Shanghai, Nov. 6.
Now in Kobe after having pald a visit to Nagasaki, INS. Kent, bear= Ing the flag of Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer, Commander-in-Chief, China Station, is due to arrive in Shanghat on November 18, on which date HAMS, Cumberland, now at the British Naval Buoy, will leave port.
Kent Is to stay in Shanghai until November 21, when. she will leave for the auth, and H.MS. Cornwall will arrive in' Shanghai on the same day, the third county close cruiser in succession to visit the city this autumn, On December Cornwall to leave for Yokohama, Rear-Admiral Frank Chilton (Rea Admiral, Yangtze), now in Shanghé is to leave for the Yangtze on Novenber 22, in his flagship, H.MS. Bee, HIMS, Medway, submarine parent ship, and several' submarines are present of Beppu. WINS, Bridge water, sloop, is at Weihalw HIMS. Capetown, the cruiser which to winter in Hankow this year, arrived at Woosung yesterday from Chemulpo.
Nov. 18.
The local Japanese community gave Vice-Admiral Shimsiro Imamura, Commander-in-Chief of the Third Japanese fleet, a tremendous send-of Yyestorday afternoon, when he left in the Japanese erulsér Idzumo, He is proceeding to Sasebo where he is taking over the command. of the Sasebo Naval Station.
His place as Commander-in-Chief \of the Third Japanese fleet is being taken by Vice-Admiral Gengo Hyakutake, who is at present in command of the Matcuru Naval Station.
Patriotic fervour ran high among the local Japanese community as the Idzumo left her moorings "shortly afler 3 pin. yesterday on her way down river. Fire-crackers were set off on the Pootung side of the river and lage were waved to and fro. From he Customs Jetty the cheering the crowd over on the Poot side of the river could be faintly heard. The flag of the Id2umo dipped in salute to her well-wishers before she rounded the Garden Bridge bend of the river.
More well-wishers lined the decks of the river steamer berthed at the N.Y.K. Mail Wharf, the crowd cheer~ ing and waving flags as the flagship of the Third Japanese Fleet, towed by a powerful tug, made her way down stream. When the Tézumo returnns to Shanghai she will bring the. new Commander-in-Chief.
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