WAR SERVICE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23353, 23 May 1939, Page 11

WAR SERVICE

CANADIAN DEAD t —-—■ — NATION'S TRIBUTE MEMORIAL UNVEILED SPEECH BY THE KING By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright OTTAWA. May 21 King George to-day unveiled the Canadian National War Memorial, and in the course of his speech, said : "The time and place ol to-day's ceremony are not without significance. The memorial speaks to the world of Canada's heart and its symbolism has been beautifully adapted to this great end. It has been well named, 'The Response.' "One sees at a glance the answer made by Canada when the world's peace was broken and freedom threatened. But the symbolism of the memorial is even more profound, something deeper than chivalry is portrayed. It is the spontaneous response to the voice of the nation's conscience. "The very soul of the nation is here revealed. Surmounting the arch through which ■ the armed forces of the nation are pressing onward are the figures of Peace and Freedom. To win peace and secure freedom, Canada's sons and daughters enrolled during the Great War. "For the cause of peace and lrcedom 60,000 Canadians gave their lives, and a still larger number suffered impairment of body or mind. This sacrifice the national memorial holds in remembrance for your own and succeeding generations. "This memorial does more than commemorate a great event in the past. It has a message for all generations and for all countries — the message which called forth Canada's response. "Not by chance do the crowning figures of Peace and Freedom appear side by side. Peace and freedom cannot long be separated. "It is well that we have in one world capital a visible reminder of so great a truth. Without freedom there can be no enduring peace, and without peace no enduring freedom." 'Their Majesties delighted a large crowd when, at the conclusion of the unveiling ceremony, they broke away from tho official arrangements and stayed for half an hour talking with veterans with four men of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as their only attendants. They mingled freely with the crowd, which jammed about the base of the memorial. Just before leaving for the unveiling ceremony, Their Majesties spoke by telephone with the Princesses. The time here was 10 a.m., which is 3 p.m. in England. < It was announced that the Princesses had just finished their lunch, and that the connection was clear.

DIONNE QUINTUPLETS AUDIENCE WITH ROYALTY ARRANGEMENTS FOR VISIT EXTRAORDINARY PRECAUTIONS CORNWALL (Ontario). May 21 The Dionne quintuplets will wear floor-length, white, organdie Court gowns when they are presented to Their Majesties at Toronto to-mor-row. They have been practising curtseys for a month past trying to overcome a tendency to tumble over completely when they lean forward.

The entire Dionne family, with Dr. A. 11. Dafoe, are making the 211-mile journey from Callander to-day in a special train christened "Quintland." This is the first time the quintuplets have been - away from home, and also the first time that they have travelled by train. Their luggage includes eight quarts of milk and also, to avoid any chance of digestive trouble, two gallons of chlorinated water, to which they are accustomed. Extraordinary precautions are being taken to safeguard them, as Americans from across the border are expected to swell Toronto's population to 2,000,000 to-morrow. Crowds, however, have little chanco of seeing the quintuplets. They will travel from the station in a closed car with drawn shades accompanied by a polico motor-cyclo escort. The office of the Premier of Ontario, Mr. M. F. Hepburn, has been turned over to them. It contains a refrigerator and other kitchen equipment. The King, about noon, will be greeted by the Ontario Government in the Legislative Chamber. Their Majesties will then proceed to the Lieutenant-Gov-ernor's suite, and the quintuplets will be brought there. Officials are keeping tho interview between the famous five and Their Majesties strictly private. A previous arrangement, which suggested that a broadcast meeting will be permitted, has been cancelled.