HUMANE SOCIETY'S AWARDS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11275, 19 January 1900, Page 2 (Supplement)

HUMANE SOCIETY'S AWARDS

C'HMsfniFßcii, January 8. Tjik Court of Directors of the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand sat for some hours to-day making awards in deserving cases of life-saving. Commendatory letters were sent to William Sinclair and William Orange, for giving assistance to those who had fallen into the water. A silver medal was granted to D. J. Reardon for saving life in Mangahoa River. A bronze medal was awarded to a youth named Logan for great bravery at I'ahiatiui. A bronze medal was awarded to Police Constable Thompson (Auckland), and certificates of merit to Constable Luke and Constable Ryan, of Wellington, for rescuing from drowning, in each case those saved having fallen off the wharf in a fit. Bronze medals were awarded to railway men, Colthurst and Mason, for having a t great risk rescued a man from in front of an approaching engine at Auckland. Traffic manager Donne got a commendatory letter for rescuing a fallen guard at Wellington. Miss Mabin got a bronze medal for conspicuous bravery at Karaka Bay, Wellington, and a a<l nino years of age, John Hurley, got a bronze medal for having saved his little sister from being killed when her clothes caught fire in a paddock at Kauranga. H e con . tinned to roll her in the grass with his elbows after his own hands were useless from burns received in his endeavour to extinguish the flame. A -.certificate of merit, went to Hubert A. Rhind, Lyttelton, the man lie rescued having fallen between the ship and the wharf. Each case was considered on its own merits and the award made in accordance with the danger faced.

The directors of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, on December 20 considered several eases of reported bravery A bronze medal was awarded to Charles Jaeobsen, aged 12 years, of Lower Takaka, New Zealand, who had attempted to rescue n boy named Edward Moulder, of the same place, from drowning in the Takaka River Some boys were snaring logs in the flooded river when Moulder fell in, and Jaeobsen, whilst fully clothed, jumped in and seized him, but. twico lost his hold. A certificate of merit was awarded to n fitter named Ueorgo William Gale, of Pyrmont, Sydney. for rescuing William Morgan from drowning in Darling Harbour on September 6 Morgan jumped into the water, and Gale sprang over tho hand-rail of Pyrmont Bridge to Morgan's rescue, and he succeeded in bringing him to shore. °