ANZAC DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10884, 26 April 1921, Page 6

ANZAC DAY

IMPRESSIVE SERVICES IN CITY YESTERDAY TOUCHING SCENES AT THE CENOTAPH THOUSANDS AT THE TOWN HALL Anzao Day was observed yesterday by all Government and municipal departments—except those necessary for the maintenance or important everyday services—and by the majority of the retail and business establishments, as a close hbliday. The sacred significance of the anniversary was duly recognised, and the city bore much the same appearance as on Christmas Day or a Sunday. No sports fixtures were held, and there was an entire absence of the inclination generally felt on a holiday to make merry. The memory of the Great War, with the increasing sorrows inflicted day by tray by heavy casualty reports upon a people who had no desire for strife, but sent thoir dear ones to the wars to protect their hearths and homes, will be long-lived. It was but human, therefore, (that the sixth anniversary of the New Zealand soldiers’ outstanding feat of arms should have been observed almost generally as a holy day, and it is fitting that it should be so treated every year. The Anzac Day Bill passed last year went only half way towards the application the mover Intended it should be given, and a good deal of confusion has arisen this year owing to the fact that it is not a holiday under the Arbitration Court awards. An effort to remove this anomaly will probably be made on behalf of the Returned Soldiers’ Association during the pext session of Pari lament. in their general behaviour yesterday the public indicated their desire for a universal sacred observance of the occasion.

The Anaae Day celebrations were continued in Wellington yesterday. and were meet impressive. In the morning there was a children’s service at the cenotaph erected outside the Parliamentary grounds. Touching scenes were witnessed. Mothers, fathers, sisters, or relativet of the gallant lads who hod fallen in defence of their country stepped forward. and with reverence placed their floral tributes at the foot of the cenotaph, and as they resumed their places amongst the sympathetic onlookers there were quivering Up* and eyes dimmed with tears, telling of sacrifice and suffer ing. Subsequently the wreaths there laid were taken to Karori cemetery, and in the afternoon a commemoration service was held in the Town Hall. Great crowds attended all ceremonies, and the deep reverence of the people was striking indeed. MESSAGE FROM GALLIPBLI FAMOUS DIVISION LEADER. •A WREATH FROM SOIL EVER SACRED." The Defence Department received the following cable message from General Hunter Weston, from Chanak. Gallipoli "Please have the following published ao as to reach as manv of our comrades in New Zealand as possible:— "To the survivors of these who fought at the Dardanelles on this. the 6th anniversary of the original landings, and in the name of the sailors, soldiers, and airmen of the Home Country who fought by your side, I, the old commaoder of the 29th IMvision, am participating in the commemoration service held at Ansae Cove, and am laying on the site of your glorious achievement a wreath of wild flowers gathered from the soil made for ever sacred to us by the blood shed in the Empire’s cause. "May we who have survived do our best to spread the spirit of cheerfulness and self-sacrifice ox devotion to duty and comradeship which they so gloriously exemplified, and so help to attain the ideate for which we fought. "Alymer Hunter Weeton.” AT THE CENOTAPH BRIEF AND SIMPLE CEREMONY. A GREAT PILE OF BEAUTIFUL WREATHS. The scene at the Cenotaph was one to be long remembered. From about 10 o’clock scores of school children began to march in from all parte of the city or to arrive by car from the suburbs. With them they brought beautiful wreaths to lay at .the foot of the plain white column erected to the memory of the Anaaca- By 11 o'clock thousands of children and adults thronged the streets at Parliament corner ana covered the grass slopes within the grounds, and wreaths, brought by men. women aid children, were piled high round the Cenotaph and laid on the grass near by. Notioeeble were a wreath of gilded laurel leaves from the Returned soldiers’ Association and a wreath of black from the Grenadier Guards, London. The service was brief. Among those present at it were the Acting-Premier (Sir Francis Bell), the Mayor (Mr 3. P. Luke), the chairman of the Education Board (Mr T. Forsyth), Messrs Aldrich and Hard bam, V.C. (Returned Soldiers' Association), and Mr W. Foster (in charge of the arrangements for the children). The service commenced with the playing of "Oh God. our help in Ages Past” By the Artillery Band. The Rev. J. Read led the gathering in prayer, and Chaplain Burton gave a reading from Scripture. ADDRESS BY ARCHDEACON WATSON. THE GREATEST HERO OF ALL. The address was delivered by Archdeacon Watson, of St. Peter's, who said: "Onr service to-day is in honour of the brave men who died for ns in the Great War. You have brought your tributes of respect and love and have left them here. Six years ago to-day one of the greatest thugs the world has ever seen was accomplished, when our soldiers forced a landing on Gallipoli. Most people said it could not be done. Soldiers of New Zealand. Australia, and Britain did it. and for months they held the hillside they had taken. They cheerfully endured hunger, cold, heat, wounds and death. Why did they do that? Were they any the better for it? .Did they gain houses or land or money? None of them is any better as far as this world is concerned. Some came back wounded, some maimed for life. Some did not come back and their bodies lie burifd on that steep hillside.’’ THE SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE. Those who had died for us on Gallipoli had shown a spirit of self-sacrifice. That was a spirit we honoured and reverenced. It was not what people did that made their actions great and noble: it wae the spirit in which they acted. Actions done for oneself were mean and petty. Actions done for others were great and ndble. We always honoured those who gave their lives for others, who lived to help others. The beat way we could reward these brave men of Gallipoli wae to try and follow them To do so one need not wear the uniform or carry the rifle. The young people need not wait till they grow up; they could begin to-day—begin to think of others, to love for others, to please ethers than oneself. That was the best wav to please the hemes of Gallipoli. In many -aerifieew for others we would follow not only the heroes of Gallipoli-

the greatest hero of all, who died for ns, Jesus of Nazareth. Of Him it was written: “Ho pleased not himself.” For that reason He was the greatest of all heroes, always working for others, living for others, and .at last dying for others. HOW BUST TO SERVE. The speaker remembered once seeing a picture he had never forgotten, and it was called “The Greatest Hero.” It showed bo killers of ail nations, armed and unarmed. In the centre stood a figure, unarmed, but clad in a simple white robe—Jesus of Nazareth, the greatest of all heroes. “We can 'best serve our country and our King by following the greatest hero of all. Jesus of Nazareth, who pleased not himself.” The National Anthem was sung, the '“Last Post” was sounded, and the people went their ways. AT THE TOWN HALL MASSED MEMORIAL SERVICE. SIMPLE AND TOUCHING. AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE. For the Anzac Day memorial service, the large hall at the Town Hall was orowded in every part. Some 3000 tickets had been issued to soldiers' relatives, boys in hospital blue, Maori War and South African War veterans and others. Long before the time for opening the doors a big crowd had assembled outside the Town Hall, and when the doors were once thrown open the hall rapidly filled up As the veterans and the boys in hospital blue filed in they were greeted with loud applause. Many hundreds of the general public were unable to secure admission. Mr Bernard Page (city organist) presided at the organ, and played appropriate selections as the audience assembled Among those present were the ActingPrime Minister (Sir Francis Bell), the Mayor scad Mayoress (Mr J. P. Luke, C.M.G., M.P., and Mrs Luke), the Hon. C. J. Parr (Minister for Pußiic Health and Education), the Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes (Minister for Defence), and Captain T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P. The service, conducted by Canon T. Feilden Taylor, was of a semi-military character, remarkable at once for its solemn impressiveness and for the wholesouled manner in which, the huge assemblage of men and women, many of whom had lost dear ones in the Great War, joined in the simple, touching hymns. The Salvation Army Band played Chopin's Funeral March, after which the Hymn, "O God, Our Help in Ages Past” was sung, and Mayor F. W. Burton engaged in prayer. The Scriptures—Psalm xx.. “The lord hear you in the hour ox trouble;” John xv. 13; and Acts xx. 24 were read by the Rev. F. T. Read. The hymn, “God of Our Fathers," followed, and an addrees, the main motif of which was, “He hath done what he oould," was delivered by Canon Taylor. CANON TAYLOR'S ADDRESS. “A DAY OF MEMORY." SOME WORD PICTURES. “I think it better to open,” said Canon Taylor, “with a message just received from His Excellency the Governor-Gena-ral. Admiral Lord Jellicoe, by the Act-ing-Prime Minister:—'J have to-day received a telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, stating tnat His Majesty commands me to tell the people of New Zealand that Us thoughts are with them in the hours consecrated to the imxaortal memory of those who fell on the first Anzac Day.' Yon know that man is so constituted that be is honoured by certain very precious gifts, and I suppose there is no gift so precious as the gift of memory. You will readily agree with me that to-day is essentially a day of memory; and I want this afternoon—for a few moments, if you will allow me —I want to draw word-picture* of the memories which come rushing to me as 1 stand here and go back to where I was at a o'clock on this day six years ago. Let us in memory visit the graves of the dead. Let us take a world-journey, visiting places sacred to