Tokio, Dec. 17. General Barnardiston and his staff, with other guests, attended the.civie dinner, which wae wholly in Japanese style.
The Mayor, Baron Sakatani, in welcoming General Barnardiston, traced the rise of Japan to an equal footing with Western Powers. He emphasized the historic significance lof this occasion as eloquently speaking of "the approaching doom of the prejudice which is dividing West from East. The time will soon come when racial difference and religious prejudiod will no lon-ber raise a against the mingling of nations and broad principles of justice kind humanity."
General Barnardistoi, who ceceived an ovati rising, omphasized the significance of the cooperation of the troops of the two countries and the appreciation in Great Britain of the sentiments displayed fu the warmth of his reception.
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