The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-08
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REGRETFUL
Tung Is
Received at Yo-
kohama.
PRESENTS LETTER
FROM EMPEROR
Recites Causes of the Troubles and
Offers Honorable Reparation
for Akira's Death.

W OKOHAMA, Sept 2L-H. z. Ma
Tung, Chinese Envoy of Apology,
repaired to the Imperial Palace
in carriage specially sent by the
Household Department. On arrival at
the palace he was met by Mr.. Some
Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs,
and Baron Sannomfya, Grand Master
of Ceremonies, and was led into the
Phoenix Hall where the Chinese Envoy
was received in audience by the En-
peror. The Envoy presented to His
Majesty a letter of apology sent by the
Emperor of China, which is published
below. The suite of the mission were
also admitted to audience at the same
time. Afterwards the Chinese mission
was entertained to tiffin in the palace
The following official translations of the
Enjoys representation, the letter from
the Emperor of China, and the reply
of the Emperor of Japan are taken
from the Japan Times:
SPEECH OF THE ENVOY.
Your imperial majesty in graciously
permitting me to approach your males
ty in the discharge of a mission con-
fided to me by his majesty the Emper-
or of China, my august sovereign, has
conferred upon me a high honor which
[ esteem all the more because of my
personal knowledge of the magnificent
results of your majesty's enlightened
rule, which are becoming more and
more conspicuous day by day.
The reciprocal relations between Jap
an and China, situated alike in Asia,
have been marked by the utmost cor
diality. Unfortunately, however, when
q disturbance suddenly broke out in
China in the summer of last year, Sugi-
yama Akira, the chancellor of your
maJeSty's legation, met a violent death.
My august sovereign deeply regretting
the occurrence. has sent me to your
majesty's court in the capacity of his
special envoy to present his letter and
has charged me to convey to your
majesty an expression of his profound
grief AT the same time l have been
commanded by his majesty the En-
peror to accord honorable reparation
to the memory of Sugiyama Akira by
performing religious ceremonies before
his tomb and by transmitting to the
imperial master.
1t only remains for me to express
the hope, in the interest of the two
empires, that your majesty, fayorably
moved by the sense of geographical
prOpinquity, may be pleased to foster
the relations of good friendship which
unite the two countries, and to pro-
mote the common welfare of Eastern
Asia through an undisturbed mainten-
ance of the general situation.
In conclusion 1 have the honor to
present to your majesty my humble
wishes for your majestys health and
the prosperity of the empire of Japan.
FROM THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.
The Emperor of China to His Majesty
the Emperor of Japan, Greeting:
Great and Ilustrious Sovereign-The
relations of mutual confidence and cor
dial friendship between China and
Japan-the countries situated alike in
Asia in close geographical proximity
to each other-haye happily been fos-
tered and strengthened ever since the
practice was inaugurated of sending
ENJOYS from one empire to the other in
permanent resident missions. UnfOrtu-
! nately, however, when the capital of
our country was suddenly infested by
! the Boxer insurgents IN the fifth moon
" ASlol cal, anu III COllSGtl utllCe, Nlltl
| both the soldiery and civic population
gave themselves. up to uncontrolled
fury and disorder, Sugiyama Akira. the
chancellor of your majesty's legation
in Picking, fell a victim to their law
| lessness and lost his life. The chan
cellor coming to China, as he did, in
| the suite of your majestys minister,
was entitled to the highest protection
from us. The disturbance, however,
broke out so suddenly and unexpected
ly that his grievous death could not
be averted. We are conscious that the
immeasurably deplorable end, which
befell the official of friendly power,
and the consequent interruption of cor
dial relations between the two coun-
tries are the result of our failings, in
that We were unable to prevent in
time the critical turn of events. We