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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 220, 10 June 1908, Page 5

"Admiral Richard Moorman, England's oldest admiral, celebrated his ninoty-eighth birthday last week (says " M. V A.P." of: May 2). The admiral was born five years beforo Waterloo; went aboard his first ship, when Georgo IV was King; bccame a lieutenant when King Edward was born; visited tho Maoris in 1827; rubbed noses,with tho Maori Queen, .who in turn .had rubbed noses with Captain Cook half a century before; and ho retired forty-two years ago. In 1840; when Admiral Moorman paid a sccond visit.to tho Maoris, he met' the son of tho Maori Queon. This chief questioned him closely as to tho prospects of education in England, whither ho desired to solid ono of his grandsons for a year or so. The admiral offered-to bring tho lad back to this country in his ship. When they arrived hero, tho Government refused to receive tho youth. However, on tho strong representations of Admiral Moorman, who pointed out that the lad was Prince Regent of a British 'dependency, tho Admiralty agreed to send him to a naval school to bo trained. He . was afterwards tlrnftfod. to a flagship at Portsmouth, but owing to failing health was obliged to return to New Zealand. He never reached home, however, for lie was drowned on tlie voyage." Messrs. Edivard Anderson and Co., china and glass importers, have an interesting announcement in our ailvnrtising columns to-dar.