Page 1
The New Canadian
«
Vol. 2
Fishermen's
Unions Confer
WiHi Niseis
Voice Individual
Protest Against
™E second GENERATION
™
5
VANCOUVER, B. C
APRIL 1st 1939
B. C. NISEIS JOIN IN DRIVE FOR UNITY
Niseis Supper!
7°re ^absolute need for unity
Youth Congress
apanese Canadian Citizen's League
J C C L M0^
IN MANY CENTRES
among themXeO ^tatej^
Secretary, when interviewed. "That's
chapters. New Westminster leaders are lavino /^J5510^and Haney have re-organized
fied their desire to co-operate and Vancouver9Nr ' 31” P'ans' Ocean Falls have signiWe intend to continue our work of oroani-’Mi^'56'5
tak,n9 a more active part
support of all Niseis."
Sanitation, confident that we will receive the
In Mission last Friday night,
an eager and enthusiastic group
In an atmosphere of friend of second generation moved for
ly give-and-take and free dis re-organization, electing F.
Masao Hattori, president of the
cussion, representatives from Mission
Chapter of the J.C.C.L.
the Steveston, Sunbury and Others chosen for the executive
Vancouver Chapters of the were Toshiyuki Moriyama and
Japanese Canadian Citizens7 Fumiko Kunimoto, first and sec
ond vice-presidents, Mitsuo Hay
ashi.
Yanoshita, Roland
Jer, secretary of the Salmon Kudo, Takako
secretaries and Takashi
Hurse Seiners' Union, and re Shirakawa, treasurer.
presentatives from the Unit Mr. M. Kudo, principal of the
ed Fishermen's Union, Local local Japanese School and Mr. S
44 and the Pacific Coast Kunimoto, president of the Farm
ers’ Association were chosen hon
ishermen s Union to discuss orary members.
the recent cancellation of NEW WESTMINSTER, March!
Boat Puller's licences held by 31.—A movement has been begun
Japanese, at the Youth Coun for the purpose of re-organization
of the New Westminster Chapter
cil offices on March 30.
of the J.C.C.L.
CO-OPERATION
Leaders in this movement are
Mr. Miller gave us the reason
T. Nishiyama and H. Hasegawa
tor the change in the policy of They have contracted various
his group in endorsing the gov
Nisei groups in New Westminster
ernment cancellation of puller’s and are planning to call a meet
licences, the lack of co-operation
ing of representatives of these or- on the part of the Japanese with
ganizations in the near future to
other Canadian fishermen.
discuss this problem.
_ Mr. Hill, secretary of the P.C.
VANCOUVER, March 24.—At
•U., gave the same reason as
the final general meeting of the
that of Mr. Miller for the stand
Japanese
Basketball
League,
of his organization. Mr. Burgess
members endorsed the proposed
representing the West Coast U. affiliation with the J.C.C.L.
F.U., voiced similiar regret at the
By this step the present mem
lank of co-operation on the part
bership of the Vancouver Chap .
of the Japanese.
ter has been more than doubled.
T. Suzuki, of the Sunbury
The Nippon Rugby Club also
moved at a recent meeting for
See Union Page S
affiliation with the J.C.C.L.
CHAIRMAN
DR. K. SHIMO-TAKAHARA
CANCER UNIT
Pfiv f
Til ARI llUFh
Largest Group
Many Delegates
To Attend
In Haney, representatives of
strong- representation at the
the Haney Y.M.B.A., the Y.W
B.A.,
Y.M.A., the forthcoming- First Provincial
Whonnock Y.M.A. and the J.C. ^.outh Congress, to be held
S.L. met to discuss the
— re
organization of the local chap iu Canadian Memorial Hall,
ter of the J.C.C.L., March 16.
wnen many ques
these delegates pledged their tions oi common interest
to
support, to the J.C.C.L. and moved
youth will be
tor a general meeting at which
2. ,ocaI chaPter could be revived.
First concrete, arrangements for
*
*
the Congress were laid when reOn March 27, under the chair
pi esenta lives
irom
seventeen
manship of Doug Oike, these re Nisei societies in five different
presentatives and other Niseis met
met March 25, at
at the Japanese Hall to amend the callcentres,
of the National J.C.C.L.
the constitution and to elect a
Represented at the meeting
new executive.
were the Vancouver Youth Coun
• Tamotsu Mitani was chosen
cil, Japanese
Students
.
------- ’ Club,
president T of the- re-organized r
Gakuyukai, Fairview and HomCitizens League Chapter. Other
pa Y.M.B.A., Steveston and
officers elected were Doug Oike
Powell Y.P.S., Nippon Rugby
vice-president,
Yasuko
Kuma Club, Vancouver A.Y.P.A., Na
moto, recording secretary. Hisako tional J.C.C.L., and J.C.C.L.
Shin, corresponding secretary and
Chapters in Vancouver, Steve
genial Harry Nagai, treasurer.
ston, Sunbury, New Westmin
ster and Victoria.
COMMITTEES
The congress, which is expect
ed to draw some three or four
• N'Sel, i-e- second generation, hundred delegates from all VIC1
over
*erm adopted for the Province, will follow the Par
,ts compactness to signify Can- liamentary model this year.
adian °r American-born JapanSix committees will be formed
ese- Generally it includes those to consider youth problems un
who immigrated to North Am- der the following heads: (1) Social
Legislation; (2;) Technical Educa
very early age, or tion; (3) Informal Education; (4)
? ^° "' ”Ore °' less ac’ Natural Resources; (5) Canadian
' ™a.'“d to the customs of the Citizenship; and (6) Canadian
COuntry’ and use English as foreign Policy.
It is expected that Congress
the,r chief method of expression,
delegates will raise many ques
,Sse’’ *'e' ^'rst generation, in- tions of particular interest to
c,udes 3,1 those who immi- Niseis, such as the cancellation of
9rated to the Americas from boat-pullers’ licences, the dis
crimination against hotel workthe o,d country.
| ers embargo and boycott move
ments, minimum wage laws, a.nd
Keep up your courage, Niseis
the franchise.
GLOSSARY
'S 3 Japanese
ln Vancouver \ enca at a
‘■Public education on cancer
Plays the most important role in
our struggle against this dread
disease”, stated Dr. Shimo-Takahara, when interviewed regarding
Ce.Iebrating the third anniversary of its existence the the formation of the new JapanVictoria Chapter of the J.C.C.L. at its March meeting ese Unit, No. 59, of the Canadian
Society for the Control of Cancer.
swung into active preparation for the Third Annual Nisei
“Our unit already his 116
Confeience and announced the holding of an open poster members,
which makes it the
fiveT1’ a CCnS“S °f ?" 1OCal niSe'S’ and the appointment of largest in Vancouver”, continued
five honourary members.
the Doctor, “But we are anxious
COM M ITTEES
f---------------------- ——-________ _
to secure as many Nisei mem
Four committees were chosen i susM °^ a11 local niseis
Niseis was report
report- bers as possible, for it is up
to make detailed arrangements ed . by the committee of Sumie to them to take up this great
for the Conference to be held in Onishi, Haruo Kawasoe, and fight when we are gone.”
the Knights of Pythias Hall, May Toyoaki Takata. With the rec
,1.^ou can see h°w important
27-8. Finance and registration— ords on file, the membership this is by the fact that in 1938
Marion Yoneda and Hitoyuki loi; drive will be greatly facilitated.
cancer accounted for ten per cent F„iMnPTe T a teta fr°m the Steveston Japanese
Housing—Aiko Kondo and Taro
POSTER CONTEST
of the deaths among Japanese in OH
Chmch and t0 a stn-ring- appeal voiced by MJs Kav
Yoneda; Programme and Public
The programme committee an- B. C. In fact, the rate is actually
ly—Yaeko Henmi, Toshiko Hase-. nounced the holding of a poster
’ the Vancouver Presbytery of the United’Church at
greater, because statistics on the
SAAva, T. A oneda, Yukio Takahashi contest, open to all Niseis, irres
many victims returning to Japan a special meeting March 28, upheld
’
aiid Sam Okamoto. The Banquet pective of age. Suitable prizes will are unavailable”, he said.
a i esolution condemnmg the cancellation of fishing lice
and Social was left in the hands be awarded for the best posters
• ces held by Japanese
“
As
time
goes
on
the
import
of the social committee, Muss । submitted. The closing date for
Canadian fishermen.
Okamoto, Eichi Kondo and Toshi-1Sentries in April 30. Further in ance of cancer control will be
The Presbytery re-affirmed
yuki loi.
formation may be obtained from come more and more evident,
the position taken by the B. C 6a families who will be involved if
because
the
Isseis
are
reaching
Five prominent local citizens the Secretary, Miss Yaeko Henmi,
Conference of this Church’ in this proposed reduction is carried
have accepted positions as hon- 938 Caledonia Ave., Empress 6564. the age when they are most sus
May, 1938, viz: . . . that there out this year. We are intensely
ceptible to the disease.”
ourary members of the chapter,
should
be no discrimination be interested in this matter as the
Frank Otake and Toshiko Hase
Headed by Dr. Shimo-Takahara, cause of racial origin against
including His Worship Mayor gawa were appointed to translate
7lfare of many families
A. McGavin, Prof. E. S. Farr of tue constitution of the chapter j
pioneer
medical
doctor
among
V
a
.ke‘ ^’ther we would be
any persons having legal resi
“neSP
Victoria College, Rev. Y. Ogura into Japanese. Definite plans for
* *n
C., the able execu dence in Canada. Both in law indebted to the Minister if he
of the Japanese United Church, the Royal Visit celebration were tive consists of T. Kawata, secre and in the administration of would inform us of the principle
tary; j. Watanabe, treasurer; Dr government, equality of oppor involved in this continual reduc
William T. Straith, M.P., and deferred to a meeting, April 3.
Takahara and Mrs. B. Hisaoka^ tunity should prevail.”
Kosaburo Takahashi, president
tion of opportunity for these Jap
Feature of the social period was
delegates to the council; Dr. M.
anese
fishermen.”
of the Victoria Japanese As
They further stated that ‘Tn
the lighting of three candles on Uchida, Mrs. H. Hyodo, Mrs. K
sociation.
the Chapter’s birthday cake, the Shimo-Takahara, and Mr. Y. Uchi the immediate situation we ask
Admirable progress on the cen- handiwork of the president.
Patronize your
the Minister of Fisheries to con
da, executive members.
sider the serious plight of the
Wand Conference In May
Victoria J.C.C.L. Releases Plans
PASTORS SCORE LICENCE CUT
Steveston Girl Makes Stirring Appeal
New Canadian Advertisers
«
Vol. 2
Fishermen's
Unions Confer
WiHi Niseis
Voice Individual
Protest Against
™E second GENERATION
™
5
VANCOUVER, B. C
APRIL 1st 1939
B. C. NISEIS JOIN IN DRIVE FOR UNITY
Niseis Supper!
7°re ^absolute need for unity
Youth Congress
apanese Canadian Citizen's League
J C C L M0^
IN MANY CENTRES
among themXeO ^tatej^
Secretary, when interviewed. "That's
chapters. New Westminster leaders are lavino /^J5510^and Haney have re-organized
fied their desire to co-operate and Vancouver9Nr ' 31” P'ans' Ocean Falls have signiWe intend to continue our work of oroani-’Mi^'56'5
tak,n9 a more active part
support of all Niseis."
Sanitation, confident that we will receive the
In Mission last Friday night,
an eager and enthusiastic group
In an atmosphere of friend of second generation moved for
ly give-and-take and free dis re-organization, electing F.
Masao Hattori, president of the
cussion, representatives from Mission
Chapter of the J.C.C.L.
the Steveston, Sunbury and Others chosen for the executive
Vancouver Chapters of the were Toshiyuki Moriyama and
Japanese Canadian Citizens7 Fumiko Kunimoto, first and sec
ond vice-presidents, Mitsuo Hay
ashi.
Yanoshita, Roland
Jer, secretary of the Salmon Kudo, Takako
secretaries and Takashi
Hurse Seiners' Union, and re Shirakawa, treasurer.
presentatives from the Unit Mr. M. Kudo, principal of the
ed Fishermen's Union, Local local Japanese School and Mr. S
44 and the Pacific Coast Kunimoto, president of the Farm
ers’ Association were chosen hon
ishermen s Union to discuss orary members.
the recent cancellation of NEW WESTMINSTER, March!
Boat Puller's licences held by 31.—A movement has been begun
Japanese, at the Youth Coun for the purpose of re-organization
of the New Westminster Chapter
cil offices on March 30.
of the J.C.C.L.
CO-OPERATION
Leaders in this movement are
Mr. Miller gave us the reason
T. Nishiyama and H. Hasegawa
tor the change in the policy of They have contracted various
his group in endorsing the gov
Nisei groups in New Westminster
ernment cancellation of puller’s and are planning to call a meet
licences, the lack of co-operation
ing of representatives of these or- on the part of the Japanese with
ganizations in the near future to
other Canadian fishermen.
discuss this problem.
_ Mr. Hill, secretary of the P.C.
VANCOUVER, March 24.—At
•U., gave the same reason as
the final general meeting of the
that of Mr. Miller for the stand
Japanese
Basketball
League,
of his organization. Mr. Burgess
members endorsed the proposed
representing the West Coast U. affiliation with the J.C.C.L.
F.U., voiced similiar regret at the
By this step the present mem
lank of co-operation on the part
bership of the Vancouver Chap .
of the Japanese.
ter has been more than doubled.
T. Suzuki, of the Sunbury
The Nippon Rugby Club also
moved at a recent meeting for
See Union Page S
affiliation with the J.C.C.L.
CHAIRMAN
DR. K. SHIMO-TAKAHARA
CANCER UNIT
Pfiv f
Til ARI llUFh
Largest Group
Many Delegates
To Attend
In Haney, representatives of
strong- representation at the
the Haney Y.M.B.A., the Y.W
B.A.,
Y.M.A., the forthcoming- First Provincial
Whonnock Y.M.A. and the J.C. ^.outh Congress, to be held
S.L. met to discuss the
— re
organization of the local chap iu Canadian Memorial Hall,
ter of the J.C.C.L., March 16.
wnen many ques
these delegates pledged their tions oi common interest
to
support, to the J.C.C.L. and moved
youth will be
tor a general meeting at which
2. ,ocaI chaPter could be revived.
First concrete, arrangements for
*
*
the Congress were laid when reOn March 27, under the chair
pi esenta lives
irom
seventeen
manship of Doug Oike, these re Nisei societies in five different
presentatives and other Niseis met
met March 25, at
at the Japanese Hall to amend the callcentres,
of the National J.C.C.L.
the constitution and to elect a
Represented at the meeting
new executive.
were the Vancouver Youth Coun
• Tamotsu Mitani was chosen
cil, Japanese
Students
.
------- ’ Club,
president T of the- re-organized r
Gakuyukai, Fairview and HomCitizens League Chapter. Other
pa Y.M.B.A., Steveston and
officers elected were Doug Oike
Powell Y.P.S., Nippon Rugby
vice-president,
Yasuko
Kuma Club, Vancouver A.Y.P.A., Na
moto, recording secretary. Hisako tional J.C.C.L., and J.C.C.L.
Shin, corresponding secretary and
Chapters in Vancouver, Steve
genial Harry Nagai, treasurer.
ston, Sunbury, New Westmin
ster and Victoria.
COMMITTEES
The congress, which is expect
ed to draw some three or four
• N'Sel, i-e- second generation, hundred delegates from all VIC1
over
*erm adopted for the Province, will follow the Par
,ts compactness to signify Can- liamentary model this year.
adian °r American-born JapanSix committees will be formed
ese- Generally it includes those to consider youth problems un
who immigrated to North Am- der the following heads: (1) Social
Legislation; (2;) Technical Educa
very early age, or tion; (3) Informal Education; (4)
? ^° "' ”Ore °' less ac’ Natural Resources; (5) Canadian
' ™a.'“d to the customs of the Citizenship; and (6) Canadian
COuntry’ and use English as foreign Policy.
It is expected that Congress
the,r chief method of expression,
delegates will raise many ques
,Sse’’ *'e' ^'rst generation, in- tions of particular interest to
c,udes 3,1 those who immi- Niseis, such as the cancellation of
9rated to the Americas from boat-pullers’ licences, the dis
crimination against hotel workthe o,d country.
| ers embargo and boycott move
ments, minimum wage laws, a.nd
Keep up your courage, Niseis
the franchise.
GLOSSARY
'S 3 Japanese
ln Vancouver \ enca at a
‘■Public education on cancer
Plays the most important role in
our struggle against this dread
disease”, stated Dr. Shimo-Takahara, when interviewed regarding
Ce.Iebrating the third anniversary of its existence the the formation of the new JapanVictoria Chapter of the J.C.C.L. at its March meeting ese Unit, No. 59, of the Canadian
Society for the Control of Cancer.
swung into active preparation for the Third Annual Nisei
“Our unit already his 116
Confeience and announced the holding of an open poster members,
which makes it the
fiveT1’ a CCnS“S °f ?" 1OCal niSe'S’ and the appointment of largest in Vancouver”, continued
five honourary members.
the Doctor, “But we are anxious
COM M ITTEES
f---------------------- ——-________ _
to secure as many Nisei mem
Four committees were chosen i susM °^ a11 local niseis
Niseis was report
report- bers as possible, for it is up
to make detailed arrangements ed . by the committee of Sumie to them to take up this great
for the Conference to be held in Onishi, Haruo Kawasoe, and fight when we are gone.”
the Knights of Pythias Hall, May Toyoaki Takata. With the rec
,1.^ou can see h°w important
27-8. Finance and registration— ords on file, the membership this is by the fact that in 1938
Marion Yoneda and Hitoyuki loi; drive will be greatly facilitated.
cancer accounted for ten per cent F„iMnPTe T a teta fr°m the Steveston Japanese
Housing—Aiko Kondo and Taro
POSTER CONTEST
of the deaths among Japanese in OH
Chmch and t0 a stn-ring- appeal voiced by MJs Kav
Yoneda; Programme and Public
The programme committee an- B. C. In fact, the rate is actually
ly—Yaeko Henmi, Toshiko Hase-. nounced the holding of a poster
’ the Vancouver Presbytery of the United’Church at
greater, because statistics on the
SAAva, T. A oneda, Yukio Takahashi contest, open to all Niseis, irres
many victims returning to Japan a special meeting March 28, upheld
’
aiid Sam Okamoto. The Banquet pective of age. Suitable prizes will are unavailable”, he said.
a i esolution condemnmg the cancellation of fishing lice
and Social was left in the hands be awarded for the best posters
• ces held by Japanese
“
As
time
goes
on
the
import
of the social committee, Muss । submitted. The closing date for
Canadian fishermen.
Okamoto, Eichi Kondo and Toshi-1Sentries in April 30. Further in ance of cancer control will be
The Presbytery re-affirmed
yuki loi.
formation may be obtained from come more and more evident,
the position taken by the B. C 6a families who will be involved if
because
the
Isseis
are
reaching
Five prominent local citizens the Secretary, Miss Yaeko Henmi,
Conference of this Church’ in this proposed reduction is carried
have accepted positions as hon- 938 Caledonia Ave., Empress 6564. the age when they are most sus
May, 1938, viz: . . . that there out this year. We are intensely
ceptible to the disease.”
ourary members of the chapter,
should
be no discrimination be interested in this matter as the
Frank Otake and Toshiko Hase
Headed by Dr. Shimo-Takahara, cause of racial origin against
including His Worship Mayor gawa were appointed to translate
7lfare of many families
A. McGavin, Prof. E. S. Farr of tue constitution of the chapter j
pioneer
medical
doctor
among
V
a
.ke‘ ^’ther we would be
any persons having legal resi
“neSP
Victoria College, Rev. Y. Ogura into Japanese. Definite plans for
* *n
C., the able execu dence in Canada. Both in law indebted to the Minister if he
of the Japanese United Church, the Royal Visit celebration were tive consists of T. Kawata, secre and in the administration of would inform us of the principle
tary; j. Watanabe, treasurer; Dr government, equality of oppor involved in this continual reduc
William T. Straith, M.P., and deferred to a meeting, April 3.
