Thousands Turn Out in:
Tokyo to Cheer Visitors Tokyo, Mar. 19.
The capital was en ele to-day fon the occasion of the arrival of the Mahan Fascist mission headed Marquis Paulueci, Practically every building and home flew Italian and Japanese flags.
On their arrival in Tokyo station, which was elaborately decorated with Dunting, the Ttalian mission was met by a reception committee headed by the Vieo-Minister of Foreign Affairs, 'Mr, K. Horinouchi; representatives of the 'Foreign Omiee, the War Office and the Admiralty; the Ialian Am bassador, Signor G. Auriti, members of the Ialian Fascist Party' in Tokyo, and 600 representatives of Japanese public organizations waving italian and Japanese fags.
After exchanging greeting? with the welcoming parties, members of the mission drove in twelve cars from the station direct to the Imperial Palace along a route densely lined by tremendous cheering crowds.
Later, members of the mission saw the (Foreign Minister, Mr, Koki Hirota, and handed him a message from the allan Foreign. Minister, Count Ciano, and also visited the Prime Minister, Prince Konoye and the Speaker of the Lower House, Mr. Tomita, to whom, they hand-fed" messages from Signor Benito
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