KUMARA NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 April 1925, Page 2

KUMARA NOTES

1 (Our - Own Correspondent). At the Memorial Hall on Saturday, despite the ..inclehiency of the weather, there '■ was a large assemblage present to t-ake part in the commemoration sei Vice. Mr W, J. Benyon, Mayor, addressing the gathering, said they would all remember April 25 as the day on which the, .New Zealand Brigade landed at Gallipoli, When the New Zealanders took, their stand side by side with the soldiers oil the British Army, and the Australians. What they achieved that day was regarded throughout, the BritEmpire as one of the?most wonderful (feats ever accomplished, and he sincerely hoped the day would never be forgotten. ,Ho was sorry the cenotaph was not yet completed, and trusted when they again met next year the second slab would be placed in position.- He trusted all present, especially, the children, would ever remember those of our men who had returned crippled—some of them disabled for life H-and do their utmost to help them in every possible way. The Rev. Mr Dibbs said that whilst remembering the sacrifices made by our own men, we must also remember the sacrifices made by the Empire, of which we were a part. He had himself lost .two brothers at the war. Anzac Day;comes once a year, and the- hall in which they now stood,,was erected to the memory of those who had fallen in the Great War, and tlie bereaved

ones left. Anzac Day was a day particularly for the young people —.some of whom were not born, when the great slaughter took place, and it was good that they should know of those wlio sacrificed their lives that they might live jn peace. Mr Burrell said it was with mixed ■feelings that he spoke. 700,000 brave men had lost their .lives in the Great War,, and he thought it a good thing that .monuments had been erected to the memory of those who had fallen. He was pleased to see so many young people present that day. Mr, Evenden said he was glad to see so many young people, present, and he trusted they -would do their best to learn about the country and the nation. The rising generation must be prepared, should occasion arise, to do their part. He trusted they would never forget Anzac Day, and hoped that it would'be remembered for generations. , Mr.Spiers said that he did not think they had thought half enough of the men who had fallen.-in the Great War, nor of the men who had returned disabled, and the sufferings they had endured. The National Anthem was then sung, after which Miss Evenden, who. presided at the organ, played the Dead March in Saul. A large number of beautiful wreaths were placed on tho Cenotaph.