ANZAC DAY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18675, 26 April 1926, Page 9

ANZAC DAY.

ELEVEN YEARS AGO. NEW ZEALAND REMEMBERS CELEBRATIONS IN CANTERBURY. Every year, on Anr.ac Day, the people of the Dominion remember tlie sacrifices that were made and tho lives that were laid down on that day when New ZeaI land soldiers shared in the groat adventure of the landing on Gallipoli. Yesterday was not a day of mourning, ' although for some there were sad memories of laughing boys and kind husbands and fathers, because the sadnoss was tempered by pride that they had not poured out in vain the red wino of youth and strength. In the church services, as in tho other functions of commemoration, the note struck was one of hopo and pride in tho sacrifice. The procession prior to tho service at tho King Edward Baracks was a most impressive spectacle, and the route was lined by thousands of people who had come out to pay tribute to the memory of tho fallen. ' Tho parade, which was under the command of Colonel Hugh Stewart and Captain Lascelles, fell in at Cranmer square at 1.45 p.m., and, headed by Colonel Muray Gard'ner, D.5.0., Officer Commanding Southern Command, with Colonel Thoms as his staff officer, marched to the Barracks via Chester street, Victoria street, Colombo street, and Cashel street. At the Bridge of Remembrance the parade halted for one minute while a wreath of laurel and red poppies from the R.S.A. was deposited. Those in mufti passed over the bridge with bared heads, and the units in uniform marched across at the salute. A gun-carriage, covered by the Union Jack, and bearing a digger's pervice hat, a knapsack, and side-arms, was in tho van of the procession, and it was flanked by the men of the firing party. The way was cleared by two mounted constables, and after the service the procession marched back to the Cathedral, where the wreaths were hung on frames at the west door. Prior to the prooession moving off. Captain Findlay, of the Wigram Aerodrome, flew low over Cranmer square and dropped a wreath in memory of men of the Eoyal Air Force. The procession assumed the following or der:—Woolston Band, gun-carriage, firing-party, wreath-bearers, disabled soldiers, old veterans, Municipal Band, Veterans' Association, Caledonian Society's Pipe Band, returned soldiers (Australian, New Zealand! and ex-Imperial), Linwood Salvation Army Band, Territorials and band, Cadets, Boy Scouts, and Girl Guides. The parade state was as under:— Officers. 0.8, Staff -. .. 6 14 Ist M.R. (C.Y.C.) .. 4 ' 200 9th Batt. N.Z.F.A. .. 4 150 10th Batt. N.Z.F.A. ..2 150 16th Batt. N.Z.F.A. .. 4 153. N.Z. Engineers ..8 110 N.Z. Corps Signal .. 5 60 Ist Batt. 0.8. .., .. 8 270 N.Z.A.S. Corps .. .. 2 80 . N.Z. M. Corps ... 3 05 A. and B. Oom. lab Batt. (Christ's College) .. 6 200 0 and D. Com., Ist Batt. Boys' High School) .. 12 508 A. and D. Com. 3rd Batt. (Technical College) ... 12 860 B. Corn., 3rd Batt. ("St. Andrew's College) .. 4 140 C Com., 3rd Batt. (W.C.D.H. School) ..2 100 4th (C) Batt. C.B. (Night Parading Cadets) ... 17 1700 99 4400 BARRACKS FILLED. CITIZENS' MEMORIAL SERVICE. Five thousand people filled the Barracks to capacity when the citizens' united memorial service waa held yesterday afternoon. As the wreaths were brought and laid around the dais, Derry's Military Band played Boyer's funeral march, "Garland of Flowers. The hymn, ''o Valiant Hearts," wa» sung by the massed choirs and hugo congregation, with the band playing the accompaniment. Oanon W. S. Bean offered up a. prayer in commemoration of the fallen, and afterwards the Lord's Prayer was" repeated. In Remembrance. The Mayor (the Rev. J. K. Archer), in his opening remarks, said: "Students of Scripture frequently find that when they are face to face with an important event, a Bible sentence or verse, more or less appropriate to tho occasion, flashes into their mind. The other day, as I was contemplating this service, a few words of our Lord's spontaneously came to me. They were: 'This do in remembrance of Me.' Obviously our Lord recognised that the human memory needs to be reinforced. Forgetfulness is a common, if not a universal, failing. ' Not only do we forget experiences which do not deeply impress us when they happen; but, in the course of time we, in some measure at least, forget experiences which, when they occurred: made an apparently indelible impression upon us. In some, instances forgetfulness is a gain. In others it is a loss, and, indeed, a