EMPIRE DAY

Evening Star, Issue 17977, 25 May 1922, Page 4

EMPIRE DAY

AIR CHURCHILL’S MESSAGE. Proas Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, Aiay 25. The ‘Empire Alail ’ publishes .Empire Day mereages from notable personages. , Mr Churchill says that tho Empire i« I passing through a period requiring film- I ness, coolness, and patience. “We must] imt allow the exhaustion and restlessness of the aftermath of (he war to deprive ns of the solid enduring gains of victory; still less niiiT we allow the weak and subversive elements tn squander and undo the work of the brave, strong, and true, and so make their sacrifices unavailing. Tlie peopling of (ho dominion.? and thedeveloping of their unique and measureless resources will enr.iMe ns (o render > further service to mankind.”—A. and N.Z. Gable. CELEBRATIONS TN AUSTRALIA, (SYDNEY, May 24. (Received May 25, at 12.6 a.m.) Although it was not a public holiday. Empire Day was celebrated with great e.nil)ii?iasm. There weie many meetings , organised hy various institutions, and a t big demonstration was hold in Marlin | place at the luncheon hour, The shipping and all the principal buildings were decorated with dags ami buntingMELBOURNE, May 24. (Received .May 25, at 12.5 a.m.) Empire Day was celebrated throughout Victoria. At. all the Stale schools in the metrepolhan area a ilag was saluted by 1 tlie children, and patriotic, addresses wore delivered. VICTORIA LEAGUE FUNCTION, Yesterday afternoon the Otago lUra.neh of the ViGot'ia League held an “at home ” in the V.M.C.A, Hall, the, mayor (Mr Douglas! presiding. Dr G. E. Thompson gave an address on ‘The Victni ian Age ’ and the Jinn. A\ . I). J Stewart spoke on • Nationhood and the | Lea "tie of Nation?.’ ! At the close of the social part- of the | proceedings vole? of lhanks wore accorded I the speakers and the chairman on tho j motion of Bishop Richard.-?, seconded by tin- Hon. G. M. Thomson. Refreshments and social intercourse, were, afterwards enji yrd. Kite AY COMPETITIONS. I hiring tho afternoon (he result? o? the I league's essay competitions were- announced and prizes presented by thoprostdcni. (.Mrs Sinn. The results ate as follow - Secondary schools (subject, ‘ ’j lie Boyhood of Charles Diekcn? : Its Inllmaice on Hi? Work and Ji fleet Upon Sofia! .Reform ’). Eifty-ono selected essays were judged by Al.iss A, 0. Anderson, and live prizes ami six cei tith-ites of merit awarded as follows :—First prize. Guy At,'Kalian and Leicester Webb (Waitaki Boys’ High School), equal,; second prize, Elsie Lindsay Nisbef and Vera Afarjorie. Mater (Waitaki Girls' High School) and Edmund APAra. (Otago liny?' High School), equal: certificates—Sheila Cuihberlson. Afyra Snihevlatul. Norali Alolnney. and Afollv Wilson f Areiierfield I, Nancy Forsyth Barr (Golnmha), and J. Rodger (.Melrose, In verea i gill i. Primary schools (subject. ‘Queen Victoria.: Her Reign and the Progre.-s Made During It ’). Twenty-t hree e??ays were judged by Miss J. Cooke, and two prizes and one certificate of merit were awarded a? follow : —First prize. ELie Brooker (Oarnaru Booth Schonl); second prize, Averdlc Lawrence (Oamarn South School); certificate. Dr,ids Grant Laird (Tapm, Ot a gob