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"A CALL TO REMEMBRANCE."

THE COMMEMORATION OF ARMISTICE DAY.

BISHOP OF VICTORIA

SALVATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH

ON THE WORLD'S

IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT THE CENOTAPH.

Yesterday marked the nighth anniversary of Arinistics Day and when, at 11 am, the signal gun boomed, all movement in the Colony ceased, and for two minutes, silence was maintained in memory of those who had paid the supreme sacrifice in the Great War.

The commemoration, of Armistice Day, was, as usual, marked by reverent solemnity, and joyous celebration. There were early morning communions at the Peak Church, St. John's Cathedral and St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon. At 9.45 am, the Bishop of Victoria, the Right Rev. CR Duppuy, delivered an eloquent sermon on "A Call To Remem brance, and emphasised the necessity of peace and goodwill amongst Dina. At the Cenotaph, the ceremony was an impressive one, and the plinth of the Memorial was covered with a gorgeous array of floral tributes. Thousands of people were present Wredths were deposited by H. E. the Governor, the Army and Navy, by Ex-Servicemen and the representatives of numerous organisations Maroons were fred at Fanling, Deep Water Bay and Kowloon Golf Courses, to denote the :beginning and cessation of the silence, and, following the asnal practice,

wreath was placed on the Fanling Memorial.

Throughout the morning many ladies sold poppies in the streets, in aid of Earl Haig's Ex-Servicemen's Fund, and garnered a rich harvest. From noon onwards the day was given over, to sport and holiday making. A football match, the proceeds of which were in aid of the l'oppy Day Fund, was played at Happy Valley, There were several cricket matches, and the opening of the new Club House at the Kow- loon Golf Club, was marked by a match between the Club and the V.M.C.A. A golf match was also played at Fanling. In the evening, the Ex-Active Service Men's Association, had their annual dinner. A dinner dance

held at the Hongkong Hotel, and Poppy

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Day Carnival took place at the Victorin Recreation Club. All European shops and business premises were closed throughout the day, and all foreign warships in Port were bedecked with flags.

The approximate amount raised for the Poppy Day Fund was $9,000. THE CATHEDRAL SERVICE.

BISHOP'S APPEAL FOR

BROTHERHOOD.

Quist. Before the Fateful Decision.

Armistice Day is a Call to Remem-

brance.

***I walked out into the night a while ago wrote Walter Page, American Ambassador to Great Britain, on the The special commemoration and remen-evening of August 2nd, 1914, when the brance service at St. John's Cathedral' momentous issue of Peace or War was at 9.43 was very impressive.. Detachments even get in the balance. I walked out from all the naval vessels in Harbour, into the night a while ago. The stars are and from the 2nd Battalion the King's bright, the night is silent, the country Own Scottish Borderers, were amongst is quict, quiet as peace itself. Millions on warships the early arrivals, and practically, all of men are in camp or leading Hongkong residents were present. Will they all of them have to fight and that the world may. Dinny to dia. Among those attending the service start again?

were:-

His Excelleney the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) and Lady Clementi, accompanied by Capt. C. H. Steele, A.D.C., Admiral Sir Edwyn, Alexander Sinclair, the acting G.0.0. (Col. Russell Brown); Rear-Admiral A. J. B. Stirling, the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn and Mra Southorn, the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Sir Henry Gollan, the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, the Hon. Mr. C. Mel Messer, the Hou. Mr. H. T, Creasy, the Hon. Mr. D. W. Tratman, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird, the HAO. Lang, Mr. J. R. Wood and Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, the Hon.

Mr. R." E. Lindsell.

In addition to members of the Councils, eten, here were present almost the entire

Consular body.

The service of remembrance and de- "dication was conducted by the Rev. H.

Within a few hours the fateful decision

was taken, and for four years and three months, the most tense in the world's history, all day long the noise of battle. rolled.

During those days and months and years of agony seven million men perish- ed in Europe and we commemorate their

crifice to-day, Not one of those men but his death broke some tie of friend- ship, made a vagant place in some home and the mourning for them will last with, our lives.

All over the world memorials have, and stone-to recall, to our minds theid been raised to them-memorials in brass sacrifice and to tell the world and generations yet unborn at how costa price freedom must be bought. are in Silence which again to-day goes circling round the earth bears with it the same message.

POPPY SELLERS

WINSOME LADIES GARNER BIGH HARVEST.

