Mr. Grew, doyen of the diplomatic corps, read a short address, which concluded with the following words that stemed to meet with the Em-|. peror's approval: "May your Majesty's people prosper and may the nation ever increasingly contribute to the general culture and well-being of mankind."
MY. Grew's full address follows: "Your Imperial Majesty: It is with a profound sense of the solemnity of this occasion that. on behalf of the representatives of the foreign Powers. -bi assembled, I express their appreciation of the' privilege of attending the celebration of the historic anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Empire.
"This anniversary symbolizes and marks a long continuity of history and tradition for which Japan deservedly is distinguished.
"Today, on this momentous and profoundly significant occasion, the members of the Diplomatic Corps in Tokyo desire to convey to Your Imperial Majesty and to the Japanese nation their most respectful and sincere felicitations.
*May health and happiness attend Your Imperial Majesty and their Imperial Majesties the Empress and nun o and other members of the fal House.
"May Your Majesty's people p spor and may the nation ever creasingly contribute to the general culture and well-being of mankind."
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