“BANZAI”
ENTHRONEMENT OF JAPANESE EMPERIOR.
TWENT Y-FOETRI NATIONS REPRESENTED. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Association.) TOKIO, Nov. 10. Tlie enthronement was carried out with complete- success at -Kyoto, in the presence of thousands of State guests, including representatives of 24 nations. His Majesty donated 1,500,000 yen for distribution among the poor, emphasising the importance of paying respect to old age. Ah Imperial rescript has been issued, in which the Emperor praised the achievements of his predecessors, notably the wisdom of the Emperor Meiji, in guiding tlie Empire on a modern course. The climax -of the ceremony was when the Pi'enuer, after, reading the address of congratulation, shouted “Banzai 1” thrice, which was repeated by the distinguished assembly and broadcasted by radio- throughout the empire. . The holiday spirit is universal m town and country. CELEBRATIONS IN SYDNEY UNUSUAL SOUNDS IN AUSTRALIA United! Prooo Asun by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Association-' SYDNEY, Nov. 12. Japanese residents of Sydney gathered on Saturday afternoon at the hour of the Emperor’s coronation for ai ceremony in honor of the event, and the unusual sound of three full-voiced banzais from the large group of the Mikado’s lieges filled the air in the. vicinity of the Consul-General’s residence at Point Piper. Peculiar interest was lent to the Sydney ceremony by the fact that Princess Kuni, mother of the Empress of Japan, is the elder sister of Mrs Tokugawa, wife of tlie Con-sul-General for Australiax
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10742, 13 November 1928, Page 2
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