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TIE MGlAo-JAPAEESEAWUAIWLE
S.;wNTHUSIATs C m BEFEEBNCES .
Melbourne; June 17.
Referencesto the AngtnglJapanese alliance
we?e' made a?t; a: dinier given .last night .y:
the. Constil-General "for 'Japan " 3 B;:.S:
Shimizu) in.hosiur .of the-visit of'Rear-Ad
Sniral C. Ohisaka, of the Japanese warships
Aso Yaid Soya.: In proposing- het, toeat of
the AngloJapanse. alliance, the " Consul
General for Japan: saidthat he hoped-that
-the alliancie would'. last for), over-(hear,
hear)--end.that.it would prove a corner
atone'in the'pteservation: and restoration-of
univerkal peace, ind tha -it:would prove
the foundation of. a .kultur" worthy -of the
name' (Loud applause.)
,The M)inister fr Defence ,(Senator Pearce)
said the- Alliance had many critics in both
nations; but they were silent nw. (Hear,
ear.): It had stood a double test. The
Japanese navy ii the PacifS' had. not only
done honour'to itself but had done a se?-ice
to. evilstidon. i (Cheers.).: The .Anglo-ap
aneso Alliance was -ot"being used for terri
toriald eipaneion, . cnquest, gagresion, or.
oppression, blit was being used to rid the'
world of a;anation i?hich'had- used its power
to iiimake such things a,national ideal, The
Aiglo-Jananese Alliance'should contiuoe, for
it-, was still doing good:work. , Australians
were proud to be associated with Japan in
an:alliance which was' doing sq much for
their. countries. (Applause.)
-Rear-Admiral Chismka, in the course of. a
speech, said:-As regards the hope you
have so well oexpressed for the contminuance
and the strengthening of the AngloJapamn
ese Alliance,-I know our-people eare at one.
andl I have no doubt whatever that the
people of the British Empire are all united
without exception.
4 The -Minister for External Affairs (Mr.
Mahon) said it was their duty' to divert to
Japan .some of the trade which former!y
went to Germany.
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