EMPIRE DAY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 207, 26 May 1908, Page 7

EMPIRE DAY.

CANADIAN TERCENTENARY MOVEMENT. MR. KEIR HARD lE. LORD ROBERTS WATCHES THE BOYS SHOOT. , . DT TELEGRAPH—PKESB ASSOCIATION —COPTMOIII Ottawa, May 24. Earl Grey, Governor-General of Canada, addressing a parade of school children at Toronto, called upon' them to celebrato tho tercentenary, and lend, a hand in presenting to Canada tho sacred ground where the fate of North America was decided. THE KING AND QUEEN ATTEND AN • INSPECTION. ■ London, May .24.. ' The King and . Queen attended an Empire Day inspection of tho Duke of York's School, Chelsea.. -.-Earl Roberts,, witnessed, the shooting of England's team of boys for the Meath Trophy. ■" , Twonty thousand children will. attend" the Church of - England Temperance Society's Empire Day fete at tho Crystal' Palace. CARDINAL LOGUE. COMMENTS BY ,SIR H. RAWSON. ■ (Rec. May - 26, 0.30 a.m.) - . Sydney, May 25.' • The - State Governor, Sir Harry .fiawson,"' speaking at tho Empire Day celebrations, characterised • Cardinal Logue's reported statomont, reflecting on the loyalty of Australia and ,tlie Empire, as a gross slander. Ho could only hope that Cardinal Loguo had been misquoted or misled. He had travelled over the' greater' part of Now South Wales, and • had 1 seen-' demonstrations of loyalty. : .' '. i London, "May 25. At tho .Empiro Concert. in tho Albert Hall, Miss Ada Crossley, tho Australian contralto,, .was- the chief vocalist./ There was great enthusiasm. ~' ... - WHAT SOCIALISTS MIGHT HAVE ■ \ " ' DONE. ■ "GHASTLY DOGGEREL." (Rec. May 25, 10.35 p.m.) / .. • London, May 25. Mr. Keir Hardie,' speaking ,j)t Bristol ' and referring to Empire Day, declared that 'the Socialists (inight' have, interfered to prevent the .children .in , the schools being taught to, wave flags and., sing •a-ghastly.-bit. of' doggerel, like the 'National Anthem. ; Most.', of the Prime Ministers throughout the Empiro sent Home messages or congratulation on Empire Day.. ' SPEECH BY MR. JUSTICE WILLIAMS. (BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL 'COEBESPONDENT.) ,

, / \ . Dunedln, May 25. • The newest specch of Empiro Day in Dune;din was. delivered in the Supreme Court" this morning. Upon taking his seat', Mr. Justice Williams said:'' 'To-day;being Empire Day -it if perhaps proper that I should say a word in explanation as. to why tho Court sits Tho day is not • a Court holiday. Thero is .work ,to bei ijone, and perhaps the-; best way one can celekate, IJmpiro Day,, is by doing his duty. " Of- course',.'. if aiy',' person, had 'been seriously •inconvenienced 1 -the Court'would not : have-sat f ;v, .There is another reason, however, why it -seems-- fitting, that *tho Court .should .sit to-day. Wo are hero tonlay in the most remote; jp'arts- 1 'of- .. -the '- . most .-- j-.cniote Dominion /of ' the . Empire. We.V.aro .situated as, far, as-it'.is possible.in; this world to be from the Royal: Courts of Justico-in London,-.and from:the:ancient.shrine, of Justice in Westminster -Hi 11,.,, Notwithstanding. ;that,' we .'administer' the' sam 6' system of laws las are :there administered. '• That •' behig so, it seems to me that the Court here symbolises perhaps-Imoro tliari anything'-else. both'' the' extent ' and - the' . union of! the Empire.". .-v :

MENACE IN THE EAST. SPEECH BY MR. T. MACKENZIE, M.P; ' (BY, TELEGRAPH. —rF.EBB ASSOCIATION.) 'Dunedin, May 25. ! 1 Speaking at the trooping of the colours at North East Valley .School Mr. T. Mackenzie; M.P. (Chairman of tho Education Board), said we had lived so long under the protecting arm" of the 'Mother Country that we had forgotten what war meant-. ' Wo were living in a fool's paradise, - and the present state of unpreparedness must;-not- be allowed' to continue. . Tho 'load .the : Old Country ,was carrying for defence, was', greater . than she 'could reasonably he expected to bear. All must be prepared'/to do. thoir 'part.' : .Thero was a menace.an the East,\and it behoved .every boy, youth, and man, - to do . his duty in learning- to-vdefend his country. If .we Were known to lie ready wo never be. called "'upon to fight. . . . NEW ZEALAND CELEBRATIONS. ..The holiday for Empiro . Day was observed locally yesterday in a : half-hearted -mannor. The Government offices, . law offices/ . and banks eloSod, j but the shops preferred to close to-mbrroWj whei the great football match- will bo played. 'The public/schools closed7-on Friday for the 'winter holidays.' The ceremony of saluting the'flag tyis carriedout before .the-schools dismissed, and- patriotic speeches were made forthe .' benefit? of , pupils.... ; " [BT TELEGRAPH, —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] • / I Auckland, May 25. Rainy weather - and the;: tramway --strike! militated against tho, Empire Day i.celebrations, which included a Voliintcor church pa.»ide at St: 'Matthew's and a parade of veterans at the' Drill Hall. To-day is being ; pretty generally . observed -. by business people., ; j.: ■ . " Pahiatua, May 25. Empire Day falling" on Sunday, special ser,vices were'' held in the- local churches. The service at the Anglican Church was attended by the Mayor, Councillors, Volunteers,' and Fire-Brigade. "Although rain set in .on Saturday night it cleared'in tho morning,: and .tho day-turned out-fine.. : Palmerston North, May 25.- ■ Empire Day was celebrated in cold, rainy Weather. The ceremony, of saluting the flag was performed at tho local' schools, there be-ing-a. fair attendance of scholars and adults: ? '?' . Chriatchurch, May 25. ; Tho Empiro Day celebrations :in Christchurch woro ushered in this morning by a parado-of the: cadets attached; to the local cadet battalions.. The boys mustered at the drill shed and, headed by the Garrison Band, marched to Victoria Square, where they wero grouped at .the baso of the statue of the,late Queen Victqria. Speeches were dolivored by tli,o Mayor, the two bishops and Mr, Justice Denniston. The day was obverved only as a partial holiday. Duncdln, May 25. Apart from tho flying of flags from private residences and business places, addresses to children at tho schools, and saluting of tho flag by cadets at the Trianglo, there was nothing to specially indicate Empire Day. Most of the churches yesterday made reforcnco to tho day, and the National Anthem was sung. .' irivercargill, May 25. Empire Day was observed as a school holiday to-day, but thero woro not public functions till the evening. The school children saluted the flag .before breaking up on Friday nigjit, _ and to-night 200 young people took part in a loyal-demonstration at the Theatre.;: The function was purely of a .patriotic character,' typifying tho- different parts of the Empiro, and was arranged by the League of tho Empire,