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the second generation

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UNIQUE WELCOME IMPRESSES ROYAL COUPLE Island Nisei
Japanese Canadians Demonstrate Loyalty
Council Formed

Her Majesty

All the colour and aaietv of Go
I’W’W5
dreds of Nisei girls dressed in pictur.
and dignified city nas seldom, if
p^un
ever, witnessed a greater uproar
d blue 9athered at Thornton Park i
or seen so many people crowding ^ New Westminster to accord Their ,
its streets as when visitors from! their entire Canadian tour ~

Chemainus Seat
Of 1940 Confab

north, south, and t ast gathered
in the capital city to welcome
Their Majesties at the western­
most point of their tour.

In Vancouver the crowd com­
menced to gather before eleven
in the morning and by
: two hundred girls had been
On the morning of May 29,
formed into a double line
the beautiful floral basket of
stretching all the way from the
corner of Terminal and Main
Cattleya orchids, rare roses,
to the end of the Park.
and blue delphiniums, the gift
When the Royal couple at
of all Island Japanese was de­
livered to Carey Castle, home reared spontaneous cheer!
to Their Majesties during their broke forth from the girls an
hundreds of other Japanese (
stay in Victoria.

adians grouped behind them.
^iLuiiiiitiui^s ire oasKet was
The gracious queen was noti
a beautiful gold plaque bearins giving a wifely tug at His A
the inscription. “To Her Majesuy esty's sleeve as tin
Queen ouzabein, from Vancouvet slowly by. as if to
JUST 10 0 K
Island Japanese Canadians/’
cnac scene." an ci as the enon, she turned
' ail just one
glimpse
rhe smile that
h s endeared her to all Cana-.

Fishermen Escort
Royal Liner

WESTMINSTER WELCOME

Greeting the King in their own
In
We:
sor
particular fashion, Japanese Can­ taree tnousand Jana
om i
adian fishermen brought out their
sturdy craft in honour to a monicir Arch of Welcome
arch whose whole background has
heir Majesties on the r
been steeped in the tradition of the
om Victoria.
sea.
Actively assisting i n
Some 200
from Steveston order among the huge
ith flags and buntsome fifty Nisei
sworn
g made up a large fleet to escort in as special police.
t Royal Liner and her convoy of
not only the area re
'ar Canadian destroyers on the served for
'P bac" io P ancouver.
the la rae crowd
Upper river rish erm en
likewise
joined in tne Hz estminster
celebraOne of im
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tions, and one of tne cast scenes on riel. “We <<
biz ii
to appear before
}ij.-a i .Their Majesties as they boarded the 0
Roy-?! Train at h "e C.N.R. station
to h
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^as the long I, ne of sturdy fishing
M v.
boats riding at anchor in the Fraser

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THE NEW CANADIAN

THE NEW CANADIAN
The Vanguard of Nisei Opinion

Good-Will Tours

JUNE 6th

The Wreck el The Hesperus"

Tel. TRinity 1076
The recent announcement of
230 Alexander St.
Grim Drama on the Fraser
the selection of sixteen American
PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY AT THE
and four Canadian high school
By "BUCK" SUZUKI
TAIYO PRINTING CO., 230 ALEXANDER STREET
teachers who will tour Japan
The
night
of
May
25
is dark. A mer disasters to fishermen.
Registered as second-class matter at Ottawa, February 13,
and Manchukuo this summer cold north east wind is blowing
Lower and lower settles the
1939, under the Postal Regulations of Canada.
brings to one’s mind the goodwill across the river from the distant boat, higher and higher mounts
tours that have been taken in snow-capped mountains.
"Hides" the water. "The boy stood Oft
the past to promote friendly re­ Onotera, "Riverside" J.C.C.L. prexy, the burning deck," is the refrain,
Nisei Contribution to Canada
lations between the nations that is homeward bound, having just and then comes "Down went Mc­
Last week Canadians residing in British Columbia face each other across the Pa­ pulled in his net for the last time. Ginty to the bottom of the sea!"
cific.
Straining his eyes to pierce
"Wow! This is no time to be
paid homage to their King and Queen.
Skeptics may belittle the actu­ the pitch blackness suddenly he taking it easy," says Hides and
Their Majesties have gone but they have left in their
al accomplishments of this form glimpses a blacker patch on the clambers atop the pilot house, leav­
wake an unprecedented wave of loyalty and genuine love of international social intercourse water directly across his bow. He
ing the deck already half-a-foot un­
among the people.
as far as bettering international swings his wheel hard over to der water. Waving his lantern, he
Japanese Canadians laid aside their habitual reserve relations go. However, there is clear the floating snag! Too late! sends out his S.O.S. "Help! Help?'
And Fate, chuckling away to
and joined whole-heartedly with the entire body of Can­ no one who will deny that these A terrific crash and the boat shud­
tours
widen
the
horizon
of
the
ders from stem to stern.
herself, rolls the dice once more
adian citizenry to accord Their Majesties a royal welcome
participant
pai
ticipant ’s thoughts and views j Slowly the boat settles in the and says, "Well, I guess the J.C.
and to make this happy occasion a memorable one in the and help to promote individual J water. "Sputter, sputter," goes the
C.L. might need their president
annals of the province.
if not national friendship and | engine, and then silence. "Hides" a while longer, so we'll give him
There is no one who will deny that the favorable enlightenment.
I looks inside his cabin to see the another chance."
Take for example the various i naurky black water swirling in. Al- ' A rescuer, seeing his lantern
impression thus created not only upon members of the
sport
tours that have taken placei, rea_dy the
royal party but also upon other citizens, has fully recom- I
, engine
, is half-covered. ! cutting distress signals, chugs up
up
in the past.
| Familiar with ever-present dan-j alongside and takes him home to
pensed all the efforts and time spent in preparations.
;
.gers, as every fisherman must be,'wife and home.
'

RUGBY
But
"Hides
says
In this regard, the leaders and faithful untiring work-!
September.
1930
was
a
red
H^
me
inner
voice
keeps
repeating,mow,
"It
doesn't
matter
how
good
ers from the Japanese groups are to be praised for theirU
......... for rugby
lus„y )ans
sir Her mouth
fans in D.CJ "Keep calm, take it easy,
.. keep calm a captain
----- you are, you
you can't
can't argue
argue
part and to them the Japanese community as well as the - Travelling qx thousand m
ibci, '
A quick check‘up to get his the right-of-way with a snag and
whole citizenry owes a debt of gratitude
Imperial Japanese Rugby Team' ar'n$s' ^^ fathoms from Grave—win. Anyway, I'm glad to have
played
a series of seven exbibi-!yard Poinr' the scene °^ manY for- been here to salvage my boat."
Yet there is another lesson to be learned from this
... "