us in memory. The Main Body is at sea, we are somewhere past Colombo. As you and I stand on the deck of the transport, we are Impressed by the squadron of 9hips which carried the Main Body from here into Egypt, sailing as they do in regular order, so quietly, and vet in such wonderous order. We gaze on the transports sailing along; our minds go back to naval engagements of the past, and one sees then the serried ranks of the ships of the Spanish Armada. “GONE WEST.” "But all our ships are stationary, just for a moment. What has taken place to stay the travelling of those ships? As you and I stand there, with the glorious eastern sky above us, to our ears there come strains, afterwards so .well known. The notes of ‘The Last Post’ sound in our ears. A soldier has 'Gone West' on his way to the war. To that chap there came the call to duty in New Zealand. Eagerly he accepted the call. Eagerly he responded. Eagerly he Pushed his way into the Main Body. Ehgerly he went through the training and embarked os he thought en route to the war. The call of duty leaves his body resting in the depths of the restless ocean. My people, he has done what ho could. THE GRAVE IN THE DESERT. “The men of the Main Body, this time, are on tho Suez Canal. They have gone through that small battle with the Turks, in January, I think, 1915. and after tho battle a little band stands round a grave dug in tho desert sand. It is the grave of our first man killed in action. Reverently wo lay his body to rest. He, too, heard the call of <1 ut>B Eagerly he joined in repulsing the at- ** *■*“» Suez Canal. Eiagerly he met

the Turks. That night, stricken with incurable paralysis, after a few hours he passes. Th© call of duty leaves his body in the sands of Africa. He has done what he could. “We are in the beautiful cemetery of Cairo. In my mind’s eye I can still see th© glorious tropical vegetation of the cemetery. I see* the gorgeous Egyptian red flowers growing there. It is a Garden of Eden for flowers. But we who are standing there stand around a grave, la3 r ing to rest a soldier who nas died, not in action, not facing the foe. He has never seen a battle, this poor lad. Taken with sickness on the Zeitoun sand, he has died of it. The call came to him, not to face the foe, but to die of sickness amid the loving care of New Zealand sisters; and so he passes into the great unknown without firing a shot. But, my people, the boy has done what he could. AFTER THE LANDING. r ‘Wo are on the sho-res of the Aegean Sea, on the Dardanelles. It i© 12 o'clock at night on April 27th. I see twentynine Australian soldiers, dead, in a boat, cost up on the shores of the Aegean Sea. I see ourselves as we go along at 11 o’clock at night, outside our lines. Along the beach twelve of us crawl stealthily and steadily. We are going to lay to rest those twenty-nine men. Reverently we dig a grave; reverently we lift the bodies from the boat. Reverently we lay them side by side. The call came to them to attempt a landing, without success in the sense In which we human beings measure success. Their feet never touched, the shore, except in death, when we laid them there. They have done what they could; and the blue waters of the Aegean Sea lap at their feet to-day. "YYe are on shore, you and I, at the Dardanelles. We are going on up those gullies, so well known to some of u?, and up those hills; and, strolling around, we come upon a grave marked with a cross, or rather with pieces of sticks, inscribed, ‘An Unknown Soldier/ Some mother’s son has ‘gone West’ unidentified. But lie, my people, has done what he could and gone to his rest. AT MALTA AND LEMNOS. “I stand in the beautiful cemetery at Malta, that garden of the world, that scene in past history of so many attacks. that little island which has seen bo much war, and reminds of the knights of the past. And standing there in that little island in 1915, I see a Little company laying to rest a soldier* who ’has passed away. He was stricken dawn on the battlefield at the Dardanelles. He was quietly carried down to the beach and carried on board; and, there being no room in Egypt, they brought the stricken man to Malta. There, in the hospital, amid the tender ministrations of English nurses, 'he passed away. Saved from the battlefield, he oame to reach this haven of peace, only to die in, for him, a strange land. But, he has done what he could. "I stand, at the end of 1915, on the little isle of Lemnos again, the little island so well known to some of us; and I see them burying two nurses there-* two Canadians, who heard the call of the wounded and the sick, and obeyed the call. The call of duty led them to the awful work of nursing soldiers stricken with dysentery in the Island of Lemnos. In the dysentery ward they worked day and night, till at last they, too, were stricken with that fell disease, and passed away. So the call came to them. But, as -we stand by the graveside we whispered, 'These two brave women have done what they, could/ FRANCE AND NEW ZEALAND. "I stand in one of the numerous cemeteries in France, up beside the line; and I see there the grave of a soldier whose call led him to day®, or weeks, or months, or years of fighting, only to leave his body in 'La Belle France/ He, too, had don© what he could. "I stand in the beautiful Soldiers' Cemetery at Karori, Wellington; and, a® I stand amid the soldiers’ graves in that wee cemetery. 