ANZAC DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1921, Page 5

ANZAC DAY.

MESSAGE TO THE KING. LOYALTY OF THE DOMINION. EXAMPLE OF THE ANZACS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Governor-General has sent the following reply to the message from His Majesty the King to the people of New Zealand on the occasion of Anzac Day: “On behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand, I beg to express to Your Majesty their grateful appreciation of your sympathy, and to renew their assurance that the loyalty which New Zealand soldiers proved on the first Anzac Day remains undiminished throughout the Dominion of New Zealand.—Jellicoe.”

ANZAC DAY AT HOME. SERVICE ON PLYMOUTH HOE. FLOWERS ON WALTON GRAVES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 25, 11.5 p.m. London, April 25. An Anzac Day service was held on Sunday on Plymouth Hoe ’and also at Walton, where thirty thousand wounded New Zealanders were nursed. A banner which New Zealand presented, bearing the names of the fallen, was carried at the head of the procession, which deposited fl'owers on Anzacs’ graves. Other places also arranged Anzac services, and pilgrimages to graves to-day. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. OBSERVANCE IN AUSTRALIA. SERVICES IN ALL STATES. s Received April 25, 11.50 p.m. Sydney, April 25. Anzac pay was celebrated by special services in all the churches and a commemoration service in the Town Hall, which was attended by the GovernorGeneral and detachments of bluejackets and permanent soldiers. Before the service commenced a returned soldier approached the platform and stated that there was not a flag flying outside the building, and the soldiers intended to fly one. Thereupon he mounted the tower and hoisted the Union Jack. 9 Although it was not a public holiday, most of the shops and business places were closed, and buildings were decorated with bunting. All other States observed the day as a public holiday. In Melbourne 25,000 troops paraded the streets to the cricket ground, where they were addressed by the Governor and Mr. Hughes (Federal Premier). Fine weather prevailed in all States.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S TRIBUTE.

SET A STANDARD IN HISTORY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Thames, Last Night. At the Anzac service in the theatre there was a great muster of returned men, and Lord Jellicoe and staff were present. In a speech Lord Jellicoe expressed undying gratitude for the gallantry of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary i Force who fell in Gainpoli, France and Palestine in the fight for righteousness. The deeds that they did that day established a name and record that would live for ever in history. Lord Jellicoe read the King’s message. Proceeding, his Excellency said that at Gaba Tepe they showed the world that they possessed the spirit of endurance from the moment they entered the boat or destroyer till the position was consolidated. They showed that the New Zealand soldiers were men of endurance and courage. Admiral de Robeck had said they set a standard as high as any in history, and had won the name we are proud of. Through the months they hung on and there were no rest camps in Gallipoli. Instances of individual gallantry were too numerous to mention. One was capture of Table Top in August. General Sit lan Hamilton said that neither steeps nor Turks could stop General Russell’s New Zealanders. The taking of Hill 60 covered the New Zealanders with glory. Lord Haig and Lord Allenby paid eloquent testimony to the deeds of these men, whose spirit of sa rifice an& endurance would act as an aspiration to future generations. New Zealand never forgot, and in honoring their memory she honored herself. At Lord Jellicoe’s request every returned man present in the hall was presented to his Excellency and Lady Jellicoe.

[Reports of yesterday’s ceremonies in Taranaki and other parts of the Dominion appear on page 6.]