The Archive · 1934

JAPAN VISIT FOR H.M.S. KENT

American Flagship to Leave Shanghai Next Week Shanghai, Sept. 28, EMS. Kent, the flagship of Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer, 1s to visit Japan next month but will sail from Welhalwel on October 21 for a four day stay at Tsingtao frst. Then she will leave for Maizuru. The C.-in-C. thas been paying a visit to Peking, having gone north. from Weihaiwei in HMS, Falmouth, sloop, which is due to arrive in Shanghai on October 6: Sir Frederic will rejoin his. fag-ship at Weihaiwei. Kent is not duc in Shanghai until November 15, Suffolk is to leave Shang-hal for Hongkong on October 2: her place at the British Naval Buoy will be taken by HAMS. Sandwich, sloop, due (0 arrive from Weihaiwei on he]

INS. Folkestone, sloop, Hankow for Hongkong Gctoper 10: Hankow's ship. for. the] winter will be HMS. Capetown, light cruiser, now on her way out} from home for her first visit to the Far East and due in Hongkong very]

Of the river gunboats, H.MS. Falcon and HMS." Matis are in Shanghai undergoing refit. The ter is due to leave for the Yangtze] on' October 1, and HMS. Gnat to arrive from the river for refit the ext day.

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