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Show Gen. Hamilton's Japanese. Sir Ian Hamilton, in his book on ths H Russo-Japanese war. relates an amualnu H Incident in connection with his stay at H Tokio. where he was enchanted by the smiles of tiie "geishus." He met a worn.. i called the Hon Miss Sparrow, und asked an Interpreter to sa to hi r that hi would like to carry her off In a beautiful golden cage. The compliment did n..i please the woman She Milked, und soon went away Sir lau took some pains to ( BjBBBJ find out why, -.ud he eventually d.scov H ered that his speech had been translated BjBjBBBJ thus; "As you are a sparrow, I wish yo would stmt yourself up In ti bo.' West- 1 BBBBBBasssBflai |