14 MAY 1921, Page 2

The Crown Prince of Japan landed at Portsmouth on Sunday

and was accorded a State reception in London on Monday, when the King met him at Victoria Station and drove with him to Buckingham Palace. It is of interest to note that he is the first heir-apparent to the Japanese throne who has ever left his native country. It is significant that this long tradition

should have been set aside in our favour, so that the Crown Prince might visit Great Britain. The King, in proposing the health of his guest on Monday, recalled his own visit to Japan and the warm welcome given to him. He expressed gratitude to Japan for her loyal support in the war, and declared that " the friendly co-operation of our respective countries is one of the essential factors in the maintenance of the world's peace.'