crime. An Old Testament illustration of the latter is found in the familiar story of Joseph and Pharaoh's chief butler. An impressive New Testament illustration is found in the case of our Lord It would have beeu a blunder, an incalculable loss, if He had been forgotten. Yet He knew that forgetfulness of Him was a possibility, and He established His Supper that the possibility should not becofne an actuality. This service is intended, among other things, to be a memory reviver , and strengthened As the years pass by wc are apt to forget some things concerning the war which ought to bo remembered—the influences wnicb caused the war, and will cause its repetition nnless checked; the price in money, blood, international friendship, and world-progress whioh the war cost;. the heroisms and sacrifices and sufferings of tho men and women who represented us at the war; the permanent obligations which we are under to the men 1 f"** women who returned from wv J

mora or less unfitted for civil areata tiona. us accept this serrioe us Stimulus to memory, even as we accept the Saorament which our Lord iute? luted in tho Upper Room at Jerusalem when He said, "This do in remembrance of Mo.'" The lesson, verses 1-10 of chapter xk. of the Gospel according to St. John, was read by his Lordship the Bishop lof Christchurch, Et. Rev. Campbell West-Wateon. Sir Edward Elgar's chorus, "With Proud Thanksgiving," preceded the addrees. Mr Sidney Williamson conducting the combined choir, the accompanying music being played by the band. Heroic Dead. "Men and women, sons and daughters of tho livinc God," said the Hon. L. M. Isitt, M.C.C., "members of the world-wide family of the crucified awl risen Christ, we are gathered here today iu His name, and for what purpose P There are those who declare that we are hero to-day to glorify war. That is untrue. The man who has gone through that welter of blood, misery, and death, which is war; the man who. having lived in the economical conflict which has come as the aftermath of war—and who can speak of its glory, is an arrant fool. The same man regards war at best as a terrible necessity. He knows that it s>Tes nothing of real value to either victor or vanquished. To victor and vanquished alike it is a loss of wealth, men. and morals. He knows that war is always active, its influence always being exerted, fl modern Medusa, even when there is no active strife, turning its hideous visage on the people of the world — paralysing commerce, dispersing wealth and eveu worse, building up a terrible menace which scientists teu tie in coid blood may mean the absolute extinction of the race. Is there aught to glorify P "Who, that is here to-day—bereaved mothers, widowed wires, tneir arms empty and their hearts still aching—fatherless children, crippled soldier*— they need no Ansae Day to remind them of the horrors of war. War's penalty is pain day and night. War's aftermath loaves them no doubt about its awfulness." The Glorias of Peace. There were fewer men in the world to-day, the speaker continued, who wished for war. The world was warsick, and the nations asked for peace. Ther were here to glorify the self immolation and sacrifice of those who, for the sake of home, liberty, And the ones they loved, had straightway turned their backs on the pleasures, ambitions, and promises of youth, and confronted war with all its hideous horrors and sufferings. They had risked wounds, disease, death, and maiming, strangling self, and crucifying desire, that others might live. Here again we expressed our gratitude for the spirit manifested in the deeds of these men, and the perhaps greater spirit of their wives and others who had bade them go and do their duty. Yet he was there also, to glorify war—war right along the line, to the bitter end, wkr till every man worthy of it eould say, "I have fqught the good fight." War upon the evils of the day, that debased the race. There was nothing vorse than aentiment at such a time. Sentiment, filling up people with a false idea of their own welldoing, when there was no well-doing, there. Nothing was easier than to whip ourselves up into a fine feeling ovor tho heroism of the dead, and to feel, in doing so, that we were also heroic. If love for country was not sufficient to stir up men and women to live for tlioir oountry, for which so many had died, then it was worse than useless. With all tho energy and emphasis ho was capablo of, he wonld say that the only hope for a sin-sickened