The Archive · 1935

JAPANESE FLEET IN TOKYO BAY, Millions at Waterfront to Witness Arrival

'Millions' to-day thronged the water-Tokyo, Oct. front to watch the 120-grey-flanked units of the Japanese Combined and Fourth Fleets drop anchor in Tokyo Bay—Rengo.

20,000 in Triumphant Maren Tokyo, Oct.

Headed by a naval band of 200 men, 20,000 sailors, representing about one half of the crews of the Combined Fleet, which has just completed manceuvres lasting three months, made a triumphant march to the plaza before the Imperial Palace to-day along streets lined densely with spectators.

Over 130 naval planes, flying in formation, took part in the demon-

'A hundred and four casualties occurred during the manceuvres, of whom 59 were killed, including $3 washed away from the decks" of destroyers during a typhoon—Reut

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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