JAPAN: Rejoice/

" Rejoice!"

Prince Hirohito, eldest son of the Mikado, who has been acting as Regent since November 25, 1921, owing to his father's ill-health, will marry Princess Nagako Kuni in October.

The Japan Advertiser: "New court honors will be conferred and the ranks of many already honored will be raised in commemoration of the marriage of the Prince Regent and Princess Nagako Kuni. An Imperial order authorizing the distribution of honors has been issued by the Imperial Household Department. Investigation is now under way to determine those to whom such honors are...

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