ADMIRAL TOGO RETIRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 681, 4 December 1909, Page 5

ADMIRAL TOGO RETIRES.

"•■■■•■ ■''■■■:.'—■ —,»:-.!,'. /■/''■ ' IJULN SUCCEEDS.•■ ') ; (By Teicgraph.-Preßs Assoclatlon.-Oopyrlirht.) '. . '-. Tpkio, December 2. Admiral- Togo has retired from his naval command. : ... Admiral Goro Ijnin.succeeds him. JAPAN'S 1 NELSON. Admiral Count Hcihachiro Togo, aged 62 yoars, is tho Nelson qf Japan. His signal be- ■ tore tho Battle of the Sea of Japan, where he annihilated the Russian Baltic Fleet, read: -1 ho destiny of our country depends upon this battle. You are all expected to do your utmost"., Third son of Togo Kichizaemon, a samurai of tho Satsuma clan, he was born at Aogoshima, October 14, 1857. Ho was sent /?0,02 g , land for on H.M.S. Worcester (1873-74). After his return to his country he became one of; the group, of hard-working young officers who successfully achieved the task of creating a new navy; First: came into prominence,: as commander of the Naniwa, which sank the transport Sowshing and forced' on the war with China. He was then a RearAdmiral and third in command-of the fleet. After the war he became. Commander-in-Chief at Maizuru, and was promoted Vice-Admiral. At,the close of January 1901 he was selected

to command the entire Japanese fleet in.the inevitable hostilities against Russia. u . Battle of the Sea of Japan.,'; })X .''■■■ .■':/■ After-Nogi's guns : 'from:■the knd had completed the destruction of tho Port Arthur fleet, Togo- hid. his ships for three months, pending the arrival of the Baltic fleet.. Numerically the Russians were his' superior; ' notably in battleships; 'but in speed, manoeuvring, gun■tl ?? d discipline, tho advantago was all with the Japanese. The' Battle of, the Sea of Japan was fought: May,27-28, when of the Baltic fleet 20 ships were sunk, six-captured, two demolished, and six • disarmed ana- interned; Admirals Epjdestvcnsky and. Nebogatoff: wero captured with some 8000 men, while dOOO Russians were killed. The 'Japanese losses were three, topedo boats sunk, 110 men killed,' and 538 wounded. , In 1307 Admiral. Togo :was created Count. ,--~ ;,; ■ ■■ ■ Tho New Commander. '.■:■■ , f ,-J& W- 4<|nii'rnl Ijnin, the now Commander-in-Chief, visited the United States,and Europe in command; of .Urn Japanese•: warships,, and was received by the King, the Kaiser and other r ?? r !" ii. ¥T e '\ n Franco Admiral Ijuin stated _that the relations of Eussia and' Japan were far better - than : they were- .before the. war. ,Tho T Russians were well disposed towards tho Japanese, Admiral Ijuin then'made a ,yery characteristic .remark: ''Wo' like to be criticised. "It- does' us an 'infinite amount of good. .Before thelate war Russia was always cnhcismg. us.:,. Well, it finally turned to an advantage.,. Yes, criticism: helps us' along." United States Admiral Ijuin: said: "It is- always _ with-,gratitude that we recall how by, tho tho - path of progress. CerPn'lifi 0 ? 1 - dlffel ; Cnc 'l s that hav-e Uifornia; or.,.olsewhero ; cannot,possibly entail- a serious. unfriendliness : between '■ tho Wo great-nations. • ■•■:-, .-.-.;.,- -, . ..'".