Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-07
Many Americans Will Be Disap-
pointed in London This
Season.
COMMISSION PREPARES
JAPANESE CORONATION
Ceremony to Be Grandest in
History of Empire-other
Foreign News Notes.

the lists are full, which will doubtless
mean lot of disappointed social de-
butantees from America in London
this season
-Four courts are ordinarily held each
year, two early in February, just
after the opening of Parliament, and
two in late May or early June. Last
year, owing to the large number en-
Titled to presentation, fifth was
held, but at such great inconvenience
that it is hoped to avoid repetition
this year. To these courts all the
official and diplomatic world receive
the command to attend and English
ladies. who themselves have been pre-
scented, have the privilege of asking
for command for some debutantee
friend
Rain or shine Queen Mary must
have her umbrella, the habit being so
confirmed that she often feels lost
without It indoors. This popularity
has become conspicuous through the
recent incident at Norwich, where
the queen insisted upon carrying her
umbrella through a museum whose
rules forbid the taking of walking
sticks or umbrellas into the picture
galleries.
exempt from criticism for her re-
fusal to do as other people do in this
respect. The Socialist papers seized
upon the incident and even in more
conservative quarters the queens con-
duct is questioned. The Daily Sketch
asks why Queen Mary, who is usual
~ so willing to adapt herself to cir
cumstances," would not temporarily
dispense with her umbrella when she
a ri. nrifl,
was willing, the paper points out, to
dispense with bouquets and red car
pets, with bows and experimenting,
since she tried to keep her identity a
secret. but the bishop of Norwich.
who accompanied her, had to disclose
her identity in order that she could
avoid the rule of parting with her
umbrella and obtain the royal pre-
rogative of walking through the mu-
scum fully equipped for the posi-
bilfty of the blowing off of the roof
: coinciding with a heavy shower"
me romantic career of the Coats
family, the thread millionaires. has
been running to its end with the death
OF no fewer than five members dur
ing the past two year. Each member
mas left large fortune through
which the British exchequer has been
enriched by a total of some Sc. DOC. 900
TOXIC, Feb. with the appoint-
ment of a coronation commission.
plans are now well under way for the
Sfandest ceremony in the history
OF Japan" next autumn, when the
Emperor Yoshihito will be crowned
ruler of the Japanese empire. The
date has been tentatively fixed for
\ the early part of November. The fes-
uVlties, which will be under the gem
Oh rfc.f<
chlef OF the coronation committee
will continue over the several days,
including the daishosai or feast, after
the coronation rites have been OBJ
served
The scene of the ceremonies will be
IN the sacred, ancestral halls of the
Shishenden, located in the com
pound of the former imperial palace
of Kiev, the ancient capital of the
empire. Coincident with the corona
ton q big naval review will be held
either in Osaka bay, off Kobe, or in
TOXIC bay, near Yokohama. The city
OF kioto will also open an industrial
exhibition to continue for a month.
In view of the large number of Wis
ltors expected measures are being
considered for improvement of the
sanitary conditions of Kioto, includ-
ing widening of the streets and re-
! construction of hotel accommoda-
lions. The municipality will set an
Example by building a large hotel to
accommodate foreigners. The police
arrangements will also be extended.
The emperor's popularity has re-
Gently been attested by some thirty
thousand poems written by his sub
Jects and dedicated to his majesty.
II was one of the features of the New
Year celebration, the contest being
regarded as a medium through which
the emperor might learn the needs
of his people.
Annoy, China Feb. with the de-
velopmr II of civilization along west
ern lines, the isolated s--ovince of Flu
KEN is rapidly undergoing important
changes. 1t may soon be imagined
that chunk has been taken out of
New England or some other farming
region of the United States and laid
down in China, for there are increas-
ing evidences that fields once wholly
devoted to the poppy will be turned
over to potatoes. and corn
Progress has put it's foot down on
the opium business. Outside of China
there are probably few persons who
realize how great a blow this action
mas dealt at means of sustenance
to province whose resources were
crowded population. Opium has al
ways brought a good price in local
markets and formed an important
source of the farmers revenue. 1t is
small wonder that campaigns against
the drug have met with armed re-
sistance.
Another change a little less tangi- |
Bile. but none the less marked, is the
new spirit of freedom. During the
revolution Fukienese men and money
were not lacking to do the PROVINCES
4 part in the overthrow of the hated
Manchu government. But, that ac-
complished, trusting that clean gov
eminent would be sorganized by the |
patriots" who were clamoring for
control, the people of Fukien settled |
down to business and the general de- |
sire has been for peace and quiet
There are always lawless bands |
wandering about the country back of |
Annoy and Foochow Their numbers |
vary with local conditions, an I'M |
favorable crop reducing the country |
people almost to starvation and aug |
,nenting the number of outlaws. 1t |
vas such a band which recently pill |
aged village near Chao-an, in the |
outhern part of the province, and |
s5as reported to have DESTROYED the |
american mission chapel there. While |
the mission chapel was unframed the |
pillaging illustrates the difficulties |
with which the local populace must |
contend. In the Hinghwa district. |
about eighty miles from Foochow, the |
city of Tehwa has been the scene of |
fresh disturbances and, for the time
being, no foreigners are allowed to |
travel there