New-York tribune., 1910-06-07
VISIT OF FUSH|MI At END.
Prince on Last Day DlsCIoSeS
Command of English.
GUEST OF JAPAN SOCIETY
Sees Navy Yard, the Florida and
Schroeder Flagship-De-
parts To-day.

His royal highness Prince Fushimi OF
japan waited until yesterday. the last day
of his visit In New York, to confess openly
his command OF the English language
thereby accomplishing the feat as he might
have termed it, Of putting one over on
US"
The royal visitor has been seeing. the
sights Of the city since last Friday, and
ever and anon has allowed himself TO be
subjected 10 an interview, but on every
one of those occasions 1t was stated for
him that because OF his unfamiliarity with
English the matter would be conducted
through Consul General Midzuno-
Yesterday afternoon at the luncheon ten
dered to the prince and princess and their
party by the Japan Society at the Hotel
Astor his royal highness Occasioned some
surprise by arising when called upon and
delivering a neat little speech in perfect
English
He thanked the society for its cordial vel
come TO the princess and himself and for
its manifestation of interest In things Jap
anese.
1T is a matter Of great satisfaction 70
know that you are thus rendering val
liable service to the two countries" said
the prince ''and I hope and trust that our
traditional friendship. which has happily
existed for more than half a century. viii
be everlasting"
IIovd c. Grfscom responded for the so
ciety. He said that the visit Of their royal
highnesses was an excellent augury for the
future friendship OF the two countries
Prince Fushimi is a representative.
whether official or otherwise, OF the En-
G.
too. the true manhood Of Japan As a
naval officer he helped win the prominence
which Japan now enjoys among nations I
hope that his highness Will carry back a
true impression Of the respect and esteem
in which we hold his nation, and that his
experience will serve as new link in the
friendship between the two countries
Lindsay Russell. president Of the Japan
Society. acted as toastmaster, and Walter
H. Page spoke a few words Of welcome 10
the royal visitors. Among the half hun
dred guests, besides the prince and his
party, were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd C. Gris-
com, Jacob H. Schiff. Henry Clews. Mr..
and Mrs. Hamilton Holt. DIT. Takamine and
Consul General and Mrs Midzuno-
In the morning the prince, with two OF
his aids. visited the navy yard In Brooklyn.
Rear Admiral E. H. c. Leutze conducted
them around the yard, through drydOck
No. and aboard the recently launched
Florida Later the royal party was escort
ed 10 the Connecticut. where II was vel
coined by Rear Admiral Schroeder. Half
an hour was spent in an examination OF
the flagship, while the crew remained al
position in reception drill
The prince and princess at night gave E
dinner in the Plaza HOteI to number Of
| japanese and their wives The dinner wa
| entirely devoid Of formality
Those who dined with the prince and
princess were Consul General and Mrs
| Midzuno. Commanders Hiraga and Saito
/ Professor and Mrs. Takamine. Mr. and Mrs
| Ichinomiya, Mr.. and Mrs. Siko, Mr. ant
/ Mrs AOki.. Mr.. Ota, Mr.. Inouye, Com
mander Kiyokawa, aide-de-camp to hi
/ imperial highness; Secretary Tanaka, Nine
/ HashigUchf and Miss Suzuki