LORD FISHER DEAD.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12102, 12 July 1920, Page 5

LORD FISHER DEAD.

GREAT NATIONAL HERO,

und N.Z. Cable Asaoelatlon-l LONDON, July 10

The death is announced of Admiral Lord Fisher, after an internal operation, aged 79. Admiral Fisher suffered a. long illness during the winter, and went to tlie Rlverina. He returned to London apparently improved, and resumed correspondence in the press with great vigour'. His fatal illness was brief, but its seriousness was evident from the outset, and an operation was performed last night. Lord Fisher was conscious to the end. A memorial service will be held in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday. ■The newspapers unanimously acclaim Lord Fisher as a great national hero. His relatives are receiving an enormous number of messages of sympathy, including telegrams f r °fi> the King and Queen, and Mr Lloyd OfiOrSTG [Admiral Sir John Arluithnot Fisher was born in 1841, and was a son of Capt. Wm. Fisher, of the 78th Highlanders. He entered the Navy in 1854, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1860. He took part in the capture of Canton and Peiho forts; obtained the Beaufort Testimonial; rose to be Rear-Admiral in 1890; served rn Bie Crimean War 1855; China War 185960; Egyptian War 1882 (in which he commanded the ‘‘lnflexible at m bombardment of Alexandria m ISB-L He was appointed Director of lYava. Ordnance in 1886-91; Admiral Superintendent at Portsmouth Dock>aid in 1891; and was Controller of the Law and Lord of the Admiralty from IS 9to 1897. He was Commander-m-Chief on the North American and West Indies Station between 1897-99. Delegate to the Peace Conference at The - Hague, 1899; Commander-in-chief at the Mediterranean Station 1899-1902 - Second Sea Loid ot the Admiralty: 190213; CommadeMj Chief at Portsmouth, 19 03-4, First Sea Lord of the Admiralty. 1904-10 and 1914-15; Chairman Royal Commission on Oil Fuel, 1912.]