“------- ---- -------------- *-----event, simply that the Japanese Canadians were prepared tion games with the pick of Brit-j
ish Columbia
tO P^T a|tiV^P-» '?
IifeN"Slo mo (lid they lose:
just i
if is freely admitted that it will be generations before^ oneo they were held to a 3
tie i
any considerable intermingling of racial groups is likely by a brilliant team of
to occur
This means, therefore, that Niseis should bend^"”'
Tengu (Fishermen's) Club
every effort to make themselves culturally assimilable.I
Remarkable as their olayino
As Told by Dr. K. Shimo-Takahara
Clearly the best way to accomplish this is to acquire Can-’ was, it was the spirit of the
Fish story, fishy yarns, has anyone a tale to tell of his exploits with
adian culture and to put that culture to use by active par-1 Japanese that won the admira­ i the rod and line? If so, drop in at Mr. Kiyozo Kawaii's place, the sec­
tion and friendship of their op­
ticipation in communal affairs.
ponents and the spectators. retary of the Tengu (Fishermen's) Club, and he will be only too willing
OnG f>Ur^Gr ouhhlnd’n9 lesson may be drawn from
They knew the rules, played to arrange an audience for you at one of the monthly meetings of the
hf/CCr‘?t,0.n' Namely, that it was largely due to their
cleanly and never cue tinned society. In fact, if your feats are as good as your stories, nay, even it
VOU a,'Xa mcrc novice, you are eligible for membership to this club.
the referees.
cultural heritage, even though it may have merely been
lengu,
high nose"—oh to have the proboscis of Cyrano de
the use of the native Japanese costume, that the Japa­
Tho following your the B. C Bergerac. Rightly so, for when you meet the members of the club after
nese Canadians were able to present a unique display of •Rugby Union accepted the invi one of their successful fishing expeditions, you will find them with
I tation of the Japanese and in
welcome.
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the<r noses in the air as if they were sniffing the rarified stratosphere
AC|Or‘lln9!v' Niseis
realize that as purely Can-h01 ““b^ii/te Xo-kfeZ
SAME OLD STORY
Accost one of them and automatically his arms will stretch apart
aaian citizens they may make a very definite contribution'<i?nn,r’'social, economical nmli
Beheve it or not," he'll say, "I caught one this big, mind you this big.”
nnaC
1 G an<^ Cu^ure.
But as Canadian citizens
^sPects and catch a And his arms widen another three four inches
bearers at the same time of the traditional culture of old S h
*T ?,,r“ of
Twentv years has the
and it shows
Japan with its art literature customs „cik„
. ,
i '"' ll" People but they them■ n0 sign of giving up the ghost. , ,’,c viuu ।
The
club
itself
can
t
help
but
be active
onhv
I
customs, aesthetics, phllos- selves created r
ophy and moral code, they may make a unique and vastly -.one- the hpa,X Z'XlXtX^'
. es Isaac Walton could desire,
greater contribution.
- (Hit io see them play.
early worm some of the enthusiasts are up and out of bed
before dawn.
This^
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T. of course, IS (he direct responsibility of the
January through to December, spring or summer, autumn or
Niseis.
M
o •
i hC ,
'S trulV 9reat but one that beckons the' lu baseball, too. several Jap- wnter, ram or shine, these fellows haunt the fish. No sir, nothing
inese organizations including
daunts these brave and hardy souls that will do or die for the fun
of it all.

Their favorite
resort—anywhere the fish bite
c
Up the Fraser
River
from
,
r
who w.ll be able to contribute to the future welfare of the Athletic
"
j u
l m
on
Past
Dewdney
to
Hope,
or
beside
the brimming
Vancouver’s own and bright Nicomac Creek on Cloverdale way, or up
nation.
baseball centre.
Howe Sound, or
out in the Gulf of Georgia.
SOFTBALL
PRIZE FISH
TWII IOUT rOK Mii roy
In the fall of 1938 thirty-one
Some of the prize fish that have been angled
Do
in will knock your
the si:
am/
. attractive American girls treated eyes out. The record for trout is a twenty-four
inch
specimen of the
' all I m
dear
! Japanese sport lovers to a novel species caught by Mr. S. D. Maikawa.
If you don't believe it, come
mild
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। tans in Korakuen Stadium the
Every so often members get together to have a talk of their
, popular^ American game of soft- doings. Towards Christmas time they wind up the year with a bangi ball. Glowing with ssprightly up banquet. Then it is that the one who has caught the biggest fish
; (haim, these Amercan :
is awarded a beautiful cup for permanent possession while numerous
■ (tresses captured the hearts of other prizes donated by enthusiastic supporters go to those not quite
; the ball fans in the major sport so lucky.
, centres they covered during their i
Come with us one of these fine summer days and see things for
eight-game schedule.
.yourself. Picture a day packed with thrills and.excitement, your appetite
BASKETBALL
.whipped to the keen edge by invigorating sea breezes, fresh fish sizzlina
; This year the Westerns. Hle over hot coals the savoury odour mounting to the skies—-a dish worthy
; 1938 Dominion Basketball Ch amp- of the gods themselves, and a jovial, carefree crowd. Then, I'm sure
; ions, will also make a tour of Y°u can t help but want to go fishing yourself.
i Japan. Thore they will bo the
H the All-Japan BasketSwing Club
Association.
About ten
Amines have been arranged with
When Benny Goodman, king of swing, Artie Shaw, chief pretender
crack I Diversity quintettes. These to the throne, or Tommy Dorsey, the sentimental gentleman of swing,
i matcho :w expected to arouse
“. . Y ’’“
resl assurcd that »h« "«ts'' are at it again in
: more i 'vest in the game par- r.
their shack down in alley's end.
cuiiany among
the Middle
’* iS that "cats'" s^'ng addicts of the newest Nisei group
Schools of the country.
he informally organized swing club, feel their skin perk up and their
TEACHERS
^t!f te^ bea^ ou^ the pulsating rhythm of the music ano
mat these goodwill tours are their booies assume contorted forms and figures as they carry on their
'
■not just limited to sports is showir riiprrw
merry anticsIn the space of a few months of existence the club has attracted
7 Hie teachers' trips mentioned!
; above.
L-°teeS’ Amon9 the nobbles on the roster are Matt Matsui
■ Since 1936 the Board of Tour­ and Yoshio and Masao Matsui, Bing Tanaka, Dick Tomoda, all past' ’
ist Industry of the Japanese Gov- masters of the latest steps: West Point Hop, Collegiate Step, Shag and
.eminent Railways has invited Trucking.
; each year a party of about twenty
Initiates contribute one new record to the club's collection of dance
;
See TOURS—Page 6
records. In this way quite a number of varied records from the "hot"
to the sweet pieces have been added,