world—the only, thing which would cause harmony amongst the nations, and stop the class warfare in the land, was the living Christ. Christ, crucified and living, was standing in our midst, and only as we drew near to Him could we draw near to one another. If there were no hope in Christ's teaching, then there was no hopo at all. We might multiply our population, develop our resources, and quadruple our wealth, but all would minister to our speedier degradation, if we did not follow God ana righteousness. Heroism was . .not found only on the tinted battlefield, but in the humblest home, if men and women followed Clod's toAchingi. After the hymn, "The tameless Graves," had been sung, the hand played the Dead March in "Saul,!' the firing party advancing with reversed arms to the dais. Bs-Bergewt-Major F. Fox played the "Last Post," whilo the firing party stood with fixed bayonets, at the present.. "I know that My Bedoemer Liveth," sung by Madame Gower-Bnrns, brought a round of handclapping, despite the. .Mayor's request earlier in the proeeedings, that no applause should he given any of tM items. The service concluded with a prayer by the Rev. 0. A. Fraser, and "God Save the King," his Lordship tho Bishop pronouncing the Benediction. THE CATHEDRAL THE BISHOP'S BKRMOtf. A Choral Eucharist and Requiem for the Fallen was celebrated. the Cathedral in the morning. Lawrence Binyon's "For the Fallen," with Sir Edward Elgar's beautiful music, was sung by the choir, Dr. J. 0. Bradshaw being the organist. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Campbell "WestWateon was the preacher. An immense responsibility rested upon him, the Bishop said, in speaking on this-day of sorrow and glory. How might they, he asked, most fittingly and worthily remember those who had laid down their lives on the Calvary of Ansae, and who lay silent and still in their tomb across the sea? When the atone of that tomb waa railed away, many wondered whether there would be a resurrection to eqnal the agony of that Calvary. After the War, people had spoken of a new world, and had only realised, as, the years passed, that if they wanted a new world they would have to bring it into existence—that it would not rise of itself. What, then, was the fitting memorial to the men who had eoneP—-It was to seek to obtain peace that our children and our children's children should never have to face again that agony and loss i that the world might never again loee thousands of men who should have had their share in the shaping of national and international life. The world had been infinitely impoverished by those years of strife—loss which was irreparable. The League of Nations. In a students' debate at Home • vote had been taken on whether Xingland should pursue a policy of Irapp*ialism rather than support wholeheartedly tho Leaguo of Nation?. Toe voting had been 59 in favour of Imperialism and 170 against. There. »n on? of the richest and most historical f»f Universities, the students had esoressed their faith in the League of Nations as the better "&V of serunnu the world's peace. All sides now required Kaoe, and the question was a* to the st way of obtaining it. Some, wni that, being human, we should always have to face war, and otheis that lore

> » kind of apostasy io »Sbaoanto deinro war, "if V \W !2LeVep«» for t 1 # Ic, i £fiftvjeaxt the nations had Wfa U*t fifty jwi" disastrous Brtea, prepare for P®®®®not do worse than it was time to roll from the sepulchre and jSf'££s' Nations was rery ■v* vet only six years old, from it the deeds SjSffrwn institution. There had mehts, but there had #tKUificent achievement on •flirt must set our minds, rhose li-Jits had been caused mawfrgSJtho men and women who |®a on -and said that tho I«s«ue WWW ~.A- nf throwing Lately ious re- ; p InterthrOUgh a great nations rtissionStudent t A ht +? e l 0 those not a Be but to the Calvary IN*S. as held C, when rs. The impbell r - . , .e third Mark'B ijr the le said, Day at dense scarlet ig with le njen r their memorjid not in shyaland's t of a million ,ve one nras- no lose to » anniiw, the . These glory, 1 must ) serve ia'qii<Ssrection, it, of a ossible. e men I..aside »that .-again. > hands >n the rhether ' icniL Church, nonenseeiaily Boswho id'^New slkndtoo had struck God of I those s«i were le-Iter churol)), sisxviee, jatients fa* Cfeleted as s sang B v loted a Prwby■B9 and of his l" Mr, resa on pecially a relig,in the ighland church aoeT Mr R. anna in 1 being WON. "Day united held" at Sunday Sw?. s# grav

