ANZAC DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 96, 24 April 1922, Page 7

ANZAC DAY.

THE KING'S MESSAGE.

JOINS ANZACS' MOURNERS

TO-MORROW'S CELEBRATIONS,

PARADE AND MEMORIAL SERVICES

The Governor-General has been commanded by the King to communicate to the people of New Zealand on the occasion of Anzac Day the following message from His Majesty:—

On this Bolemn anniversary of Anzac Day the Queen and I are proud to join in commemorating those who gave their Jives at Gallipoli, and our hearts go out to allwho mourn them.'"

Thia communication was issued from Government House this morning. The message is typical of the thoughtful consideration of Their Majesties. A J?* i aCt that Anzac. Day has been declared a Sunday in all respects except in name has lent additional solemnity f-U 7 r:f_ to the anniv "sary, and the tact of Poppy l_ y » bein _ inauglirated tbie year has emphasised the event in a special manner. A parade of the returned men at the wharf at 9.30, and a march up Queen Street to the Town nail, where the usual solemn service will <>c held, are the principal events of tomorrow. The Mayor (Mr. J. H. Gunson) will preside at the service, and the «Peakere will be the Bishop of Nelson LUr. Sadlier) and the Rev. J. W. Shaw. i>oors will be open at 10 a.m. for the next of km who obtained tickets, and seats wil] be reserved until 10.40, after alter which the public will be admitted. «• ♦ J° _* ° f the ToWn Hall wi » »c erected the temporary cenotaph, at the Which w.U afterwards be sent out to the soldiers' graves at Waikumete. OTHER SE—VICES. The Bishop of Nelson will preach at St. Mary's Cathedral to-morrow evening. Anere will also be services at 7.30 10, ?"_ i a-m ' Part of the servic e at the consists of reading St. MarYs Roll of Honour. 4.v F °Z thoSe who are «n_Me to get in at the Town Hall service in the mornin" a special service will be held at St. .Matthew's at 11 a.m.. the preacher being Bishop AveriH. Other services will be held at 7.30, 9.45, and 7.30 p.m. All Saints*, Ponsonby. will hold services at 7.30, 10 a.m., and 11 a.m. Newton Congregational Church is holding a memorial service at 7.30, when when there will be special singing, and Mr. Frank Crespin will give an address. A continuous prayer meeting will be held at the Baptist' Tabernacle with a special service in the evening, the speakers being the Revs. Percy Knight, W. H. Hinton. and .1. W. Kemp. Auckland Hebrew Congregation will hold a special memorial service in the Synagogue at noon to-morrow.

Devonport residents are invited by the R.SA. to attend a service in the Picture Theatre at 7.30 to-morrow night. At Takapuna commemorative services will be held in all the Protestant churches at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.. and a united service will be held at O'Neill's Point, Bayswater. Wreaths will be placed on the graves of all soldiers buried there. The Borough Council and other local bodies will co-operate. The Rev. J. Lawrence Greer (Anglican) will be the principal speaker at the Birkenhead united public service in the Methodist Hall, assisted by the Rev. Percy Cooke (Methodist) and Mr. G. W. Stewart (Presbyterian). The morning service at the Northeote Anglican Church will be conducted by the Rev. J. Lawrence Greer, and the members of the Masonic fraternity and friendly societies will attend this service. In the evening Mr. A. E. H. Harrison will address the congregation. The public Anzac sen-ice at Birkenhead organised by the Borough Council, and at which the Mayor (Mr. J. W. Court) will preside, is to be held to-morrow evening in the Methodist Hall at Zion Hill.

FOR JUSTICE AND FREEDOM. GENERAL RUSSELL'S MESSAGE. (By Teleeranh.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Major-General Sir A. H. Russell, who commanded the New Zealand Division in the Great War, has issued the following Anzac . Day message:—"The seventeen thousand who fell in the war have handed on to us the duty of carrying on the fight for the ideals of justice and freedom for which they died."

XO PAPERS PUBLISHING. (By Telegraph.—Prcsa Association.) W__jING_K)N, this day. No .papers in New Zealand are pub lishing on Anac Day. AUCKLAND BANNER PRESENTED

This afternoon the Anzac banner for the best work done in the Anzac Day essay competition was presented to Belmont Street in the Town Hall. The school, • although it does not include amongst its scholars the actual winner of the first prize for Auckland —Devonport school does that—compares more than favourably in its aggregate with the other primary schools, and thus the •banner of blue silk inscribed upon the front with the N.Z.R.S.A. emMem and upon the back with the name of the winning school, was duly •presented at the Toiwn Hall Council Chamber this afternoon. The presentation was made by Major G. R. Hutchinson.

AUSTRALIAN OBSERVANCES. (Received 2.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Though Anzac Day will not be officially commemorated till Tuesday, the significance of the occasion was emphasised throughout the churches yesterday and at the unveiling of rolls of honour and memorials in the public' parks, at which there were large assemblages.

There has been considerable opposition and Press correspondence against declaring Anzac Day a public holiday, on the ground that the spirit of solemn observance intended will be largely lost sight of, and the commemoration would prove a futile one. A point strongly urged is that through the children having a holiday the opportunity will be lost for teachers and public men to address them and explain the meaning of tlik observance. As on previous occasions, the failure of the Government, to close the hotels is adversely criticised. The Licensed Victuallers' Association, however, recommended that the hotels close voluntarily from 10.30 to 1 o'clock.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)