London, Dec. 31.
The death is announced of Admiral Francis Charles Methuen Noel at the age of 73—Reuter.
Admiral Noel was educated at the Royal Naval College. He commanded H.M.S. Partridge in the West Indies and the Scout in the Red Sea, He was present in the operations round Suakim for which he received the Khedive's Medal and with the International Ex-ion for the relief of Kandamos, During the Boxer Rising, 1900, ital Noel commended the Wal-Yaroo and received the China Medal.
He served as Deputy Commissioner for the Western Pacific and on the Anglo-French Commission in New Hebrides. He was officially present fat the inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, He commanded HAMS.
Hood in Home waters and" was awarded the Good Service Pension. In ho was promoted Rear-Admiral and eight years later was placed on it, the Admiral's Retired Lis At the for Appeals in the House of Lords,
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