THE MILITARY AND HOSPITALLER ORDER OF SAINT LAZARUS OF JERUSALEM
Bailiwick of New Zealand
NEWSLETTER NO. 29 lST. QUARTER, 1978
ST. LAZARUS DAY, 17TH. DECEMBER, 1977 THE OPENING OF THE FIRST ST. LAZARUS VILLAGE FOR THE ELDERLY IN AUCKLAND A CLIMAX OF THREE YEARS OF DEDICATED EFFORT BY THE BAILIWICK OF NEW ZEALAND AND A CONTINUATION OF A TRADITION OF SERVICE TO MANKIND ESTABLISHED IN 1098 A.D. BY THE BRETHREN OF SAINT LAZARUS AT THE HOSPITALS OF JERUSALEM ..
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION FROM H.E. THE BAILIFF COLONEL THE CHEVALIER A.R. HUGHES, GCLJ, KMLJ, JP.
1HE Opening of the Saint Lazarus Village by the Hon. Herbert Walker, The Minister of Social Welfare, was an event long to be remembered in the history of the Order in New Zealand. Before a large gathering of Members of St. Lazarus, the Order of St. John, guests and friends, the Minister in his speech said such an undertaking represented careful planning and an enormous expenditure of energy by those respon sible. It was a credit to the Order and he was happy that his Government was able to make a grant to the St. Lazarus Trust Board to help the very necessary work of housing the elderly. He was also happy that the Order was already planning for an extension of its work in other parts of New Zealand and he would look forward with great pleasure in helping in any way possible. He was proud to be a Member of the Order and was delighted when asked to perform the opening ceremony. A brief dedic ation to the Glory of God was made by the Bailiwick Chaplain the Rev. Ronald Bambury , ChLJ . It was a moving experience for everyone present.
After the unveiling of the Plaque the company left for Selwyn Village for the Service of admission to the Order. The Chapel of Christ the King was a perfect venue for the ceremony, indeed a very beatiful setting for such a service.
Confrere J.R.TeR . Barrett wore his "Korowai", a Chiefly Cloak, as a symbol of his Maori ancestory, this added further colour and dignity to the proceedings. Confrere Douglas Arter was made a Knight of the Order for his outstanding work for the Baili wick. In the early days of the Order in New Zealand he was the Bailiwick' s first Secretary-General. At the completion of the proceedings, lunch was served in the Village theatre, a lovely building very suitable for such an occasion. In the after lunch speeches a special mention was made of our Confrere Richard Stopford Higgenbotham. He was congratulated on his receiving the M. B. E. in the Queen's Jubilee birthday honours list for services to his fellow man. At 88, Confrere Higgenbotham's response to the many congratulations was moving and warming. Confrere Geoff. Beesley was thanked for his representation of the New Zealand Bailiwick at the Grand Magistral meeting held in Malta last September, his very interesting report and his bringing back with him a copy of the old Royal Charter of King Henry III was greatlyappreciated, it brought home in a tangible way the Order's long and glorious past of service and devotion.
In all perhaps it was the most successful of the Bailiwick's many happy occasions and augurs well for the future, demonstrating as it did the principals on which the Order was founded.
My thanks to all who took part and to those well wishers unable to attend.
BAILIFF THE NEW ZEALAND BAILIWICK.
ANNUAL OBLATIONS: Members of the Bailiwick are reminded that annual oblations are now due. The obligations of Membership in our Order are minimal and the stipulations are fulfilled by payment of the passage fees upon joining and the annual oblations thereafter . The moral obligations are rather more extensive than the formal ones . Traditionally, there are two separate obligations imposed upon Members of our ancient Military and Hospitaller Order: the annual "Oblations" or fine for failure to perform Military service, and the "Obligations" or donations in lieu of participation in the Hospitaller activities of the Order. H. E . The Bniliff would therefore express the hope that all Members of the Bailiwick, and our well-wishers, will view with favour this annual call for financial support . 7he Order of Saint Lazarus is registered as a charitable trust and all donations are deductible for income tax purposes . Remittances may be sent to The Chancellor the Chev. L .J. Hill, KCLJ, KMLJ, JP, P.O . BOX 859, Hamilton , N.Z. THE MILITARY AND HOSPITALLER ORDER OF SAINT LAZARUS OF JERUSALEM GRAND MAGISTRAL COUNCIL MEETING 22ND TO 25TH SEPTEMBER 1977 MALTA STRASBOURG, December 1977 : Present at the Investiture Ceremonies of the Priory A Personal Report (Part 2) by Confrere of Elsass were - The Prior of Boigny; G. G. Beesley, MLJ, of Auckland . Chev. W. Eickenberg, Commander of Germany; The Prior of Elsass , Baron de Rendinger; Saturday 24 September was the third The Grand Commander of the Order, Col. and final meeting of the Council . It was Robert Gayre , Baron of Lochoreshyre. proposed by Chev . Eickenberg of Germany and passed by The Council that medals be struck for Members of the Order that have proved to have travelled to Acre or Jerusalem. This is similar to the THE GRAND PRIORY OF FINLAND AND SWEDEN . recognition which is given by HH The Pope . It was also proposed that a The Bailiwick of Sweden and the Cornmand letter of goodwill and wishes for a ery of Finland have .merged to become the speedy recovery of health be sent to the Grand Priory of Finland and Sweden. The Pope and was signed by all the represent Chev. Curt C . G. Ulfstedt, OL,KCLJ,KMLJ, atives of each country . ~ motion was is appointed Grand Prior, and Grand passed that the Ladies of the Order of Bailiff Emeritus is H. H. Prince Stephan St. Lazarus could hold equal status with Cantacuzino, GCLJ. The Grand Priory the male Members. A copy of the text of has recently acquired possession of an the Royal Charter was discovered in Man old and historic Chapel in Finland and chester by the Assistant Secretary work on restoring it has already begun. General Gerard Edwards, CLJ, of the Grand Priory of England. A copy was framed and presented to the Grand Master. Colonel Gayre has purchased an historical buil d i ng in France which he proposed the Order should buy from him by means of shares, the shares to be held by each country in the name of the Order . It was announced that the next Grand Magistral Council Meeting will be held in Austria in 1979. A Grand Gala Dinner was held at the Casino Maltese, Valetta, the Grand Prior of Malta, Judge Wm. Earding, CBE, KM , GCLJ, being the host on this occasion This was a splendid occasion with s peeches and toasts from the Heads of the Order , the last speech of the evening was by H.R.H . ~he Prince Grand Master . On Sunday 25 September the American contingent left Malta for Jerusalem. In the evening all gathered in the court yard of the Castel Lanzun, forming into a procession with all the Banners of the Order and proceed to the Church which was The potter ' s art being demonstrated by most unusual bei ng forty feet below Consouer E.M. Fordyce, MLJ, of Christ ground level in a cave, this was filled church as part of the Waimairi County t o capacity . It was a very dignified and Council's display to mark 10 years of colourful occasion, after Investiture we library service in that County . returned to the Castel for refreshments where everyone relaxed and enjoyed the atmosphere. I was directed to convey personal LATE NEWS - 23/1/1978 . greetings to Your Excellency from Members We have just received the tragic news of The Supreme Council, !Icads of Juris that our Confrere Stuart Boyes was dictions, and several other Members of involved in a fatal accident in Raglan . the Order . ST. LAZARUS DAY 17 . XII.1977
" IN THE NAME OF GOD His Royal Highness Military and Hospi Members of this Or
A.R.P . Hughes , GCL (From left to righ Rev. O .~. Bambury, Dalton Dean, HLJ; The Chancellor, Ch
PROCESSION AFTER INVE~ ( 1 . to r . ) Rev . O . R. Chev . L . J . Hill; L . A. R.H . Sandford; Chi ef R. I . Peace (party obsc Chevalier D. W. Arter, kneeling, receives the Dr . E . T . Dick; J . G. [ accolade from H. E . The Bailiff, signifying Dr . B. J. Elliott; R. f his elevation to the rank of Knight of Grace Wood (Order of St Johr in the Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem . Chev . D. W. Arter; J . ~ A.S . Abela; Insignia the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and by the authority committed to me by •rince Francisco of Bourbon and Bourbon, 47th . Grand Master of the Most Noble .ller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem: I do now create, make and confirm you ~r •II At the Chapel of Christ the King, H.E. The Bailiff, Colonel the Chevalier KMLJ, JP, addressing the Postulants, standing in order before him The Director of Ceremonies, Chev. E.T . Roberts, SBStJ, CL, KCLJ, I ITURE : ambury, Chaplain; H.E . The Bailiff, Col. the Chev. A.R.P . Hughes; The Chancellor, Boswell ; The Vice-Chancellor, Chev . E.T . Roberts; Banner Bearer, F .W. G. Taylor; harmacist, B. R. Blanchard; Secretary-General, Brig. the Chev. S.F. Catchpole; ~ed); E . M. Mathison (Order of St John); The Hon . Herbert Walker; Hospitaller, nt; Dr. T.N. Ellison; B. Cowley (Order of St John); Dr. A. Everard (Order of St John) Higginbotham; M.J . C. Vanhoutte; L . W. Brennan (Order of St John); Dr. W. Sealy Mrs. G. Halford; the late S.H. Boyes; Mrs. M. Stillman; I.M. Hammond; A.R. Lane; Clark; D. T. Dean; A.E . F. Prowse; J . J . R. TeR. Barrett; A.G . Malcolm; The Archivist, earer, G.G . Beesley; Sword Bearer, I . A.T. Liddy; Cross Bearer, Chev. J. McI . Mccready. ST. LAZARUS DAY 17 . XII.1977 Confrere F . W.G. TAYLOR, OLJ, CMLJ, AND THE CHANCELLOR, CHEVALIER L . J . HILL, KCLJ, KNLJ, JP, WERE ADMITTED TO THE COMPA NIONATE OF MERIT IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR UNTIRING WORK AND OUTSTANDING SERVICES RENDERED TO THE ORDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAINT LAZARUS VILLAGE FOR THE ELDERLY. !