1 see there the grave of a man who never sailed at all. But he heard the call. He had hastened intc oamp at Trentham, at Featherston, or at Tauherenikau. He went through the usual experiences of a base camp in New Zealand; sickness had taken him, and he had passed away, having done what he oould. And so, as the memories ©urge upon me, this short phrase is forced upon me as I stand with bowed head before our soldiers’ graves, ‘They all have done what they could/ "WHEN DEATH SHALL COME/' "And, as I stand here to-day in the possession of life and health and strength, not honoured by a soldier's grave, I ask myself whether, when death shall come to me I shall be able to say, 'I have done what X could/ It seems to me that before we can say this of ourselves, when the hour of death shall come, we must deal with our fellow-men with the same true spirit of unselfishness as the soldier dealt in his duty to his country. The world is full of sores, and strife is ail around us. God grant to us that, standing with bowed heads in memory at the graves of our dead, we may so live, in relation to domeetio. civil, and national life, that when God's call shall come to us, we aU shall be able to eay, when the last breath leaves our bodies, 'We have done what we could/ J * The Rev. H. Van Staveren then engaged in prayer, after which the hymn, Kindly Light," was sung; the Salvation Army Band played the "Dead March" in "Saul"; "The Last Post" was sounded; and Miss Eileen Driscoll sang, sweetly and with pathos, the Bar." Canon Taylor then pronounced the benediction, and a veree of the National Anthem brought the service to a close. SOLDIERS’ GRAVES SCENES AT KA.RORI CEMETERY. DESIGN OF NEW HEADSTONES. The memory of New Zealand soldiers, who lie buried at Karori Cemetery, was fittingly honoured in many ways yesterday. Relatives and mourners of the 196 officers and men interred there journeyed to the cemetery and deposited wreaths on the graves. Besidos, carloads of floral tributes, that had been deposited at the Cenotaph in the morning by the school children, had afterwards been conveyed to Karori and laid on the graves before the bulk of the visitors arrived there at 3 o’clock. Th© work had been carried out by the girl members of the Women’s National Reserve, who saw that each of the graves had on it tributes from friends and sympathisers. The inscriptions on the simple crosses were the subject of reverent interest, and many lingered an hour in this quiet little nook of Wellington’s chief cemetery. Little change has taken, place in the surraundlings, but there is evidence of the sustained . attention that the graves have received at the hands of the diligent members of the National Restive. At the entrance work has been commenced on the general memorial, which occupies an imposing position in sight of all the graves. At the foot of some of them memorial slabs with inscriptions have been placed by loving ones. Peace reigns around the scene where this silent little company of officers and men have found their last resting place DESIGN OF UNIVERSAL HEADSTONE. It will bo learned with interest that the Government has deoided on a design for a universal headstone for graves of Boldiers buried, in New Zealand, as well os in Samoa and the Niue Islands. The headstone will be of New Zealand granite, 2ft 6in in height, above a concrete base. In width it will be Ift 3in, and 3in thick. It will be finished with a polished surface, and the inscription wifi be cut three-sixteenths of an inch into the granite. In the centre will be a cross, containing the fernleaf and the letters, "N.Z.E.F.” For the graves of those of the Jewish faith the design on the stone will bo the Star of David, instead

of a cross. The inscription will contain the number, name and regiment of the deceased soldier and the date of his death. Not only is ifc intended thus permanently to honour the graves of New Zealanders, but the remains of soldiers and sailors of Great Britain, the overseas Dominions and the Allied Forces are to be similarly treated. There will be a slight difference only as regards the inscription. For instance, in the case of Australian soldiers buried in the Dominion, the fern-leaf will be replaced by the rising sun badge, subject to the approval and concurrence of the Commonwealth authorities. The design of the headstone will be the same as that placed over the graves of New Zealanders abroad by the Imperial War Graves Commission. No distinction will, o-f course, bo made between officers and men. It is hoped to arrange for a similar headstone on tn© graves of New Zealand soldiers buried in Australia and in other parts of the world, <as the Government is desirous that the headstones over the graves of deceased member’s of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force shall be identifiable with that foroe, in whatever country they may be seen. “ THE SPIRIT OF ANZAC ” IMPRESSIVE SERVICE AT HUTT. ‘‘THE LESSON IT TEACHES/' As if in unity with the sacred day, the weather at the Hutt. which had been somewhat dull during: the morning:, 'brightened perceptibly to allow the impressive service, conducted by the clergy of the district, to proceed with due solemnity on the Recreation Grounds, Mr E. P. JRiish worth (Mayor of Lower Hutt) said another anniversary of the glorious achievement at Gallipoli had come round, and indeed, he felt deeply. On such a day, he said, he was justified in leaving the service to the clergy. There were many present at the service, including: the children of St. James’s and the district troop of Boy Scouts, who lined up facing the platform. A voluntary band played the 'hymns. The service was opened by short silent prayer, followed by the hymn “O God, our help in Ages Past." Prayer was offered by the Rev. J. MeCaw, after which the Rev. Marshall read from Psalm v 1 v i., the Rev. J. Harrison also giving a reading. A STIRRING ADDRESS. “THEY DIED PGR THE CAUSE.” After the hymn “Lead, Ivindly Light,” the Rev. Rowe delivered a stirring and impressive address. He recounted the actual landing at Gallipoli, of the hardships and determination of the Australian and New Zealand boys. They had won “immortal fame and imperishable glory/’ But this great act of self-sacri-fice came as a lesson to us to-day. "Anzac," he said, "tells us that life is not the most precious thing/’ Those men gave their lives for honour, love of country and freedom. He felt sure that these men wexo imbued with the spirit of the Great Master and quoted “Greater love hath no man than this—that a man lay down his life for his friend/’ No one compelled those brave men to expose themselves to such danger. They had, of their own accord recognised the cause and given their lives. "Would that that spirit could take possession of .us all this morning," he said. The spirit of Anzac, he continued, was the spirit of One who had said, “Oh, let me die that I might save others/’ Anzac spoke of a service magnificently remdered- They had been faithful in service even at the expense of death. Surely this should inspire us all to adopt the d'ivine spirit of Anzac. There had been no class distinction in the trenches, no bitterness or disloyalty. They had manifested the very spirit which we needed in the homeland, and by taking the lesson to heart which had been so broadly conveyed by the Anzacs, and by adopting that spirit, was one of the sure ways of arriving at a satisfactory state of affairs in the homeland. The very inspiring address was concluded with the singing of "Onward, Christian Soldiers’’ and the National Anthem. "The Last Post’’ was then sounded, and the benediction completed the ceremony. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT TRENTHAM CEMETERY. A most impressive ceremony took place yesterday in the Anglican churchyard at Trentham in commemoration of Anzac Day, when a short service was conducted by the Rev. Barnett (vicar) and Chaplain-Captain Hardy. A great many soldiers were present, who, during the service, marched round the cemetery headed by the vicar and the chaplain, and placed wreaths on the soldiers’ graves. A beautiful wreath was also placed upon the altar by the senior cadets. The service was brought to a close by the sounding of the "Last Post." KILBIRNIE SCHOOL * MEMORIAL SERVICE. A short memorial service was held, at the Kilbirane School yesterday morning in commemoration of Anzac Day. The scholars of the higher standards were assembled early, and after a brief introduction by the headmaster, Mr Worboys, appropriate hymns were sung and a prayer ottered by the Rev. F. T. Read. After a Scriptural reading by the Rev. J. H. Sykes, a splendid address was delivered by the Rev. R. H. Caitherwood, who impressed the scholars particularly to live up to the high traditions of those who had made the supreme sacrifice. The chairman of the school committee, Mr A. G. Wallace, exhorted those present ever to display their loyalty, and remember the great deeds which bind us together as one great nation. Mr Forsyth, chairman of the Education Board, and Mr R. A. Wright, M.P., also addressed the Wreaths were placed on the memorial tablet. The occasion was terminated by the singing of the National Anthem. The children then proceeded to the city by special cars, to take part in the celebrations at Parliament Buildings. AT MASTERTON TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN. SERVICE AT THE OPERA HOUSE. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Times.") MASTERTON, April 25. Masterton to-day paid a, tribute to the gallant New Zealand soldiers who fell m the Great War. A close holiday was observed. At the Opera House this morning a children’s memorial service was held, the hall being crowded by children. The chair was occupied bv the Rev. G. T. Brown. This afternoon the returned soldiers assembled at the Soldiers’ Hostel and marched to the Opera House, where a memorial service, largely attended by the adults of the community, w r os held. The order of service at both functions was os follows:—National An-thom, reading hy Rev. B. D. Ashcroft; hymn, “O God, our help in Ages Past"; .prayer, Rev. J. T. Macky; address. Rev. J. Cocker; hymn, "Lend, Kindly Light”; "Garland of Flowers’’ by the baud; benediction, Rev. G. T. Brown. -

