AN INVESTITURE.
, The Governor-General held an investiture at Government Houso, Wellington, on Wednesday, when ho presented the following decorations:— • . Royal lied Cross (First ;Class):. Miss a. M,.Huddlestone, Huia street Hospital, Tainape, ■-' Military Cross: -JR. R.' Leys 225Happy Valley road, Wellington, next of Kin of tho lato Captain J. It. it. Leys; F. W. Okey, Vogeltown, New i-lv-mouth,, ( next of kin of the late Lieut. R/L. Okev. Distinguisiied Flying Cross: Robert Dawson, 77 Essex street, Mastcrton, next of dcin of the late Lieut; Samuel Dawson; Captain E. M. King, New Plymouth.
Air Force Cross: Lieut. G. J. Wilde, Marton.
People looking for coincidences can study this. ' W. y,\ Armstrong,' tho captain of the Australian team now on its way to England, is l&st 71b in weight. That was the late Dr. W G. Grace's Weight in 1893. Thus 'two of the greatest cricketers that over lived turned tho scale at 18} stone.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17103, 26 March 1921, Page 2
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151AN INVESTITURE. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17103, 26 March 1921, Page 2
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