ANZAC DAY.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18366, 27 April 1925, Page 14

ANZAC DAY.

With the rest of the Dominion,. Christchurch observed the anniversary of Anzac Day with fitting solemnity on Saturday. Even the weather 9ccm- , Cd to be in keeping with tho occasion. All the shops, both in the city and in tli© suburbs, were closed, and, in. fact, Anzac Day in Christchurch was even a closer holiday than a Sunday. It is true the tram-caTS were running throughout, and each carried good loads of passengers, but these were not 011 holiday bent, and' apparently travelled only to be present at the various functions which were being held throughout the city. The amount of khaki ih the streets was, in, itself, reminiscent of .wartime, and speaking' generally there were comparatively few other people about .the usually busy streets. Service's held in the different churches were unusually well attended, although there was a notable absence of children on account of the epidemic restrictions.

Not only in Christchurch, however, was Anzac Day fittingly observed. In tho different centres right throughout the pfrfttifi'ee special services -frere h6ld, and each of these was well attended. Taken as a whole, Saturday's observance tended to show that the people of Canterbury had not forgotten, after a period of ten years, the "sacrifices Which had been made for them. Neither had their soldier comrades ceased to rcmombfer the men who had gone before.

SERVICE IN CATHEDRAL.

MEMORIAL TABLET DEDICATED

At the Christchurch Cathedral on Saturday a special commemoration set vice was held is. the morning, the occasion being taken for the dedication of the hafcttaome war memorial tablet and "altar, ifrhich have been set up in the sonth-Wfestern portion of the builELing. There was a very large attendance, the whole of the body of the Cathedral being filled. The Memorial. The memorial itself consists of a massive oaken Jtahlet several, feet high, and containing nvo panels, two of which are filled with the names of those who had taken part in the recent war. As yet the list is incomplete, aM it is anticipated that the whole four sections sbt apart for the purpose will bo filled in the course of the next few months. Right along, top of the memorial runs a ledge About a foot wide. This is a mass ,of handsome carving, a beautiful florii relief design standing out to good effect. On'this stand the figures of four angels, each bearing a ShiMd On which is cut in low relief the emblems of the four nations of the United Kingdom —the rose of England, the shamrock of Ireland, the thistle of Scotland, and the l&ek of WaleV. On the central panel is carved the following inscription:—"

THE PARADE.

They thall net grow old. as we that are left grow old. Age.'shall not wear? them nor the years condemn. • At the going down of the sum and m the morning . , We -Will remember them

Above this, and just below the relief carving at the top, is the main inscription of the memorial. It is:—

".Tfc tlrt Glory of God, in memory of thosk iwha 14M' down thtir lives in the Grefct W'»r, 1914-1918."-

At the base of the tablet is a strip designed similarly to that which the top, but on this, worked out on a scroll effect, are the' names of .the following scenes of action in which New Zealaiders ' took part: —Egypt, Gallipoli, Trance, and Palestine. Tho designer was Mr C. Wood, architect, of ciiristchuroh, while Mr P. G. Gumscy carried out tlie actual ; carving work." , . .... ' Thq memorial altar is as ret mcoml.lete;' Both the design and wctk been carried out by Dean Carrington. The front is handsomely carved, aiid on the left-hand 'side is a small; plsuii plato t.f oak beiriitg the inscription: "In memory of VCJafctopker * killed at Flets,- Qt&lit* Sth ISiO." : ' ProW :i0.40 a.m., Br. '. o'.' rfcadahav presided music being Bacli'S "Pro:Uuo una Fugue iu £ Minor"; Bfccthfivu/rs t'Ftiiieral Mareb;" or tho "Death o* a Hero": ami Handel-'s "I Know Tt.at Mv. lude* from Chopin. At 'll 'o'l'ltfcVt.H* i Cathfedral was full. The listroit w&a t£e solemn words from the Burial office: j "Thou knowest, Lord, the seerets of our < lifearts, fchUl; n'ot Thy fnereiful car to our j prayers" (Pureel'). The service was] from Merbeeke. The celebrant was tho Vtry. Rev. Dean Carrington, the Epistoler the Be*. E. C. Crosse, Headmaster of Christ's College, and the Gospellor the Be v. C. A. Fraer, vicar of PhiUipßtowli. After,the Epistle, the Dean, with the clergy and i'ay canons, proceeded to the north transept, where Mr Geo. Harper asked the Dean to accept and dedicate the Memorial to the Fallen, and tho Altar. These were solemnly received and dedicated with prayer. * Then followed the beautiful Russian Contaldon to the departed: "Give rest, 0 Christ, to Thy servants with Thy Saints, where Sorr6w 4nd pain are- no more, neither sighing; but life everlasting."

The Sermon. The Bev/.E. C. Grosse. preached from the tfext: JoshtA yi*> 6: IfWhat mean ye by these etoneat" " He prefaced his address an announcement to the effftfet that although the memorial panel had been Intended primarily for the nanies of those mfen ttho had been rrorshippertat the Cathedral, nevertheless the they did not witth to hinder those of it who wished to.seo on thi tnblets the naikes-ottlieir dead one's. There were two queations, he said, contained in hii 5 te«." The first applied

A SOLEMN OBSERVANCE. GREAT COMMEMORATION SERVICES. ' i * fiftt JUSTICE ALPERS'S ADDRESS,

particularly to the observance of Auzac Day, but he preferred to leave this to those who had been there at the historic landing. The second question could be applied to any memorial: "What mean yo by these stones?" Why, he aßked, did the founders of any particular memorial choose its particular formf Since the war thousands of memorials had been put up, all of different styles. They had all been erected the Bame motive in view, but not all had been erected by men of the same faith. The first and most popular memorial of all, of course, was the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Of what faith was it the symbol, he asked? Was it especially Christian? Did it in any way tell, of those doubts and fears which we possessed of Someone and of the grave? The Cenotaph, he said, represented exceedingly faithfully the faith of the ordinary Englishman,, but they could not say that it was especially Christian. The word itself, he explained, meant "the empty tomb," and on this, of course, Christianity had founded its faith. There was something strangely pathetic about the Cenotaph, but it was inexpressive of faith. He asked them to consider another class of memorial, which exceedingly common in England and on the Continent. This was tho Wayside Cross memorial. Nothing of a more symbolical nature could be erected. These memorials appealed greatly to the people of England as a whole, because he? soldiers in far countries deriyed real strength and beneift by seeing the wayside crucifixes. Thfey did bring strength and hope. If tliev Mranted a monument symbolical of willingness to suffer, thoy had it in the Gross. There were, too, other types of monumonts, but amongst these was the obelisk type, which was not Christian. In fact, there were many of the dead who were Christians and who were commemorated, after all, by heathen monuments.

Speaking of _ his Grace Archbishop Julius, Mr Crosse stated that the people of Christchurch had said N farewell to that well-lov6d gentleman. He felt sure that they all were aware of the great sacrifice which Dr. Julius had made for his Church, that it might not suffer through lack of something which ho thought it might lose. Returning:to his subject, Mr Crosse spoke' of the interest being drawn to the only war institution alive to-day, i.e., Talbot House, or more familiarly khown as "Toe. H." This institution, he said, had branches all over England, Canada, and Australia, and one would shortly be introduced to New Zealand. Of all institutions which had beyi set on foot during the war, "Toe. H." was tho most likely to endure, because it Spoke of sacrifice and demanded service. Tho Dean, as he led the great congregation ill prayer, rfemembered not only the fallen, but also those suffering from war disabilities. He also asked the people to pray for the Prime Minister in his weakness.

Following the prayer of Consecration there stmg'the beautiful prayer for the departed set to a well-known tune.

During the service a special offering was tkkea for the Victory Memorial School. ■

AN IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE. the parade of returned soldiers and Territorials made an impressive spectacle. It assembled in Creamer 'square at 1.45 p.m., and moved off at 2 o 'clock, along Kilmore street, Victoria street, Colombo street, Cathedral square, and Cashel street to tjie Barracks. Thousands of people lined the streets, the crowd being at its densest in Cathedral square and in the vicinity of the Barracks. The scene was most impressive at the Bridge of Remembrance, thds6 in civilian attire who were in the procession marching bareheaded in memory of their fallen comrades, while those in uniform crossed the bridge at attention. The memorial service in the King' Edward iJarricks being concluded, the parade inarched back to tho Cathedral, where sortie hundreds of beautiful wreaths were received by the Cathedral authorities, who placed them on wooden stands at the entrance, where they were respectfully admired by the public. Prior to the parade moving oif. Captain Findlay, of the Wigram Aerodrome, "flew over square, and from an aeroplane dropped a wreath as a tribute, tb the memory of fallen members of the Royal Air Force. The Procession.