For centuries now the world has tried to the full the method of competition and it has made life an unending strug gle. All this rivalry and struggle for place and gain has led to suspicion, 11- will and hate and it is these things which blot out the sun and come between human

Almost everybody wore a poppy yester Hils and all that is beautiful and happy. zy, and the fair poppy vendors. must Progress is held up because the family have garnered a rich harvest for Earl feeling among us is so weak, Nations-Haig's Fand They were everywhere, and classes too-must somehow come to paruding the streets, posted at street have more belief in one another. Other corners, on trams and ferries and wise social failure stares us in the face.

even the ships in the harbour were The mists of suspicion must be dissolved visited. Arrangements for visiting the in the warm air of friendship. There is ships were made by H.E. The Gover only one way to quote Earl Grey-by or, Messrs Jardine, fatheson & Co., which war can be avoided: It is that Ltd, and the Hongkong & Shanghai nations should dislike each other a Corporation all of whom kindly leat little less and like each other a little

launches for the purpose. more." But you cannot like what you do not understand; abiding co-operation between then and nations depends ulti mately on the possibility of spiritual affinity. What is needed is a change in human outlook. And this brings me to my final, word to you, to-day :-

Hearts of Minds and Men. Armistice Day reminds us that in a irst analrais the struggle against the age long miseries of War can only be won in the hearts and minds of men

Wars begin in drawing-rooms and in Pall Mall.

The poppy ellara had no difficulty in disposing of the flowers, and buyers did not fail to be generous. Both on the Island and in Kowloon houses were also visited.

"Oficials and Helpers.

The following is the Sub-Committee of the British Legion which organised the Poppy Day collection: Messrs. J. A. surer), W. Brackeabridge, A. Pietes, J. Liordon Leask (Hon. Secretary and Trea E. Hancock, G. W. Sewell and Mrs. Rond.

Mrs. G. D. R. Black directed the opera tions of the following ladies who sold Ars Hornell, Miss Holyoak, Mrs. G. M. poppies Mrs. Green, Miss Bourchier, Hall, Mrs. Shenton, Miss Dunn, Mr. Raworth, The Misses Caruthers, Master Hall, Mra Piercy, Mrs. Nowers, Mis Birkett, Miss Stirling Mrs. Haslam, Mrs. Redmond, Miss Hazeland, Miss Stubbiage

Peace does not core naturally. In the history of the world the intervals of peace are not very long. If you want peace you must prepare for peace. As Mr. Baldwin said in a memorable speech made in the House of Commons three years agoIt is no good trying to cure the world by spreading out oceans of bloodshed." It is no good trying to cure

Misa Muriel Gubbay, Mias Majorie the world by repeating that pertasyllabic Stewart, Miss Eno Hughes, Miss Janie French derivative Proletariat." Four Weller, Miss B. Choa, Miss L. Choa, Miss words, of one syllable each are words. Ho, Miss E. Lo, Miss Stevenson, which contain salvation for this country Mrs. Tod, Master Pieroy, Miss Dunnett, and for the whole world and they are Miss and Master Hegarty, Mrs. J. Hall, Faith, Hope, Love and Work.".

Mrs. R. M. Smith and children.

Blackwell, Miss Jean Blackwell, Miss Mrs Butcher, Mrs. Miskin, Mra Weill, Miss Robinson, Mrs. Bloxham, Master Murdoch and Miss Fielding, Miss Wilson, Mrs. Cornaby, The Misses Show, Mrs. Waiker, Mrs. Fitzroy Williams, Miss Bowley, Miss Harris Walker, Miss Alison Black and Miss Thom

But this is only to say that it is in following Christ that the hope of the future lies and that the one thing needed is for mankind to follow the rule of life as Christ taught it and to follow it at whatever sacrifice. For the teaching of Christ is that selfishness must be cast out of the "world by love and that this is the purpose of human history; and the aim of Christ is to weld together Margery Simpson, Miss Jovce Harris Mrs. R. Bell, Miss Nora Lynch, Miss all races in one family of God.

Walker, Miss P. Choa, Miss H. Hunt, And Christians neither expect nor de-Miss S. Ho, Miss G. Lo, The Misses May, are the brotherhood of man except as Miss Farrow, Miss Geoghar, Miss Winnie a corollary of the Universal Fatherhood Stephens, Miss Hunt, Miss Moss, Miss of God, because the goal of buman en- Brooks, Mrs. Wiltshire, Miss Rose Perry, deavour is not simply a right relationship Miss Lily Elias, Mr. Remington, of man to his fellow beings, but a right Pearton, Miss Daye, Miss Davis, Miss fintionship of man to the whole universe Barcing, Miss Wade,

which he lights, the centre and life of which is god.

