Japan's "Sport Prince" in Attendance for Parade of Contesting Athletes Tokyo, June 6.
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the participating athletes past the central stand and later spoke briefly, formally opening the meet. Prince Ayamaro Konoye, President of the Privy Council and President of the Meet, and Mr, Tomejiro Okubo, Mayor of Tokyo, also addressed the contestants and spectators, Mr, Masao Harada, noted Japanese tennis player, replied on behalf of the athletes, The march past the reviewing stand was led by the Chinese delegation, wearing blue blazers bearing their national colours with the Manchoukuo group following in khaki sports.uniforms. After them came 80 Filipino athletes in grey, and then the Mongolians, Hawaiians and foreign residents of Japan who are Competing in the games. The Japanese team, 350 in number, brought up the rear, The contestant and spectators joined in singing the Japanese national anthem and then bowed in the direction of the Imperial Palace and the Meiji Shrine before observ ing one minute of silence as a mark Pte. Gordon Roll, wealthy owner-of race horses, was given special leave of respect for those killed in the to see his Tuckmill run in the Grand National at Aintree recently, Sino-Japanese conflict, Singing by a He is seen enjoying a cigar between races. chorus of 1,500 Tokyo schoolgirls and presentation of tokens between the various delegations completed
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