UNITED STATES FLEET.
ARRIVAL AT YOKOHAMA. Received October 19, 8.25 a.m. TOKIO. October 18i The Knited States battleship fleet, under the command of Rear-Admiral Sperry, has reached Yokohama. EXTRAORDINARY ENTHUSIASM. Received October 19, 10.45 p.m. TOKIO, October 19. The American Fleet, escorted by Japanese cruisers, entered Yokohama harbour amid a discharge of fireworks and salutes from sixteen Japanese battleships and the shore batteries. The Japanese battleships anchored in columns astern of. the American vessels. Extraordinary enthusiasm is shown over the visit. The Stars and Stripes and Rising Sun (the Japanese flag) are to-be seen everywnere. The Japanese newspapers declare that Japan owes America undying gratitude for leading her into the light of modern civilisation and treating her with uniform and profound friendship.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3022, 20 October 1908, Page 5
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122UNITED STATES FLEET. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3022, 20 October 1908, Page 5
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