Through Reuter's Agency, London, Jan. 22, An interesting sequel to the visit of the naval party to the western front on January 3 is an announcement of the award of Distinguished Service Medals to Ship's-Corporal Hatherly and Petty-Officer Bright, When the naval party was in the front line trenches the explosion of severa! mines rendered the local position temporarily critical, The naval party rose to the occasion splendidly. Ship's-Corporal Hat-herly and Petty-Officer Bright seeing that " machine-gun teant was knocked out manned the gun while the other naval men took rifles, all keeping up a sustained fire. The Brigadier-General present expressed the admiration of all ranks regarding the conduct of the naval men.
The official communique issued this afternoon reports nothing of importance.
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