Tho procession was headed by two rdou-u'eil constables, who cleared the way for "it. Then followed the firing party and :• gun-carriage bearing a bier tli-aped witii tho Union Jack, oil top of it beios: a digger's knapsack, riflo, and hat. Wreath-bearers, led by Mr W. 12. Leadley, secretary of the Christchurch li'.S.A-, cams immediately behind, the remainder of the procession being made up of soldier patients from the Eannerda!o Home, veterans, Territorials, the Woolston and Municipal Bands, the Caledonian Pipe Band, and a car containing his-Worship the Mayor (Mr J. A. Flesher) and. his Honour Mr Justice Alpers, thfe Wliblc making a brave showing. .

There wcro about 1000 returned soldiers on parade under the command of Colonel H. Stewart, D.5.0., and over 1000 Territorials, under the command of Colonel J. Murphy, Major lv. A; It owe being staff officer. Owing to tho restrictions necessitated by tho infantile paralysis epidemic, there were no eadets on parade.

The parade state of Kcgimental Dis trict No. 10 was as follows:

Officers. Men Ist N.Z.M.B. (C.Y.C-.) ..3 9S 9th Battery, N.ZJF.A. .. (5 138 10th Battery, N.Z.F.A. . 4 130 16th Battery, N.Z.F.A. 5 146 Southern Depot, N.Z.E. .. 104 N.Z. Corps of Signallers 7 50 Ist Battalion Canterbury Regiment .. 19 155 NZA.S.S. .. .. 4 54 N.ZJtf.C. .. .. 4 51 Staff ■ • ■ • 7 0

Headquarters 3rd Brigado •- Artillery .. 3 0 N.Z. Permanent Staff ..0 14 Totals •• .. 65 940

Tlie Wreaths. A larger number of wreaths were sent in on tlie present occasion than, last year. The Main Body -wreaths were carried by four Main Body men—Lieut. McCoy, and J. Forrest, W. Boag, and T. Fogarty—while Lieut. R. Turner, R.A.F., carried the ivreath dropped in Cranmcr square bv Lieut. Findlay. Many beautiful floral tributes were sent in by various public bodies, sports, and other organisations, and private people, and they added to the solemnity of the occasion. On the way to the Barracks a halt was made to deposit a wreath from the U.S.A. beside the arch over the Bridge of Remembrance, and as the parade marched back to the Square the wreath was saluted. At the Cathedral .Dean Carrington received and blessed the other wreaths, sonic of which had been sent in by tjie following: —Christchurch R.S.A., Veterans' Association, Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of Christchurch. Lvttelton Harbour Board. Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, Waimairi County Council, Canterbury Branch Red Cross Association. Christchurch Trariiway Board. Christchurch Tramway Employees, North Canterbury Hospital Board, Loyal Orange Institution, New Brighton Borough Council, St. John's Church, Woolston, Canterbury Branch Navy League, Canterbury Branch N.Z. Trained Nurses' Association, Christchurch "Working Men's Club and M.S.A., Christchurch Y.M.C.A., Harbour Lights Club, J. Ballantyne and Co., Canterbury Football Association, Christchurch Drainage Board members and staff, Canterbury Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association, Heathcotc Comity Council, N.Z. Farmers' Association, Christchurch Domains Board, Ladies of Quamby, W. Strange and Co. directors and staff, Sumner Borough Council, Victoria League, Wigram Aerodrome, Beckenham School, BeckenhaiP. Rbsidents' Association, Canterbury Women's Club, Canterbury Section Public Service Association, Christchurch Railway Staff, Canterbury Automobile Association, ,Boys of Christchurch Receiving Home, "Rannerdalc" Home, St. Albans School, Canterbury Rugby Union, and others.

MR JUSTICE ALPERS'S

CITIZENS' SERVICE.

LARGE GATHERING IN THE

BARRACKS.

ELOQUENT ADDRESS BY MR JUSTICE ALPERS. Sonic considerable time before the hour set on Saturday afternoon for the citizens' united memorial service, held under the auspices of the Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association, King £dw4rd Barracks began to fill. Seating accommodation had been provided for six thousand pCrsbhS, and it was not; long before all the seats were occupied, and quite two thousand more people were under the necessity of standing. The seats were divided off in blocks, and the supply of ushers jraS such and the other arrangements were so carefully carried out that the seating of such* a great crowd was effected in a perfectly orderly fashion. The customary raised platform, situated roughly midway along the northern wall of the building was provided. On it were seated Derry's Military Band and its conductor, Mr E. C. Derry; the Combined Choir and its conductor, Mr Sidney Williamson, D.R.C.M.L.; the chairnian, the Mayor of Christchurch (Mr J. A. Flesher), Colonel R. Young, C.M.G., D.S.O. (O.C. Southern Command), his Honour Mr Justice Alpers, Mr L. M. Isitt, M.P., the Town Clerk (Mr J. B.'Seville), Canon W. S. Bean, C.F., Rev. J. F. Coursey, C.F., Rev. F. T. Read, C.F., Rev. L.-B: Neale, C.F., and Major F, Wallace (Salvation Army). In seats near the front were seatod the war nursing sisters, and not far from them were several old veterans. In addition to the Territorials in the parade, large number of Territorial officers attended. Whilst awaiting thfe arrival of the parade of returned soldiers and Territorials,. the band played appropriate selections. The skirl of the pipes heralded the approach of the parade, and soon the jparty of returned soldiers, bearing the wreaths, marched down the central aisle, and each member rererently placed the-wreath he carried on the nails on the front of the platform 1 provided for the purpOse. The band, meanwhile, played the funeral march, "Garland of FlowerS" (Bover). The gun-carriage party, with arms reversed, followed the I wreath-bearers. The Rev. F. T. Read announced the hymn '' O Valiant 'Hearts," in the singing of which the i congregation joined. The prayer, Commemoration of the Fallen, was then 1 said by the Rev. J. F. Coursey; it was ! followed by the Lord's Prayer, in which I all joined.

The Mayor's Address. There were not many the Mayor said, when the whole community felt compelled to get together to voice its feelings in notes of joy or sadness: Anzfte Day was one. They commemorated the famous'landing of the New Zealand Brigade on the Gallipoli Peninsula, when, for the first time in the history of the Dominion, its soldiers took tlitir stand side by side with the veteraus of the British Army and other aer;>es drawn from all parts of the Empire. What the Australians and New Zealanders achieved on that occasion was thee; and ever since had been, regarded not. only in th 6 Near East, but throughout the British Empire, as one of the, most wonderful feats of arms ever accomplished. That achievenent Wouid endure as long as heroic hiutorv and poetry were written or read. Nothing was gained without sacrifice, and whfen they retailed the fact that only one out of every eight escaped wounds or death on that occasion, they could form some estimate of the great victory gained. . So wonderful was it that it drew from.Sir lan Hamilton the remark that every man deserved the Victoria Cross! 'i'w Fourth Commandment told them to remember the Sabbath to keep it lio:y. If there was another" day to which that injunction should apply it was Anzae Day. He hoped that it would be observed always on its proper day. Bearing in mind the great sacrifices made by the Dominion's sons and daughters overseas, it was a little thing for the rest of them to cease from daily toil for one day, and pay their respects to the memory of the great and glorious dead. Whilst their thoughts were mostly concentrated on what happeued on Gallipoli ten years ago, and the sacrifices then made,* they should never forget that throughout the whole of the period of the war similar sacrifices were made affecting almost all the hemes in the Dominion. Although time was a great healer, many hearts were sad that day, not only in this city, but throughout New Zealand, beeause of irreparable losses sustained. As time went on they were inclined to forget—not intentionally—those in

their midst who still suffered from the ravages'of war. There" were many bravo soldiers in tlie various homes and hospitals who required all the care and attention human skill'could give. As those men l>atl never failed in their duty, so the people must never . fail in their duty towards them. It was well that they met together to show that they Btili remembered those who did so much for thtrn, because by so doing they were paying some of the homage that was due to the mothers and fathers and relatives of the men who fell, for the heroic manner in which they endured loss for the public welfare. He hoped that the day would never come when they would be unmindful of the great things that had been done for them. The band then played air va'rie. "Maidstone" (Ord Hume), and the Rev. Canon V. S. Bean read the lesson (I. Corinthians, Jo, verses oO to 58>. This was followed by the anthem <<o Gladsome Light" (Sullivan) by the Combined Choir.

ADDRESS. THE HEROES OF ANZAC. His Honour Mr Justice Alpcrs then addressed the gathering and said: — Ten vears to-day—a whole decade out of our lives —since the landing on the beaches of Gallipoli. Already Time has begun its work of softening the outlines and mellowing the tints Of the picture memory lias left us. Ages hence, perhaps, the gallant men who bore their part in that great feat of arms will have passed into legend as have the heroes of that other adventure—the siege of the fabled city across the waters of the H6llespont. When that day comes it may be that the story of Gallipoli will have been told in an epic as eloquent as the story of Troy and the men of Anz'ac. may have become the legendary heroes of as great a nation as Greece was in the most glorious period of its history.

