SERVED WITH CANADIANS.
I’ll INCH GREETS .1 APANESE. TDK 10. April 21 A characteristic incident occurred at the reception given in honour of the Prince of Wales in the British embassy. Among the guests was a Japanese gentleman. Mr Morooka, m the unifo]in of a Canadian military olliecr. lie is a nephew ol ( ouut iMikusliimu, and was in Canada when the war broke out. lie at once enlisted, and went to the front as a member of the Canadian Army, lie had the misfortune to he seriously wounded, and to suiter the loss of one leg.
The Prince noticed him, and was deeply affected to hear his story, lie shook hands with him, and said he was proud to meet, a Japanese warrior who had shed his blood side by side with British soldiers for the sake of the British Kmpiie. While the Prime was speaking, the silence was profound, everyone strain-
jug to hear what he said. But al the end the great impression which lie had created was unmistakable.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1922, Page 1
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171SERVED WITH CANADIANS. Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1922, Page 1
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