VISITORS FROM JAPAN.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17990, 6 February 1924, Page 9

VISITORS FROM JAPAN.

BJSIS OF GOVERNMENT.

AND GOODWILL

i ; !r! cu, to "«<* *»«•"> j vrEIiISGTOX, February 5. at Parliament HouseySlVcbyside, the flag of Englanu <2s.. of Japan. The oc that will be memorable unique. For the firs :i - othc concision of the Great Zealand and Japan met on W 'rind soil, and cordiality and *Vil Barked the meeting. The <' n «3 a luncheon to winch the * Minister had bidden leading offi*?'..others holding important post.v e community to meet \ice■fJJ Srtichigoro Saito, CJ3 com-•l'-"f t the Japanese Training Squadstf«i officers of his Imperial Japan''•''Sesty's Alp; Asnma, lakurno, ®J M The proceedings were m- '■'■'■ ,f ro m the commencement. Of that were honoured, the ,:e J-oposed by the Prime Minister, :'::!, P'i' |(Thfl of England IS Emperor of Japan." The : ! - (! .i people present Bang "God Save tsndora King," and as the strains ,">, anthem died away the Japan- '' I'ded with great fervour their own 'V i Anthem. Nono present could ■ VjM f rtan deeply impressed with VSrgiramino/key.intho -",, Md somewhat strident voices of I';i*Taoaneso patriots bedecked with %S I orders of their own couniud of ours. Some sang it with l%zi, as if they were visualising ' ?£ miad'3 eye their own beloved 'which had recently come through iSation. It bore a strange S£cet the Maori Waiata, or tiling semg. Hr Massoy's Speech. ~, ir, C3OV , who has little time in .w davs " for preparing speeches, ;Te as'be always does on such occaVia tho right key. He reminded PjSntof the debt, New Zea- • ;V.nd Australia owed the Japanese ■#c loan of the Ibuki in strengthensl ft, convoy that guarded thirty &'taking twenty thousand men_ to Hot: the most valuable cargo tnat 1 ipft Australasian shores, and be l'U irraphic picture of the Japanese :;.o'.*ar straining at the leash to >ilt n't in the light against the ufa when the now Armada steaming -il-eh the Indian Ocean was in peril. « 'vasscy has .v idcat Ho is convinced that the Ceraon warship meant to get amongst t>« cowoy aad sink as many troopships « she conld before she went to her In inevitable end. Incidentally, ho n'atimed that, at his request, Admiral Mia had promised to send New Zeatad a memento of the Ibuki, which is m t» meet the fate of all the old sliirij of rar, the fate of being if. This announcement was received with eheera.' During the course of his speech Mr Massey also made feeling reference to the recent catastrophe in Japan, to his meeting with the Japaneso statesmen who were at the Paris Conference, and to the renewal of old ftiadslups by means of the visit of (lis present squadron. He also proteed the loving-cup which had been j'wi by the Japanese nation to New ZriMMsy years ago, in gratitude Itwfeumtribution that New Zealand Mtia.ssds for the alleviation of ttj Isms* famine.

1 • itairal Saito's Eeply. I !f« j'tjaicae Admiral was greeted i sii rasdag cheers as he rose to reply. B liijiffiiffl of small stature, like most | ».'li« Jipiceae, and his hair has now I tpi many silver threads amongst I fe lilitk. Ha spoke ia his own lan- £ pp, fcrcibly and fluently. Beside i lis itwd the yonng officer of the | JaMiau Navy who acts as his inter- ■ f"Ka, The Admiral referred to the I painty oi New Zealand and Japan I a lieir configuration, and raised a I ta;i by mentioning that the two counts had toother characteristic in com"»that they were both subject to tw-qaakej. Seriously, ho expressed a sjp that New Zealand would never "jKneaee such a disaster as that which « recently overtaken Japan. He *Q< w to pay a sincere compliment to M Governor-General of New Zealand. ; *" ; It said, a great delight to him of coming to Now ««»,_ because of the pleasure 'it «« give him to meet Lord Jollicoe ll , i ht say, was the Admiral It£.. of Britain. (Cheers.) lin,T g ' ,r J lth . cm l ,hasis > n ° said that IM.Y.w Wlta Merest in books of lb', j * tl!0 Maori race were worklfi BidQ h y ßide with ■*»,»* * "? d haQ oven g°ne to the Itiii. 1 .? ght Bido b 7 side with their ISifr 1 !- That waa indeod a I*fe I? the coloili3 ation and lb t "" strat!ott of the British race. ISaTft would ' he addc5 > never |sa«iifc.? 9w Zcaland had hel P cd l**bft? *"£ of famine > and * ad l^trtS."^ 1 " tho dißMt « oi l>'*aSk^. won,a be inh ™- a a. As IW m£ ' U Was a Privilege for |Wde r3 ° T/ y to the war such |t» Z \ ? ad S° no fron » New Zearalia - The feelings of Iwtt'yv 6 saia ' had aot r recent years. f- had 3to ° d by' the !-■**» asooH * a - firml y desired to i P n P ud > New 2eaiMd i - Pire - (Applause.-) m " ? aid: "I would just i?Waw';,? ias3emd aak mv offii?! Wmw'l m ?, t °' tu e health of !*«*,* 3ter - Thereupon all l?»'w& l .p adln .S. followed him |W 8 Banzai! " three times |^2w I 'of s^ erestin & and men ">r-