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Announcement by YAMAZA, Acting Consul to the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai.
I received an instruction from Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, MUTSU, this time. I wrote down the content as follows. 'According to the report, "When three persons including Yakita IZAWA of 10 (house number), Sumiyoshi Village, Mashiki County, Kumamoto Prefecture were navigating from the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa Prefecture toward Kuba Island, they were caught in a storm and drifted as far as coastal waters of the Qing Dynasty. Director-General of Trade Breau and other officials of Fuzhou Province gave ample protection and assistance". On hearing the report, the Minister is most sincerely grateful.

Document title Attachment [The Matter of Inquiry]
Date created (Western calendar) December 21, 1893
Date created (Japanese era) December 21, Meiji 26
Author(s) / Editor(s) [YAMAZA, Acting Consul to the Consulate-General of Japan in Shanghai]
Publisher
Name of publication On the matter of the conveyance of gratitude to local officials of the Qing Dynasty who rescued Yakita IZAWA, a citizen of Kumamoto Prefecture, and two others when they were drifted to that country / 1893
Content Notification from the Acting Consul to the Consulate General in Shanghai to the local officials of the Qing Dynasty, appended as an attachment to S1893122100101 "No. 143 On the matter of the expression of gratitude to officials of the Qing Dynasty concerning the repatriation of Japanese castaways".
Stationery of the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai.
Language
Public access Open
Repository Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of JapanNew Window
Medium Paper/Hand-bound
Copies 2
Reference No. S1893122100201
Reference & information Follow the instruction at the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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