FOR COURAGE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 92, 18 April 1912, Page 8

FOR COURAGE.

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY AWARDS. (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, April 17. The Court of Directors of die Royal Humane Society made the following awards to-day:— In the case of John Dodd, aged 13, for attempting to rescue Thelma Edwards from drowning at Stratford on November 6, 1911, a letter of commendation. Edward Charles Nelson, aged 2(1, for rescuing Hugh Milligan, aged 27, and Leonora Parker, aged 30, from drowning at Auckland, on July 11, 1911. No award made, there being no danger to the rescuers. Robert R. Allen, aged 16. frr rescuing Mrs. R. S. Reynolds, age 50, from drowning at Auckland, on August 12, 1911, certificate. Herbert V. Barker, aged 25, for rescuing Roy Martin, aged Dice, from burning, at Auckland, on December 7, 1911, silver medal. Richard Norman Thomas, aged 11, for rescuing William G. Wilb'ns, aged live, from drowning, at Akaioa, on February 24, 1912, framed cert ficates. Samuel D. Campbell, aged 43, for rescuing David Taylor, aged 3o and James Taylor, aged 10, from di owning, at Akaroa on February 24, 19l -> , framed certificate. Samuel D. Campbell, aged 43, for rescuing David Taylor, aged 38, and James Taylor, aged 10, from drowning at Opotiki, on December 29, 3911, silver medal. George Tyler, aged 30, for rescuing Alfred Grey, aged 27, from drowning at Ponsonby, Auckland, on December 22, 1911, certificate. Charles H. Janfiold, aged 41, for rescuing Andrew Brown, aged 10 from drowning, at Kingsland, on September 28, 1911, certificate. Ernest Henry Connor. Sherburd, aged 28, for rescuing Arthur Newton, aged 18, and attempting to rescue Cecil Phoenix Newton, aged 30, from drowning, at Riverton Beach on March 3, 1912, silver medal. William G. Evans, aged 23, fir reselling and attempting to rescue four young men from drowning, in Manukau Harbour, on April 2, 1911, silver medal. Myrtle E. Seagar, aged 14, for rescuing Maggie Peake, aged 14 from drowning, at Timaru, on March 4, 1911, certificate. Harry Juriss, aged 39, for rescuing John F. Jones, aged 28, from injury or death, at Wellington, on December 23, 1911, silver medal. Michael Crowley, aged 49, and Joseph H. James, aged 35, for rescuing several persons from suffocation by gas at the May Queen Mine, Thames, on January li, 1912, silver medal to Crowley, bronze medal to James. Herbert J. Gen-ad, aged 39, for rescuing Mrs. E. Eaton, aged 37, and Miss Reid, aged 20, from drowning, at Devonport, on January j 26, 1911, held over ponding further information.