ANZAC DAY.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16507, 26 April 1919, Page 9

ANZAC DAY.

jfOUUTH A>"MYERSAUY

A BIG PROCESSION

Tho fourth anniversary of Anzac Day -the day on whirh tho SOIIS of Alls " tralasia made immortal fr.n-.c- for themlves |,v their heroic lanihng against Improved n",S ,n Oall.poh-was fittinglv observed tiiioiipli-ut .nc>v Zealand yesterday. In Chnst-inuc.., the weather v.-as tine for the o'raMon and Theilav was given over almost cnt.ro y n "-rf ' ll: ;" ""P"' „,do p ii.i! ;::™ 1 a* t£'^"ry'- U I »' th> ( ; il > v u Scd with bunwii! a«cl patriot,, lAL pj:OLTv-'SIOX. Tho spectaeular feature of the dayj JVmilitn.ypHraUe .n U,e naerTlu» nar;uli' ti*c u noon, xnt inn cost yet SKll HI Cl.ll-Lt1..!.,,!. ritv. and aprnaiise wa» impi'iit .i.y loud from the many thousands of _cii, j„ ns who linoJ the streets A ...atiui- , lnilv fme feature of the returned iru n s j portion of the parade was the> sho", ing : of tho mounted men, and of tho at til]ery, who turned out with four guns. | Colonel C. J. Cooper was in 0 ; the whole parade, and Lieut.-Coloiiol 0 J. Smith, O.U.K. took charge o: tho returned men. Uie kA.G, f 1 , • (Canterbury) Regimental Bands, am., the St. Michael's Boy Scouts , Christ a < Police Bovs' High School, and Senior Cadets'' Bugle Bands took an aetivo part in the procession. Ihe rctunio'J men, conspicuous amongst them a foui of bluejackets. headed the parade, and were accorded an enthusiastic reception as they marched through the st reots. Following them came twentytwo motor-cars, carrying.wounded mon tl,o veterans, and the Territorials anil Senior C fl dets. The'letumod soldiers paraded in C'ranmer square, and marched round to the King Edward Barracks, whore they joined the main procession, which made its wav by Casbel street anu Colombo street to the Cathedral, where tho Returned Soldiers' Memorial wreath, borno by two Australian and two New Zealand Main Body men, was accepted. Tho wreath was a very handsome one, quite 5 feet in diamoter. In its composition the wattle and silvor fern, symbolic of the countries from which the Anzacs came, were prominont, and tho word "Anzac" was omblazoned across the wreath in blood-red flowers of the scarlet geranium. > The wreath reflected credit on its designer, Mr R. Nairn. Tho inscription was as follows "In memory of our fallen comrades. They gave their immortality. From the membors of tTio Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association." Several other wreaths were also hung on tho walls of tho Cathedral. The bearers of the wrenth were: — Sergeant S. L. "Williams, D.C.M., M.M., oth Australian Battalion; Sapper J. Cnrow, Bth Comnanv Australian j Engineers: Sercreant-Major C. H. trrnham, 2nd Canterbury Regiment', and Corporal E. Flaus, 13th North Canterbury and "West Coast Regiment. Tho procession, after tho depositing of the wrpath, proceeded up Colombo street, and thonee along Armagh street into Hnclpy park, whore various evolutions wcro gone through. On the way, Colonel Cooner, nt Cranmer square, tho snluto of the passing trqom., In tho otielnsnre in tho park were tV>e Hon. G W. Rupsoll, Mayor CATr JR. Holland), Colonel R. A. CbnfFev, O.C. the Canterbury Militarv District. Colonel J. 7i. Director of Military Trniniinr. Mnjor Y. M.O. Brigade* Major, Major Finnist, Cnptain T). jr. Robeson, A.A.0.. nnd varans other .nffwg, 8.8.M. O. yr. O'Snllivnn, N.Z.P.S., acted as Brigndo Sergeant-major. At the park the whole r>nradp w drnwn up. and insntWed by Colonol Chnffev, who Tva« received with tho popn'-il saln+e, nfter the "T,nst Post" was Hnycd. and the Mar"h Past, an imnre'sive pprnmony. took n'""". The whole nnrado flie'n marched off -Hie ground and >mok to tbo citv. the distnWr»<r n'nee at the n<>rrneks. The parado stato wns as follows:— Unit. Oflinorg. 0.-R. T'. ..10 iq »s l*l M."R. IC.Y.C.) .. .. 3 30 M "P." JT Z.F.'V. .. 4 Pn P4 Po. 1 T«/.U Co.. WZ.E. .. 4 7R PO Nn. a T>it». Sitrnnl Cn. ..1 95 N.Z. /Rnil"-nv Fti"in«AT3 2 1!? 14 (Cnit»rbnrv) .. " lIS I°T V.z. Army Corps 2 50 No. S T 7 }"!'! A .. — 10 10 "X.Z. Motor °->rvico C«r"<t 18 — 18 Rtterv* nt Officers and RotirLM .. 11 — 19 Junior CcM, .. ..25 151" v . lUhirnod Soldiers .. ..21 B n s 41R Taterans .. i 20 24 Totals .. ..113 2299 2412 THE STREET COLLECTION. Durjng tho morning, afternoon, and evening, a large corps of lady collectors patrolled tho streets, soliciting subscriptions from the public on behalf of tho building fund for tho Returned Soldiers' Club, which is to be erected in Gloucester street. Their appeal to "Be a brick and buy a brick was liberally responded to, and. a good many thousand - citizens were wearing the little metal brick, with tho letters U.S.A. on it, that denoted that they had subscribed to this worthy causo. Mr G. Donaldson wns in charge of the collection, and his headquarters at tho Chamber of Commerco was a busy BCeno all day. In the evening, after nil tho subscriptions had been counted he reported tint the nmount collocted totalled £503 16s Id.

