The retiring commanders, General wane Matsui, left, and Lieu. Gen, Heisuke Yanagawa, commander. of forces in Hangchow Bay, are in the picture to the left, while right is General Shunroku Hata, new Commander-in-Chief in the Yangize Area, Gen, Twane Matsui, Commander-m-Chief in the Shanghat area:
Lieut.-Gen, Prince Yasuhiko Osaka, commander" of the expeditionary forces; and Liewt-Gen, Helsuke Yanagawa Commander of the Hangchow Bay Landing Force, Succeeding Gen, Matsui is Gen. Shunroku Hata; former Inspector General of Military Education, ina slatement made at the same time, a spokesman for the Japanese Army said:
"In keeping with the Army's' firm *Jactermination "to face prolonged hostilities in order to realize the object of military operations, in conformity with the Japanese Gov-fernment's announcement of January 16, various readjustments have re-fe ently taken place.
Revised Organization "These changes having recently been completed, the Army hag. bie farewell to Gen, Mateul, who in the last six months has carved out for
achieved fame by accomplishing his mse a brilliant "war record and ach y lishing "At the same time, It has adopted a revised organization designed meet a new. situation under the command of Gen, Hata, "Thus, the second phase of the hostilities has begun on the basis of the Government's "firm polley realize the objectives of the dispatch of expeditionary forces to Central China, "It yoes without saying that the repeated declarations made by the Ceparting—commander-in-chief, 38 well as by the Japanese Government, addressed to the Chinese people and third party nationals will be spected and followed.
"The Japanese Army, at this time, earnestly hopes that' the "various sountie of he world wil compre ']Relahten their full Gnderstandlng of end the objectives of the Army and General Iwane Matsui, former Commander-in-Chief of Japanese forces in this area, on Feb, 21 lett {emission by calmly and impartially for Japan, His successor is General. Hata, The above pictures were taken at General datsui's watching the developments. in the departure, On the left is Prince Yasuhiko Osaka, uncle by marriage of Emperor Hirohito, and n the scene on the wharf when General Matsui said farewell with Japan wi further strength with Japan will be further at their bonds of amity strength waves thanks fo the Senor Consul for Honoring nim, lat evenings At tie SHANGHAI WELSH HONOUR PATRON SAINT sug Senior Consul had mentioned he a spent six strenuous years In Shang- Annual Service at Union Church: Rev. W. H. Hudspeth e mentioned Lord Aberdare, Robert fand statesmen, among. whom mig of sta atin
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