SERVICES REWARDED.

■ NEW ZEALANDERS HONOURED. I MANY DECORATIONS WON. .[FROM our own CORRESPONDENT.] LONDON, May 28. ■ The Military Cross has been conferred ' "P on Captain G. G. Sale, R.E., son of . Professor Sale, late ofDunedin. The news i of the bestowal of this award was .received by Professor Sale on his 87th birthday. Second-Lieutenant Hector Steele, R.F.A., Waikato, who ha 6 just received the MRU , [ary Cross, has been serving sinco the I beginning of the war, all the while with ; the R.F.A., in which he recently gained .1 "is commission. I Lieutenant-Commander M. J. R. Max-well-Scott, D.5.0., R.N., has received the • j Croix de Guerre (French). The following decorations are announced i,, the N.Z.E.F. for acts of j j gallantry in the field :-D.5.0.: Captain H. R. Vercoe, Ist Battalion Auckland Regiment. Bar to M.C.: Captain J. G. Coates, M.C, Ist Battalion Auckland j Regiment, .M.C: Captain D. W. Curham, Ist Battalion Wellington Regiment; Lieutenant C. A. S. Hind, 2nd Battalion ! Canterbury Rifles; Captains W. J. I King, H. C. Meikle, and J. L. McAlister, I and Lieutenant J. G. Greenwood, all Rifle ■ Brigade Second-Lieutenant J.T.Thomas, 2nd Battalion Wellington Regiment. , D.C.M.: Corporal H. J. White, Canterbury Rifles (Ist Battalion, and Com- .! pany Sergeant-Major D. M. G. MacKay I (2nd Battalion) Lance-Corporals F. A. | Haskell, R. McMurrav, W. G. Bowers, • M.M., and S. W. Toms, and Private R. | I C. Shannon, all of the New Zealand Rifle j Brigade; Sergeant M. J. Forde, 2nd j I Battalion Wellington Regiment; Private : T. W. Parsons, M.M., No, 2 Field Ambu- j lance, Now Zealand Medical Corps. Trooper R. Maxwell, New Zealand ; Camel Corps, has received the D.C.M. He' advanced for 500 yds to an advanced post I under heavy shell, machine-gun, and I rifle fire to rescue a. wounded comrade. j Although he had to cross a very exposed j piece of ground he succeeded in bringing ~ the wounded man back to our lines, " disj playing magnificent coolness and courage." j The Corps Commander, XXII. Corps has j awarded the Military Medal to:—Troopers. G. M. Risk, A. Corrie, W. J. Tait, Ser- . geant T. J. Ratcliffe, and Corporal J. A. j Kirkland, all of the Otago Mounted Rifles; 1 Sergeant W. T. N. Bond, Sergeant F. C. Matthews, . Sergeant H. M. Can, Lance- ' j Corporal S. C. Forrester, Privates W. H. ; Whiting, T. Nimmo, C. McLean, i. G. .. Wast. A. A- Close, and C. Brown, all of the New Zealand Cyclist Corps; Acting-Quartermaster-Sergeant M. F. Mills, Can- ', terbury Mounted Rifles (attached XXII. ' Corps Headquarters), and Sergeant H. W. , Hynes, Auckland Rifles (attached No. 2 New Zealand (Area) Employment Com- , P an , Sergeant J. McG. Lamb, 2nd Battalion I Otago Regiment, has received the, Croix . de Guerre, and Private J. Davit's the 1 Mcdaille Militaire, both French awards.

Gallant Deeds Recorded.

The Royal Humane Society has awarded testimonials to Rifleman C. G. Feavon and Private F. R. Ellis, Auckland Regiment, for gallantry in saving the life of an Australian soldier who got into difficulties while bathing in Sierra Leone Harbour. The incident occurred when a transport was there last November. Although darkness was setting in, and the harbour was known to be infested with sharks Fearon and Ellis immediately plunged in on hearing the soldier's cries. Fearon reached him and aided him until boats arrived and picked the three of them up. Second-Lieutenant J. M. Paterson, M.C., Royal Field Artillery, has been awarded a bar to his Military Cross. Mr. Paterson practised as a barrister in Dunedin before coming to England two years ago for his commission. - •During an engagement Major R. W. Hannah, M.C., Royal Field Artillery, Wellington, maintained the ammunition supply and conducted the advance of his battery with the greatest skill and resource. He kept' in touch with the infantry in spite of the difficult state of the ground and intense enemy 'shelling, and though wounded he- remained on duty. Major Hannah set an example of courage and initiative which bad a splendid effect on his men, and he has'been awarded the D.S.O. His war services began in Samoa, and later he came to England, obtaining a commission in the Royal Field Artillery in the middle of 1915. He is an old boy of Wellington College, and second son of Mr.- Robert Hannah.'