&l:,T: His Worship The Mayor, Mr. I.G. Mc Hardy, d uring after-Luncheon speech commented on the fine co-operation that prevailed between his Council and the Order duri~g planning and construction of the St. Lazarus Village. He said his Council will continue to encourage and support such progressive and human itarian projects in his district. RIGHT: Representing the Order of Saint J ohn, Senior Surgeon W. Sealy Wood, in his speech said that the quarrels over property that developed in the past be twe en the Order of St. John and other Orders of Chivalry were mostly involving the Order of the Templars a nd not with the Order of St. Lazarus. He comm ented however that his Order was envious of the new St. Lazarus prope rty in Auckland and t hat they won't hesitate to "take o ve r" this valuable asset if the Lazars allowed them the opportunity! FROM THE ARCHIVES ...... • In 1256 the rivalry between the Genoese and the Venetians developed into civil war over the control of the monastery of St. Sabas in Acre . The Venetians were supported by the Pisan and Provencal merchants, the Templars, the Teutonic Knights, and the Brethren of St . Lazarus . The Genoese were backed by the Catalan merchants, the Knights of St . John and Philippe de Montfort, Lord of Tyre. There was a battle in the streets of Acre ending in a victory for the Hospitallers and Genoese . This period was one of important development for the Hospitallers under Fra. Hugues Revel, their militarisation was complete, chaplains having been finally subordinated to knights- brethren . examination could be carried out . This re markable and very famous Surgeon had tried to work for the new regime, but after two years of political interference in the teaching programme he reluctantly became a refugee , sailing to Malaysia with 147 other people on the good ship Minh Chan . They lived on the vessel for six weeks off the coast of Trengganu while the Malaysian auth orities made up thier minds about allowing them to land. In the meantime the refugees damaged the ship's engine to avoid be~ng.sent to sea again. This very gentle, sophistic ated Professor, although having no executive authority was recognised as an advisor to the committee. Life in a refugee camp is one of survival and waiting in the hope that a third country will provide a place. The people in the camps were "REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM" from all walks of life. From the professor by down to the hard working, resourceful fish DR. BRIAN T. McMAHON , MLJ. erman, students, teachers, dressmaker, tailor, Lt.-Col. NZ Forces Hospital, Singapore. watchmaker , drivers, mechanics, priests, doctors, grandparents and new born babies, . On the 17 August 1977 a team of three Buddhist and Catholic. Many of the Catholics New Zealanders started out on our countries had already been refugees in 1954 when they largest ever venture into the business of elected to leave North Vietnam after the refugee selection. Although two years have Communist take over . Now just 20 years now elapsed since the end of the Vietnam later they were away again. conflict, the flow of refugees continues both by land and sea . There is also incre The daily chores keep everyone busy, there is asing contraversy around the world which firewood to be cut and dried, water to carry goes so far as to query the legitimac~ of from the well s, washing of clothes, and the their refugee status. ~owever the situ preparation and cooking of food. Four ation seems little different to that which hundred and twenty people were selected and has persisted in Hong Kong for so many it was an extraordinary priviledge to have years, and looks like continuing. been involved not only in the selection , but It was with the people who had come out also to see the people gather, and then em by boat that the New Zealand delegation bark in the two Air New Zealand DClO flights were concerned. The criteria for selection for the final destination, and the new life were relatively simple and liberal, the in the far south of Tan Lan. bread-winner to be under 45 years and the family to have a reasonable chance of re However the exodus of refugees has continued settlement in New Zealand . It had been and the camps in Penisular Malaysia are now agreed that the selection would visit all more crowded than ever. The State of Johore of the "boat" camps in Malaysia and Thai has built a camp on Pulau Tengah, an island land taking a total of 210 people from each a few miles off the coast from the port of country. The selection commenced at a very Mersing. The intention was to concentrate large camp on Pulau Besar an isl and off the into one camp, and to this end the camp was coast north of Kuala Trengganu in Malaysia. designed to accommodate 800 people . Wit~ in At the time of our visit there were one a short time there 1,800 people packed in , thousand people in the camp. Any doubts somewhat like sardines in a can . There was about refugee status were soon dispelled. a period in November and December when the The living conditions were primitive to say refugees found the waiting and the indecis the least. The ' houses ' of attap and bamboo ion about resettlement, coupled with the were anything but luxurious . However the serious over- crowding in the camp just too Vietnamese are a resourceful people. They much to bear . They set about repairing had nothing, yet they had built a school their boats and in early November seven and a church on the island, as well as four boats with 370 people aboard set sail for excellent wells and a reasonable system of latrines. This camp in common with all the Australia . others we were to visit was run by an elec ted committee. Without exception the lead The North East Monsoon is keeping the seas ers were people who were of such quality, in the area too rough for the small over that they virtually selected themselves . crowded boats, and this situation will per sist until towards the end of January . All My own task was to carry out a medical the signs suggest that the exodus from Viet examination on the selected people. The nam will get under way again, because even consulting room was a wooden platform on though the seas are rough and dangerous 900 which all parties squatted, no such luxur refugees reached Malaysia in November and ies as tables and chairs. The omnipresent 400 in December. heat and humidity made for extremely trying conditions, the saving grace being the pre I do not seek to provide any sort of sol sence of Professor Tran Ngoc Ninh, the utions to this problem, but can give a firm Professor of Surgery from the University of assurance that it is most disturbing to the Saigon . With his help a sort of medical peace of mind to visit the refugee ca"nps . SACERDOTAL GOLDEN JUBILEE ARMORIAL ACHIEVEMENTS "I HAVE CHOSEN YOU FROM THE WORLD, SAYS H.E. THE GRAND CHANCELLOR THE LORD, TO GO AND BEAR FRUIT THAT CHEV. DEI BARONI J . AMATO-GAUCI, WILL LAST . " KCN, KSS, CL, GCLJ, KMLJ. On the 21st. of November 1977 at the ARMS: Azure on a mount vert three Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, towers or, ports and masoned sable, in Christchurch, a Holy Mass was conceleb chief three stars of six points argent. rated to mark the Sacerdotal Golden (Drawing by Chev. T.A. Keith-Hill) Jubilee of the Rev. Monsignor G.V. Daly, Chaplain to the Military and Hospitaller Chev. J. Amato-Gauci was born in Malta Order of St . Lazarus of Jerusalem. Among in 1909, he is the son of the late the principal concelebrants was his Major Amato-Gauci . His wife is the brother Rev. S. Daly, SJ, ~ho has ser Noble Beatrice Testaferrata Bonici. ved in India for 23 years. The Cathedral He entered the Malta Civil Service in was full of Clergy, Religious, relatives 1930 and was later appointed Secretary of Monsignor, representatives from other to H. E . The Governor of Malta, he re Churches, the Red Cross, the Order of tired from the Civil Service in 1969. Saint Lazarus and many of his friends . During World War II he served as Monsignor Daly was ordained at the Cath Protection Officer and Inspector of edral of the Blessed Sacrament on 20th. Malta Constabulary. Nov. 27; loaned to Archdiocese of Wellington 1927- 29; Assistant Priest at Chev. Amato-Gauci entered the Order of Addington 1929- 39; Assistant Priest at St. Lazarus in 1965 and appointed Sec Ashburton 1939- 42 ; Assistant at the retary to the Grand Priory of Malta. Cathedral 1942-45; Chaplain to Ashgrove He was promoted KCLJ in 1971 and in College, Q' land 1945-48; Parish Priest 1973 he was appointed Grand Chancellor of Geraldine 1948-61; Parish Priest of and Member of The Supreme Council of Ashburton 1961-67; Parish Priest of the Order of St. Lazarus and elevated Mairehau 1967-72; Named a Prelate of to the rank of Knight Grand Cross of Honour of His Holiness The Pone 1968; Justice with Collar. He is also a Parish Priest of Halswell 1972-75. Knight of Constantinian Order of Naples a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and "Father, you have appointed your son Commander of the Order of Lippe. Chev. Jesus Christ eternal High Priest. Guide Amato-Gauci is a direct descendant of those he has chosen to be Ministers of Baron Gauci of Malta who was the last word and sacrament, and help them to be 'Captain of the Rod' in Malta in early faithful in fulfilling the Ministry they 1799 and who later that same year played have received. Grant this through our a significant political role in Malta Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives during that tumultuous period just prior and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, to the departure of the French from one God, for ever and ever. AMEN." Valetta . This periodical of the Bailiwick of New Zealand, issued under the authority of H.E. The Grand Bailiff Lt. - Col. the Chev. A.R.P. Hughes, GCLJ , KMLJ, JP, is edited and produced by the Bailiwick Archivist, Alexander Abela, CLJ, 18, Barlow Place, Birkenhead, Auckland 10. NEW ZEALAND. Tel. Akl. 482- 694. THE MILITARY AND HOSPITALLER ORDER OF SAINT LAZARUS OF JERUSALEM Bailiwick of New Zealand NEWSLETTER NO. 30 2ND . QUARTER, 1978 THE LATE STEWART HAMILTON BOYES, M.L.J. "I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." Stephan Crelleitt. