EMPIRE DAY

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 135, 24 May 1911, Page 1

EMPIRE DAY

ROMAN CATHOLIC’S VIEWS. “STANDS FOR BLATANT AGGRESSIVENESS.” [press association. —copyright]. Sydney, May 23. The Rev. Father O’Reilly, provincial of the Vincentian Father® at Bathurst, says that in the minds of millions of Englishmen, Empire Day stands for everything that is aggressive, blatant, and jingoistic in Imperial policy. NOT DISLOYAL. Cardinal Moran, interviewed, stated emphatically that the Roman Catholics of the Empire were not disloyal. He added that the bishops and archbishops of the Commonwealth had forwarded to the King a valuable gem accompanied by a letter offering their loving, homage and devoted loyalty. THE POST OFFICE TIRED.

The anniversary of Empire Day—May 24 —was not marked by any celebrations or tokens of patriotisms as far as Hastings is concerned, save for the floating of the national flag from the flagstaff at the Hastings District High School. On enquiry at the Hastings Post Office this morning as to the reason the flag was not hoisted to commemorate the anniversary, -we were told that the instructions from headquarters were mat flags were not to be hoisted to-day on Post Offices. Apparently there is a slump in Imperialism in the Postal Department which lends a colour of truth to the opinion expressed by the Rev. Father O’Reilly, Provincial of the Vencentian Fathers, at Bathurst, that in the minds of millions of Englishmen, Empire Day * stands for everything that is aggressive, blatant and jingoistic im Imperial policy. M e are pleased to note that Hastings possesses at least one staunch and loyal 'lmperialist in the person of Mr. G. B. McKay, of the Grand Hotel. His ttag was the only one fluttering besides that at the school. His youth was spent in the British navy, and being an old' true blue he respects and loves ther Imperial sentiment and delights im expressing it at the mast head of his house.