Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
APANESE PRINCE
ARRIVES TONIGHT
Brother Of Emperor Hirohito
to Call at WHITE House To-
,morrow-Leaves Friday.

Prince Chichibu OH Japan. brother
of the Emperor HirGhito and second
son of the late monarch. is coming to
Washington tonight from New YORK.
where he arrived Yesterday from
London en- route homet
He will be accompanied here by
Tsuneo Matsudaira, the Sananese Am
ba ssador; j. Butler Wright, Assistant
Secretary of State, and Hugh wilson.
chief of the division of current In
formation in the state department,
who left Washington Monday night
to greet the prince on has ARRIVAL.
The hour Of their arrival ,at Union
Station was not known att the EN-
bassy early today.
President Coolidge will giant the
royal visitor Il private AUDIENCE at
the White House tomorrow AND FRI
day. Prince Chichibu, accompanied
by Mr.. Wilson, will leave for Chicago
on his way to San Francisco. There
he will take a steamer on JANUARY
by way of Honolulu. He rs ex-
pected to reach Toxic about January
20, and will be present at the funeral
of his father, the late emperor. which
will be held in early February.
Quit Oxford Studies.
Advised of his fathers serious gill
ness, the young prince hurriediy LETT
his studies of Magdalen College, OK
ford and sailed on the Majestic. I'm
route to New York, radio MESA ge
was received announcing the ems
peror's death.
owing to the Emperors recent
death, the visit of Prince Chichibu
to Washington will be devoid OF the
usual ceremonies attending such an
occa sion. other than his formal visit
to the White House. The main object
Of his visit to Washington was to
pay his respects to President Cool
idge.
The Prince will be met at Union
Station by the entire staff OF the
Japanese embassy. During his brief
stay here he will remain at the en-
bassy, on K street.
Members of the princes party in
clude Baron Hayashi. former ambas-
sador to London, who is acting as
his guardian; Count Mayeda and Col
Nakamura. Japanese army surgeon.
They accompanied him from London.
SetsuZo Sawada, counselor of the
Japanese embassy in Washington,
will join the party here and accom-
pany the Prince to San Francisco. Mr..
Sawada, was secretary of the suite Of
the PRINCE Regent of Japan. now
Emperor. on the latter's visit to Eu-
rope in 1921. The Prince will make
no other stop-overs en- route to San
Francisco, 1t was said at the en-
bassy. =
Rumors Are UncOnArmed.
Attaches at the embassy today re.
fused to make any comment regard
ing rumors current in Japan from
time to time to the effect that Prince
Chichibu and Miss Yoshko Mat
sudaira. daughter of the Japanese
Ambassador to the United States, are
engaged to he married Miss Mat.
sudaira is "a years old and is at
school in this country. Despite the
frequency of these reports. circulated
in Japanese newspapers, no confirma
ton has been forthcoming from the
| imperial household.
Prince Chichibu is democratic. a
diligent student and keen lover OF
sports. He is fond of base bali, tennis
and golf. At oxford he mingled free.
ly with other students and his studies
were devoted mainly TO perfecting his
knowledge of the English language
and comprised European history, eco
nomics and political science. A sne
cial instructor, Sir John Hanham. was
in charge of the princes studies while
at Oxford.
Prince Chichibu has been absent
from Japan since May. 1926 His full
name Is Yoshihito Chichibu. nomiya.