Takahara and Mrs. B. Hisaoka^ tunity should prevail.”
Kosaburo Takahashi, president
tion of opportunity for these Jap
Feature of the social period was
delegates to the council; Dr. M.
anese
fishermen.”
of the Victoria Japanese As
They further stated that ‘Tn
the lighting of three candles on Uchida, Mrs. H. Hyodo, Mrs. K
sociation.
the Chapter’s birthday cake, the Shimo-Takahara, and Mr. Y. Uchi the immediate situation we ask
Admirable progress on the cen- handiwork of the president.
Patronize your
the Minister of Fisheries to con
da, executive members.
sider the serious plight of the
Wand Conference In May
Victoria J.C.C.L. Releases Plans
PASTORS SCORE LICENCE CUT
Steveston Girl Makes Stirring Appeal
New Canadian Advertisers
Page 2
THE NEW CANADIAN
THE NEW CANADIAN
Fl
The Vanguard of Nisei Opinion
j Dear Angela. I feel pretty blue
. to-day. Someone complained to
FROM THE OTTAWA JOURNAL
the
editor
about
my
column
on
j
THE NEW CANADIAN
the Niseis and the J.C.C.L. last! This is not a good time to say province.
Absence of their
Tel. TTUnity 1076
230 A lex an dei St. time and now the editor is fum anything that may seem to be names from the
provincial
appreciative of Japanese char voters’ list excludes them
ing mad.
from
editors
i On top of that my best friend is acter. The ruthless and unpro nomination as candidates for
I . Shinobu Higashi, I homes Kunito Shoyama. Kazuma Uyeno going away sometime this month? voked Japanese war on China has the Provincial Legislature, pre
to Dairen to take up a good pos*-!1 arousec a deep feeIinS of dislike vents them from voting in Fed
Toshimitsu Higashi, Ea
Washimoto
Tomoda i (11on.
I feel so low because 11111 lhls.ancl other English-speaking eral elections, from voting in a
(Sports), Minoru Yatabe.
ican't o a„ thing. If I get bitter A°lln^es ^° ^le hpanese; and we municipal election or holding a
something
of a Japanese
CONTRIBUTORS
about the Niseis'as in the last have
h
"
municipal office, from voting
Irone Uchida, Roland Kudo. Walter Ko
I get it in the neck but I problem in British Columbia.
for school trustees or being
Ka name Izumi, i
Mitsuo Sasaki, Geoi e Hamazaki. ;
Nevertheless, it is desirable elected as school trustees, and
Kobayashi, T. Suzuki still feel that they can do a lot
of good.
that the problem in British Co from doing jurors’ duty; also
Aitaciii. bred Nishi. Frank Y. Sato. K. Sano.
lumbia
should be viewed dispas from the professions of law and
Aiko Kondo,
Someday they might wake up,
Hynde. S. Nishikawa, Yoshio Terada. Amy
but i know it would be too late. sionately; and this can be done pharmacy.”
uva. Norah Fujita. Miyo Ishiwata.
They II find that their leaders by the aid of a book just publish
Also, by law of British Columbia
■°TAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS
will all be gone, they’ll find that ed, namely, “The Japanese Can
Walter Inouye
j() Seko
i they won’t be able to move at adians”, by Charles H. Young they are excluded from employ
Sam Ito
and Dr. Helen Y. Reid, under the ment in lumbering, from employ
BUSINESS MANAGER
ment by government contractors;
| I talked with Tommy for so auspices of the Canadian Insti
and partially from the fishing in
S. Maeba
pong. Mu remember Tommy? He tute of International Affairs.
dustry.
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
This book, in a word, sug
worked his way through College
IMMIGRATION
Ken Maeno
.
gests
that while additional Jap
and did a fairly good job of it.
But like a fool he got married! anese immigration into Canada
Further immigration of Japan
is wholly undesirable, the sec- ese into Canada is not desirable,
:
while
still
in
college.
I
remem-!
PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY AT THE
her the hard time he had of it.! ond-generation Japanese among i because they who come, or might
TAIYO PRINTING CO.. 230 ALEXANDER STREET
I But somehow he got through.
i us—the children born in Can | come, mostly men of adult vearA
lo.oRe9'fWCtl SS seco"d'cl-= matter at Ottawa, February 13
| In a way I don t blame him, for) ada of Japanese parents—are are set in their own ways and
19x9. under the Postal Regulations of Canada.
1 his v ife is the most charming I not being treated justly; that for their own nationality; they
| girl I ever knew, except you, of they can be good Canadians, and cannot contribute anythin?
of
;course, Angela. She has'spunk will be if they are treated just- value to this country except labor
30c. PER THREE MONTHS
(
which is not wanted; and their
(and she has ability, and I think
The total Japanese population influence tends to promote separa
sne’ll make Tommy yet someday.
But the thing about Tommy numbers about 23.000 by our last tism here between Canadians and
that first attracted me was his census return, namely 13.335 toe second-generation Japanese
fire. He was so full of the Nisei male; 9,170 female. Only 7.700 who can become good Canadians.
The thirty-third annual graduation exercises of
1 of these remain nominally Jap
But this further immigration
X ATTA A"0' a9ain f0Cuses Public attention on theW'oblemfe and their difficulties.
anese
citizens,
mostly
the
older
has
practically been stopped
the
He worked hard in every
much debated language question.
men.
Nearly
16,000
are
Brtiish
for many years now by the
way till he developed into one
subjects,
either
by
birth
or
natuof the outstanding leaders. But
gentlemans agreement”;
it
I TA Ax
hpanese Language School is or
is
lahzation. Many Japanese fought does little harm; and common
he
couldn
’
t
find
a
job
here
that
the hot-bed
of, what has
be sn crudely termed "Mikadoism"
j
-----give his whole talent in the Canadian army in the war, sense would seem to indicate
IS no longer the issue at stake. It is now a foregone con could
ample play. But he didn’t feel and there is a Japanese Returned that we in Canada should make
pS ^A r?9iS^ A educators that thX sZols bitter.
Just kept plugging Soldiers’ Association in Vancou the best we can of the people
ver with 140 members, an affili- ot Japanese ’stock-born in this
p oude only a fundamental knowledge of reading writina away at anything there was.
ate of the Great War Veterans’ country.
feAT ,0?
language and'fha
Then he got this offer which
of Canada, The JapVvhat Japan is doing in China
isle E.^
"
Canadian-born Japanese came like a bolt from the blue. Association
anese
Camp
and
Mill
Workers
’
Gosh, it hurt me to see him try
? not a nice thing; but neither
Union
..
mis a member of
--the Can is it a nice thing what Germany
to see his way clear.
;
then' the net accomPlishments of these schools I remember he was one of those adian Trades and Labor Congress. is doing to the Jews, or what the
. As to intelligence, the verdict Italians did
^S i y
cont,nL,ad°m in the face of their effects UDOniA berated the Nisei leaders, is
to Abyssinia—but
the Japanese children in none of us would dream, of blam
the health of the growing child?
upon college-trained and capable, for thethat
public schools show as well ing Canadians of German or Ital
going away to Japan for jobs. He
.
,ln, the sPan of some thirty odd years ■
as the average in school subjects ian stock for what has been going
some thousand
couklmt rudeistand how they
Nise.s have received their diplomas upon graduation
Rf I could
and are superior to the whites in on in the Old World. Neither
do a thing like that.
deportment, in attendance, in- should we
tins number few have been able to gain a livelihood An.?
maintain prejudice
But now he s in the same boat dustry and orderliness.
against
the
tions requiring a knowledge of both T
Japanese
Canadians.
and he is finding it tough to eat
tnglish and Japanese, his
HONESTY
-J own words. But I think that'
, / , for ?ne t0 expect employment because of
authors
As
to
honesty
he s more -worried, because his
,
the
authors
l Charles FI. Youn g one of the
a diploma trom the Japanese school is fallacious
wile, Franky, is going to have a the book find that the'idea,1 that
These schools were founded not to create able
~ “The
Tlie .1Japanese Can
baby soon.
Japanese are less honest and re authors of
adian is a McGill graduate who
buf rather to equip the Nisei
s°™
I talked to him about it. He liable than, for instance, the has been engaged for years in
was pretty well muddled. He Miinese, is not well founded. ‘Tn study of the foreign population of
pTr t C°mmunicat,on between himself and his
wanted to stay here in Canada their business dealings, where Western Canada; Dr. Helen Reid,
and work for the cause of the honesty is measured in dollars C.B.E., also a graduate of MpGill,
second gens.
could see how and cents, the Japanese enjoy an has done outstanding work in the
enviable reputation in some parts
hard it was for him.
of
British Columbia. More than field of social work in Canada.
But the baby coming cinched
They have spent years in in
and !le’s going- away. one bank manager stated that the
This decision
„
quiry into the subject of the
I could cry too, because I know Japanese were among the most
book; they supply all possible
a^dXgX
HS eVery day thou9hts that he won’t be happy where he i enable customers they had.”
information, in an absolutely
Beyond doubt, the great ma
goes. His heart will always be
impartial
manner, they offer no
jority of the second-generation
acre in Canada,
advice; but their book is con
3n I He told me that he couldn't face Japanese in British Columbia
clusive as to what the Journal
SOreiy those Canadians whom he had wjsh to be full-fledged Cana
thinks
as already stated, that
spoken to about the franchise dians. But they are not perwe in Canada are treating the
Jaoin mfr
b“Om'n9 b"d9es bcfw=en
question. He told me he couldn’t matted to become so.
Japanese Canadians unjustly;
are iexcluded from
took at a Nisei, without feeling
the fran>
d3 'S an emPV h°Pe' ’ f°nd deand
that Christianity, true Canchise. They have no vote.
a little sick inside of himself.
wh f7Ul“SKlS0"’e means can be established
Say the authors of “The Ja pan adianism and common sense call
I suppose it can’t be helped
fn f 7s AWF acquire the cultural backupon us to remove the injustice.
ose Canadians.
I
say
it
could
have
been
Incidentally, Dr. Helen Reid
fo“adrSa"d knowiedge of the country of their
"Exclusion of the great ma
lt?he first Sens haU kept
ranks
with Charlotte Whitton and
jority of the Japanese from the
i
n
reaIly Planned franchise in British Columbia Hon. Cairine Wilson as one of
their
this nmhHtrUSteeS 7 the local JaPan«e school must rrace;I JMldren. °r tlie future^
the three outstanding women of
is important because it involves
this Problem squarely in the near future.
Canada in public service; and if
..
,
. -Uid the Canadian people, too! not only denial of the right to nominations
One solution lies in th
। to the Dominion
vote In provincial elections but
acacfemv, open only to tbi> Af^
3 ^'Wln? short-sighted foolishness! also
Senate
were
based upon anything
exclusion from a whole
m
i
e
d/
regardless
of
race
U}
glve
a
a good
but
party
service,
Dr. Reid and
educahole ofjapln y *
V3St CU'tUra' and ar«stic store-' '“’"A"” the"
him.'
series of activities in the poli
Miss Whitton would be among
All that they’re doing is chas- tical and economic life of the the best possible.
away the best brains of the they are often made out to be.
M HSuJh afT institution will eliminate the
present
waste
Niseis.
Aftei all the morev sensi1
f
o Clio 1"
of effort in the education of those who a
h/h|fOr^he NiSe'S’ theM can’t when can we get married? I
re unable to keep
c 01. rhe N*seis can’t stand for be blamed too much, but they can t give you a home like the
up with the more talented
i ever the insulting attitude of should get together and en one that you’re working in now.
i some Canadians
mro
But I couldn’t bear to be nag
At the same time
The v
courage their leaders to stay
of
A
dy
.
may
ged all my life about my ability
ranged for those who need only a speak
C0Untry by ^PPorting to provide for you. Come to think
a speaking knowledge of
^nt to make their homes them
= Six;
the Japanese language, thereby lessen
want to live here as
drain on the vitality of growing children, mg the present
i human beings and not like ani- tlu>
of it,. I can understand Tommy’s
?1St the same decision better now.
wnii you and me'
qnals -rabbits or guinea pigs as
BUt I cauT disregard these tears
you with ail your foibies I love
But tha t come to my eyes. Bye I
Tl
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<
THE NEW CANADIAN
Fl
The Vanguard of Nisei Opinion
j Dear Angela. I feel pretty blue
. to-day. Someone complained to
FROM THE OTTAWA JOURNAL
the
editor
about
my
column
on
j
THE NEW CANADIAN
the Niseis and the J.C.C.L. last! This is not a good time to say province.
Absence of their
Tel. TTUnity 1076
230 A lex an dei St. time and now the editor is fum anything that may seem to be names from the
provincial
appreciative of Japanese char voters’ list excludes them
ing mad.
from
editors
i On top of that my best friend is acter. The ruthless and unpro nomination as candidates for
I . Shinobu Higashi, I homes Kunito Shoyama. Kazuma Uyeno going away sometime this month? voked Japanese war on China has the Provincial Legislature, pre
to Dairen to take up a good pos*-!1 arousec a deep feeIinS of dislike vents them from voting in Fed
Toshimitsu Higashi, Ea
Washimoto
Tomoda i (11on.
I feel so low because 11111 lhls.ancl other English-speaking eral elections, from voting in a
(Sports), Minoru Yatabe.
ican't o a„ thing. If I get bitter A°lln^es ^° ^le hpanese; and we municipal election or holding a
something
of a Japanese
CONTRIBUTORS
about the Niseis'as in the last have
h
"
municipal office, from voting
Irone Uchida, Roland Kudo. Walter Ko
I get it in the neck but I problem in British Columbia.
for school trustees or being
Ka name Izumi, i
Mitsuo Sasaki, Geoi e Hamazaki. ;
Nevertheless, it is desirable elected as school trustees, and
Kobayashi, T. Suzuki still feel that they can do a lot
of good.
that the problem in British Co from doing jurors’ duty; also
Aitaciii. bred Nishi. Frank Y. Sato. K. Sano.
lumbia
should be viewed dispas from the professions of law and
Aiko Kondo,
Someday they might wake up,
Hynde. S. Nishikawa, Yoshio Terada. Amy
but i know it would be too late. sionately; and this can be done pharmacy.”
uva. Norah Fujita. Miyo Ishiwata.
They II find that their leaders by the aid of a book just publish
Also, by law of British Columbia
■°TAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS
will all be gone, they’ll find that ed, namely, “The Japanese Can
Walter Inouye
j() Seko
i they won’t be able to move at adians”, by Charles H. Young they are excluded from employ
Sam Ito
and Dr. Helen Y. Reid, under the ment in lumbering, from employ
BUSINESS MANAGER
ment by government contractors;
| I talked with Tommy for so auspices of the Canadian Insti
and partially from the fishing in
S. Maeba
pong. Mu remember Tommy? He tute of International Affairs.
dustry.
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS
This book, in a word, sug
worked his way through College
IMMIGRATION
Ken Maeno
.
gests
that while additional Jap
and did a fairly good job of it.
But like a fool he got married! anese immigration into Canada
Further immigration of Japan
is wholly undesirable, the sec- ese into Canada is not desirable,
:
while
still
in
college.
I
remem-!
PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY AT THE
her the hard time he had of it.! ond-generation Japanese among i because they who come, or might
TAIYO PRINTING CO.. 230 ALEXANDER STREET
I But somehow he got through.
i us—the children born in Can | come, mostly men of adult vearA
lo.oRe9'fWCtl SS seco"d'cl-= matter at Ottawa, February 13
| In a way I don t blame him, for) ada of Japanese parents—are are set in their own ways and
19x9. under the Postal Regulations of Canada.
1 his v ife is the most charming I not being treated justly; that for their own nationality; they
| girl I ever knew, except you, of they can be good Canadians, and cannot contribute anythin?
of
;course, Angela. She has'spunk will be if they are treated just- value to this country except labor
30c. PER THREE MONTHS
(
which is not wanted; and their
(and she has ability, and I think
The total Japanese population influence tends to promote separa
sne’ll make Tommy yet someday.
But the thing about Tommy numbers about 23.000 by our last tism here between Canadians and
that first attracted me was his census return, namely 13.335 toe second-generation Japanese
fire. He was so full of the Nisei male; 9,170 female. Only 7.700 who can become good Canadians.
The thirty-third annual graduation exercises of
1 of these remain nominally Jap
But this further immigration
X ATTA A"0' a9ain f0Cuses Public attention on theW'oblemfe and their difficulties.
anese
citizens,
mostly
the
older
has
practically been stopped
the
He worked hard in every
much debated language question.
men.
Nearly
16,000
are
Brtiish
for many years now by the
way till he developed into one
subjects,
either
by
birth
or
natuof the outstanding leaders. But
gentlemans agreement”;
it
I TA Ax
hpanese Language School is or
is
lahzation. Many Japanese fought does little harm; and common
he
couldn
’
t
find
a
job
here
that
the hot-bed
of, what has
be sn crudely termed "Mikadoism"
j
-----give his whole talent in the Canadian army in the war, sense would seem to indicate
IS no longer the issue at stake. It is now a foregone con could
ample play. But he didn’t feel and there is a Japanese Returned that we in Canada should make
pS ^A r?9iS^ A educators that thX sZols bitter.
Just kept plugging Soldiers’ Association in Vancou the best we can of the people
ver with 140 members, an affili- ot Japanese ’stock-born in this
p oude only a fundamental knowledge of reading writina away at anything there was.
ate of the Great War Veterans’ country.
feAT ,0?
language and'fha
Then he got this offer which
of Canada, The JapVvhat Japan is doing in China
isle E.^
"
Canadian-born Japanese came like a bolt from the blue. Association
anese
Camp
and
Mill
Workers
’
Gosh, it hurt me to see him try
? not a nice thing; but neither
Union
..
mis a member of
--the Can is it a nice thing what Germany
to see his way clear.
;
then' the net accomPlishments of these schools I remember he was one of those adian Trades and Labor Congress. is doing to the Jews, or what the
. As to intelligence, the verdict Italians did
^S i y
cont,nL,ad°m in the face of their effects UDOniA berated the Nisei leaders, is
to Abyssinia—but
the Japanese children in none of us would dream, of blam
the health of the growing child?
upon college-trained and capable, for thethat
public schools show as well ing Canadians of German or Ital
going away to Japan for jobs. He
.
,ln, the sPan of some thirty odd years ■
as the average in school subjects ian stock for what has been going
some thousand
couklmt rudeistand how they
Nise.s have received their diplomas upon graduation
Rf I could
and are superior to the whites in on in the Old World. Neither
do a thing like that.
deportment, in attendance, in- should we
tins number few have been able to gain a livelihood An.?
maintain prejudice
But now he s in the same boat dustry and orderliness.
against
the
tions requiring a knowledge of both T
Japanese
Canadians.
and he is finding it tough to eat
tnglish and Japanese, his
HONESTY
-J own words. But I think that'
, / , for ?ne t0 expect employment because of
authors
As
to
honesty
he s more -worried, because his
,
the
authors
l Charles FI. Youn g one of the
a diploma trom the Japanese school is fallacious
wile, Franky, is going to have a the book find that the'idea,1 that
These schools were founded not to create able
~ “The
Tlie .1Japanese Can
baby soon.
Japanese are less honest and re authors of
adian is a McGill graduate who
buf rather to equip the Nisei
s°™
I talked to him about it. He liable than, for instance, the has been engaged for years in
was pretty well muddled. He Miinese, is not well founded. ‘Tn study of the foreign population of
pTr t C°mmunicat,on between himself and his
wanted to stay here in Canada their business dealings, where Western Canada; Dr. Helen Reid,
and work for the cause of the honesty is measured in dollars C.B.E., also a graduate of MpGill,
second gens.
could see how and cents, the Japanese enjoy an has done outstanding work in the
enviable reputation in some parts
hard it was for him.
of
British Columbia. More than field of social work in Canada.
