NEW ZEALAND AND JAPAN
A GRACEFUL COMPLIMENT. SEQUEL TO THE MARQUETTE DISASTER. Feb. 3. Sir Tlios. Mackenzie, accompanied by a number of New Zealand officers and men, presented a silver model of a Maori war canoe to the captain of the Japanese cruiser Ibuki., which saved the lives of New Zealanders on the Marquette. M- Inouye, Japanese Ambassador, replying, said he was gratified at the references to Japan’s convoying overseas troops. He added that Japan had participated in the struggle not merely in a desire to fulfil alliance obligations, but to join hands with and uphold the cause of humanity and civilisation. The souvenir marked the corcual friendship which he hoped would always exist between the Japanese Navy and the New Zealand forces.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4156, 5 February 1916, Page 5
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