The Romantic Exploit. Let us on this day—a day sacred to the memory of the fallen—try to recall, if we can, the emotions that filled us in those hours when first the cables, in vivid wor<Js, told of the romantic exploit—the perilous landing, the attempts upon the heights, the toll of the dead. Let us try, if we can, to recapture that fine fervour of patriotism, that glow of pride in our splendid youth, and that exaltation of the spirit that transformed fiven tho commonest and meanest natures among us for the time being, into something noble. It came homo to us suddenly that we had become a nation; that we, too, were citizens of no mean city, that the youth of this, our little country, raw and half trained troops though they were, had won for themselves a place in history. In those great days we, all of us, were touched to fine issues; the war was a war of the spirit and we were conscious of fighting for noble ends —for the restoration of the Public Law of Eur6pe, for the freedom of the seas, for the protection of email peoples, for the vindication of those principles which are the very groundwork of all civilisation.

The -frill to Win. As the war dragged on it seemed at times"lo become a grim, sordid, merely material struggle for existence. We lost our grip on the high ideals that had at first informed us, but we never lost our grip on the Will to win; never, even in the darkest days of - the Great Advance of 1918 did tho hearts of the British people fail them; nevor once did they contemplate defeat as a possibility or compromise as an escape. To-day, it is true, we cry "Peace!" and there is no peace. The high aims we hoped to attain have not yet been won. But consider for one moment what the world would have been victory lain with the enemy; our commerce swept from the oceans of the world; our industries ruined; our lands laid waste. That had v been bad enough; yet the passing o v f a single generation would have seen all that restored. But never again coifld we have rebuilt the British Commonwealth of That noble structure has come through the ordeal intact; and with it has survived the spirit.of human liberty and the institutions of free government.

A Day of Pride and Gratitude. What, then, should bo our mood to-day? Not, surely, gloom, or pessimism, or despair! •- When we remember what our soldiers suffered—how they laughed in the iiour of danger and flung a. jest iit the face of death, how cheerfully they endured the slime and slush of Flanders mud, the verminous eruptions of Gallipoli dug-outs, the fever and a&ub of the plague spots of Palestine and Mesopotamia—what room can there be in our hearts for any feeling save pride in their achievement, gratitude for their sacrifices, high resolve to do our duty by them as they surely did their duty by us. This day" is set apart for memory —sac-red, revfcrent, and loving memory. But / let us not regard it ks a day of lamentation and of woe. Let us rather take to our hearts the 'lesson their lives teach us—a lesson taught us in the words of Newbolt: —

To hold the life of battle good; And dear the land that gave them birth — And dearer still the brotherhood That binds the brave of all the earth.

Those gallant spirits who have gone from us, and whose memories we honour to-day are not dead. They live on and will continue to live for us, so long as we love and cherish their memories. "Thdy Arc Not Dead." I.like to think of a beautiful passage in a great dramatic poem by the Belgian poet Maeterlinck—his play "The Blue Bird." Sonie of you, I hope, have read it, and some of you perhaps have seen it on the stage. Two little children, guided by the Fairy and bearing the Blue Bird, go up to Heaven and there meet their grandparents. They'are unchanged since the day they died, for no one grows older in Heaven. Most of the time they slumber gently; for it is good to sleep when life is over. But the moment the living think of them, they awake to conscious happiness. "And where are my three little brothers who were buried?" asks one of the children. At the word the three little brothers appear. "As soon as you think of them, as soon as you speak of them, they arc here, awake, and happy in greeting you.''

Is this merely the fantasy of a gifted poet —or is it not rather the expression of a profound antl beautiful truth: that just as we, so often as we remember our beloved dead, are lifted out of our dull and common selves, are brought into tune ivith the Infinite and inspired to bit;h resolves, so, too, the dead themselves are quickened and gladdened by our remembering them.

A Day of Inspiration. Many of you in this great gathering are young: for you the reveille-of life's morning is sounding blithely in your hearts: others are old, and are waiting with patient fortitude for the last bugle-call. "Lights Out!" But to young and old alike the memories this day calls up are a help and an inspiration." "It is not life that matters—it. is the courage we bring to it!" On this day —in some eases at this very hour—iii every town and village throughout the

MINISTERS' ASSOCIATION SERVICE.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.

world where the English tongue is spoken and the English flag is flown, some there will be thinking the thoughts we think, murmuring the prayers we murmur. In many a city throughout our world-wide Empire—in London, at the heart of it —around the noble Cenotaph —men and women are gathered together, as we are, to recall that epic storv of courage nud sacrifice, to hymn in their loyalty to our common Sovereign, to lift their voices and their hearts in praise and gratitude to God for all the gallant deeds and all the noble sacrifices that are set as beacons on high to light for us the path of Existence:

For so the whole round earth is every way Bound by gold chains about the feet of God.

Conclusion of the Service. There followed the singing of the hymn, "The Nameless Graves," which was announced by the Rev. L. B. Neale. The Dead March in "Saul" was then played with much effectiveness by the band, all present standing. This was followed by the sounding of the "Last Post" by the buglers. Madame Gower Burns then sang, with exquisito expression, the solo, "I Know that My Redeemer Liveth." Prayer was offered by the Rev. P. T. Read. There followed Bracken's song. "God Defend New Zealand" to a setting composed by Mr R. A. Home. The big gathering joined with much fervour in tho singing of the final verse. The hymn, "Nearer, My God, to Thee," which was given out by Major Wallace (Salvation Army) was sung, and the Rev. .T. P. Courscv pronounced the Benediction. A verse of the National Anthem was sung and the service ended.

The parade re-formed outside the barracks and went, via Oxford terrace and Worcester street to the Cathedral, where, at the entrance . tho wreaths were haiided to the Cathedral authorities and displayed on the framework, near the entrance, provided for the purpose.

An Anzae Memorial Service was hold under the auspices of tlic Chrit.l ;•!>uroh Ministers' Association in the Oxford terrace Baptist Church on Friday night. There was a very largo congregation, extra seating .accommodation having to bo provided. The Itov. E. D. Pntehett. president of the Association, conducted the service.

The address was given by the Rev. A. M. Stuart, who took for his text, Joshua. 4, 7: "What mean ye by these stones!" The congregation was gathered together, he said, to do honour to the men of Auzar. With the passage of time, events lost their vividness a!!' too soon, and so man raised memorials and made hallowed days! A stranger passing through tho Dominion would say, "This people honours its dead," for in every village there was a memorial, and every church and school had its roll of honour. The speaker hoped that the day would come when the memorials would be relic 3 of a barbarous custom, then extinct. Anzac Day was was given as a holy day; it was not given for the people to use for a selfish purpose, but to keep green the memory of the heroes of Gallipoli and France. Every time the speaker saw the Bridge of Remembrance with the uncaring people hurrying by, he saw men fighting and dying on the battlefields. The Bridge was in memory of those men, and the man in the street should take off his hat in rfivorenco and think of them. In the past poets had glorified war, forgetting its colossal waste, but a new note was creeping into verse. The glory of war was an awful mockery, the tbll of heroes and the destruction were too great to. be' borne. Having seen the madness of it, the people should cry on "Anzac Day, "Never forget," and also, "Never again." Just as truly as it had been written "Blessed are the peace-lovers," could it be said, "Cursed are tho war-makers for. they shall be called the children of the devil." The speaker concluded by outlining the work of the League of Nations. The Rev. N. L. D. Webster,' 8.A., the Rev. I. Sargison and the Rev. R. I. James took part in the service.

,The music included a soprano solo, "There are no Dead," by Miss Jessie Duff. The service concluded with the National Anthem and the sounding <jf "The Last Post."

A special Requiem Mass was celebrated at tho Catholic Cathedral. At tho conclusion of the Mass, Bishoo Brodie explained the meaning of Aiifcac celebrations and the appropriate association of the religous celejbrations. April 2-stli recalled the landling on Gallipoli when so many bravo, sous of New Zealand died at the sacred call of duty; from that day till the close of the war some 16,C00 New Zealanders lost their lives and Anzac Day would serve to keep their heroic lives and noble deaths in remembrance. The Catholic teaching of offering prayers for the dead gave comfort to those who on this tiav recalled their lost ones, and tlie Scriptural words—"lt is a holy aiid wholesome thought to pray for the dead" —suggested to every heart tho sacred duty of remembrance in prayer. While Ahzac Day revived memories it also gave inspiration. Tho Anzac heroes, at the call of duty. er>dured great hardships and laid down their lives for their country. Those who revered their memories nuist boar in mind that # each on© has a sacred and noble purpose in life and rem;; nr>t allow the pursuit of inordinate pleasure and amusement to take the place of the higher duties of life. They must pursue with fixity of purpose- the £nd for which God had created them and thus their lives would 1)6 regulated bv the exalted motto—-".Pro Deo et Patria" —"For God and for our country."

