•■•'■'■i:'"-*-:''-.'':' :J ' : -% ''■/■■■' '''■-■'''•': ■ "■ ' ■' . '■/"'■'■-• z - ■' •'■'• '■'■■'■ The funeral of the late' Archibald Fullerf; ton, which took place at Port Chalmers last Sunday, was one of the largest ever seen ;:- : there. The 'deceased had served as A.B. on ,-the survey ship Acheron in: New Zealand, and also on H.M.S. Rodney throughout the Crimean War. The funeral was a.military ■■ one;-' and - * Lieutenant-Colonel Allen, com- , mander of the 1 Otago Division of the Garrison Artillery Volunteers,' and several officers from Dunedin joined with the Port Navals u ',' in paying Ta" : last', tribute of respect to the memory ;of . the veteran. -ff The total number •of volunteers on parade was 138, and the ' Foresters and citizens made up a total of over 400. .The . boys r of the :• Auckland .Grammar School. are •to hold ? * their annual swimming sports' in the Auckland Graving Dock; this -,;;, afternoon. ,The programme wjU include the usual old boys' race. Intending competi||Miors" shook! • note that: this • year, it: is to be started at on© o'clock.; ;•.:•;'--' ' '"•• ' :• . ;■'«:-'.,.. ...... .■ ■ ,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14322, 18 March 1910, Page 6
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162Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14322, 18 March 1910, Page 6
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