COMMEMORATIVE SERVICES. There wero large congregations at the Cathedral yesterday, -when special services were held in commemoration of Anr.ac Bay. Holy Communion was celebrated at" 7.15 anil 10 a.m. In the afternoon the ceremony of receiving the wreath from the Returned Soldiers' Association took place, ami in tlie evening a choral general commemoration service was held. Tho anthem, '■Happy find blest are they," was beautifully sung by tho choir, and the sermon was preached by Doan Carrington, whose discourse was based on tho appropriate text from' Judges v.. 18, "A people that jeopardised their livos ' Onto tho death, in tlie high places ox tho field." Mass was celebrated at 9 a.m. Nt the Roman Catholic Cathedral for the soldiers who had fallen during the war by tho Rev. Father Murphy, late Chaplain with the N.Z.E.F. in England and France. Preaching from tho text, "Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his lifo for his friends," Father Murphy, after alluding to the great deeds of tho day they commemorated, and the deeds of the Now Zealand soldfers in many Other battlefields, said:—"Xow ' Zealand, thank God, has been spnred the » privations and sufferings of tho older Countries. On that account, you canWOt fully realise how much yours boys hnye suffered for you. What are yon •Going to do for them in return? The hoys return with a broader outlook on life. They want nothing of tho nar- , row prejudices yon havo experienced during the war in this country. They are too big and brnvo to descend so «>w. I am afraid thore are some in New Zealand who are not doing as mrich as they might for tho returned •oldier. I have heard it said that ho