ST. ANDREW'S COLLEGE. I The pupils of .est. Andrew's College I assembled in the morning for a short [ sen-ice. The passage from Scripture was read by the headmaster, r>nd the chaplain (Dr. Erwin) offered prayer. : Appropriate hymns were sung. ! Brigadier-General "NV. Mo'drum, C.8.. C.M.G.. D.5.0.. who was r.ccomj panied bv his brigade-major, Colonel Hulbcrt. i?ave a valuable address to the bovs 011 ""Gallipoii." His account of the campaign was clear and very interesting. He remarked that Gallipoti ! was 'sometimes said to be a iailure, but this was not totally the truth. He described the origin of the term, ! "Anzac." and the principal engagements, including the fighting on Chuniik Bair, where his own mounted j troops (as infantry) held on in spite ol' ' <rrcat odds. Gallipoli was not a tactical success, but that it was a great strategical victory was undoubted. The Turks not only lost 200,000 men on the PeninMila. but the very flower of their army was .retained thera whentheir picked troops might liare turned the scale in France. lie was impressed with the never-failing cboerfuinesss of the Australian and New Zealand troops, oven under the severest conditions. A finer body of jjkii physical iy never fought .anywhere else. While lie thought that for ten years there might.bo peace in the Pacific, ono could not be certain, and New Zealanders

should be prepared to defend _ their country. Sound physical training in time ot' peace was essential. The pipe band played a lament, and "Tho Last Post." sounded by Bugler Baker, concluded the service.

ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, WOOLSTON.

A memorial service was held at St. j John's Anglican Church, Woolston, at j 9.30 a.m. on Anzae Day, and the local interest in the anniversary was shown by the large congregation that filled the church. Tho service was impressive.. A large number of wreaths were placed on a flag-covered tahle before the altar,; or were hung belong the roll of honour memorial tablets on the walls. The wreaths afterwards wero added to the collection at the .Tellieoe Hall. The Recessional and "O, Valiant Hearts," were sung as hymns, the names of the local men who fell were recited, and before the Blessing. Bugler John Turner played the "Last Post," The organist (Mr L. Saunders) played Chopin's Marche Funebre at the eldlse of the service. An address on "Traditions" was given by the Rev. H. 0. Hanby. BELFAST. Aii7,ae Day was observed in Belfast by the holding of a combined service in Sheldon Park at 10 a.m., which was ■well attended by residents of tho district and a good mufcter of local returned An apology was received from Rev. J. Biekerstaff, who, owing to ill-health, was unriblc to be present. Mr Tennent took Mr Bicker.staff 's place, and lie and the Rev. G. B. Nanson carried out the service. The order of service was as follows: Hymn, "God of Our Fathers": prayer, Mr Tennent: portion of Sciipture, Nanson; hymn, I 'The Nameless address. Rev, Mr Nanson; solo, "Abide with Me," Mrs R. P. Hall; address, Mr Tennent; hyh'in, ''o God, o;iv Help"; presenting wreauis, returned soldiers, . Messrs U- G. and S. Anderson and C. I'otlcn; private wreaths; "Last .Post, ,r Bugler \V. G. Brown; Benediction'by Rev. G. Nanson; National Anthem.

RANGIORA. Anzac Day was fittingly observed at Rangiofa on Saturday. The day was fine, and a large crpwd of country people came into town and toolj part in the proceedings. '.flic arrangements, Which werein the hands of the Returned Soldiers' Association, were admirably carried out. The programme was practically the same as in previous years. A procession was formed up-at the Drill ITall, with the returned soldiers in the lead, under Lieutenant J. Horrcll, followed bv the Rangiora Brass Band under Bandmaster R. Simpson, territorials under Lieutenant W. Smith, the Mayor, Mr W. A. Rowse, and Borough Councillors and County Councillors, the Rangiora Fire Brigade under Superintendent C. W. Tyler, the Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist Church choirs, and members of Friendly Societies. The procession marched to the fallen soldiers' memorial in High street, where a halt was made and the wreaths were placed on the memorial, the "LaSt Post" being sounded by Messrs R. Simpson, H; Oates, and R. Simpson, jun. The procession proceeded up High street, down Perceval BtTeet to Victoria Park, where a special memorial service w;|s held. The procession... which was a very lengthy one, was carried out under the supervision of Mr W. R. Piko, secretary to the Returned Soldiers'-As-sociation. At the close of the service, several of the wreaths were removed from the lliemorial and taken to the respective churches, where short services were held and the wreaths placed on the Honours Board.

Besides several private wreaths, wreaths were placed on the memorial by the Bangiora branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association, officers and men of No. 8 Platoon, Ist Canterbury Regiment, Bangiora Borough Council, Bangiora County Council, Bangiora Volunteer Fire Brigade, Rangiora Oddfellows-' Lodge, Bangiora Brass Band, members of the Presbyterian Church, and members of the Methodist Church. The memorial service, which was very largely atteild6d, was in charge of the Rev. J. F. Feron, the proceedings being opened bv the singing, of tlio National Anthem, followed by several hymns, si Scripture chapter by the Bcv. H. Ault (curate), and prayer by Ensign Whitley (Salvation. Army). Before the address, Bifleman B. C. Thompson as a solo, "Nearer, My (3od, to Thee," Miss Cassidy playing tho accompaniment.

The address" was givCn by the Rev. C. Blair, Methodist, in which th 6 speaker said this, was one of the great days in the' Dominion's national history. They had assembled to honour " the memory of those who endured hardness, faced the foe, and, were valiant in death. He would suggest that on this inemoiial clay they should take.to themselves these words: "Duty is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in Yill things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to dp less." The soldier dead were to be honoured by keeping fresh the memory of their sacrifice. Perhaps it was true that they were not all inspired by the highest motiyes when they answered the call to arms. Some went to the war out of a Sheer love of adveuture, others to win the bubblO reputation at the canuon's mouth, others by the pressure of public sentiment. But whatever incentive moved them, the fact remained, they made the greatest sacrifice possible to mortal man. War was a'gruesome tiling, but at the heart of it there .might be a spark of knight errantry. A na|ion was saved by its ideals, and so the soldier dead were honoured by maintaining and perpetuating the ideals by which they were inspired. It was never easy to keep the heights that had been won*. After every upward movement there was a strong tendency to relapse. One of the dangers was a e;o].<iior;'ia!ised patriotism. The greatest hc.'ioiir that could be paid the fiend coMicrs was to endeavour to make such sacrifice as they had made unnecessary and impossible. The fighting spirit should be sacrificed and turned to higher uses in fighting the bloodless battles against error, superstition, and wrongs. At the close of the service, the "Last Post" was again sounded, and the Benediction was pronounced by th 6 Rev. J. F. Feron. A collection was take,i up at the gates in aid of blind soldiers' funds.

KAIAPOI. A close holiday was observed at Ksiiapoi on Saturday in commemoration of Anzac Day. In the morning a combined memorial service under the auspices of the Kaiapoi Returned Soldiers' Association was held at the war memorial site in Raven street. About 11 a.m. a procession formed up at the Drill Hall, headed by the Kaiapoi Brass Band, followed by members of the Returned Soldiers' Association, territorials, the Mayor and members of the Kaiapoi Borough Council, and proceeded to the memorial. The service, which was largely attended, commenced with the hymn, 'JO God, Our Help," followed by a prayer of invocation by the Rev. W. E. Slade (Methodist), and the reading of the 18th Psalm by the Rev, G. K. Aitkeu (Presbyterian). After the hvmn, "Onward, Christian Soldiers," a prayer was offered by the Rev. ,T. T. Paddison (Anglican), this being followed by the

TIMARU COMMEMORATION SERVICE.

Lvmn, "Rock of Ages," and an impressive address by Staff-Captain A.M. Perry (Salvation Army) on the "Significance of Anz&c Day." After the hymn, "Lest Wo Forget," tho Benediciion was pronounced, the service eoneluding with the sounding of the "Last Post" by Bugler W. B. Lintott and the Singing of tho National Anthetti. At the conclusion of the service many beautiful wreaths wore placed at the foot of tho memorial.