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The
eVent in years’ the visit of Their Majesties King George
AI and oX^rV^
^izabeth is recorded here in pictures of particular interest to
government House
v^.uee.n inspecting the guard of honour of war veterans at
'°se to ieave the’
WcWria> (2) An informal snap caught the Queen just as she
Canadian^ L
^^T1’11”16111 House.
(3) Symbolizing the welcome of all
,
i In Tnncouver
™ir Majesties this six-foot sign was erected at Thornton
banquet in GnvOr„
Kon^°)(!) This beautifully decorated cake was served at
^^ Kimonos wav^ n10111 House.’ ^'^ Some two hundred Nisei girls dressed in Jap’C' Escorted by «?«<> iW^ay ^'^t’ng to Their Majesties at Thornton Park. (Minicam).
‘Trough th? First- vV Iancl ana air’ ^^ “Princess Marguerite” conveys Their Majesties
K.nig and Queen' rproa°i''^ on the way to the Capital City. (Bunka Shokai). (7) The
Hall. (Murak-W,i
T™51! homage from thousands at Vancouver’s magnificent
(S) Lower Fraser Valley Japanese Canadians erected
‘"^"^ Popular shot ^e '^ster to welcome the reigning sovereigns. (Murakami). (9) The
or all but perhaps the most difficult—The King and Queen in the

Ho;aI
^n!liea|T; (10) Chairman and members of the Committee which
aminged the welcome on behalf of Vancouver Japanese Canadians
Cron
"A1’ ^Wsu’ K- ‘^’JT T. Nishikawa. (O. Kondo) Vn)
(Judo club) lendered great service in policing the area reserved for the Japanese
welcome in Vancouver. ((). Kondo). (12) Not content with a welcome arch No • West
minster and A alley Nisei girls added colour to the welcome. (Murakami)’.'
Tananese war veterans who served overseas volunteered for service in Cue Guard of Honour
and later assembled at the Memorial in Stanley Park to pav tribute to their fallen
comrades
Back row (left to right), it. Kobayashi, K. Matsumoto, T. Otomo, H. Yano
■ Kamachi, 1. Saito, Sgt. ) . Shoji, Col. H, IC. Lyon, Commander of original Vi’nd
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imw
K. Iizuka, M.M., f pl. s. Sato, I. Kuroda, J. Inouw. Sgt, M. Mitsui
mm 7 laddie
Mnf«mnntn
Y. Sakamotm K. Inouye, S. Nakauchi; front row (left to right)
gawa. K. Nakashima, S. Omoto, S. Kubota, S. Chiba, O. Yamamoto, M.M.. S Kanda
^ipasaki, S. Kuroda. (Fujiwara Studio).
(II) All Vancouver Island Japanese
Canadians united in defraying the cost of this special floral basket presented o Her
Majesty, with (15) the accompanying gold plaque. (F. Otake).

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THE NEW CANADIAN

JUNE 6th

LOCAL NISEI WINS

I

SCHOLARSHIP
But a memory is all that remainso„. i
1 J---of the 28th Annual Infer-HigU 'T
B.C. Delegates To Attend National Confab
bpoits held recently at Hastings:
:■.Continuing a long and bril­
Park. Only a few Niseis partici-!
l
i
a
liant scholastic career, George
^ccordin^ to the executive’s report made at the final
pated and won laurels, it is tr« ,3
W
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“'"f °U' T. Tamaki, son of Mr. and Mrs.
'
but it is gratifying to note that u
, ,° !™ T* fl'Ve h“d' F. Tamaki of Sunbury, has ver Youth Council meeting of the season at the Y.W.C.A.
evening, June 3. so far twenty-five names out of the ohom ^
x
aches to Jitsuko, who ooks after
here were not a few N,se, support-1 the businKS
been awarded an exchange
thirty have been sent in by city youth groups to represent
°[
ers cheering them on. Let us, how-'
scholarship to continue his law U^UtUiXV'01"11 CMeress that win take
in
ever, look forward to greatly in-1
studies at the University of Sas- June uii to July a.
BRITANNIA BILLINGS
1
creased active performance .— anefi
katchewan in Saskatoon nex
The quota of forty delegates)--------- --------------- -—---------------e May issue of the B-Hi- winter.
more glory!
for British Columbia has not yet!ing problems and that an invest!
* * *
i Scoops carried photographs of the
Mr. Tamaki won his B.A. de­ been reached, it was revealed/ation of the Sooke Fish Trans
fresher memory is the recent (graduating classes with appropri­ gree from the local University The Nisei delegation is to con-(wiH be made this summer bv^
visi t of our Sovereigns. Not only ate captions briefly describing last year, and took post-gradusist of six persons, the representa-j^0^1 Commission.
* d
a holiday on May 29 did we get, each member. From them we ate work at Dalhousie Univer­
fives themselves are yet to be! Through the co-operation of ur
but also in order to bid farewell to gleaned some things about each sity in Halifax. In final exam- chosen.
(Gardner, the
'
Vancouver Youth
Their Majesties on the afternoon;I Nisei graduate to be:
inations he was awarded the
Council
will
continue
their series
Lloyd Green, chairman of the
Carwell Prize for general proof rhe 31st, "hookeyists" constitu
* * *
of Wednesday evenine- radio
ting in , many cases over half of j Lt Class I—Tairo Tsuda—tacti- ficiency, securing a first class Natural Resources Committee, re­
mark in all subjects. He also ported that through the work of broadcasts over Station CKMO
their schools, had a glorious field! llrn • ■ • Yukie Ochai—bright
won the Carwell Book prize for the committee audience had been at 8:30 to acquaint the public
day. The remnants, however, gotiSuml Sasaki—mathematician
their own back for they were given; Kaz Sanmiya—piano and roller his outstanding essay on “The secured for Mr. A. V. Hill of the with the work of the organization.
early dismissal. Oh my, how stu-isbating . , . Toshiko Kishimoto_
Basis of the Doctrine of Frus- Pacific Coast Fishermen’s Union
dents get into the spirit of things'! study and books . . . Dick Matsui tration of the Venture in Com- to speak at one of the meetings
I of the District Number One Jap—model aeroplanes . . . T e i s o mercial Cases.”
1 anese fishermen on current fish­
KITSILANO KAPERS
Uyeno—rugger champ . . . Toshio
Hirano—physique and tennis . .
After the Matric Banquet held atj
* * *
this school we were sure of onej Class 2
Now that picnic days are here
thing—Jack Sumi is a jitterbug! —musical boasts of Hirawo Aoki
again
let's make the most of it
. . . Yoshio Noguchi—
We sympathize with Tommy Nishio carefree . . . and Fumio
Let's get out of doors and join the
Fukiyarria
Niseis Urged to Make Living in Canada sun
who, gazing on, must have thought —serious.
worshippers everywhere. Let's
' what on earth ails him?" Tommy's
* * *
go
swimming,
hiking, cycling, fish­
injured foot by the
' way is almost