is restless and unsettled. AH tho morereason why people who have ing raonov during the war, w hlle * hovs have been dying in thousands should now he patriotic cnougn sijpiul a littlo of that money in reestablishing the returned soluier. r.e.l him along until such tim* as lie i» •■< tier! down. That, surely, is trues patriotism. I appeal to tho womon ot Nov.- Zealand to do their part '" 0 work of reconstruction. Help tie so - c! : cr t<. forget all ho has been thrn,up • Help him to restore his iornier u.e.ils if. perchance, he has lost them. Uo'P them to become bettor citizens. J--■i' returned soldiws we look for 1.-nders in tho future in every of life. Thev have fought for t» •> Innrl or ours. ' They only de=ne r.ou to r,-.."l;o it a land worth living m. Help ti<o:n in this great work. A united service in honour of Zf.-aland's fr.llnn heroes was held in tjie evening, undor the niiMJiccs ot tnc f'!.ri>-t/-l-'.iiTli Minir-tors" A.ssnnatinn. T'.'c fi:ilv:it:on Ar:ny C/itpdel was crowcln:l, the proceedings bums characterised hv a tore of dcer> reverence for t.ie valour of our heroic dead. The Kev. P. N Knioht prositloil. The speakers wore:- 3.1 r V,'. K. Loadloy, secretary of the P.oturiir-fl Soldiers' Association, and the tfev. V*". Grigg. both of whom delivered eloquent addresses, ni whica tii-v stressed the imperishable memory that nil should attac-h to Anrnc iJay. ifrs Parher rontributed a vocal solo, and tho incidental music was provided by tho Solvation Army Bnnd. ' The Holy Sacrifice was offered up at St. Mifhael's yesterday for those fallen on Gallipoli that they may enjoy peace, refreshment, nnd light. 'The Hcq u ' pm v.-ns sung by tbs St. Cc-ilio choir. Tlie Hev. H. Williams, of Opawa, preached on the text "Now wo see through a glass darkly." Tho collect, epistle, and frospol wero these approved by the Bishop for such services. The sequence was tho Dio.s Irae, and the offertoire thn hymn "Thoy whose course on cartn i>; o'er." Vespers of tho Dead were sp.ul in tho evening, and the vicar preachcu oi the difference between the rofuirreeticn of the body and the immortality of tho soul.

BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL, MEMORIAL SERVICE. ' The Canterbury College Hall was well filled last evening when a service was held in memory of old boys cf the Christchurch Boys' High School who fell, at the front. Tho headmaster; Mr C. E. Bevan-Brown, presided, and in addition to members of the school staff thero wero on the platform with him Messrs G. T. Booth, O. T. J. Alpers T \V Cane, J. C. Adams, A. Dty, M. 3. Giesson, I<] Evans, C. Buchanan, B. K. b. Lawrence G. H. Mason, Dr. Simpson, Captain W. Hoare, Captain T. R. Charters, Lieutenant A. O. Ponder, Lieutenant F. A Do la Mere, Lieutenant W. It. Lascelles, and Dr. D. E.Currie. feevoral hymns were sung, Mr H. D. Broadhead presiding at the organ, and prayers were offered by the headmaster, the Rev. L. G. Whitehead, and Chaplain F. Dunnage. . ~ Mr Bevan-Brown said that since tne | last Anzac Day gathering, the war had j had a miraculous ending. In spito or tho terrible difficulties, he lived in the hope that we were on the eve of a glorious re-birth of the world. I At such a time as this, there nnist bo eore hearts, who might think that the cioiids would never lift for them./ Much could not be said to comfort them, but just as God in a most unforeseen manner had disentangled this great war, perhaps Ho would disentangle all the great daiknes3 and suffering tho war had brought, and that in that direction also Ho would manifest His victory. The speaker was certain that somo day, all grief would be swallowed up in joy. The war, Mr Bsvan-Brown proceeded, had ended in such a way that we could not but see in it the work of the 3>ivino Hand. Personally, he was sufficiently optimistic to believe that another miracle was about to happen — that from the great Council now sitting in Paris would come forth a lasting peaco. The councillors were worthy of tho prayers of all. Mr Bevan-Brown i eaid that in the bouth African war, fitty-scven old boys of tho Beys' High School had gone to the front; in the great, war 140 had fallen and 786 had joined the colours. (Applause.) After speaking in feeling -terms of the old boys who had given their lives, Mr Beran-Brown expressed the hope that all who had returned fr-cm the war would work together in thsj cause of liberty, to make a better Now Zealand and a bettor world.

