Japanese Fleet Reviewed (1927)

Item title reads: “ Japanese Fleet Reviewed. Thousands make high holiday and teem to the great Harbour to see the new Emperor Hirohito.“ Yokohama, Japan M/S as a launch party arrives, and walks across an empty dockside to embark on a launch. Emperor Hirohito, must be one of the group. M/S of large boats with lots of people crammed in like sardines to watch the naval review from the water. Others sit on stands. Some eat and drink. One has a telescope. M/S from a ship with Japanese flags, as a gun is fired amid a cloud of smoke. Note: The man eating must have some sort of take away food, but it’s not clear what. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Gra