Tokyo, Apr. 17.
14E Emperor of Japan today cabled to President Roosevelt, expressing deep appreciation for' the sympathies shown to Mr. Hiroshi Saito, former Japanese Ambassador to the United States, by the American Government and people. The Emperor also thanked President Roosevelt for his kindness in arranging for the transport of the remains of the late Ambassador to Japan fon an American warship.
Bearing the remains of Mr, Saito, the U.S.S, Astoria, arrived in Yokohama at 8.10 a.m, today.
The United States Warship, with the Stars and Stripes flying at half-mast, entered the port escorted by a flotilla of J ypanese destroyers, which flew the Rising Sun flag at half-mast, At 815 am., a salute of 21 guns was exchanged between the Astor and the Japanese cruiser Kiso.
The Astoria moored at No. 10 buoy at 8.30 a.m. when all the vessels in harbour, both Japanese and foreign. numbering over twenty, lowered their flags to half-mast. 5 Immediately after the Astor la had moored, Lieut, Nobuyasu Momotake went aboard the Astoria, carrying a bunch of cherry blossoms, which he presented to Captain R. K, Turner the Commander of the Astoria, Courtesy visits were then exchanged between Captain Turner of the Astoria and Captain, Hidetsuna Yogi of the Kiso, At 1030 am. Captain Turner and his staff landed at' the pier, which was packed with over 15,000 people, including some 200 foreign consular officials and residents, 1.800 secondary School boys. 4.000 girl" students and 4.000 other school children, Driving along a route thickly tined with people, Captain Tuner and his Staff paid courtesy visits to the Gov-fernner of Kanagawa Prefecture, the Mayor of Yokohama and the Commissioner of Customs.
Mr, Renzo Sawada, the Vice-Atini ter for Foreign Affairs, and chairman the Funeral Commission, next went aboard the Astoria,
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