A HERO.

NZ Truth, Issue 78, 15 December 1906, Page 5

A HERO.

«. _ — Wefflngtoriiari's Noble Act. On Friday morning, shortly before <-ight o'clock, occurred another oi thos;s brave deeds which make one, lJioud to be a Britisher. Just opposite the boating 'shed O n Jervois<i"ay, a young man was taking his customary morning swim. Suddenly, with a loud "Oh !" he was observed to. throw up his hands and sink. As luck would have it, Mr VI. Jones, a sort of Captain Jones, of the Harbor Ferries Service, happened to be passing along the Quay on his way to work. Seeing what had hardened he (lashed into the water, without waiting to divest himself of boots or clothes, and swam out to the spot where the unfortunate man had sunk. Jones dived, and after remaining under water a considerable time, reappeared, dragging the apparently lifeless swimmer by the guernsey. Quickly he brought him ashore, and there artificial respiration w-s successfully applied. Spectators are loud j m their praises of Mr Jones' noble action and the matter is to be brought before the Royal Humane Society, with a view to his receiving the lifesaving medal, which he So richly deserves.