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Dullish weather with overcast skies did not detract from the impressiveness of this morning's cere- mony at the Cenotaph when representatives from the fighting services and all sections of the community gathered to pay tribute to the millions who lost their lives in the Great War.
In recent years, this observance of Armistice Day in London which has had its counterpart in the farthest-flung outposts of Empire, had begun to lose its meaning.
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The recent European crisis and,ed the first touching ceremonial of a war on their doorsteps, however, the Colony's observance of Armis- has driven home to the people of tice Day, shared in World-wide Hong Kong, as nothing else could ceremonies of remembrance. have done, the tremendous sacrifice As the hour approached eleven, and suffering
is attendant the crowd became tense. Came the upon war and the service in Statue boom of a gun, the pipes died away, Square this morning was more wide-heads were bowed and a still silen- ly attended and obviously meant ce descended. more to those present than a co- lourful spectacle.
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END OF SILENCE
The moving ceremonial followed that of previous years. Another gun marked the end of Units from all sections of the fight-the Two-Minute Silence and drum- ing services and representatives of mers of the Middlesex Regiment civil and public bodies were in at-sounded the "last post". As the tendance in addition to a large sec-strains of the bugles died away in tion of individuals; all gathered to the hills, the massed bands played pay tribute to those who died in the opening chords in the hymn"O the bloodiest conflict the world has God Our Help in Ages Past" ever known.
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By a quarter to eleven, all re- Following prayer and, blessing by presentative detachments were in the Clergy, drummers of the Mid- position, followed a few
sounded minutes dlesex · Regiment
"The later by the Naval Commander-in-Rouse," followed by the National Chief, the General Officer Comman-Anthem.
ding and the Air Force Officer Com- Wreath bearers moyed to position-
Touching manding, who arrived by car and and wreaths were laid. positioned themselves at the road scenes were witnessed as individuals
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Meanwhile, officiating clergy and brothers, or sweethearts who paid choir, présenting a picturesque spec- the supreme sacrifice and many an tacle in contrasting cassocks and eye was misty as women turned embroidered surplices took up posi-slowly from the Cenotaph after tions.
laying their wreaths,
GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL
CHINESE WAR MEMORIAL
At five minutes to eleven, the roar Following the service at the of motor-cycle engines gradually ap- Cenotaph, the official party assem- proaching heralded the arrival of bled at Government house and pro- His Excellency the Governor, es-ceeded on foot to Chinese War further service corted by a detachment of the motor Memorial where a cycle combinations of the Mobile was held to the memory of the those Unit of the Hong Kong Volunteer members of the Chinese Nation who Defence Corps.
lost their lives whilst serving the The plaintive wail of the pipes of British Crown during the the pipers of the Royal Scots mark-War.
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