But the baby coming cinched
They have spent years in in
and !le’s going- away. one bank manager stated that the
This decision
„
quiry into the subject of the
I could cry too, because I know Japanese were among the most
book; they supply all possible
a^dXgX
HS eVery day thou9hts that he won’t be happy where he i enable customers they had.”
information, in an absolutely
Beyond doubt, the great ma
goes. His heart will always be
impartial
manner, they offer no
jority of the second-generation
acre in Canada,
advice; but their book is con
3n I He told me that he couldn't face Japanese in British Columbia
clusive as to what the Journal
SOreiy those Canadians whom he had wjsh to be full-fledged Cana
thinks
as already stated, that
spoken to about the franchise dians. But they are not perwe in Canada are treating the
Jaoin mfr
b“Om'n9 b"d9es bcfw=en
question. He told me he couldn’t matted to become so.
Japanese Canadians unjustly;
are iexcluded from
took at a Nisei, without feeling
the fran>
d3 'S an emPV h°Pe' ’ f°nd deand
that Christianity, true Canchise. They have no vote.
a little sick inside of himself.
wh f7Ul“SKlS0"’e means can be established
Say the authors of “The Ja pan adianism and common sense call
I suppose it can’t be helped
fn f 7s AWF acquire the cultural backupon us to remove the injustice.
ose Canadians.
I
say
it
could
have
been
Incidentally, Dr. Helen Reid
fo“adrSa"d knowiedge of the country of their
"Exclusion of the great ma
lt?he first Sens haU kept
ranks
with Charlotte Whitton and
jority of the Japanese from the
i
n
reaIly Planned franchise in British Columbia Hon. Cairine Wilson as one of
their
this nmhHtrUSteeS 7 the local JaPan«e school must rrace;I JMldren. °r tlie future^
the three outstanding women of
is important because it involves
this Problem squarely in the near future.
Canada in public service; and if
..
,
. -Uid the Canadian people, too! not only denial of the right to nominations
One solution lies in th
। to the Dominion
vote In provincial elections but
acacfemv, open only to tbi> Af^
3 ^'Wln? short-sighted foolishness! also
Senate
were
based upon anything
exclusion from a whole
m
i
e
d/
regardless
of
race
U}
glve
a
a good
but
party
service,
Dr. Reid and
educahole ofjapln y *
V3St CU'tUra' and ar«stic store-' '“’"A"” the"
him.'
series of activities in the poli
Miss Whitton would be among
All that they’re doing is chas- tical and economic life of the the best possible.
away the best brains of the they are often made out to be.
M HSuJh afT institution will eliminate the
present
waste
Niseis.
Aftei all the morev sensi1
f
o Clio 1"
of effort in the education of those who a
h/h|fOr^he NiSe'S’ theM can’t when can we get married? I
re unable to keep
c 01. rhe N*seis can’t stand for be blamed too much, but they can t give you a home like the
up with the more talented
i ever the insulting attitude of should get together and en one that you’re working in now.
i some Canadians
mro
But I couldn’t bear to be nag
At the same time
The v
courage their leaders to stay
of
A
dy
.
may
ged all my life about my ability
ranged for those who need only a speak
C0Untry by ^PPorting to provide for you. Come to think
a speaking knowledge of
^nt to make their homes them
= Six;
the Japanese language, thereby lessen
want to live here as
drain on the vitality of growing children, mg the present
i human beings and not like ani- tlu>
of it,. I can understand Tommy’s
?1St the same decision better now.
wnii you and me'
qnals -rabbits or guinea pigs as
BUt I cauT disregard these tears
you with ail your foibies I love
But tha t come to my eyes. Bye I
Tl
A
<
Page 3
THE NEW CANADIAN
FOLK FESTIVAL
Lower Fraser Niseis
Super-Style Dress Designer
Nisei Sketch No. 7
Many Centres To Co-operate
throughout the Lower Mainland will t
hi the civic reception for King Geor
of her profe
an
wd
I V cMmiiistei. May M. on the return trip across Canada
|
Representatives from organizaI uons in Mission. Maple RidgeJ
I Sun bury, Richmond. New West-!
। minster, Strawberry Hill, Surrey. I
। and other Valley points will meei'
। April 1. in the New Westminster 1
Japanese Language School to I
consider plans.
i
The meeting has been called b.v I
the Sunbury Chapter
—
■
of the i
and President Hideo |
,
lOnotera and Social Committee1
Chairman, Yoshiaki Sato have ex-|
pressed confidence in the fullest'
support for the venture.
MRS. JOHN T. McCAY
4s the president of the Van
couver tolk Festival Society, Mrs.
McCay is assisting in the forma
tion of an International Choir,
which begins rehearsals next Tues
day under the direction of Luther
Roberts, Mus. Bach. The Choir
will participate in the Folk Festi
val to be held this year from Oct
ober 1-8.
On April 20, the Society will
hold its grand annual dinner and
dance in the Hotel Vancouver.
Keep up your courage, Niseis
DRESS
DESIGNER
i
6m h is the story of Yoshiko Suzuki
I
gra,'m,i"e fre»>
;
J
' 'll‘' *H me ana meielj while a wav mv time 1
III.Ms"'
So 1 decided io take up dressmaking onh id
had set my neart for a long time.”
‘°,’WnK 1,art
l,cr twelv«
in business, she
T
“>Dnula of hard work and determination has never
tailed her. even in the most trving times
, M F"St She had t0 overc°me the objections of her mother For
a Niset country girl to start a business on her own was a thing
Th' i MMU "° Sir' in hCr Pr°Per “"SeS Sh0Uld a“e'"P‘
S01G1 MM
AT1' SWti"S
her ln"le • '
iiieso were
,
e determination and resourcefulness With the
a.d ^her s.ster she opened up a Slnan sh0„ l!n Hastings MM
A len later the "Twin Sister Dressmaking Shop" niil'-rew its
A’lMltTmu"'6'"^ thG d“'M1“,S "f ih^Mual customers
"-holesale firms, larger Premises
llci woik itself is lascinating. ‘‘Designing the new season's
’A 18 TIMne tWe^nt from mere work, you know. yonA «1creating sometlimg new. When you sell your dresses to
sioies you just have to be ahead of the time in styles True you
Tf
rely 011 ‘“shion magazines for most of your ideas, bill (o
Westminster
Inter-District
Social Enjoyed
<>U X0Ur
”d
haVe “ EISC,l!'
is
bnt A '"Y1’"1’ dressmaking spells bread-and-butter to Miss Suzuki
'uwtii r ‘W’5 “A 16 da)’ "llW1 1’crllaps sll“ wi“ he acclaimed as
anothci bchiaparelli, a real creator.
hrom tune to time she makes a short trip over across the bor0 bUy inatenai for her desses, always on the lookout for new
Over a hundred delegates from
Lower Fraser Valley points at
tended tl;e first event of its kind,
a grand
inter-district social
sponsored by the New Westmin
ster WM.B.A. and Y.W.B.A. ini
the Buddhist Hall, Sunday, March
YOSHIKO SUZUKI
“nSM ^
°f PfaiSe f°r the Nisei 9irls in her employment.
On the whole they are very clever with their fingers. Not only
are they dexterous but they use their imaginations. They seem to
anJcSf ^.V rfU' detai,S’ ' C°U,dn,t h°pe f°r ™re -mp.tent
Buddhist
Teachers
Hold Meeting
She points with pride to her right-hand girl, Miss Namiko
^)ne 01 the Nisei gids whom she has trained herself
SPEAKERS
Aamiko here tills the position of a cutter. While I am away on busi1 he first part of the meeting
ne.ss'.1 1S 31e that looks after the place. 1 depend quite a bit on her
efficiency and careful workmanship.”
comprised a series of greetings
and welcome speeches, with
Naturally, Miss Suzuki meets stiff competition on all sides.
MPAI^ msg.
Koichi Fujiwara in the chair.
I am glad that I can say with a clear conscience that no sweatRev. S. Ikuta ave the principally *. f. ...
shop labor conditions exist in my concern. Of course, it’s difficult
address, in which
to pay the statutory minimum wages, meet creditors, cover over
:h he stressed the $•
necessity
for
unity
within
the
head
expenses and then compete with larger and richer firms but
Regular sailings Passenger
ranks of the Nisei.
I ve been able to manage it pretty well.
& Freight to & from the
Also speaking for the afternoon
“As a rule, my buyers have been fair in their dealings with me.
By Takeo Hishizaki
Orient.
were M., Ujihara, Surrey; H.
But I have found that anti-Japanese feeling is strong in the small
For Pates and full Information Takahashi, Richmond; Y. Hase To the Marpole Buddhist Hall establishments whose proprietors don’t get around much.”
gawa, New Westminster Budd converged members of the CanThe present war-scare in Europe, as with .business generally
Apply.... .............................. hist Church; and Rinzo Miyamoto ada Buddhist Sunday School
has affected her trade adversely. But her optimism and her will to
Teachers’ Federation for their succeed have seen her through trying times. If she managed to
and Honey Nishijima.
T. Oda led the social part of annual convocation on March, 19. pull through the great depression of a few years ago, she sees
Opening the meeting was the no reason why she cannot do the same now.
the meeting, refreshments be
ing served by the local Y.W.B.A. address of T. Nishizaki. With
GENERAL AGENT
“People have been asking me how I have kept
Tadokoro of Marpole appoint- years, when once I had been rather plump,” she slim all these
Also present at the meeting
SEY 7929,
says jokingly.
to take the chair and M. Nishi “Hard work and worries turned the trick.” Perhaps some
were the Surrey Japanese Girls ed
girls may
of
Steveston,
secretary,
the want to try out her statement one of these days.
Club, led by Mrs. W. E. Carbutt,
WHEN ORDERING YOUR TOILET TISSUE
members of the Sunbury J.C.C L gathering swung into a full busi“Super-Style’”—May those buying an article of dresswear
and National J.C.C.L.
' ’ ’ ness session. Various speakers bearing this trade-mark pause to think of the story of an obscure
ALWAYS SPECIFY
occupied the floor with their pros
Nisei girl who, undaunted, has progressed along the road of success,
and cons in a discussion that
The Powell C.G.I.T. will hold a dealt with matters of vital im- in the future, may her courage and enterprise lift her to the
heights of a Schiaparelli, of a Molyneux or of an Adrian.
luncheon at the Hudson’s Bay on portance to the Federation.
IT IS SOFT. SANITARY & SOLUBLE
ELECTIONS
Saturday, April 15, at 12.30 p.m. A
In
the
ensuing
election, the fol
cordial invitation is extended to any
lowing were chosen for the execu
one interested in the work of the
tive positions: Shoichiro Nishi
Canadian Girls tn Training. Tickets kawa, president; Yukihisa Tanaka
ancouver G
are 35c, ad may be obtained from and Kaoru Miyagawa, vice-presi
Club members.
dents; Takeo Nishizaki, secre
GRAND ANNUAL DINNER AND DANCE
tary; Aoshiye Suyama, treasurer;
Motomaru Iwata and Masao Horii,
HOTEL VANCOUVER
THURSDAY APRIL 20TH
auditors.
To the positions of councillors
saes
were elected Minoru Nishi, Chi
zuko Nishi, Jitsuye Wakita, Toshio
Optometrist
Nishikawa, _ Hisaye
Takenaka,
Kazuye ranizawa^Kazuo Shimizu,
Fusako
Mori, Chieko Nishizaki,’
377 Powell St
Sey. 1185
George Nagura, Hitoshi Nekoda,
PUBLIC LIABILITY
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FIRE
*
®
Masako Tanaka, Ichiro Nishimura,
:w
PLATE GLASS
AUTOMOBILE
Shigeko Miike, Ayako Fujioka,
A
ALL
RISK
FLOATERS
Hatsu Arinobu, Yasuko Kunav ACCIDENT
moto,
Tamiye
Mishima.
Koichi
GUARANTEE (Bonds) @ SICKNESS
FF
FF
Fujiwara, Fusayo Harada. Masako
BURGLARY (all risks) @ MARINE
Fujiwara.
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Seventy members attended
We will gladly give you expert advice regarding any
the post-election banquet at
Developing,
ria
which F. Hamaguchi of SteveInsurance Problem
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of Ceremonies.
Props: Sam Ito - Walter Inouye
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT CASES
The Federation now boasts of
159 Powell Street
.
415
Powell
Street
Vancouver, B. C.
Vancouver, B. C.
an increased enrollment of fiftyPHONE HIGHLAND 2571
two members.
NlSmkaWa
Federation Head
B.W.GREER&SONITD
SOVEREIGN
SMITH, MWSM &
WRIGHT 00, LTD.
HAJIME SUZUKI
Tanaka Insurance Agency
FOLK FESTIVAL
Lower Fraser Niseis
Super-Style Dress Designer
Nisei Sketch No. 7
Many Centres To Co-operate
throughout the Lower Mainland will t
hi the civic reception for King Geor
of her profe
an
wd
I V cMmiiistei. May M. on the return trip across Canada
|
Representatives from organizaI uons in Mission. Maple RidgeJ
I Sun bury, Richmond. New West-!
। minster, Strawberry Hill, Surrey. I
। and other Valley points will meei'
। April 1. in the New Westminster 1
Japanese Language School to I
consider plans.
i
The meeting has been called b.v I
the Sunbury Chapter
—
■
of the i
and President Hideo |
,
lOnotera and Social Committee1
Chairman, Yoshiaki Sato have ex-|
pressed confidence in the fullest'
support for the venture.
MRS. JOHN T. McCAY
4s the president of the Van
couver tolk Festival Society, Mrs.
McCay is assisting in the forma
tion of an International Choir,
which begins rehearsals next Tues
day under the direction of Luther
Roberts, Mus. Bach. The Choir
will participate in the Folk Festi
val to be held this year from Oct
ober 1-8.
On April 20, the Society will
hold its grand annual dinner and
dance in the Hotel Vancouver.
Keep up your courage, Niseis
DRESS
DESIGNER
i
6m h is the story of Yoshiko Suzuki
I
gra,'m,i"e fre»>
;
J
' 'll‘' *H me ana meielj while a wav mv time 1
III.Ms"'
So 1 decided io take up dressmaking onh id
had set my neart for a long time.”
‘°,’WnK 1,art
l,cr twelv«
in business, she
T
“>Dnula of hard work and determination has never
tailed her. even in the most trving times
, M F"St She had t0 overc°me the objections of her mother For
a Niset country girl to start a business on her own was a thing
Th' i MMU "° Sir' in hCr Pr°Per “"SeS Sh0Uld a“e'"P‘
S01G1 MM
AT1' SWti"S
her ln"le • '
iiieso were
,
e determination and resourcefulness With the
a.d ^her s.ster she opened up a Slnan sh0„ l!n Hastings MM
A len later the "Twin Sister Dressmaking Shop" niil'-rew its
A’lMltTmu"'6'"^ thG d“'M1“,S "f ih^Mual customers
"-holesale firms, larger Premises
llci woik itself is lascinating. ‘‘Designing the new season's
’A 18 TIMne tWe^nt from mere work, you know. yonA «1creating sometlimg new. When you sell your dresses to
sioies you just have to be ahead of the time in styles True you
Tf
rely 011 ‘“shion magazines for most of your ideas, bill (o
Westminster
Inter-District
Social Enjoyed
<>U X0Ur
”d
haVe “ EISC,l!'
is
bnt A '"Y1’"1’ dressmaking spells bread-and-butter to Miss Suzuki
'uwtii r ‘W’5 “A 16 da)’ "llW1 1’crllaps sll“ wi“ he acclaimed as
anothci bchiaparelli, a real creator.
hrom tune to time she makes a short trip over across the bor0 bUy inatenai for her desses, always on the lookout for new
Over a hundred delegates from
Lower Fraser Valley points at
tended tl;e first event of its kind,
a grand
inter-district social
sponsored by the New Westmin
ster WM.B.A. and Y.W.B.A. ini
the Buddhist Hall, Sunday, March
YOSHIKO SUZUKI
“nSM ^
°f PfaiSe f°r the Nisei 9irls in her employment.
On the whole they are very clever with their fingers. Not only
are they dexterous but they use their imaginations. They seem to
anJcSf ^.V rfU' detai,S’ ' C°U,dn,t h°pe f°r ™re -mp.tent
Buddhist
Teachers
Hold Meeting
She points with pride to her right-hand girl, Miss Namiko
^)ne 01 the Nisei gids whom she has trained herself
SPEAKERS
Aamiko here tills the position of a cutter. While I am away on busi1 he first part of the meeting
ne.ss'.1 1S 31e that looks after the place. 1 depend quite a bit on her
efficiency and careful workmanship.”
comprised a series of greetings
and welcome speeches, with
Naturally, Miss Suzuki meets stiff competition on all sides.
MPAI^ msg.
Koichi Fujiwara in the chair.
I am glad that I can say with a clear conscience that no sweatRev. S. Ikuta ave the principally *. f. ...
shop labor conditions exist in my concern. Of course, it’s difficult
address, in which
to pay the statutory minimum wages, meet creditors, cover over
:h he stressed the $•
necessity
for
unity
within
the
head
expenses and then compete with larger and richer firms but
Regular sailings Passenger
ranks of the Nisei.
I ve been able to manage it pretty well.
& Freight to & from the
Also speaking for the afternoon
“As a rule, my buyers have been fair in their dealings with me.
By Takeo Hishizaki
Orient.
were M., Ujihara, Surrey; H.
But I have found that anti-Japanese feeling is strong in the small
For Pates and full Information Takahashi, Richmond; Y. Hase To the Marpole Buddhist Hall establishments whose proprietors don’t get around much.”
gawa, New Westminster Budd converged members of the CanThe present war-scare in Europe, as with .business generally
Apply.... .............................. hist Church; and Rinzo Miyamoto ada Buddhist Sunday School
has affected her trade adversely. But her optimism and her will to
Teachers’ Federation for their succeed have seen her through trying times. If she managed to
and Honey Nishijima.
T. Oda led the social part of annual convocation on March, 19. pull through the great depression of a few years ago, she sees
Opening the meeting was the no reason why she cannot do the same now.
the meeting, refreshments be
ing served by the local Y.W.B.A. address of T. Nishizaki. With
GENERAL AGENT
“People have been asking me how I have kept
Tadokoro of Marpole appoint- years, when once I had been rather plump,” she slim all these
Also present at the meeting
SEY 7929,
says jokingly.
to take the chair and M. Nishi “Hard work and worries turned the trick.” Perhaps some
were the Surrey Japanese Girls ed
girls may
of
Steveston,
secretary,
the want to try out her statement one of these days.
Club, led by Mrs. W. E. Carbutt,
WHEN ORDERING YOUR TOILET TISSUE
members of the Sunbury J.C.C L gathering swung into a full busi“Super-Style’”—May those buying an article of dresswear
and National J.C.C.L.
' ’ ’ ness session. Various speakers bearing this trade-mark pause to think of the story of an obscure
ALWAYS SPECIFY
occupied the floor with their pros
Nisei girl who, undaunted, has progressed along the road of success,
and cons in a discussion that
The Powell C.G.I.T. will hold a dealt with matters of vital im- in the future, may her courage and enterprise lift her to the
heights of a Schiaparelli, of a Molyneux or of an Adrian.
luncheon at the Hudson’s Bay on portance to the Federation.
IT IS SOFT. SANITARY & SOLUBLE
ELECTIONS
Saturday, April 15, at 12.30 p.m. A
In
the
ensuing
election, the fol
cordial invitation is extended to any
lowing were chosen for the execu
one interested in the work of the
tive positions: Shoichiro Nishi
Canadian Girls tn Training. Tickets kawa, president; Yukihisa Tanaka
ancouver G
are 35c, ad may be obtained from and Kaoru Miyagawa, vice-presi
Club members.
dents; Takeo Nishizaki, secre
GRAND ANNUAL DINNER AND DANCE
tary; Aoshiye Suyama, treasurer;
Motomaru Iwata and Masao Horii,
HOTEL VANCOUVER
THURSDAY APRIL 20TH
auditors.
