The death took place on May 96 his house in Montaon Samara, of Admiral Sir Tames Andrew Thomas Rroee, Kawa, Sir Tames entered the Raval Naw in Sentem. hers, 1850. and raraived hic eammine sion og Vontenant on Febrware 13, RAR, Aftay cameing ne AowMonte tenant to Sip Geofrey Hornby and Six Witlinm Hewett, ye he reached the rank - of captain la June, 1883, and was appointed in Avril, 1886, to command the Minotany as flag captain. Three years later he tonk command of the battleship Orion in China. Promoted rear-admiral in March, 1898, he waa anointed second-in-command in Chine in Qetaher, 1809, and was in the Far East throughout the Boxer Rebellion, and for his services he was awarded the K.C.M.G. His flag flew in the Barfleur, and he was in chief command of the ships in China during the time that Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Seymour was occupied with the naval brigades on shore, and the latter says in his memoirs that during this period "my place had been most ably filled by my colleague, Rear-Admiral Bruce." Sir James retired from the active list in 1909.—"L, & O. Exprese."
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