ANZAC DAY.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18365, 24 April 1925, Page 19

ANZAC DAY.

FROM THE KING.

IfBISS iSSOCIATIOK TZLSGHAM.)

AUCKLAND, April 23. h* Governor-General has been comLa bv his Majesty tho King to ■s£ta* to the people, of New Sd on the occasion of Anzac Day, Allowing message:- ■ mho Queen and I join with our ' nle of New Zealand in celebrating •&norablc deeds of ten years ago, ' nd in commemoration ot the heroic dead- - .

TO-MORROW'S OBSERVANCES.

kjaae Day wi " DC observed with the proper solemnities to-morrow. Holy Communion will be celebrated at il. Cathedral and at other churches in jlu* morning, and at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral a special commemoration scr--i£t w ill be held, at which the preacher yjll bo the Kev. E, C. Crosse, M.A., nfiO. The War Memorial in the Cathrfral rrill be dedicated during the scrrice. Parade and Procession.

In the afternoon a parade and pro- ! Mtjion tif returned soldiers, overseas I Ijmen war workers, and veterans will jjfce"'place. Territorials and Cadets vfll also parade and form part of the procession. tfho parade, which is to assemble at IjSi p.Di. and move off at 2 p.m. sharp ■from O'ronmer square, will be in charge £ Colonel If. Stewart, president of the Chrfstchurch R.B.A. Prior to the parIda <povmg off, Captain Isitf, of tho Si yftjattA Aerodrome, will fly over the ■ ainfsre and drop a wreath as a tribute to k 'the memory of deceased members of the 1 Boyal Air Force. Afterwards, the ' wriatli will be carried- in the procession '' to ox-Lieutenant JR. Turner, of the 8.A.F., ,'Tho order of the procession will be "ijgs follows: —Two mounted constables; Band; gun-carriage and bier, 'ja which will be placed a soldier's knap- ', rifle, and hat; firing.party, consist* '-lag of permanent members of tho Dei ftneo Staff; wreath-bearers (returned ,-ioldirfli, carrying wreaths sent by local'

;||od}es and rclativos of detected solssl(>i»i. last J' t ' ar ovor ono hundred .fjrr'catns wore received;; soldier patients ■ffroin the Runncrda'ic Home and soldiers /sii>!caniiot walk (iii motor-ears); CalcPipe Band; oversea •women war veterans; Municipal Band; iiColoecl H. Stewart; returned soldiei Sitnunwaymeu, raiiwaymen, • and Post S-ind Telegraph officers.returned soldiers ■ftilf,march in separate groups). A Iflfcnth will be carried by one of the re-

inrticd soldiers from the 8.5.A., and

lit will be placed on the Bridge of Eo|ipemhrance. The route of march will be S'Kiinmrc street, Victoria street, Colombo

§fi|reMi,-.Cath.edral square, Colombo street, IjuWfCl street, over Bridge of l&riSeo to King Edward Barracks., When pasfihg over the bridge whole projlfeiision will march bare-headed.

K| ' •/.■Manorial Service. Iphfe memorial service at the Barracks sfeo start at 2.30 p.m. Derry's MiliKry Band will take the place of the Ipphestra which has assisted on former ||flilar occasions. The Mayor (Mr J. IpFlcshcr) will preside, in the absenco lll'thp Hon. J. G. CoateH, who is unable Bgleaivc Wellington. Tho.principal ad-' jffess-will bo dolivcrcd by his Honour rafti Justice Alpcrs. Madame ■ GoworSpurns will sing the sacred solo, u l\ |Know That My Redeemer Livcth"; the tfand will play several selections. The ifollowijig returned padres will take part pn tho service: Kcv. F. T. Bead, Bev. J. '&?. Coursey, Bev. Canon Bean,. Bev. L. p. Neale, and Major Wallaco (Salvation larmy)..Hymns/appropriate to tho ocIpnsion .will be /sung. In order to avoid Pjisturbing the service the collection will Ip..taken at the door as those attending pne service en tori Already u large numiber of local bodies and business firms pijivo intimated their, intention to send Se'aths; these should be forwarded to itiiiieie Hall before lioon on Saturday. P>After tho servico \tho procession will Inform inside the Barracks, and will Kirch to the Cathedral via, the Bridge EEemembrance, Oxford terrace, WorSiter street, and Cathedral square. At MeUathedral the wreaths will bo handto the Cathedral authorities and pisplayed, as in former years, in front iMiitho Cathedral. After this has been IMa the parade will be dismissed. |fe : . Evening, Service. combined Anzac memorial service, Ifeiiiged by tho Ministers' Association, PWf*take : place in the Oxford terrace HB'Mist Church at 7.30 p.m. The ad-pjiaiji-wiU'be given by the Bev. A. W. feßJdart.: Other ministers will take part. Ipere will bo a solo by Miss Jessie Buff iffls items .by tho male quartette. The iloHection taken up will be for the ippliahagos. •- WM::: New Briafrton. | «|At;New Brighton tho foundation I Kni of the local Soldiers' Memorial I|ut v ''be laid by Colonel Young, C.8., Pjp&. D.5.0., at the Stadium. Tho Mpjmce-will commence at 10.30 a.m., and about an hour. Tho minlsi|ptof the borough and ex-Mayors, Ipttrs J. A. Flesher and F. Eibblemmii/■will take part. The Mayor will

