PRESENTATION FOR BRAVERY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1303, 14 February 1883, Page 3

PRESENTATION FOR BRAVERY.

A ceremony of an exceedingly interesting nature took place at about .6 o'clock yesterday .afternoon on ■ board the ship. Waiters, atoiffient lying alongside- the a Masoni^ Jrewntatioifto ! a' seanian [entice of a silver raecjaliri acknowledgment of tbe valuable services rendered by him in May.last on the occasion of ..ft# wrecks afTiiiiaruf" Meritice; it iyill be rememberedj'was nt that time' a reaiuan employed on the; Bhip City of Perth, 1 nn'tl displayed great bravery, being instrumentil in the saviQ|> of life. At the hour named About fifty getjtjenien assembled on the p»op of tbe vessel underneath an -atoniog where the premutation'took place. 'Bro.' Siropson..vafl selected -to- present; the medal, which bore an inscription ,)!) the effect that It;\^as-' : preßented ; to" iGeorga Mentice by'ihe St. John's Timaru for bravery in saving life on the occasion of thewrecks at : that port.in May, 1&82, In making'ihe presentation, Bro. Simpson laid did ao;at the request 'of ; the : and the occasion afforded him- the 'utmost pleasure.,ln piaking.lho presentation the Masonic Order weve not departing outtide their prtiper bounds, but Were giylag expression to principles whioh'Masons avowed ifiemsolvdsand admired in others. They .ill t furgetfulness of .cue's (elf.jraa oae pi ilie highest virtues, and Montice, in ttie forgetfulness of self on the occasion in Question, had diaplayed tbe highest' Masonic virtue. . Outside the jliaisonio circle there was a brotherhood

which was only bounded by the wurld. j Thero wore thnae aontirhenta which wm admired net Ciily by Masons butby othoru, He hoped ilia same courage'and devotion which Meatice has displayed would ensure , his succeisJn lift)/, (Oh~wn:)-.B$)i hinipiun then pinned the dt'MaUuii to ita recipient's breast, and afterwards cordially shook hands with him, Threo hearty cheers were next'given for,Menlie,,who so ovp'iicoine with.erriittionis to-be uoablo to do wore than express in t »lnglejße?tepce.hw eariieat tliaaka for the Jibiiblis conferred'upon' him, This concluded the ceremony.—Post