51507-1917-Royal-Warrants-amending-the-rules-governing-the-award-of-the-Albert-Medal-and-the-Edward-Medal — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 7, 1917. 687

II. It is ordained that the Albert Medal shall consist of a bronze oval-shaped Badge or Decoration, having in the centre a Monogram composed of the letters V. and A. erect upon an enamelled background, surrounded by a Garter inscribed in raised letters "For Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea," or "For Gallantry in Saving Life on Land," as the case may be, and surmounted by a represen- tation of the Crown of His Royal Highness the lamented Prince Consort; but where the Medal conferred is "The Albert Medal in Gold," it shall consist of a gold oval-shaped Badge or Decoration having in the centre a Monogram composed of the letters V. and A. erect in gold upon an enamelled back- ground, surrounded by a Garter in bronze inscribed in raised letters of gold "For Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea," or "For Gallantry in Saving Life on Land," as the case may be, and surmounted by a representation in gold of the Crown of His Royal Highness the lamented Prince Consort. When the Medal is given for gallantry in saving life at sea, the letters V. and A. shall be interlaced with an anchor erect in bronze or gold, as the case may be. The Medal shall be suspended from a riband of an inch and three-eighths in width, having two white longitudinal stripes; in the case of the "Albert Medal in Gold" the riband shall have four white longitudinal stripes.

The colour of the enamel and riband shall be dark blue when the Medal is con- ferred for gallantry in saving life at sea, and crimson when it is conferred for gallantry in saving life on land.

III. It is ordained that the Medal shall only be awarded to those of Our faithful subjects who, in saving or endeavouring to save the lives of others from perils of the sea, or from perils on land, have endangered their own lives, and that such award shall be made only on a recommendation to Us by Our Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department.

Provided always that where the Medal is conferred for gallantry in saving life at sea, the preliminary steps and inquiry shall, if the award be to anyone belong- ing to the Royal Navy or the Royal Marines, be with the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and in other cases with the President of the Board of Trade.

IV. It is ordained that the names of those persons upon whom We may be pleased to confer the Medal shall be published in the London Gazette. Where the Medal is conferred for gallantry in saving life on land a Register of such names shall be kept in the Office of Our Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department. Where the Medal is conferred for gallantry in saving life at sea a Register of the names of such of these persons as belong to the Royal Navy or the Royal Marines shall be kept in the Office of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and a Register of the names of such of these persons as do not belong to the Royal Navy or the Royal Marines shall be kept in the Office of the Board of Trade.

V. It is ordained that the Medal shall be worn suspended from the left breast. VI.. It is ordained that any act of gallantry which is worthy of recognition by the award of the Albert Medal, but is performed by one upon whom the Decora- tion has already been conferred, may, on a recommendation to Us by Our Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, be recorded by a bar attached to the riband by which the Medal is suspended; and for every such additional act an additional bar may be added.

VII. In order to make such additional provision as shall effectually preserve pure these most honourable Decorations, it is ordained that if any person on whom any of such Decorations is conferred be guilty of any crime or disgraceful conduct which in Our judgment disqualifies him for the same, his name shall, by an especial Warrant under Our Royal Sign Manual, be forthwith erased from the register of those upon whom the said Decoration shall have been conferred, and his Medal shall be forfeited. And every person to whom the said Medal is given shall before receiving the same enter into an engagement to return the same if his name shall be so erased as aforesaid under this regulation. It is hereby further declared that We, Our Heirs and Successors shall be the sole judges of the circumstances demanding such expulsion. Moreover, We shall at all times haye power to order that any person who