MEMORIES OF THE WAR

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 97, 26 April 1932, Page 5

MEMORIES OF THE WAR

IMPRESSIVE SPEECHES YESTERDAY'S CEREMONIES The passing of seventeen years has not dimmed the memory of the gallantry and sacrifice of those who fell at the landing at Anzac Cove on 25th April, 1915. Yesterday was Anzac Day, and citizens of Wellington united in solemn observance of an anniversary which has.steadily gained in significance. Memorial services were held throughout the city and suburbs during the morning, and in the afternoon one of the most impressive gatherings in Wellington's history took place, when die National War Memorial Tower and the Wellington War Memorial Carillon on the Mount Cook site were dedicated. All the reverence which had marked the earlier services culminated in the striking ceremony which was carried out at the base of the towering campanile in the peace of a beautiful autumn afternoon. A vast crowd thronged the vicinity of the campanile, and many hundreds gathered on vantage. points on Mount" Victoria and elsewhere waited, not merely in a spirit of idle curiosity, but with the same deep feelings of remembrance, as those nearer at/hand, for the playing of the bells,' which presently rang out their message of thanksgiving and hope. When evening came, a hushed starlit evening, thousands gathered again near the campanile while the bells sent their melody far aird1 wide on'the quiet air. Bathed in warm light and crowned by the memorial lantern, the campanile presented a wonderful spectacle, which, combined with the beauty and appeal of the Carillon recital, provided a fitting climax to a memorable Anzac Day.

As in former years, there was a very large attendance at the childi ten's service at the Cenotaph, Lambton quay, in the morning, following the services at the various schools. Special church services-took place in the evening.