CHURCH PARADE, &c.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2046, 26 July 1875, Page 2

CHURCH PARADE, &c.

The monthly Church Parade of the Thames Naval Brigade took place yesterday morning. There was an excellent muster, with band, and the blue jackets were accompanied by the Parawai Native Volunteer Company, who seem to take pleasure in turning out on all occasions with : their comrades, belonging to other corps. The parade assembled at the Naval Brigade Hall, and before proceeding:to. ; church, Major Cooper presented the Marksmen's badges to members of the Brigade.and to members of the Native contingent.-He. remarked that the Navals possessed more marksmen than any other company (19), and the Maories were second. . Lieutenant Bennett received three stars with his badge, as being the highest marksman in the district. Besides Lieutenant Bennett the following received badges :—P- O.s G. A. Brown ani J. A. Gordon, Seamen Geo. Clarke, Sykes, Armstrong, Grundy and Nelson ; these were all Representatives at the Colonial Prize Firing for 1875. There were besides—Seamen W. Fagg, W. H. Potts, Gep. Wallace, Hori Matene, V. Savage, R. McTay, G. W. Henderson, and Bandsman J. Hope. Three members entitled to badges werenotpresent. Weunderstand that aWut. twenty-five members of the corps went to Auckland on Saturday night to attend the funeral of their late comrade, Seaman Stone, an old and highly esteemed member of the Brigade. It is probable thst the whole Brigade would.have -gone had the notice been given earlier. The number of badges presented to the Native corps was eleven, the lieutenant and sub-lieutenant being: amongst the recipients.