The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1916-08-05 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

MANY WAR DISTINCTIONS.  It was very gratifying to be able to present a list of so many distinction's as had been gained in the present ceisis. They included one V.C., two C.M.G.'s, seven D.S.O.'s. one C.1.E., five D.Sc.'s, an Albert Medal first olase, a Russian Order of St. Ann's, and Captain Haddock having been honoured by being made an Aide-de-Camp of the Ring (applause). While pride in these results was shared in by every Conway boy present, there was a dark side to the picture in the heavy toll of lives sacrificed. Up to the present they had loet between fifty and severity old boys. They honoured these old boys for the supreme sacrifice they had made, and at the conclusion of the war would raise an imperishable monument to their memory. Recurring to the subject of our mercantile marine, be emphasised its very great and heroic service to the country in the pa* two years in feeding oar =Mons at home and in foreign parts, and in transporting our armies and armaments. He concluded by asking for the boys an extra week of hdlidays, which was granted. Commander Houghton, in addressing the boys, urged them to remember that, besides the Germans, there were enemies equally dangerous to be fought and overcome, these including bad temper, evil thoughts', and temptations of every kind. Alluding to the murder of Captain Fryatt, he said that dastardly act was one more stone in the monument of infaany which the German Government had been erectintto themselves. If the intention was to I dee r shipmasters from doing what they believed to be their duty, it had signally failed. In faring this, he wished to express their sympathy to the widow and seven children of the murdered captain. Could anybody doubt that the Almighty's cm.se would rest upon the perpetrators of that vile crime?  The -4-3hi;i-iman was heartily thanked at the allose an the propoaition at Captain Murray.  The Late Lieut. E. S. Evans.  On Sunday an impressive maincrtal see. vice for Lieut. E. H. S, Brans, ISth Batt. Lsocaehire-Pusitiesa. sell° fell ip aotiew France on July 2and, was bald at inditron Parish Church. There wee alarge attendance, the father of the deceased officer, Mr. W. P. Dwane, being well known and re‘ I /elected in the district. The chief mourners were Mr. W. P. Deans (father), °apt. W. S. Evans (the Welch Rent.) and Mrs. Evans, Lieut. Ern. est S. Dra.n,s 3-4th Cheshire Regt. (brother). Mrs. Shepard (sister), Dr. Shepard, Miss , Evans, Mrs. R. EV6116 Jones, Mrs. A. H. Dixon, Capt. Evan Jones (cousin), Major Lowther-Clark and Capt. Ward-McQuaid (representing the Lancashire Fusiliers, Capt A. Nation Manchester Regt.), Sir Ed. ward and Lady Evans (uncle and aunt). I Mr. Arthur E. Evans and Mrs. Evans (uncle and aunt), Mr. Septimus Castle (uncle). Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Henry (cowing), Mrs. Nation (cousin), Mr. H-r. T. Patterson (consin), Mr. Kenneth Evan; (cousin), Cott Greg, and amend officers of the Cheshire Rite. attended. 'Phe Rev. T. H. Standring, vicar of Patton, officiated, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Saver, vicar of St. Saviour's, Orton Clhopin'a "Marche Ptinebre" was played, and the "Last Post" sounded by the ix& lers. of. the 3rd Mesh ices.  Lieut. Evans was 24 yoars of age, and !was a bright and sociable young felon.. Hs was educated at Bilton Grange and Okayteahouse, and oominsnood his businesi earoer Niiith his tattier's firm, Messrs. Evans, Sons, La-seller, and Webb, Ltd.