To the positions of councillors
saes
were elected Minoru Nishi, Chi
zuko Nishi, Jitsuye Wakita, Toshio
Optometrist
Nishikawa, _ Hisaye
Takenaka,
Kazuye ranizawa^Kazuo Shimizu,
Fusako
Mori, Chieko Nishizaki,’
377 Powell St
Sey. 1185
George Nagura, Hitoshi Nekoda,
PUBLIC LIABILITY
®
FIRE
*
®
Masako Tanaka, Ichiro Nishimura,
:w
PLATE GLASS
AUTOMOBILE
Shigeko Miike, Ayako Fujioka,
A
ALL
RISK
FLOATERS
Hatsu Arinobu, Yasuko Kunav ACCIDENT
moto,
Tamiye
Mishima.
Koichi
GUARANTEE (Bonds) @ SICKNESS
FF
FF
Fujiwara, Fusayo Harada. Masako
BURGLARY (all risks) @ MARINE
Fujiwara.
® INLAND TRANSPORTATION
® LIFE
।
Seventy members attended
We will gladly give you expert advice regarding any
the post-election banquet at
Developing,
ria
which F. Hamaguchi of SteveInsurance Problem
Printing
£1001110
ston ably presided as Master
WE SPECIALIZE IN
of Ceremonies.
Props: Sam Ito - Walter Inouye
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT CASES
The Federation now boasts of
159 Powell Street
.
415
Powell
Street
Vancouver, B. C.
Vancouver, B. C.
an increased enrollment of fiftyPHONE HIGHLAND 2571
two members.
NlSmkaWa
Federation Head
B.W.GREER&SONITD
SOVEREIGN
SMITH, MWSM &
WRIGHT 00, LTD.
HAJIME SUZUKI
Tanaka Insurance Agency
Page 4
THE NEW CANADIAN
NISEI
NEWS
FROM
HER
E
AND
THERE
IN
B.
(
Capital City Chatter \
By IONI GOSSIPPE
Rainy City Citings
s
Steveston Static
Well, here I am again you lucky
(•) iCadeis. Sam Okamoto has
agteed to do all the general reporting for Victoria, leaving me I
tree to gossip to my heart’s content. (I could have hugged him
but you know how others may
take it . . . poor me and my noble
intentions . . .)
+ * *
The cutest sight seen here in
many a moon—-a certain young
man washing dishes at a recent
social.
in every
even to a dainty, pale blue apron
. . . Saburo Takahashi, I’m
.’Ou 11 have some keen competi
tion hero now.
By TAD HYODO
By FRED NISHI
During the past winter we had
The "Hondo” on Friday, Mart
lost some of our well earned repu 16 was the scene of the Stevetation as being an extremely ■tournament sponsored by the
“wet” spot.
ston Closed Mixed Badmim
However, thanks to the recent ^-B-A Amid riotous rooting
efforts of Old Alan Pluvius. we team composed of popular Teruo
are again enjoying the distinction Nakatsu and petite Yaeko Nishi
of abounding in “Celestial” mois hit championship form to gain th
ture.
much coveted trophy. The los
*
*
ing
team of Mam Nishi and Eiko
.■'A
Ocean Falls Japanese Canadian Nishimura made repeated gallant
Club held its third monthly meet bids but their rallies just fell
t
ing on Sunday, March 12/at the short of the mark.
Japanese
school hall.
......... ....
Equally successful and nervP.
Highlight of the evening was a tingling was the Steveston Y Al
“Do we know that old boy, Gert?
He
seems
to
be
wavin
leafed
discussion concerning an HA. and Y.W.B.A. Ping-Pong
^
1J:
^
ar us.”—Humorist.
affiliation with the J. c. C. L tournament held at the same
Toyo Takata, your deductions
Although all the members real place Sunday, M/arch 26. To ac
as to the identity of yours truly
ized the need for Nisei unity and commodate the large number of
was nearly perfect but. ali. the
the benefits deriving from such contestants, the tournament con
answer lar from correct.
Try
an
affiliation, t h e majority sisted of an A and B division for
By WILL I. TELLEM
again, old man, and better luck
By CHIU2O ADACHI
deemed
it advisable first of all to men and a C division for girls.
next time.
At a High School concert on
Presenting
f
°r
the
first
time
become
familiar
with the policies By virtue of LisJ win over K.
*
*
*
Thursday. March 16. on behalf of °n
corresnondpnt • °1 the Na
National
Exponfi^ and K
„ . this page our correspondent
tional Executive
Kawano in the finals, S. Nakata
Mr. Kazmi of Chemainus. re twelve Japanese parents Mr. M.
_om Bloedei near Seymour Nar- lus prevent any later misunder- was crowned champion of the A
garding that certain young lady in Kudo made a presentation Of
rows, where the tide rips enter standmgs.
— division. K. Nakata disposed 01 |
this way, a firm
blue . . . ifs against the regula set of "The World Book” to the at the head of Menzies Bay with foundation In
for
,
,, .
future harmonyy l anaka to. cop honours in the
tions to publish the answer’ but Mission Junior and Senior High a fierce song of defiance.
would be assured.
^.division. Yaeko Nishi
you may have the same if you’ll School Library. The audience
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ed the field of girl contestants,
send a stamped self-addressed en heartily applauded the generous
Realizing
Realizing the vital necessity of cided to forwa^MetteHo
ousting Eiko Nishimura in the
velope. By the wav
this act of (be JaPanese parents.
a playground of their own, the ’ National Executive express Z final match,
m each division, '
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7/
V31^ KA and handsome
To the
i <
Fyoung men
®oeciei agreed to willingness to
'
$ lunners-up were also awarded
H bed care for anything in
, .
,
co-operate and a
10 me annual Judo tournament co-operate ’
planning- and desire for closer
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’ .
pale green I’m free every other which attracted a large crowd in constructionmof the
relationship.
one.
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*
t JK &a“sl0'1 Chapter of the
Sunday. Tut, tut
Mission on Saturday, March 18,
S e pace was seiected
J.C.C.L. is going ahead with plans
badminton
Noboru Yoshida of Chemainus gathered contestants from Ste- behind Bloedel’s main logging
,
Although mention was made for an open Oratorical Forum to
was m town last Sunday to pick veston. Kitsilano, Vancouver cen- i ail way and on Saturday after
at tlle Danfai Hall on
noon, March 18, the firs? ma^ previously about the formation of’ a6
up his motor-bike. We're afraid tre and Maple Ridge.
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April 9, Sunday evening at 7.30.
that his excitement at having a
task of land clearing commenced a badminton club, no definite
Mr.
This meeting is the first of
Kimiaki Nakashima re Those taking part were the young steps were taken until very rebrand-new bike had him stop every
its kind in Canada, participants
lew miles (0 get off and admire H turned lor his Easter holidays
dachls’ Jofln 'lames and Roys CfP f Principally through the
efforts of Tak Shikatani. the new
may speak either in English or
on his way home the next day froia Seattle where he is attending Maars. As the work progresses Ivenr
ne1
m
Japanese.
laiKed the inauguration i
Heres hoping. “Nobbie”. that the University of Washington. He more Canadian friends are py’ Z
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thlS community of a. club ’boast?
rs a fourth year student in Busi Pected to co-operate du^
>ou 11 be down oftener now
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1
tire
A list of candidates likely to
ness and Economics.
week ends.
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r!P^eSeTnt the Steveston Chapter
Esum Kawahara, there is a
Convening
under
the
charge
of
v
aC,C-L’ at the forthcoming
J onng IadY here deling lonely and
At present, the Bloedei, Stew
Z 10W CeiHng and the
uu
Congi ess has been drawn
blue (well blue anyhow). How Rev. Akagawa, the monthly meet- art and Welch Ltd., the largest fom d Z - m°St °f the Pavers
up.
It
includes Alfred Okimi’
about coming into town'once in
G- Was held on logging outfit in Menzies Baj" is - nd the going “pretty tough.”
Shizuo
Matsuba,
Tetsu Tomemoto,
ZJrarCh'23’ at the Lome the ~ only camp operatine-. The J| However bhese difficulties have
? Whlle and taking her to a movie
Saburo Hayashi, Iwao Yamamoto,
o Mr. t. Yanoshita. Mr. Takashi \anisle Logging Company^;
or something?
s
P^ido
r
n
n
St
dam
Pened
the
ar*
*
Shirakawa gave a. talk on his re paring
Tadao Naruse and Kichiji Nishii.
for re-opening w b fo tie chasers
USlaSm
°'
Ule
shut
For its delegates to the Con
S u s u m u Shimizu was home here cent trip to Japan. Sing-songs
a1’111361’ COmPaily iS Wait’
and
Ion a few days. I guess you’re
refreshments brought the LJ01 the spring tba-,^ free
The season is now officially gress, the Steveston Y.P.S. has
very
Hanako Naruse and Kay Oda.
successful even^ig to a
willing to admit that, the trout
timber now 'Wed-in” at finished. Enthusiasts ;
close.
tireless Playin^^e^T^
down here are hardpy to catch
Mohun Lake.
*
than those lOUlld ^> stun Ui
finest cakes
looking torward to the time when
Susumu . . . on ves , i,ltk b„ lu
had
first
outdoor badminton will make its
taste of feball last Sunday at
^oy
v ^xv
told me all about that wya
\ ou the school grounds. Although it
Jost. . . It hid been poV'
5^i on
The New Wesimmsrer vpg Of
W
hpSnWlr nSt Practic- tbe ;Wirthe ‘stake’’— i w e e f 4
“le p^led Church will hold a|
Patronize your
392 Powell St
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and Babe Ruths
n(^ ld tbe borsehide with bunrise Service on Easter Sun- New Canadian Advertisers
Oklmot?!^^^
"S' M“ss ...•,)^/
mi"«s»;i
i
The manager nay at 6:30 in Queens Park.^esi«;*s
a
full
turnout
next Sun- dent John Kumagai will be the
mg arms via the ball and glove
method the other Sunday
chairman with Rev. K. Inouye de
noon, which reminds
livering the serpen in English.
hat. we
Z?1® 10 5M " ^“ese ball
r K^Lers and tli^ir friends, both I
bluebird
team here again this vear
old and young, are invited to at
tend.
*
By AIKO KONDO
*
Bill Isoki what
Leading values of the day at
1l^^ft’BluebM «««»•
to do to
YA^T0’S- Be sure to see these !
that waist-line rL^';;1' -‘•■Is and Miss
3 Shades of
down now that
5 Shades of
given up Bock held their twelfth anuiHerringbone
Suitings
tennis.
versary supper in the Kinder3 Shades of
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$
$
gar ten ™m of the Oriental
3 Shades of
To So-ne Hen-ne, I
Sheppard
Check
Suitings
Home. Dnfortunately, the evePin Check Suitings
•ou could find Ollt fm. me whj
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5 Shades of
ning's guest of
35 Shades of
SamVk ° T'S "’ere "■',h 'vto“' Nan Eaton of the honour. Miss
Shaeffer Pen Agents
Pin
Stripe
Suitings
Victoria
High
Sam Okamoto was seen chatting School staff, was
Tailie Suit or Coatings
W Shades of
nimble to at-st
Japanese
Recordings
6
Shades of
Shot T?'” eornei’ on Powell tend
Crepitwill
for
Dresses
-littt last Sunday (March 26)
Variety of Tweeds
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Those present were Misses
1 Shade of
A e wonder sometimes if h
Sayake Ida of
hasn’t something more than
j TRinity 3112
331 Powell St.
a Yaeko Henmi, Aya Cumberland.
Hasegawa.
’
Grey Flannel Suitings
business interest in Vancouver.
All
54
loshiko Nakasuji, R.N., Tokiko
*
$
$
wide and all pure woo!
,
VANCOUVER, B. C.
e
season's
leading
uo,
Haruko
Okamoto
and
Aiko
Values to $2.29 ^F"^ fabrics.
ZiV'
Ouchb 1 have been ask-,
Kondo.
fo Mil Muss Okamoto and Toh loi
Pre-Easter Sale ^) 1.49
Mission Miscellanea
Bloedei Bulletin
X“lbership of wer
al
i^^cotd
Sumiyoshi
BIG ASSORTMENT OF
Reunion
BRITISH WOOTENS
Nimi Shokai
Tn 13t they “
b hcen wanting to meet if
Tbe N
ISland ^'^
Its t0 be held here fhp j
^eek-end in .May. you know.
fab
Don’t forget tl
Conference beine held here in I
may. folks. YouTe all welcome. ’
YARD
j
KOMURA BROS. LTD
1
General Merchants
5»
TRinity 0092
269 Powell St.
YAMATO
SILKS
«•
ROGERS
L-l MITED
BLDG.
460 GRANVILLE ST
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t
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T
NISEI
NEWS
FROM
HER
E
AND
THERE
IN
B.
(
Capital City Chatter \
By IONI GOSSIPPE
Rainy City Citings
s
Steveston Static
Well, here I am again you lucky
(•) iCadeis. Sam Okamoto has
agteed to do all the general reporting for Victoria, leaving me I
tree to gossip to my heart’s content. (I could have hugged him
but you know how others may
take it . . . poor me and my noble
intentions . . .)
+ * *
The cutest sight seen here in
many a moon—-a certain young
man washing dishes at a recent
social.
in every
even to a dainty, pale blue apron
. . . Saburo Takahashi, I’m
.’Ou 11 have some keen competi
tion hero now.
By TAD HYODO
By FRED NISHI
During the past winter we had
The "Hondo” on Friday, Mart
lost some of our well earned repu 16 was the scene of the Stevetation as being an extremely ■tournament sponsored by the
“wet” spot.
ston Closed Mixed Badmim
However, thanks to the recent ^-B-A Amid riotous rooting
efforts of Old Alan Pluvius. we team composed of popular Teruo
are again enjoying the distinction Nakatsu and petite Yaeko Nishi
of abounding in “Celestial” mois hit championship form to gain th
ture.
much coveted trophy. The los
*
*
ing
team of Mam Nishi and Eiko
.■'A
Ocean Falls Japanese Canadian Nishimura made repeated gallant
Club held its third monthly meet bids but their rallies just fell
t
ing on Sunday, March 12/at the short of the mark.
Japanese
school hall.
......... ....
Equally successful and nervP.
Highlight of the evening was a tingling was the Steveston Y Al
“Do we know that old boy, Gert?
He
seems
to
be
wavin
leafed
discussion concerning an HA. and Y.W.B.A. Ping-Pong
^
1J:
^
ar us.”—Humorist.
affiliation with the J. c. C. L tournament held at the same
Toyo Takata, your deductions
Although all the members real place Sunday, M/arch 26. To ac
as to the identity of yours truly
ized the need for Nisei unity and commodate the large number of
was nearly perfect but. ali. the
the benefits deriving from such contestants, the tournament con
answer lar from correct.
Try
an
affiliation, t h e majority sisted of an A and B division for
By WILL I. TELLEM
again, old man, and better luck
By CHIU2O ADACHI
deemed
it advisable first of all to men and a C division for girls.
next time.
At a High School concert on
Presenting
f
°r
the
first
time
become
familiar
with the policies By virtue of LisJ win over K.
*
*
*
Thursday. March 16. on behalf of °n
corresnondpnt • °1 the Na
National
Exponfi^ and K
„ . this page our correspondent
tional Executive
Kawano in the finals, S. Nakata
Mr. Kazmi of Chemainus. re twelve Japanese parents Mr. M.
_om Bloedei near Seymour Nar- lus prevent any later misunder- was crowned champion of the A
garding that certain young lady in Kudo made a presentation Of
rows, where the tide rips enter standmgs.
— division. K. Nakata disposed 01 |
this way, a firm
blue . . . ifs against the regula set of "The World Book” to the at the head of Menzies Bay with foundation In
for
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future harmonyy l anaka to. cop honours in the
tions to publish the answer’ but Mission Junior and Senior High a fierce song of defiance.
would be assured.
^.division. Yaeko Nishi
you may have the same if you’ll School Library. The audience
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ed the field of girl contestants,
send a stamped self-addressed en heartily applauded the generous
Realizing
Realizing the vital necessity of cided to forwa^MetteHo
ousting Eiko Nishimura in the
velope. By the wav
this act of (be JaPanese parents.
a playground of their own, the ’ National Executive express Z final match,
m each division, '
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To the
i <
Fyoung men
®oeciei agreed to willingness to
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$ lunners-up were also awarded
H bed care for anything in
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co-operate and a
10 me annual Judo tournament co-operate ’
planning- and desire for closer
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pale green I’m free every other which attracted a large crowd in constructionmof the
relationship.
one.
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Sunday. Tut, tut
Mission on Saturday, March 18,
S e pace was seiected
J.C.C.L. is going ahead with plans
badminton
Noboru Yoshida of Chemainus gathered contestants from Ste- behind Bloedel’s main logging
,
Although mention was made for an open Oratorical Forum to
was m town last Sunday to pick veston. Kitsilano, Vancouver cen- i ail way and on Saturday after
at tlle Danfai Hall on
noon, March 18, the firs? ma^ previously about the formation of’ a6
up his motor-bike. We're afraid tre and Maple Ridge.
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April 9, Sunday evening at 7.30.
that his excitement at having a
task of land clearing commenced a badminton club, no definite
Mr.
This meeting is the first of
Kimiaki Nakashima re Those taking part were the young steps were taken until very rebrand-new bike had him stop every
its kind in Canada, participants
lew miles (0 get off and admire H turned lor his Easter holidays
dachls’ Jofln 'lames and Roys CfP f Principally through the
efforts of Tak Shikatani. the new
may speak either in English or
on his way home the next day froia Seattle where he is attending Maars. As the work progresses Ivenr
ne1
m
Japanese.
laiKed the inauguration i
Heres hoping. “Nobbie”. that the University of Washington. He more Canadian friends are py’ Z
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thlS community of a. club ’boast?
rs a fourth year student in Busi Pected to co-operate du^
>ou 11 be down oftener now
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tire
A list of candidates likely to
ness and Economics.
week ends.
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r!P^eSeTnt the Steveston Chapter
Esum Kawahara, there is a
Convening
under
the
charge
of
v
aC,C-L’ at the forthcoming
J onng IadY here deling lonely and
At present, the Bloedei, Stew
Z 10W CeiHng and the
uu
Congi ess has been drawn
blue (well blue anyhow). How Rev. Akagawa, the monthly meet- art and Welch Ltd., the largest fom d Z - m°St °f the Pavers
up.
It
includes Alfred Okimi’
about coming into town'once in
G- Was held on logging outfit in Menzies Baj" is - nd the going “pretty tough.”
Shizuo
Matsuba,
Tetsu Tomemoto,
ZJrarCh'23’ at the Lome the ~ only camp operatine-. The J| However bhese difficulties have
? Whlle and taking her to a movie
Saburo Hayashi, Iwao Yamamoto,
o Mr. t. Yanoshita. Mr. Takashi \anisle Logging Company^;
or something?
s
P^ido
r
n
n
St
dam
Pened
the
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Shirakawa gave a. talk on his re paring
Tadao Naruse and Kichiji Nishii.
for re-opening w b fo tie chasers
USlaSm
°'
Ule
shut
For its delegates to the Con
S u s u m u Shimizu was home here cent trip to Japan. Sing-songs
a1’111361’ COmPaily iS Wait’
and
Ion a few days. I guess you’re
refreshments brought the LJ01 the spring tba-,^ free
The season is now officially gress, the Steveston Y.P.S. has
very
Hanako Naruse and Kay Oda.
successful even^ig to a
willing to admit that, the trout
timber now 'Wed-in” at finished. Enthusiasts ;
close.
tireless Playin^^e^T^
down here are hardpy to catch
Mohun Lake.
