Tokyo, Apr. -30.
Vice-Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, former Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese China Sea Fleet, was appointed Commandant of the Yokosuka Naval Station in succession to Admiral Gengo Hyakutake, effective from April. 25, the Navy Ministry announced this afternoon.
Admiral Hyakutake was appointed a member of the Supreme Military Council.
The post of Chief of the General Staff of the Naval Air Force, left vacant by the appointment of jce-Admiral Koshiro Oikawa as mander-in-Chief of the Japanese China Sea Fleet, will be held concurrently by Vice-Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Vice-Minister of Navy.
Rear-Admiral Tadao Honda, outgoing Naval Attache to the Japanese Embassy in China, was assigned to the Naval General Staff. He will be succeeded in Shanghai by Rear-Admiral Naokuni Nomura, former head of the Third Division of the Naval General Staff.
Fear-Admiral Denshichi Ohkoch€} former Commander of the Japanese Special Naval Landing Party in Shanghai, was appointed President of the Naval Gunnery School and concurrently a member of the Naval Technical Council in succession to Rear-Admiral Jinichi Kusaka, who was appointed Chief of Staff of the Japanese China Sea Fleet.
Rear-Admiral Rokuzo Sugiyam: former Chief of Staff of the China Sea Fleet, was appointed on the Naval General Staff.
AN the. appointments were effective as from April 25 but were not announced until this afternoon.—
Domei.
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