The Archive · 1934

Latham Entertained by Japanese Emperor

Tokyo, May 11.

Mr. John G. Latham, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and head of the Australian Far Eastern Goodwill Mission, was received in audi ence by the Emperor of Japan this morning.

At noon, Mr. and Mrs. Latham and their daughter were guests of Their Majesties at luncheon.

Their Majesties later presented Mr. and Mrs. Latham with a set of, beautifully designed cloisonne vases.

Mr. Latham also. paid courtesy calls on the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, and the Premier, Viscount Makoto Saito, this morning.

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

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