MISSING VOICE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 106, 7 May 1935, Page 7

MISSING VOICE.

GOOD WILL CHOIR

IRISH FREE STATE.

Stands Apart in Silence As Empire Rejoices. SERMOfr BY ANGLICAN LEADER (United P.A.—Elcctric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 12.30 p.m.) DUBLIN, May «. "The one voice missing from the massed choir of good will is that of the Free State," said the Anglican Archbishop of Dublin, preaching a sermon at St. Patrick's Cathedral. "Nevertheless," lie continued, "tho hearts of tens of thousands of citizens feel what the Free State has not expressed—that the King exercised his influence to secure a peaceful settlement of the deferences between Britain and Ireland in 1014 and 1921, the latter event resulting in the treaty." He added that some of the most notable pieces of constitutional development, such as the Statute of Westminster, had been included in the reign. "Owing to Southern Irish skill and perseverance, tho Free State's selfgoverning freedom may l>e measured by the unchallenged liberty which she lias asserted to-day, when she stands apart in silence from an occasion hailed with rejoicing by lier sister Dominions." NO CELEBRATIONS. IRISH PREE STATE ATTITUDE. LONDON, May 0. Dublin was devoid of rejoicing to-day. There were no Union Jacks on public buildings, and no member of the Cabinet attended the Silver Jubilee celebrations in London, where the High Commissioner, Mr. J. W. Dulanty, represented the Irish Free State. There were no local celebrations in the Free State, which was thus unique in the Empire.

AS KING PASSED. Socialist Banner Replaced by Royal One. TWO UNHAPPY INCIDENTS. (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON-, May 6. A banner across Fleet Street inscribed, "Long May They Reign," suddenly changed its character as Their Majesties passed, the outer portion falling away and revealing the words, "Workers of All Lands, Unite!" and tho sign of a hammer and sickle. Men and women immediately tore down the banner, and the police visited the building from which it was suspended. The reverse side of the banner boro the words, "The Glorious Reign—Unemployment, Hunger and War." The remains of the banner will be burnt in a bonfire in Hyde Park to-night. Later information regarding the incident shows that at one o'clock in the morning half a dozen men drew up in a closed' van bearing a Government mark and spent a couple of hours affixing the banner across the road without entering the buildings, from which, they suspended it. Nobody interfered with the men, although a number of all-night sightseers watched the proceedings, as those present in the buildings believed that, owing to the Departmental mark oil the van, the men were working under official orders. With the exception of the one in Fleet Street, there were few subversive symptoms. The poorer districts of Sunderland's East End forcibly expelled a party of Communists, decking one with a Union Jack and making him "run the gauntlet" for over half a mile through an avenue of onlookers singing "God Save the King" and "Rule, Britannia." Another unhappy feature was a demonstration at Nelson, Lancashire, where the Socialist council declined to participate in the festivities and refused to give children the Royal Jubilee medals. A man climbed the Socialist Institute and fastened a huge Union Jack on top of the building. Children paraded the town chanting, "We want a medal." A prominent councillor left his car in the street and returned to find it decorated with the Royal colours. He was hooted as he drove away.

FOREIGN RESPECTS. FRENCH PRESIDENT'S WISHES. (Received 11.30 a.m.) PARIS, May 6. The French President, M. Lebrun, in a telegram to King George, said:— "It is with the greatest pleasure that I address to you my very friendly congratulations. Your Majesty's name remains closely connected in the memory of all Frenchmen with the remembrance of the gravest and most glorious hours which united the moral forces of our two countries.

"France is happy to associate herself with the striking homage rendered to Your' Majesty by the British Empire. I also express my heartfelt wishes for your personal happiness, also that of the Queen and the Royal Family."

YORKSHIRE SCHEME. CHILDREN'S JUBILEE FUND. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 11.30 a.m.) RUGBY, May 6. A scheme to provide all the 230,000 elementary school children in the West Riding of Yorkshire with souvenir pas 3 books and a deposit of one shilling has been inaugurated. Lord Halifax, president of the Board of Education, in commending tho project, recalled that similar schemes, but on a much smaller scale, were set on foot at the coronation of King Edward in 1902, and at tho accession of King George in 1910.