retired, died at his home here late yesterday after a brief illness.
Admiral Laning served in both the Spanish-American and. World Wars, the China Relief Expedition and was Gecorated for brilliance and gallantry He was decorated with the Navy Distinguished Service Cross and campaign medals for work in the Spanish American War, the Philippine Campaign, the China Relief Expedition. the Mexican Campaign, the Dominlcan Campaign and the World War. He also was decorated by Portugal with the Order of Avis.
Admiral Laning was captain of the United States Rifle Team which won first place in the Olympic Games, in Stockholm in 1912.
He was born October 18, 1873 in Petersburg, Ilinois—United Press:
[Stuart J. Fuller Washington, Feb. 4.
'Mr, Stuart J, Fuller, 61, assistant chief' of the State Department's Far Eastern Affairs Division and an authority on the narcotic traffic, died hhere on Sunday night, Mr. Fuller spent many years in the Far East, starting his diplomatic career with the post of American Vice-Consul-General at Hongkong in 1006, After serving posts at Naples, JGothenburg, Iquitos, Durban and Mexico, he returned to the Far East fu 1018 as Consul-General-at-Large, He was Consul-General at Tientsin, (China, from 1019 to 1023, then sumed his post in the State Department's Far Eastern Affairs Division in 1931 after other employment.
Mr, Fuller was the American representative from the 15th to 24th sessions of the League of Nations Advisory Committee on Trafic in [Opium and Other Dangerous Drugs and U.S. delegate to a Conference to Conclude a Convention for the Suppression of the Hlleit frame in Nar-cetic Drugs at Geneva in 1936, He was born May 4, 1880, at Keouk, Yowa—United Press, Capt. Abel Wardlaw Best London, Feb, 6, One of the most picturesque and best known figures on the China coast some years ago, Captain Abel Ward-law Best died here last night at the Jage of 62, Ho went to sea for over '80 years, half of which was spent off the China coast, Interviewed recently he described Chinese pirates and dope smugglers as "a picnic compared with the bulls fand bears of Wall Street."
After his retirement, Captain Best speculated on the New York Stock Market and lost his life-savings, nearly 8000 American dollars, Dut he was not downhearted and lived at the Royal Alfred Home for aged merchant seamen at Belvedere, Kent, Born in India, he came to England at the age of {wo, and was sent to ea in the tough old days of 1878. He Japent 20 years in the CMSN, Ca, and skippered Jand in 1932. "after finding that my share of dividends would not buy me '8. cup of tea dally."
Captain Best had strong views on the international situation, "If Td my way, T treat some of those Con~ tinental fellers like we used 10 treat Chinese dope smugelers—hang em." he said.—Reuter,
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