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION FROM H.E. THE BAILIFF COLONEL THE CHEVALIER A. R. HUGHES, GCLJ, KMLJ, JP. With the last flat in the St. Lazarus Village occupied, the Bailiwick can feel it has achieved its objective as far as Henderson is concerned. However, this Village is but the first step in its policy to extend its work among the elderly throughout New Zealand. Housing though a primary need, should not end there. The elderly require companionship and understanding and we must supply thi s if we are to ful fil our obligation to the Order. I am afraid that a misconception does exist in some peoples minds that the payment of a small annual oblation relieves them of any further requirement. It would be a sad day if we become a purely decorative society with nothing much more than a series of pleasant dinner parties and social occasions . But the problem does arrise in the fact that our membership is scattered. However I think that this can be solved by the individual member participating in local service in the name of the Order. This was brought home to me recently by a lone woman member who is giving wonderful service to the community. On congratulating her on her work among the elderly and sick she said, "but I always do this in the name of the Order of St. Lazarus, and wear the Green Cross ." This to me was a very moving reply. I saw the Green Cross moving among those that needed help and this lone woman ' carrying the flag' where perhaps it was never seen before. Where two or three are gathered together has taken a new meaning for me . I hear the question "what can I do?" answered . In the larger centres of population it is possible to run an ' emergency service' to co-operate with other organisations such as the St. John, in fact the opportunities are immense. But let us in doing these things retain our init iative. In other words, fly the flag, fulfil the under taking we entered into on becoming a member of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, and do these things in the name of the Order. Recently I had the honour and privilege of entertai ning the Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, His Excellency Quintin Gwyn. His Excellency is a Bailiff Grand Cross of Obedience of the Sovereign Order, he came for a short visit to New Zealand from his Headquarters in Rome, and was accompanied by Chevalier Ambrose Galvin a Knight of Honour and Devotion and Vice President of the Australian Association of the S.M.O.M. It was indeed a rare oppor tunity to discuss with His Excellency the work of this great Sovereign Order. Subsequently, at a dinner tended to His Excellency by the Venerable Order of St. John in Auckland, to which your Bailiff was invited, His Excellency made it quite clear that t he Venerable Order and the Sovereign Order of Malta ran along parallel lines and that there was not a single problem that could not be solved. That both Orders had the same objective, to relieve suffering an:a give help to the needy . In all, the Grand Chancellor' s visit was a reminder that in a disturbed world, these Orders of Chivalry still lived up to their original concepts of service to Mankind. A.f~. GRAND BAILIFF THE GRAND BAILIWICK OF NEW ZEALAND THE CRUSADERS ' MEDAL by Col . Gordon C. Young, KLJ, OMLJ . Grand Priory of America With the issuance of this Crusaders ' Shell, the Order will have reestablished t he ancient tradition of awarding spec ial recognition to its Members making the pilgrimage to the Holy Land . Certain requirements must be met by pilgrims to establish their eligibility ""0 for this award. To qualify for the z Crusaders• Medal, the individual must ....0 be an active member of the Military and ... Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of ~:::> Jerusalem. The pilgrimage must have Ul been made under religious auspices, and 1:1 it must include at least three of the major sites in t~e Holy Land. These include the old city of Jerusalem (the OBITUARY Mount of Olives, Gethsemanee, the Via Dolorosa , the Church of the Holy CONFRERE STEWART HAMILTON BOYES, !-1!.J Sepulcher, the Upper ~oc~), the Tomb and Church of Saint Lazarus in the Confrere Stewart Hamilton Boyes, MLJ, village of Bethany, the birthpl~ce of who died in a boating mishap at Raglan Our Lord in Bethlehem, the city of on January 23, gave sterling service Nazareth, and the city of Saint Joan and leadership to many organisations d'Arc. The pilgrim must also p~rt in Hamilton, where he was a lifelong icipate in some re~igious services at resident. His 54 years were lived to these Holy Sites. A pilgrim having the full. An active member of th~ met these requirements has one final Hamilton Rotary for 26 years, Confrere obligati on to complete his qualific Boyes was the club president in 1965- ation for the award of this Crusaders• 66. Recently he completed a four Medal, this is to make a donation of yea= term as president of the Hamilton something more than just a token amount YMCA, a period in which that organis to support the hospitaller work of the ation made great progress due to his Order. l eadership . The Grand Priory of America has been A r eal estate executive, he managed the given the task of producing and distrib business founded in 1905 by his fathe~, uting these medals for awards through the late Mr George Boyes. Confrere out the Order . The award of the Medal Boy~s was a dominion councillor of the i n each instance must have the approval Real Estate Institute and a past pres of the Grand Chancellor of the Order. ident of its Waikato branch. In World War Two he enlisted in the RNZAF and, Distinctive in design, the medal it as a member of aircrew, saw active ser self is appropriatly shaped in the vice in the European and Asian theatres form of a golden sea shell to perpetuate with Bomber Conunand, attaining the rank the tradition of the ancient Crusaders' of Warrant Officer. As a keen boatman Shell. Superimpnsed thereon is the he gave signal service to the Raglan green Crusaders' Cross of the OrdeL of Air-Sea Rescue Group for many years . St. Lazarus, which had i~s origin at Jerusalem. The ribbon, from which the Confrere Boyes was admitted to the Order medal is pendant, has a broad center of St Lazarus in a ceremony at Christ gold band, on either side of which are church on September 22, 1973. With narrow bands of gre8n and amaranthine Confrere A.S. Abela, CLJ, he represented red, the colours of the Order. the New Zealand Bailiwick at the inaug uration of the Conunandery of Finland at Helsinki in May, 1975. Auckland and Waikato members of the Order provided a guard-of-honour in Hamilton for the REQUIEM MASS well-attended funeral service of our Confrere Boyes at St Andrew' s Presby A Requiem Mass was celebrated at Saint terian Church, with which, fittingly, he Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, for the had had a life-long association, includ repose of the soul of our departed ing many years as an elder. President of the Supreme Council and brother in St. Lazarus, H.R.H. Don The deepest sympathy of members of the Irakly de Bagration de Mukhrani, Prince Bailiwick is extended to his wife, of Georgia, which sad event occurred on Marilyn, and two young sons, Justin and the 30th. November, 1977. Nicholas. R.H. SANDFORD, CStJ, CLJ, JP. ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED BY KING HENRY II OF ENGLAND IN THE YEAR 1176 The Grand Priory of England of the Order of Saint La zarus, through research carried out by Commander Gerard Edwards, • were responsible for the most interesting J{€J{fJaJJ Yd!- ~"'~ 1:t,f_/fu , ~ tfo,~?/.· ~ 4f!~&!ff9e co!2~ rediscovery in England recently of an historic ~L$N . U 1 <1~/~~ , , eys~/ ~o &IL W~t~ I W:f'~ ~ Za:,11¥1. 1f vJ. JV j~'C TRANSLATION FROM LATIN - HENRY, by the grace of God, King of England, Duke of Normandy, Count of Aquitania and Anjou, to the Archbishops, Sishops , Abbots , Counts, Barons , Justices, Vis counts, Servants and all his loyal subjects, French and English of all England, Greetings. Know ye that I have given and, by the present charter, confirmed for my salvation and that of my forbears and successors, to the lepers of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem forty marks to be applied annually for alms, unto perpetuitf. And thus I charge my Barons of the exchequer that every year they have these amoc~ts paid at the Festival of St. Michael in such a way that they (the Barons) ~e not molested or deterred therefrom by delay or by any other cause; and thus they pay them (the alms) there annually until countermanded by me or by my successors. I desire them (the Priory of England, of the Order of St Lu~arusl to have these alms cal culated and held firmly unto perpetuity, dnd that they (the amounts) be allotted to them in fixed payments for lands and churches. WITNESSES: Galfrido, my son Tony 'Bass' William, Count of Alemarl9 noger of Stut Walter, son of Robert William of Stut Hugo of Cress Ger of Canvill At Norbant FROM THE ARCHIVES SEAL OF THE 42ND . GRAND MASTER The Duke of Berry 42nd. Grand Master of the Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem 1757-1773 From 1752-1757 there was a vacancy in the Grand Magistracy while the Order was governed by its Grand Officers. They were followed by Louis de France, Duke of Berry in 1757-1773. The goods of the Orders of the Holy Spirit of Montpelier and of St. Ruf were in 1772 conferred upon the Orders of Saint Lazarus and Mount Carmel. In 1773 the Duk~ of Berry ceased to be Grand Master on becoming King Louis XVI. He was victim of the Revolution and guillotined in 1793. In the year 1773, Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, Count of Provence, brother of the preceding Grand Master, was elected Grand Master and occupied himself seriously with the Order . He was the future King, under the title of Louis XVIII . In the time of the Count of Provence, the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel was separated from the Order of Saint Lazarus. While in 1773 a regulation Louis Stanislas de Bourbon, Count was passed whereby it was not possible of Provence (later Louis XVIII, to be made a knight of' the Order of King of France) 43rd. Grand Master St. Lazarus unless one held the rank of the Order of Saint Lazarus of of Colonel or Captain of vessel for the Jerusalem (1773-1814), wearing the lower grade, and for the higher that of distinctive regalia of his charge . General Officer . COMMANDERY OF GERMANY COMMANDERY OF LOCHORE EXPANDS ITS ACTIVE IN SCOTLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE AND NORTHERN IRELAND The high level of activity continues unabated in