Mention of the Birthday Honour awarded to Vice-Admiral C.J, C. "Little, Lord Commissioner the Admiralty and Deputy-Chief of the Naval Staff acquires further in" terest in the disclosure by a London correspondent that Sir Charles Little expected In the course to succeed Sir Frederic Dreyer in command of the British China Fleet. It is, un= derstood that Sir Charles will be engaged for some time on the work connection with the conversations naval armaments, but that when those labours are ended he is destined to hoist his flag in the China seas, Sir Frederic Dreyer's illness has necessarily caused some anxiety but Fecent reports have been so favour able that it is hoped that he wil Jable to continue in command, after the Recessary period of convalescence. Meanwhite Admiral Chilton is with the Fleet in Weihaiwei and his term Senior Naval Omer on the angle is coming to an end in the autumn when Admiral Crabbe' will relieve him. Sir Charles Little, on coming to China, will thus create 3 record for it Is not possible to find precedent in the appointment of a Shanghai-born Admiral to. command the British Fleet in China waters, The departure of Mr. George Sapojnikoff on leave to England for four months has presented this journal with a "domestic problem Which it has decided (0 solve with, it readers. For a space of en years ie. hoped. the approval of "its 'Sapajou has created a special niche for himself in Far Eastern journalism bby his expressive cartoons on current affairs. In this art he has established Teputation of his own. 'This is not 1 time, fortunately, to attempt. an, elaborate' appreciation of" Sapajou's work, Mozeover, it would be quite superfluous in these columns where Teaders have daily been able to form their own conclusions. 'This much may be said: apart from his artistic Benius and gift of crystallizing Bictorial judgments on' events. Sapajou has the great merit of avoiding malice. His pencil is on the side of the whimsical rather than of the caustic, and therein lies one of his charms, "During his absence it has been decided that no cartoons will be published in the place usually allotted fo him. For it is felt that, although Shanghai is not devoid" of artistic talent, the inimitability of Sapajou's work would render it aimeult for a Substitute to give of his best in the period of Sapajou's holiday. So Teaders will perhaps prefer to wait November before the regular series of Sapajou's cartoons 'Is resumed in' these pages.
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