NEW PLANS-MADE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1936, Page 7

NEW PLANS-MADE.

FOR KING'S FUNERAL, TWO MINUTES' SILENCE. THE "LAST POST" AT SUNSET. Next Tuesday—the day of the funeral of King George V.—will not be observed as a national day of mourning as was at first intended, but the occasion will be publicly marked by the observance of two minutes' silence at 11 a.m. and by the sounding of "The Last Poet" at sunset. • All arrangements were well advanced j by the Mayor, Mr. Ernest Davis, and those associated with him, for the observance of a "cloeed day" as far as business was concerned and the holding of a citizens' memorial service at 3 p.m. in the Domain when the news came that in accordance with the expressed wishes 3 of King Edward the Prime Minister, the 3 Hon. M. J. Savage, had cancelled the t holiday and all public arrangements, save for the observance of the two - minutes' silence. The Prime Minister's communication was as follows:— 1 In view of the wish expressed by 1 His Majesty Edward VIII., the 5 funeral of His late Majesty will be marked by the observance of two I minutes' silence at n a.m. on Tues- • , day next, 28th inst. All requests for the suspension of business on that date are therefore j cancelled. • I shall be glad if you will take , action in your district to request the public to adopt this course. It is desired, however, that on Sunday next, the 26th inst., individual churches should hold appro- ' priate services already requested in the Order-in-Council of the 21st [ inst. ; Arrangements Cancelled^ j 1 At a meeting held yesterday after- ■ noon, Mr. Savage's statement was given • full consideration by a gathering of Church representatives and military and 1 naval authorities. It was decided that ■ in view of what was obviously the wish 1 of the King and' his advisers there was no alternative but to cancel arrange--1 ments already made and abandon the 1 memorial service. In making the announcement, the Mayor said he felt sure that the public would appreciate the position to the full. It would not now be necessary for him to ask citizens to observe a close holi- ' I day on Tuesday. The Mayor has arranged with Colonel J. E. Duigan, officer commanding the Northern Military Command, to have a , gun fired from Albert Park at 11 a.m. Synchronising with the firing of the gun. buglers stationed at the intersection of Victoria and Queen Streets, the Chief Post Office, the top of Symonds Street, St. Stephen's Avenue (Parnell), Three Kings and Three Lamps (Ponsonby), will sound one G. At 11.2 a.m. a second gun will be fired, and another G will be sounded. Following this the buglers will sound "The Last Post." I In accordance with instructions \ received, the Mayor requests that all traffic in the city shall cease for the duration of the two minutes' silence, which should be observed in strict solemnity. " The Last Post." Sunset will fall at 7.37 p.m. on Tuesday, and the Mayor has arranged that at that moment, when the flag is lowered at the flagstaff in Albert Park, a party of buglers stationed there will sound "The Last Post." In view of the suit; ability of the hour, the Mayor anticipates that citizens will take advantage of the opportunity of listening to this final expression of" homage to the memory of His late Majesty in connection with the obsequies. So far trumpeters have been arranged at the following points: Top of Symonds Street, St. Stephen's Avenue, Three Kings, Three Lamps.