Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-27
JAPAN AWAITS FLEET
PROGRAM of Entertainment Is
Submitted for Approval.
ESCORT OF WAR VESSELS
Each Rear Admiral to Ride in
Mikado's Carriage.
ROOMS IN IMPERIAL PALACE
Battleships Leave Sydney for Mel
bourne-Sperry Thanks Australia
for Good Time.
ROOMS IN IMPERIAL PALACE

| TOXIC. August 27.-The program. after
the reception of the American fleet in Jap
anese ports. has been finished and SUBJ
mitted to Lieut.. Commander John A.
Dougherty. naval attache of the American
embassy, for approval. 1t has not been
publicly announced owing to the prob
ability that minor changes will be made.
Attention to details. characteristic of
the Japanese, is shown throughout the
! program.
| The fleet Is due to arrive at Yokohama
Saturday, October II. That day and Sum
day will be devoted entirely to receptions
and entertainments in that city.
American Day Is Monday.
| Monday, October 10. to be known as
American day, the rear admirals of the
feet. with their STATS, will come to Toxic.
They will be given apartments in the i'm
perial palace in Shiba, where Judge Taft
was entertained during his recent visit.
and an imperial carriage will be placed
at the disposal of each.
Official calls will be exchanged Monday
morning. A luncheon to the rear ad-
mirals and their stats, given by Ambas-
sadOr o Brien at the American embassy,
will be followed by a reception to the
American officers on the embassy
grounds.
Monday night Ambassador O'Brien will
give an elaborate dinner at the Imperial
Hotel to the American officers and prom
inent Japanese officials
Tuesday. October 90, the entertainments
provided by the japanese will commence.
| The arrangements include the most
minute details for the entertainment of
| the Americans. officers and men, during
every hour each day of their stay. These
| include audience of the officers with
the emperor and daily excursions to the
| outlying points of interest.
| \ Japanese squadron will meet the
| American fleet as it approaches the coast
| of Japan and will act escort to
| Yokohama, one war vessel being assigned
| to each American ship.
| Sperry Thanks Australians.
| SYDNEY, N. S. W., August 27-Before
the American battleship fleet left Sydney
at s o'clock for Melbourne, it's next stop
ping place, Admiral Sperry, commander
in-chief, sent letter to Charles G. Wade
| premier of New South Wales, thanking
| him for the cordial reception and magnifi-
cent hospitality extended. and saying that
| the welcome given the Americans would
| draw closer the bonds of sympathy and
| friendship between the United States and
the Australian commonwealth.
After the vessels had cleared the har-
Dor it was found that about eighty stray
glers had failed to join their ships. These
men will not be posted as deserters. as it
IS thought Ahat the nOn-appearance of
| many of them was accidental.
| Fifty stragglers were embarked later
| in the day Oh the Yankton and sailed to
rejoin their ships at Melbourne.
Assured of Melbourne's Welcome
| MELBOURNE. August 27.-The follow
| ing communication has been received here
from Admiral Sperry. in reply to the mes
sages of greeting sent him by the au-
| thOrities of Victoria.
| Speaking on behalf of the government
and the men of the feet the admiral
| says:
Il send you my hearty thanks for the
| message. We have experienced at Sgd
ney the hospitality of the government
| and the people of the commonwealth,
and we need no assurance of the generous
| welcome which awaits us at Melbourne.
I'VE all are looking forward with pleas
| urable anticipation to better acquaint-
ance with our kinsmen in Victoria