the regions under the jurisdiction of the Hereditary Command ery of Lochore . The Conunandery is how ever rapidly reaching. the point where they must now consider putting strong effort into buying new ambulances at a cost of $12000 each which would mean that their 131 members would require to raise around $100 each. A remarkable list of public services were undertaken over the last few months by their Emergency Ambulance Corps in Edinburgh, Glasgow .::.nd Ireland, but unfortunately a serious crises is con fronting the Commandery in Ireland where only three ambulances are now operational most of their vehicles require spare parts which are very expensive to replace and the Ambulance Corps Officers are now spending much valuable time under their ve~icles instead of doing the work for which they joined. Tragi/c~medy are never far apart in Ireland, such as recently when a Saint Lazarus Volunteer was taking disabled children somewhere in an ambu~ance which We are pleased to learn that tr.e ambul kept back-firing . Unfortunately it did ance Cor~s in the Cologne region will be back-fire outside a Police Station, and expanded to a total of six vehicles this within seconds he was surround8d by ar1ned summer to cater for the increasing work men. To say he had a fright would be an amongst the elderly. ~he vehicles are understatement bu.t he survived, although excellently equipped with modern hydrolic the message had gone out that our amb•1l• lifts to assist with carrying of dis ance was firing on a Police Station !! abled persons. The Edinburgh Comp~ny, under the super + + + + + + + + + + + + + vision of Mrs. C. Mann, CLJ, continues to look after the personal cleanliness of WE HAVE ALSO JUST RECEIVED FROM THE several elderly people at Lambs Hospi~al. GERMA N JURISDICTION A NUMBER OF BADGES This can be an unpleasant task on some OF THE ORDER DESim~E!) FOR WEARING ON occasions but Mrs. Mann is noted for her BLAZER BREAST POCKETS . THESE BADGES cheerfulness and willingness. She also ARE BE.lWTIFULLY EMBROIDERED IN GOLD AND acts as stand-by at the Casualty Theatre SILVER AND MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE at the Royal Infirmary, we are surprised ARCHIVIST FOR THE COST OF $12 EACH. that she has not yet helped hen;elf to a scalpel and joined in. NEW ZEALAND BECAME THE FIRST COUNTRY IN MODERN TIMES TO BE GRANTED ITS OWN "HERALD OF ARMS" WHEN HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. P. P. O'SHEA TO THE NEW POSITION AS NEW ZEALAND HERALD OF ARMS EXTRAORDINARY. THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD OF ARMS WOULD BE TO ACT AS A FORMAL CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND THE COLLEGE OF ARMS IN ENGLAND. THE BAILIWICK OF NEW ZEALAND OF THE ORDER OF ST. LAZARUS CONGRATULATES · CONFRERE P.P. O'SHEA, M.L.J. ON ATTAINING SUCH A PRESTIGIOUS APPOIN'IMENT. ANNOUNCEMENTS G~EETINGS FROM HRH THE PRINCE GRAND MASTER FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR CHEV. L.J. HILL, KCW KMW JP PALACIO &L BOSQUE, 31 de Oiciembre de 1977 ** We are pleased to announce that our Baili wick has commenced preliminary EXCHO. SR . DON A. S. ABELA. CLJ. work on yet another major project for ARCHIVlS'l', BAIL1 1.>'IC[ OF' llE'J ZEALAl:D THE ~ULI1'A!tY All!> HOSPI'l'ALLC:R ORD!:R the provision of housing for the elderly OF' SAI!ll' LAZARUS OF' J ZRUSALEM, this time the location will be Mount 18, SARLO\/ PLACE AUCU.f\!:D 10 Maunganui where a greater proportion of !IE\/ ZEALA!:O the population is in the retirement age group. Because of the size of this project, which will be at least three Mi queric!o ands<> y Hermano en San Lazaro: times bigger than our first St Lazarus MUcho agradezco su amable Village at Henderson, our Order will be envio de 1os boletines de la Orden dltim~ente editados en el Bai laje de 11e<1 Zealand. undertaking the construction of this t>eseo aprovcchar la ocasi6n village for the elderly in conjunction para feiicitarle a Vd, las fiestas de Navi~ad y Ai'.o 1978, rosandole with the Mount Maunganui Returned Ser haga extensivos mis deseos a toda la gran F'~'>ilia Lazarista de ese Bailivick 0£ liev Zealand. vicemen Association and the local Reciba un cordial abrazo de Borough Council . We are presently su buen amigo y Hermano en 'Sa'lzaro. ' ~ setting- up another Charitable Trust and our Order has undertaken to do all the negotiations regarding finance and all building contracts, as we did with our --~f?~·~r:>B· flats in Henderson. Further details FRANCI SCO EtlR.IOUE DE BORBON Y OE BORBON will be released in our next Newslet ter. CRAN HA&S'l'RE ** The Bailiwick of New Zealand grate fully acknowledges the r eceipt of fin ancial donations towards our Hospitaller PALACIO EL BOSQUE VILLAVICIOSA DE O!>ON ~orks from the Grand Priory of Ireland, MADRID from the Delegation of Australia, and ~ fr.om Mrs . C. Mann, CLJ , ~.JMLJ, of the Conunandery of Lochure. ** In co~formity w~th the proper Decrees the foll~wing have been admittP.d into the Order of St. Lazarus: DR. W.G. WHITTLI:STONE, MLJ, FRS, of Hamilton. R. HOLLOWAY, BSQ, !UJ, FHS, of Auckland. CAPT. K. DUTTON, 1·1LJ, of Auckland . ** Members of the Order in Wellington met informally and had lunch at Bellamys in Parliament House on May the 9th. 1978 Those attending were Sqd . Ldr. Roger Drayton, MP, ~'1LJ; John Barrett, Esq, MLJ, BA; Tony Prowse, Esq, ~1LJ; Ross Kerr, Esq, MLJ , LL . B; and Aussie Malcolm, MP, !1LJ. H.R.H. THE PRINCE GRAND MASTER A DINNER FOR MEMBERS OF THE ORDER AND HAS BEEN GRACIOUSLY PLEASED TO THEIR WIVES IS PLANNED FOR SATURDAY 26TH . AUGUST 1978 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND CLUB. THIS FUNCTION WILL BE AN EXTENSION APPROVE THE PROMOTION OF TO THE FULL DAY SEMINAR OF THE HERALDRY SOCIETY ~AKING PLACE EARLIER ON THE SAM.E ROSS HAMILTON SANDFORD CStJ CLJ JP DAY . A CHAPTER OF KNIGHTS OF THE ORDER IS SUMMONED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY SUNDAY TO THE RANK OF KNIGHT OF GRACE 27TH. AUGUST, 1978. DETAILS TO FOLLOW. The International Commission for Orders of Colonel the Chev. A.R.P. Chivalry reconvened in Hughes, GCLJ , KMLJ, JP, Malta last month. One was re-elected Chairman of the problems that the of the Heraldry Society Commission is presently (NZ Branch) Inc. at the trying to solve is the annual general meeting business of the Royal of the Society held rec Yugoslav Order of Saint ently. John based in the U.S.A. Also elected to the Nat A report will soon be ional Council of the published by the ICOC Heraldry Society were : updating the list of Chev. E.T. Roberts;Chev. recognised Orders. J . ~1cCready, and Confrere A. S . Abela. Amongst those present at the meeting were : The Laird of Gayre, the Grand Commander of the Order of St. Lazarus; Capt. R. Mingo Sweeney of Bolgers Park, the The Vice Chancellor and Commander of the Canad Commander of the South ian Jurisdiction; H.S. H. ern Comrnandery, Chev. E. The Prince of Lippe, T . Roberts, SBStJ, CL, Head of the Dynastic KCLJ, KMLJ, JP , retires Order of Lip?e; and from the staff of Queen Chev. H. van d~n Akker Mary Hospital this ... om:h of the Netherlands. on reaching t:1~ age of Sir Hannibal Scicluna of 65 . The Bailiwick of the Sovereign Militarf New Zealand congratul~tes Order of Malta w~s there Chevalier Roberts and we hale and hearty at the wish him a very long and age of 98. happy retirement. Chev. Roberts representec the Order at the recent Commonwealth Day celeb rations at Christchurch. The above photographs show the ambulance given by the Grand Priory of America and Members of the Order in Scotland and the Edinburgh Company who participated in the acceptance ceremony last month. Among those present were the Grand Commander Col. Robert Gayre of Gayre and Nigg, and the American Vice Consul Mr. Shelbourne COLONEL ROBERT GAYRE Rapaport. BARON OF LOCHORESHYRE CHEV. E . ~. ROBERTS AND THE LADY OF GAYRE This periodical of the Bailiwick of New Zealand, issued under the authority of H.E. The Grand Bailiff Lt. - Col. the Chev. A.R. P. Hughes , GCLJ , KMLJ, JP, is edited and produced by the Bailiwick Archivist, Alexander Abela, CLJ, 18, Barlow Place, Birkenhead, Auckland 10. NEW ZEALAND . Tel. Akl. 482-694. THE MILITARY AND HOSPITALLER ORDER OF SAINT LAZARUS OF JERUSALEM Bailiwick of New Zealand NEWSLETTER No.31 3RD. QUARTER, 1978 WITH great sadness we announce the sudden death on 5th June, 1978 of Right Reverend Monsignor Patrick James Ryan, PA, GCLJ, Major-General, Ch.C., USA (Ret.), President of the Supreme Council of the Order of Saint Lazarus and former Chief of Chaplains, United States Army. Chaplain Major-General Patrick J. Ryan succeeded to the office of Rresident of the Supreme Council after the death of his Royal Highness Prince lrakly de Bagration, the late head of the Royal House of Georgia, which sad event occurred on 30th November, 1977. Monsignor Patrick J. Ryan was born in Minnesota on the 3rd December, 1902. Following his ordination in 1927 he entered the regular army and with the onset of World War ll Monsignor Ryan was appointed to the 3rd Infan try Division serving in this division during its invasion of French Morocco in 1942. Later, he was with the 5th Army a chief of its 250 chaplains when it landed at Salerno. On his retirement from Military service in 1958 Rt. Rev. Monsignor Ryan continued his active commitment to his religious calling by assuming the duties of executive vice-president of The Catholic Digest. Many honours and degrees came his way and his decorations in cluded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Order of the British Empire, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the French Legion of Honour, the Order of the Crown of Italy, and the Brazilian Medal of War. The Order of Saint Lazarus has lost a great leader, and deeply mourns his passing. REQUIESCAT IN PACE. QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION From H. E. The Grand Bailiff, Lt.