The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-09
MOBILES AT KI0T0
Stop at Hotel Completely Re.
furnished for Coronation.
Cabinet Members Arrived: Dis
cusS Chinese Government.

Kioto, Japan, Nov. 9.-Most of the
diplomats and special envoys who
have arrived here to attend the coro-
nation ceremonies are quartered at the
Kioto hotel, which has been refur-
nished from cellar to roof. Every ar
ticle used was naanufa ctured under
the direction of the imperial public
household, constituting one of the
items of the $5,00O,OO0 budget pro-
vided to pay the expenses of the cor
onation.
Press representatives were enter
tanned at the hotel by Mayor Inouye
at a historic Japanese dinner. An
cient dances presented by geisha
girls took the guests back a thousand
years in the history of the empire.
The mayor paid tribute to the i'm
portant role the press has played in
promoting the progress of Japan and
like the mayors of american cities he
took advantage of the opportunity to
point out the Importance of Kioto
and the industrial advances it has
made.
Many of the Americans in the city
attended the celebration of the for
tieth anniversary of the Dioshisha
Christian college, which is supported
largely by the subscriptions of Ameri-
cans and which was founded by JOS
eph Nessima. who ran away from
Kioto and settled in Boston in 1868.
All the members of the cabinet are
in rehearsal for the coronation they
are considering the Chinese question.
They are said to believe that Presi-
dent Yuan Shi Kai is disposed to post
pone his enthronement as emperor for
a time even if he finds it impossible"
to check the monarchistal movement
The impression gained here is that
Japan regards the policies of the Chi
nese president as hostile to japanese
influence.
American Ship Arrives.
The United States cruiser Saratoga,
flagship of the Asiatie fleet, arrived at
Kobe today and gave the salute.
After official visits had been ex-
changed, Rear Admiral Albert j. Win
terhalter, Commander Jay H. Sypher,
his chief of staff, Commander Stan
ford Moses of the monitor Monterey,
and Captain Frederick J. Horne, naval
attache of the American embassy,
came to Kioto and called on the Amer
lean ambassador, George w. Guthrie.
American officials and civilians are
predominant among the guests at the
Kioto hotel, at which there is being
held a series of luncheOnS and dinners
American and other guests are greatly
impressed with the perfection of ar
rangementS for their comfort. The
decorations for the hotel under di-
rection of the imperial household was
carried out without regard to the cost.
Each suite is decorated magnificently
with Japanese screens of rich en-
broidered silks.
Emperor Gives Decorations.
Emperor Yoshihito, in commenora
ton of the coronation, bestowed dec
orations today on the ambassadors
and ministers to Japan with the ex-
ception of the American and Swiss
REPRESENTATIVES, who are prevented by
the laws OF their countries from ac-
cepting such decorations. In view of
this fact the emperor presented to
Hrs Guthrie a golden lacquer box.
Gifts for the emperor are being re-
ceived in great numbers. Emperor
Nicholas, of Russia, sent huge and
rare vase of pink jade from the Ural
mountains President Poincare, of
France sent Sevris vases.