PRINCE OF WALES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 13 April 1922, Page 5

PRINCE OF WALES

VISIT LV JAPAN (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). TOKiO, April 11. The Prince of Wales will, be housed hi the Akaska Palace during his stay, il was built twenty years ago for Hu; present Emperor when Grown Prince, but was never occupied owing to certain views and fears expressed by the ■Royal physicians. The Prince of Wales will be thg, first man to sleep under the roof. The 150 rooms are furnished magnificently with French furniture. The Prince of Wales’s own suite of rooms, however, contains a few priceless examples of Japanese and C-luiic.se art. Tho city has a gala appearance, with many thousands of British Hags and millions of lanterns bearing - the motto, “Welcome to the Prince ot) Wales.” The Prince Regent sent a message addressed to the Japanese people, saying: “The visit of the Prince affords an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the friendship which has existed between Britain and Japan in the past twenty years, whereof the warmth of my own welcome when I visited Britain was proof.” His wish is that all ranks unite to make the .tour enjoyable, showing the wh.olc-ncurtG<l fi icndship, of Japan and the'Japanese towards Britain. , The Premier staled that the coming of the Prince had given immeasurable satisfaction to the Imperial household and conferred a great honour on the Japanese nation, which felt an eternal obligation for the ovation accorded the Crown Prince by the British Court, Government, and people. The visit is certain to strengthen the bonds ox friendship between tbo two nations.