Baron Komura, Japanese peace plenijotentiary, and. three other members of is suite, on board the C. P. R. liner Empress of India, arrived about noon on Monday, the 16th instant. H.IJ.M. Iwate, H.B.M.S. Disdom, and the US.S. Wisconsin fired salutes of nineteen guns. Among those who met the Baron on board were Marquis Ito, Baron Kiyours, ter of Home Affairs, Mr. Oura, for of Communications, Mr. Kubota, jer of Education, and Mr. Hadano, Minister of Justice. The Baron embarked in a picket boat, which was provided by the Imperial Household, accompanied by a torpedo-best, proceeded direct to the Imperial wilson with Rear-Admiral Inouye, naval A.D. ©. tothe Emperor, who. spe wont down to Yokohama as an: Imperial proxy. He arrived at Shimbashi, Tokio, at 4 pin. by a special train and was mot by a crowd of notables, including Count Katsura, Admiral Baron Yama-more, the foreign representatives and other prominent figures of Tokio. The War ter and the British Envoy wore prevented from being there, owing to the garden party given by the former to Admiral Sir Gerard Noel. Baron Komura, with the Imperial proxy, Rear-Admiral Inouye, immediately drove to. the Imperial Castle, Ho was received by His Majesty the Emperor at 4.30 p.m. and granted an Imperial rescript, which ran as follows We, in accordance, with the recent overtures of the President of the United States, have invested you with full powers and ordered you to proceed to the United States in order to confer with the Russian Envoys and conclude the terms of peace, You have prudently fulfilled the functions, and the conditions to which you agreed with regard to the, general situation are in entire confirmity with Our will, being sufficient enough to ensure the position of the Empire and bring into completion the objects of the We profoundly appreciate your services and express deep thanks."
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