ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 August 1918, Page 4

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.

I LIFE-SAVING AWARDS! ! ARTHUR AMBURY WORTHY OF I GOLD MEDAL. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Cliristchurch, Last Night. The Royal Humane Society of New Zealand has made the following awards: Ernest (J. Cross, for attempted rescue at Sumner, was adjudged worthy of a certificate, but, as Cross was killed at the front recently, the certificate goes to his widow. Alfred T. Cleverly was awarded a certificate for attempting to rescue a man from drowning at Wellington on November 18, 1917. Constable Ernest F. Jones was awarded a certificate for rescuing two men from drowning in the Manawatu River at Palmerston North on January 20. Norman Batchelor, a Christ's College boy, was awarded a bronze medal for rescuing a man from drowning at New Brighton. Tn connection with the rescue of three girls from drowning at Gjlsborne on January 27, 1918, Thomas Heeney and Eric D. Robinson were awarded bronze medals, and Thomas Ingham, Lillian Whiteley, and Eric Ellery, certificates. For rescuing a boy from drowning at Oamaru, Violet Metcalf (142) is to receive a .letter of commendation. A certificate was awarded to John Cameron, for attempted resuce from drowning at Oamaru on January 1, 1018. In the case of Philip L. Hunt, for attempted rescue Of Chief Petty Officer Sandalls, at Ngahauranga, Wellington, on December IC, 1917, the application Was held over, because it had inadvertently been made to the Royal Australian Society. Emily Towers was awarded a certificate for the rescue of three women in the Thames public baths, Rodolphus Richardson, for the rescue of a boy at Gisbornc on April 22, 1918, received a silver medal. A framed certificate was awarded Glenwyn B. Ensor (12) for the rescue of another girl at Cheltenham Beach, Auckland, on December 31, 1917. In the case of the late Arthur H. Ambury, who gave his life in attempting to rescue the late W. Gourlay from death on- Mount Egmont on .Tune 3, 1918, it was considered that Ambury deserved the society's gold medal, but under the rules this could not be granted. it Was, therefore, decided to forward an in-memoriam certificate, with a personal letter, appreciating the act, and regretting that the directors were unable to award the gold medal. It was decided to send a letter of oommendatid'n to William F. Murphy for saving tw.o girls from drowning at Ten-mile Creek.