Hongkong, Apr. 13.
Admiral Okada, the Japanese Minister of Marine Affairs, has telegraphed to the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, thanking' His Excellency and the people of Hong: Kong for the courtesy and hospitality extended to the Japanese fleet, and expressing the hope that the' visit will promote cordiality between the two nations.
Cecil Clementi has replied that the visit of the Japanese fleet to Hongkong has given the greatest of pleasure to the Government and people of Hongkong, declaring that shares the hope that the visit will increase the friendship between the two nations.
The Japanese Consul-Geneval night entertained at dinner the Teading British, Japanese, and Chin ese in Songkong. Among those present were the Governor of Kong-Kong (Siv Cecil Clementi), Prince Kuni, the Admiral and General Of ficer commanding the British naval and military forees, and a repre~ sentative of the mercantile firms, Toasting the British King, the Tapanese Consul- General, Mr. Kurakami, expressed high appreciation of the good-will manifested (o-wards Japan by the people of Hong ong in the firm belief of a rowing relationship between the tries.
Siv Ceci] Clementi then toasted the Emperor of Japan, His cellency, replying to the Japanese Consul-General, remarked that he joke the whole mind of the Colony when he said they could not have Hind more pleasant visitors than those of the First Japanese Fleet. He declared that he felt the Inst word in this respect had been spoken the Japanese Commander.in-Chief, Admiral Ka'o, in an_admir~ able speech on the previous evening, when he said that the Japanese Fleet came to vs as friends bearing message of good-will from the apanese nation and would carry duck a geat cargo of yrood-will from
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