MEMORIALS UNVEILED.

CEREMONY AT ST. AIDAN'S.

INSPIRING ADDRESSES.

LORD JELUCOE AND BISHOP. The war memorials erected in the grounds of St, Aidan's Church, Remucra, wero unveiled yesterday morning by the Governor-General, Lord Jellicoe, and were dedicated by Dr. A. W. Averill, Anglican Bishop of Auckland. Tho unveiling ceremony was preceded by a service in the church. The service, which was conducted by tho vicar, the Rev. J. Wilkinson, was opened with the singing of tho National Anthem. Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Jellicoe, accompanied by members of their family and staff, were present, and tho seating accommodation of the church was fully occupied, the congregation including a number of former officers and men of the Expeditionary Force. Tho bishop offered a prayer for all fallen soldiers and especially those whose memory was being commemorated. The bishop also delivered an inspiring address, taking as his text Romans xv, verso 13, " God of Hope." Ho said it would havo been impossible to have chosen a more fitting day for tho unveiling and dedication of a parish war memorial, as on this Low Sunday they were still celebrating the great Easter Festival, with its assurance of life and immortality. It was singularly fortunato and appropriate also, that tho Festival of St. George, the Patron Saint of England and oi soldiers and sailors, should coincide with this memorable day in tho history of the parish of St. Aidan's. The proximity of the day to Anzac DayNew Zealand's great and solemn day of commemoration for all her sons who made the great sacrifico in the warwas not without its va buo a »d significance.

"The God Who so loved tho world thai Ho gave His only begotten Son, th« Goc Who spared not His Son from th< supremo sacrifice of the cross, tho Goc Who raised up His Son to bo the life anc tho hope and inspiration of the world and the God, Who sent His Spirit to empower and enablo men to live above th< selfish and sordid and material in the world, and to soo in the lifo of Jesus the highest and noblest and truest ideal oi life, i s indeed the God of hope," continued the speaker. "A world In which there was a Good Friday merely and no Easter would indeed the a world sunk in pessimism, gloom, and despair, and the very memorials to our dead would only mock us and lead us into even deeper despair. The fact that Jesus lives and is alive for evermore, and has the keys of death and of Hades, the fact that Jesus has takon the sting out_ of death, the fact that tho living Jesus is the first fruits of the general resurrection, and the fact that Human nature in Christ, which dared and suffered so much in a righteous cause, is now exalted to the right hand of God, is the assurance and comfort of the Christian and the ever-present source of hope and even joy." Sacred and Inspiring Memory. It was right and fitting, said Dr. Averill, that we should havo memorials to our noble dead, and it wa s right and fitting that we should see in the deaths of men and women for a righteous cause a link, however small, in the great sacrifice of Calvary, and it was certainly fitting that we should look beyond Calvary to the resurrection, and associate these memorials with the thought that those commemorated had pissed through the grave and gate of death to the life which was life indeed. The return of Anzac Day once mere, while it opened up old sores and revived sad memories, yet called for an increase even of thankfulness and chastened joy for the fact that in England's day of need New Zealand's sons wero not found wanting—that when the day of testing came the character of the nation stood the test and proved itself worthy of its place in the great British family of nations. "This morning we are specially commemorating St. Aidan's noble sons," said the bishop in conclusion, "and thanking God for their devotion and faithfulness unto death—and may the lych gate and memorial cross, so suitable as memorials, ever remind the present and future generations of the price paid for their freedom—particularly of those who went out from this church and parish, and who by devotion to duty, even unto death, have left behind them a name and memory which for all time will be sacred and inspiring. Into the fatherly hands of the God of Hope we commend" their souls." Immediately following the service the lych gate and the Celtic cross, both of which were fully described in the Herald of Saturday, were unveiled by tho Governor-General, and dedicated. Great Example of Those Who Died. His Excellency said that in character the memorials which he had just unveiled wero unique in New Zealand, but, unfortunately, they were not unique in their signification, for throughout tho length and breadth of the Dominion countless memorials had been erected and unveiled to the memory of those who, at the call of duty, had come to t(he assistance of the Empire for the preservation of civilisation and the protection of the weak. On such occasions the same thoughts must come into the minds of those who gathered to do homage to the fallen. The first thought was of the great loss sustained by the Dominion by the death of those whose work and memory they were there to perpetuate and of the gap in the home circles. The sympathy of all must go out to the bereaved, but all must feel a thrill of pride at' the thought of the great work which those who had responded to the call of dutJy had carried out. They also took iride in the thought that the response of this loyal Dominion to (She call of the weak and the oppressed had been so great, and finally the thought came into their hearts of the great example those who had died had given to future generations, an example which should be followed by all those who came after. It had been truly said that tho names of these dead would live for evermore, but it was equally truo tb say that their work remained fe all time as an inspiration and for the benefit of future generations-. The members of Sti Aidan's troop of Boy Scouts formed a guard around the memorial, and at the conclusion of the conimony the "Last Post" was sounded by two trumpeters.

EAST TAMAKFS TRIBUTE.

DISTRICT'S NEW MONUMENT.

A monument erected at Eait Tamaki in memory of the men of the district who gave their lives in the Great War was unveiled yesterday by Sir Frederick Lang, M.P. The memorial, which stands on a marble bate erected on a public reserve in the main street, has twenty-two names inscribed on it,' and commands a prominent position in the borough. A particularly large crowd gathered at tho base of the monument to take part in the proceedings and 30 motorcars and 60 other vehicles brought spectators into the township from the countryside. Mr. J, Wh.te, chairman of the memorial committee, presided The Scripture lessons were read and prayers conducted by the Rev. Hosking, of tho Otahuhu Methodist Chuch, and a fine address was delivered by Chaplain-Captain D. C Herron. M.A., M.O. The hymns, "Oh] God Our Help in Ages Past," " Abido With Me," and " Jesus, Lover of My Soul," were sung by those present, to the accompaniment of an organ played by Miss Latta on the pisiform.