LOYALTY TO EMPIRE GOVBRNOR-GBNJERAX/S MESSAGE TO THE KING. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND. April 25. The Governor-General sent the following reply to the message from His Majesty the King to the people of New Zealand: —"On the occasion of Anzac Day, on behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand, I beg to express to Your Majesty grateful appreciation of your sympathy, and to renew their assurance that the loyalty which the New Zealand soldiers proved on the first Anzac Day remains undiminished throughout the Dominion of New Zealand.'” "JELLICOB.” AUCKLAND MOURNS IMPRESSIVE SCENES IN NORTHERN CITY. f»ma PRESS* ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, April 25. Anzac Day was observed as a close holiday. There was a united memorial service in the Town Hall in the morning’, preceeded by a procession to the hall. Over a thousand returned men made the march through the dense crowds of the people, who lined the footpaths in the procession. There was a gun-carriage draped with the Union Jack and drawn by seven horses. On each aide there were four chief petty officers of the H.M.S. Philomel as pall-bearers, and immediately followinfi was Commander Walsh and Commissioned Gunner Tregellis, of the Philomel. Pxeoeeddng the gun-carriage was a firing party of twenty bluejackets. The service in the Town Hall was very impressive. An obelisk, erected by the Returned S-oldiere' Association in memory of fallen comrades, was unveiled in the Waikumete Cemetery by General Chaytor, Officer Commanding the New Zealand Forces.. A wreath from the citizens of Auckland was placed at the foot of the obelisk by the Mayor. After the “Last Post" had been sounded others present placed wreaths on the memorial, which soon became a mass of flowers.

THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL INSPIRING SPEECH AT THAMES. NEW . ZEAL ANDERS’ ENDURANCE AND COURAGE. PXB FBXSS -i.BSOCIA.TIOW. THAMES, April 26. At the Anzac service ia the Theatxo there was a great muster of returned men. Lord Ueliicoe and his staff were present.. In a speech. Lord Jeliiooe said we must express undying gratitude tor the gallantry of the N.Z.L.E. who fell in Gallipoli, Trance and Palestine in the tight for righteousness. The deeds that tiiey did that day established a name and a record that would live for ever in history. He read the King’s message, and said that at Gaba Tepe they had showed the world that spirit of endurance from the moment they entered the boat or destroyer till the position was consolidated. They showed that New Zealand soldiers were men of endurance and courage. Admiral De Ttobeck had said they set a standard as, high as any in bistory, and had won a name to be proud of. Through the month they hung on with no set camp in Gallipoli. Instances of individual gallantry were too numerous to mention. One was the capture of Table Top in August. General Sir Tan Hamilton «aid« "Neither steeps nor Turks could stop Russell’s New Zealanders/* The faking of Hill 60 covered, the New Zealanders with glory. General Haig and General Allenby had paid eloquent testimony to the deeds of these men. Their sacrifice and endur> able spirit would act as inspiration t<» future generations. New Zealand never forgot, and in. honouring their memory she honoured herself. At Lord Jellicoes request every returned man present in the hall was presented to himself and Lady Jellicoe. OTHER DISTRICTS AT FEATHERSTON. PROCESSION AND SERVICE. A correspondent writes: —The Mayor and a committee arranged the procession and service, etc. The children and public assembled in front of the Town Hall at 2 p.m. They were marshalled and led to the cemetery in the following order :—Returned Soldiers (carrying the Patriotic flag), children, general public. On arrival at the cemetery they gathered in front of the monument (erected to the memory of the fallen), and an address was given by the Mayor, followed by a religious service. Floral tributes were then placed upon the monument, and the “Last Post” sounded. WANGANUI CELEBRATIONS. ROLL OF HONOUR UNVEILED. FIB FBESS ASSOCIATION. WANGANUI, April 25. Anzac Day was fittingly celebrated today, by a largely-attended religious service, held in Cook’s Gardens, after which a Roll of Honour was unveiled at the Soldiers’ Club. The Returned Soldiers were present in considerable force. AT ROTORUA. SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES. Per Press Association. ROTORUA, April 25. Rotorua observed Anzac Day strictly. In the afternoon there was a proces-sion of the “blue boys," Returned Soldiers, Cadets, Scouts, and school children, with two bands, who marched to the Government gardens. A united memorial service was attended by 1500 people. Bishop Sedgwick, and Anglican, Presbyterian, and Methodist ministers, and the Salvation Army captain, participated, and a large number of wreath* were laid on the beds. QUIET SOLEMNITY. OBSERVANCE IN~CHRISTCHURCH. