THE AMERICAN FLEET
j _-» j TOKIO, October 14. Admiral... Sperryjs fiest. is expected, at Yokohama on the 17th inst. The Admiral Nvill be lodged in the Imperial Palace at Tokio. An immense programme of festivities is be>lmg prepared. October 18. j Adm.iral Sperry's fleet has reached Yokohama. I The American fleet, escorted by Japanese cruisers, entered Yokohama Harbour amid the discharge of fireworks and the salutes of 16 Japanese battleships and the • shore batteries. The Japanese battleJ ships anchored in columns astern of the j American fleet. Extraordinary enthusiasm was manifested, and the Stars and Stripes and the Rising Sun were seen everywhere The Japanese newspapers declare that Japan owes America undying gratitude for leading her into the light of modern civilisation and treating her . with uniform and profound friendship.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 25
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130THE AMERICAN FLEET Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 25
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