VALEDICTORY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 146, 16 July 1901, Page 2

VALEDICTORY.

'PRESENTATION TO MISS-S^GPOPI/. "At the Police Station on aftdr* nron, a very pleasing event t*M Miss Btagpool being presentpglpy t|ie| membes of the force (the popilar Sergeant who is leaving .for Dime ii-ke t-i-d-iy) witb a gold watch a d chuin. There were p-«'sent: Co-s ab'es Sirapsm (Eltham), Young, [Lnd, Stickpol. Bjt'im re, ani Rus'e' ' (Wffi!Ws'*wsg&™ Bt,s--poDT; 4 « i^h^p'ff<B'%^ti6 n * w , (8 made by | UjLsttble Simps n, that those - pyeserrr-were -therer-lor-- thep lirp )iSe""oT bi4d|oß farewell to an officer whom hj« '< bia fcftown for the list 20 years, and • T-r 1 "-|° V6ry m Pi"i bf ,£ - l m-s^tdJ-reepVsr^-'mSsTrKijh'ty; BS~Ee hadaJLseays-bwQ-foiitjd a man who <lid his itnp"aPtiSly; and in a &traightfa^j:|pa>B ner ' ? Sail kn'sw iu hi^'mrt^r a chimpioQj&aiii^fttid-fiac]' iJeV.er hesitated a", asking hu life In ih) p'w|p?toince .the Face offjret risk and "danger,; in saving life from a cips'zed b at, 'for iwhich In o'ltiin d the Humane | S o'e .y'u medal. Oa behalfj of 'himself and bis brother con-tiblea,! he assured Serg ant Stigpio's that'hi* leaving the district was a of much regret to th m; at the taime time they that he w«s obeying the c ill of du'.y, and Sergeant L< Stftgp o'e will carry with him the lltartiest go d wishes of his mei. don-s-.ab'e Simpson then nskel tb« S'efgeint i to accept, on I ehalf of Miss Stagp? )!<*y a g Id watch and chair, which he hop d would be t-k-'n by her b :i a 1 smvi-nir of th iir s'ay in New I'ly- . ■ufiiish and a-i a token of the estfem a:i'd r.-gard in wl.Lh h-r fa her vis ■ held by nil his men. 1 S'i'gt. Hagpo.le siid thit oa behalf; of lis aui»l,t r, h'» t-bai.ked them very [ much for th • b alfflp&{ift whiob t oey had presen ed o ra arm to wlickj '■ he wn mire wou'dprje priz-d by he' a«i 1 ling as he livedppn U'C'Uut of i's ' having been pre|n*td by tlos 1 * with whim as-ooia'ec itt- > the force 3^P , riym"uth iis- [_ triot. He thanked them a'so for t leir " erptrffifohs 5T este n m~ancl gool-i rill, L and assured th«rn he would everche rieSn. L he 1 took to bj an evidence his enka\.voiirs to do hjs duty imaai;ti!illy an* tend h»d Heap achieved, not fo jnuoli by 1 his by th 9 1 >yal sup nrr' L ::-/hi«»A r T -! ''•' ' jf o s< citl I et«3?bym«ahniM»*itai»ei'cillof du'jy aepar- » a'ed | » jt_ ps evi- ; I poole and membra cf the police fi iree, >' 'fruMfflgftflia ffifdoaWKCteit "he' s atifract 1&nl " reaper)'a-n'jl^ta^^oj.'all eejc iois of th< community"."' ' ; .i