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, April 25. The weather was dull and overcast for Anzac Day. There was a parade of returned soldiers, territorials, and cadets, who marched through the crowded streets of the city to the King Edward Barracks, where a combined comprehensive memorial service was held. Afterwards many wreaths were deposited at the Cathedral, where very largely attended seivioes were held throughout the day. The whole of the gatherings throughout the day were marked by quiet solemnity. A NATIONAL MENACE “DISCONTENT AND BITTERNESS.” PLEA FOR BROTHERLY SPIRIT. VIRILE CHURCH WANTED. A commemoration service for the Anzacs w«s held in the Artcraft Theatre by St. Andrew’s Church, at which a very large congregation attended. Pneaching on. the word “Forward.” the Rev. Robertson Orr said that there are things before us which have to be done and not shirked. Ho referred to a message sent to London

during- the present mining crisis from returned soldiers. “We are not concerned so much with the pros and cons of the present crisis as with the safety of the country for which we fought.” , The Empire for which they fought is overshadowed, by dark and ugly clouds, and the country for which, the Anacs fought is menaced by a seething discontent and bitterness which bids fair to end in industrial revolution. Our present task is to deal with this for the safety of our land is at stake. It is something to be proud of that the first great task committed to the first generation of this young country was done, and done well; that it came through a great and fierce trial without disgrace. That may well hearten us to go forward to a more difficult one. It is easier to make war than to make peace; to deal with the enemy without, than with the enemy within our own gates. Enemy seems a hard word. But any man or group of men who tries to injure the trade, credit, or production of this green and pleasant land is its enemy. This c-ounitry belongs to this genteiiation —a great legacy it is—and the young men ought to see to it that no group of men injures their heritage by rash experiments. CONFRONTED WITH A NEW DANGER. 1 Freed from one danger we are • now confronted by another —by forces working quietly and steadily against the best interests of our native land. The tragedy of it all is that most are standing still calmly watching the progress of this madness. There is a selfishness at work which to gain its own ends makes countless others suffer. History reveals that violence brings new violence, and social and economic wrongs cannot be altered by passion and greed, but by justice and truth; not by denunciation, but by reasoning. He urged his hearers to do mor© than watch. “Indecision,” said Burke, “is the accomplice of violence.’* We must go forward to subdue or Remove the evils which impede the progress of this land. We must each, in our own way, try to create a cleaner atmosphere and a new spirit.. There is too much bad spirit in the Labour world generally —too much washing of hands in other people's time too much vigour in doing the employer far too much beginning and leaving off in the eight hours. The class that preaches justice should he th© first to show it, and not stultify its by the hypocrisy of its deeds. The past registered too many injustices to give Capital a rhite sheet, hut that 33 no reason for sullying the pure hope of Labour. There must come an absolute refusal to avenge the past by repeating its tragedies of tyranny and misunderstanding. A SPIRIT OF OBLIGATION. We must go forward to a spirit of obligation to others —a brotherly spirit binding all classes together, from the hum** blest tor the highest, in cordial co-opera-tion. We cannot, after all, reckon in terms of cash the service that any one of us renders the rest of us- This is on© reason why there seems to be n*> finality about our present industrial disputes. The actual wages paid to a miner must always be settled, on an economic basis. BQt the fact is however much is paid to a miner we still remain in his debt for something which we can never discharge in coin. The general public forgets this, and the miner makes the same mistake. He knows that there is something else due to him, and thinks it must be paid in weekly wages. Where is this new spirit to come from ? It would have been here long ago if words could bring it, for this has been the cry of statesmen for some years. A new spirit may be born and live for a few months by some mass movement or patriotic passion, but it can only be permanent as it comes from men made over again. That is the province of religion. Half of the present trouble is caused through the people neglecting the ennobling but restraining influences of religion. The remedy lies in a virile Church, which will be the centre from which will flow healing influences of love and brotherhood. He urged his hearers to help make the country safe by making the Church strong and true. To enthrone Christ, and with His spirit to recharge the now so perilously poisoned atmosphere would renew our fallen hopes and broken manhood, and also be an abiding insurance of the progress of this green and pleasant land.