-Col. the Chev. A. R. P. Hughes, GCLJ, KMLJ, JP. When Monsignor Patrick J. Ryan, PA, GCLJ, was appointed President of the Supreme Council of the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, the Order would have the experience of not only a great spiritual leader but a man who had held the rank of a Major General in the United States Army. However, this was not to be for on June the 5th, 1978 Monsignor Ryan passed on to higher duties. We grieve with our American Con freres at their great loss. It was my privilege to meet Major General Ryan in Edinburgh in 1974. The impression he made was, here is a good and great man. A man who would add lustre to our Order. His v.ery membership must leave a lasting memory that will inspire and benefit. We must turn from this sadness and remember that the Order lives on. It is an indestructible thing and over its 900-odd years has felt the full blast of cruel circumstance and weathered the storms. Today its work among lepers and the elderly carries with it the obliga tion to serve mankind, to proudly but humbly fulfil our under taking at our entry into the Order. A very successful social ocasion was held at the Auckland WELLINGTON, June 1978: His Excellency the Governor Officers' Club where members of the Order and friends General Sir Keith Holyoake invested the Chev. Ross Sandford, forgathered to enjoy an exceUent dinner and listen to extreme KLJ, JP, of Hamilton (above right, wearing the breast star of ly interesting and entertaining speakers. A report of the even the Order of Saint Lazarus) with the insignia of Commander ing will be found elsewhere in this Newsletter. The suggestion of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John at the annual for this mid-year meeting was mainly due to a meeting of Brig. investiture ceremony of the Order of Saint John. Catchpole, L. J. Hill Chancellor, Confrere A. Abela and the Bailiff. The success was such that it will be continued in the future. At a meeting of a Chapter of Knights it was decided to take a share in the purchase of the Order's old property at Boigny in France, full details of this will be in the next Newsletter. The service we are giving to the elderly through our minibus cum-ambulance service has depleted our funds set aside for this purpose so badly that I have had to withhold any further extension of this work for the time being. However, on discus sion with Chev. Catchpole who is in command of our transport service it would seem that it is worthwhile making an effort and a small sacrifice in time and money to help elderly people who are in real need of transport. Our work for the Sunset Old Folks' Home is increasing and we have no inten tion denying them help. A careful estim~.te shows we require $2500 extra yearly to carry out this extension of our service. On making the situation known to kind friends we have receiv~ ed the following donations: * R. S. Higgenbotham, Esq, MBE, MLJ. $200.00 * ConfrereF. W. G. Taylor, OLJ. $250.00 * Mrs G. Halford, OLJ. $100.00 * Dame Amy Roberts, DLJ. $ 40.00 * Chev. E.T. Roberts, KCLJ. $ 20.00 * The Bailiff $ 20.00 * Waitemata City Council $250.00 MELBOURNE, March 1978: Capt. R. S. McCleary MLJ, Total $880.00 (left) visits our good friend Dr the Chev. Joseph von Moger, This is a good beginning and will give us sufficient funds to go KLJ, of Melbourne. Capt. and Mrs McCleary have now ahead with our extension work for three months. Can you help returned to their Christchurch home after an extensive tour of us with the balance required for the year? Australia. SYMPOSIUM ON "THE AGED" The Symposium, co-sponsored by the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem and Tufts University School of Medicine, will be held at the Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.A. on October 27 and 28, 1978. This Sym posium on the Aged is designed to familiarise the practising physician with the many facets of the aging process and should prove of considerable interest to the nursing and allied profes sions. For further information please contact the Archivist, 18 Barlow Place, Auckland 10. The dinner at the Officers' Club was attended by several Members and friends and amongst those present were: Mrs G. Halford, OLJ; Chev. E. T. Roberts, SBStJ, CL, KCLJ, KMLJ, JP; His Worship the Mayor of Tokoroa and Mrs J. F. Higgins, MBE, MLJ, JP; Chev. and Mrs R. H. Sandford, CStJ, KLJ, JP; Chev. J.M. McCready, KLJ, BA, BSc; Chev. and Mrs L. J. Hill, KCLJ, KMLJ, JP; Mr and Mrs A. R. Lane, MU; Dr B. J. Elliott, MU, MB, BS; MissD. Rastrick; Chev. Dr E. T. Dick, OStJ, KLJ, FRCS, and Mrs Dick; Mr and Mrs G. G. Beesley, MLJ; Mr and Mrs F. W. G. Taylor, OLJ, CMLJ; Mr and Mrs 0. de Baugh; Mr and Mrs D. T. MID-YEAR GATHERING Dean, MLJ; Mr and Mrs A. S. Abela, CLJ; Brigadier the By Chev. R. H. Sandford, CStJ, KLJ, JP. Chev. S. F. Catchpole, CBE, MC, ED, KLJ, and Mrs Catchpole; Mr D. R. Barnes; Mr A. E. Tonson, JP; Mr I. M. Yet another milestone for the New Zealand Bailiwick occurred Hammond, MLJ; Mr and Mrs A. G. Malcolm, MLJ, MP; on Saturday August 26th, with its first ever mid-year dinner, in Colonel the Chev. A. R. P. Hughes, GCLJ, KMLJ, JP; Mr R. Auckland, for members and friends of the Order. The func Holloway, MLJ, FHS; Mr I. Boyd; Mrs M. Stillman, MLJ, tion, at the Officers' Club, an ideal setting for such occasions, Rev. Fr. A. I. Loughnan, OP; Mr C. P. Hutchinon, QSO, was preceded by an evening meeting of the Chapter of Knights MBE, QC; Colonel the Chev. W. H. Raines, OBE, MC, ED, of the Order at which several interesting decisions were taken. KStJ, JP, and Mrs Raines; Mr I. McK. Forbes; Dr and Mrs W. Present at the Chapter of Knights were: H. E. The Grand Sealy Wood, CStJ, FRCS; Chev. E. M. Mathison, KStJ; Mr J. Bailiff, Colonel the Chev. A. R. P. HUghes, GCLJ, KMLJ, M. Stacpoole, OBE. JP; Chev. L. J. Hill, KCLJ, KMLJ, JP; Chev. E. T. Roberts, H. E. The Bailiff presented letters of promotion from Grand SBStJ, CL, KCLJ, KMLJ, JP; Chev. J. Mel. McCready, Chancery, Malta, to two newly created Knights of Grace, KLJ, BA, BSc; Brig. the Chev. S. F. Catchpole, CBE, MC, Chev. R. H. Sandford and Chev. Dr E. T. Dick, and cer ED, KLJ, JP; Chev. R.H. Sandford, CStJ, KU, JP; Chev, tificates of admission to His Worship the Mayor of Tokoroa, Dr E. T. Dick, OStJ, KLJ, FRCS; and Confrere A. S. Abela, Confrere J. F. Higgins and Confrere R. Holloway. CLJ, Secretary to the Chapter. After dinner speakers were the Rev. Fr. A. I. Loughnan, OP, After hearing from H. E. the Bailiff, the Chapter decided to Auckland University Chaplain; Mrs Doreen Wood; Confrere recommend that Members of the Bailiwick make a contribu Aussie Malcolm, Member of Parliament for the local con tion to purchasing a share in the ancient Royal Castle of stituency; and Mr C. P. Hutchinson, QSO, MBE, QC. Boigny, near Orleans in France, originally bestowed upon the Rev. Father Loughnan, who, until recently, had been a mis Knights of Saint Lazarus by King Louis VII in the year 1154 sionary in the Solomon Islands for 20 years, spoke in but later forfeited by the Order ar the time of the French warm-and humorous-terms of the work done by the Order Revolution. All Jurisdictions of our Order world-wide are of St. Lazarus and other organisations to alleviate hardship being requested to financially support chis project which will and suffering among people in the Pacific Islands. Father enable this historic property to be restored to its rightful Loughnan's speech was followed by a very vivid address by ownership. Mrs Doreen Wood, who with her husband have just returned A suggestion by Chev. E.T. Dick that collection boxes for the to their Remuera home after an extensive tour of Jerusalem, Order be placed in pharmacy outlets is being taken up Rhodes, Malta and London, tracing the footsteps of the nationally with the Chemists' Guild. The Chapter also medieval Knights of the illustrious Order of Saint John. Con appointed Chev. E. T. Roberts, Chev. R. H. Sandford and frere A. G. Malcolm spoke of his keen interest in the affairs of Major L. A. Boswell, ED, OLJ, BA, as regional cor the Pacific Island nations. He said chat he was optimistic respondents for the Bailiwick Newsletter, to assist the Editor, about the future of these islands with the exception of the Confrere A. S. Abela, CU. In viw of the number of Waikato island of Tonga where he could foresee some traumatic Members to be invested, Chapter decided that the next annual developments there in the future due to lack of natural investitute ceremony of the Order would take place at resources, unless assistance is forthcoming. The evening was Hamilton on Saturday, December 9th. The Service will be held brought to a close by a witty and humorous speech from Mr C. in the Anglican Cathedral of St. Peter, followed by luncheon P. Hutchinson, who referred to the hospitality extended to the at the nearby Ferrybank Lounge. Preliminary notice was also guests and on thei.r behalf he thanked the Order and hoped given that the next Grand Magistral Council meeting of the that they would continue to be invited.to future gatherings of Order would be held in Austria in September 1979. the order. Residents _of the _S~i_nt Lazarus Y!llage for the_ Elderly pose for a picture with the Confrere F. Taylor, OLJ, CMLJ, pnor to v1s1tmg other pensioner groups m the Auckland region. Confrere F. Taylor reports that the Saint Lazarus ~mergency vehicle, sho,~n in th~ photograph, covered a substantial mileage over the past three months transporun_g the elderly and the disabled m the Henderson area. We are gently reminded that 1he nsurance policy on this vehicle comes up for renewal soon and that will cost $85.00. The vehicle is also 2etting a bit harder to start on cold mornings as its battery nears the end of its life, and a new car battery costs s4o.oo. CONCERNING THE WHERE DOES THIS ORDER ORIGINATE? When the soldiers of the First Crusade reached Jerusalem in MILITARY AND HOSPITALLER 1098 A.O. the Hospital of the Confraternity of Saint Lazarus ORDER OF SAINT LAZARUS was already well established, having reportedly been founded by St. Basil the Great before 380 A.O. Some date the Order to OF JERUSALEM, the reign of the Emperor Vespasian (70-79 A.O.), some to 125 B.C. and John Hyrcan, son of Simon Maccabeus. Certainly A MODERN ORDER OF the tradition of care of lepers outside the walls of the City was KNIGHTHOOD, SURVIVING FROM an old one at the time of the First Crusade. In 1115 A.O. the Order was reorganised under a Bull of Pope THE FIRST CRUSADE Pascal II; the Order became Latinised and militarised and came to follow the Rule of St. Augustine rather than that of St. Basil. By 1174 A.D. the Order was a chivalric