid by 10 o‘clock in the morning. The hens begin to roost as early as two o‘clock in the afterâ€" noon. Perhaps they have been adâ€" vised : This story is full of laughs. Don‘t miss the second instalment in this issue. t liy Chronicic Correspondent) Lisbond.â€".A flock of young hens, consisting of White Rocks and Barred Rocks. owned by a farmer uf this village, apparently think that eugs should be laid early in the merning. New Twoâ€"Part Slory Ortrwa. Jan 29. (WNPS)â€"Hap penings {hat vilally effected his larâ€" gect Dominion were ‘being enacted when the sad news* of the death of His Majesiy. King George V gwept Hens Work at Night, Steep I)uring Day Qoiwa, Jan. 28.â€"The head of a femily w‘o spoke for Canada on the Chrisimas Day Empire broadcast willt King George was buried here urtlar, the same day as his Sovâ€" covizn . He was Wiliam Clement Hichurdcon, 57, city weighmaster for 20 years and formerly a farmer at Hazeldean, west of here. Richardson wminl nthrr membere ol his family ~puke mom their home, gathered simaun| their Christmas tree, as reâ€" pesentatives of fac average Canâ€" auian tamili. He died lest Saturday, exacliy a month Bfter his participaâ€" Behind the gunâ€"carriage in the procession the new King walked alone. His face grimly set he looked neither to right nor left, except to salute the cenotaph in Whitehall, memorial to the Empire‘s fallen soldiers. London, Jan. 28. â€"In a great pageantry of sorrow the youthful Edward VIIL, Kingâ€"Emperor over nearly 500,000,000 subjects, seemed a lone figure toâ€"day. Only his strong physique enabled him to withstand the emotional and physical strain of his father‘s funerlY. His aides marvel at his strength. The last ten days he has had only tides Amazed at Marvellous Endurance of Edward VIHHI Under Great Strain Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a hen healthy, wealthy and wise." in allves of tie uniy. He died a month Rfte the broadeast FOR EICHTY YEARS WATERLOO COUNIYS LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER CThbe TWleek at Ottawa ix Correspondent) flock of young hens, White Rocks and owned by a farmer .. apparently think HIS LATE MAJESTY GEORGE v. WeMoumlli.Lo.i' Wats2aroo, Ontamo, TmURS&Y, Jamuary 30, Judge Hulbert berated the conduct of Abbott, who formerly lived at Yarâ€" mouth, Nova Scotia, and Warms, but tempered his crittcism of the acting captain with the observation that he had followed the tradition of stickâ€" ing to his ahip until ordered off." Juilge Hulbert urged the Governâ€" ment to place agents on yresels as passengers to see that fire and boat drills are earried out in accordance with law, At the same time he warnâ€" ed the seaâ€"going public to take more fnterest in the drills provided for their safety. There was testimony at the Morro Castle trial that fire and boat drills were carried out hap bazardly. Declaring it would "not bring back a single life to have extended the term of sentence which I have imâ€" proed," Judge Hulbert said: Henry Cabaud. executive viceâ€"preâ€" mident of the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company, received a sentence of one year, euspended on condition be pay a $5,000 fine. The steamship company itself, convicted of criminal negligence along with the individual defendants, was fined the maximum of $10,000. The judge said he could vianalize Warms "pacing the bridge shouting orders, orders which nobody paid any attention to." The defendanta were continued in £2,500 bail pending appeal Finance Miniater Charlea Dunning will require all his akill and exâ€" perience in casting his budget. in 1930, Mr. Dunning, badly handiâ€" copped by a threatening election, "The real thing we are interested in here is that the Indictment will bave had a ealutary effect." Cabaud‘s conviction wae the first since the lawe were amended to perâ€" mit the inclusfon of corporate deâ€" fendants | in â€" eriminal | negligence cages. Empire‘a lo@s has been growing as ‘i¢ important opening eession of Parltament â€" approaches. _ Membera who will aasemble here for the openâ€" ing on Fob. 6th wil) bear and partlictâ€" pate in at least two major debates. One will concern the United States agreement and the other the Budget 124 Lives Lost in Disaster The Morro Castle, a â€" $5,000,000 "Inxury liner" plying between New York and Havana, burned off the New Jersey coast September 8. 