Lieutenant A. 6. Ponder, M.C., a returned old boy and Rhodes Scholar, briefly addressed the gathering and spoke more particularly of the great brotherhood that the war had brought about; of the great and lasting friendships that had ueen formed. The war, a ruthless one, had been fought by tho Allies in the most sportsmanlike way; they had fought with a jeat on their lips and had died with a jest. The years that had been epent in fighting with the Expeditionary Force had notbeen wasted years, but tho most fruitful years in the lives of those who had' served. They had all been privileged to meet men who were thorough gentlemen, who had fought like gentlemon and had died like gentlemon. Tho headmaster then read the names of old boys who had fallen since last Anzac Day; These, with those returned men who had died during the influenza pandemic, were as follows: —

Sgt. A. A. Eoyd, Tpr. J. AV. Boag, Lieut. R. A. Dobson, Tpr. E. T. Harper, Tpr. J. S. King, Cupt. W. B. Robinson. Lieut. R. D. Fitch, Capt. J. K. Vennblcs (M.C.), Capt. J. A. McD. Allan, Pte. P. W. Corrigan. Pte. H. C. Wallacc, Liout. G. P. Boadel, Otfm. T. M. Aberneth.v, Lieut. H. L. M'urgatroytl CM.C), Pto. C. Johnstone, Capt. E. Baxter. Sgt.-M. E. E. Crnwshaw, Gnr. H. H. Bies, Gnr. H. R. Simpson, Lieut A. H. W. Ell, Cpl. H. J. H. Glasson, Q.M.-Sgt. G. E. Bksott, Cpl. E. J. Livingstone, Liout. C. A. ]>artnnll (M.M.), Lieut. E. A. Coatcs, Gnr. W. L J.imioson, Pte. F V. Adamson, Cpl. Ii S. Woods, Cpl. J. W. Taylor, Pte. J. C. Leversedgc, Lieut. C. W. Cra-cioft-Wilson, Sgt. H. M. Cottoft. The reading of the names was fol- , lowed bv the playing of the "Last Post" by the School Bugle Band. Mr 0. T. J. Alpcrs, an ex-master of ! the school, also gave a brief address., i and after spoakinjj. of the school's fine record, said that the school must now bo looked upon as a nursery of patriot- ] ism, a training ground of soldiers. It. had now taken its place in that goodly j brotherhood, the great public schools \ of the British Empire, and it was a i sacred obligation on all connected with ( it to see that those fine traditions j which had been established were upheld. ! The war had undoubtedly added cubit j on cubit to the spiritual stature of the j school. Mr 'Alpcrs also referred to j the fact that the High School was about j to change its locale, and also remarked j on the jireat loss the school would sus- ! tain when the headmaster elected to take a respito from his many years of labour. Mr Alpers spoke very feelingly and eulogistically of the fine work Mr Bevan-Brown had done for the school, of which he had been the very life. Mr Alpcrs concluded with a tribute to those who had fallen, none of whom he said, when at school, was content to stand on the touchlinel Tkey all "got right into it." He agreed with the headmaster that they were not dead; that they did not even sleep, j Their spirits still fought on, and thev ; called on all connected with the school > to be true to the traditions that they had handed down. Mr M. J. Gresson, speaking as an old boy, gave a short address, and said that ho was certain that out of all the darkness of the war, light and good would come. Old boys had helped.to make the Empire; the school had made |

