DEATH OF HAIG

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 271, 6 February 1928, Page 1

DEATH OF HAIG

, CALM COURAGE TRIBUTE from the PULPIT SPECIAL memorial service Eloquent tribute to the personal atwbutes, as well as the military qualijcations, of the late Earl Haig was -id by Canon P. E. James, vicar of jt, Mary’s Cathedral. Parnell, yesef day morning, when a special me,orial service to the memory of the jeceased field-marshal was held. The service was attended by reprejentatives of the naval and military uits, Including Commodore G. T. C. p Swabey, and senior officers of the Zealand Division of the Royal Vary, Ueut.-Colonel Andrews, of the •; ew Zealand Permanent Forces, memyr 3 of the Officers’ Club, and of the City Council, as well as a large number of returned soldiers wearing their eurvice medals. Canon James said the late Earl Haig possessed greatness where this quality was most needed—in character—wd i; was the character of the man which had influenced, and would continue to influence, the whole of the iritish Empire, and prove of great nine to it. “We know that he was a man greatly beloved and honoured, not only by the .troops under his command in the field, not only by the British people generally, but also by their allies,” he said. “Yet few of us were prepared for the remarkable demonstration of affection and regard in the tributes which have been paid ihroughout the world to the strong, silent man who shunned publicity and disliked the limelight.” ' Canon James referred to the late Karl Haig’s military career and said that in the darkest hour he never faltered. his calm courage being the inspiration of the greatest British Army of all time. His famous order, issued in the darkest days of April, 1918, would be treasured as a national possession, as was Nelson’s message at Trafalgar. Special prayers were offered by Archbishop Averill, and following the sounding of the “East Post” the congregation stood while the organist played the “Dead March” in “Saul.”

EDINBURGH MOURNS HAIG’S BODY AT ST. GILES UNFORGETTABLE SCENES Att Coble.— Press Association. — Copyright. LONDON, Saturday. There were unforgettable icenee at midnight when the body °t Earl Haig was conveyed through the streets of his native City of Edinburgh to St. Giles Cathedral, where it will lie in itate until Tuesday, in spite of the late hour and the Piercingly cold wind, people of all ages and 'classes went to Princes Street Station and waited. The frost-covered streets and approaches were impassable when the special train arrived at 12.7 o’clock this morning. Eight artillerymen bore the coffin to the gun-carriage, while pipers played the “Flowers of the Forest.” The procession was headed - a battalion of the Scots Greys on its way to the cathedral. it is estimated that 150,000 men and women passed through the Cathedral °n Saturday. The body will continue Btate on Sunday and throughout Monday. After a service at the cathedral on Tuesday the coffin will be taken by train to St. Boswells, where it will »e placed on a farm cart and be escorted by the Bemersyde employees ‘°ng the five miles of the route to oryburgh Abbey, where a non-mili-UrT service will be held. „ DEPARTURE FROM LONDON liile B .J^ uar^s anc * other regiments ■ “ e rou te to Waterloo. The pro- . ston resumed its journey from . stmmster Abbey and the massed trough laye<l funeral marches ™ ost part the journey to Abbey was covered at a quick ca ' owing to the distance, but from an , ° ey thu funeral was accorded ■ m o res aive and time-honoured th» f, r ** ua *- The coffin was borne to , ™hcral van by eight men under as ! j® ean *- who took up their places Princes entered the van and - the Empire's farewell salute, pj,, e train started quietly. The anrt ,a S ? nd the Pall-bearers saluted. Mai rh n? nd Played Chopin’s Funeral WM.ii, Two carriages of the train filled with wreaths. DANE’S APPRECIATION 9 an , 8 ’ r - F- K. Keilberg, whose ti„ Eaglis » h - has sent £IO,OOO to Legion Appeal Fund, In Hair ot the services of Earl biailr» “ “* s armies in helping DenSchu. °. recov er the Danish portion of IU ' B *is.—A. and N.Z.

“GLORIOUS EXAMPLE” tribute from devonport the great soldier, the port j2. rl ."aig- was made at Devonwhen »w eS “ yterian Church yesterday, he i. . , Rev. W. Lawson Marsh said to his fn ' y left to his country and ahl. m le H°w.churchmen an imperishMr v !®° ry and a glorious example. "DhiietK 11 also rec alled the human chars,, • antl essential piety which life T ? nse<l the late field-marshal's the or»° e congre gation stood while the For lU ®. t pla Me<l “The Flowers of t ’’ and afterwards joined in tymn » "Onward, Christian