ANZAC SPIRIT

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 426, 6 May 1937, Page 3

ANZAC SPIRIT

SCENES IN SYDNEY j Governor Impressed Sydney, April 2% Sydney celebrated with appropriate ceremony the return of Anzpc Day. At dawn on Sunday 25,000 peoplemany of whom had waited patiently in •vheir places since before midnight —attended a service at the Cenotaph in Martin Place. Lord Wakefield the new State Governor, was there, find he read the Anzac dedication. Later came the march through the city, in which 22,000 men, including bandsmen, and colour units, participated, and at which over 200,000 spectators looked on. It was the greatest parade in the history of the celebrations, save for the special parade in 1935, in which exservicemen from all over the State took part. The march was led by Major-General Rosenthal, who w|as accompanied over the greater part of the route by the Governor. Then followed a united commemoration service in the Domain, attended by close on 50,000 people. Among the troops were contingents' from the Allied Powers—ltaly, France, Greece, Russia —and the large New Zcrland contingent received as usual a place of honour in the procession. Australia’s soldiers have never forgotten the part played by the men of 'the Dominion in the great achievement of Gallipot The public services and the march of the “Diggers” through the streets' have never failed' to commemorate in the best sense 'the valour of our glorious depd. Perhaps the best commentary that could bo offered on the proceedings is contained in the message issued to ‘the people of Sydney by Lord Wakehurst after taking part in the celebrations: “I have been deeply moved by this, my first Anzac Day in New South Wales. The scones at 'the dawn service, on the march -and at the service in the Domain will remain with me as long as I live I cannot let the occasion pass without paying my tribute to so magnificent a demonstration of the national spirit. It was all the more impressive for i'ts reverence land restraint. The bodies responsible for highest praise. I am proud of H'/e extremely efficient; torganisaltion of the demonstration deserve the having had the privilege of sharing in all that Anzac Day means ’to us.”