New-York tribune., 1905-07-28
GARTER FOR THE MlKADO.
Prince and Princess of Wales Going
TO Japan TO Unrest Him scith Order

Emperor Autsu E1to OF Japan is about e.. =.
created knight OF the Garter and he investit,,r
coming winter. being regarded IN q w., =. -, -,
SET upon the transformation OF the presen. A,slo-
japanese understanding into a closer alliance ans
fo- renewed term. Il had been intended 70 ,8ot4
unri the termination o. the war in the Fa- E.~+
before bestoving this distinction upon the Ar,,r.s
but In view OF the fact that the Kaiser conferred
the Order o. the Black Eagle the o+ra- So -
Prince A-1srgaTa and OF the possfbsli+v ~ ~
oo-ict n Nanchuria being Indefinitely nrolorgs1 !.
has been determined IN London 20 furnish not ia+s
than nexi winter 20 the japanese a demonstration
that the Court OF St Jaess and the English peopls
regard the ruler oc Japan as forming one az tie
brotherhood ot civilized ronarchs
Il IS understood that the Prince and Prineess Of
Wales. on the completion OF their stare nrorrass
through India IN the late autumn. win proceed n
Toxic for the purpose OF paying state visit To t,a
court OF Jsasn. and thai the British Heir Apparent
vii then undertake the ceremony OF investinp t,a
MLlzsoo with the Order OF the Garter IN the na-,a
q Klg Edward and Il is added that II was n 1,ev
Of tfis thaf the great baoteshp Renown has been
sssiEneo 10 the task OF conveying the Prince ana
Princess OF Wales 70 the Orient tnstess ~ 8 49,,
tered passenger steamer or converted troopsbtn
being used for the purpose as On previous oc-
ossors i Is desired that tie Prince and Princess
q Wales should visit Japan II fun state and the
hsrSleship RenoEn would be escorted into the Bav
of Eedo BY the entire cruiser squadron OF England
ln the Far East Should anything occur 10 p-e-
vent the Prince and Princess OF wales from going
TO japan s. special mission would be dispatched
VIII Prince Arthur OF Connaught al its head. to
convey The Garter 70 the ATkado
Tie only sovereigns who co not oossess ,,,,s +,.
oldest OF uonaTchical orders OF nighthood are the
Turkish Sultan, the Kings Of servfa ana Bavaria
the princes OF Bulgaria and Montenegro the Queen
q Holland sno the King OF saxony Nor has II
been conferred upon OF the petty sovereigns OF
Germany, WIKI the exception os the Grand Duke ~
8esse who received Il from his grandmother the
late Queen Victoria while the Shah OF Persia is
the only Oriental potentste 10 wear IL King Ed
-src. 6y the bye. has just conferred the grand
cross % the Order Of the Bath upon the Prime Min
.sre- q Japan and the grand cross Of the Order
q St Michael and St George upon Baron Komura
TIE principal japanese plenipotentiary In forth
coming peace negotiations AZ Portsmouth. n H
TTPPoO sCLEAN'S DESCENDANT BANKRUPT
Among other advantages OF Western civilization
which the princes and potentates OF the Orient
have become familiar IN recent years IS the court
q bankruptcy IN olden times they possessed no
idea q the value OF money. for whenever funds
ran low they could always raise the wind by con-
dsca-ing the property OF some wealthy subject or
~ imposing few additional taxes. These means.
however. 10 longer available. IsmaiL Khedive
% Egypt, the late ruler OF Cashmere. ana several
other more OF less independent sovsregns OF India
have been deprived Of their thrones account Of
financial irregularities snd now there comes from
Calcutta the announcement OF the bankruptcy OF
Prince Bakhtia- Shah. the lineaI descendant OF
avce- All ard OF Tgppoo Sultan. Two Of the great
81 q Indian euperors Ills liabilities attain
enormous figure. and al his property is now IN
ne hands of the oHcal receiver os the bankruptcy
ccu-t Lord Cu-zou has arranged that he shall
receive. temporarily at any rate, pension Of $50
a week n order 70 preserve him from starvation