ARMISTICE DAY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19155, 11 November 1927, Page 9

ARMISTICE DAY.

EMPIRE BROADCAST. SERVICES IN LONDON. (SI CABU—PRias ASSOCTATIOK— COPTBIGHT.) (ADSTBALIAK a.\d x.z. cabli association.) (Received November 10th. 7.20 p.m.) LONDON, November 9. The Chelmsford Empire experimental station, SSW, has definitely arranged for an Armistice Day broadcast as follows (all times Greenwich mean time), the wave-length being 24 metres: 10.45 a.m. to 11.15 a.m., forenoon service at Canterbury Cathedral; 12.30 p.m. to 1 p.m.. organ recital at St. Mary le Bow; 1 p.m., to 1.10 p.m., afternoon address: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m* "Daily Express" remembrance festival at tho Queen's Hall. The British Broadcasting Corporation's engineers are most hopeful that the first three broadcasts will reach Australia, but are doubtful about the evening broadcast.

NO HALF-MAST FLAG.

AN ADMIRALTY ORDER. (from our own correspondent.) LONDON, September 30. Surprise has been caused by an Admiralty Fleet Order stating that ships arc rot to, "half-mast" colours during the two minutes' silence next Armistice Day (November 11th). This instruction is prefaced by the statement that "Great Britain' celebrates Armistice Day, not as a day of national mourning, but ratheras a commemoration of a great occasion in the national historv."

Last Armistice Day tho Atlantic Fleet half-masted its colours, but other ships did not do so. This year every British warship, whether in home or foreign waters, will fly its flag at topmast.

Officially the only reason given for this change is the Admiralty's wish to bring all ships into line in their observance of the two minutes' silence. Unofficially it is thought that the instruction is an expression of the Admiralty's interpretation of tho spirit of the observanco of Armistice Day in Great Britain. '

A similar change was made by the Army authorities in 1923, previous to which the flag over the War Office and flags at military stations had been flown at half-mast.

OBSERVANCE THIS MORNING. All flags in the City will be lowered to half-mast at 11 a.m. to-day, and mast-headed at two minutes past eleven, when Annisticc Day is being observed throughout the British EmpireIn the City citizens are asked to congregate in front of tho Cathedral at 10.55 o'clock and at 11 o'clock there will be a complete stoppage of all wheel traffic and business and industrial activities for two minutes.

Buglers will sound the Ecveille at the West door of the Cathedral.