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CHINESE NAVY.
Reorganisation by British Mission.
(British Official Wireless).
LONDON, Dec. 2.-The Admiralty l)as
announced that in accordance with the
isino-Bntish naval agreement signed in
June, 1929, at Nanking, a British Naval
..uioaiuii jo iu proceed io i. nina to advise
and assist the Ministry of the Navy of the
Nationalist Government in the projected
reorganisation and modernisation of the
Chinese navy. Captain H. T. Baillie
Grolmian. D.S.O.. O.BJE., has been select
ed the first head of the mission. He will
assume the rank of Commodore in the
Chinese navy and will proceed to China
earlj- next year to arrange the prelimina
ries with Vice-Admiral Chen, ViceMinis
ter of the navy at Nanking.
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