(L'Echo clu Japan.)
On the 20th November, at 9a.in., H, BIN. the Empress accompanied by Okubo, Minis the Interior; MarinoKodji, Vice-Minister, and Soughi, third officer of the Imperial Household, trade her solemn entry into the uew establishment, which, with a view to this, had been brilliantly decorated both externally and internally with fower and trophies of national flags. The Empress as well as her suite were in gala dr The Director of the school Mr. Nakamura Massanawo, the professors and i it immediately met her, and prot, After some mex ments, silence hay grand saloon, Mr. Nakamura read the follow-ug ben established inthe ing address to Her Majesty:—' The civilisation of a country has always bad for its base policy'of its government, the state fucation of its young girls, and their advancement in the sciences, in ledge concerning their future duties, T have in the wame of the country, to congratulate you on having, in a great measure, worked for the accomplishment of such a great and noble object. wood morals of the women are devond question, but it must neverthe granted that their instruction has heel neglected in Japan. To-day, thi constructed to supply this want, will kn If equal to this responsi stitution consolidate the peace of our country 5 young girls who draw their instruction from it, on leaving this establishment, become virtuous women, good mothers, teachers of the new generation of the countr; 'H. M. the Empress replied in the following "My joy was very great last year, ug the decision for the establishment of an institution of this nature. To-day the wish, that I have so often expressed, has ben realised. The building is finished, and the opening has taken place. I venture to ho that this great event will be the epoch of a new source of happiness for the entire Empire."
The Minister of Public Instruction then pronounced 4 discourse, and he was followed
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