Sydney, Mar, 21, The death is announced to-day of Mr. James Edmond, the Australian journalist and former editor of the "Bulletin," Sydney. He was 73 years of age, glasgow, deceased fed a somewhat neglected edu tion at a private school. He wax left absolutely in charge of himself at the age of fifteen, and entered on active pursuit of a! crust in a fire insurance office. Two companies which employed him went bankrupt, but he made no profit out of the disaster moved to New Zealand ship at the ugo of twenty and thence to Australia, in search of fire insurance, AL Roche hampton, he chaneed on an engagement, far which he was then wholly fand there and. then decided that tin qualified, on a. provincial dally, {journalism was the only trade for {which he had-any aptitude, and the nly one inthe wide world, which {was worth a sensible man's consideration, He moved to the "Bulle-'Sydney, seven years later, and teen years had experience on every department of the paper ex-copt ladies' fashion notes, He war editor from 1902-16, and then Tet ed, owing to tailing sight and writer's cramp.
"Thanks to three surgical opera. ions and a typewriter, Edmond was able to resume work asa contributer in 1919 and he pursued "the only profession in the world which worth mentioning" tight up to the day of his death—Reuter.
After serving as. commander-in-chief of the China Station, he commanded the 2nd Battle Squadron, Tu WEALS. King George, V' fe Ted the squadron at the Battle of Jutland: "He was promoted Admiral in 1017.
After the war Sir Martyn ear-ried on, social work for the lower deck and led a committee appointe for the purpose of bettering' cond tions, In 1926 he became, a, member of the Naval Prize Tribunal ceived from the American Embassy fand Consulates in Germany is being, withheld until it has a complete record of the situation, The attitude of the United States that it wishes to be helpful and is deeply interested in the welfare of humanity, It is understood that no oficial protest by United States to Germany is being planned—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.