The final composition of the House of Commons (the final results from Orkney and the Shet-
Hee 's keen interest in the] Universities having been retarned) Chairman dwelt upon His Imperial lands, and from the Scottish The Japanese Ambassador, Mr. T. Kato, who received a great ovation, said that the relations between Great Britain and Japan left nothing to be desired, but there was ample room to develop commercial relations. He was confident th: Exhibition would be a success and it must be made the means of bringing the island Empires together, morally, materially and intellectually.
The Lord Mayor, Sir John Kaill, Bt, in proposing Mr. Wada's health, said that it was beyond doubt that the Japan-British Exhibition would be the finest Exhibition yet seen in Europe.
Mr. T. McKinnon Wood, Parli mentary Under-Secretary for eign Affairs, expressed the belief that the Exhibition would assist the already valuable Anglo-Japanese commercial relations.
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