The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-10
GROWING OF THE
MIKADO TO De
c ORC US
CEREMONY
Emperor Yoshito to Be In.
stalled as Ruler of Japan
With Impressive POmp Ear
ly in Next November.
JAPANESE PEOPLE
AGOG IN PROSPECT


Toxic. Feb. - with the apptipt-
mcnt of "a coronation commission.
plans are now well under way for the
%'grandcst ceremony In the history Of
japan" next autumn when the En-
pcrur Yoshihitu will bee crowned
ruler uf the japanese Empire. The
date has been tentatively iixcd Tor the
early part Of November. The festivi-
ties. which viii bc under the general
supervision of Prince F'ushimi as
chief OF the coronation committee,
Will continue over several days in
cludiug the DaishoHhi OF feast after
the coronation rites have been OBJ
served.
The scene OF the ceremonies VIII
be In the sacred ancestral halls Of
the Shishenden. located In the com
pound Of the former Imperial palace
of Kioto. the ancient capital Of the
empire. Coincident with the corona
ton "a big naval rcvicW Will be held
either in Osaka bay. on Kobe or in
Toxic has. near Yokohama. Tho ci.y
of kioto viii also open an industrial
exhibition To continue for "a month.
In view of the large number of Wis
itors expected. measures are being
10y W ~
sanitary conditioas Of Kioto. inciud-
ing widening Of tho streets and re-
construction Of hpt,l accommuda
ions The municipality VIII set an
example by building a large hotel 10
accommodate foreigners. The police
arrangements will also bc extended.
a military ball viii probably he
held In Tokio la connection with the
-
people are looking forward 60 the
November festivities, expecting that
they viii inaugurate an era OF good
business.
"a h doubtful that any foreign
countries VIII dispatch special ENJOYS
10 the coronation. since the accom-
modations Tor official guests al Kioto
Will be limited, but the representa-
ives OF the powers regularly accred-
tied To Japan will attend.
The emperor's popularity has re-
Gently been attested by some thirty
thousand poems written by his sub
1ccis and dedicated To his majesty
II was one ot the features II the
New Year celebration. the contest be-
ing regarded as n medium through
which the emperor might learn the
needs Of his people.
This is nov the competition waf
conducted. under the auspices of the
emperor himself: The poems were
sent to the department of household,
which first q. v to the disinfection of
the manuscripts. This p%recautiou
having been taken. the verses were
packed in bundles and passed on "a
tho poetry bureau. Recording ofh'
ciais made copies and had them
bound In three hundred volumes. each
volume containing n hundred
poems. The selection cdmmittce re-
Vowed this great stack OF books. and
selected two hundred OF the best ef-
forts, and these were again copied
for an edition de luxe. To make the
final selection most fair, the names
OF the composers were omitted. Aftcr
careful perusai Of the selected gems
the authors of the best verses were
Invited 20 read them IN the presence
OF his majesty ON Inc day Of the Inn
perlal poetry party.
After eight years work The biggest
dry dock In Japan has been completed
at the Maidxuru nnvai station OF the
western coast. The dock will accom-
mOdnte warships up TO $4,000 tons
displacement and will be an import
ant addition TO Japanese naval facil'
tiles.
"My child was burned terribly
about the face, neck and chest. ap'