1934, with a loss of 124 livee. In sentencing Chief Engineer Even Abbott to four years awd acting Capâ€" tain Willlam Warms to two years in prison, Judge Murray Hulbert deâ€" clared that much of the blame for disasters like the Morro Castle horâ€" vor reste with the Government and pascengers ‘ New York, Jan. 28. â€"Prison terms were meted out to two officera of the , ilistarred 8.S. Morro Castle toâ€"day by a federa) Judge, who called for more rigld enforcement of the mariâ€" time laws. Ship‘s Officers Sent to Prison EXECUTIVE IS PUNISHED Chief Engineer and Acting Captain of Morro Castle Are Sentenced, Not sparing himself in observance of the ceremonials it was noticed the King moved to the side of his mother in the hall to speak a few quiet words of consolation, and as often as possible comforted her by his near presence. a few hours‘ sleep each night. He was up very late last night making lastâ€"minute preparations for the funeral, after keeping a halfâ€"hour vigil with his brothers at his father‘s coffin in Westminster Hall. T‘g' morning he was the frst of the royal mourners to arrive at the hall. Company‘s Executive Punished ! The 1936 County Council got under | way yesterday in their first meeting o1 the year with all members presâ€" ent. The meeting orfiginally sche \duled for Tuesday afternoon, was | postponed out of respect to the funâ€" 'eral of King George V, which was ‘\held on Tuesday morning, The â€" session opened â€" yeeterday | afternoon â€" with the 1936 warden, | Reeve P. A. Wagner of Wellesiey townsfip, in the chair. Routine bustâ€" ness was carried out, including the |appointment of committees for the | different departments under the conâ€" trol of the conncil. The sesslone will [continue today. Family Travels | 150 Miles by Sleigh The request of Waterloo ministers to ho‘d Sunday evening cervices at the Waterloo park during the months Of July and August was granted by members af the Park Board at Its meeting Wednesday night. Insurance of $5.000 was placed on the payilion $1,300 on residence and $2,000 on pavilton Chairman Toletzki siated the board was in a hetter position thia year vince debeniure costs were reduced by $5186. The rest of fevefling the upper feld tor « new ball diamond will likely he paid by the issning of debentures commencing at ten o‘clock. At 1215 noon dinner will he served following which Mr. Hanch will deliver his adâ€" drees Mro E. C. Hallman, precident af the Joca) association, will preside. ‘County Council Sessions Today Mr. _ Hoover and son returned home on Suturday with horse and cutter, while Edna returned on the train. J. E. Mauch, chairmin of the Onâ€" tavie Milk Control Beard will be the guest speaker at the antical meeting ef the Twin City Mil\ Prodncers‘ Assoviation which will he held at the St. Jolin‘s Lutherin Pavish Hall on Friday. Jan. 2L Business will be deal! with at the morning sesslion WATERLOO PARK BOARD IN FAYVORABLE POSITION; presented a budget. This year he is nnderstood to haye more or lees of a free hand in thia met Close in 2000 applications have been received here by Government office for revislona In the tariff. The majority is reported to be seeking reductions. _ but it is â€" generally thong‘it that almc«t a« many are a«kâ€" Ing for Increasea While the Liberal Government is definitely committed to a lowering of (Continued on Page 6) Hawkesville. â€" Leaving here last week with horse and cutter, Mr. Menno Hoover, daughter Edna and son Anson travelled to Cayuga and thence to Hagersville and Selkitk, in Haldimand County, where they visited with relatives and friends. The trip both down and back had to be taken in part of a twoâ€"day stretch. They stopped avernight at a farm house en route. When they arrived in Haldimand County there was practically no snow for sleighâ€" ing and travelling was made someâ€" what difficult. The cutter had to be left at Hagersville because of lack of snow and a car used instead. Milk Producers to / Hear Chairman of ‘ Onti. Milk Board! Hawkesville Farmer and Family Make Lengthy Trip by Horse and Cutter. 1936 Councilâ€"Elect Met in First Session Yesterday Afterâ€" noon.â€"Routine Busiâ€" ness Transacted. aome hours longer to make the New Dundee, Rosevilie and Blair roads and cae rrestonâ€"Breslauy roads possible. Despite reports to the contrary the Kitchener, Galt, Dundas to Toronto highway was almost clear of snow and open to motor traffic. In some places snow is piled up fifteen feet high and the blizzard was one of the worst in years. Friday uight‘s snow storm drifted the county roads badly in many places and as a result motor traffic was impossible except on highways. Ontario and county snow plows were busy early Suturday morning clearâ€" ing the main roads of snow drifts. The Wellesley to Baden highway and Waterloo, St. Clements to Crossfill reads were opened for traffic. Jt took Doctors and others who had to get Iuio the country on urgent calls used the good old reliahle horse and cutâ€" ter. SNOW PLOWS Worst Snow Storm in Years Closed County Roads to DEBENTURES RETIRED (By Chronicle Correspendent) Traffic for a Time. ON JOB EARLY |! _ There was universal observance k Board‘in South Africa. All public buildâ€" \ings were draped in purple and hn of the Ol_{bluck. while officials at Capetown lp o dnat in ‘: participated in the ceremonials at ard will be the the Cathedral, the City Hall or the anncal meeting| Castle, The buildings were quite i _ In New Zealand, every activity |ceased for the period of silence at ‘ o‘clock. {In South Africa. When the regulation switch stick which he was using to close a 13,000 volt disconnecting switch at the Hydro subâ€"tation on Gaukel street, in Kitchener, slipped on Sunday morning, 