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than those lOUlld ^> stun Ui
finest cakes
looking torward to the time when
Susumu . . . on ves , i,ltk b„ lu
had
first
outdoor badminton will make its
taste of feball last Sunday at
^oy
v ^xv
told me all about that wya
\ ou the school grounds. Although it
Jost. . . It hid been poV'
5^i on
The New Wesimmsrer vpg Of
W
hpSnWlr nSt Practic- tbe ;Wirthe ‘stake’’— i w e e f 4
“le p^led Church will hold a|
Patronize your
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The manager nay at 6:30 in Queens Park.^esi«;*s
a
full
turnout
next Sun- dent John Kumagai will be the
mg arms via the ball and glove
method the other Sunday
chairman with Rev. K. Inouye de
noon, which reminds
livering the serpen in English.
hat. we
Z?1® 10 5M " ^“ese ball
r K^Lers and tli^ir friends, both I
bluebird
team here again this vear
old and young, are invited to at
tend.
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By AIKO KONDO
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Bill Isoki what
Leading values of the day at
1l^^ft’BluebM «««»•
to do to
YA^T0’S- Be sure to see these !
that waist-line rL^';;1' -‘•■Is and Miss
3 Shades of
down now that
5 Shades of
given up Bock held their twelfth anuiHerringbone
Suitings
tennis.
versary supper in the Kinder3 Shades of
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$
$
gar ten ™m of the Oriental
3 Shades of
To So-ne Hen-ne, I
Sheppard
Check
Suitings
Home. Dnfortunately, the evePin Check Suitings
•ou could find Ollt fm. me whj
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5 Shades of
ning's guest of
35 Shades of
SamVk ° T'S "’ere "■',h 'vto“' Nan Eaton of the honour. Miss
Shaeffer Pen Agents
Pin
Stripe
Suitings
Victoria
High
Sam Okamoto was seen chatting School staff, was
Tailie Suit or Coatings
W Shades of
nimble to at-st
Japanese
Recordings
6
Shades of
Shot T?'” eornei’ on Powell tend
Crepitwill
for
Dresses
-littt last Sunday (March 26)
Variety of Tweeds
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Those present were Misses
1 Shade of
A e wonder sometimes if h
Sayake Ida of
hasn’t something more than
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a Yaeko Henmi, Aya Cumberland.
Hasegawa.
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Grey Flannel Suitings
business interest in Vancouver.
All
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loshiko Nakasuji, R.N., Tokiko
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$
$
wide and all pure woo!
,
VANCOUVER, B. C.
e
season's
leading
uo,
Haruko
Okamoto
and
Aiko
Values to $2.29 ^F"^ fabrics.
ZiV'
Ouchb 1 have been ask-,
Kondo.
fo Mil Muss Okamoto and Toh loi
Pre-Easter Sale ^) 1.49
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Its t0 be held here fhp j
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Conference beine held here in I
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THE NEW CANADIAN
SCHOOL
SHORTS
Valedictorian Presents Messag
INTRODUCTION
FoZVPring a
y°Ung man's fancv
hghtly turns to
nPvTUS! Yet' tnat much hackneyed expression may serve a
Durpose-that of transferring this
column to the care of that “belle
-ZTS
SMe Hen-ne
a
n t, aVn’g me free t0 keep
a forthcoming tryst with that
Nemesis of Millions, that loath
some Lothario, none other than
X. Ams.
The tryst, however, win be
when a“d T ‘“ne
80011 come
on
T a Can ™sh exuberantly
q u i°
school, shouting. “Die
®° m
St,a“s! Die Ferien Hoch!”
Les classes sont finies. Vive
nTVVanCes'” 01' “Mo Sakk0 we
na*- Yasumi banzai!”
Then finally, your wearv editor
may get some respite from his
strenuous journalistic duties.
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DP KORA 11
Once a woman’s curiosity is arouse
U has been satisfied. At least.
won’t icmain still
haiku. S|K „1!isl(,, u,,. j
'7
re and L T '»"« have exerted some sort el influence ™ J «
at ion.
And so she went browsing
“
her point.
1 had a
etta, Ph,
.1 few pmunngs by rhe ..nisi Whiter. ..nd lJ£X
Hea rn/s well-known
bad something to do XL'Tinn- ATA'P9' A"" B"Mha
Deborah reported to me of hj findings.
""
"'“ S"T™«I when
even L'"w^”^ Mrv ^.led into Yokohama in I85,.
flowed out of the country into1?")-^YY^
^P^ counter-currents
France and the United States.
tCKcnu nations, particularly England.
..
Staff Photographer. Minicam Photo
kitsilano kapers
In fact, in France the
Mue.” just as we hive Ind
v
“ungs Japanese called "Japonnow Chinese Checked! Om- Z^Tf^ iig’"W P'ml°
celebrated Goncourt ’'w'rrs
-PrLkl L°bcuors. headed by rhe
Heredia, the novelist Fmik ZoH^th
P°CtS McnfC5M"iou -and
Sarah Bernhardt, took
"nd l}^ ,^t act^,
art and culture to the French public
R ^^ °' introdlUin^ Japanese
We noticed:
• • • several swains reputed to
nave “crushes” on one lassie '
/censored) by name. We wonder
' whe/ja^ SsM^ Z
"U P°rU’ C“'’
! ^YY have bee” attracted by
the lilting strains of her piano
pottery were sold to enthusiastic
bun'S ot Pontings. and
sition in 1878 that Japanese hons-'^15 ^ Wa/jr the World's expoaccordion with which she so often
also such Japanese produ-ts r / 7 containing nor only works of art hut
laiticipates in school assemblies
In an atmosphere filled with the tradition of three exhibited. And thLglX V
kitchcn i,u’nsils
or otherwise.
-de
itself
felt
in
^
"V^
^b-- culture
Kameda leading decades, austere in its dignity, Principal T. Sato presented made itself felt in painting, i
Tn
and in hteraturc
111 tlleir fashion
seventy-eight pupils with diplomas, symbolic of eight years
Should we expect a "sartorial outburst” pretty soon, Ritsuko?
of hr I?'l T 6 thi^-^!rd
graduation ceremonies had an immediate effect on French nibY” ™‘ '
°f
colons
• • some artistic drawings March 5
J
o
Millet.
-d
.
The
Gleaners"
are
known
.1
J
wide
whose
’
'Angelus
”
aPanKe Language School at the Japanese Hall,
executed by Yoshiko
world
over.
to Manet, leader
Yatabe,
Ot toe Impressionistic school of Panting,
r-:-'
adorning the bleak walls along '
and to DiTg.is and Gaugin,
’ T---------- ----- —------------- — ।
masters of brutally realistic painting, the J,Pln...f
the corridor.
Ninety-three pupils graduated
’inconvenient
’Convenient auditorium. Arthur
-re nJs to be^Xned
masters, Hokusai,
Nunoda
participated
in
the
Boys
school
division
and
seventeen
,
‘ Matsuko Ohashi of 7 b
with awe and
delighted the audience at the St Tumbling display. Norah Fujita from the prescribed elementary
Patrick’s assembly with her rendi was the commentator for a skit won
diplomas signifying
a
creator of ihe
tion of a Japanese dance in the presented by the School “Passin- language standard equal to that
to detail, -’the
* of the Middle School in Japan.
traditional costume. She will leave Parade Club.”
reveal
the same
uuiucntc or Japanese art.
This year with the help of a
in a month’s time for a vacation
Seventy students in various
In the theatre we
1 Japan. Oh yes. her brother good duplicating machine, the grades were presented with hon
a
comic
opera, in 1 872. Ernest* d’HcrvibvL°inpOsing 1 ^ Y''ll'}m Princess,
is going too!
School Annual, “The Adventure” our-rolls for proficiency.
Samara, in verse-the firn
?S ,S one-acr
Me
will be published entirely by the
Masako Miyazaki, who led the the eve of the 1 878 Evnncit'n
—Minoru Yatabe
" Y a' WU 1 ^Wmcse characters. On
students themselves.
graduating class, presented the Meira, was performed at the"Opera. ^h^ ballet’ Yedda- by Gillc and
MAGEE MEDLEY
—Norah Fujita.
valedictory message on behalf
Introducing Magee Medley to
of the members of her class
these columns for the first time,
work,
KING ED EXCERPTS
The ceremony was brought to a Marcel Proust, and Edmond Goncourt. For ta^GoT'
perhaps something might be said
Under the auspices of the Sir close by the singing of “God Save
about
our
Alma
Mater.
the Zemganno Brothers that:
instance Goncourt writes in
ei-ht of
Twenty- Ernest MacMillan Club Jean de the King.’’
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about one thousand *stu- Kimanocz.y. well
noezy. well known concertThe shadows cast by the chairs
t
p Y.s aiY NS61S~from Marpole, master of the Va
Friday, March. 17~
one of those restless legions of crabs -r
1 K ^Trarance of
n
incouver SymphCeltic and Acme Canneries Ker- _
" ,’
Japan was well presented byl^me album."
’
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1 Je bottom cl a page of a
T
Y Plclesb’a, was presented in
nsdale, and even Steveston’.
t de IgohtfuI Program on Friday Terrie Sugiura, Mitsuko
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March 2.
hashi, Yoshiko Kurita and Amy
llu" anV «1*'
The school itself is altogether
Lunch hour finds Benny Naka Okukawa.
va. AH eyes were centred the then popular exotic
P
/ 1 YC ^^“^Htal minds, Written in
too small, so we have to shift
on Amy Oki when she gave her appeal.
‘n’ ' adam Chrysanthemum had a tremendous
machi
on
duty
in
the
bicycle
from one building to another—
sheds.
What torture can be performance of a Chinese fan
Bungalow, Woodshed, Public
In this novel, Pierre Loti refuses to take
t
. But’ BeiW, remember dance. Mary Yamada and Yoshi- Chrysanthemum, like other
In between lie 'stretches of b
•
Tapancsc seriously,
Wy P7ly’ ™ ^ubt, bur
that it is sweet and glorious to haru Hinatsu rendered their little not a real human bein"“^
School. Gym, and Main Building die
for one’s . . .”
part in the orchestra.
gives him the chance ?o mingle w.th the J, “ "°
W
,
campus, or mud-puddles when it
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Mary
Nishikawra
jou
— is quite a
rains.
customs and manners of the land.
1 nmumty and observe the
talented student in modern lanThe Dramatic club will present
But there’s one thing about it
^ ‘;““™ '"' ope™., T. UiluKh.
longs to La Cirque francaise, a a hilarious comedy “The Young « th^
—we have somethin unique to
tuck into our ragbag of school guages. Not only does she study Imp” on March 30 and 31 at the novel by a few years and had a7 much VL^ Y^?
Riorre Loti’s
German
and
French
but
she
beTempleton
Junior
High
Audi
memories.
Public as Madam Chrysanthemum over the Trench ^ EnsHsh-sPeak’ng
Drench club sponsored by Miss
nJ11®8011001 Concert on March Boyles of the school. Last year torium. Our aim is to make a
Mikado makes no attempt
, and 24 was a great success, this society received an invita- profit of at least $17.0 and every to present any rListk Xre^
member
of
the
school,
fired
with
despite the difficulties of a small
°r CUstoms- -As
Jon from Le Cercle francais and the hope of winning a school ring far as that goes, the nameSP Ko-Ko, Yum-Y
La Canadienne to hold a joint oi some other prize, is trying his Chinese than Japanese. The simple burleT ^ 1 °n^‘ ^°° sound more
accent piquant humour a^ X
^
meeting at the University.
best to help reach the goal.
more to do with its success than its Called t^" "^ “
Miyo Ishiwata
In the inter-house basketball The Mi^
of
GRANDVIEW
GLANCES
final held on Thursday, March 22
A. “Pageant of Nations,” illus House B boys triumphed over enchanting music, it would have won
JVlsb flings and
H. INOUYE
trating the folk songs and dances House D. Popular Katsuzo Hay- and Sullivan. Eminently successful
approval of Gilbert
of twelve nations in costume -was ash* starred in the game.
High. 1660
presented at the Britannia High
Did you know that Toshio Oka
School
audiorium
by
the
Glee,
.
.... —; He delivers
wara ------is our -milkman?
605 E. Hastings St.
Dancing and Orchestra clubs on Mi-Co every noon to the
various
wasn t until several decades latpr-tlnt o
.
rooms.
the average Occidental towards Janan
a romantic outlook of
herself will tell us more of that in a future isT' B“‘ pcihaps Deborah
—Amy Okukawa
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Valedictorian Presents Messag
INTRODUCTION
FoZVPring a
y°Ung man's fancv
hghtly turns to
nPvTUS! Yet' tnat much hackneyed expression may serve a
Durpose-that of transferring this
column to the care of that “belle
-ZTS
SMe Hen-ne
a
n t, aVn’g me free t0 keep
a forthcoming tryst with that
Nemesis of Millions, that loath
some Lothario, none other than
X. Ams.
The tryst, however, win be
when a“d T ‘“ne
80011 come
on
T a Can ™sh exuberantly
q u i°
school, shouting. “Die
®° m
St,a“s! Die Ferien Hoch!”
Les classes sont finies. Vive
nTVVanCes'” 01' “Mo Sakk0 we
na*- Yasumi banzai!”
Then finally, your wearv editor
may get some respite from his
strenuous journalistic duties.
*
*
*
DP KORA 11
Once a woman’s curiosity is arouse
U has been satisfied. At least.
won’t icmain still
haiku. S|K „1!isl(,, u,,. j
'7
re and L T '»"« have exerted some sort el influence ™ J «
at ion.
And so she went browsing
“
her point.
1 had a
etta, Ph,
.1 few pmunngs by rhe ..nisi Whiter. ..nd lJ£X
Hea rn/s well-known
bad something to do XL'Tinn- ATA'P9' A"" B"Mha
Deborah reported to me of hj findings.
""
"'“ S"T™«I when
even L'"w^”^ Mrv ^.led into Yokohama in I85,.
flowed out of the country into1?")-^YY^
^P^ counter-currents
France and the United States.
tCKcnu nations, particularly England.
..
Staff Photographer. Minicam Photo
kitsilano kapers
In fact, in France the
Mue.” just as we hive Ind
v
“ungs Japanese called "Japonnow Chinese Checked! Om- Z^Tf^ iig’"W P'ml°
celebrated Goncourt ’'w'rrs
-PrLkl L°bcuors. headed by rhe
Heredia, the novelist Fmik ZoH^th
P°CtS McnfC5M"iou -and
Sarah Bernhardt, took
"nd l}^ ,^t act^,
art and culture to the French public
R ^^ °' introdlUin^ Japanese
We noticed:
• • • several swains reputed to
nave “crushes” on one lassie '
/censored) by name. We wonder
' whe/ja^ SsM^ Z
"U P°rU’ C“'’
! ^YY have bee” attracted by
the lilting strains of her piano
pottery were sold to enthusiastic
bun'S ot Pontings. and
sition in 1878 that Japanese hons-'^15 ^ Wa/jr the World's expoaccordion with which she so often
also such Japanese produ-ts r / 7 containing nor only works of art hut
laiticipates in school assemblies
In an atmosphere filled with the tradition of three exhibited. And thLglX V
kitchcn i,u’nsils
or otherwise.
-de
itself
felt
in
^
"V^
^b-- culture
Kameda leading decades, austere in its dignity, Principal T. Sato presented made itself felt in painting, i
Tn
and in hteraturc
111 tlleir fashion
seventy-eight pupils with diplomas, symbolic of eight years
Should we expect a "sartorial outburst” pretty soon, Ritsuko?
of hr I?'l T 6 thi^-^!rd
graduation ceremonies had an immediate effect on French nibY” ™‘ '
°f
colons
• • some artistic drawings March 5
J
o
Millet.
-d
.
The
Gleaners"
are
known
.1
J
wide
whose
’
'Angelus
”
aPanKe Language School at the Japanese Hall,
executed by Yoshiko
world
over.
to Manet, leader
Yatabe,
Ot toe Impressionistic school of Panting,
r-:-'
adorning the bleak walls along '
and to DiTg.is and Gaugin,
’ T---------- ----- —------------- — ।
masters of brutally realistic painting, the J,Pln...f
the corridor.
Ninety-three pupils graduated
’inconvenient
’Convenient auditorium. Arthur
-re nJs to be^Xned
masters, Hokusai,
Nunoda
participated
in
the
Boys
school
division
and
seventeen
,
‘ Matsuko Ohashi of 7 b
with awe and
delighted the audience at the St Tumbling display. Norah Fujita from the prescribed elementary
Patrick’s assembly with her rendi was the commentator for a skit won
diplomas signifying
a
creator of ihe
tion of a Japanese dance in the presented by the School “Passin- language standard equal to that
to detail, -’the
* of the Middle School in Japan.
traditional costume. She will leave Parade Club.”
reveal
the same
uuiucntc or Japanese art.
This year with the help of a
in a month’s time for a vacation
Seventy students in various
In the theatre we
1 Japan. Oh yes. her brother good duplicating machine, the grades were presented with hon
a
comic
opera, in 1 872. Ernest* d’HcrvibvL°inpOsing 1 ^ Y''ll'}m Princess,
is going too!
School Annual, “The Adventure” our-rolls for proficiency.
Samara, in verse-the firn
?S ,S one-acr
Me
will be published entirely by the
Masako Miyazaki, who led the the eve of the 1 878 Evnncit'n
—Minoru Yatabe
" Y a' WU 1 ^Wmcse characters. On
students themselves.
graduating class, presented the Meira, was performed at the"Opera. ^h^ ballet’ Yedda- by Gillc and
MAGEE MEDLEY
—Norah Fujita.
valedictory message on behalf
Introducing Magee Medley to
of the members of her class
these columns for the first time,
work,
KING ED EXCERPTS
The ceremony was brought to a Marcel Proust, and Edmond Goncourt. For ta^GoT'
perhaps something might be said
Under the auspices of the Sir close by the singing of “God Save
about
our
Alma
Mater.
the Zemganno Brothers that:
instance Goncourt writes in
ei-ht of
Twenty- Ernest MacMillan Club Jean de the King.’’
+
about one thousand *stu- Kimanocz.y. well
noezy. well known concertThe shadows cast by the chairs
t
p Y.s aiY NS61S~from Marpole, master of the Va
Friday, March. 17~
one of those restless legions of crabs -r
1 K ^Trarance of
n
incouver SymphCeltic and Acme Canneries Ker- _
" ,’
Japan was well presented byl^me album."
’
* C in
1 Je bottom cl a page of a
T
Y Plclesb’a, was presented in
nsdale, and even Steveston’.
t de IgohtfuI Program on Friday Terrie Sugiura, Mitsuko
*
*
*
March 2.
hashi, Yoshiko Kurita and Amy
llu" anV «1*'
The school itself is altogether
Lunch hour finds Benny Naka Okukawa.
va. AH eyes were centred the then popular exotic
P
/ 1 YC ^^“^Htal minds, Written in
too small, so we have to shift
on Amy Oki when she gave her appeal.
‘n’ ' adam Chrysanthemum had a tremendous
machi
on
duty
in
the
bicycle
from one building to another—
sheds.
What torture can be performance of a Chinese fan
Bungalow, Woodshed, Public
In this novel, Pierre Loti refuses to take
t
. But’ BeiW, remember dance. Mary Yamada and Yoshi- Chrysanthemum, like other
In between lie 'stretches of b
•
Tapancsc seriously,
Wy P7ly’ ™ ^ubt, bur
that it is sweet and glorious to haru Hinatsu rendered their little not a real human bein"“^
School. Gym, and Main Building die
for one’s . . .”
part in the orchestra.
gives him the chance ?o mingle w.th the J, “ "°
W
,
campus, or mud-puddles when it
*
*
Mary
Nishikawra
jou
— is quite a
rains.
customs and manners of the land.