organisation under the protection of Baldwin IV, King of Jerusalem. By 1149 the Order was established in France. Louis VII gave to the Order the Commandery of Boigny in 1154; this is still the titular seat of the Grand Masters. With the end of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the fall of Acre in 1291, the Military Orders that had defended that last stronghold in the Holy Land, the Orders of St. John, St. Lazarus, St. Thomas, the Temple and the Teutonic Order, turned their attention to Europe and the islands in the Mediterranean. The Order of St. John located itself on the islands, eventually acquiring its famous seat on Malta. The Temple returned to its convents and houses across Europe, occupying itself with banking and finance until its utter destruction and eradication under King Phillip "the Fair" and the Pope in 1312. The Teutonic Order concerned itself with the expansion of the Ger man peoples into Poland and Livonia, the greater part of it be Extracts from a paper published by ing later secularised into the Protestant state of Prussia under the Grand Priory of America. its Hohenzollern Grand Master. The Order of St. Lazarus, too, suffered many vicissitudes, including the amalgamation at WHAT DOES THE NAME OF THE ORDER MEAN? one time of its Italian branch with the Savoyan Order of St. The Order is MILITARY because it was founded by those who Maurice in 1578 and its loss of territories and members in Pro fought for the freedom of the Holy Land, guarded the testant lands at the Reformation. For example, John Knox's caravans of pilgrims and protected the wealc and helpless. It famous church of St. Giles in Edinburgh had been the seat of still maintains the organisation of the military monastic order the Order in Scotland since King David I, only to be lost at the it was, as all the Military Orders were. Calvinist accession. The Order is HOSP IT ALLER because it always has concerned The Order survived the French Revolution in a somewhat itself with the care of people in need. The same root word gives reduced state, slowly reviving and growing through the late us both "hospice" or inn and " hospital", for originally the 19th and early 20th Centuries. With its expansion into and two functions were not clearly separated. The travellers to the organisation of jurisdictions in such new territories as Canada, holy places were housed and fed by the Orders; those ill or the United States, New Zealand and elsewhere, the activity and wounded were cared for. The Orders developed great expertise work increased significantly. Today the members of the Order, in pharmacology and surgery; the Order of Saint Lazarus fur s!11all in numbers by comparison with other such organisa ther specialised in the care of victims of leprosy. The Order still uons, form a world-wide body dedicated to the ancient concerns itself with this historic mission, supporting the work hospitaller chivalric mission. of research and care in leprosaria around the world. It main tains its mission to care for the ill and injured in general, pro viding ambulance and emergency care especially where govern ment agencies are unable to act. Thus a St. Lazarus Am bulance Corps has provided care for all factions during the flare up of civil strife in Northern Ireland. It is the Order of SAINT LAZARUS because he is its Patron Saint. All the Orders, cloistered and Military, are dedicated to the protection of particular patrons. Through the work of the Order of Saint Lazarus the word "Lazarette" has come to mean "field hospital" in some languages. In English, "Lazarhouse" used to be the common name for leprosarium. JERUSALEM is the city in which the Order was founded; where it began its hospitaller functions, and which was the principal city of the land it defended. WHAT IS AN ORDER OF KNIGHTHOOD? There are two parts to the answer: the Order and the Knighthood. An Order is a structured body of people dedicated to a com mon cause, usually one of service. The Orders of Chivalry were originally religious bodies very much like the cloistered •·•TYJt Tiii; llEll'lllT PR£.H·111x c TllE t•msT CRt:SADB. Orders after which they were patterned. While most have been somewhat secularised, they maintain the form of organisation and many characteristics of those religious Orders. Thus IS THE ORDER AN ANACHRONISM IN THESE TIMES? members of the Order of Saint Lazarus arc organised into No, nor will it be so long as any of the objects of its care are in Grand Priories and similarly-titled jurisdictions; ecclesiastical danger. The disease of leprosy is no longer an endemic officers play a prominent part in all activities of the Order; scourge, but paradoxically is the more dangerous as it is largely members are selected for and expected to maintain the per ignored and forgotten in many countries, in other places, sonal bearing and way of life that gave rise to the term lepers are still relegated to special isolation, cast out from "chivalrous' in common speech; the Order and its members society. In the increasingly complex modern world, cleavages are dedicated to and work toward the ancient knightly ideals between political, ethnic and religious groups breed conflict at of relief of suffering, aid to the oppressed, and support for the the same time they inhibit the established organs of govern Christian religion. ment from alleviating the resultant suffering. In short, as long Knighthood and its membership, traditions and ideals is often as humanity remains much the way it is, there will be a need called Chivalry. Knights as such are the principal members of for the ideals and practice of Chivalry. the entire body of chivalry, but just as they anciently were at The Order has changed. It is no longer a body of professed tended by squires who aspired to knightly rank, so the majori religious living according to a monastic Rule. It is still a ty of the affiliates of the Order arc Commanders, Officers and religious order, but a secular one. It is an ecumenical order, Members who rank below the Knights and who may be pro open to all practicing Christians. Women have come to occupy moted to knightly rank in recognition of service to the Order a place in the Order, hold knightly rank under the title Dames, and its humanitarian mission. and fill offices of the Order. OFFICERS OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE ORDER OF SAINT LAZARUS Bx. Fra. Gerard Tangue MASTERS OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST.LAZARUS 1099 Gerard Tangue 1120 Roger Boyant 1131 Jean 1153 Bartholomus 1154 Itier 1155 Hugo de St. Paul 1164 Lambert 1168 Raymond 1169 Gerard de Montclar 1185 Bernard 1228 Gualterius de Novo Castello 1234 Reinald de Floriaco 1243 Wilheim von Neufchatel The Grand Chancellor: 1267 Jean de Meaux H. E. Chevalier dei Baroni J. Amato-Gauci, of Malta. 1277 Thomas de Sainville 1313 Adam de Veau 1330 Jean de Paris 1349 Jean de Couraze 1355 Jean Lecomte 1361 Jean de Besnes 1413 Pierre des Ruaux 1446 G. Desmares 1469 Jean Cornu 1493 Francois d' Amboise 1500 Aignan de Mareul 1519 Claude de Mareul 1554 Jean de Conti 1557 Jean de Levis 1564 Michel de Seurre 1578 Francois Salviati 1586 Michel de Seurre II 1593 Aimard de Clermont de Chastes 1599 Jean-Charles de Gayan 1604 Philibert de Nerestang 1620 Claude de Nerestang 1639 Charles de Nerestang 1645 Charles-Achille de Nerestang 1673 Francois Michel Le Tellier 1693 Philippe de Courcillion 1720 Louis d'Orleans 1757 Louis de France 1773 Louis Stanislas Xavier de France 1814 Council of Officers, under the protection of the Kings of France 1830 Council of Officers, under the protection of the Melkhite Patriarch of Jerusalem 1930 Don Francisco de Borbon de la Torre 1953 H.R.H. Prince Francisco de Borbon y de Borbon The Grand Registrar: 1967 H.R.H. Prince Charles-Philip de Borbon-Orleans H. E. Chevalier Vitez Dr Bela Kezdy Vasarhelyi de Kezd, of 1970 Council of Officers Hungary and Sweden. 1973 H.R.H. Prince Francisco de Borbon y de Borbon Yet another important development which must now be con sidered in the context of these constitutional changes is the establishment by The Queen on the 6th February, 1978 of the office of New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary within Her Majesty's Household. Thus The Queen of New Zealand marked the conclusion of Her Silver Jubilee by the creation of a new heraldic office. The marking of important occasions in this way is by no means without precedent, as seen by Henry VII's establishment of the Rouge Dragon Pursuivant on the eve of his coronation. 29th October, 1485 in reference to the Royal Badge, the "red dragon of Cadwallader". The establishment and re-forming of offices of Arms in indepen THE OFFICE OF dent Realms which share a Sovereign in common, as and when times and circumstances require, is a convenient practice of THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD long history. In the British experience it first took place during OF ARMS the reign of King Edward VI when a Herald was sent from the College of Arms in order to establish the Office of Ulster King of Arms in Dublin in 1552. In the next century, the American Colonies gained a Herald when in 1705 Carolina Herald was appointed who, among other duties, had special responsibility for the Landgraves and Cassiques of the Carolines. Incidentally, Carolina Herald never set foot in Carolina! Two Heralds Extraordinary, one a European Major-General and the other an Indian Price, were appointed for the Delhi Durbar in 1911. The international and inter-jurisdictional movement of Heralds is something which has expressed itself at many stages during the Heralds' long history which stretches back to the reign of King Edward I (1272-1307) and even to the previous century with the French Heralds. In the Middle Ages, Heralds were often employed on diplomatic missions and indeed, long after the establishment of the Foreign Office as we know it today, their diplomatic activities continued until the late 19th Century. With the com ing of the 20th Century, some might have expected the Heralds, and U they stood for, to "wither away". Such, however, has not been the case. There has been a resurgence of interest in, and concern with, our art and science of identifica tion-Armory-throughout the world both by governments