ARMISTICE DAY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19156, 12 November 1927, Page 18

ARMISTICE DAY.

' OBSERVANCE IN CITY. TWO MINUTES' SILENCE. Nine years ago. at the eleventh hour lof the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the Armistice which ended the Great War -was signed. Throughout tiic British Empire on the auniversary of the signing of the Armistice a twoniinutes' silence, in memory of those who fell iu the -war, has been observed ever since on the day and hour of the signing of the ArmisticeAt the stroke of eleven all traffic ceased in the Square, and there was absolute silence until the sounding of "Last Post" by a party of buglers, who stood in front of the western entrance iu the Cathedral. Silence was maintained until the sounding of "Reveille," when the crowd dispersed. On the Bridge of Remembrance a wreath, the only one, by the way, was placed by the Returned. Soldiers' Association. MR COATES'S MESSAGE. (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, November 11. Mr Coates sent the following message to the "Daily Mail" cm the ninth anniversary of Armistice Day:— New Zealanders greet their kinsfolk in the Homeland and in the Dominions and assure them that the trials and sacriliecs of our mutual association as brothers in arms are still kept green in our memories, as an indissoluble Jink ox union. We fought together for our common idea's and we look to-day as we did then to the British Commonwealth of Nations as the surest foundation for the peace and freedom of the world. j OBSERVANCE IN AUSTRALIA. | I (AVSTRALIAK AND S.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) | (Received November 11th, 9.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 11. Armistic Day was celebrated at animpressive service in Martin Place, where the Governor, the Premier, and the Lord Mayor placed wreaths on the cenotaph. Two minutes' silence was observed at 11 o'clock, all traffic stopping and pedestrians standing with bared heads. Similar ceremonies took place in all the cities of the Commonwealth. CANBERRA CELEBRATION. IAL'STSALUX AND K.Z CADI* ASSOCIATION.) CANBERRA, November 11. In order to secure the attendance of the Governor-General, Lord Stonehaven, and Mr Stanley Bruce (Prime Minister) at their annual Armistice Night function, to be held at Canberra, which is a "dry" territory, the returned ' soldiers and sailors had to eliminate liquor, which had been included in the menu. Mr Brucje explained that he was anxious to join in the 'commemoration of the great day if it could possibly be done, but he took the stand he did in an endeavour to abide by the spirit as well as the letter of the no-license ordinance. The Governor-General made his acceptance contingent upon Mr Bruce accepting. POPPY DAY FUNDS. EARL HAIG'S HOPE. (Sidney "Suk" Seevics.) (Received November 11th, 9.40 p.m.) LONDON, November 10. Earl Haig, in an article, says that, Poppyland in six years has realised 61,749,000. Last year it realised £435,DOO and to-morrow he hopes it will realise £500,000. Nearly 30,000,000 poppies are available, and greater oversea cooperation is promised. The funds have now settled 447 men, 337 women, and 873 children in the Dominions besides relieving 2,000,000 cases of distress in Britain at a cost of over £700,000. There were still 600,000 ex-officers and men unemployed. PRINCE OF WALES'S APPEAL. (AUSTRALIA* AND V.Z. AND SUN CABLI.) (Received November 11th, 9.40 p.m.) LONDON, November 10. The Prince of Wales broadcasted his Poppy Day appeal, in which he asked buyers of poppies to give a little more than before—even a little more than ;hey conld'afford, so that the fund could •each £500,000. DAY BEGINS IN LONDON. (AUBTBAXIAN AJfD X.Z. CASLI ASSOCIATION.) (Received November 11th, 11.40 p.m.) LONDON, November 11. Homage to the Empire's valiant dead began before dawn. Poppy sellers were astir in the markets and other centres all night, and early, -workers at the Cenotaph have it wreathed already, rhe day promises to be cold, but fine wintry weather. Exceptionally early frosts have been experienced in London. DISTURBANCE IN DUBLIN. 'ArSTBAWAK ' AND K.Z. CABLS ASSOCIATION.) (Received November 11th, 11.40 p.m.) LONDON, November 11. Following on a meeting in College 3reen, Dublin, against Imperialistic displays on Armistice Day, scuffles occurred between demonstrators aud wearers : if Flanders poppies. The police, dis- ' persed the rioters with two haton : ' 'harges. OLD CONTEMPTIBLES AT MONS. (AVSTBALUX AND K.Z. CABLE ASSOCUTIOK.) ' (Keceivcd November 11th, 11.40 p.n».) ! LONDON, November 11. : ' Two hundred and fifty Old Contempt- [ ibles lauded at Ostend, including three winners of the Victoria Cross. They ■ ire going to Mons to, spend Armistice ] Day on the battlefield representing the little British Army -which stood up to the first German onslaught in 1914.