HONOURING DEAD HEROES.
SHINTO SERVICE AT TOKIO. By Telegraph Press Association.— (Received October 30, 9.40 p.m.) Tokio, October 30. A grand Shinto service has been held at Aoyama Cemetery, Tokio, in honour of those killed (in the naval battles of the was with. Russia. ' '-■■•• Princes of the Royal House, several admirals, and thousands of officers and sailors were present. ' Admiral Togo delivered a touching address, during which he exhibited the keenest emotion. ' Shinto is the ancient religion of Japan. Original!v it was nature worship, but now its essence is ancestor worship and sacrifice to dead heroes.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13011, 31 October 1905, Page 5
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