Twenty Ships to Pay Call on the Southern Colony. in April Tokyo, Feb. 26.
It is announced by the Naval authorities that the battleships Nagato, Mutsu and Fuse of the First Squadron belonging to the First fleet under the command of Admiral Kato, together with the First Torpedo Flotilla, consisting of number of cruisers and 16 destroyers, will visit South China ports trid Hongkong at the beginning of April. In view of the fact that it is the first time that the Japanese Navy has sent sucha great number of war vessels to visit Hongkong, Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, the Commander-in-chief of the Brit ish Squadron in Chinese waters, is said, to be planning the concentration of a great many British vessels under his command at the port in onder to welcome the visiting squadron, It is expected that many functions will be held both on land and sca by the navies of the two friendly nations for the purpose of exchanging greetings—Toho.
Hongkong, Feb. 27, 'A large squadron of Japanese vessels will visit Hongkong in April.
Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhift, Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, will return to Benj kong on board H. MI. S, Hawkins for the occasion.
The Japanese squadron will number. 20 ships, including the battleships Nagato, Mutsu and Fuse, forming the First Squadron, the cruiser Tenryu and the First Destroyer Squadron of the Japanese Navy, consisting of 16 vessels.
Admiral Kanji Kato is the Commander-in-Chief and flies his flag, from the Nagato. He will be nccompanied by his Chief of Staff, Rear-Admiral Hamano. Rear-
Admiral Okamoto, commanding the Destroyer Flotilla, fies his flag from the Tenryu.
The squadron will arrive on April 9 and sail on April 14.—Reuter,
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