Niseis
should
not
go
to
Japan
Class 3’s photos were unfortunmoment arriving in Yokohama I ing, camping and play tennis.
entirely healed.
Mely omitted, but our investiga- in large numbers expecting to thought I was landing in some
The Fuyos had a successful gath­
tors proved that Kimi Sugamori find good opportunities immedi­ American port,” he said.
ering at Capilano and everybody
The least that Tairo "Spike" Kato has peg and go and Bill
ately and as much as possible
Okada
is
Tuiing to the topic of Niseis in enjoyed themselves by sing songs, a
can say is that he helped to push another of these erudite boys.
should try to make a living in
treasure hunt and a marshmallow
Canada,’ stated Y. Iwasaki, edi­ Japan he told of several second roast.
up Kitsilano. Spike was the lone
* * *
tor of the Tairiku Nippo, describ­ generations from Steveston and
Nisei Kits' entry in the Inter-High
May
Kaz
Sanmiya.
the
hardworking
ing before a large gathering im­ Vancouver who had won success. mour. 14, Kokikais went to SeyTrack Meet in the broad jump
Conference Chairman of the pressions of his recent tour of The Niseis from Canada are very
On our way we picked up
event.
School Hi-Y, was one of those Japan and China, at the Alexan­ well liked and are the most pro­ Katsy and his mate. Why did
three who received on June 2 at der Hall Saturday night. The gressive, largely because of qual­ Tucker stay in the ice cold water
The school is quivering with
Stanley Park a Hi-Y service award meeting sponsored by Gakuyukai ities peculiar to them and which for five minutes? The hero of the
excitement at the prospect of a
in the form of a beautiful ring.
are due to their upbringing in this day was Yukio Shimoda who saved
ms under the chairmanship of country.”
school picnic at Newcastle lsthe softball from the swift current,
Shota. Kondo, president.
hnd.
As for the few Niseis
technical tattles
Local Catholic folks picnicked at
In a short space of time he suc­ He emphatically said, "if you
going, it is regrettable that most
have as yet not learned the terpcessfully explained his observa- are ready to endure hardships Second Beach on May 24. Who
The
Royal
visit
upset
the
usual
tios of the Orient from different and work assiduously then there was the person discovered admiring
sichorean accompaniment to those
routine at the school several times. view points. Touching on modern is no reason to believe that suc­ figures?
syncopated melodies known as
On May 16 the whole school gath­ Japan he compared her to what cess is impossible.”
Too bad the G.Y.K. Picnic was
jazx.
They arc missing some­
ered
in
the
auditorium
to
hear
the
He.
concluded
the
meeting
by
washed
out. But never mind, it has
thing and may we whisper that
she used to be 29 years ago when
King
s
first
address
after
arriving
i
elating
some
of
the
conditions
been postponed to August 13.
he last saw the country. "For a
it is better late than never?
in Canada. Then Monday was a
of Shanghai and Nanking.
Everybody out.
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holiday, and again on the 31st
Who was the boy found training
SURREY SUNSHINE
: There is coming at Kits a day, school was dismissed early. All the i
for the past weeks on Powell
an exciting day, a day in which it fellows wish Their Majesties would
Grounds
at dusk?
By Kay Takenaka
V. P. S. Banquet
is expected a few Niseis among the come more often.
Another school to appear in these
two thousand odd students having
Fifty members of the Powell
columns
for the first time is our
Mr. T. Sato, principal of Alex­
been herded into the auditorium
The Green and Gold was well rep­ a ma mater Surrey High School, and YP.S. gathered together at their ander Language School, was a
will listen with pricked ears for their resented at the Youth Rally at the
closing banquet Thursday evennames being called, upon which they Forum on May 21, and again at like our friends from Richmond we mg, to wind up their most active guest speaker at the Sunbury
will march triumphantly up to the the Inter - High Track - and - Field intend to come back again often'seaSM since ^ f„^“^™ School Sunday afternoon. He
gave an interesting account of his
f.a9e,to/eceive frOm ^e Principal, Meet, May 23, when our boys with Surrey Sunshine.
The
school
term
i
s
fast
drawing
-^o.
President
trip
to the Orient which he made
Mr. J. cordon, the fruits of their copped second place aggregate hon­
fama
presided,
and
ex
­
last year.
to a close and every student is fev­
year's labours—the annual awards ours.
pressed
his
thanks
for
the
co
­
day.
erishly
attempting
to
catch
up
on
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lost time. Prospective Nisei gradu­ operation of the members during
The Rev. K. Shimizu
Y. Hayashi and Y. Nishimura are ates this year are Mike Hoshiko, the year.
JOHN OLIVER JOTTINGS
| both playing on the School baseball J^o Otsuk-L and Sumio Tsukishima. also spoke briefly.
i nine, which defeated King Georoe
I he their
various
school a»
clubs
have
The -eludes
Dancing Club
Hiroki ^ Sfe^
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3^^
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328 POWELL ST.
Richmond's hope and glory in
which
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the very successful aero club in the cinder world is Kenji Mukai.
Sada, |93VeJ farewell party after
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himself
at
the
Mis
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school on May 16 at which the( “
Niseis are enrolled
The school picnic scheduled for Hideaki Hikida was its capable pres­ sion and the Richmond track
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sp“°fJune 10 at
“ promises ident, and under his guidance
many meets he invaded the Vancouver
approbation of thep services, the! to be a swell affair.
models and test flights have been Inter-High Sports where he
made.
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urer. Both are from Steveston
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the executive meeting!
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JUNE 6th

