Rear-Admiral Tryon.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 195, 19 March 1887, Page 7

Rear-Admiral Tryon.

The "Whitehall Review" (London) of January 13fch says:— "The announcement that Rear- Admiral Tryon, C. 8., is to be relieved of the Australian command at tho end of the month has occasioned considerable surprise, his term of command having only lasted over two yoar3. The "Arm}' and Navy Gazette," wo notice, seeks an explanation in tho statement that this is the length of time which* has governed the period of the appointment in late years. This is, however, opposed to facts, PtoarAdmiral Tryon's predecessors having in every caso of recent years completed at least three years on tho station as the following return will prove — namely, Sir William Wiseman, April, ISG3, to 1867 ; Rowley Lambert, May. 1867, 'o September, 1870; F. H. Stirling, September, 1870, to May, 1873 ; Sir anthuny Hotkios, September, 1875, to September, 187S ; Crawford Wileon, September, 1878, to January, 1882; James E. Erskine, January, ISB2, to 1885. The tragic termination to a gallant career alone prevented the late Commodore Goodenough from also completing a three years' term of command on the Australian station, which is now, however, as a flag appointment to bo apparently limited to two years. In selecting K earAdmiral Henry Fairfax aa Rear-Admiral Tyron's successor, the Admiralty have ignored the fact that 10 of his seniors, without counting Rear-Admiral Edyo, who last year declined an appoiatment, have as ye had no opportunity of hoisting their flag 3 since their promotion to the rear admiral's list. Rear-Admiral Phillimore has not served afloat since he gave up the command of the Belleiele as a captain in Apiil, ISBO. Rear-admiral Wratielaw has had a still longer spell of enforced inactivity, as his last employment ceased in April, 187S, when his time was up in the Revenge, RearAdmirals Moresby (who is, however, serving under the Board of Trade), Sholto Douglas, Gordon Douglas, W. S Grieve, C J Rowley, Richard Wells, and D'Arcylrvioo are similarly affected, while on the li9t above them we find in Vice Admiral Edward Hardinge a flag officer whose last employment was upwards of nine years ago, when ac a captain he completed his three yearß in the Penelope. He must consequently retire, under the 10 year? unemployed rule, at the end of 1887."

Is typhoid fever infectious ? On this subject an M.D. of Edinburgh writes as foliowe: — " Typhoid is not infectious. One facb is worth a thousand argument?. In the sick children's hospital, Edinburgh, typhoid caseß are at present treated in the general wards— c.c., a typhoid case may be next bed to a child with a broken arm, etc. The same rtile held good in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary until a few years ago, when they got a special fever hospital."