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Foreign Medals

The Norwegian Government awarded silver life-saving medals to Mr. E.

SELBY DAVIDSON, honorary secretary at Tynemouth, COXSWAIN GEORGE LISLE, of Tynemouth, W. JOHNSON, the motor mechanic and BART TAYLOR, life-boatman.

The French Life-boat Society awarded a silver gilt medal to COXSWAIN R. C.

BROWN, of Swanage, and bronze medals to A. CHINCHEN, motor mechanic and W. E. NINEHAM, the bowman.

The French Government awarded medals to the same three men and to F.

POND, A. DYKE and C. BROWN, life-boatmen, of Swanage.

The French Academy of Political and Moral Science awarded the medal of the Berthault Foundation to SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., the chairman of the Institution.

The Government of the Netherlands awarded the gold medal for gallantry in saving life to COXSWAIN JOHN BOYLE, of Arranmore, a silver medal to T. WARD, motor-mechanic, and bronze medals to acting SECOND COXSWAIN PHILIP BOYLE, PHILIP BYRNE, acting bowman, NEIL BYRNE, assistant motor mechanic, and PATRICK O’DONNELL, JOSEPH RODGERS and BRYAN GALLAGHER, life-boatmen..