Some two thousand people attended the Anzae Day commemoration service held in King George's place,- Timaru, on Saturday afternoon. Officers of the reserve and retired list and South African war veterans, returned soldiors, Territorial units, and the South Canterbury Battalion 's Band and Timaru Pipe Band wfre on parade. A tiring party was supplied bv G Squadfon, Ist N.Z.M.R. Tho "Rev. A. C. I.awry, president of the Timaru Ministers' Association, acted as chairman, and with him on the platform were the Revs. G. V. Gerard and T. Stinson, the Mayor (Mr G. J. Wallace), Mr P. J. liolleston, M.P., Mr W. D. CumpbelT (president- of the Sonth Canterbury branch of the South African Veterans' Association), Mr R. B. Bell, atid Captain A. N. Oakey (vicepresidents of the South Canterbury U.S.A.). After the Service an address was given by Mr W. D. Campbell, who exprossed appreciation of tho opportunity given to the South African Veterans' Association to do hondUr, oven llioro fully than had been possible in past years, to that gallant company who had landed on Anzac beach ten years before. He went on to say that it waa not to be expected that after such a catastrophe as had overtaken the world in 1914, a speedy return could be made to the normal. He was, however,*one of those who bcacved that in time the nations of the world would regain their former prosperity and live in peace and amity. The late war had,not been entirely futile. For instance, Germany, which until the end of 1918 had been under tho rule of a tyrant, had at one stroke become a democracy. Thus tho war had done for Germany what had taken our own country centtiries to achieve. It could notbc cxpocted that the millennium would come all at once, but the people of the trorld Should work and hope fbr it, and Should do all in their power to support such movements for world pcaco as the League of Nations. At the same time the British people should- keep them- ' solves prepared to resist any attempt at aggression, and be ready to take up arms again*, should the necessity arise. The work of our men through the years of the Great War would'be felt, and would have its effect upon human affairs hundreds of years henc6. That was their greatest" monument: that their deeds should live in the hearts of men long after the stone monuments erected to thfcir memory had crumbled to dust. To the retutrned soldiers he would say: "We shall hold you in grateful remembrance as long as we live." The speaker concluded by quoting Newbolt's lines, "The legend's writ, The frontier grave is far awdy." The playing of the "Dead March," the firing of volleys, the- sdunding of "The Lftst Post," and the National Anthem concluded an impressive service.

ASHBURTON. MEMORIAL QATES OPENED. The weather was dull in Ashburton for tAnzac Day, which was observed b.v a series of services, tl)0 first of which was conducted at the South African Memorial in Baring square, in the presence of a fair attendance. The next service was held at' thp Beturned Soldiers' graves in; the cemetery, whbro there was an even larger gathering. Appropriate Scriptures were read by tho Bevs. 0. S. Matthews and T. W. Bealie respectively, and . hymns were sung at each.sfervice, accompanied by the Salvation Army Band. A large number of wreaths, some from pubha bodies,, and some from private individuals, including one from the NGw Zealanders in Malaya, Singapore, were laid at the base of the memorial and around the flagstaff at the Cemetery. About POO pciplp attended tlia ?cr'vice .which was hold at the Domaiu in the afternoon, the gathering boinj presided Over by the Bev. W. Marshall.' An opening address was given by the Mayor (Mr B. Galbraith),. during whicli he said that thos.j who *iw our soas go out to stand in the deadly breach, coulil, not let lightly pass ,the day of dedication to their memory. Anzac Day was the sybol of our place iu the great family of British Nations, and it revealed to the world the real character of tho men and wom'ert of this far distant butpost of the Empiro, together 7 with their great love and affection for the Mother Country, They did not wish to make Anzac Day a morbid commemoration, but a' real uplifting of the heart ill gratitude for what our boys had done, for the splendid legacy of service and self-sacrifice which they left to future generations. The Bev. A. G. Irvine, who was the principal speaker, rpferred to the day as tho greatest in the history of the country and outlined the foundation which the pioneers had laid and the cohsequent results since they landed in the Dominion about 70 years ago. It was the sons if -thoso pioneers who, ten years ago, had embarked as soldiers'of the Empire to assist the land of their | fathers. He described the landing at Gallipoli and.referred to the evacuation as one of tho great military episodes in our national history. From unseen I battlements, their comrades to-day bid them thank God and be of good cheer. In conclusion, the speaker stated that it would be of little use merely to indulge in sentiment and erect monuments to the soldiers' memory were they to forget I the future.

A number of appropriate hymns were sung and portions of the Scripture read. At the conclusion oil the Bervice the First Canterbury Mounted Rifle Band played the Dead in "Saul" and t he proceedings closed with' the National Anthem,' There were a largo number of Returned Soldiers present.

Hampstead Memorial Gates. The ceremony in connexion with the opening of the Hampstead Memorial Gates and the unveiling, of the war memorial tablet was held during the afternoon before a large attendance. Proceedings opened with a hymn, accompanied by the First Canterbury Mounted Bifle Band.

In declaring the gates open and the tablet unveiled in the name of the people of Hampstead, the Bev. J. F. Wiseman said that it was the 10th anniversary of Anzae—a name which would go down in history. He could not think of the number of men who went to the Great War without being reminded of the sacrifice which had resulted. Of the New Zealand men who went to the war nearly 7000 returned permanently , injured, while a further 7700 were classed as'temporarily disabled. A great many had paid the supremo sacrifice, while a greater number had been badly afflicted. In speaking of these he did not forget the men who had been fortunate enough to return without injury. Any keeping of Anzae Day was of little value unless the deeper things were to be found in their hearts.

After the gates had been opened wreaths from the Ashburtoa Borough Council, the K.S.A., and the County War Belief Fund were placed on the memorial and the ceremony closed with the singing of the National Anthem.

SALVATION ARMY SSRVinBtM A united memorial service by 1200 people was conducted in the SntjH on Auzac- Night by Ensign Gill In»jH All the suburban corps bands JH playing under the "baton of Divisj 9R Bandmaster J. Taylor, several i T jH numbers and the "Garland of FUwtrlß Tho Sydenham and City Songster tJH gades gave vocal selections darin* tIB service. Addresses were delivered fl Commandants Lord and H. Ensign Fraser and Tong. £*<. h aented various sections of the "Tuli hi M Army. At the close of the wHtiH Bugler L. May field sounded "ThtT-SB Last night nt the various Am* wJB special services were conducted ''t tS respective officers. The prißeipaijSjH vice was conducted in the square Citadel, when Knsign Gill TirftPfP who is an ex-naval man and rfcap£i*'dS the land forces, gave a vcrr addrpss, bringing back the meaerierfß the men who ten years ago JStt greatest price. He made * strong .ttfHj for patience. tolerance and for tin- men who lived with ns wrecked in body, and some in astfnß through the awful hell they had ptgwß' through during the long period liess. He claimed that & CorotaflwHl or people that merely contented i&WIV selves with preparing fine speeches for special occasions tho present and did not make an' )£§»■ attempt, to do something tho men who to-day needed net kmeh mental speech or touch, but the of kindness and practical tjanflmft were not worthy of the great made for them on Gallipolt Flanders by the Anzacs. ,»-SK Tlic Citadel was decorated, Mi the drapings the word Anzae stMj isK in bold relief. s|l During the service the Silver played "The Garland of FtomiU'juS the' Songsters sang "Rock of to Bath Abbv. Major A. assisted in the service. -.JHt

THE SYNAGOGUE. jS Auzac Bay services were held Synagogue on Saturday. The Xtr,n Schloss officiated. After the the prayer for tho Royal sermon was delivered. Taking )«3h from tho Inst chapter of preacher compared the propheoytSmHh in contained with the stirring ||h of the Anzacs. More than any wW race of people tho Jews were i&daHV to thu Australian and New Ztwflv troops for th«?ir heroism which assisted in giving IMHWI the opportunity of r«a{SHB their ideals in Palestu*l|HV which country many tbt&guß of their homeless brethren. the British Government, wwIMP turning. He strongly necessity of keeping Ansae Dfy_ttl|Hl Statutes as a permanent instftmHßj for nob only did it act- as upon the material occtipat day life, when the ereat sacrilcßpMMßi fornvr days were likelv to litnH ten, but it would be a lesson generations that their though thousands of miles Mother Country, yet were imbij||||jfflE the same ideals, and gave of wNgnX as freely as those who wens seat of war. The preacher cofifiH&f his address by a memorial pri|||||jgß

