BRAVERY RECOGNISED.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13507, 29 August 1912, Page 6

BRAVERY RECOGNISED.

[United Press Association.]

CiEbcrne, August 2f. " It will be remembered that upon tho night tho ill-fated Star of Canada went ashore the little tug Hipi put out in the teeth of a luirrdcane-like gale, and running the gauntlet of the tremendous Gca 3 which threatened momentarily to a«--simp her, she- succeeded in getting closo enough to the sti-icken liner to karn that the crow were in do immediate- danger and to obtain accurate, information as to the nature of the mishap, «c> that in the morning, the sea having abated considerably, it, was possible to immediately place the Tysor Company's officials on board with a view to salvage. TJio sequel to the..httle vessel's gaJlant trip occurred, when, at a pleasing little function in the Council Chambers, tin* Mayor, on behalf of tho public of Gisborne, presented each member of the crew with a suitably inscribed gold medal as recognition of a gallant act, and as a. memento of an adventurous voyage. Tho Hipi's crew on the night referred to was as follows.:—Captain Palmer, A. F. Long (engineer), A. Houghton (fireman), ".T. Olive, W. Fitamaurice, T. Maunsell and E. Warren (crew). All received medals. Captain Gumming (Harbour Master) and a representative Of tho Gisbomo "Times" wore also on board. The occasion was also taken' advantage of to prpsiMifr to Mr. W. H. Douglaß tinl bronsM* medal awarded by the Koyal Humano Society for his plucky attempt to save a boy'named Gordon Brown from drowning on April 11.