1 nmumty and observe the
talented student in modern lanThe Dramatic club will present
But there’s one thing about it
^ ‘;““™ '"' ope™., T. UiluKh.
longs to La Cirque francaise, a a hilarious comedy “The Young « th^
—we have somethin unique to
tuck into our ragbag of school guages. Not only does she study Imp” on March 30 and 31 at the novel by a few years and had a7 much VL^ Y^?
Riorre Loti’s
German
and
French
but
she
beTempleton
Junior
High
Audi
memories.
Public as Madam Chrysanthemum over the Trench ^ EnsHsh-sPeak’ng
Drench club sponsored by Miss
nJ11®8011001 Concert on March Boyles of the school. Last year torium. Our aim is to make a
Mikado makes no attempt
, and 24 was a great success, this society received an invita- profit of at least $17.0 and every to present any rListk Xre^
member
of
the
school,
fired
with
despite the difficulties of a small
°r CUstoms- -As
Jon from Le Cercle francais and the hope of winning a school ring far as that goes, the nameSP Ko-Ko, Yum-Y
La Canadienne to hold a joint oi some other prize, is trying his Chinese than Japanese. The simple burleT ^ 1 °n^‘ ^°° sound more
accent piquant humour a^ X
^
meeting at the University.
best to help reach the goal.
more to do with its success than its Called t^" "^ “
Miyo Ishiwata
In the inter-house basketball The Mi^
of
GRANDVIEW
GLANCES
final held on Thursday, March 22
A. “Pageant of Nations,” illus House B boys triumphed over enchanting music, it would have won
JVlsb flings and
H. INOUYE
trating the folk songs and dances House D. Popular Katsuzo Hay- and Sullivan. Eminently successful
approval of Gilbert
of twelve nations in costume -was ash* starred in the game.
High. 1660
presented at the Britannia High
Did you know that Toshio Oka
School
audiorium
by
the
Glee,
.
.... —; He delivers
wara ------is our -milkman?
605 E. Hastings St.
Dancing and Orchestra clubs on Mi-Co every noon to the
various
wasn t until several decades latpr-tlnt o
.
rooms.
the average Occidental towards Janan
a romantic outlook of
herself will tell us more of that in a future isT' B“‘ pcihaps Deborah
—Amy Okukawa
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Page 6
THE NEW CANADIAN
April 1 st 1939
By SO-NE HEN-NE ! !
the victim of numerous threats of bla’ckmail and libel
suits from irate males. I have come to the conclusion that men
can’t “take it,” and also that not a few of my readers are of
stronger sex. So. to satisfy that masculine ego, with tragic resigna
tion I dedicate my first item to the male-factors.
A GENTLEMAN ESCORT
Having received many requests to publish (in small
doses) v/hat ladies expect of the men, I canvassed a num
ber of girls and here's the result—They unanimously shout
ed that they expect a man to be a gentleman.
Photographer, Minicam Photo
What are some of the finer points that go to make up one of
Marietta Models Pose in all Their Glory After Unique Show
these rare creatures? In one girl’s opinion, a gentleman leaves
the old stand-by. his wad of gum, at home. To many girls nothing
is so initating as a masculine jaw in rhythmical perpetual motion
in public (and vice versa).
Another girl finds it most embarrassing to walk down
SOME COMING EVENTS
the Street with a boy who doesn’t take to the curb. This
oversight
is due merely to thoughtlessness and inconsid
APBIL
eration, not to ignorance.
1—Powell Trail Rangers’ swimfest, Crystal Pool.
Regarding street-car etiquette—“Escorts always do not re2—Giants vs. Steveston, Powell member to alight first and then to help the lady off instead
of
Grounds, 11 a.m.
curb.” offered
offorod another
mmHiov girl,
mvi
—Mikado vs. Union Fish, Powell Proceeding unheedingly to the curb,
“A
By Irene Uchida
Grounds, 2.30 p.m.
breach of this rule causes the lady to feel very self-conscious, as
—St. Andrews-Wesley IFellow- though the eyes of all were fixed upon her. A true gentleman
ship Tea, 5.15.
■—Kitsilano Radio Club, 1672 W. dos not attract unnecessary attention.
Javid Spencer s Ltd., formed the background for
1st, 2.00 p.m.
Here is a Seattle girl’s conception of a perfect escort for a
mentation of !9o(? Fashions by the Marietta School, 6—Hokutokai Dance, Peter Pan,
9-1.00 a.m.
Ch?Ce,~The geiTtIeman always calls for his partner and instead of
Japanesc Hall. Apparel, which ran the —Fumi
Ohori, CBR, 7.30 p.m.
sitting in the car and tooting his horn, he will come up to the door
)iu airy playsuits to formal evening wear, 7-10—Youth Congress, Canadian and be introduced to the mother. He will, of course, help the lady
Hall.
graceful mannequins displaying what the 9—Memorial
Mikado vs. Steves ton, Union into the car before seating himself and then help her out again
Fish vs. Hammond, Powell when drey arrive at their destination. At the dance he will take
dug the spring season.
Grounds.
SPORTSWEAR
10
—
Powell
Y”. P. visits Chalmers care of his partner by making sure that she is not left stranded
Opening the display were neat I bi the in and sand was her twowhile he is dancing with someone else.
Y. P.
comfortable clothes for active and piece washable play-suit with a 13—A. Y. P. A. Social.
When the dance is over, he will get her coat and help her with
spectator sports. In active sports very short skirt designed with 15 C. G. I. T. Luncheon, Hudson’s
it and then escort her either to their next destination or home.
Bay, 12.30.
Miyo Hirota says the play-suit’s saving and dash opening in front
When
home, the gentleman will accompany her to the door, unlock
Ilie thing. Marvellous for lolling to reveal snug little shorts. Pat 20—Folk Festival Dinner Dance,
Hotel Van., 7.00 p.m., $1.50 ing it for her if necessary. Throughout the whole evening her
Watanabe modelled with ease a
per person.
slightest wish will be his first consmerntic
neat pair of pale blue sport slacks, P.S.—Hompa Bazaar, May 24.
How do you rate as an escort?
complete with suspenders over a plaid taffeta.
*
»
dark blue shirt.
Tops in the group of afternoon
CAMPUS CROCUSES
Outstanding for sheer simplic- attire,
Shima’s costume of maroon
You must see the NEW
Sighing softly sirens of spring slip slyly seaward and skyity and neatness were the cost- crepe
evoked numerous sighs of ward, stealing simple students’ sanity—exams in a week and they
nines for spectator sports, The envy,
Cleverly styled- with a look in the sun for hours and then stampede to the bus stand to
casual, tailored dress of beige softly
draped cowl neckline, the guzzle coffee to stay awake . . . the candid camera everywhereCompur Rapid Shutter
rayon modelled by Shima Ume- bodice
daringly accentuated the
moto trimmed with chocolate- popular pleated skirt and corselet. preserving permanently every careless couple . . . the new prexy,
Built - in - Range Finder
ever since the elections, appearing daily immaculately attired’in
brown buttons and a monogram Perfect over this
XENAR f 2.8 lens
lovely creation that rarely-seen blue serge suit
with a polka-dot belt to cinch in was a superbly
beautiful fur
*
*
the waist—young and crisp as bolero.
spring itself, and Chiyo Kawa
i
6 16 ^LPP^runee of Spring many young people
FORMAL WEAR
guchi’s woollen sweater and easyattended the Spring Frolic, the social event of the season Dresses
A bevy of exquisite evening were much more colorful than usual, the popular maroon beins
striding skirt—ideal for jaunty
gowns in a myriad, delicate shad- relegated to the background.
g
strolling trips.
es nOxt passed in view. Nancv , Outstanding among the bevy of lovely costumes was the pure
AFTERNOON WEAR
Built-in-Range Finder
Kusano wore a dainty costume of white tulle floor-length gown worn by Miss Lily Ide. Mrs. K,
A lovely collection of street and lemon-yellow net which featured
Exposure Meter
afternoon ensembles featured the the off-the-shoulder bodice and Maikawa chose an exquisite evening dress of pale blue net, while
Interchangeable Lens
second group of costumes. 'Wo bouffant skirt. Embroidered but Mrs. F. Tanaka appeared in bright scarlet chiffon.
Roll Film or Film Pack
Alas, all the lovely gowns and only one lone tux . . . Sam
men practically live in suits;
terflies in harmonizing tones ad- Yamada and his trumpet, the biggest hit . . . a
XENARf 2.8 lens
they're so convenient. And when ded a
■popular young
touch of originalitv
the} ie as smart as Lae Ume- Yoshiko Hirota's shell-pink to gentleman with a misplaced eyebrow having his past misdeeds
or- brought to
mows adored suit of blue gray gaudy gowns. In direct contrast attitude of light . . . George clutching his little miss with the
“Gosh, the floor’s crowded!”
$
$
$
YutTL^nH-^^
tl>e Cr°Wd’ t0 Yoslliko’s conservative dainti-
JISH MANNEQUINS PARADE
AS FASHION CRITICS RAVE
CflLEnDfiR
;
Sinking Costumes In Unique Show
Minicam Fans
$90.
*
Powell Drug Co.
Sey. 7502
len ensemble of rnApv7>
”eSS was Yae's sophisticated cosPOWELL PASSING PARADE
n
^,J^ had all tume of deep purple tulle
Ernie's
tee accent on chic and smartness. Hirota was enchantiu
tl>P iron,. J" dreSSed UP in a
bib-and-tucker, redolent with
in a de
Char mi ng cind winsome was petite lightful
hlKt
ZJ
F"
5,
3111
”
il,t
' and Charlie exhibiting the
Elizabethan gown of
399 Powell St
ft^^d
r?
'
13t
red
™
setable
trnck rolMng down to
off-to-school dirndl of cerise
taffeta — unsophisticated,
fE d d S HC every Tuesday night—well, Baron? . . . the
” steeped in sentiment.
ol
A
^JT"8' feminine basketball fans sitting in on the
Orchids to Shima for the love- I ni to A' oJ
‘T ' "’“'“'bout-town-s new line-“Yon think
Lest creation of the evening. mv H ik
t
, ,y™. 1011,1 kMW the
me- Underneath
ANNUAL
A dream in white crepe, Shima mj Heaits soft and tender.” Oh, Keigo!
finds that an evening gown cut
in the Grecian mode adds height
and distinction to anybody's
April i st to I o th Inclusive
figure. Exquisitely draped in
unrelieved white, the exagger
as drastically Reduced on every article
*
CLOTHES SHOP
"a
ted
girdle
fell
into
a
full,
shirLadies , Children s and Men’s wear.
red skirt—simple but stately
459 E. Hastings St
with a U the acent on glamour.
BRIDAL DISPLAY
High. 2132
g the evening’s display
Specifl
up
was the wedding- pageant. The
7
; oi ide, tlie former Miss Kimiko
CHILDREN'S COATS
i Sano, ciiose rhe traditional white J
Have you bought your SPRING OUTFIT ?
SPECIAL
8
j satin. Her veil was waist length
s and Japped with 'two soft white
If not- TRY MODISTE
hosiery
; ostiich tips.
Pauline Fujishige
where you will find the largest stock of Spring Coats
pmd Jean Yoshida as bridesmaids' %
REG,
.75
.59
and Suits in Vancouver
i vote floor-length .gowns of mauve !
REG.' 1.00
.89
i and green chiffon.
STYLES & PRICES that cannot he duplicated .
2 FAIRS FOR 1 .70
5
\
F
Missing—a groom in tails!
j
%
AT
Established Since 1914
All the honours to Yula! Kaneko %
Yue most graceful modelling %%
5
i-OL
V
evening and congratula
a
374 - 37S POWELL
tions to Miss Morishita for her
P
^
op- T’ shimo-takahara
450 Granville Street — |n the Rogers Building
successful undertaking.
ASTER SOLE
“S
5H!BW5
M O B I S T®
f4
!
THE NEW CANADIAN
April 1 st 1939
By SO-NE HEN-NE ! !
the victim of numerous threats of bla’ckmail and libel
suits from irate males. I have come to the conclusion that men
can’t “take it,” and also that not a few of my readers are of
stronger sex. So. to satisfy that masculine ego, with tragic resigna
tion I dedicate my first item to the male-factors.
A GENTLEMAN ESCORT
Having received many requests to publish (in small
doses) v/hat ladies expect of the men, I canvassed a num
ber of girls and here's the result—They unanimously shout
ed that they expect a man to be a gentleman.
Photographer, Minicam Photo
What are some of the finer points that go to make up one of
Marietta Models Pose in all Their Glory After Unique Show
these rare creatures? In one girl’s opinion, a gentleman leaves
the old stand-by. his wad of gum, at home. To many girls nothing
is so initating as a masculine jaw in rhythmical perpetual motion
in public (and vice versa).
Another girl finds it most embarrassing to walk down
SOME COMING EVENTS
the Street with a boy who doesn’t take to the curb. This
oversight
is due merely to thoughtlessness and inconsid
APBIL
eration, not to ignorance.
1—Powell Trail Rangers’ swimfest, Crystal Pool.
Regarding street-car etiquette—“Escorts always do not re2—Giants vs. Steveston, Powell member to alight first and then to help the lady off instead
of
Grounds, 11 a.m.
curb.” offered
offorod another
mmHiov girl,
mvi
—Mikado vs. Union Fish, Powell Proceeding unheedingly to the curb,
“A
By Irene Uchida
Grounds, 2.30 p.m.
breach of this rule causes the lady to feel very self-conscious, as
—St. Andrews-Wesley IFellow- though the eyes of all were fixed upon her. A true gentleman
ship Tea, 5.15.
■—Kitsilano Radio Club, 1672 W. dos not attract unnecessary attention.
Javid Spencer s Ltd., formed the background for
1st, 2.00 p.m.
Here is a Seattle girl’s conception of a perfect escort for a
mentation of !9o(? Fashions by the Marietta School, 6—Hokutokai Dance, Peter Pan,
9-1.00 a.m.
Ch?Ce,~The geiTtIeman always calls for his partner and instead of
Japanesc Hall. Apparel, which ran the —Fumi
Ohori, CBR, 7.30 p.m.
sitting in the car and tooting his horn, he will come up to the door
)iu airy playsuits to formal evening wear, 7-10—Youth Congress, Canadian and be introduced to the mother. He will, of course, help the lady
Hall.
graceful mannequins displaying what the 9—Memorial
Mikado vs. Steves ton, Union into the car before seating himself and then help her out again
Fish vs. Hammond, Powell when drey arrive at their destination. At the dance he will take
dug the spring season.
Grounds.
SPORTSWEAR
10
—
Powell
Y”. P. visits Chalmers care of his partner by making sure that she is not left stranded
Opening the display were neat I bi the in and sand was her twowhile he is dancing with someone else.
Y. P.
comfortable clothes for active and piece washable play-suit with a 13—A. Y. P. A. Social.
When the dance is over, he will get her coat and help her with
spectator sports. In active sports very short skirt designed with 15 C. G. I. T. Luncheon, Hudson’s
it and then escort her either to their next destination or home.
Bay, 12.30.
Miyo Hirota says the play-suit’s saving and dash opening in front
When
home, the gentleman will accompany her to the door, unlock
Ilie thing. Marvellous for lolling to reveal snug little shorts. Pat 20—Folk Festival Dinner Dance,
Hotel Van., 7.00 p.m., $1.50 ing it for her if necessary. Throughout the whole evening her
Watanabe modelled with ease a
per person.
slightest wish will be his first consmerntic
neat pair of pale blue sport slacks, P.S.—Hompa Bazaar, May 24.
How do you rate as an escort?
complete with suspenders over a plaid taffeta.
*
»
dark blue shirt.
Tops in the group of afternoon
CAMPUS CROCUSES
Outstanding for sheer simplic- attire,
Shima’s costume of maroon
You must see the NEW
Sighing softly sirens of spring slip slyly seaward and skyity and neatness were the cost- crepe
evoked numerous sighs of ward, stealing simple students’ sanity—exams in a week and they
nines for spectator sports, The envy,
Cleverly styled- with a look in the sun for hours and then stampede to the bus stand to
casual, tailored dress of beige softly
draped cowl neckline, the guzzle coffee to stay awake . . . the candid camera everywhereCompur Rapid Shutter
rayon modelled by Shima Ume- bodice
daringly accentuated the
moto trimmed with chocolate- popular pleated skirt and corselet. preserving permanently every careless couple . . . the new prexy,
Built - in - Range Finder
ever since the elections, appearing daily immaculately attired’in
brown buttons and a monogram Perfect over this
XENAR f 2.8 lens
lovely creation that rarely-seen blue serge suit
with a polka-dot belt to cinch in was a superbly
beautiful fur
*
*
the waist—young and crisp as bolero.
spring itself, and Chiyo Kawa
i
6 16 ^LPP^runee of Spring many young people
FORMAL WEAR
guchi’s woollen sweater and easyattended the Spring Frolic, the social event of the season Dresses
A bevy of exquisite evening were much more colorful than usual, the popular maroon beins
striding skirt—ideal for jaunty
gowns in a myriad, delicate shad- relegated to the background.
g
strolling trips.
es nOxt passed in view. Nancv , Outstanding among the bevy of lovely costumes was the pure
AFTERNOON WEAR
Built-in-Range Finder
Kusano wore a dainty costume of white tulle floor-length gown worn by Miss Lily Ide. Mrs. K,
A lovely collection of street and lemon-yellow net which featured
Exposure Meter
afternoon ensembles featured the the off-the-shoulder bodice and Maikawa chose an exquisite evening dress of pale blue net, while
Interchangeable Lens
second group of costumes. 'Wo bouffant skirt. Embroidered but Mrs. F. Tanaka appeared in bright scarlet chiffon.
Roll Film or Film Pack
Alas, all the lovely gowns and only one lone tux . . . Sam
men practically live in suits;
terflies in harmonizing tones ad- Yamada and his trumpet, the biggest hit . . . a
XENARf 2.8 lens
they're so convenient. And when ded a
■popular young
touch of originalitv
the} ie as smart as Lae Ume- Yoshiko Hirota's shell-pink to gentleman with a misplaced eyebrow having his past misdeeds
or- brought to
mows adored suit of blue gray gaudy gowns. In direct contrast attitude of light . . . George clutching his little miss with the
“Gosh, the floor’s crowded!”
$
$
$
YutTL^nH-^^
tl>e Cr°Wd’ t0 Yoslliko’s conservative dainti-
JISH MANNEQUINS PARADE
AS FASHION CRITICS RAVE
CflLEnDfiR
;
Sinking Costumes In Unique Show
Minicam Fans
$90.
*
Powell Drug Co.
Sey. 7502
len ensemble of rnApv7>
”eSS was Yae's sophisticated cosPOWELL PASSING PARADE
n
^,J^ had all tume of deep purple tulle
Ernie's
tee accent on chic and smartness. Hirota was enchantiu
tl>P iron,. J" dreSSed UP in a
bib-and-tucker, redolent with
in a de
Char mi ng cind winsome was petite lightful
hlKt
ZJ
F"
5,
3111
”
il,t
' and Charlie exhibiting the
Elizabethan gown of
399 Powell St
ft^^d
r?
'
13t
red
™
setable
trnck rolMng down to
off-to-school dirndl of cerise
taffeta — unsophisticated,
fE d d S HC every Tuesday night—well, Baron? . . . the
” steeped in sentiment.
ol
A
^JT"8' feminine basketball fans sitting in on the
Orchids to Shima for the love- I ni to A' oJ
‘T ' "’“'“'bout-town-s new line-“Yon think
Lest creation of the evening. mv H ik
t
, ,y™. 1011,1 kMW the
me- Underneath
ANNUAL
A dream in white crepe, Shima mj Heaits soft and tender.” Oh, Keigo!
finds that an evening gown cut
in the Grecian mode adds height
and distinction to anybody's
April i st to I o th Inclusive
figure. Exquisitely draped in
unrelieved white, the exagger
as drastically Reduced on every article
*
CLOTHES SHOP
"a
ted
girdle
fell
into
a
full,
shirLadies , Children s and Men’s wear.
red skirt—simple but stately
459 E. Hastings St
with a U the acent on glamour.
