Seeing that my notes concerning the Jepanese students recently in Europe ai America were acceptable to the columns of German race I profer to avy the Weltaustellung, or jon," last year, I fraternized mu nese, who took great interest eke Court, and the dusky children Land of the Rising Sun" attending jond-mo upon many topics, not on dit about, the Japan that His Excellency Sano, the now returning to Japan, highly his reception, aad that of his colleagues, at Court. On the part of sts the feeling is reciprocal, between the governments ado and the Emperor are most said that when the long pond-ion of the Treaties is to become a as possible; and that Sano Tsounetami is on his way to assist in the expected conference.
During his absence he will be represented at Court by Hiromoto Watanabe, first Secretary of the Embassy, a younger man, but better versed in European languages than the or, who understands Dutch onl retary writes and speaks Eng! well, knows a little German, and is now learning French. I am informed that he has read my book on "New Japan," and thinks highly of its impartial compilation of the events therein recorded. He is the only member of the legation who has hi with him, and from all accounts charming lady of six-and-twenty, intelligent and eager to learn, My informant states that 'Madame Tei is an excellent scholar, and is progressing well in learning German, but as there is no grammar or dictionary' in that Tanguage and Japanese, it is a difficult task. Nevertheless, under the tuition of an accomplished Austrian Indy—who writes and speaks English well—she is now able to converse and Yokohama to connect with the Cape Flattery read tolerably. Being rather delicate in Tine, commenced last Fall. "Two lines were health, she suffered at frst from the indifferent started from the Japan coast, and abandoned climate of Vienns, and being a solitary on account of the great depth of the water, Japanese lady, unable to converse with ladies The {third line proved feasible, and was conin Austrian society, she longed to return to tinued along the Kunile Islands to the Island her native land. After a year's residence, of Kanaga, one of the Aleutian Group; then however, she has become acclimatized, and to Ounalasks, and thence through Ounimak has quickly learnt the manners and customs Pass to Cape Flattery. The greatest depth of Europeans; and no longer pines and frets water found was 4655 fathoms, or 5} miles, sbout her Fatherland in the Far East, but This is the greatest authentic depth yet enjoys her residence in the great Fatherland of the West. sounded. The greatest depth found on the line finally surveyed, was 4037 fathoms, Among the members of the legation are Mr, Soyida, said to be a man of learning in his own country, and Mr. Todjio, a young attache, who reads and speaks German Colers>
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