CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN
OFFICIAL LONDON WELCOME. WAR-TIME CO-OPERATION. A- and N.Z. LONDON. May 11. Prince Hirohito, the Crown Prince of Japan, was presented with an address of welcome at the Guildhall. Great crowds witnessed the procession from the Palace to the city, the route being decorated with British and Japanese flags. The Prince of Wales accompanied Prince Hirohito, escorted by Household Cavalry, with aeroplanes circling overhead. The City address gratefully acknowledged Japan's assistance on sea and land during the war.
Prince Hirohito, replying to the City's address, said he was happy that the war was over, but our responsibilities were still tremendous, for it was entirely for the suYvivors to redeem the blood shed by millions by establishing for all time the reign of peace and justice.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17780, 13 May 1921, Page 5
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