Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-19

The coronation will take place in the
fall of 1914 and will be attended by
great splenddr and magnificenee. An
imperial coronation commissioner
will soon be appointed. 1t is likely
that this office will be bestowed upon
H. H. General Prince Fushimi.
The date for coronation will be
fixed and published with the sigma
ture of the minister of the imperial
household and the ministers of state
At the same time the emperor will
announce the date at the imperial
sanctuary and will send messengers
to the Great Shrine at Ise, to the
mausoleum of the Emperor Jimmu,
and the mausoleum of Emperors Nut
suhito and Komei, to proclaim the
forthcoming coronation.
One of the early preparations for
the coronation will be the planting
next spring of sacred rice to be used
during the ceremonies Already the
Encouragement and repairs of tenn
pies and old palaces at Kyoto, where
the coronation will take place, have
been commenced for the suitable re-
ception of the foreign ENJOYS and
special missions.
Although the emigration of Japa-
nese TO the United States has been
practically stopped by what is known
as the 'gentlemen's agreement" the
exodus of emigrants to South Amer
lea is increasing. One of the principal
causes of this is the establishment
of the Brazilian Colonization company
1 by Baron Shibusawa and other promi-
nent Japanese for the leasing of lands
| in Brazil. An agreement with the
Brazilian government provides for the
settlement of 1000 Japanese families
| in Brazil for the next four years, and
a start has been made in sending
these people across the Pacific. 1t
is likely that rice cultivation will be
the chief occupation.
The majority of the Japanese emf
grants are in Hawaii and the United
States, with South America and Can
ada next. There are 900 Japanese
working in the rubber plantations in
Malay Peninsula. Already there are
5000 Japanese laborers in Brazil en-.
gagged in the cultivation of coffee
about 1000 in Peru in the cultivation
of potatoes, l 200 in Mexico in mining
and 1000 in Australia. Official figures
place the number of Japanese in the
Philippine Islands at 5000, chiefly en-
gagged in the production of flax anC
potatoes, while there are 500 en-
ployed in phosphorus mining in the
island of Guam, which belongs to the
United States.
Japan will contribute to the Peace
Palace at The Hague nine beautiful
pictures of flowers and birds, elab
orately worked upon silk tapestry. IL
these pictures are depicted, in artistic
variety and arrangement, such bloom
ing trees as the cherry, purple mag
nolia, paulownia, wisteria and aZalia
and flowers such as the lily, peony
marigold and dandelion, together witt
peacocks, pheasants, pigeons, spar
rows and swallows Of the nine pic
lures tho two principal measure Is b.
IS feet and represent a majestic pea
. cock stTutting under beautiful cherT,
: blossoms. These tapestries were dc
signed by Hobun Kikuchi, a famOu
Japanese artist, and their manufaC
ture was started in November, 1905
| and has only just been finished.
Japanese inventors have made
: successful wireless telephone appaTa
: tus. Instruments were installed o.
board a ship and at two points in til
: city of Yokohama. After a series @
experiments it was found that cor
versation was clearly audible at
distance of 20 knots out to sea, an
short messages were exchanged eve
, at a distance of 60 knots. After
few more experiments the department
of communications will open the ne0
. system for the use of the general pull
lie.