Deep calls to deep and the brotherhood of max can answer only to the Father hood of God. The hope of human p after brotherhood but in the opening of gress lies not so much in men's efforts So only will true brotherhood be found. their hearts to the infinite love of God. Men wil only treat each other as Brothers when they treat. God as their

in heaven.

Then:-

"Sweeter shall the roses blow

Mrs. Easterbrook organised the street helpers in that District will be published sales in Kowloon and a list of lady in due course.

cent of the proceeds to the Fund. a carnival and are giving ten per In the evening the Cafe Parisien held

Powell decorated their windows with Messrs. Lane Crawford and Messrs. popies and Miss Webster again took collections on behalf ofan under The B.A.T. lent their advertising sites. 7. E. Hancock and R. S. W. Patterson Lieut. Henslow and Messrs. Stan Hill,

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AT THE CENOTAPH,

AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.

but with Europeans in the majority had A large concourse, very cosmopolitan, gathered at the Cenotaph and in its en- virons long before the actual ceremony took place. The verandahs of the Law Courts and the Hongkong Club were

crowded.

Fund.

At the Hongkong Club.

At the Hongkong Club, which was, for the occasion, open to the wives, and adult lady friends of members to witness the ceremony at the Cenotaph, an auction took place for the benefit of the Poppy his spirited efforts totalled $1,750. Among Mr. W. A. Hannibal was the auctioneer and the sum he realised by the articles auctioned were two water- colour pictures. The auctioneer also put up his own poppies, one of which brought 395 and the other just over $100. Some of the articles were also re-auctioned, stated, the sum realised was $1,750..... and were bid for enthusiastically. As

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Kowloon Cricket Club, The usual auctioning of the Poppy Day took place at the Kowloon Cricket Club. The poster was put up for sale and re- auctioned several times, until-a-sum of about $400 was realised.

All those died in this belief; that throng in the 3quare. In the back V. Copley Moyle, M.A., assisted by re somehow or other their lives were being

Hoppy sellers moved amongst the presentatives off all the Protestant Churches. The Eishop of Victoria (the given to bring in a better world, to build ground, the Poak was in shadow, but its Right Rev. C. R. Duppuy, D.D.), preach-up a happier temple of human life mit was aglow with sunlight.

the harbbur Kowloon hills were bathed

As Armistice Day

the world be judged. reminds us of a stupendous sacrifice so it minds us of a great tragedy in human

life.

A Great Tragedy.

water were intensely blue. Thus amid a harmony of light and colour the ceremony was performed.

Grouped around the Cenotaph were detachment from H.M. Ships, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Hongkong "The lamps are going out all over Volunteer Defence Corps, the British Europe and we shall not see them Ji Legion, Ex-Active Service Men's Associa again in our life," said Sir Edward tion, Mercantile Marine, R.A.O.B., Boy Grey on the very eve of the war.

Dur Scouts, Girl Guides, and representatives ing the War one great light after another of the Consular Body, went out, and not one of us could tell which light would fail next.

The poster will either be put up for auction again or else raffled on Sunday for the benefit of the Poppy Fund.

V.B.C. Carnival,

ed an eloquent sermon dealing with the And by the sacrifice that these men and in morning sunshine and the sky and Poster exhibited at the Club's premises; significance of the Day of Remembrance, women have made shall the nations of

The service commenced with the hymn, "Thy Kingdom Come O God"; the general confession, absolution and the Lord's Prayer followed, and the Rev. G. R. Lindsay (Vicar of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon) read the lesson, which was followed by the recital of the creed and prayers, and the singing of the hyian, O. God Our Help in Ages Past." Then followed the sermon by the Bishop of Victoria. Following the singing of Kipling's Recessional, God of our fathers, known of Old," the Last Post and Reveille were sounded by the K.O.S.B. buglera, and the service was concluded with tho National Anthem and the pronouncement of the Blessing by the Bishop.

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** Flowers, of the Forest." To-day, we ask again what was the

Immediately prior to the arrival of meaning of that tragedy which came

H.E. The Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, upon the earth twelve years ago? And KCMG) who was there just before 11 the answer is perfectly plain. The war

a.m.. accompanied by Lady Clementi, and merely showed the world how this is the Capt. C. A. Steele, M.C the Pipers of crust of civilisation on which this genera-ed "The Flowers of the Forest."

the King's Own Scottish Borderers play. tion in walking.

If the war had not corie in 1914, it is Buglers from the K.O.S.B. who were more than doubtful if it could have been 2014 and head, were bared As the

the Cenotaph, sounded the indefinitely postponed or

signal gun and the firing of maroons an altogether Post,"

last note died away the boom of the nounced the two minutes' silence When it was over the buglers aounded the "Reveille."

