Gilt Cross Awarded for Gallantry 'A simple but impressive ceremony took place in the grounds of St. Francis Xavier's School, on Saturday afternoon, when Sir John Brenan, 'M. Consul-General,. presented. silt cross for gallantry' to Dennis Clark, an 11-year-old Boy Scout, but for whose coo! presence of mind several younger boys might have been drowned in the Whangpo River. Sir John, who is president} and patron of the Boy Scouts Association, after reviewing the parade of the "oth Shanghai (Catholic) Scouts and Cubs, addressed the large gathering of boys and parent "It gives me great pleasure to-day fo present to one of your number, Scout Dennis Clark, the gilt cross which has been awarded "him for gallantry by the International Com-_ missioner at Imperial Headquarters: in London. The gilt cross is the second highest honour which 15 awarded by the Boy Scouts Asso-dation, and for an acount of the act which" gained Dennis Clark this reward I cannot do better than quote from the report of the incident made to me by the Scout Commissioner in
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