AWARDS FOR BRAVERY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3110, 8 February 1909, Page 5

AWARDS FOR BRAVERY.

By Telegraph—Press Association

CHRISTCHURCH, February 6

The Royal Humane Society met yesterday. A letter of commendation was awarded Alfred W. Paget for rescuing: a person from drowning at Auckland on 27th December, 1908.

Certificates were granted to John Proud (Auckland), William Jones (Napier), Constable Clark (Auckland), and Constable W. R. Reynolds (Picton). A framed certificate was granted to Mrs Hararaka Tene Para (Tolago Bay) for rescuing, or attempting to rescue, persons drowning. Silver medals were awarded to William John Munro, who rescued a man from a whirlpool in the Tauherenikau River on January 12th, 1908; Douglas Hamilton, who rescued a woman from drowning in the roadstead at Gisborne, he being in great danger of being crushed between two steamers, Alfred Bates, attempting to rescue a man from drowning in a heavy sea on the Catlins Bar on August 17th, 1908. A silver medal and framed certificate were awarded Reginald Tuck, who saved a woman from drowning in a stream nearHamarana Springs Kotorua. To do so Tuck swam underneath one of the horses stuck in the river, as the result of a coach accident which had precipitated the woman into the water. He also saved one of the horses.

Bronze medals were awarded William Wallace, for rescuing a boy from drowning at Hokitika, and to Fritz Ekman for rescuing two boys, and attempting to rescue a third, from drowning at Kareka. Auckland; H. H. Wauchop (Christchurch). rescuing a number of persons from drowning at a life-saving competition at New Brighton, on January 9th, 1908.

Certificates were granted to H. S. Williams (Christchurch) and V. J. Drake (Christchurch) for bravery displayed on the same occasion as that which gained Wauchop his distinct'.on.