BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 September 1921, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. •JAPAN'S PRINCE RETURNS. TOKIO, September 4. Unprecerented scenes of public rejoicing occurred on the occasion of the return of the Japanese Crown Prince Hirolito. The populace not only took advantage of the recent Royal decree encouraging cheering and handkerchief saluting according to the European fashion, hut, by spontaneous feeling, they expressed themselves in a way outdoing anything ever before seen in Japan. Seven different lantern processions occurred in Tokio alone, and parades also in many other cities It is | worthy of note that the Young Men’? | Association of other nations were most 1 prominent among the participants. I The newspapers state that the future ; prosperity and happiness of the Empire I will do much to dispel a.misuuderstnmlI ing of the Japanese abroad. One news- | paper declared Prince Hirohito is'an 'incarnation of the great Emperor Mnt|sukito. Prince Hirohito sent a message . to the people, expressing appreciation of itlie welcome •'everywhere and adding: I“T confess there are a ntJrnW of | things which we h,yve yet to learn from the wish that the whole nation shall apply itself in redoubled efforts to the I promotion of national prosperity by | adopting whatever good that foreign countries possess.”