PUBLIC OBSERVANCESan SUMNER. jjW . The annual citizens' memorial ttraH was held on Aiizac Dmjr in the Tj||H| Hall, Sumner. The building ed, those present including the<«iflH and councillors, and the Bev. IxJShBB Powell (Anglican), Bev. Pre'sbytenian), Rev. W. J. VwMHB and Rev. G. B. Peterson (MethaHßH Mr W. 11. Nicholson, the dressed the gathering, and was sure there was ao one prt3aKM»3 had not cause to keep the poignant memory. Pfrhaoa'' MBMBB course of time it would be fmH 6ven tlic Groat War had brea of some groat blessing. To-dM|B|H met in thankfulness to God, »raH memory's proud tribute. ThoidflHs mental impression after the wioHH that of truo patriotism and loyalty to our faith; loyalty fIHH selves and others, and loyalty flag. In these' days of God's greatest gift was the certain knowledge that true aajraHH ing happiness could only b« through broad, liberal-mutded atjlSfl selfish service to our this spirit, certainly, did our brajflH throughout the war. The " mjnH| sacrifice they made was a chattj,|Mgjß us to live and to bring np our so to live that all might be the great price paid. . \fff|^B The hymn "O Valiant then sung, the Ber. W. J. lowing with a prayer. "God tiu||iaH9 potent " was sung, and the Peterson read Psalm 66. lowed by "The .Long Day OHM sung by Messrs Bevcridge, son, and Tuthill. The Bev. W. MeAra addretteflH assemblage, taking for ha'tcMMß words "Stand Fast in the Unless the word liberty and limited, it was the word echoed through space,' MjjgßßH The cause of all sorrow and . was sin. Neither men nor imWMH get rid of sin until the vealed by the Godhead. la|mS9H great world Power, led materialists and militarists, an erratic-minded man, who ilijMMjffia govern the whole world. hearted men of the Empire, fast in the liberty," entera'fflHßgfl Great War. Liberty had the great foe at tremendous their pleasure-loving, theirsjj9HMß|| breaking, their gambling, and'jßHsHffiglj morality, were the people of fiHSfflßg ing credit. to the purchased by the war? '

a After "O God Our Past," a. further addres3 the liev. E. C. W. Powetlfeffi?siMßß pared the treatment of that given to Good Fri trastcd the Government ning trains on Good close-observation of of national mourning. After the singing cessional," Bugler A. "The Last Post," MJ-tyWfHfflßß was pronounced. ' Before the citizens' ser**^ ; *.lßMß number of beantifnl ed at the Borough Council*! The Yen. Archdeacon P. conducted the service at AH Church, Sumner, on Anzae which there was a large Special music was sung by The hymns were heartily the congregation. Mrs E. sang "0 Yaliant Hearts," Marian "Woodhouse sang Green Hill." The choir anthem "Peace, Perfect Mr H. M. Don sounded jj^B Post." In the evening there large congregation to bear recital given by Dr. Crooke, aiylgHMj the offertories wctc for St. Guild. A solo, "Abide With *wij|W was given by Mrs Aiken, and Bj C. W. Powell sang "Thy Mine, O Lord." Two h'yaaa wMH sung, and the programme of the was as • - follows:— Overture, *'{gg|llg son" (Handel), "If With Ul HBB Hearts" (Mendelssohn). '' Flaiubeaux " (Guilmant), "MmH tion" (Caise), Andante in A Prelude and Fugue (Bach), HsIIImBH

OTHER PLACES. P§pS ASSOCIATION TILZGBAMS./ iflgßd.—The Chief Anzac Day :^| on in Auckland was the scrTovrn Hall, when addresses Wen by Archbishop Averill and WL (Methodist). The Governor-ffj-was present. There was a WLuio of ex-soldiers, and the j|£ outside the Town Hall was Sffcigh with -wreaths. The memorise! et King's College was dedi-S-$v y 'Arehbishop Averill on Saturtonsecrated yesterday, iijttani.—Anzac Day was celcbratfebeantifnl weather. A largdvILfled religious service was held in Gardens in the afternoon. This by the unveiling of a - nrial in Montoa Gardens, erected C of the Maoris from the Set who laid down their lives m flreat War. The ceremony was impressive. The unveiling was Inned hy Sir Maui Pomare. Tho fir takes the form of a high 2, of ghellrock, surmounted by the of a Maori soldier. At the Corners of the base is a receptacle " oing soil from the various battlc-

Danedin.— Anzac Day was observed m with befitting solemnity, mcmori services being held throughout the h ind suburban churches. The djiict Lblv of tho day was the Kctunied jw Association service, held in ?of the Exhibition buildings The ,;ious ceremonies were favoured with t weather. Ellington.—Large gatherings atvied the Anzac Day commemoration It/'es. Special services took place ' -,ie different, schools and colleges, ' a great children's memorial scr>was conducted by Canon Feildcn or at the cenotaph, outside Parlia,t "rounds. The arrangements for • service were admirably carried out the Women's Notional Reserve, and .j- Girls' Club, with the co-operation {tho Wellington R.S.A., the Education M#Td, and Headmasters' Association, jere was a very large attendance of iildren and the general public, the jittfld around the cenotaph being j»irded. The windows and balconies, ud ift,so«e cases tho roofs of buildto overlooking the spot were occupied ? interested spectators. Big audioes attended the afternoon services I the Town Hall and Grand Opera iiiiise. The memorial address at the feOtaph was delivered by Adjutant hyes, of the Salvation Army, at the bWn Hall by Canon Feilden Taylor, id At the Opera House by the Rev. A. I K. Pry. Sir James the pot* B. F. Bollard represented the Govmment at the cenotaph service, and | behalf of tho Ministry they laid a taKjMine' wreath at the foot of the Enotaph base, which was surrounded Hth many most beautiful floral tributes. Sir Francis Bell, Acting-Prime Sinister, represented tho Government it the Opera House service, and ;u' Hcaton Rhodes at the Town Hall.

AT THE SANATORIUM. A commemoration service for fallen jjfliers of tho Great War was held at tipper Sanatorium on Saturday tyrning. -. Tho seivice was largely atMided by members of the staff and iWJjv returned soldiers undergoing SSyitTit in the Sanatorium. The Rev. tW- Norris, vicar of St. Augustine's, Cislynero, conducted the service.

IN LONDON,

&TERANS FOREGATHER.

MESSAGES TO DOMINION.

|pf CABtt —miS ASSOCIATION—COPTMOHT.) (AOSTBALIAS AND S.Z. CA*L» ASSOCIATION.)

(Received April 26th, 5.5 p.m.)

LONDON, April 25. Sir William Birdwood presided at a inhftr attended by forty Anzaes at the jstel Victoria to Commemorate Anzac k

toast of ' 'Absent Comrades " was

Sapurcd in silence, ifrhe chairman read a telegram from Sr.'lto Hamilton conveying affectiontte greetings, also greetings from uiiaes in the Indian Army.

g;Bit William Birdwood said he would w, delighted to convey greetings to the

I jttth Division at the latter's dinner toi itntir,: It was that Division which : fast showed tho Anzacs what the British soldier really was. He was" surprised : tkat one Australian State tabooed Anzac tbtttTwce "because it maintained the •pint of militarism. I send Anzac pwttogs to that State, the same as to foe Test of Australia, but I would point oat that nobody need fear it is fostern&tie spirit of militarism. Rather thtjr.Jhould feel grateful that their comrtdw proved themselves the men they jn that spirit we wish to seo ■ observed. It is tho biggest -toy history. Australia 1 the anniversary of Cook's Anzac Day signalised Austolji&Btepping into nationhood." Sfeikerß pointed out the paradox that Sir fffllUm Birdwood was a Field Mar- ' the British Army List, but only *fCa»r*l in the Australian list. Blt<William Birdwood, in a message to.Kiew Zealand, sends: • "Hoartiest PHjfifcgs to the Government and people, tjaffw to-day the memory of fallen tttorideji is very vividly with us. They ffjW be forgotten by who, by returned to our home "Poll. " My sympathies and sincere Mts go out to the people of New in their anxiety concerning the JfoJaof their great Prime Minister." Sir' Alexander Godley requested Sir p Allen to transmit Anzac grcetVJSfc'to tKe New Zealand Expeditionary also concern at Mr Massey's illwerc remarkable scenes at the in Whitehall, where the High iJJtettlssijmera had to struggle through owifd in order to placo wreaths oi lbn >wiM>^ on 0 f Anzae Day. i of men and women ft - *"" ad Wales, who had arrived to attend the Cup final, tball colours, ranged both > road. All were reverent xmtrasting with their prefcy and excitement while through the streets in and on foot. They dotted red hats and a sudden : The ceaee fir© of rattles shing of clamorous voices npressive than an organised » of respect. The crowd io morning with, bunches of idine scores of buttonholes mlsively from coat lapels, laying them at the foot of rice in St. Clement Danes, singing of "Jesu, Lover of ex-Service men placed hp war shrine, after which hymn, "Father. King lmis sung, followed , by the With Me." and the swindle. Last Post." The ccrcjded with the playing of Funeral March" by the c.'service at 6t. ■ Clement the Straws was attended

by a number of ox-members of the Australian and New Zeflland forces. Sir Joseph Cook end .Sir James Allen were present. The ex-soldiers paraded m front of the war shrine, where wreaths wore laid on behalf of Australia and New Zealand.

riLGRIMAGE TO GRAVES

(bt cable--rnrss assotatto?;—corniiGHT.) (REUTES-'S TELEGRAMS.) (Received April 26th. 12.10 a.m.) LONDON, April 26. ,Afc tho proeosioii through the Anzac graves at "Walton-on-Thames, Sir James_Allen, who was accompanied by tho New Zealand commanders. General Sir Andrew Ru&sell and General J'r I'.. Cliayt-nr, thanked the people of Walton for their care of the graves, and tho kindness shown to New Zoaland boys in England, which was remembered with great thankfulness by the mothers and peonle of New Zealand.

