Taken By Storm
Children See Warships
POLITE JAPANESE HOSTS
School children took the Idzumo and the Yakumo by storm this morning, but the courtesy of the Japanese was proof against even that attack. In the wardroom inquiring hands drew the officers’ dirks from the scabbards, hanging on the walls, and no ono interfered. On© lieutenant brought out a long sword carefully swathed in a bril-liantly-hued cloth. From the sheath he drew out a curved length of shimmering steel with the edge of a razor. “It is not an old sword,” he . said. “Only 200 years.” Only one restriction was placed on the children. They were not allowed to touch the blade for fear it would rust. The twohanded hilt was cui'iously inlaid. Below decks a considerable barter in money went on, the sailors being willing to change their coins for pennies. AT ROTORUA Vice-Admiral S. Kobayashi, Prince Takamatsu, officers and men, left for Rotorua by special train this morning. The Prince is to be asked to open the new Maori meeting house at Koutu. The visitors will be taken to Whakarewarewa and entertained with concerts. Both ships are open to inspection until 4 p.m. to-day. They will sail for Suva at 9 a.m. to-morrow.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 423, 3 August 1928, Page 7
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204Taken By Storm Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 423, 3 August 1928, Page 7
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