The Archive · 1929

Mr. Dwight Davis in Japan

New Governor-General of Philip: pines Entertained Tokyo, June 28.

"Governor-General Dwight Davis, new chief executive of the Philippines who is en route to his post, arrived here from America this, spaming on the President Taft.

Ho was accompanied by his @aughter Alice and by his niece Ohta, 'Among those who met the Davis party at Yokohama were Mr, Edwin Neville, Charge 'Affaires at the 'American' Embassy in Tokyos Colonel Burnett, the American Military Attache; and xepresentatives of the Foreign Office and the America-Japan Society.

Mr. Davis motored to Tokyo in company with Mr. Neville while daughter and niece proceeded in other direction to the seaside resort of. Kamakura under the escort of an embassy secretary, Mr. Saulsbury.

At 10.16 am, Mx. Davis called the Premier, Baron General Tanaka, The Governor-General was a guest of the America-Japan Society at Tunch at the Tokyo Kaikan hotel. Prince Tokugawa, president of the House of Peers, welcomed the di tinguished guest and Mr. Davi Mr, Davis was to take tea at 3.15 with the Minister of War, accompanied by his aide, Capt, Emmon B. Whisner, Arrangements had been made for Mr. Davis to attend exhibition tennis matches at 10,30 am, He was to greeted by Prince and Princess Chichibu, the Prince being a well-known sports: the Davis party was, wend an art exhibition at Uyeno ¥2¥! Park, and at 7.30 pam. he was to dine with the Premier, to-night at the Impe depart for Kobe at 9.30 o'clock tomorrow morning, rejoining the President Taft there, An Imperial Audience was grant-at 1.80 o'clock,

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