BRAVERY MEDALS
PRESENTED BY GOVERNOR. recognition for policemen. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association ) WELLINGTON, March 4. Last night His Excellency the Gov-ernor-General presented Royal Humane Society medals to .several residents of (Island Bay, in recognition of their brave conduct in connection with the wreck of the steamer Progress last May. Silver medals were presented to Constables Hammond and Baker, to Claude Petherick and Raffaelo Alfano, and bronze medals to Peter Isbister, Salvi Volpicelli, Salvi Greco, Hugh Lupi, CVtnldo Mazzala, Andrew George Tait, T. A, Humphreys, Ralfaelo Prusico, and Ernest Connor.
His Excellency shook hands with each recipient, and congratulated him, and at the conclusion Jed the audience in three hearty cheers ill recognition of their conduct. His Excellency also announced that he had been advised by the 'Secretary of State for the Dominions •that His Majesty Cm King had been pleased to award the King’s police medal to Constables 'Hammond and’ Baker for their conspicuous gallantry, the only circumstances under which they
have ever been, given. The medals have not yet arrived, but as soon a s they readied the Dominion, he would be pleased to hand them over. H’lie announcement was received with ringing applause.
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1932, Page 5
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