The Guardian (And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times.) MONDAY, APRIL 14th, 1924. REMEMBRANCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1924, Page 2

The Guardian (And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times.) MONDAY, APRIL 14th, 1924. REMEMBRANCE.

The war period is drifting fur behind. It was u> time which imposed great ' obligations on all. Are we all remcmH bering those obligations ? l)o we even | recall the promises made in the heat of the,eventful time? It would appear 8 not. The obligations, are becoming | obliterated. We read of many places a where even the rearing of war memorials | were begun in earnest but are unfinished | still because of flagging interest. We | observe that even an important city | which prides itself on its place arid 1 power in the land, cannot oven deter--4 mine upon a site for the memorial, I though the funds are in hand to rear . the pillar of reminder. Nearer home there is the complaint of an unfinished cenotaph, and the iibe has been thrown that tire lip-patriots have forgotten their obligations. There are obligations to the living as to the dead, and in both instances there are instances where the liability of the past is being shirked. But this is New- Zealand’s month of remembrance. It was in April the Anzne feat came to pass, and since then the 25th. of the month has been the Dominion’s Day of Remembrance for the fallen. Perhaps this sad yet glorious anniversary will assist as a reminder of obligations undischarged. Poppy Day will bo observed in the vicinity of Anzae Day, with the object of providing an opportunity for those who care to remember, to wear an emblem of the war period. In addition, the authorities and the churches are combining to hold commemorative services. The law of the land has made already the day of sacred import, and it is to be observed not as a holiday, but JM B holy day. It is for the people to remember and to recall obligations and strive to do-what is right by and for the men who served through the great turmoil of the war, and by’ the victory gained rescued the world from a great disaster. It remains therefore for the whole community to honor the day and the. occasion with reverence and devotion and to fittingly recall the sacrifices of the fallen whose memory should never be forgotten.