ARMISTICE DAY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 26, 12 November 1935, Page 5

ARMISTICE DAY

CEREMONY AT THE CENOTAPH.

HIS MAJESTY NOT PRESENT.

AVOIDING THE DAMP AIR. United Press Association —Copyright* (Received This Day, 11 a.m.) LONDON’., November 11. Although there was bright sunshine in London this morning, following exceptionally heavy rain during the weekend, the air was damp and a. light mist still hung about the buildings in Whitehall. In these circumstances it was considered! inadvisable that the King should attend the annual Armistice Day ceremony at the Cenotaph, and his place was taken by the Duke of York, who laid the King’s wreath on the Cenotaph. The King and Queen will leave London for Sandringham later. The Prince of Wales acted for the King in a similar service at the Stone of Remembrance in Edinburgh, and afterwards attended a service m at. Giles’ Cathedral. ~ , , The Cenotaph service was attendee by members of the Royal fami y, 6 Queen and the Duchess of York watcliincr from the balcony of the Horae Office. There were also present tne Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, the Lord Chancellor the Speaker, Ministers, ex-Mimsters, High Commissioners, representative detachments of the defence force and the merchant navy, and representatives of various religious denominations. The service, which 'vas conductcd by the Bishop of London (the Rt. Rev. 1)1 A .F Winnington-Ingram) was preceded by two minutes silence,,which was most impressive. A similar service wa* held : in w* g tnwn and village throughout Bntam ST» of *«? the ceremony at Gibraltar and ceremonial observance of be oro the British Legation at Addis Aba < , where Sikh troops forming the Lega tmn Guard were drawn up. t During the day the public was, as usual asked to pay for poppies for the Sg'fund, and & the previous record in _ these * which was £524,000, raised m 1930. Nearly 40,000,000 artificial poppies were prepared for this purpose.British Official Wireless.

OBSERVANCE AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY, November 11. In spite of rain, the Armistice Day ceremony at the cenotaph was attended by the customary large crowds. Ihe observance followed the form adopted during recent years. LARGE CONGREGATIONS ON SUNDAY. LONDON, November 10. Large congregations attended the churches on Armistice Sunday. Crowds visited the Cenotaph. Old comrades mustered at the Royal Air Force Memorial on the Embankment, Flying-Officer A. de T. Neville representing New Zealand.

anti-imperialist meeting.

UNION JACK BURNED IN DUBLIN

DUBLIN, Nov. 11. An antMJmpeirialist meeting at College Green was arranged to oppose the celebration of Armistice Day. It ended with the burning of the Union Jack, amid cheers.