July.
Tue June issue of the Far East gives us as frontispiece a photographie group of three of the leading Banks'i and this is followed by " page commemorating, with an excellent of Her Majesty, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee; for, say the Editors, publishers of an English mag: herewith tender our sincere compliments to Her Gracious Majesty. Japan, we think, has much to do with Great Britain in this part of the world and Great Britain also needs our good-will in one thing or another, May the existing cordiality between these two insular Empires be fostered and continned for ever and ever! Long live the Queen!" The vignette is followed by a set of original beatitudes which are worth reproducing in full "Blessed is the Queen who reigns over an Empire upon which the sun never sets.
"Blessed is the Queen who commands the mightiest navy the world has ever seen.
Blessed is the Queen whose subjects are admired as peerless in com= merce and industry.
Blessed is the Queen whose government is based upon liberty and justice.
Blessed is the Queen who has been incessantly assisted by the ablest ministers such as the world seldom sees.
Blessed is the Queen in whose reign the power and wealth of Her Empire has been increased by leaps and bounds, "Blessed is the Queen whose soul is humble and obedient before Gud.
"Blessed is the Queen whose heart hungers and thirsts after right-oonsness, Blessed is the Queen whose tears are shed for the weak and poor. "Blessed is the Queen whose hands turn the old-fashioned spinning wheel in Windsor.
Blessed is the Queen who celebrates Her Diamond Jubilee amidst the heart-felt rejoicing of her children scattered all over the world."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.