as en fete on the 20th April, n being the opening of the Fifth National "Industrial exhibition. Everywhere were flags and decorations, triumphal arches, throngs of people, and evidences of a notable event being in pro-stoss. To make the first day of the Exhibition a more memorable one, Royalty was in attendance, His Majesty" the Emperor of Japan'and a large suite of Princes and nobles travelling irom Kioto to inspect the exhibits. The royal pro. gress through the streets of the city was watched by a tremendous concourse of people, the route being hurd by soldiers and school children. At the exhibition stounds, His Majesty and party were met by the whole of the Diplomatic Corps, the Foreign Envoys, Ministers of State, and numerous publio bodies. Upon the arrival of all the official and not-official guests, there was a processional assembly in he Hall of Ceremony, which Presented magnificent appearance. The members of the Diplomatic Corps were the first to ente Then Prince Kau-In, President of the Exhibition, with Mr. Takasaki, Go-ior of Osaka Fu, and Mr. Yasuhiro, Chief Commissioner of the Exhibition, entered and took up positions on the loft of the dais; while Baron Hirota, Minister of State for Agriculture and Commerce, Vice-President of the Exhibition, and Mr. Obtoii, Chief Appraisor of the Exhibition, took places on the right. Ten minutes after the Foreign Ministers entered, the strain of the National Anthem announced His Majesty's approach. Preecded by Mr. Nagasaki, Master of Ceremonies, and Marquis Tokudaiji, the Emperor passed between the assembled guests and ascended the dais, followed by several chamberlains and officials of the Imperial Household. A minute later Prince Kun-Tu moved to a ition in front of His Majesty and read the following presidential address:
"I, Tarubito, humbly lay this reprosoatation before Your Majesty. The Fifth tional Exhibition has been completed, 1 Your Majesty is present hero to-day to hold the inauguration ceremony. The number of bits has increased since the first exhibition. On the present: occasion there are over 300,000 exhibits, which is almost double the number sent to the last exhibition. It is also noticeable that the manufactures and workmanship have made renarkablo progress. For the first time foreign products have been exhibited, and it is worthy of natica that thirteen different nations have sent exhibits. The foreign exhibits have lent admit lustre to the present exhibition. ©Tho virtue and work of Your Majesty increase daily and the prosperity of the country has en siderably advanced. The ess of this exhibition ix therefore explained.
"The object of holding an exhibition is <d ant opportunity of consid superiority and inferiority of exhi the measures to be taken for the encouragement of industries, in order to assist the ito, and other officials, expect a aatisfuctury outcome of the Taruhito, as president of have had the honour of part in this grand event. I lay the grounds, detailed plans of ami a statement of the exhibits, most hunhly before Your Majesty while honouring Your Majesty's glorious reign and prayingffor the further advancement of the country."
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