The British Society in Japan Tokio, Nov. 29.
The British Society, composed of the most prominent Jananesa and British personages in Tokio, held its annual meeting and banquet to-day at which Count Chinda, formerly Ambassador at London, Mr. Nagai, formerly Counsellor of Embassy at London, General Ttami, Admiral Kohawashi, Military and Naval Attachés, respectively, and Mr. Mori, formerly Commercial Attache at London, were the guests of honour. Sir Charles Eliot pro-sided and_ was supported Ly the former Ambassadors Viscount Kato, Marquis Inouye and Prince Taku; gawa. Countess Chinda and many other ladies were present.
Sir Charles Eliot toasted Count and Countess Chinda, felicitously reviewing Count Chinda's services as Ambassador, later with the Crown Prinea on the occasion of his visit to England and also as chief of the Prince Regent's Household in_welcoming the Prince of Wales.
Count Chinda, replying, feelingly stressed the necessity for the maintenance of the friendship between the two peoples, which, he said, had been marvellously evidenced by the spontaneous welcome of unnumbered thousands throughout both countries on the occasion of the exchange of visits of the representatives of their rulers. Count Chinda paid a tribute to the whole of the people of England and the great Dominions of Britain whose devotion and courage he had observed and admire 1 during his four years' residence in war-stressed London.
Sir Edward Crowe, Commercial Secretary of the British Legation at Tokio, toasted the other guests of honour. especially paying a tribute to Mr. and Madame Nagai.
(The most brilliant function in the history of the Society closed with a speech by the turmer Ambassador, Viscount Kato, who emphasized the value of such an organization as the British Society to the peoples of all classes of both nations.—Reuter.
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