43 year old Maurice Rohr, Public Utilities emâ€" Yzloyn, narrowly escaped death. ohr was closing the switch when the stick slipped, grounding on the steel panel at the rear of the switch. Cardinal Winters at Winterbourne There was an unwonted silence in the streets of the cities of India. In Bombay, shops, offices and bazaars were closed. In Cyprus, Greek and Turkish students attended services in orthoâ€" dox churches and Moslem mosques. Jerusalem was a city of silence. Government offices, schools and Jewish national institutions were closed for a quarter of an hour. Principal mourning services were conducted at the ancient Hurvah Synagogue in the old city. The village of Winterbourne can boast one better than a visit from the "Globe Robin" For the past three days a beautiful male cardinal kas been visiting here, regaling himâ€" self on the feed put out for the chickadecs. So far as we know, this is the only cardinal to venture so far north in the winter. An article written in the Naâ€" tional Geographic, by Arthur A. Allen, professor of Ornithology, Cornell University, states that the cardinal rarely ventures as far north as Central New York State. _ _ The Times said: "He was the ‘father of his people, but the brother of all Christians. . . . "‘Goodâ€"night, sweet Prince, And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.‘" The British peoples bowed their heads. At Canberra, Australia, Lord Gowrie, new Governorâ€"General, made his first official appearance at the service on the steps of the Parâ€" liament Building, attended by the Frime Minister and Members of the Cabinet. At Sydney, special serâ€" vices were held in churches of all denominations. Three _ hundred priests chanted the Litany at St. Mary‘s Basilica. For the first time in the history of the State all trains stopped at Melbourn for two minâ€" utes‘ silence at noon. Fifty thouâ€" sand attended services held in front of theâ€"Parliament Buildings. â€" unable to contain the crowds. Hydro Worker Is Badly Burned simo Chiang Kaiâ€"shek take part in | _ Five Waterloo ministers took part a memorial service. lin the service, with Rev. C. S. At home in England the press Roberts, pastor of St. Jolin‘s worked as usual in order to enable Church, in charge. Following the those unable to attend the funeral invocation, "In the Name of the to have an understanding of the Father and of the Son and of the mourning. _ Editorials â€" on Kinfi Holy Ghost", the large assemblage George were published with black joined in the singing of the hymn, borders. I“O God our Help in Ages Past". Father of His People, The Scripture lesson was read. by The Times said: "He was the Rev. Stewart Boehmer, pastor of father of his people, but the brother First Baptist Church The two of all Christians. . . . {minutes of silent prayer during * ‘Goodâ€"night, sweet Prince, ‘which the 1200 people present rose And flights of angels sing thee to and stood with bowed heads was the thy rest.‘" most impressive sight ever to be The British peoples bowed their| witnessed by many of those present, heads. At Canberra, Australia,)the marvellous silence which preâ€" Lord Gowrie, new Governorâ€"General,| vailed being broken only by the made his first official appearance at|ticking of the church clock. Rev. the service on the steps of the Parâ€"|H. A. Kellerman, pastor of Emâ€" liament Building, attended by the|manue) Evangelical Church, and Frime Minister and Members of the| Rev. E. Val. Tilton, pastor of First Cabinet. At Sydney, special serâ€"|United Church, led in prayers for vices were held in churches of &ll/the departed and for the new King. denominations. Three hundred|Selections were rendered by the priests chanted the: Litany at St.| Emmanuel Evangelical Church choir Mary‘s Basilica. For the first time|and by the Waterloo Band. Most in the history of the State all trains|impressive was the "Last Post" and stopped at Melbourn for two minâ€"}"Reveille" sounded by the trumâ€" utes‘ silence at noon. Fifty thouâ€"|petter of the band. _ 2 Troubled Nankin ‘saw Generalisâ€" simo Chiang Kaiâ€"shek take part in a memorial service. In Tokio, Prince and Princess Takamatsu, represented the Emâ€" peror and Empress at a service in St. Andrew‘s Church. Political strife was forgotten for a time in Egypt, as leaders of facâ€" tions at Cairo attended a cereâ€" monial at the great Kasrel Nil Barracks. In imperilled _ Addis _ Ababa, Capital of Ethiopia, the Crown Prince and notables of the court went to the British Legation to pay their tribute. High officials of the United States Government attended a service arâ€" ranged by Sir Ronald Lindsay at the National Episcopal Cathedral in Washington. _ _ King Victor Emanue! was reâ€" ceived at the door of the Anglican Church in Rome by Premier Mussoâ€" lini and Sir Eric Drummond, the Britich Ambassador. Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Sir Eric Phipps, British Ambassador to Berlin, attended Requiem services at St. George‘s Anglican Church, in Berlin. _ With the booming of guns and the tolling of bells, with flags at halfâ€"mast, solemn masses of pco{le in the streets or within churches and cathedrals, the British Empire and the world on Tuesday mourned King George V. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Canada‘s life of business or pleasure was stilled. With the other British nations Canada observed two minâ€" utes of silence, corresponding to that at the funeral service in St. George‘s Chapel. At the express wish of Edward VIII that each should mark the occasion as seemed fitted to himself, it was not an official holiday in the United Kingâ€" dom Ceremonies similar to those held in Canadian churches were observed throughout the Empire, in many foreign Capitals, -mr in many cities in the United States. Hitler at Service. Many Nations Hold Services in Memory of King George. Empire Mourns On Funeral Day OVER 8,000 ATTEND SERVICES _ IN KITCHENER AND WATERLOO (By Chronicle Correspondent} resulted, setting dition as good. l Services were also held in the {various churches of the Twinâ€"City, ‘althou;zh the larger number of |people turned out to attend : the civic services. Mayor H E. Ratz "sat in" on the board seecion t the invitation of the board at their Jast moeting His Worâ€" fire to Rohr‘s clothing. He was rushed to St. Mary‘s Hosnital where he was treated for a badly burned right arm and hip. "os‘riul au â€" thorities yeaterday reported his conâ€" shin drew to the attention of the board that married teachers in Waâ€" terjoo â€" are receiving . fow , salaries. Chairman Rueffer «nggestedthat the nstitntion of a salary scheflule for teachere wou!d remedy the altuation | _ The grief of those who turned out ‘to mourn the passing of the King, |who had done much to promote their interests and to hoid together the bond of empire was most apâ€" parent, many weeping openly both outside the church before the serâ€" ivice commenced and later inside. Especially noticeable was the grief of those who had served in France during the war years and who had {eccasion to either meet or see the King. The address was biven by Rev. James Fleming, pastor of Knox Presbyterian â€" Church, the pastor taking his text from II. Kings 18; 3; "And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord." Mr. Fleming ncted the fact that the. Empire had never been so strong as today at the end of the reign of his late Majesty. The speaker reâ€" joiced, he said, at the pledge of His Majesty King Edward VIII "to folâ€" low in my father‘s footsteps." Reâ€" ference was also made by the speaker to the King‘s love of the Bible, mentioning that he never failed to read his Bible at least once a day, finding time for it in‘ the midst of his state duties. â€" The service at St. Savioutr‘s Anglican Church was an exact reâ€" plica of those in England. A large number were also unable to gain admittance at this service. The first uf Waterloo Public boâ€" fies to atrike their estimates of fundsa required for 1926, the Waterloo Public School Board in seasion on Monday night cut thgir. requirements by $1.425 from the 1985 figure, asking the conncil for $§8.045. The board will require in all $71.209 for 1936. Waterloo School Board Pares Estimates $68,045 Required for Educational Purposes for 1936.â€"Mayor Comments on Low «m 4 Salaries. The service commenced at 10.30 a.m. with the Waterloo Musical Soâ€" ciety Band playing selections out of doors. Beautiful chimes followed the band selections. Heads bowed in reverence to their departed sovereign when the organist comâ€" menced playing "Abide With Me", the hymn most dear to the heart of King George. â€" â€" Waterloo‘s civic service was held in St. John‘s Lutheran Church, with members of the council and town officials present in a body. Approxiâ€" mately 1200 persons attended the service, while more than 200 were not able to gain admission. _ The third largest service in Kitchâ€" ener was that held at Zion Evanâ€" gelical Church where more than 1300 subjects of His Late Majesty E.cked the edifice to pay tribute to ing George. State services, identical with those held in the State church in England, were held in the two Twinâ€" City Anglican churches with large crowds attending. The civic service was held in the Capital Theatre where over 1400 packed the building to capacity. Mayor Smith, members of the city council, and various city emâ€" ployees gathered at the City Hall and marched to the theatre. __ In Kitchener over 1700 attended the services at the Lyric Theatre, where the military and civic service units of the city gathered to ry tribute to their dead sovereiÂ¥n. he Scots Fusiliers of Canada, Kitchener unit, the Canadian Legion, Imperial veterans, Fost office and fire departâ€" ment employees were present in uniâ€" form, presenting a most impressive spectacle. edifices on Tuesday to mourn with the rest of the British Em&io and the world the passing of their beâ€" loved sovereign. More than 8,000 persons, loyal subjects and admirers all of the late King George V, filled Twinâ€"City

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