Before the assembled officers and men Admiral Harry E. Yarnell will read the orders from the Chief of Naval Operations relinquishing him of his command. Admiral Hart will then read the orders making him Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Fleet, and Admiral Yarnell's flag will be hauled down and Admiral Hart's flag broken from the top of the mast. Upon assuming command of the feet, Admiral Hart will take the rank of full admiral This will be his second command in the Asiatics, as he commanded the U.S.S. Beaver of the Asiatic Submarine Flotilla from 1920 to 1922.
Admiral Yarnell has been ordered to temporary duty with the Navy Department in Washington, D.C., and will leave Shanghai in the President Coolidge on August 1. His departure from these shores will be noted with regret, for during his hazardous tour of duty in China waters he has earned the respect and admiration of people of every nationality in the Far East.
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