BRIDAL DISPLAY
High. 2132
g the evening’s display
Specifl
up
was the wedding- pageant. The
7
; oi ide, tlie former Miss Kimiko
CHILDREN'S COATS
i Sano, ciiose rhe traditional white J
Have you bought your SPRING OUTFIT ?
SPECIAL
8
j satin. Her veil was waist length
s and Japped with 'two soft white
If not- TRY MODISTE
hosiery
; ostiich tips.
Pauline Fujishige
where you will find the largest stock of Spring Coats
pmd Jean Yoshida as bridesmaids' %
REG,
.75
.59
and Suits in Vancouver
i vote floor-length .gowns of mauve !
REG.' 1.00
.89
i and green chiffon.
STYLES & PRICES that cannot he duplicated .
2 FAIRS FOR 1 .70
5
\
F
Missing—a groom in tails!
j
%
AT
Established Since 1914
All the honours to Yula! Kaneko %
Yue most graceful modelling %%
5
i-OL
V
evening and congratula
a
374 - 37S POWELL
tions to Miss Morishita for her
P
^
op- T’ shimo-takahara
450 Granville Street — |n the Rogers Building
successful undertaking.
ASTER SOLE
“S
5H!BW5
M O B I S T®
f4
!
Page 7
St 1939
THE NEW CANADIAN
Tanaka Table Tennis Champ
By Washee
11
If
'•sure to hang out all the dope on the
®pens April 16
Kagawa Wins Junior Title
i he recent 13.
ble Tennis Tournament i player
rudelv
AT
—league swmgs mto action April 2. in
piekl las t Sunday, March
I of ihe game by the .1937 Vanconi
n’an"er'
*he <lefendi»^ champions. Giants,
champion s for three events were I ver Oily Junior Champion Kiniio
Rv YOSHIO T. TERADA
.mu,!, dietr perewml rivals. Steveston Fujis i„ the open- j Owing to the withdrawal of crowned. Bin; Tanaka carried j Nakamachi. In the semis Nakaoff the Senior
"Charliei machi and tyro Hiroshi Kagetsu
at *1 “’"I 1,1 !he aftcnw°n- Union Fish (Asahi I Qtevn<ton Y.M.B.A..
'lanaka” Tronh
Hsuo
Kagawa i provided the day’s most exciting
I RaschaH Lea cue thi
will won {?e Jun’or Singles. “New [games. It was only after five
Seconds) tangle with Fairview Mikados.
i comprise only three
Trophy, and Yasui hard-fought sets that Nakamachi
HOT STOVE LEAGUE
I TUmma. Kitsilano and Fairview and Cale
Lanaka copped the Doubleshvon through to meet Kagawa. in
Pi e-season predictions are more Iasi season. But Otto confident The honor of openin the season Championship.
I the finals. In
other semi
will go to Hompa and Kitsilano.
or less in order, so let’s take a
Playing a smooth and thrilling
ly
tells
us
to “watch his smoke'
Kagawa
playing
consistent look at each team. No new ad this year.”
16. at the latter's home
game.
Bing
Tanaka
stroked
his
ly accurate
, defeated
^rounds.
ditions on the Giant roster this
way with ease to win the first Yoshinaka in
sets. The
year. They're counting on Pansy
Plans for the coming year
open Singles Championship. As finals ended
d
i sap point Fujioka to stage a comeback,
The Mikado boys seem very op were drawn up at the meeting
was expected he met Kozai in
with little
though, just as Chicago Cubs are timistic. claiming that in unity is! of th
Bussei Renmi Sports
the finals of the tourney dis opposition.
counting on Dizzy Dean.
strength. But losing their heavi Executive held at: Fairview Kaiposing him in three straight I The outstanding combination
kan.
March
26.
sets.
est
hitter
in
Nag
Nishihara,
they
’
ll
under
the
Sandy Stein, the hustling
jplays of Tanaka and Yasui, tourUnion Fish manager, has been have to show us some Pitching chairmanship of Director G.
The Junior events on the other • ney favorites, gained for them the
i hand provided the handful of [doubles championship. The condoing some artistic poaching, 'ability and hitting powerto com I Kobay^shi.
vince
us.
।
Present
at
the
He’s already signed up Shige
meeting were spectators with some keenly con-liesi was hardly more than a worktested matches and unexpected
Kenno and
Okumura, last year's M. & N
remains
r
knows!
H
°
wn:
Takeo
F.
star, and slugging Otto Yana- horse, about whom nobody
gizawa, who didn’t click so well anything.
Their line-up looks 'shio Tom da. n a,] Mitsugu Ter-J
just about the same as last year, ada. Kitsilano: and vice-president I
px^th Tanaka most likely perform K. Yamamato. Fairview.
■Jr Renew your subscriptions now! ing his iron man stunts, by pitcho Hompa has retired the I
mg every game, But it can’t last
forever.
in succession.
Director
By “DOPEY"
ho task of locating : a new
HAMMOND HOT
one. He's looking for an
Reports from Hammond
the
of the monoton- whose competent coaching during
wh n n”'eH donate the trophy.
very favourable. The bunch has
ie fifteen wins
With but three teams in the members ot
the best pitching staff in the
Arm La- out of eighteen encounters has
OF ALL KINDS
I e a o u e. each club will play five crosse Club added the
league
with
Sawayama
i consented to coach the
and
e
Kusano and rookies Tamura and names with each other, The touches to its highly recondi- whirlwind team, Hurricanes are
teams finishing first and see tinned box. And once
Hoshizaki.
Hittin
slated to open 1 he
9 season
power ond will fight i
looks g- ood too. with such Bab.e
out for the cracking of ribs and the bumping with an exhibition ne forma nee
championship in a two-out of- of brawn ag Must brawn will make
Ruths
o BALDA
Oike, and three series.
and his
the welkin ring.
Hoshizaki on the team. The onlv
Marpole All Stars. Sunday April
Following is
the
complete
apparent weak spot is that they
The advent of the Japanese La 2nd. starting 10:30 a.m. at their
haven't an adequate knowledge of schedule. The team first men- crosse League daily intensifies home ground.
O KODAK
inside baseball
but with man Honed in each group will play the itch to bring home (he
POST SCRIPTS
ager Ty Suga, to guide them, per host to the other.
bacon and already sharpshooters
Common sight: Mas Koyanagi
haps that spot won’t be so weak. April 16-- K i f s i la n o- Horn pa.
like
Cocky
Koyanagi
and
Shig
and “Two-Ton" Hirakida slinging
REFLEX-KORELLE
23—Hompa-Fairvlew.
And so, here's my choice—
Fukushima
are
imitafing
“
Eleanor
crosses. I would advise them that,
30—Fa irvic w - Ki t sila no.
Hammond, by a nose. Laugh
O ROLLEIFLEX
Powell.
’
w
h
i
1
e
steamrollers
if they tire seeking berths on the
May
7—Hompa - Ki tsib.no.
you “dopesters”, but I’ll stick
“
Beef
”
Koyanagi
and
Tank
Futeam. the only positions
14—Fairview - Hompa.
to my guns.
jino
whose
motto
seems
to
bo open to them at present is on the
21—Kitsilano-Fairview.
CINE CAMERAS
“
The
shortest
distance
between
sideline.
28- -Kitsilano- Hompa.
*
*
*
two points is a straight line" are
O KODAKS
June 4—Hompa-Fairview.
Curious: Will Harr)' FukushiCAGETTE CAPERS
lubricating their rusty limbs.
H - - F a i r v i e w - K i t s i 1 a n o.
ma, active Y.P.S. president, yell
If the first game between the
IS- -Hompa-Kitsilano.
Eagle eyed Peter “The Great” his head off to pep up the team?
£
*
Fairview quintette and the Pick
2;—F airview-Hompa.
Morimoto, with the agility of a And folks, do you remember last
THE SOLE AGENT FOR
up team is any indication of the July 2—Kitsilano-Fairvicw.
veteran, blocks and deflects shots year's jumbo ice cream cones?
BALDA CAMERA IN B. C.
type of basketball the girls will
9—K i t s i 1 a n o-Hom p a.
that seem sure goals. Even the
My, my, spring has sprung and
dish up next season, they had bet
16—-Hompa - Fairvew.
dynamite-mounted shots of "ma- what is in the air as well as duel?
ter be sure to take out adequate
23— Fairvew-Kitsilano.
ine-gun” Higo or of the mile-a- Thoughts linger on feminine pnlinsurance before playing.
minute submarine'’ Hirakida pre chritude . . . One brawny defense
A certain player on the Pick
sent no problems to our up-and- man “Hunter” has promptly ad
390 POWELL ST.
coming goal-tender. Les Gilmour, opted the slogan “No girls mo
up five either didn’t know the
SEY. 3831
rules of the game, or disregarded
manager of the Richmond Farm play.” What er man So come on
By M. N. C. PATOR
them entirely. She was doing
ers, enthusiastically praised his girls, let's have some; co-operaIn a game packed with thrills uncanny ability.
everything but wrestle. It all the
t ion and help the poor fellow
Elwood McCready of Richmond from turning Wat-er hoy
girls from where she hails play and spills, the Sea Island basket
that type of basketball, boy, oh ball tossers trounced a team of
RADIOS
boy, what a team of Amazons our local boys by a score of 30
DROP IN AT,
to 22 at the Acme North Arm
they’d make.
REFRIGERATORS
Hall, March 19.
323 Powell Street
EVENT OF THE MONTH
ICE CREAM
HOT DOGS
Lead by such versatile players
SE ymour 4121
At the recent Greater Van as “Cocky” Koyanagi, “Mitzi”
208 MAIN ST.
couver Y. P. Badminton Tourna Sasaki and our pal “Dopey” the
ment, March 20 and 21, Johnny winners did some 'spectacular
Tanaka and Yoshio Matsui won twirling of the melon to take a
the Leslie McDonald Challenge commanding lead in the second
REAL CHINESE DISHES
Trophy,
making it twice for the quarter. Although Koji Kadonaga
SERVED AT
Powell Y. P,
and Seiichi Kano for the locals
made brilliant spurts, they could
Although outclassed in every de
not overcome the winners’ early
partment of the game, displaying lead.
NOW TO APRIL 30 TH
The going proved too fast
sheer
fight
and
determination
all
252 POWELL ST.
z
the way, they defeated their op for our boys and they faded badly
On every made-to-measure
in the final quarter.
SEY. 3517 - 5774
ponents in the finals to take the
I
or ready-made suit or coat
On the boat trip over, the boys
championship, Hats off to Matt
were certainly optimistic. How
and Johnny.
ever, they did not seem too dis
WE OFFER
PAGING RIPLEY
heartened by the loss. Later, they
A queer quirk of fate—a trophy were out on the sandlots bat
with the inscription “For World ting a soft-ball to the winds. Per
FLORIST
Peace”, donated by a Chinese haps they’re looking for “New
Merchant at Wells was won by a Worlds to Conquer.”
Nisei, Fuji Aida of Smithers, who
won the B. C. Junior Ski Champ
ionship.
Schedule
Stickmen Start Unlimbering
Acme Angles
b Cameras
O. Kondo Co.
Celtic Clippings
ERNIE’S
Here are Savings
SUN PEKIN
An Extra pair of
BOUQUETS. WREATHS, POTTED PLANTS
23 56 W 4TH AVE.
BAY. 7881
Support Your
New Canadian Advertisers
Writing to us. he says he’s been
practicing for that championship
for years; and now hopes to com
pete against big time jumpers.
Luck to you Fuji, and may you
take many more championships.
FLASH!
REGINA, Sask., March 28.—
Japanese bell-boys employed in
the Saskatchewan Hotel, oper
ated by the Canadian Pacific
Railways have been
given
notice.—K. Sano.
Pants or a Sweater
MEN’S DEPT.
T. MAIKAWA
369 POWELL STREET
THE NEW CANADIAN
Tanaka Table Tennis Champ
By Washee
11
If
'•sure to hang out all the dope on the
®pens April 16
Kagawa Wins Junior Title
i he recent 13.
ble Tennis Tournament i player
rudelv
AT
—league swmgs mto action April 2. in
piekl las t Sunday, March
I of ihe game by the .1937 Vanconi
n’an"er'
*he <lefendi»^ champions. Giants,
champion s for three events were I ver Oily Junior Champion Kiniio
Rv YOSHIO T. TERADA
.mu,!, dietr perewml rivals. Steveston Fujis i„ the open- j Owing to the withdrawal of crowned. Bin; Tanaka carried j Nakamachi. In the semis Nakaoff the Senior
"Charliei machi and tyro Hiroshi Kagetsu
at *1 “’"I 1,1 !he aftcnw°n- Union Fish (Asahi I Qtevn<ton Y.M.B.A..
'lanaka” Tronh
Hsuo
Kagawa i provided the day’s most exciting
I RaschaH Lea cue thi
will won {?e Jun’or Singles. “New [games. It was only after five
Seconds) tangle with Fairview Mikados.
i comprise only three
Trophy, and Yasui hard-fought sets that Nakamachi
HOT STOVE LEAGUE
I TUmma. Kitsilano and Fairview and Cale
Lanaka copped the Doubleshvon through to meet Kagawa. in
Pi e-season predictions are more Iasi season. But Otto confident The honor of openin the season Championship.
I the finals. In
other semi
will go to Hompa and Kitsilano.
or less in order, so let’s take a
Playing a smooth and thrilling
ly
tells
us
to “watch his smoke'
Kagawa
playing
consistent look at each team. No new ad this year.”
16. at the latter's home
game.
Bing
Tanaka
stroked
his
ly accurate
, defeated
^rounds.
ditions on the Giant roster this
way with ease to win the first Yoshinaka in
sets. The
year. They're counting on Pansy
Plans for the coming year
open Singles Championship. As finals ended
d
i sap point Fujioka to stage a comeback,
The Mikado boys seem very op were drawn up at the meeting
was expected he met Kozai in
with little
though, just as Chicago Cubs are timistic. claiming that in unity is! of th
Bussei Renmi Sports
the finals of the tourney dis opposition.
counting on Dizzy Dean.
strength. But losing their heavi Executive held at: Fairview Kaiposing him in three straight I The outstanding combination
kan.
March
26.
sets.
est
hitter
in
Nag
Nishihara,
they
’
ll
under
the
Sandy Stein, the hustling
jplays of Tanaka and Yasui, tourUnion Fish manager, has been have to show us some Pitching chairmanship of Director G.
The Junior events on the other • ney favorites, gained for them the
i hand provided the handful of [doubles championship. The condoing some artistic poaching, 'ability and hitting powerto com I Kobay^shi.
vince
us.
।
Present
at
the
He’s already signed up Shige
meeting were spectators with some keenly con-liesi was hardly more than a worktested matches and unexpected
Kenno and
Okumura, last year's M. & N
remains
r
knows!
H
°
wn:
Takeo
F.
star, and slugging Otto Yana- horse, about whom nobody
gizawa, who didn’t click so well anything.
Their line-up looks 'shio Tom da. n a,] Mitsugu Ter-J
just about the same as last year, ada. Kitsilano: and vice-president I
px^th Tanaka most likely perform K. Yamamato. Fairview.
■Jr Renew your subscriptions now! ing his iron man stunts, by pitcho Hompa has retired the I
mg every game, But it can’t last
forever.
in succession.
Director
By “DOPEY"
ho task of locating : a new
HAMMOND HOT
one. He's looking for an
Reports from Hammond
the
of the monoton- whose competent coaching during
wh n n”'eH donate the trophy.
very favourable. The bunch has
ie fifteen wins
With but three teams in the members ot
the best pitching staff in the
Arm La- out of eighteen encounters has
OF ALL KINDS
I e a o u e. each club will play five crosse Club added the
league
with
Sawayama
i consented to coach the
and
e
Kusano and rookies Tamura and names with each other, The touches to its highly recondi- whirlwind team, Hurricanes are
teams finishing first and see tinned box. And once
Hoshizaki.
Hittin
slated to open 1 he
9 season
power ond will fight i
looks g- ood too. with such Bab.e
out for the cracking of ribs and the bumping with an exhibition ne forma nee
championship in a two-out of- of brawn ag Must brawn will make
Ruths
o BALDA
Oike, and three series.
and his
the welkin ring.
Hoshizaki on the team. The onlv
Marpole All Stars. Sunday April
Following is
the
complete
apparent weak spot is that they
The advent of the Japanese La 2nd. starting 10:30 a.m. at their
haven't an adequate knowledge of schedule. The team first men- crosse League daily intensifies home ground.
O KODAK
inside baseball
but with man Honed in each group will play the itch to bring home (he
POST SCRIPTS
ager Ty Suga, to guide them, per host to the other.
bacon and already sharpshooters
Common sight: Mas Koyanagi
haps that spot won’t be so weak. April 16-- K i f s i la n o- Horn pa.
like
Cocky
Koyanagi
and
Shig
and “Two-Ton" Hirakida slinging
REFLEX-KORELLE
23—Hompa-Fairvlew.
And so, here's my choice—
Fukushima
are
imitafing
“
Eleanor
crosses. I would advise them that,
30—Fa irvic w - Ki t sila no.
Hammond, by a nose. Laugh
O ROLLEIFLEX
Powell.
’
w
h
i
1
e
steamrollers
if they tire seeking berths on the
May
7—Hompa - Ki tsib.no.
you “dopesters”, but I’ll stick
“
Beef
”
Koyanagi
and
Tank
Futeam. the only positions
14—Fairview - Hompa.
to my guns.
jino
whose
motto
seems
to
bo open to them at present is on the
21—Kitsilano-Fairview.
CINE CAMERAS
“
The
shortest
distance
between
sideline.
28- -Kitsilano- Hompa.
*
*
*
two points is a straight line" are
O KODAKS
June 4—Hompa-Fairview.
Curious: Will Harr)' FukushiCAGETTE CAPERS
lubricating their rusty limbs.
H - - F a i r v i e w - K i t s i 1 a n o.
ma, active Y.P.S. president, yell
If the first game between the
IS- -Hompa-Kitsilano.
Eagle eyed Peter “The Great” his head off to pep up the team?
£
*
Fairview quintette and the Pick
2;—F airview-Hompa.
Morimoto, with the agility of a And folks, do you remember last
THE SOLE AGENT FOR
up team is any indication of the July 2—Kitsilano-Fairvicw.
veteran, blocks and deflects shots year's jumbo ice cream cones?
BALDA CAMERA IN B. C.
type of basketball the girls will
9—K i t s i 1 a n o-Hom p a.
that seem sure goals. Even the
My, my, spring has sprung and
dish up next season, they had bet
16—-Hompa - Fairvew.
dynamite-mounted shots of "ma- what is in the air as well as duel?
ter be sure to take out adequate
23— Fairvew-Kitsilano.
ine-gun” Higo or of the mile-a- Thoughts linger on feminine pnlinsurance before playing.
minute submarine'’ Hirakida pre chritude . . . One brawny defense
A certain player on the Pick
sent no problems to our up-and- man “Hunter” has promptly ad
390 POWELL ST.
coming goal-tender. Les Gilmour, opted the slogan “No girls mo
up five either didn’t know the
SEY. 3831
rules of the game, or disregarded
manager of the Richmond Farm play.” What er man So come on
By M. N. C. PATOR
them entirely. She was doing
ers, enthusiastically praised his girls, let's have some; co-operaIn a game packed with thrills uncanny ability.
everything but wrestle. It all the
t ion and help the poor fellow
Elwood McCready of Richmond from turning Wat-er hoy
girls from where she hails play and spills, the Sea Island basket
that type of basketball, boy, oh ball tossers trounced a team of
RADIOS
boy, what a team of Amazons our local boys by a score of 30
DROP IN AT,
to 22 at the Acme North Arm
they’d make.
REFRIGERATORS
Hall, March 19.