and individuals. These seminars are an excellent example. The granting and confirmation of armorial and other heraldic devices falls within the Sovereign's prerogative as the "Fount An address to a seminar on Heraldry and Geneaology in New Zealand held on the 26th August, 1978 at the Centre for Con of all Honour". tinuing Education, University of Auckland, in association During 1973-74 this aspect of the Royal prerogative was close ly examined with Buckingham Palace in the course of tbe with the New Zealand Branch of the Heraldry Society review of the Royal Honours system in New Zealand. ln the by course of the review I was appointed an Advisory Officer in P. P. O'Shea, Esq., SBStJ, MLJ, MMLJ, FRNSNZ. the Cabinet Office and one of my specific duties upon appoint ment was to "advise on heraldic matters" as they affected New Zealand Herald of Arms New Zealand. It was evident from the outset of my researches Extraordinary to H.M. The Queen that the lengthy debate amongst armorists on the legal and eonstitutional Right of the English or Scottish Heraldic The 6th February, 1977 marked the beginning of celebrations authorities to have or exercise a jurisdiction in or over New to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the accession to the Zealand-or for that matter any Commonwealth coun Throne of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. During the year, try- had not provided solutions to a recognised problem. The not only New Zealand and the Commonwealth, but also the Heraldry Society (New Zealand Branch) Incorporated attemp world witnessed and participated in an historic, if not un ted to provide answers in its 197 I report to the New Zealand precedented, display of loyalty and affection for Her Majesty Government. as a Sovereign, Head of the Commonwealth, and. as a person. The past two and a half decades have seen a change in the role Since the early 1900s the New Zealand Government has of the Monarchy within New Zealand and the Com periodically consulted Garter P rincipal King of Arms on monwealth, and the Monarchy itself has changed to meet these heraldic matters. Until 1974 an annuity was paid by the New circumstances. In New Zealand's case there is the Royal Title Zealand Armed Forces to him as Inspector of Regimental Proclamation 1953 and the Royal Titles Act 1974 which Colours. An informal liaison arrangement had, therefore, changed the Royal Style and Titles in relation to New Zealand. been long established at an official level with the College of " The changes from 1953 to 1974 may appear modest. They Arms and it was natural that the College and Garter be con are, however, significant. They point to broader changes." sulted in armorial and certain allied matters in New Zealand. The method by which these changes are effected "emphasise Negotiations between Garter and York Herald, acting for the the great changes in the Commonwealth, the changes in the College, and the Secretary of the Cabinet (Mr P. G. Millen) relationship with the United Kingdom and the separate, in and myself acting on behalf of the New Zealand Government, dependent, sovereign status of New Zealand. They-along were thorough and friendly. with a primary emphasis on the realm of New Zealand-are Mr Millen visited London in 1975 and York Herald travelled to also reflected in the change in the titles themselves: no longer New Zealand for further consultations. York's visit to New (Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God) 'Of the United Kingdom, Zealand in October-November 1976 was the first visit to this New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories Queen', country by an Officer of Arms. Throughout negotiations the but 'Queen of New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Ter aim was: ritories'." * to formulate a heraldic arrangement for New Zealand as an Legally, New Zealand ceased to be a Dominion when it integral part of the Royal Honours system rather than to adopted the five main sections of the Statute of Westminster in establish an independent authority; 1947. From a practical point of view it ceased to be a * to utilise-through liaison-the expertise of the College of Dominion in 1931. Her Majesty's assent to the Seal of New Arms; and Zealand Bill during The Silver Jubilee Royal Visit co New * to see if there could not be a reduction in the Zealand in 1977 is another important development. For a cost-including the foreign exchange content-of Grants survey of the constitutional changes during the past 25 years I of Arms to New Zealanders by undertaking certain refer you to the essay by Professor K. J. Keith in Thirteen preliminary work here, which has hitherto been difficulr, Facets: The Silver Jubilee Essays surveying the New unsatisfactory and costly for New Zealanders 10 conduct at Elizabethan Age, a period of unprecedented change. long range by correspondence. HERALDIC-To advise the Crown in Right of New Zealand, From 1975 onwards it was a matter of getting down to detail the Government, Government Departments and the Armed and from then on the definite outline of the establishment of Forces on heraldic and certain allied matters; to liaise with the an heraldic office began to emerge. By late 1977 the ~ew College in respect of the granting, confirmation and re¥istra Zealand Cabinet had considered the matter and the Pnme tion of Arms, both personal and corporate, and to advise on Minister advised The Queen that the Government would technical aspects of distinctive New Zealand motifs which it is welcome the establishment of a formal liaison with the College desired be incorporated in any Grant. of Arms by the appointment of a New Zealand Offic~r to the In maters relating to the badges, emblems and flags of Govern Extraordinary Membership of the College. Her MaJesty ap ment Departments and official agencies of Government, I act proved the proposal and the Earl Marsh~ agreed ~o 3:Ct. The as New Zealand Deputy to Garter Principal King of Arms and establishment of an independent heraldic authority m New may approve certain devices. As New Zealand Deputy to Zealand was considered not viable. The arrangement we now Garter, I also act as Deputy Inspector of army, naval and air have, however, does provide a basis on which an independ_ent force Colours and Badges and similarly may approve certain authority could be established at a future date. The appomt devices. The use of the New Zealand Coat of Arms remains the ment of the New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary was responsibility of the Minister and Department of Internal in the traditional manner for Heralds extraordinary, that is to Affairs. say upon the nomination of the Earl Marshal by Royal It is, however, in the area of personal and corporate Grants Warrant. that armorists will be most interested. Individuals and cor "Whatever the traditional arguments may be as to the porations within New Zealand wishing to obtain a Grant of divisibility of the Crown, the constitutional propriety of the Arms should, in the first instance, consult me. The case is Queen of New Zealand ai:id the Ef1rl Marshal of England ac discussed thoroughly with the applicant, and provided he/she ting in this appointment 1s not without precedent. I refer_ to can furnish evidence that they fulfil all the prescribed re those appointments to Her Majesty's Most Honour~ble Pnvy quirements for Arms, I issue a certificate and prepare the peti Council which are made on the sole recommendauon .o.f the tion to the Earl Marshal. This, together with a detailed British Prime Minister and the bestowal of the trad1t1onal memorandum of my discussions with the applicant/petitioner Royal Honours and Awards (ie appointmen~s. to the O_rders of is forwarded with the appropriate fee to the College. the Bath, St. Michael and St. George, Bnush Empire, and Thereafter, I liaise with the Officer of Arms attending the case Knights Bachelor). and the petitioner. If the petition is granted the Patent of Arms is forwarded to me for personal delivery to the Grantee. I rank amongst Her Majesty's Officers of Arms and take Similar procedures are observed in respect of applications for precedence in accordance with the usual customs of such mat confirmation of Arms, registration of foreign Arms and ters. I am a Member of the Royal Household and a Member of genealogical research. the Governor-General's Household. The word "Extra ordinary" in this context is used in contradiction of the phrase The procedures outlined do not preclude a New Zealand citizen from seeking a Grant or Confirmation of Arms from "in ordinary", which signifies a full-time o~ perri:ane~t Officer of Arms. A Herald Extraordinary combmes his dunes Her Majesty's Court of the Lord Lyon. The certificate, to with other responsibilities. In my case, Advisory Officer for which I have referred, is recognised by the Reserve Bank of Honours in the Cabinet Office, Prime Minister's Department. New Zealand and should accompany the application to pur As an Officer of Arms and Member of the Royal Household, chase the overseas funds. For the advice or services rendered I am entitled to charge fees which are payable to the "Public however I act in accordance with custom quite independently. Account". They arc small, especially considering the personal The app~intment is for life, on go?d behaviour. !here are !10 emoluments except that I receive some assistance with attention New Zealanders now enjoy in heraldic matters. secretarial services and my insignia is provided. Her Majesty's College of Arms is self-supporting. It receives The insignia of the New Zealand Herald of Arms is the same as no subsidy from public funds. It depends entirely on the fees that for other heralds, ic the silver Collar of SS, a Baton (for charged by its officers for services and advice given for the Heralds Extraordinary the Baton is surmounted only by the maintenance of the building, records and collections and the dove from the Crest of the College of Arms) and the Royal salaries of its Officers and Staff. This point is often over Household Jewel or neckbadge. On ceremonial occasions in looked. Inflation and the changing world economic situation in recent years has necessitated that the fees and disbursemen.ts this country, I wear the