CEREMONIAL PARADE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20420, 15 December 1931, Page 7

CEREMONIAL PARADE.

1 W w • » * 1 CANTERBURY REGIMENT. The object of||!h.a ceremonial pajade 'last evening of < Urbury Regiment; namely public interest, was very awbMactorfly: • cceGmpl&hed. * A 1 croitf-d 'of - eotike' I dreds .gathered' in tfto*3Sang JsSdwaid /' Bniyrapka to witness the marching en", V, and off parade of the King's and Rem- , mental - Colours, the > inspection, - *> ■ ~ the presentation of decorations, jwhue . the keenest Interest was taken in the ' ; march through the" City streets.. , ; - After inspecting the unit, Lieuten-,. ant-Colonel S. C. P. Nicholls, D.S.Q., N.Z.S.C,, Officer Comrianmng; the: J Southern Command, ■ to tha following officers:—- _ ' ,'-Vs C&ptain O. Hew- Zealand S(iP- :> •• ' vied medal,'twelvs years? service. "• , j ,? Hon. Lieutei&nt (Bandihaater)' r '&fi ' 1 Medal,. 20 years' service. ! «i DrumrMajor H. Perryman, j > la nd Sbrvice' Medal, 12 years'': ■am<jaei; v 'V vjf Band-Sergeant J. McDonald, Zealand Xrong and .Efficient Service , Medal, 16 years' service. ~ t <„> Bandsman C. H. /Fowler Auxiliary Forces, Service. Medal,. years® service,-" \ He'- also " presented s : „j ■badges to succeisful cajxdidat&s. ' Nicholl£ , * ulatedthfe ,nnit on its ■exdeUdnt-'j^w-J"'.'^,, % infe, and 'the band on its fineftstep *ii(PV i' ' ' music. He referred to the fact that? twp members of -the band had a*&ieVife44-; outstanding records fiosr 30 years of Vicefe i *' " <f;' |£S^w3f Colonel A. P. Hopkins,. who J .wafc";ijtt4i v, i ; ? traduced as an_ officer of 40 tj ,• I ■ perience, .also congratulated _ the unit ovi its efficiency and steadiness. j outlined the objects of the Regimental Association/ which at- Btimnlatiag recruiting sna j aging sport within the ranjfes of - .the !. battalion.' ' -'Many/ of-the leadiftg i aens : had giveh - tM> Association 'thfej* ■ ■. ; bsicking ? 6aid,"Colonel- HojpkirisP '."■■? ■ . The'parade wis onder tfee' (k>mmattd . ft .; of Major, J„"Wl Cranpton. '' > i' « ma, "J 1 , FV-'i " .' r 1 L