THE NEW CANADIAN

Capital City Chatter

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By IONI GOSSIPPE
Maple Ridge Review
The Third Annual Vancouver
By "NEWS AND VIEWS”
Island Nisei Conference has come
end gone and even those of us
Youth rgamzaiions of this L
who had very little to do still go
! eality ar winding up their act”.
mound with that, “haven’t got
: iues for i lie
by holdii
Y
over the Confab yet,” expression.
; outdoor
So we sympathize with those on
$
Over
thirty
members and
the different committees who
guests of the J.C.S.L. gathered
laboured so hard to make every­
together May 13 at Davidson's
thing click.
pool for their annual weiner
TV i
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A special letter’s been received
roast. An enjoyable time w^r
AO
1
item members of the Social Com­
had
by all, despite the fact that
A
i
jitterbugs
left early to attend
mittee. Muss Okamoto. “E. E.”
sI the Shiseikai's dance in Queens
Kondo, and Toshiyuki loi, to wit:
i
borough.
i hanks to all those who vol­
4
I Likewise the Y.W.B.A . and the
untarily gave their time to help
b
i \ At.B.A. held a joint picnic at
with the preparations for the
,
Belcarra Park on May 14. Le
social and banquet. Much of
mg Hammond at 9:00 a.m. an.!
the credit for the success of
w
RW
i returning twelve hours later the
the convention is due to those
■ v
W
idav
was spent on boatrides, sett
who made this sacrifice, and we
i ball, and so forth.
do want you to know that we
certainly appreciated it.’’
i Although the activities of the
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i local J.C.C.L. ceased a month age
Ho allow for the busy fruit hm
CONFAB CACKLES . .
i vesting season. the executives
Chemainus’ Shige Yoshida and I
I st ill continue to meet, to carry
4 Kaname Izumi got quite a laugh!
i on the work.
S ^. Were ,Wnted ^!
.
=eventy delegates from Cumberland, Dune* _ o ।
—Frank Otake. ;
As a
. M-take sandwiches at the, "d Vancouver attended the Third Annual Island NI-- n^Paldi, Port Alberni, Chemainus, Sooke Lake, Victoria I M ay 14 result of meeting on
and 21, funds were
isei convention, held in Victoria, May 27-28 under the !
Saturday night social—the latter i sponsorship of the Victoria J C C L
raised to assist in the Royal
had nothing hut a crust by the
“------------------------ -----------------------------welcome reception at New
time his neighbours had finished
Westminster, twenty Nisei?
helping him out—and themselves ।
mc@
Rupert
Patter
Surrey
Giris
Club
Kennedy
Kettle
were
selected for patrol duty,
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j
I and Nisei girls were asked to
Wasn’t it Barnum who once re-1
^ «E°RGE HAMASAKI
By “K. T.”
wear the colorful costumes of
marked. “A sucker is born every! A good majority of the Prince Honours Mothers
Japan.
Kennedy (better known to the
minute.” He sure had ithe right-Rupert young people attended
By HIDEKO MARUNO
Japanese as Strawberry Hill)’,. Desiring
. .
. to have the farmin
idea—we noticed that pink car-1 ?e youLh rally' when Bert Fiddes,
makes its first bow to you Nisei iStriCf 01 ^ie ^Taser Valley rep­
nations were quite prominent, es­ Boys’ Work Secretary for the
The Bear Creek. Japanese Girls' readers thru’ The New Canadian! resentedJn Cie Nisei delegation
pecially among the dashing young Religious Education Council, vis- Club of Surrey held their annual
blades of the community—and a ited this city. Hiroji Yamanaka, “Mother's Day" party in the Jap­ columns. To those of you who A° the Rourth Annual Canadian
fair delegate had come expressly president of the N.Y.P.A.. alon* anese Hall. The president, Mrs. W. are hazy as to its general loca-^^Ulh C(Wress to be held in
io meet “ONE” pink carnation . . . with other leaders of various E. Carbutt, welcomed the mothers, tion. the district is about five J Willnibeg June 29-July 2, the e>
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youth
organizations extended and Mitsuye Tashima gave the wel­ miles from both New Westminster !W’Hive has n°minated three canand Sunbury. The Japanese here !dlda<es' . !t was a,so decided to
do the camera fiend pestering their welcome at the Rally.
come in Japanese. Secretary Hideko are mostly engaged in poultry-1 as®ist financially the ' National
one, fair lady from Vancouver,
Mr. Fiddes also conducted
Maruno gave a review of the club's raising and berry-growing.
* p^p-k- in sending the delegation
during one of the morning ses­ leader’s training institute during activity since last May.
i of five or six representatives,
sions—don’t forget to send her his stay. Several boys from the
