"THE MIKADO."
CABLENEWS (United Press Association—Bit HUti* trie Telegraph—CopvrwM')
JAPANESE ADMIRAL AFFRONTED. AT A LORD.MAYOR'S RECEPTION (Received February 8, 10.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE, February 8. A regrettable incident occurred afc ' the Lord .Mayor's reception to the> Japanese Admiral and officers. Whiler the Japanese National Anthem \va« being played on the Town Hall organ, a chorus from the opera "The Mikado." which is most, objectionable ten Japanese, slipped in accidentally in the form, of a inarch between two o£ the anthem movements. It was evident fhat the Admiral was displeased. The Lord Mayor is writing to him expressing regret at the unintentional affront.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 10 February 1913, Page 5
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