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Kumara Times, Issue 1034, 24 January 1880, Page 4

At a recent court meeting of the Royal Hwnane Society, held at the offices, Trafalgar square, a few days ago (says the Home News), the silver medallion was unanimously recommended to be presented to Colonel John William Fry, late of the 88th Connaught Rangers, for the gallantry displayed by him at the recent bathing accident at Boulogne, by which he saved the life of Miss Clara Clark, who, it will be re mem. bered, had gone to bathe with four other friends, at noon, on 24th September, the sea at the time being unusually high, and a violent gale of wind blowing. After saving Miss Clarke, Colonel Fry made a strong effort to rescue others of the party, plunging through the surf and swimming 400 yards fr m the shore, but unfortunately without success, as all four were drowned. On the recommendation of her Majesty’s Colonial Secretary, the society’s medallion was granted to Charles Carigliano, for saving Walter Gower, who fell overboard from a lighter while fishing in Rivoli Bay, South Australia; and to Arthur Ernest Anderson, enb-inspector of police at Richmond, Tasmania, for saving three lives on three separate occasions, the latest be ; ng that of William Shepherd, who, while in a state of intoxication, fell off the quay at Hobart Town into three and a half fathoms of water, the height of the dock wall being 12ft, and tte face of the stones too smooth to afford a hold; but notwithstanding these difficulties,' and the fact that the drowning man tenaciously clung to him, seriously imperilling bis life, Mr Anderson supported him until both were rescued by the bystanders. The society s medallion was conferred on Mr G. C. Brooks, second officer of the Peninsular and Oriental Company’s steamer Kaisir-i-Hind, for saving a lascar of the same vessel, who fell from the foreyard, striking an awning stanchion bf fore reaching the water, which rendered him insensible? Mr Brooks dived after the man, and succeeded in reaching him as he was sinking for the second time, supporting him until they were rescued by the tender. There have been some curious revelations in connection with insolvent estates during the last 12 months (says the New Zealander), and some of the transactions have been very amusing, except to those immediately co - corned. One of the strangest things that has yet occurred came to our knowledge a few days ago. A merchant filed for a considerable amount, and amongst his assets was a large quantity of landed property, which, of course had come under the operation of the land tax passed by the Grey Government. Accordingly the Commissioner was invited to attend a meeting of creditors ! Rumor does not state whether the head of the department accepted the invitation. The exColonial Treasurer, we should imagine, hardly calculated a deficiency in the revenue from noh a source.