MESSAGE FROM KING

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 956, 26 April 1930, Page 9

MESSAGE FROM KING

READ BY GOVERNOR-GENERAL WELLINGTON SERVICE Press Association WELLINGTON. Fndav. At the Anzac Day service this morning, before the temporary cenotaph fronting Parliament Buildings, the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, read the Anzac Day message from his Majesty the King. The service, which was attended by a very large crowd, was conducted by the Rev. H. E. K. Fry, of the Church of England, and the address was delivered by the Rev. J. R. Blanchard, Presbyterian minister. During the service floral tributes were laid at the foot of the cenotaph, including a wreath from General Sir lan Hamilton, bearing the following inscription; “In affectionate remembrance of my fallen comrades." In the afternoon a special service, presided over by the Mayor, Mr. G. A. Troup, was held in the Town Hall the next of kin of fallen soldiers. Thi address was delivered by the Rev. T. Fielden Taylor. The service concluded with the band playing “The Garland of Flowers,” and the sounding of the “Last Post.” Lady Bledisloe was present. Also in the afternoon the Basin Reserve was crowded, where the Rev. H. E. K. Fry delivered the address This service was attended by the Governor-General. There was a large muster of returned soldiers, territorials, cadets, scouts, and girl guides at the various services.