Tokio, Dec. 13.
The Prime Minister today addressed the Houses of the Diet. He referred to the circumstances under which the Cabinet had been formed and outlined the steps taken by the Imperial Family and the Government to afford relief to the earthquake sufferers. Ho spoke feelingly en the debt of gratitude due by the entire Japanese nation to the nations abroad which hastened to Japan's relief, and urged the Japanese to endeavour to show their ap-Ppreciation by exerting increased cficrts to promote international friendship.
On_the subject of restoration the Premier said that the Government desired primarily to aid the people to confine their expenditure within the limits of their resources. In this connexion, he said, bills would be submitted at the special session. General matters would be discussed at the opening of the regular session.—Reuter,
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