LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18366, 27 April 1925, Page 13

LYTTELTON NEWS.

Personal. Mrs E. W. Brown and' Master Brown, who have been on a visit to England, returned to Lyttelton on Friday. Schools Beopen To-day. The Lyttelton public schools, together with St. Joseph'® Catholic School and the Convent of Mercy, will, in common with, the other schools in Canterbury, reopen this morning. ( Municipal Election. A public meeting will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow evening, commencing at 7.30, when all candidates for the Mayoralty and for the Council will* be given an opportunity ■of addressing the electors. Plate-glass Smashed. A plate-glass in tie office of Mr J. B. Batchelor, solicitor, London street, was Btnashed on Saturday afternoon through a child'* ircm hoop crashing through it. Apparently to hoop broke away from the youngster in the upper part of Canterbury street, and, gathering speed down the steep slope, bounced across "the, kerbing into the window. Harbour Light Theatre.

"Sandra," a First National drama, starring Barbara. La Man-, iB the chief attractionat the Harbour Light Theatre tcwught. The supporting programme includes a comedy, gazette, and scenic. To-morrow, Daughters of Pleasure," an unusually amusin; comedydrama, featuring Marie Prevost and Monto Blue will he soreened, together wita tae final epiaod« of "The ■ Leathar Pusheri, a Snub' Pollard comedy, and a gazette. On ..Monday night next Mr Beaumont Smith's company -will .conduct' further screen tests. .. _ , . Fire at Quail Island.

Excitement ran high in the little 3ep«r colonv on Quail Island on Friday nigh., when" a latse. building, about 30 feet, by 40 feet, caught fire, and. after a most spectacular blaze,. was burned to the ground. The fire started shortly before 7 p.m., and wfien notioed had euch a good ho.d that nothing could be done to save it. The building. was an old one, and was originally part of the female immigration quarantine barracks, it had not been in use of recent years. When at its height the. fire cast a vivid reflection oil the dark clouds, and being also reflected on the calm waters of the harbour attractcd considerable attention in Lyttelton. The Rev A. J. Petrie' and Superintendent w. G. Carson, of the Lyttelton Fire Brieade, went across'to the island in Mr b. Tredennick's launch, but the fire wis almost out on their anival. No other buildings weft endansered. but had the wind been southwest the plantation would probably have caught.

Anzac Day Services. \ A combined Memorial Service was held at the Cenotaph, Lyttelton. on the morning of Ansae Dav, and was largely attended by the general public. The returned soldiers and sailors, about forty in number, paraded under Lieut, A. Stanley. The Lyttelton Company of Territorials, under Lieut, uToomey, mustered in good numoer, despite the short notice given them. Lieut. J. de P. Maneon, of the C.Y.C., was also present.. The whole parade was under Lieul. J- " • Crampton, and, headed by the Lytteltou Marine Band marched from the Drill Hall to the Cenotaph. _ On the platform were the Mayor (Mr *' • T. Lester), the '*R?v.' A. J. Petrie ("-chaplain to the Expeditionary Force), the Kjv. .S Bailev (ex-chanlain to the hxp=xhtionary force), the Her." \V. K.. yiefco!, the ucv. T. M. Curncw, of St. Saviour s, West Lyttelton, and Captain Freybcrg, balvat.on Armv. There wers als-? present Messrs 11. M. Thompson and K. McGregor,chief and second officer of the Shaw feavill steamer Karanga, representing the Mercantile Marine. Thev placed a wreath on the Ceno.aph. The proceedings opened with the National Anthem and were followed by a prayer by Lbc Rev. W. -F. Nichol. _ Addressing the asromb.age. the Mayor (-VW. T. Le3ter) said they would all loo.i;_ bac* to those 9tirrin£ days at the beginning o» the wa.r. Thev rcmemoercd tae nrai can to arms, the 'assembling of the country s vovn" manhood, and the period of preparation." Then the while frees of the wcroen and the stern faces of the soldiers as .hey marched awav. Then they read of the New Zealand soldiers abroad and watchea their cverv movement with breathless interest. Tbv" learned with pride that the New /<"alacd troop? had coupled up with the Australians, and bv so doing caused the blending of those initials which formed into the immortal name of Anzac. These nier: went away to defend honour and justice but their labour would "be jHI in vain if tlioae who are left are not willing to make some sacrifice in the same caure. Many of those who. were left had made such sacrifices, parents ■who had given their eons, and young v.ivm their husbands. Then they had not forgotten the glorious work of their grand Navy, to which Lvttelton had contributed several of its sons. Lyttelton, too, had supplied men to the JteffciEliio Marine, which deserved all credit for the manner in which it had carried cut its wcrk in the midst of cons-tani dangeT. Ar.d last, but not lea-st, there wat the work of the nursing division, which' had at times made great sacrifice* and undergone great hardships. He hoped that the children of the Dominion would ever be taueht the story of Gailipoli, and that the traditions there established be ever upheld, so that their children might live in peace. The hymn "0 God, Our Help" was sung, and the Rev. S. Baiiev then gave a Scripture reading, which was followed by the hymn "For All the Saints." In a short address, the Re*. T. M. Cutdoit said that his only text would .bo the one which they saw on the Cenotaph: "Their Nunc in Honour Liveth." Situated as it was in the very heart of the towa, the memorial most always serve to make them think and remember that the- men who bad gone to the war had not done so foi any selfish of their own. "Hiey went in Answer to the everbotiog call to honour, a call which every man, if he is physically able to do so, must always feel prompted to obey. The memorial was there