After the Blessing, the Chair and Clergy, followed by H. E. the Governor, proceeded to the War Memorial, where, the Lord Bishop of Victoria offered a short prayer, and H.E. then laid avoided. With Europe an armed com wreath.

the explosion must have occurred sooner or latter, unless indeed a profound change had come over human life.

The Decorations. The altar, which was dressed with a white frontal, was surrounded with a profusion of pains and evergreens; white

scheme on the re-table.

Menace of Self-Destruction.

Last

H.E. The Governor laid a wreath on This eighth anniversary of the signing the Cenotaph on behalf of the Colonial chrysanthemumas forming the Boral of the Armistice as it comes round re Government. He was followed by mem minds us of a menace that is still bers of the St. Andrew's Society, St. The Eucharistic candlesticks on the hanging over the World like a dark George's Society, the Hongkong Club, High Altar and Lady Chapel altar, and thunderbolt the menace of self-destruc- the Hongkong Cricket Club, the Victoria those on the riddle posts, were lighted tion.

Recreation Club, Ex-Active Service Men's for the occasion.

For War may be the same word as Association, R.A.0.B. and re resenta The Bishop, who wore his War decorait was a hundred years ago-But most tives of other organisations in the Colony tions" attached to his chimere, occupied assuredly it cannot be the same thing, any private wreaths were also de the diocesan throne whilst the following It will mean the obliteration by chemical posited. clergy were accommodated, with seats in agencies of whole centres of population. The hymn, God our help in Agen

It must mean physical, moral and Past" was then sung. The Reva. C. R. Lindsay, M.A., Vicar economiser and more instructed spirit the contingents moved away and a large ruin. It can mean nothing lens. Following His Excellency's departure, of St. Andrew's, Kowloon, W. T. Feather does not prevail, now than did before proportion of the crowd dispersed. Many stone, M.A., Headquarter, Diocesan Boy's School, N. V. Halward, M.A., Diocesan the experience of the Great War then however, went to view the wreaths and Chaplain. G. F. Stopford, C.F., and our present civilisation must perish. G. T. Waldegrave, M.A., Chaplain, and the world is not healed. Society is

there were all knots of people round The times are still desperately critical the Cenotaph most of the day," Missions to Seamen.

French Memorial, " The collection will be forwarded to the restless even as a rick man on his bed St. Dunstan's Home for Blind Soldiers and Sailors.

the sidelia:-

THE SERMON.

The Bishop delivered the following appropriate and forceful address, taking as his text Psalm 30. "And now Lord what is my hope? Truly my hope is even in Ther

then another to obtain relief Revolu-M. de la Prade, and members of the of pain. First it tries one expedient and In the afternoon, the French Consul, tion, syndicalism, communism and strikes French community placed a wreath at are only symptoms of the disease within the French monument at Kowloon de. and there is a furtive fear tugging at dicated to the memory of the French vic men's hearts that the Great War tims in the typhoon of 1900 and particu. may be succeeded by a greater: that no larly to the crew of the French torpedo decisive landmark in human history has boat La Fronde, who lost their lives been passed after all.

when the vessel was wrecked.

Victoria Becreation Club deace last There was a good attendance at the aight. The Revellers' Orchestre, played the dance music. Games

were also engaged in. Prizes were awarded, and posters were auctioned. These took place at so late an hour that details mast be held over for to-morrow's, issue-

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The mach between the Kowloon Goll Club and the T.M.C.A. took place yeater- loon City. Last minute changes were day, on the grounds of the Club at Kow made on both sides and the following were the teams:-

Petre, Austin, Sapsed, Hunt, Slipper, Y.M.C.A. Shovelton, Clough, Brown Long. Goulborn, Garrod, Thompson.

E D. da Roza, A. W. da Boza, Lickey, K.G.C-Roberts, Andrews, MeLaggau, Labrum, Page, Carroll, Remedios, F. N. Remedios, Taylor.

foursomes in the afternoon. The match Singles were played in the morning and

not to band. Kowloon Golf Club. Detailed scores are resulted in a comfortable win for the

New Club House Opened. During the day the new "extension was opened by Mr. Labrum, Vice-President of the Club, who in declaring the extension of the Club house open, proposed the ton (raptain of the Y.M.C.A. team) and toast of the YMCA, Mr. A. W. Shovel- Mr. J. H. Hant (Secretary of the Y.M.C.A.) responding Mr. Hunt pro- posed the toast of the Kowloon Golf Club, wishing it every success.

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