OBSERVANCE AT SUMNER,

Ansae Day was fittingly observed at Sumner, where a parade assembled at 10.15 a.m. Tho following mustered at Clifton Bridge: Territorials, under Lieut. Taylor; senior cadets, under Sergeant-Major FretweJl; Mayor and Councillors; representatives 01 committee and staff of tho Sumner District high School, the Presbyterian Church, ana the Life-Saving Society; tho Volunteer Fire Brigade; the VolunteerLifeboat Brigade, and the Girl Guides under the command oi Lieutenant Koswell. Headed by the Sumner Marine Band, the procession marched past the Peace Memorial lamps to the main lights, where a halt was called, and the parade saluted _ the memorial while a laurel wreath was placed above the tablet "Lest We Forget." Arriving at the Town Hall and Council Memorial Tablet, another halt was made and representatives of the various bodies laid down their wreaths while the parade again saluted. A large congregation of over three hundred people attended tho combined national service in the Town Hall where, after the singing of the National Anthem, the Mayor, Mr W. H. Nicholson, briefly addressed the gathering, and read the King's message to the people of New Zealand. He said they had met to pay a tribute of grateful memory to those who had purchased the assurance of peace aud security. He hoped the day would be observed for generations. The spiritual lessons were borne on them increasingly with the years, and the 725,000 grave's must 6ureJv bring home the folly and wickedness of war. He felt sure that the sword of destruction could be broken, and that in its place would be carried a cross of mutual forbearance, and international charity. True and lasting happiness could only be found through broad, liberal-minded, and unselfish service to our fellowmen. He then asked the Rev. G. R. Peterson to take charge of the proceedings. After the singing of "0 Valiant Hearts," prayer was offered, and the hymn, "God Bless our Nativo Land," sung. The Rev. A. L. Ash read a passage frojn the Scriptures, and a quartet consisting of Messrs Bcveridge, Hudson, J. H. Peek and Cooper sang "The Long Day Closes." Tlie address was given l>v the Rev. Wm. McAra, who chose as his text: "We have not been redeemed with corruptible things such as silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Christ." God could not make a bigger sacrifice for the well-being of the human family than He had done. We were grateful for the great sacrifice made in the Great War. We were grateful to-day to know that «o many noble men and women were prepared to make a sacrifice. After prayer by' the Rev. A. L. Ash. "God of Our Father's" was sung, and the service concluded with the Benediction, pronounced by the Rev. G. R. Peterson. . . All Saints' Church. !A special service was held yesterday morning at All Saints' Sumner, when the Rev. E. C. W. Powell preached to a large congregation. The Sumner Terrifcoriajs paraded under Lieutenant Taylor.' Special musio was played, ami at the end of the service -Miss Marian "Woodhonse sang "O Valiant Hearts." , Several wreaths were placed on the Roll of Honour, and the Territorials on ftlingi out came to attention,' and saluted the names inscribed thereon. Sumner HighSchooL The scholars and teachers of the Sumner District High School assembled at 9.30 a.m., and after saluting tho flag were briefly addressed by the ; "headmaster, Mr G. F. Allen. They .then formed in procession past the school Roll of Honour in the main corridor, where, a large number of wreaths, crosses and other floral emblems were placed below the names of the old scholars who fought and fell in the Great War. The impressive ceremony was witnessed by a number s of residents, and throughout the day a large number of residents paid a visit to the school. | HEW; BRIGHTON SERVICES, Hie commemoration of Ansae Day was fittingly obeerved at New Brighton yesterday by the municipal authorities in the various churches, and by tho Defence units, Boy Scouts, and Girl Guides. At 10 *.m. the Territorial platoon under Lieutenaab Cordner and the Senior Cadet Company, under Captain A. P. Hopkins, Lieutenant B. .Wafd, and Coy. Sergt.