ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14327, 18 October 1910, Page 6

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.

A GOLD iIED.IL CASE. Per Press Ass^aliou. CilL.ih'i'CliUi'.Cii. Oa. 17. Tile aillUiUi V I V. - u. tiie ltuiniiiif oi _m:w /.ouUluU ;ui ii- iu o pi.cui.ions i'-r itiv iicis'.-iiit— Uii U--na.i ol Al>ce \\ rutt \cai>) aim ituoy li rate \_-\i u;n .-,i, 1 1 i to ie=coe noin oi t:ie V, a.makaran river oil J.inuaiy IMLo. ID was oceitieu tu eacii ul ttie ill-1 t»'o named a letL;.-r oi commendation. Uu benait ut Albert i'.tiwm Hull vT ■ years; lor rescuing Violet J'.mily JiiiU yearsj from (lr..wnmj; at j'eel J'orcit oh -May 14tli, lyiU.—A iramed certificate was granted. On the application of Doujdas Perciral -UcCallum (22 years), for rescuing Leo bwpivorch (.10 viars; from drowning al Jioliitilia on June 3(Jcii, 1910. it was resolved uj jjrant a i'lamed certificate. On behali of Thomas Robert -Vl l '- Pherson (.37 years) for rescuing Kdward Crouch (33 years) froia lire au-Auck-land on August. 16th, 1909. The facts showed this case to be particularly iptritorious. On the evening in question AlcPherson was passing the St-and Arcade, Auckland, when he heard a crash of glass and saw a man and flames issuing from the third shop on the left side. McPherson run into the Thistle Hotel and rang up the £:o brigade. Oa regaining the street he saw a handbag fail from one of the windows, mid on looking up ho saw a man on the window sill ac the third storey. The ttau was calling for help. Mcl'hcisjn lock his hat and coat off and scaled the Sire escape, which only went half Vv";:.y up the building, and linishr-d the ascent by placing his hands and feet in nicks in the wall. After that he Lad u 12-inch cornice to mount, and a <f-ft. palisad?, at end of which was a turret. He mounted that, and was then able to ri'ach the man. who was lindly burned and in great pain. Had the rcs.ued rpnji struggled, there was nothing but certain death for both rescuer and rescued. The greatest- bravery had b?en dKpiayed. and it was decided that the highest award, the Stead H;old medal, should be granted. This is only thn second occasion on which th.- St-nd medial has been awarded, the former recipient being Sergeant R-edrnond. a p-.h'ce officer.