RECOGNITION OF BRAVERY.
By Telegraph.—Press Association, Dunedin, September 11. At a luncheon on the s.s. Fileshiro to-day, Mr W. G. Neill, American Consul, on behalf of Captain Sterling, of the lo?t barque Patrician, presented to Captain Wilson and Mr Ros*, chief officer of tho Fifesliire, gold lockets suitably inscribed, os a slight recognition of the brave services rendered ia rescuing the crew of the Patrician. Martin, the quartermaster, and Mowatt, the boatswain, who comprised the crew of the boat, were presented with gold medals and a sum of £5 t which had been subscribed at the Dunedin Amateur Boating Club’s smoke concert.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 2923, 12 September 1896, Page 2
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102RECOGNITION OF BRAVERY. New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 2923, 12 September 1896, Page 2
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