Suetsugu to Become Member Farewell Visits Paid to of War Council Government Officials Tokyo, Oct, 8.
Admiral Nobuma Sueisugu, Commander-in-Chief of the First and Combined Fleets and strong. petrel of the Japanese Navy, will be appointed a member of the naval section of the Supreme War Council in the coming annual shifts and promo-ions of the Navy, it was reliably learned to-day.
The command of the Combined Fleet will pass to Admiral Osari Nagano, the commander of the Yokosuka Naval Base.
After the present naval grand manquvres are over, naval authorities will meet in Tokyo on October 24 to decide upon the changes and promotion of naval cers. In view of the approaching "emergency period," the coming shifts will assume a wider scope than usual.
'At least' eleven rear-admirals are Nanking, Oct. 6.
The United States Minister, Mr. [Nelson 'T. Johnson, arrived here from Shanghai. this morning and called jon Mr. Wang Ching-wei, chairman of {the Executive Yuan and Minister for Foreign Affairs, at his residen Later he visited Messrs, Hsu Mo and Tang Vu-jen at the Foreign Office to bid them farewell.
The envoy was the guest of honour Jat a luncheon party given by Mr. Wang Ching-wei at which most mem= Joers of the Cabinet, and the United States. Consul-General, Mr. W. R. Peach, were present.
The Minister of the Navy, Admiral chen Shao-kuan, is giving'a dinner to-night. in honour of Mr. Johnson, [who is due to return to Shanghai tonight—Reuter. to be promoted to the rank of vice~ admiral and 31 captains will be promoted to' rear-admiral, it was} learned.
Rear-Admiral Shozaburo Kobayashi, commander of Japanese naval force in Manchoukuo, is to be promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral and. transferred to another im~ portant post, while Rear-Admiral Shizue Tsuda, of the Naval Board of Command,' will succeed him—United Press,
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