-Mjr. H. P. Hop/kins, and headed by the cadets' band,, marched to the Stadium. • There they met the local, trooop of Boy Scouts, under Scoutmasters G. W. Bishop and J. Soott, and the Girl Guides, under Lieutenant Nancy Pattrick. .. ~ 7 The . short service' commenced with. the hymn, "Lead, Kindly Light," the singing being led by Mr J. Nuttail, conductor of the Jocal Municipal Band. Prayer was offered up by the Rev 1 . Mr Rain, and an ■ address given by the Rer. J. S. Young. At the conclusion of a short address the Mayor, Mr J. "Gamble, placed a wreath at the foot of the' Soldiers' Memorial Cenotaph, while the General Salute was sounded •by the. .cadet buglers, < The proceedings concluded by the Bounding of the '"Lagt Post"'by Corporal Bugler Crawford, of the Cadet Company;.. t The different units were then formed up and marched off, the Territorial, and Senior Cadet Company going to St. "faith's Church, where an impressive service was hep, the Rev. Canon T. A* Hamilton, in the course of his sermpn' referring. to the _ story of Gallipoli. At. the conclusion of the service Mr Stanford, organist, played tho Dead March in "Saul" and the "Last Post" was sounded on the buglo. The Girl Guides and the Boy Scouts attended the memorial service held at the Presbyterian Church, which was conducted by the Rev. J. S. Young, who delivered an appropriate address. Flags in the borough § were lowered to haTf-?nast on all public and private j fiagstaffs throughout the day. SERVICE AT LEESTON. At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a large gathering, representative of all parts of the Ellesmcre County, assembled at the County War Memorial, in Memorial square, Leeston, where a united service was conducted by the Revs. W. Uphill (Anglican), J. C. Young, T. G. Butler (Presbyterian), and A. O..Harria (Methodist). Tho Rev. W. Uphill presided. Mr ,D. Jones, MP., was among those present The returned sol-1 diers turned out in force, and there was a good muster of Girl Guides and Boy Scouts. Musio for the hymns was •applied by the Ellesmere Brass Band. ; . The Ellesmere Brass Band opened proceedings with the dirge "The Garland of Flowors," after which the hymn, "0 God, our Help," was sung. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Harris, followed by a Scriptural reading by the Rev. Butler, who ehose Psalms 124 and 126. The second hymn was "For all the Saints," after which the address was given: by the Rev. J. C. Young, B.A. After the "Recessional" had been sung,, the Benediction was pronounced by the Rev. W. Uphill, followed by the ; singtag of the Rational Anthem. Before "Last Post" was sounded, there was a short interval for the placing of floral tributes on the base of the monument. There were ' many beautiful Wreaths from local bodies, societies, the .returned soldiers, and private citizens. The service was of a very impressive

LYTTELTON OBSERVANCE,

A very largo gathering of citizens ! attended tho united religious service and patriotic meeting held at the Cenotaph yesterday afternoon, in commemoration of Anzac Day. In addition to the Mayor and councillors, there were present representatives of the various churches in Lvttelton. The returned soldiers under Captain J. de P. Mansion and Lieut. Gilmore paraded at the Prill Hall, together with tho Territories, under Capt. W. J. Crampton, the Senior Cadets under Lieut. L. J. Toodipv, the whole parade being in chnrgp of Captain Crampton. Tlie parade, headed by the Lvttelton Marine Band, marched to the Cenotaph. The Fervice opened with tlie National Anthem, v. liii-h was followed bv a prayer by the Kev. W. P. Niehol. Addressing the assembly the Mayor (Mr F. E. Sutton) said they were gathered to honour the men and women of New Zealand, who so nobly gave their lives in the Great War, and in particular to commemorate those men who took part in the landing at Gallipoli eleven years before, and who proved such worthy subjects of the nation. He welcomed the presence of the Returned Soldiers, and the relatives of the departed heroes. Little new could be said of Anzac. A vivid memctry would always remain with them of the years spent in the Great War. They honoured tho names on the Cenotaph "that day. They were the names of those who gave their lives as a sacrifice that future generations should live in peace. Their blood was a precious token of the love which these young soldiers had for their country. Their loss gave the nation peace and freedom. Future generations would, he trusted, be taught to honour, as they did, the name of Anzac. Captain Wilkes, of the Lvttelton Salvation Army Corps, road from the Scriptures, Rovelations 21 and 22. The. Kev. B. Dudley, Lyttelton Methodist Church, gave a short address. He said he agreed with the Mayor that there was little new to say of Anzac. To tho