June is here and with it we;
Mrs. Carbutt presented each j!
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a picture if it turns out good—if? ^ Y.P.A. attended.
see
the
farmers
out
in
their
mother with a group picture of
dens "en famille” toiling g;1>T Spring flowers brought to a
A hint to those who want to
the club, and all the mothers re­
C]0Se a typical May Day as local
sunup to sundown, just to
Miss Mary Nonoyama was chos­
help a certain executive from
P™-1 Niseis enjoyed various activities
Vancouver to keep his weight en to represent the N.Y.P.A. and ceived pretty vases of flowers vide strawberries for your sun at widely scattered points,
Miodaes and shortcakes. I’m not sion.
down—See that he keeps out the St. Andrew's Japanese Mis­ from their daughters.
.
Vancouver.
Harrison
Hot
A dainty supper was served at poetic or anything, but my mouth Surina
of kitchens. By the way, Eddie, sion on the executive body of the
and
New
Westminste
how did you enjoy your pre­ R. E. Council recently constituted which a toast to our mothers was is watering already, isn’t yours? i: all received their
quota, while
banquet snack?
here.
made by Shizuko Shinmoto, and re­
For a long time the Niseis i others visited our neighbours
Michiko, or “Mitzi,” did you
/Among the other activities the plied to by Mrs. Ujiye. Mrs. Ma­ out here have been contempla­ I across the border.
yiow that you got quite an ova­ young people have been carrying runo gave a toast to "The Girls' ting the establishment of an j
Visiting the Mission fair
tion when you came walking in on were two picnics—one on the Club," Kay Hirasawa giving the re­ independent J.C.C.L. Chapter. j grounds to witness the May Day
sponse.
Having decided against it, they | celebrations, this correspondbm1 a fCend from up Sooke way 24th of May and the other ou the
The very enjoyable party ended are now preparing to join the I ent was deeply impressed by
the photo^aPhing, after 28th; the C.J.Y.P.S. dance on the
the banquet? . . . Saw Kaname 19th; and the N.Y.P.A. have had with the singing of "Good-Night Delta-East Richmond - Surrey
the enthusiastic support of J.C.
Ting carried up the stars by as guest speakers recently Miss Ladies."
Chapter in the fall. With that
C.L. members in operating their
purpose in mind we’ve been
IS ?d "H- E-” To° “ they Forsyth and Judge Fisher.
• ce cream stand in aid of the
a dnt bounce him off the top; it
joining in with them in social
Mission
Memorial
Hospital.
tell us.
Ask “Stummie” if he
Paldi Parade
affairs to become better ac­ Through these columns, con­
laVe brougllt him out of knows the person who went to
quainted.
. e from seeing too much of sleep on his way to work in the
gratulations to Frank Hattori
By COSSY ASADA
'e girl, in pale green . . . We
At
the
end
of
April
a
group
of
the
J.C.C.L. May Day BazaarSam Yoshino is now back at us attended a social held to fete' Committee and all members whe
ondei if the two fair Vancouver- street car the other morning . . .
r.vni "h? were taken for motor- by the way Muss, how does it feel work after recovering from injur­ the recently married Mr. and1 joined in to make it such a
Hl?eS late at night found it to be called a “wet blanket” by ies to his left shoulder and bodv Mrs. K, Takahashi. On Maj’ 14 success
visiting delegatesses? And Tokio sustained in a fall while employed !
t0 Lieir liking . . .
we attended the last regular meet-! On
tv w— ---Yoshida, why all the disappoint- at the logging operations of the! in
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mg of their chapter, and listened! aaain
J°ined the
ment
over
not
being
billeted
just
Mayo
Timber
Company
who is the
interest to the heated dis ! Bay
e e
^^
'flats to Np young man who as planned? . . . Even a flat tire
Sports:
Hillcrest
Aces
defeated
cussion
on
the
fishing
nrnhm™
i
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c
.
eveiyone
enjoyed
visit up-Island points in pouring rain at 2:30 in the Mavo in a ninp/nnH
^1 soon
? tilt at Thm/ especia^y Cumber- morning failed to ruffle Alberni’si can, 13-10, Sunday afternoon.
‘ d?
May
wonder if Muneo could)J.C.T.’s calm.
14.
Fountain
^ew Pjer Cafe
Service
I A week later however, the:
DROP
IN AT.
| Mayo boys turned the tables in i
220 MAIN STREET
SEY. 0 124
a closely fought 7-inning encount-!
ICE CREAM
HOTDOGS
er, turning back the Aces 3-2.1
Sam
Yoshino poled out a beauti-j
208 MAIN ST.
ful two-bagger to score Bud!
| Chambers and Fred Urabe t0 i
i bring in the winning runs.
Men’s White Oxfords
I Orchids to the Hillcrest pitch-!
$3.95 4.50 4.95
jei. Mike Inamoto. Keep it up i
Ladies

