The Pushful Ruler of the Eastern England.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2076, 8 February 1898, Page 2

The Pushful Ruler of the Eastern England .

Ox the same date the Mil;ado Mutsuhito passed another birthday, the year of his birth being 1852. He is undoubtedly a man of much energy and endurance, and a ruler who takes a real interest in the welfare of his people. He played a great but quiet part in the late war with his Chinese neighbours, and when, during the conflict, he left Tokyo for the headquarters at Hiroshima, he had to be satisfied with a room in the local barracks, the complete furniture of whieh consisted of a table and a chair. When some of the chamberlains one day suggested some additional conveniences of life, the Emperor was offended at the mere proposal, and said, “Our soldiers afield have to live in tents, or are exposed to the elements and buffets of wind and rain. Knowing this we find nothing to complain of in the smallness of these quarters.” Such actions as these account in a great measure for the popularity of the Mikado among his people; and his birthdays are celebrated not only in Japan, but wherever the Japanese do foregather.