living, the Cenotaph around which they were gathered was a memorial to the heroic courago and sacrifice of the men who fell in the various battlefields of the Great War. rightly cherished the memory of these men, and the Cenotaph was fittingly inscribed with the words "Their Name Liveth for Evermore." The dead, could they but speak, would urge upon those present to see in the monument a symbol of the day when nations would have learned to cultivate the. spirit of universal brotherhood. He hoped that one and all, when they passed by the Cenotaph in the, course of their daily work, would not fail to think of the men.whose names it bore, and breathe ii silent prayer that their sacrifice had not been in vain. During the service, the hymns, "0 God Our Help," "For All the Saints," and Kipling's "Recessional," were sung. At the conclusion wreaths were placed on the Cenotaph, and Bandmaster W. Jefferies sounded "Last Post." The Benediction was pronounced by the Rev. A. J. Petrie. A large number of beautiful wreaths were placed on the Cenotaph, including those from the Mayor and Councillors of Lyttelton, Lyttelton Eeturned Soldiers, British Sailors' Society, St. John's Presbyterian Church, St. Saviour's Church, and Lyttelton Salvation Army Corps. The wreath from the British Sailors' Society was carried by Mr Marsden, third officer of the steamer AngloColumbian, a late member of the R.A. Navy. fP- AT ASHBURTON. . \ ' : !r Anzac Day was commemorated in Ashburton yesterday, when a series of united religious services and patriotic meetings were held. All tba arrangements were carried out by the Returned Soldiers'. Association, and the first gathering around the South African War Memorial in Baring square was attended by a number of returned soldiers and citizens, while there was art even larger gathering at the soldiers' graves in the cemetery at 10 a.m. A large number of wreaths from various local bodies, schools, and private citizens were placed around the flagstaff at the cemetery and at the memorial in Baring square. In addition, several volleys were fired over the graves at the cemetery, and 'the ''Last Post" was sounded by Bandsman C. Hansen. The parade from the Drill Hall to the Domain Oval, where the combined service was held at 3_p.m., made an impressive spectacle. The of the Ashburton Ministers' Association (the Rev. A. G. Irvine) presided over this gathering, which was attended by about 700 people. An opening address was given by the Mayor (Mr R. Galbraith), who briefly referred to the significance of the day they were observing. He Rev. R. B. Tinslev delivered an inspiring address recalling the memory of the war and its sacrifices as an incentive to work for peace and universal goodwill. During the service the Scripture reading and prayers were supplied by members of the Ministers Association, while the hvmns were played by the First Canterbury Mounted Rifles' Band, nnder the eonductorship of Lieutenant W. H. Osborne. Volleys were fired by a party of High School Cadets and the service concluded with the Dead March by the band, the "Last Post" by four bandsmen, the Benediction, and "God Save the King." A short service was conducted at the Hampptead Memorial Hall by the Rer. .L P. Wiseman, assisted by Ensign G. H. Pratt, and the Salvation Army band accompanied the singing of the hymns. DUNSANDEL COMMEMORATION. At Dunsandel yesterday morning, a special Anzac service was conducted by the Rev. T. G. Butler," every seat in the church being occupied, a number I of people having to remain in the porch. The service was attended by a large number of returned soldiers. The hymns included "0 God, our Help," "For All the Saints," and Kipling's "Recessional." A very inspiring sermon was delivered by tho Rev. Butler, and at the conclusion "Last Post" was sounded by a bugler. In all the churches throughout the Ellesmere County appropriate references were made to the Anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. AT BELFAST. Anzac Day in Belfast was observed by holding a combined religious service'. It was held in Sheldon park and was very well attended by the residents of Belfast and surrounding districts. •The service was taken by the Rev. Nanson, Anglican, Mr Tennant, Presbyterian, and Rev. Blanjjres, Methodist. "Abide with Me," was sung by Mrs R. P. Hall. Messrs U. G. Anderson and C. Potten presented a wreath on behalf of the returned soldiers, after which a number of private wreaths were laid at the foot of the monument,