to make them also/remember the _•war, for aa much as they might hate wav, they must always remember it. Wherever "Wixr there human selfishness must b;\- operating on 0110 side or the other. Anovher thing that the Cenotaph must remind them of was this: "Cenotaph" was a Urge's meaning "an empty tomb," and wh«n they epote of an empty tomb they must romo:nber that first Easter morn when the Dimples ana the holy woman came to tio iomb of Uhnst and found it empty, for Christ had risen. It was, in other words, a Cenotaph. J.O Uiose who had lost dear . ones ho would say: "Though they are dead, yet they Live," lor "Whosoever believeth m iiun hath everlasting life." , Kipling's "Recessional" was sung and wreaths were then placed on the Cenotaph. Bandmaster E. W. Jeffries aounaed The Last Post," and the Kev. A. J. Petri* pronounced the Benediction. Amongst the wreaths placed on the Cenotaph were those from "The Returned Soldiers," "Mayor and Councillors, m Trinitv Church," "St Saviour's Church,' "British and Foreign Sailors' Society, lor Abs-ent Mothers," "Tho Mayoress (Mrs W. T. Lester); also a-largo number of private wreaths. An Anzac Day Memorial Service was conducted at St. Saviour's Church. West Lyttelton on Saturday evening. The preacher ■was the vicar, and there was a large congregation. ... . " , .. Anzac Services .wer'e he.d at Holy Tnmty Church' last evening, the preacher being the Bev. A: J. Petrie; at St. John's Presbyterian ChuTch,- conducted by the • Rev. >Y. F. • Nichol: and-at tho Methodist .Church, where • the Eev. S, Bailey preached. All services were well attended, particularly by the children, who were able tb'be present at church for the first time since the epidemic restrictions were imposed. '

Golf. Membens of the Avondale Club vi&itad Charteiis Bay yesterday and played a match against a Lyttelton tecun. a The.visitors were most successful, winning every, game except one. The games were 'as follows, Avondale players being mentioned first: —-Millard and Prince boat Hunter and Knights, Millar and McClymont beat E. Aycrs ■ and Collett, Preston ; and . Corcpran beat JJhind and Derbridge, Pankard and Connell beat Toomev and Mayo, Bennett and Spanjer Wat McKenzie and Banfield, Prankish fcnd Tate heit Wales and Erwin.: Smgles: _ Millard beat Hunter, Prince beat Kmglits, Millar beat Avers, McClymont beat Collett Preston beat Bhind, Corcoran beat Derbridge, Connell beat Mayo, Spanjer beat Banfield. Bennett beat MoKenzie, Pankard lost to Toomey, Tate beat Wales, Prankish beat Erwin.