Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 41, 18 June 1915, Page 5

Great Britain

SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S. MEMORIAL TO FALLEN COLONIALS. Uhiiid Pbhi AsHoriATiof London June 16. The memorial service to the colonials at St. Paul's Cathedral was deeply impressive. There was a crowded, congregation, which included relatives of the dead and 400 Australian and New Zealand wounded J men from Weymouth and Harefield Park. Some were on crutches, some had limbs bandaged, and many were wearing hospital garments. Rows of khakiclad soldiers filled the space under the dome, and the Australian and New Zealand flags were set above the i choir.

Lord Kintore represented the King and Colonel Steathfield represented Queen Alexandra, and those present included leading statesmen, imperial administrators, army and naval officers, busiiicss men and the Lord Mayor and sheriffs.

The Dean of St. Paul's was assisted by the Bishop of London. The service •began with the hymn "Brief Life is here Our Portion," and after Psalms 2,5 and 130 the anthem (Spohr's) "Blessed Departed" was rendered. The Rev. W. Besley. sub-dean, lately of New Zealand, read the lesson, "The liiisiug of Lazarus," St. John 11. After the singing of the hymn "llock of Ages," a special Litany was intoned.

The archbishop preached the sermon, taking as his text the thirteenth verse of the fifteenth chapter of St. John, "Greater love hath no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friend." The Archbishop said they met for the very sacred purpose of thanking God for the splendid devotion of their brethren from Australia and Xew Zealand, whom, in the cause to which the Empire had set its hands, they loved not in their lives but in death. The feat of April 2-~> had never been outshone and seldom equalled. The picture of the perils of the landing and the dauntless gallantry of the brave men showed them storming the heights and holding on afterwards. Their deeds became part of the Empire's heritage for ever and there were deeds more splendid and inspiring when it was remembered they were not the achievements of some veteran corps, but of I men who a few months before were i civilians in the bush', on the sheep runs and in the townships of Australia and New Zealand.

•The archbishop continued: Who I w.onl have thought when the young inatioiis were implanted in the southern seas that a hundred years later they would cross the seas, share in the Empire burden of a world-wide war, be [disciplined under the shadow of the 'pyramids and make their first onset on the Plains of Troy? These things they had done. (Tearful would be the cost, but the went foil of drums, and the Dead Marchvto-night, would reverberate with the thanks of the Motherland to the farthest limits of the Empire. Uo:l give us grace to bear ourselves as a united people, that tye mav' build out of this welter of pain and strife a nobler habitation to which the honor and glory of every nation will add something distinctive." The service closed with the hymn "Now the Laborer's Task- is Over," which was kneeling. A military iband played the Dead March in Saul, which was answered from the end of t.ie nave by the buglers giving the Lust Post, any the National Anthem terminated the service. ~ "SPIRIT OF GREATER BRITAIN." i London, June lii. The Times, referring to the memorial service, says: "We hold the Australians and New Zoalanders in special pride lor tin* proof given that the spirit of Greater Britain is undiminished. Kvey advice from the Dardanelles only adds to our admiration for their audacious, constant, and steady valor under conditions of which the d; mvr and difficulties are only beginning to be realised.

"ALL READY!" A GREAT DISCOURSE. HEROES AND HEROINES. Times and Sydney Sun Sebvioi. (Recei'-ed 8.0 a.m.) London, June 17. The Primate added: We want as Christians to say together, honestly and deliberately that we believe these fearful perils, the wounded and stricken bodies of the best and bravest, these saddened hearts and darkened homes, are worth while, and that they are right. The offering, terrible as it is, ought to be made without reserve for the cause of truth and honor. Among the peoples of Europe it is a duty, grave, inspiring, and urgent. Then there is the real heroism of the stricken-home, as there is the heroism of the shell-swept trench and the quivering deck, and for these brave women of England or of the Southern Seas, we upon our knees are thanking God for all our comforts. But we want another note. We must have a triumph note. With those whose selfsacrifice meant so much to the co\intry it has been an endeavor in their enthusiastic ami eager self-surrender to reach what Christ marks as the highest grade of human love, and when the call rang out. the response was "We are ready!" And the results are before us. All those Australians and New Zealanders are en T rolled among the champions whom the Empire for generations will come to delight in and to honor. This memorable act of the stoutest service gives the response "All Ready!" to the rallying call.

MORE MACHINE GUNS WANTED. (Received 9.15 a.m.) London, June 17. The Daily Mail urges the Governmenet to hasten the production of machine guns, placing orders without limit in Britain, Canada, and the United .States. It says the Germans are virtually substituting men armed with machine guns for the old-fash-ioned infantry aimed with rifles. Experience proves that the army which attempts to fight machine-guns with rifles is committing the same mistake as the man who attempted to run a footrace against a locomotive. A LABOUR LEADER SPEAKS DEN TILLET ON STRIKING. HOW WORKERS MUST WAGE WAR. ( Received 9.0 m.) Paris, June 17. Mr Ben Tillett visited the front and interviewed afterwards said he had learned the meaning of the word "strike." "We have got, he said, "to strike now with every ounce of British grit and energy, gold and brain, behind the blow. When the workers of England realise the situation they will get their coats off and give our soldiers their proper backing. We want shells, gas and every death-deal-ing device conceivable."