and
Growing
Girls’
I Mike, you’ve got the makings of!
White Tie or Monk Straps
a first class pitcher, if that game!
AGENT FOR
$1.95 and up
on the 21st is any way to judge.
Men's
Barge
Blucher
Oxford
The Light Fantastic: Sponsored
Tan upper, Rough Crepe
by the Mayo Baseball Club a!
Sole & Heel
§2.75 - $3.75
swellegant dance was held on the!
300 E, CORDOVA ST,
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White or Black "WINSER" Oxfords
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evening of May 23 at the Duncan!
Japanese Shinwa-kai Hall. Many!
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THE NEW CANADIAN

Delegates Enjoy
Informal Social

By SO-NE HEN-NE ! I

JUNE 6th

PICNICS ARE FUN!!

Winter in Vancouver? . . . skiing, basketball and danc
With the Victoria Chapter play­
DEDICATION
ing host to numerous friends from ing. Summer? . . . tennis, baseball and picnics. Pick yo *
Still the threats come pouring In, overpowering threats from all over the Island the Third Aninjured, love-sick, and eccentric mice. So for the first time your nual Island Nisei Convention opened choice, ladies and gentlemen, but for hundreds of Ni^
5eii
columnist is Lorced to admit defeat temporarily at the hands of the with a highly successful mixer Sat- summer s picnic time.
males, and to crawl into that famous shell cast off in his Junior urcfay evening, May 27, in the K,
Picnic time for Vancouverites
of
year by the Great Tamaki.
°^ C.
^- hall. A
A, slight rainfall didI spells Belcarra Park, Bowen Is- Gakuyukai Bowen Island trip
This, my last column, I dedicate to the above-mentioned tor­ not dampen the festive mood andI land, North Shore, Selma Park, to be on August 13. One round
the enthusiastic spirit of the young West Vancouver and other places dollar will guarantee you one foil,
tured souls, and may they rest in peace.
5
people who had gathered to enjoy innumerable. And picnics them­ rouno of fun.
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Tuin out to one of these rous
an evening of friendship and re­ selves—oh boy, fun unending.
PICNIC PICKLES
laxation.
nig good picnics, folks, lay aside
record-breaking group of eighty Japanese young people
Old Jupiter Pluvius, the sourAll the laurels for a perfect puss, rained out the Fukuoka- youi cares and woes for a day
turned out to the annual Y.P. picnic at Newcastle . . . Iron-man
Mother Nature herself beckons
„ , Sa 0I.' “
' "' ““,rary 10 ^Wished law, Michi survived evening
Untiri™ go to the hardworking and Kumamoto, Koyukai, Marietta, you one and all.
social committee, com- Meirokai and Ofukai outings
and the tack was bent, in half . . . Where'd Mizi acquire that ruddy nosed
entirely
of boys—certainly a over the week-end but don’t fret,
complex,OU . . Even on a picnic that bride-to-be can’t forget her u
unique situation seldom found in he's not that grumpy all the
tours
!“"' PreP»raUo'». She spent the day looking over wedding VanrAi
Va
ivof*
ncouver.
ph tin is . . . One petite femme almost started a revolution among
time. You'll all get the chance
(Continued from Page 2)
It would have done many a
Luke and Co. Ah, to be so popular!
nomikn-’
to enjoy the glorious outdoors American and Canadian hM
girl s heart good to see those ’’tall,
soon.
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school teachers to see life and
dark and handsomes” adorned
At the end of a wild romantic night said a friend to Toru:
Say, why not join in with some general conditions in Japan and
with dainty white aprons cheerily
"Here, look in the mirror and see what's on your face.” ”L-1 ipof the other parties? Let’s see, Manchukuo and to study in par­
cooking, serving, and cleaning up
stick I” blurted the awed Toru. Need we say more?
there
’s the annual Hokutokai ex­ ticular the Japanese educational
and not one word of complaint
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even when they crawled into bed cursion to Belcarra Park this com­ system. Any woman teacher who
All mochi goshi stores, beware!
ing Sunday, June 11, and the is actively engaged in her proat 4:00 a.m.
There’s a dignified ex-Victorian who is suffering from a peculiar
Powell Y. p. beach party at the iessional work at an accredited
P.S. All women who have not
iX^" W tTr“ta' Whenever he visits such a store, he invariably
University Beach June 22, Thurs­ high school and has not yet vis­
TJ3^6^ the art of coo!<ing should
leaves with one omanju on his person. SSays the puzzled Kunio, consult
day. The J.C.C.L. is heading for ited Japan is eligible to apply/
1?
thlS .popular committee, Selma Park on Dominion Day.
I cion I know how that happened.”
it is then through the broadthey are willing to show all the The last on the list but one that
For the latest fashion girls, get in "touch with Keigo. You’ll ropes even to picking up soup-bones promises to be so good that it’s ening medium of travel, person­
Him looking sweetly feminine these days all dolled up in a in the graveyard and playing catch worth looking forward to even al experience and contact that
with the pastry.
-shirt with dainty puffed sleeves.
from now—of course, the annual these tours are doing good.
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The loudly trumpeted accusa­
tions that they are a form of in­
BANQUET BILLET-DOUX’S
Harmonica Fans Form New Society
n?1.!1" V P y ciosiog banquet. Mas absolutely refused to move
sidious Jap propaganda are sad
in the chairman’s direction to fill a vacant seat. '.Everyone ttoZ
With a view to the establishment
misrepresentations. Life would
it was just bashfulness until she with the dimples came lion- ”
of better understanding with Occi­ cess, of cultural contact. Nisei har­ be a lie if travel did not reveal I
to *llow”'d/’>e S,rli<l"l"“ Of “S I’la,1Ili"ga moonlight re-union cruise dental Canadians through a pro- monica enthusiasts will establish a
new Harmonica Society next Sep­ new and untold wonders for the |
o Bowen Island, but it’s to be a slag affair, so they sav
tiaveller bold. Their enthusiasm I
tember.
'ery disappointed to lie told. “You’re not mv type’’’ ’ . . Kunio
OISCUSSIONS
So many
Meeting at a banquet at the New in recounting the sights they
L™"S ”e?'T "'an(ic'l«K ab<nlt after the banquet, just rarin’ to go
(Continued
from
Page
1)
Het Cafe harmonica fans agreed have .seen, the people they have I
,,.?'" ’ 1111 n"’°" co'iltl'i't quite make up for no place to go.
Just tionality. But this is an indi­ that the establishment of a Society met is but akin to that feeling I
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vidual problem, to be decided which would sponsor bands to ap- that, evoked the poem, “On first I
th, Ti"* iS
ab0U‘ Shy Shi’' lh.H S'ls
girls? upon by each Nisei, dependent p.0ar'n community projects such as looking into Chapman’s Homer,”
They
say
I
the best way to approach a bashful boy is thru' his brother Better
the Santa Claus Fund Broadcasts and by John Keats.
upon
his
own
position.
watch out Michi and not read anything into exhSSl, '^
so forth would be a valuable and
SOCIAL EDUCATION
progressive step.
The committee on Social Educ­
Within the society the three
ation, led by Miss Eiko Henmi of
Victoria, agreed that the Nisei bands at present organized, GakEngineers
must assume an in-between posi­ uyukai, Hompa, and Meiwa
tion between the first generation Gakuin, will compete with each
every action. By the way,
H. INOUYE
y.
there
are
two
little
girls
fighting
for
and the Canadian community. other to increase interest and imhis King Ed pin.
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_ e . econ°mic dependence of prove the
rne quality
quality of
of playing
playing.
If
Niseis upon their parents pre­ is hoped that a cup may be seVICTORIA VAGARIES
605 E. Hastings St.
vents them from acting as freely cured for competition.
•Judging from
Canadian as they might desire,!’
Chairman of the Banquet was
and a process of educating thea Hirowo Aoki, and speakers of the
first generation toward the Can­
- evening included Maestro Roy Kuadian view-point through more mano, Hajime
letter '^d
North
o^Zr W" "e W
Horiuchi,
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when you want CAMERAS
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,
The
delegates
also
endorsed
■born InX"1”8
HiS Wher
1 « both
i the necessity of frankness in
. ' ^tncsion . . . my, oh my, a sophisticated
graduate
and
dealing with social disease, and
'ans delegate—their hearts certainly beat in time.
the
advisability of compulsory
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EPITAPH
tions.
Ave atque vale—Farewell, a long farewell to all
this perilous . Under the heading, “Psycholog­
a good wife yo^intewta,^’ ^;^’“S' " !™ 'et ical Analysis of Niseis,” the fa­
Its A Color Sensation
miliar theme of “inferiority com­
will become a philosopher, and thatT 5o«l for evm-v man"“ TTt plex” was thrashed out. The gen­ • Other Popular Shades are: 1 need is more Nisei philosophers who can take'it/ ’
13 eral condemnation of Niseis was
SUNRISE
to the effect that many suffer
e
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It
was
felt
that
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PAGAN
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message of encouragement to the
delegates. Toastmaster for the
evening was Taro Yoneda, VicTC.C.L.. president. Miss
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Ocean Falls J.C.C. Promotes
Issei-Nisei Understanding