for itself a niche in the edifice of the ' Empire. The 140 odd who had died ! had given their lives in a righteous | cause, and h:ul upheld the honour of the nurae of the school. A brief speech was also given by Lieutenant F. A. d<y la Mare, who referred in particular to the sacrifices made by the parents who had sent their boys to the front. NEW BRIGHTON. A Commemoration Service was hold iu thn Jcylnnd Thente, New Brighton, last night. There* was a large attendance. Tho Mayor (Mr F. Xibblewhite) preside-:!. "The P.ev. H. II Matthias delivered an appropriate address, tho ether ministers leading tho audience in prnyor. A number of ■selected hymns won" sung, in which ali present heartily joined. RANGIORA. Anzac I>ay wa s iiitingly commemorated at llangioia. At ii P-m. a very impressive uuued soivice was held at the Anglican Church, which was'attended by tho Territorials and Cadets and IV returned soldiers. Captain Atwell and Liouts. Breach and Shilton wore iu charge. The Rangiora Brass Band, jis-sisted by the Salvation Army Band, was present, also the Mayor and couu-r-iliors. The service wa s conducted by tho l?cv. F. P. Fondnll. assisted by the Revs. J. Guy (Methodist) W. H. Howes (Presbyterian), and tho captain of the Salvation Army. Special hymns were suns, and an address Eiveii by tho Hon. ■D. Bnddo, M.P. At"tho close of the service a laurel wreath was placed at | th."» head of the rostrum in memory of | those who had given their lives on I Gallipoli, followed by tho Founding of the "Last Post" by three buglers. | Thcro was a very large attendance of j the general public, tho building being taxed to its utnicst. , I KAIAPOI. Anzac Day v/as quietly observed in •Kaiapoi yesterday. In the morning" the school children were assembled and addressed by tho Mayor, after which they saluted the flag, and were, dismissed for the day. In tho evening a united service was held in St. Bartholomew's Church, the ministers of the various denominations taking part.

AKAROA. An Anzac Day Commemorative Service was held on the recreation ground at Akaroa yestorday altornoon. Thero , •was a large attendance of visitors anti j residents. The Rev. J. W. Hayward read the 46th Psalm, and then offered up prayer. Short addresses were given hy the"Mayor (Mr G. Armstrong), the Rev. A. H. Julius, and Mr J. T. Bruce. The keynoto of the speeches was pride in the horoic devotion to duty, and the sublime self-sacrifice manifested by our boys on Gallipoli, as well as deep I thankfulness that the noblest traditions of the race had boon worthily upheld. The singing of the National Anthem closed an impressivo service. ASHBURTON. The Anzac Day celebrations woro commenced in Ashburton by the holding of a special memorial service at 11 a.m. in St. 'Andrew's Presbyterian Church, at which the Rev. G. Miller preached an eloquent sermon appropriate to the occasion. A special commemoration service wns also hold in St. Stephen's Anglican Church, the preacher being the Rev. H. Jones, vicar of Tinwald. A special parade of returned soldiers and members of the New Zealand military forces took place at the Drill Hall at 1.45 p.m., for the purpose of attending a. combined church' parade in tho Domain. There was a very large attendance. Addre«ses wero given by the Mayor and the Rov. H. N. Wright. A collection realised £84 13s 9d. | WAIMATE. ' Anzac Day was celebrated by a halfholiday. Soryice was held at 7 a.m. in St. Augustine'B Church. At the I public school the flag was saluted, and tho drum and fife band led the singing of the National Anthem. In the afternoon there was a procession of school childron, Territorials, and bands, which halted at the Post Office, where addresses were delivered by the Mayor (Mr George Dash), tho Rev. J. A. Julius, and Major Dailey. The returned soldiers were entertained at afternoon tea. Press Association telegrams state that Anzac Dny was celebrated throughout New Zealand, the principal features in most places being military paradee and memorial services. IN SYDNEY. iy Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright) (Received April 2oth. 10.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 25. Owing to tho influenza restrictions, no demonstrations were permitted to celebrate Ansae Day, except speci-il church services. There was a great display of bunting.