Show THE MIKADO'S BIRTHDAY The Tue Japanese of San Francisco celebrated royally royally royally roy roy- ally l last st Friday night the tho seventh fifty-seventh bh birthday of their mikado and the fourth forty year of of his reign They vere r right in doing so for under his reign eign his country has lIas undergone a more wonderful wonder- wonder fu ful ul transformation tio tion 1 than any other land n has s ir in the thc same same saine ti time since history wrote its first page We V g generally fix the date of Japanese adv advancement as beginning with the visit isit of Commodore Perry to Yokohama but nothing was done after that thal event except some little preparatory work until the present emperor ascended the throne S Since n e then the he work performed in that empire is the wonder of the tho world The reasons have be been m tl thi- thi threefold natural ability industry that never neer flags and the most magnificent patriotism ever ever exhibited by a nation lation since the beginning of time They have a aright aright right ight to celebrate the birthday of their mikado and the he s second cond birth of their nation |