The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-07
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( FOR H|ROH|TO.
Proclainting Him Crown Prince
WAS Made Occasion For Great
Patriotic Demonstration
ny The Associated Press)

! TOXIC, November with mystic
rite and conrtly pomp which recalled
the historic ceremonies attending the
cohsecr9tion Of the Emperor Yrshihito
laSt year, Hitohito, eldest son OF Yoshi.
httof was today formally installed ns
Crown Primes and heir 10 the throne.
Prince Hirohito was proclaimed heir
apparent in 1912, after Emperor Yoshi.
hito ascendCds the throne upon the
death of Emperor Mutsuhito. But the
formal celebration Of his installation
as Cfo%h Prince was reserved until N.
Hay, the fBifFiAa pdiRRivprsnrv Of tho
slmsfri eusD Mutshit toll uphohe death il
still lamehted bv millions of Japanese
subjects. On this date. also. the reign.
ing Emperor was proclaimed Crown
Prince. Furthermore this is the prime
OF the beautiful Japanese autumn, the
ideal season Of the year when the gorg
eous chrysanthPmum, the crest of the
Japanese Imperial house, is seen in all
its glory.
Religious Ceremony
The feature of the celebration TODAY
was the Shinto ceremony early in the
morning conducted at the sanctuary of
the "Kashikodokor0" or sacred mir
,ror. The Emperor, Crown Prince.
princes of the blood. ministers Of state
and. many other high dignitaries were
present in tho sacred hall Of the i'm.
perial pa1acc---and a religious service
was solem nized according to the Shinto
ritual, When the chief ritualist had
repeated a ShintO prayer, Emperor
foshlhIto read an address announcing
the .instalfmcnt Of Prince Hirohito, |
After this another ceremony was held
IN the state room of the palace, where |
the imperial family accepted congratn. !
lations from the officials of the court |
and government. Notable among the |
well .wishers, also were the ambassadors
and ministers of the powers Including
George w. Guthrie, the American am.
The Sacred Sword
On this occasion the Emperor con.
ferred upon the Crown Prince a sacred
sword called fTsubOkiri. no Tmrugi, -
which had been handed to the Emperor
by his imperial father at the time of
his own installation as Crown Prince
AT the same time the Crown Prince
was promoted to the rank of captain in
the army and lieutenant in the navy.
The Imperial banquet which was to
nave been given in the HomCi hall of
the, palace, the Emperor and Empress
partRklng of the feast with distin,
gmshed company including the diplo-
mauc corps, was postponed until the
twenty;nineth when the Emperor will
De back from the army mancuvres at
kukuoka.
The day was celebrated throuphouS
the Empire. The Toxic municipality
isslted an extraordinary meeting Of the
MY assembly, and sent congrGtula1ory
ADDRESS TO the Emperor and Crown
TTfncr. similar greeting were forward.
ID by both houses of the diet. Great
lrches decorated with chrysa hemums
we're VISIBLE, in front Of the imperial
'ance and the Crown Princes palace
WITH profuse electrical illumination At
liGht' National flags and beautiful
'aPer a9terns. were above all doors
wen the. most humble. The streets
we're gay with color. The tramwavs
we're festooned with the imperial fora
children Take Par
The mayor, alderman and officials of ,
he municipal board. as well as tbou.
shds or school children, were assem-.
led on the streets outside the imperial !
alace grounds and along iie streets
rom tine Crown Princes palace, and
rected with a mighty banzai the flu
ure Emperor as he was driven to and
rom the historic ceremonies.
Tonight the various civic cornoro.
IONS and guilds will hold lantern pro.
esslons, They will march to the i'm.
N Int