THE ANNIVERSARY.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 428, 6 August 1915, Page 6

THE ANNIVERSARY.

GREAT DEMONSTRATIONS.

THROI GHOI T EXITED KINGDOM.

London. Aug. 5. Patriotic demonstrations were held throughout the United Kingdom. Dover initiated a, self-denial day. Hundreds went to the Town Hall and gave jewels and money. A Reu Cross Crimean veteran gave his war m‘‘dal. Thousand- of troops paraded v tctoria Square, Birmingham, the Bishop conducting a drum-head ser-

There were recruiting parades at Glasgow, Chatham and elseu Here. Over IW.W paraded in the Town Hall Square at Portsmouth ami carried a nsohitioti to fight to vie lory.

MR. BON Ah’ LAW ’S SPEECH. Mr. Bonar Law. addressing a gr* at meeting at Folkston©. «aid:- “My hope and prayer is that the result or the war v ill make it impossible tor • »ne man met' again to plunge the world into war. After a glowing tribute to th* Aiistrahans and the New Zealanders, he -aid that when the time .am© for peace negotiations the dominion Governments would have a say in lli»- negotiations. He l-elieved that as a result of the war 'the time would coin*', and coin*' -ooii when the whole self governing do minions, in proportion t* ; their p**pu lation and resources, would take part in the duty and honour of gov erniug the British Empire.

CONFIDENCE IN ULTIMATE ISSUE. RUSSIA S GREAT HEROISM. 1 ,***i, Aug. •». ' Tii.' Earl of (n we presided at a gathering al the Opera Hi»um\ I Kings way. The Primate and many peers. Commoners and diplomatists, with the High Commissioner for •New Zealand, (Mr. 1. Mackenzie) were present. Mr. Balfour said the resolve of the nation to pursue this great conflict to an end was stronger than ever. Our confidence in the ultimate issue was even surer than in the earlier days. Despite all his painstaking ability there was no miscalculation that the enemy had nut made excepting regarding the value of ammunition and great guns. I Mr. Balfour, continuing, said that the Germans were nr, re right in that respect than their opponents, but their diplomacy was wrong, their *aleolation of the forces opposed to them was wrong. Everything was based on the first knockout blow 'which they prepared for relatively unequipped and unprepared men. The Germans were completely w rung in believing that the elan of the; soldiery was dimmed by th© :memory of the 1870 defeats. Itie .enemy which had miscalculated for , a year, may miscalculate until the enil of the war. There was no spec taele more moving to generous speei tators than that present ed by the Icontest between men and munitions now going on in the east of EuropeWas ever greater heroism shown, or the powers, of resistance more splen[didiy exhibited 1 AA r can look forward with supreme confidence to the ' time when the artificial and median i.-al inequalities between Russia and Austro-Germany are swept away and the moment of final triumph will be

reached. BRITAIN SAVES CIVILISATION. | “Regarding Great Britain s part, •said Mr. Balfour, “1 look back to a few hours before the declaration of war when it hung in the balance whether Britain should join those to whom she was bound, not by treaty but by friendship, in supporting the common rights of humanity. The world watched with doubtful fear, but the right decision was made. Thev would search the records of history* in vain to find a more critical decision regarding the future of humanity. I believe the decision of the British Government saved civilisation. Without the British Navy he did not believe that the struggle would have been possible for »ur Allies. Great Britain never pr<-fessed to have a great standing armv, but our Allies gladlv accepted the help ~f Hio.ooo men. Yet the < asualt ies of our gallant men were already thrice that of the original force. What had been done was only a pari of what v.ete going t<> d<>. We had ! not yet shot our licit, or put forth jour full strength. We, who were th" I immemorial ehampions of freedom. knew ourselves engaged in a sacred cause. He moied the resolution : That the people of Guidon record their inflexible determination to continue the struggle to a. victorious end. | OTHER SPEAKERS I Tim Canadian Premier (Sir Robert Borden, in seconding tlx- resolution, said the Empire was better worth I living for than a year ag". Lord Crewe was applauded on detailing the services of the (. a tiadian - in Flanders and the Australians arid New Zealanders at th*- Dardanelles.

DEMONSTRATIONS IN AUSTRALIA. Sydip-y. Am-. ~. i here v.ete <nt iiiisia -1 b* dcitem stratums throughout the Commonwealth t<> celebrate the a uni versa ry •■f the declaration of war ami .t he pledge t’iat there would be no pmg till a complete victory was ><■- cured. Orators held pess<-s ion of tinstreets and halls, pushing the ,<•- < r.iit>ng campaign with e.xcejh nt results.

In New Soul it Wale, at Io ..’clock work v.a.s stopped _ and trains and trams held up to.- live minute \ which was devoted to singing Um Natiunil Anthem and o’lier patriotic acts. Tim feeling everywhere ••vident was om- <>f determined hope • ind l-.yalt v.