IN THE COMMONWEALTH

fry CABr.V.—PP.KBS ASSOCUTIOK—COPTr.tCIIT ) (AUSTRALIA;; AND >7.Z. ('ABLR ASSOCIATION.)

(Received April 25Mi. 5.5 p.m.)

SYDNEY, April .2.1

Anzac Day was celebrated throughout the Commonwealth as a day of solemn remembrance. Tlic weather in Sydney was fine but dull. The city was •very quiet, more "like a Sunday than a public holiday. All races and most sports meetings wore postponed 1o enable the day to be observed with due solemnity. All public buildings displayed flags at half-mast. Special services were held in all suburbs. The day was marked in the city bv a procession of the remnants of regiments which participated in tho Great "War through' the streets to the Town Hall, where a memorial service wa* held. CEREMONY IN SHANGHAI. (renter's T*LTr,IAUf..) (Received April 27lJj, 11.5 p.m.) PEKING, April 25. In the presence of forty Australians this morning. Surgeon-Captain "\¥. .K. O'llara and Captain A. "W. Cook, who wove on Gallipoli, laid an Anzac wreath on the war memorial monument in the Bund at Shanghai. The scene was a picturesque ono as tho mixed river traffic and the queor medley of rushing vehicles passing closely alongside slowed down whilo the little band paid homage to the dead.

THE KING'S MESSAGE.

NEW ZEALAND'S REPLY

(fbkss association tslzobav.)

AUCKLAND, April 26.

The Governor-General sent the following telegram to his Majesty the King in Teply to his Majesty's Anzac Day message:—

Your Majesty's gracious message is deeply and gratefully appreciated by the Government and the people of New Zealand, 'jvho are touched by the continued consideration evinced by your Majesty in sympathy with their feelings on Anzac Day. They desire to take this opportunity of expressing their unswerving allegiance to your Majosty, and their earnest hope that the solemn commemoration held throughout the Dominion on this day will keep alive in generations yet to come the tradition of loyalty and devotion to Throne and Empire for which their fathers willingly gave their lives.

WAR MEMORIALS.

ANZAC DAY CEREMONIES.

HEATHCOTE.

At Heathcote, tie War Memorial was unveiled by Lieut.-Col. F. Symoris, C.M.G., D.5.0., at 10.15 a.m. on Saturday, in the presence of a large gathering of residents. A simple gray marble column, surmounted on a concrete base, Las been erected in memory of the 21 men .from th<j Valley,, who laid down their lives in the Great War for their King and country. Where the Bridle Path road crosses the top of the two forked streets, which lead from the railway station, it stands, dwarfed by the hills which surround it. Boldly inscribed on the northern side of the column aro these words: "To the memory of thos« who died in the Great War, 1914-1919," and on the east and the west sides ar© the following names of' the soldiers who died in action: —J. Lowe, W. E. Parker, S. Reed, E .Rliind, H. Rhind, L. Reid, R. Weir, K. Weir, * J. H l . Wetherall, G. Wetherall, R. Anson, I. Adam son, F. V. Adamson, H. Bunnell,.C. Beftzlev, R. "Cog.e, J. Cogle, W. Evans, J. Harvey, W. Illingworth, and F. Jackson. After the- religious dedication service the mourners filed around the column ana deposited wreaths and floral tributes on the steps. The singing of "0 God our Help" by a combined choir commenced the service; then followed a prayer in commemoration of .the fallen, which was led bv tho Rev. S. Parr, M.C. Introductory remarks were then made by Mr J. McCombs. M.P., in the absence of Mr P. Shand, who is chairman of the Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Committee, Mr McCombs referred to the splendid site chosen for the erection of the memorial. Hie understood that some trouble had been experienced m obtaining a sit® and that Mr J. Booth, a well-known man in the district, had given a corner of his land on which to raise the column. It had been erecteu, ho said, in honour of the 21 younj; men who went away from "this sunny Talley to fight for the safety of . the Dominion," and who took part in the greatest of all wars. Memorials of stone could be built and raised up in their honour, but lie greatest thing we could ever do was to "dedicate our lives to tbe ideals for which they had fought and died." Before he unveiled the memorial, LieufcXJol. Symons said that being one of the men who had served in the war, he felt it a privilege to take part in the dedication service, which was m honour of the dead; those who had died fighting "over there." Ho congratulated tho members of tho committee for having the column ready for unveiling on that day, because it was TC ry fitting. It was on that day a few before, that tho soldiers or \ew "Zealand had received their "babtism of fire on Gaiiipoli." Men from the Valley had made the supreme sacrifice then, and to-day they slept in craves fa r away. But, he said, the craves in which th-Jy slept were cared for lovingly, and that, he thought, might mean a good dea][ to the people hero. In the Old World, during the war-time, when he was about in the

different countries there, people ci.uld not say enough or the New Zeulrnd soldiers. They praised them :i::d their work, and he'believed that, it- wai a!L because the New Ztalanckrs had been determined not to let down the country they loved so dearly. The Union jack was then slipped off the column, inveihug it, and revealing the names of the. fallen. The- hymn "0 Valiant Hearts'' was then and followed hy prayer. "Honour the dead, but do not forget the living." was the message Major S. *C. P. Nichols. D.5.0.. gave the people. We said that as an old boy of the Valley, he was pleased to lie present, for ho had known a member of those men whose names were now on the memorial column. Tney had died while other j had been wr muled and maimed for life; some were limbless. If those who were dead o.ould eomo hack, he said, tliev would ask us not to forget those who were alive, hut suffering from their wounds. "We must not always think of the dead, but we must think of the living.'' the Major concluded. "I count it a very great privilege to be here and add my tribute of respoct- to the dead."' said the Rev. Parr in addressing the patherine. He had met some of the "Vallev boys'' when a.t tho war, and. be said, they were well known for their work and their character. They wore a fine class or men and spoke well for tho Vallcv. Deep into the hearts of tho residents of the Heathcote Valley, said the Rev. W. H. Spiers, who also delivered * brief address, the names of the 21 glorious dead had been oncraved a few years before. Now t>oy had boon engraved on stone so that tl* children, in the years to come, would sec, and, seeine. would remember. After the sounding of the Post, the Rev. Parr pronounced tne benediction, md the first verse of tho National Anthem was sung.

NEW BRIGHTON. Tlie foundation stone of the New Brighton Soldiers' Memorial was laid on the morning of Anzac Day. The memorial is to take the form of a cenotaph, thirty-feet high and it will be erected on the south side of tlie stadium on the Esplanade. It will t>c inscribed "To onr Honourablo Dead. Erected by the residents of New Brighton," and a ilood of light will illuminate the column at night. There was a large gathering of residents at the Stadium, and the New Brighton Municipal Band and Guards of .Honour of territorials and cadets were present. . The Mayor (Mr J. Gamble), who presided, said that it was fitting that this Wjis the first day fo-.* months that the children were alio Aad to congregate together. The monument was to be erected as an outward and visible sign of tho gratitude of New Brighton to tho men who answered the call of duty. He hoped the memorial would express that gratitude for many generations to come. He would say he was glad that the bor6ugh was raising a memorial, but that only feebly expressed what was iu his mind. He wished to thanK everybody who had contributed towards tlie cost of the column, which was really a memorial, for it did Dot serve one single utilitarian purpose. It was hoped that the Borough authorities would install a flood light to illuminate the cenotaph at night, to show that a constant interest was being taken in it. There were still war alarms in tho world, but the great hope of Anzac Day should be that war should cease, that the gentle arts should be practised, and that peace should prevail. After the singing of "0 God our Help in Ages Past." the Rev. C. I. Maclaverty prayed and the Rev. S. Young read from tho Scriptures. Tho stone was laid by Colonel R. Young, C.8., C.M.G., D.S.O, who said "To tho glory of God and in honour of tho men who laid down their l'ves in the Great War. I pronounce this stone to be well and truly laid." Colojiel Young said he esteemed it aj very greiit honour to be present. His association with Canterbury men. in the ] Great War, was a part of his servico j that he would always look on with great pride: He knew from his own experience that the New Brighton people took a great interest in their cadets, and he could imagine the sendoffs tho soldiers were given when they were going to the war. He felt tho soldiers would, that day, like tho people to think of them as they were when they went away. Anzac Day was the greatest occasion of the year to tho soldier, but. with tho passage of years the brightness of renown would fade. It wis necessary that the old storv should, be toll each Anzac Day, so that the ".ising generations would know what New Zealand went through in the war years. It was a day to remember the men who had laid down their lives, and those who were blinded and terribly injured. Tho second feeling was of pride in the service of New Zealand's sons. It was also a day on which resolutions should be made to do one's best for the Dominion, SO that it would approach the ideal for which tho soldiers had laid down their lives. Mr J. A. Flesher. Mayor of Christchurch, said that tho type of memorial was peculiarly apt. It symbolised the sacrifice of the men who went from NewBrighton to the Great War. In all, 186 men had gone from the borough, and 3d had never returned. Practically one out of every five had laid uown his life for, his country. His only hope was that tlie occasion would never be forgotten, and that great lessons would be from the days of the war period. Mr F. Hibblewhite, ex-Mayor of New Brighton, said it was wonderful how tbe'women folk had borne up when the boys went away. The boys and girls of "to-day had a great tradition to live up to, and a great example to follow. Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P. for New Brighton, said he wished to associate himself with the sorrow of the relatives of the men who had gone. To-day there was no difference of opinion; evervbodY was of ono mind, that the deeds of "the soldiers should be included in the annals of the race. At such a time one could not help thinking what a monster w.ir was. It struck at the voung manhood of the country, and thehope of everyone should be that the efforts of those working for peace should be successful, and that never again might tho young men of the country be called upon to mako a glorious hut terrible sacrifice. The Rev. F. T. Read, C.F., said tho closing prayer and benediction, and tho "Last Post" was sounded by a bugler. The Guard of Honour provided »y the New Brighton senior cadets was in charge of Captain A. P. Hopkins and Sgt.-Major E. Qwles.

