Vice-Admiral J. P. Estava, who assumed command of the French Asiatic Fleet last Wednesday, on board the flagship Primauguel, arrived the s. Chenonceaux' previous day, and was met by a number of officers. This is not his first visit to the Orient, for he came to the Far Easton two occasions between 1901 and 1906, holding the rank of lenten ant, Later, he commanded the French cruiser Colmar between 1921 and 1923 in Eastern waters, \dmiral Esteva. the new Commander-in-Chief of the French Naval He is accompanied by "M. Bauder, Consul-General and
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