Mentioned in Despatches. Wing-Commander F. W. Bowhill, D.5.0., R.N.A.S., has been mentioned in naval despatches. A large number of New Zealanders, outside the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, as well as in it, have been brought to the notice of Sir Douglas Haig for services during recent operations. Those who have been mentioned in the latest despatches issued from headquarters in France are:— R.A.F. :" Major K. D. P. Murray, M.C., Auckland, mentioned for the second time. Staff: General Sir W. R. Birdwood; Maior and Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. R. H. Collins, C.M.G., D.5.0., Berkshire Regiment,' who was with the New Zealand Forces from 1912-14; Lieu-tenant-General Sir C Ferguson, Bart., K.C.8., K.C.M.G., M.V.0., D.5.0.; Brigadier-General A. E. Glasgow, D.5.0., Royal Sussex Regiment, formerly of Nelson, mentioned for the fourth time; Major-General Sir A. J. Godley, K.C.8., KCM.G.; Brigadier-General G. IN. Johnston, D.5.0.. R.A.; Brevet-Lieuten-ant-Colonel R. O'H. Liversay D.5.0., West Surrey Regiment, who has been staff-officer to the New Zealand Division; Major-General J T. Burnett Stewart, C.B- C.M.G., D.5.0., director of .military' operations in Now Zealand from 1910-12, previously mentioned five times in the present war; Brigadier-General O. L. K. Campbell. C.M.G., Lancers, who recently died; Captain J. F. Dearden, D.S.O. M.C., Royal Fusiliers. Lancers: Captain C. L. Nicholh. attached New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Kine Edward's Horse; Lieutenant-Colonel G. G. Russell, D.5.0., two previous mentions. R.F.A. : Acting-Captain A. 3 Gee, for the second time; Major R. W. Hanna, DSO., M.C., Wellington. R.G.A. : Act-ing-Lieutenant-Colonel H. St. G. Hamersley Major A. A. Longden D S.O who was in charge of the British art collection at the Christchurch Exhibition in 1907. Royal Engineers: Major R. B. grated, formerly of Wellington and . Napier; Major G. A. Buddie, M.C, Auckland Major G. G. Sale, M.C, formerly ot Bin; Captain C. B. E. Douglas formerly of New Plymouth: Captain M, E. W FitzGerald, of Wellington.. Grenadier Guards: Lieutenant-Colonel M. E Makgill Crichton Maitland, D.b.U., late A.D.C. to Lord. Islington in New Zealand. London Regiment:: CaptainW. S. Mieville, M.C Army Medical vice, Headquarters Staff Captain M duß Ferguson,' M.D., R.A.M.C. R-A-M-C.. Captain J. S. Arkle; Captain G. W. Twifig, MD., formerly of Hawkes Bay. Royal' Army Medical Corps, B.R. : Lieu-tenantr-Colonel C. J- A. Griffin, M.A., BSc, Auckland, who has been on continuous service since the beginning of the war.

Mentions for the N.Z. Expeditionary Force The following officers and men in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force have been mentioned in despatches:--Staff: Captain D. S. Crasholm; Lieu*Jr,mtColonel (Temporary BngadierSSShB. Hart, D.5.6., Wellington SS£lf Lieut rt Colonel (Temporary sykr'5 yk r' DS.O.; Majors D. E. Uaniner, ¥a Milliean, C. Sommervil e, R. 0. R, G. M'"'K a "' . u xr f , wilding CapWickene, DAO., E. b. " J^J tons P. J- llls ' M Nelson, W. Pollard,

Reeve; Lieutenant W. M. Arcus; Secondlieutenants M. K. Draffin, R. F. Ellis, M.M., A. Lush; Lanoo-Corporal F. Smyth. Tunnelling Company : Lieutenant R. H. Jackson. /

Auckland Regiment: Major E. H. Orr; Lieutenant J. C. Carter; Second-Lieu-tenants R. Mclntvre, B. H. Young; Sergeant L. T. Wylie; Lance-Sergeant W. I. Turner; Privates F. W. Marks,' J. F. Taylor; Temporary-Corporal L. H. Kendall. Canterbury Regiment: Lieutenants W. M. Hocking,' R. L. Wilson, C. A. S. Hind; Second-Lieutenant G. T. Weston; Sergeants P. M. Cado, W. Macann; Corporal E. Stackhouse. Otago Regiment: Major W. W. Turner; Captains H. G. Brodie, C. Biycc; Second-Lieutenants J. J. Bishop, D. McLean, M.M.; Sergeants H. L. Hoff, W. G. Jenkins (Acting Com-pany-Sergeant-Major). Wellington Regiment: Major H. E. McKinnon, M.C.; Captains J. R. Cade, A. S. Muir; Lieutenant J. K. E. Jackson; Sergeants C. G. Burgess, C. H. Dinnie, R. Freeman; Privates X. H. Law, W. T. Oliver, W. E. Scott (Temporary Corporal). New Zealand Riflo Brigade: Lieutenant Colonels W. S. Austin, D.5.0., A. E. Stewart, D.5.0.; Captain A, Thomson; Lieutenant* E. Baxter (Acting Captain), F. L. Buchler (Temporary Captain), M.C, W. S. Cclbeck I (Temporary Captain). R. J. Grant (Temj porary Captain), J. G. Greenwood, F. G. I Mnssey, (Acting Major), M.C, J. Russell; ! Second-Lieutenant G. Wilkio; Sergeant A. i Hunter; Temporary-Corporal A. R. i Bailey; Privates R. P. Leathley, J. McKenzie; Company-Quartermaster-Scr-geant F. K. McDonald. Maori (Pioneer) Battalion Captain E. Tiugey; Lieutenant H. S. Montgomery; | Corporal W. Pitman. Machine-Gun Corps: | Captain D. A. Kenny; Lieutenants A. B. Fordyce, F. A. Hellaby (Temporary Major Machine-gun Corps), M.C, G. W. Horn; Corporal L. E. Fowler. Army Service Corps: Major J. B. Whyte; Captain L. B. Todd; Lieutenant J. Craig; Sergeant C. H. Roots. Medical Corps: LieutenantColonel E. J. O'Neill, D.5.0.; Majors E. L. Marchant, E. A, Widdowson, H. M. Buchanan; Captains T. W. J. Childs, J. Mitchell. Nursing Sen-ice :S. -Nurse A. B. Smith. Veterinary Corps: Sergeant-Major W. G. Ptirsey. Chaplains: Revs. C. J. H. Dobson, temporary chaplain to Forces, 4th class, and G. H. Gavin, temporary chaplain to Forces, 4th class.