{SB.. Lyttelton. H o!ht Anzac Day celebrations will take m j"W at tho Cenotaph at Lyttelton at •a.m. Suitable hymns will be ffl !% *hilo short addresses will bo demyfetpi by the Mayor (Mr W. T. Les§fi»)r and the Rov. T. M. Curnow. JaeiLyttelton Marine Band will be H JUitendance. Wreathß will bo placed ||i|B]id the Cenotaph by the relatives of |f§j»|fallen Boldiers immediately before |P?, A Sottndi»£ of the "Last Post." . |i Heathcote. ffiffe Heathoote to-morrow the local §s?&' Memorial will be unveiled by ||Ptei-Co]. F. Symons, C.M.G., D.5.0.,|||jj(lu,ls a.m. A simple column has bearing the names of 21 PlP** olll the Valley. The hour for |||g%*WfmOtty has been arranged to suit MM't?ain service from the city. of the local clergy ilgjWeOßduct a religions dedication sor* |||jjft<.JUid a combined choir from the |;i3i»johttrckes will sing the hymns, "O i,^* 1 Our"Help in Ages Past" and ||l|4]>Me With Mc," after which tho will be sounded. The |i®!wa), which is dedicated to all SSsg[>*o fell in the Great War, will ; the names of twenty-one solthe district who sacrificed Kaiapoi. Day arrangements in Kaiapoi |if&l l si B * hands of the local branch of p^gKSA I The 'Kaiapoi Band, local 11139!?* and sports bodies to attend a proeession, a nd at tho Drill Hall at 10.30 |||sj&&d-inarch to the memorial. Tho be given by Statf-Captain wfflsß&&& r ?t Chaplain to the Forces, |||ll§|f46Vß. J, T. Paddison, W. O. E. Aitken will also take will have an opporKsrai§|ip > ? aea wreaths at the memorial is concluded.

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Rakaia. Anzac Day will /be celebrated in Rakaia by a combined service at the Cenotaph at 3 p.m.. The Kev. W. J. Henderson, of tho Methodist Church, will give, the address, and .will be assisted by' the Rev. Father, Price, Rev. : A.' S. Morrison, Rev. E. N. Blakistoh, and Captain Stein.; The "Last PostM will be sounded by Mr Columbus. -Tai Tapu on Sunday. Tho unveiling ceremony of tho Cenotaph erected by the residents of Tai Tapu in femetfibrance Of the men of the district who wero killed in the Great War will take place. Oh Sunday after* noon at 2.30. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, K 8.E., Mihister of Defence, and member for the district, will perform the ceremony. Other speakers will be Mr John Gilmour, chairman of the Memorial Committee, Colonel H. Stewart, presifleflt of the Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association, and the Revs. ( "\V. Laycock, C. L. Alison, and V. Bobcrtson. SHOPS MUST CLOSE. POLICE GIVE WARNING. The police give warning to all proprietors of fruit and confectionary shops that theV must not carry on their usual business on Anzac Day. If shopkeepers open they will do bo at their own risk, and. all those who are caught trading will be prosecuted. So far as the law is concerned, Anzac Day i$ a Sunday, arid people who sell goods on that day ate liable to bo charged with Sunday that a number of fruiterers and confectioners kept their shops open on Anzac Day last year has been brought under the notice fry the secretary of the Returned. Soldiers' Association.■ One of the members of the staff in tb® °', e , told a • representative of fho Press yesterday that a number of fruit and confectionery shop-owners had complained to the isecretary that other similar shops had opened last year while the complainants had observed, the law and closed, and yo* nothing had been done. Therefore they contended that they had as much right to open as anyone else. As a result the secretary wrote to the poli<fo about the matter. In his letter to the police the secretary aavs as no action was taken against thoaie who opened for business last year the result is that numerous others in-, tend opening their shops to-morrow. However, if any such breach of the i a w is observed by the police this year (and they will Keop a sharp lookout for offenders), Magistrate's Court proceedings will follow.