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Show IMPERIAL GIFT FORJOSPITAL Fifty Thousand Yen Subscribed Sub-scribed by Emperor Yoshi-hito Yoshi-hito to Episcopal Hospital at Tokio. Tokio, Japan. Nov 9 Emperor Yo-shihito Yo-shihito has given fifty thousand yen ($26,000), toward the foundation of St Luke's International hospital at Tokio. The hospital will be conducted con-ducted by the Episcopalian church mission represented by Dr Rudolph Teusler. The announcement of the imperial gift to the Christian Institution which is ithout precedent here, was made by Count Okuma. the Japanese premier pre-mier at a luncheon attended by lifty of the most prominent persons In To klo The British ambassador. Sir William Conyngham Greene, sent a letter and the American ambassador, George W. Guthrie, delivered a speech The substantial Imperial support 11 Is stated here assures the Buccess of the undertaking which will cost about $500,000 It Is planned to make the establishment establish-ment the most elaborate In the Far Fast and It will mark a distinct advance ad-vance In medical research work here Count Okuma In announcing the gift, said that the emperor was personally desirous of solidifying the Interuo.tioual understanding |