MEMORIAL, the great deeds which had been done, we must ask ourselves searchingly the question:—'Have we kept faith Sunday's ceremony at the War Memorial on the anniversary of Armistice Day was sure evidence that the passing of the years does not instil a feeling of indifference. Simple in every way, it was yet the greatest and the most impressive of tthe successive demonstrations held round the sacred spot.
Staff arrangements were perfect and the ceremony pasted off to time and without a hitch, By about 9 'a.m, all the troops were in position, double rank of American Marines and sailors forming across The Bund fron Memorial to the the War the side of tho} equate across the end of Avenue Edward VIL was formed by Italian Marines, Japanese sailors, and Brit-sailors and a detachment of the Scots Guards; whilst French Colonial Infantry and sailors completed the third side across the French Bund.
In front of the French, near the Memorial, was the senior officers' me,' prominent amongst those in it being Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt and Major-General A. E. Wardrop, with their staffs, In front of the Americans were perhaps hundred or more members (men and women) of the United Services Association, whilst facing the Memorial were, in the rear, parties from various units of the S.V.C. and the 8. M. Police: in front of them a long.
Ame of officers of the Allied regular! forees, and in front of them a large! number of wreath-bearers. front of all were members of the Allied Consular Body, in full uniform, and amongst them Mr. Wurtz King, the Commissioner for: Poryign Affairs, joining with the foreign representatives in paying a graceful tribute to the memory of the many Chinese who fell whilst doing their part in the great struggle. Next to them were rev presentatives of the Municipal Coun-of the International Settlement, and' the French Concession, Mr. 'W. Maze, of the Customs, and others. On one side of the Memorial was stationed a party of British buglers and on the other one of French trumpeters.
Mr. Cunningham's Address The Consular party walked up punctually at 9.90, the troops then doing called to attention, and Mr. E.
Cunningham (United States), the Senior Consul, mounted the Memorial steps and spoke from a temporary rostrum which was covered with the] Municipal flag. Loud speakers, facing in all directions, had been erected and he was clearly heard by} all present. Ie said:—"Ten years ago to-day, the roar of battle ceased on the Western front, where millions of the sons of our countries were engaged in the most devastating war that the world hiad yet seen. No matter what historians may write as to the caus and the origin of the war, as the ay of armistice approached it became increasingly clearer that the tion who were fighting at the front and the men and women who were] sacrificing themselves behind the fighting line had for their major) purpose that this should be the last] war; that never again should humanity be faced with the necessity of throwing the youth of all nations the cauldron of international "Ten years later, as "we assemble} to mourn and honour those whom, we have lost and to commemorate' with those who gave their liv for us? Have we opt faith?
Have we striven as.nations an to put an end to war?
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