UNITARIAN CHURCH "IS WAR A DARWINIAN 6TRUGGI*Ei?" HUMAN NATURE MUST BB CHANGED. Speaking on tlie above subject at the Unitarian Church, the Rev. Wyhdham Heaithoote said that the question, ‘"ls war a Darwinian struggle ?" was very much the same -as the -question, "I® war a biological necessity ?" hut not quite the same, as some forms of Darwinian struggles were avoidable by man. Still, on our answer to these questions depended largely our answer to the further question : "Will war© ever ©ease?" Opinions differed greatly on this subject, and much could be said on (both sides. In favour of the (belief that war was a Darwinian struggle, and that they could never ©ease, it was argued that war was an inevitable result of States regarded as organisms coming into conflict through excess of population to food supply. When two or more States were in urgent need of now territory and markets in order to preserve their existence, then war naturally ensued. Inasmuch as the excess of population to food supply on this planet must sooner or later arise, wars were inevitable. It was also argued that inasmuch as Nature, working along the branch of evolution which culminated in the instinct of the bee and the ant, had recourse to war and relied on war to procure her results, it was difficult to. think that ehe could act otherwise down the line of evolution which culminated in the intellect of man. Tt> think otheiwise would imply an impossible dualism in the world. This position was expressed by Bernhardi when he ©aid in the terms of theology, "God will see to it that wars do not cease," and in the terms of science "war is a biological necessityOn the other hand it is argued that inasmuch as the productivity of the soil and the birthrate are both under the control of man, the : conflict between State® need never arise, and all such conflicts were the result of human ignorance ; that - when nations go to war, they were not fighting against a peril which nature threatened them with, -but against a peril which their own artificial economical arrangements had created. Moreover, dt was argued that had Nature intended man to rely on war, eh© would have supplied him with a fighting organ; not having done so, she had plainly marked him for a life of peace. Disassociation by Nature of the human from any weapon of war brought it about that all human wars were the very opposite of Darwinian struggles in their results, for the best were eliminatand the worst selected. The speaker said he could not come <to any final decision on the matter, but added that it was another form of the question, "To what extent can human nature he changed?" One thing seemed clear, that wars will never cease until human nature ha® so mentally changed as to be able to discard its superstitions. There was no chance of universal and permanent peace until the human mind had outgrown its belief in warlike deities* in Messiahs faking fierv vengeance on unbelievers, and in the divine arrangement of wars as necessary preparations for the second advent of Christ. The question really resolve® into the further question: Can the masses of mankind ever be guided by reason?

IN AUSTRALIA DAY COMMEMORATED IN ALL STATES. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received April 25, 11.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 25. Anzac Day was celebrated by special services in all the churches and a commemoration service in the Town Hall, attended by the Governor-General and detachments of bluejackets and permanent soldiers. Before the service commenced a returned soldier approached the platform and stated that there was not a flag flying outside the building, and the soldiers Intended to fly one. Thereupon he mounted the tower and hoisted the Dnion JackAlthough it was not a public holiday most of the shops and business places were closed, and the buildings were decorated with bunting. ■ All the other States observed the "day as a. public holiday. In Melbourne 25,000 troops paraded the streets to the i’,rio?vt ground, where they were addressed by the Governor and Mr W. M. Hughes. Fine weather prevailed in all the States. ENGLAND'S TRIBUTE MEMORIES OF WALTON. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 25, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 2a. An Anzac Day service was held m Sunday on Plymouth Hoe and also at Walton, where 30,000 wounded New Zealanders were nursed. A banner which Walton, New Zealand, presented bear-, ing the names of the fallen, was carried at the head of a procession, which deposited flowers on the Anzacs’ graves. Other places have also arranged Anzac services and pilgrimages to the graves to-day-