AN AFFRONT.
INCIDENT AT CIVIC FUNCTION. JAPANESE OFFICERS. AND AN EXCERPT FROM "THE MIKADO." s By Telegraph—Frcß3. Associatiion-OoprrlKht Melbourne, February 8. A regrettable incident, occurred at tho Lord Mayor's reception to the Japanese Admiral and officers. While tho Japanese National Anthem was being played on the Town Hall organ, a chorus from the opera "The Mikado," which is most objectionable to Japanese, slipped in acci-' dentally in the form of a march between two of tho anthem movements. It was evident that the Admiral was displeased. The Lord Mayor is writing to him expressing regret at the unintentional affront.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1670, 10 February 1913, Page 5
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99AN AFFRONT. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1670, 10 February 1913, Page 5
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