323 Powell Street
EVENT OF THE MONTH
ICE CREAM
HOT DOGS
Lead by such versatile players
SE ymour 4121
At the recent Greater Van as “Cocky” Koyanagi, “Mitzi”
208 MAIN ST.
couver Y. P. Badminton Tourna Sasaki and our pal “Dopey” the
ment, March 20 and 21, Johnny winners did some 'spectacular
Tanaka and Yoshio Matsui won twirling of the melon to take a
the Leslie McDonald Challenge commanding lead in the second
REAL CHINESE DISHES
Trophy,
making it twice for the quarter. Although Koji Kadonaga
SERVED AT
Powell Y. P,
and Seiichi Kano for the locals
made brilliant spurts, they could
Although outclassed in every de
not overcome the winners’ early
partment of the game, displaying lead.
NOW TO APRIL 30 TH
The going proved too fast
sheer
fight
and
determination
all
252 POWELL ST.
z
the way, they defeated their op for our boys and they faded badly
On every made-to-measure
in the final quarter.
SEY. 3517 - 5774
ponents in the finals to take the
I
or ready-made suit or coat
On the boat trip over, the boys
championship, Hats off to Matt
were certainly optimistic. How
and Johnny.
ever, they did not seem too dis
WE OFFER
PAGING RIPLEY
heartened by the loss. Later, they
A queer quirk of fate—a trophy were out on the sandlots bat
with the inscription “For World ting a soft-ball to the winds. Per
FLORIST
Peace”, donated by a Chinese haps they’re looking for “New
Merchant at Wells was won by a Worlds to Conquer.”
Nisei, Fuji Aida of Smithers, who
won the B. C. Junior Ski Champ
ionship.
Schedule
Stickmen Start Unlimbering
Acme Angles
b Cameras
O. Kondo Co.
Celtic Clippings
ERNIE’S
Here are Savings
SUN PEKIN
An Extra pair of
BOUQUETS. WREATHS, POTTED PLANTS
23 56 W 4TH AVE.
BAY. 7881
Support Your
New Canadian Advertisers
Writing to us. he says he’s been
practicing for that championship
for years; and now hopes to com
pete against big time jumpers.
Luck to you Fuji, and may you
take many more championships.
FLASH!
REGINA, Sask., March 28.—
Japanese bell-boys employed in
the Saskatchewan Hotel, oper
ated by the Canadian Pacific
Railways have been
given
notice.—K. Sano.
Pants or a Sweater
MEN’S DEPT.
T. MAIKAWA
369 POWELL STREET
Page 8
1
THE NEW CANADIAN
April I St 1939
The Winnahs!
SHU ORGANIZED
voice Of OGOPOGO
In the newly organized la
crosse league, three teams-—
the South Enders, the North
Arm' Hurricanes and the Van
couver East End Monarchs—
Anthony
T.
Kobayashi
Ferdinand! Ferdinand! Aw heck! -from their worldly cares in the en
I give up. The daily press reports joyment of result-producing fishing
that spectators at Victoria heard my It is a favorite resort for Niseis, espe
cousin "Caddy” come to the surface cially the girls. And, do they know
bellowing like a bull. Not to be their lures and successful fishing se
the Vancouver
outdone by my worthy relative, I’ve crets! . . . And they don’t "catch
he J.C.C.L. ac
been practising the bovine bellow suckers, either!
cording to an announcement
all week, but the net result is in the
* * *
made, hy the loop's pre^y,
two words above. Not so hot, so
Hockey.
The Okanagan goes
Minoru Togawa.
|
I’ll have to be content with the hockey-mad. Everybody talks hockThe league" will make its debut I
aroma of flowers and the ecstasy of cy, argues hockey, listens to hockey,
on May 7. Weather permitting,
Okanagan spring.
dreams hockey and plays hockeygames will be played every Sun
'
* * *
every road from the Mainline to the
day at 10.30 a.m. until the end of
Fish Story. This week I answer Border leads to the Vernon Civic
August, ,u the Point Grey. Windethe question that opened my last Arena. Of course, Niseis are amon?
mere and North Arm centres.
broadcast. While paddling around the 3,000 that attend each of the
hi addition to the regular schedfor news of Nisei activity, I found play-off games. Trail, Bralorne Goldule, exhibition games are being
to
most of them fondly caressing multi diggers, Edmonton Capitals, and
arranged wit li other Canadian;
colored and beaded pieces of tin, test Carman (Sask.) Beavers have been
teams.
ing gut leaders, polishing reels and battling it out for the Western Canada
MAINSTAY
making
imaginary casts with seven Intermediate Championship. What a
BehindI the formation of the
feet of flexible bamboo or steel. Did crowd for such a small town!
league sitands Minoru Togawa.
t-l.
n 1
—Staff Photographer,
SWT.....Photo you know that Win-Centre Niseis
Minicam
Like Mi Akiyama of basketbail
are most devoted disciples of Isaak!
■ , 6 d ??ckey
bas
The smooth-working Ernies team that turned back
the
iame, he has taken full responsi
Walton?
°
Ni
sei
P
la
y
ers
.
Matt
and
Ken
KoM. & N. Clothiers in the play-offs of the Senior Basketball
bility of the new loop and hopes
.
, ,
_ , .
bayashi, while in Kelowna several
League. Back Row: Kaz Suga, Manager, Ernie Arikado, Jeep
,F
oulse
>
before
fishing
starts,
Japanese
Canadians are on various
to make it just as successful
Inamoto. Front Row: Kochi Yanagizawa, Idy Idenouye, Captain,
there
ll
be
picnics
and
baseball,
but
:
teams.
an organization. Although he
Joe Akiyama, Mike Tobo and Tommy Nobuoka. Sitting up in
it is not too early to be smacking |
is commencing the league in a
front of Joe—The Kagetsu Challenge Trophy.
lips
over the luscious piscatory deli- i Au Revoir. The
small way, he intends to build
excitement, the
caaes yielded by the deep of Beaver
it up gradually.
: lense moments and the cheering in
Lake.
Ten miles of ascending
Then, as the interest in the
crooked road through aisles of the paragraphs above have left me so
game is established a large
sweet-smelling cedar leads one to breathless and hoarse that my broad
league which will perhaps em
So I will
this lake Way up m the skies, cast cannot continue.
brace Senior. Junior, Juvenile
above the noise and vulgar scenes switch off my mike and retire silently
and Midget, groups will be formed.
of civilization.
He hopes in time to develop play
and quickly to the abyssmal depths
ers of sufficiently high calibre to
It is the Mecca of thousands of °f ^e Interi°r’s most noted fish pond.
quality on any pi the city's senior
American tourists, to say nothing of Till then, “Au Revoir,” and look
teams.
countless local residents that find rest for me with more News and Views.
Ernies Nose Ouf M. & N. M
To top Senior (age Crown
Marpole Outclass Beavers In Junior Finals
Continued from page 1
In a nip and tuck affray that kept the teams on even
terms train start to finish. Ernies staved off the desperate
eliorts ot the M. & N. quintette, to eke out a narrow vicm
el’ ‘Tl ga'“ Possesslon of the Kagetsu Challenge
Iraphy Wednesday evening, March 29. at the Japanese
W', 11 ‘'rl!1"101' finals' led b-v the brilliant performance
ot Sabino Mime, the Marpole five outclassed a game but
luckless beavers in a last quarter spurt to cop the Tairiku
“W0 Jlml0r Basketball Cup bv a score of 34-05
J.C.C.L. then ably presented the
second generation situation, He
stressed the willingness of the
Japanese to co-operate in •the
past. He cited the case of the
i
River’s Inlet strike of 1936.
Ihroughout the entire Senior
NISEI DIFFICULTIES
game
after Idy Idenouye had v his tie came to the rescue of
But , he stated, "we can’t coperate with you as much as we drawn first blood for Ernies with Ernies.
would like to. V hen a strike is a beaut of a shot from the side,
THROW INS:—Tommy Nobucalled, a white fisherman can the dense crowd of wild-eyed, oka playing for dear life’s sake—
hoarse spectators groaned End
leave
his parents were in the audience.
particular district,
have his licence transferred and cheered in turn as shots missed Mr. Nose, sponsor of the M. & N.
can fish anywhere he likes. We or made their marks.
quintette, gripping the railing
In an agonizing last minute
can ( do Hiat. Our licences are
fighting a desperate battle for
RALLY FAILS
only issued for one district and
his boys . . . Ashikawa, the long
we. have to get. a whole year's rally, baskets by Sawara and i range pot-shot artist, had an offbread and butter in the three or Suzuki whittled down Ernies’ five!i night . . . Playing a dynamic game
lour weeks in which the salmon point lead. Pandemonium reign-1 Mike Tobo proved the main cog in
ed.
In the heated confusion
run.”
Ernies' defense and offense .
V him (lie question of a strike mngy tommy Nobuoka slipped Ernie with an unshakable faith in
comes up, it’s either a matter ot through the M. Sr N. defense to his boys attended the game in his
our joining the white fishermen score what proved to be the win Sunday best.
and starving or getting our bread ning basket.
Ernies: Nobuoka 4, Yanagizawa
and butter in the oniv wav we
Shige Ashikawa retaliated with
2, Inamoto 2. Idenouye 2, Suga 4,
can.
a ringer to draw the losers within
Tobo 10, Akiyama 3.—27.
He further pointed out that one point of victory, but even as
m M' &
Korenaga 2, Tanaka. 4.
the Japanese were organized in they were penetrating
o 1 iFllJlOka 2' Suzuki 5- Sawada 2,
a labor union affiliated with ponents’ guard the full time; Ashikawa 11.—26.
the Trades and Labour Council
and Congress of Canada.
months earlier before the de
The three delegates readily saw cision of the P.C.F.U. and its them have approved of our de
cision.”
the difficulties of the Japanese. brother unions had been made.
The three delegates stated
Mr. Hill (hen confided that the
UNION
STAND
as individuals they could enP.C.F.U. were trying to use the
V e would be shouted down dorse the protest against the
present endorsement of the cannow if we brought in anv plan curtailment of Boat Puller’s
collation of Boar Puller's lit
licences, but they could not
speak for their organizations.
bj the cential body to be ratified,' Jerry Hundal. General SecreHe expressed his regret that bythe various locals and all theseitary and'chairman of the evenin"
the meeting was not called two
at the
;sults of the round table conferI ence. He expressed the hope that
i future meetings of a similar najture -could be called, with the
get our special club prices on
I added presence of delegates
W.L50NS ANO LOU.SV.LLE BASEBALL BATS.
Krom the British Columbia EroI tective Fishermen’s Union.
WRITE FOR OUR NEW CATALOGUE
Ed. Hughes of the Youth
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present go on record as indi
viduals as being opposed to the
SPORTING GOODS
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TRINITY
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THE NEW CANADIAN
April I St 1939
The Winnahs!
SHU ORGANIZED
voice Of OGOPOGO
In the newly organized la
crosse league, three teams-—
the South Enders, the North
Arm' Hurricanes and the Van
couver East End Monarchs—
Anthony
T.
Kobayashi
Ferdinand! Ferdinand! Aw heck! -from their worldly cares in the en
I give up. The daily press reports joyment of result-producing fishing
that spectators at Victoria heard my It is a favorite resort for Niseis, espe
cousin "Caddy” come to the surface cially the girls. And, do they know
bellowing like a bull. Not to be their lures and successful fishing se
the Vancouver
outdone by my worthy relative, I’ve crets! . . . And they don’t "catch
he J.C.C.L. ac
been practising the bovine bellow suckers, either!
cording to an announcement
all week, but the net result is in the
* * *
made, hy the loop's pre^y,
two words above. Not so hot, so
Hockey.
The Okanagan goes
Minoru Togawa.
|
I’ll have to be content with the hockey-mad. Everybody talks hockThe league" will make its debut I
aroma of flowers and the ecstasy of cy, argues hockey, listens to hockey,
on May 7. Weather permitting,
Okanagan spring.
dreams hockey and plays hockeygames will be played every Sun
'
* * *
every road from the Mainline to the
day at 10.30 a.m. until the end of
Fish Story. This week I answer Border leads to the Vernon Civic
August, ,u the Point Grey. Windethe question that opened my last Arena. Of course, Niseis are amon?
mere and North Arm centres.
broadcast. While paddling around the 3,000 that attend each of the
hi addition to the regular schedfor news of Nisei activity, I found play-off games. Trail, Bralorne Goldule, exhibition games are being
to
most of them fondly caressing multi diggers, Edmonton Capitals, and
arranged wit li other Canadian;
colored and beaded pieces of tin, test Carman (Sask.) Beavers have been
teams.
ing gut leaders, polishing reels and battling it out for the Western Canada
MAINSTAY
making
imaginary casts with seven Intermediate Championship. What a
BehindI the formation of the
feet of flexible bamboo or steel. Did crowd for such a small town!
league sitands Minoru Togawa.
t-l.
n 1
—Staff Photographer,
SWT.....Photo you know that Win-Centre Niseis
Minicam
Like Mi Akiyama of basketbail
are most devoted disciples of Isaak!
■ , 6 d ??ckey
bas
The smooth-working Ernies team that turned back
the
iame, he has taken full responsi
Walton?
°
Ni
sei
P
la
y
ers
.
Matt
and
Ken
KoM. & N. Clothiers in the play-offs of the Senior Basketball
bility of the new loop and hopes
.
, ,
_ , .
bayashi, while in Kelowna several
League. Back Row: Kaz Suga, Manager, Ernie Arikado, Jeep
,F
oulse
>
before
fishing
starts,
Japanese
Canadians are on various
to make it just as successful
Inamoto. Front Row: Kochi Yanagizawa, Idy Idenouye, Captain,
there
ll
be
picnics
and
baseball,
but
:
teams.
an organization. Although he
Joe Akiyama, Mike Tobo and Tommy Nobuoka. Sitting up in
it is not too early to be smacking |
is commencing the league in a
front of Joe—The Kagetsu Challenge Trophy.
lips
over the luscious piscatory deli- i Au Revoir. The
small way, he intends to build
excitement, the
caaes yielded by the deep of Beaver
it up gradually.
: lense moments and the cheering in
Lake.
Ten miles of ascending
Then, as the interest in the
crooked road through aisles of the paragraphs above have left me so
game is established a large
sweet-smelling cedar leads one to breathless and hoarse that my broad
league which will perhaps em
So I will
this lake Way up m the skies, cast cannot continue.
brace Senior. Junior, Juvenile
above the noise and vulgar scenes switch off my mike and retire silently
and Midget, groups will be formed.
of civilization.
He hopes in time to develop play
and quickly to the abyssmal depths
ers of sufficiently high calibre to
It is the Mecca of thousands of °f ^e Interi°r’s most noted fish pond.
quality on any pi the city's senior
American tourists, to say nothing of Till then, “Au Revoir,” and look
teams.
countless local residents that find rest for me with more News and Views.
Ernies Nose Ouf M. & N. M
To top Senior (age Crown
Marpole Outclass Beavers In Junior Finals
Continued from page 1
In a nip and tuck affray that kept the teams on even
terms train start to finish. Ernies staved off the desperate
eliorts ot the M. & N. quintette, to eke out a narrow vicm
el’ ‘Tl ga'“ Possesslon of the Kagetsu Challenge
Iraphy Wednesday evening, March 29. at the Japanese
W', 11 ‘'rl!1"101' finals' led b-v the brilliant performance
ot Sabino Mime, the Marpole five outclassed a game but
luckless beavers in a last quarter spurt to cop the Tairiku
“W0 Jlml0r Basketball Cup bv a score of 34-05
J.C.C.L. then ably presented the
second generation situation, He
stressed the willingness of the
Japanese to co-operate in •the
past. He cited the case of the
i
River’s Inlet strike of 1936.
Ihroughout the entire Senior
NISEI DIFFICULTIES
game
after Idy Idenouye had v his tie came to the rescue of
But , he stated, "we can’t coperate with you as much as we drawn first blood for Ernies with Ernies.
would like to. V hen a strike is a beaut of a shot from the side,
THROW INS:—Tommy Nobucalled, a white fisherman can the dense crowd of wild-eyed, oka playing for dear life’s sake—
hoarse spectators groaned End
leave
his parents were in the audience.
particular district,
have his licence transferred and cheered in turn as shots missed Mr. Nose, sponsor of the M. & N.
can fish anywhere he likes. We or made their marks.
quintette, gripping the railing
In an agonizing last minute
can ( do Hiat. Our licences are
fighting a desperate battle for
RALLY FAILS
only issued for one district and
his boys . . . Ashikawa, the long
we. have to get. a whole year's rally, baskets by Sawara and i range pot-shot artist, had an offbread and butter in the three or Suzuki whittled down Ernies’ five!i night . . . Playing a dynamic game
lour weeks in which the salmon point lead. Pandemonium reign-1 Mike Tobo proved the main cog in
ed.
In the heated confusion
run.”
Ernies' defense and offense .
V him (lie question of a strike mngy tommy Nobuoka slipped Ernie with an unshakable faith in
comes up, it’s either a matter ot through the M. Sr N. defense to his boys attended the game in his
our joining the white fishermen score what proved to be the win Sunday best.
and starving or getting our bread ning basket.
Ernies: Nobuoka 4, Yanagizawa
and butter in the oniv wav we
Shige Ashikawa retaliated with
2, Inamoto 2. Idenouye 2, Suga 4,
can.
a ringer to draw the losers within
Tobo 10, Akiyama 3.—27.
He further pointed out that one point of victory, but even as
m M' &
Korenaga 2, Tanaka. 4.
the Japanese were organized in they were penetrating
o 1 iFllJlOka 2' Suzuki 5- Sawada 2,
a labor union affiliated with ponents’ guard the full time; Ashikawa 11.—26.
the Trades and Labour Council
and Congress of Canada.
months earlier before the de
The three delegates readily saw cision of the P.C.F.U. and its them have approved of our de
cision.”
the difficulties of the Japanese. brother unions had been made.
The three delegates stated
Mr. Hill (hen confided that the
UNION
STAND
as individuals they could enP.C.F.U. were trying to use the
V e would be shouted down dorse the protest against the
present endorsement of the cannow if we brought in anv plan curtailment of Boat Puller’s
collation of Boar Puller's lit
licences, but they could not
speak for their organizations.
bj the cential body to be ratified,' Jerry Hundal. General SecreHe expressed his regret that bythe various locals and all theseitary and'chairman of the evenin"
the meeting was not called two
at the
;sults of the round table conferI ence. He expressed the hope that
i future meetings of a similar najture -could be called, with the
get our special club prices on
I added presence of delegates
W.L50NS ANO LOU.SV.LLE BASEBALL BATS.
Krom the British Columbia EroI tective Fishermen’s Union.
WRITE FOR OUR NEW CATALOGUE
Ed. Hughes of the Youth
Council suggested that those
present go on record as indi
viduals as being opposed to the
SPORTING GOODS
reduction of assistants’ licences
TRINITY
and that the group gathered be
628 GRANVILLE ST
the basis for future delibera
tions.
Save $10.00 to $15.00
on your
Spring Suits
by purchasing from us.
More than 300 young Men’s
Suits & Top Coats
in snappy styles & colors
all hand tailored
$19.00 to $35.00
a
GREENS, BLUE GREENS,
GREYS,
Il
s
BLUES,
r
it
h
tl
O'
ir
bi
HERRINGBONES
& STRIPES
DOUBLE BREASTED
DRAPE. PLEATEDBACl
3
ETC.
1 ooo
Pairs
Matsumiya & Nose Ltd
229 POWELL ST
TRINITY
1
2113
lit
seball Players!
George Sparling
o
a
a
c
co
to
WJ
Direct Importers of Japanese Provisions and Curios
FOR BETTER TRADE RELATIONS
ar
BUY JAPANESE GOODS
1<
d
Seymour 2933
109 Powell Street
IV
VANCOUVER, B. C.
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th:
sa
L
LTS