Little more than one hour after the arrival of Shanghai's new British battalion by the troopship New-alia on Tuesday, Oct. and ry representatives gathered on the Bund to led farewell to Rear-Admiral R. A. $, Hill, who left for Home in the P. & 0. sx Rawalpindi being succeeded as Senior Naval Officer (Yangtze), by Rear-Admiral F. G. G, Chilton.
Arriving in company, with It-Col.
Bennett, Commanding the id, Bu, The Argyll & Sutherland highlanders, Admiral Hill took the solate from a smart guard of honour Admiral R, A. 8, Will, who has mand "by "Ttear-Adinir PeAdonieat AM Heft da, from D Ca. of the Argylls, who were drawn up on the foreshore with colour and band without pipes, under Capt. Watson.
Having inspected the guard, the Admiral shook hands with a number of friends, including Major-General jing, "Lieut-Commander E. H. Hopkinson, Naval Staff Officer, Paymaster-Commander G. A. Whit ting, Resident Naval Officer and Mr. A. 'D, Bell, chairman of the Shang-Municipal Council, before board-the tender Shen Kwang at Kiukiang Road Jetty to join the Rawalpindi. He was accompanied lon the tender by Flag Lieutenant the D, Coleridge and Pay-commander P. H. Pas Admiral's Secretary, who bade farewell to him included Capt, H. H. Bousfield, formerly of the Bee, and Commander J. G. D.
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