TAI TAPU. Tho handsome Cenotaph -war memorial which has been erected at Tai Tapu was officially unveiled by Col. It. Young, O.C.j Southern Military Command, before a largo gathering yesterdav. The unveiling ceremony attracted a large number of residents from all parts of the district in tho vicinity of Tai Tapu and also several visitors from Christchurch. In general appearance tho memorial is similar to the famous Cenotaph in Lcndon. It is of- striking design and is situated on the river bank near the u>am traffic bridge, and clos® to tho intersection of the Lincoln, Akaroa. Christchurch, and Greenpark roads. It has been constructed er tirclv of "Charteris Bay white sandstone, with panels of marblo let in and containing tho various inscriptions. Just below tho sarcophagus at the

top of the lolumn arc the inscription?: 'The Great War 1914-lPip. P ro rattia.'' On the front panel is also the following inscription: "In grateful remembrance of the men ol the Tapu district who fell in the Great War. To them honour and g'oiy.

Then come the following names: A. Barnett, C". Glcnnie, J. Hawkins, 11. Holmes. J. Humphreys, Lowe. C. McDonald, D. Norway. F. Tage, L. Perymnn. L. IVbeck, S. "Wallace, and G. Wi'lan. ' ( Indcrneath are the line?: ""What matters death if freedom he notdead

Tiio total rost of the memorial was £€• so, all which has been paid. It ' s hoped to secure additional funds to place a dwarf stone wall between the site and the roadway in the near f l '* ture The designers were Messrs Brown and Trengrove and the contractors Messrs Silvester and Co.. both of. Christchurch.

On the rear panel, facing the river is: "'Lest we forget.' They iive in other lands that we may live _ in peace."' On separate panels Jet into the four sides of the base of the column arc tho names of the. fronts in which New Zcalanders saw service, i.e.. France. Palestine. Egypt. and Galjipoli. Two crosses several feet i" height are let in 011 cither side of toe memorial. 'Hie opening addiess- was delivered by Mr John Gilmout, chairman of the Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Commhtee. Mr Gilmour stated that they were gathered together that day to unveil a monument which had been erected in memory of the men who bad gone from the district and had died in the Great War. He apologised for the absence of the Ho;>. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, Minister of Defence, who was to have officially unveiled the mo/norial, but who had been detained in "Wellington on account of a severe cold. He also apologised for the absence of Lady Rhodes, who had also been unavoidably detained. Continuing, the speaker stat-ed that Sir Beaton bad taken a great interest in the men who had gone from the district to take part in the Great AYar. He had personally .attended many of the farewells which had been accorded them, and on one occasion he had bee.i present when five Tai Tapu men had been given a si ndoff. Four of them had paid the supreme sacrifice. Some of tho boys whose names were on the memorial had been educated at tho school nearby, and all had passed tho site where it was erected many times. Some of them had even assisted to beautify it. He onnuonced that there were tmee important factors ir: tho erection ft the ccnotapli. The first was that it had boon built of materials found in tho district—Charteris Bay sandstone; the second that it had been erected by local contractors —Messrs Silvester and Co., of Christchurch, and tho third that it was now frco of debt. The speaker then called upon Col. Young to officially unveil the memorial on Liehalf of the committee.

After the unveiling Col. Young stated that it would be a great disappointment to them nil that Sir HtatoiL Rhodes could not be present to unven tho memorial, and he felt Sure that Sir Heaton himself would feel considerable disappointment. It-was a great honour, he stated, for a soldier to be present at such a gathering as tho present, because a soldier had a firsthand knowledge of the discomforts and hardships which were a i>art of active service, and he knetf how bravely and unassumingly the men had gone over the top, and also how splendidly they had fought for their regiments, the Dominion, and tlie Empire, flic men who. had fallen, 110 considered, would wish us to think of them, not in any sorrowful way, but to .consider that they had gone out to do their jobs. He had been struck," lie said, by the tone of thankful pride which was endent at all the commemoration services held in the city 011 the previous day. It showed, and rightly so, that thesemen had been glad that they had been able to go and do their duty. The present memorial would serve as an inspiration to all who remained, and would remind them that if these men could go and do their duty in time of trouble those left behind couid also do it. He hoped it would stand for many years and that every Anzac Day they would gather round it and think of the men who had given their lives that those at homo might live in freedom.

Col. H. Stewart, president of the Christchurch branch of tho R..5.A., congratulated those responsible for the erection of the memorial and,on behalf of tho Association conveyed to tho relatives of the fallen the deepest --sympathy. He explained to. them the significance of Anzac Day, the of which signified the remembrance of New Zealand's real entrance into the war. The returned soldiers, he said, were very conscious of the honour done them, but tho paths which they had trodden had been found for them by the troops which had seen service in South Africa. Anzac Day stood not tm.lv for the things which had been done by our men in tho war. hut also for the display of public-spiritcdness bv the people of t-lie Dominion as a whole. For its sacrifices and efforts, New Zealand had received more than commensurate return, for its fighting men, had brought it into the sisterhood of nations. Despite the softening hand of time, ho said, a ceremony such as tho present contained a deal of pain for the relatives of the fallen, but it must also be a consolation for them to remember that of all deaths, that of a soldier fighting for his country was bv far the most glorious. He thought that the occasion should be one for pride that relatives should be privileged to give -of their best for New Zealand. The deaths of the men who had falleti should serve as an inspiration in the future should tlie time come —and who could say that it would not?—for other New Zealanders who might -be called or- to serve their country.

The Revs. C. L. Wilson, W. Laycock. and F. Robertson conducted the religious portion -of the service, at the conclusion of which the "Last Post' was Rounded, those present st-afidinc in silence. A number of beautiful wreaths were placed at the foot of the newly unveiled memorial by the following :—Residents of the District; Tai Tapu R.S.A-: Jones family, Otahuna: Peryman family ; Bawkin familv; A. and J. J. Lilian and family; Mr and Mrs R. Macartney and family; Miss Davis: lTumtuireys; Miss arr: Mr and Mrs H. A. Wheeler: Mrs E. Cossar: J. Mesenzi,-> and family ; W allaer; the Morgan family: M. and J. Wallace; Sir Heaton and Lady Rhodes; Tobcck family; Wallace family.

RICCARTON. There was a big congregation at St. James's Church, Riccarton, yesterday, when a tablet was unveiled in memorj of the following churchmen of the district who gave their lives in the Great War:—,!, rf. Aitken, A. D- Ashby 1«. G. Cooke, N. C. Harris, L. Hurrcll, PLowe, C. H. March, L. H. Parson, 0K. Ricketts, It, E. N. Schumacher, G. T. Schumacher and R. M. G. Tickell. The memorial is in the form of a i marble tablet with a siab at tho back. On tho tablet stands a white marble cross, which is a thank offering from soldieis from Sling Camp on Armistice Day. The Rev. H. N. Wright preached and took his sermon from Psalm 21, verse iv.: '"He asked life thee and I gave it him, a long life even for ever and ever." The preacher referred to the noble sacrifice made by those whom the*- were honouring, and extended deep sympathy to those friends and relativesof the fallen, who had only their memory to cherish.