VISITING JAPANESE WARSHIPS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 140, 17 June 1902, Page 2

VISITING JAPANESE WARSHIPS.

PER PltE !3 AS OOtATCOK. Auckland, June 16. The obtain a?d oflicrsof the Japanese warship* we e entcrtaiotd at the Northern Cl.ib oa Saturday night. Captain Ijichi siti .1 he did not thiulc it was an acdd«nt th .t b; ought about the a'liance between Britain and Japan. If a war shouli br.- k out Biitors and Japs would tide by side. Japan, be hopad, would be mistress of the Eastern Se*s in the near future because it is a ruling factor in both Empires tbit there shuuld be sta powers. Although the present navy was able to do good viork in the East fur the time being, Juptu must have more ships; lit least must ke >y up wi h any country whose interes's in tha Kas • may be in conflict witn J < pan's.

DEPARTURE O' JAPANESE WARBHIW. FAREWELL COURTESIE'. Auckland, Juni 16. Farewells weie inteicbangHd this morning bstw-nn th 3 officers and cr»w of th* two Jipauese w»rships ani the citizms, The town clerk wo it off to the wa> ships bid them a 1 od-bye. Amongst th« ms i-rc iv d by the captain uf tie Hiyt-i was he foil)-in# from thj Acting -Pi emer: "Wish you good voya.e an 1 s .fo •• e u ■ n lu.ni>-." Oapta n 1 <v ; :stilti h-s w-itten to the Government thinking the Ministers foi makiug tinir stay in pj:t si enjoyable. H* has st'Ucd ;ha wh in hj« ietuintd tj Japan ho >-ou d in eiviow the Empi r r with a v ew to h'.vlrg one or more of the'r worships vis t h > c I ny j regularly. ]i >tli tin UiyM and Kongo Mt th;» harbour early this &f ernojr, aud suii(.d for Suva and Fiji.