Vice-Admiral—_ Deseottes-Genon, who has just been appointed Com mander-in-Chief of French Naval Forces in the Far Enst, has had a distinguished career. Born on 1879, he entered the Ecole Ni 'Naval Academy) in 1897 and was promoted Rear-Admiral 1928. He took part In the Boxer campaign in China from 1900 to 1902 on board the French warships Redoutable- and Alouette, after ich he was sent to Chinn' for the cond tin 810 on board th ar Dupleix and again in 1913 on board the Kleber says Havas, During the Groat War, Vice Admiral Deseottes-Genon eommandsi [ed a torpedo-bout in the Aegean Sea, Since the termination of the war, he has held many different commands in the Adantic and Mediterranean, and has exorcised various funetiona in' the Naval General Sta and at the Naval Minister's OMeo which he headed wing 1927 and 1928, At present, the Vice-Admiral is Raval Geherel Staff service in Table Silver and
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