The party carried with it messages of encouragement from Mr. Ichita Kobashi Mayor of Tokyo, 10 Gen. Iwane Matsui, Commander-in-Chief of the Japantse Expeditionary Force; Vieo-Admiral Kiyoshi Haseawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Ching Sea Fleet: and divisional The messages expressed Mr. Kobashi's hope that these ofoers would "continue their efforte to further Japart's national policy of securing peace in the Orient."
"Six. million residents of Tokyo," the messages said, "are doing ther best to assist the soldiers now Aght-Ing, in China."
The messages concluded with an expression of admiration for the courage and determination displayed boy the Japanese military: end naval forces here.
Mr. Yaso Saljo, Japan'y best known poet, was also aboard the skip,
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