insi_g~ia i.n morning (tail) coat. At evening receptions I wear a d1stmct1ve Royal Household Coat on Grants be reviewed and increased more frequently than m and Royal Household Jewel. These are approved alternatives the past. The most recent rates were approved on 1st January, to the full ceremonial dress. The full ceremonial dress, the 1978, but they do not apply to work from New.Zealand. A Tabard and scarlet and gold embroidered Royal Household committee of the Chapter of the College has decided to tem uniform will only be worn when in the United Kingdom and porarily hold fees for New Zealand at rates approved under participating in Royal and State ceremonies. Tne title of a the Earl Marshal's Warrant of 19th October, 1975. I am sure herald becomes part of his name and it is customary for him to this concession will be welcomed, and will only enhance be addressed in speech and writing by the title. This custom is heraldry in this country. observed in my own appointment. The Office of the New At present there are three matters receiving my <:lose attention Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary is situated within the which take into account the New Zealand heraldic scene. They Executive Council Office, Parliament Buildings, Wellington. are: The Executive Council Office is within the Cabinet Office (a) the possibility of designing a Jess elaborate (and therefore Structure and is in effect the administrative link between the less expensive) but distinctive Patent of Arms for New Zealanders. The Patent to possibly incorporate the New Excutive and Government House. It is to this office that The Zealand Coat of Arms; Queen and Governor-General come for meetings of the Ex (b) the possible registration at the College of Maori ecutive Council. It provides a contact address. genealogies which are based almost entirely on oral Upon the creation of a new heraldic office a distincti".e badge evidence; and is also granted. My own is currently under most acuve con sideration and although it is still subject to Her Majesty's War (c) legal protection for heraldic devices, both personal and corporate, essentially to ensure that the dignity of the rant, I can say that it will be represent~tive o~ bo!h New Crown is maintained. Zealand and my duties. My general heraldic funcuon is to act as a formal channel of communication, and liaison, between The appointment of a New Zealand Ht:~ald of Ar~s Extra ordinary has, therefore, been an effective, convement and this country and that Department of the Royal Household practical way of clarifying and reaffirming the Sovereign's which deals with heraldic and ceremonial matters-Her Ma prerogative in heraldic and certain allied matters in New jesty's College of Arms. My duties go somewhat further than Zealand. Of those other Commonwealth countries of which the other Officers of Arms Extraordinary and fall into the traditional three categories: heraldic, genealogical and The Queen is Head of State, ie Sovereign, only New Zealand has taken this formal action. ceremonial. . CEREMONIAL-To attend Her Majesty the Queen or His Personally, I am very conscious of the historical significan~e Excellency the Governor-General on such occasions as may of the appointment to both New Zealand and the heraldic world. As a New Zealander by birth and education, oppor from time to time be commanded by The Queen or the tunities have been given me which hitherto I had never envis Governor-General, eg the State Opening of Parliament, in vestitures at Government House, investiture ceremonies of the aged possible. I regard myself as being supremely Most Venerable Order of St. John, the Diplomatic Receptions. fortunate.Perhaps, what The Queen of New Zealand has done GENEALOGICAL-To liaise with the College with respect to this year, other Realms within the Commonwealth may do the research and registration of genealogies. tomorrow. ASPECTS OF MILITARY HERALDRY Extracts from an address to a seminar on Heraldry and Genealogy in New Zealand held on the 26th August, 1978 at the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Auckland, in association with the New Zealand Branch of the Heraldry Society by Lt.-Col. the Chev. A. R. Hughes, GCLJ, KMLJ, FHSNZ, JP. Heraldry, as we know it today, stems from that need for a symbol to be used by a tribe, state or individual as a means of recognition. Nowhere was this more necessary than on the field of battle. The Bible tells us of the Tribes of Israel under their banners, much earlier than this, on stone carvings, the FIFTH ANNIVERSARY emblem of the King is often depicted. With the advent of plate Friday, 1st September, 1978 marked another important armour and the closed helmet it became even more necessary milestone in the history of the Bailiwick of New Zealand. The for the wearer to provide some easy form of recognition. What date records the fifth anniversary of the appointment of better than the Shield with its readily comprehended device Lt.-Col. the Chev. A. R. P. Hughes, GCLJ, KMLJ, JP, to the and tinctures. position of Grand Bailiff of the Grand Bailiwick of New It was not until Cromwell in 1646 formed his Model Army that Zealand. Colonel Hughes succeeded to the position of Grand uniforms as such were worn and it was to his men that the term Bailiff when the late Sir Leslie Munro, KCMG, KCVO, GCLJ, "Red Coat" was first applied. Let us return to the restoration KMLJ, LL.D, our previous Bailiff, was elevated to the posi of Charles II. For the first time in English History a small pro tion of Grand Marshal and Member of the Supreme Council fessional army to "guard his crown against the whims of a tur of the Order of Saint Lazarus. bulent and inconstant people" was formed. Charles appointed The Order of Saint Lazarus is. indeed very fortunate to have as his Commander in Chief, George Monk, Duke of had Colonel Hughes at the helm of its jurisdition in New Arbemare. The King;s Regiment of Guards at Dunkirk and Zealand, especially during its formative and engaging period, His Majesty's Own Regiment of Foot were incorporated to and we of the Bailiwick of New Zealand join in expressing our become the Grenadier Guards. gratitude to His Excellency the Grand Bailiff, for his This Regiment's glorious history is a source of pride to its statesmanly guidance and exemplary dedication to the works members and to all who esteem courage and valour. In the of our Order, while affirming our continuing loyalty and sup early days of the new professional Army it was customary to port for the years ahead-EDITOR. refer to a Regiment by its Colonel's name. For example, Col onel Sir Robert Hanley's Regiment at Dunkirk. It was only natural that being the case the Colonel's Arms and his Banner would be the Regiment's Badge and Flag. In many instances his livery colours were incorporated in the Mess Dress of the Officers and the kit of the mess servants. To the very end of British rule in India, my own Corps mess orderlies wore the argent and azure in their turbans and cummerbunds, with pride might I add. This gave the early Regiments their own personal identity through their commanding officers. In the process of time great prestige accrued to certain Regiments and many retain in their colours and badges remnants of their previous Commanders' arms. It would be quite inconceivable to think of an early Commander as being non-armigerous. · I was taught as a cadet that a Regiment's colours were a sacred thing embodying in their battle honours the very soul of the Regiment. There was a mystique surrounding them and the Regimental Badge that inspired in both Officers and Men a priceless thing known as espri de corps. Espri de corps, what does it mean? Who can define it? To use a modern term I do not care for very much, it's a togetherness, a sense of being one with the past and present. To carry into the future those high ideals that have sustained the Regiment or person in the past. ADMISSIONS TO THE ORDER The word discipline, derived from the Latin disciplina, train In conformity with the proper Decrees the following have been ing, has a far wider meaning. It embraces not only the training admitted to the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint of the mind and body or the moral faculties but the study of an Lazarus of Jerusalem: art or science in which I include Heraldry. Looking at an old Dr N. A. Algar, MLJ, MB, CHB, of Matamata. Regimental badge or colours one sees history symbolised. New Capt. H. Gaunt-Mathers, MLJ, of Christchurch Zealand often referred to as a new land, surprisingly can at Dr D. S. Hanna, MLJ, MB, CHB, of Hamilton times produce something from the past that confums history. His Worship the Mayor of Tokoroa, You will recall my mentioning that it was custom to call a Regi J. F. Higgins, Esq, MBE, MLJ, JP. ment in the early days after its Commanding Officer and use his arms as a badge. A perfect example of this is the badge of the 5th Mounted Rifles, Otago Hussars whose badge consists of the arms of its one-time Commanding Officer Colonel Cowie-Nichols. During the last war there was a resurgence of Heraldic use in the formation Badges of units in the field. Most of these follow closely the ancient laws of emblazon. The placing of tinctures and metals are strictly correct in most instances. A very fine collection of these wartime shields may be seen in the This periodical of the Bailiwick of New Zealand, issued under reading room of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. the authority of H.E. The Grand Bailiff, Lt.-Col. the Chev. A. Heraldry is alive in the Armed Forces of the world roday, very R. P . Hughes, GCLJ, KMLJ, JP, is edited and produced by much so in the United States where a special department deals the Bailiwick Archivist, A. S. Abela, CLJ,-18 Barlow Place, with the regulation and use of Military Heraldry and Insignia. Birkenhead, Auckland 10, New Zealand. Telephone AK I hope to illustrate in the slides that follow this address, 482-694. It is sent free to all those wishing to receive it but Uniforms and Military Heraldry from early times down to our donations towards the hospitaller works of the Order of Saint own and what an important pan it plays psychologically in Lazarus will be appreciated. promoting pride of Corps and Regiment.