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Englewood Edgings

Chemainus J.C.CL Donates
Royal Portraits to School

Man}' of you think
is a God-forsaken Englewood
Place but
you re wrong. We hav
o picnics, j
sports and concerts as well
well as’
By TAD HYODO
the beautiful surrounding M
With the definite purpose of “------------ —---------- ______
make the Tillar a very " happy !
creating more intimate under- abundance of refreshments After place to stay.
8y KAZMI
Chemainus Chapter of the J.C, । the Royal Visit,
standing between the Nisei and everyone had done justice
rhe
other
Sundav.
May
A
1
C.L.
1ms been most active in co­ |
the Issei, the local Japanese Can- some injustice) to their stom­
On Monday, May 29, at a
People
of
Sointula
came
do7
adian Club were hosts to presi­ achs, an enjoyable half hour was
ni en operating both with all the Island | special ceremony held in the
niasse to play softball and to Japanese Canadians and the local
dents of all local organizations spent in music and song.
Chemainus Elementary School,
and to many guests at a com­
Highlight of the evening — a rhe visit is one of several inter-! community in commemorating a beautiful framed portrait of
bined business and social meet­ gallant attempt by one of the
Their Majesties was presented
visits .that make humdrum existJ
ing, May 14.
to
the School by the local
local “eligible bachelors” to imfur- ence interesting.
Celtic Clippings
Speakers for the evening ther the comfort of a certain fair
Chapter.
Our softball team, “Beavers”
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were Mr. S. Yasuura and' Mr. J. young maiden, but which
By M. N. C. PATOR
met
inT
4
^?^
thC
So
tula
team
Nihei, the Japanese representa­ with very little response.
Two future Olympic track and
Oh in the afternoon. |n the even­
Mothers
both
young
and
tives to the recent Union wage well, better luck next
field
stars are rising in the firma­
,
old
time, ing the fun commenced with a were
conference.
guests of the local Girls' ment from this little town of
Jayess.
Social that would put any Van­ Club at a gay social on Mother's Chemainus,
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Much to the relief of several
couver parties to shame. There Day.
club members, who had come
In the recent Annual School
Mr. George Kato left for the ^?eaHy 70 P^^ons present
"The party was
armed with a very “lean and bright lights of Vancouver — and boy, what a social.
Sports held here, Ayako Morita
hungry look,” there was an says he’ll be holidaying for about opened the fair with a Kadota sajs becietary Miss N. Yamamo­ and Minoru Okada piled up the
speech to, and judging from the gay highest points In their respect­
a month.
of welcome.
laughter to be heard. your cor- ive divisions and also copped
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Mr

Kadota
's
speech
of
■(respondent would vouch she was the highest aggregate honours
Summerland Sallies
Mr. I. Morii and Mr. R._ |dej welcome, “Six” Fujiki i
(M.C.) p'ealb' making an understatement. in the girls and boys divisions
representing the Jikyoku lin Kai ’ sta^ed th^ ball rolling and
By NOBUKATSU AOKI
respectively.
The girls had a grand and col­
and the Canadian Japanese Assoc-i^0 hours the people were entorCongratulations to
Nearly all the Niseis here­
Of Vancouver visite(1 Ocmuip^
with vocal, banjo -ind orful programme—some high­ and to all the others you both
who took
abouts are now busily helping on p2L°n..?eir way down fromp’unM}et solos contributed by both lights—the opening address by
part,
wishing
President
Miss
M.
Oseki,
num
­
you
many
the farms, doing their full share Prince
Rupert. They addressed! JJie local, boys and the Sointulans.
.
more
of
runnin
erous other speeches, the songs
of planting, ‘weeding, and water­ two gatherings
- here.
,lhe, Clloir from the Sointula Is­ and
the
games.
ing. The Nisei Club, however,
land rendered a. few numbers. "
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has adjourned its meetings for
The society says thanks io all
Mr.
Y.
Kishimoto,
president
of
Ono
of
the
most enjoyable ami
SOLOISTS
the summer months.
the mothers for their kind attend­
the J.C.C., has unfortunately suc­ ^°^°^fs i°r the evening were ance and for their generous don­ successful conventions
was
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the opinion of all the
cumbed to illness again, and has Bow wow” Ichikawa. Toby Shin- ations.
Time for sports is still to be
gates who amended the Third
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ohara Mitz Ohashi. Kaz Iwamoto,
found, and on May 28 the local been confined to the local hospi­
Annual Island Nisei Convention
Sam Kai, ^Bernie Yokota, Fred
Not
to
be
out-done
by
the
nine came out on top 25-6, in a tal for over two weeks.
from the Chemainus J.C.C.L.
Kimura
Fujiki brothers and girls, the ”
rousing game with our peren­
Young Men's Associa­
“Juicy” Asano. Dick Nishino
Overheard and seen: A certain
tion staged a very successful
nial rivals in Kelowna. Another
gave an exhibition of handstand- community Sports Day the fol­ young lady from Vancouver. “The
Bloedel Bulletin
game is scheduled for June 4
mg
"T on
?:i a table.
Island boys on the average are
lowing Sunday.
at Kelowna.
taller, darker, and handsomer
By CHIUZO ADACHI
Aiding

the future “Bing Cros* * *
Many amusing and embarrass- than the home-towners.” Even if
Down where a stream enter s bys were the Finnish songs con­ mg scenes took place, which pro­ you didn’t mean it won’t you come
The girls, too, have laid aside
tributed by the visitors.
vided the candid camera fiends back again . . . And our good
their knitting and now seem to the Slough, there is an ideal
Returning
the
visit,
the
Engle
­
with something worth shooting. secretary Ed, I don’t doubt you
find great pleasure in knocking place for swimming and fishing.
wood
boys
have
been
invited
to
a softball around.
And
we’re sure that the young a bit when you say you enjoy
Amid towering timber the water
Sointula
on
June
IS.
Some
of
the
lady who received a valuable (?) every minute of your time spent
ripples crystal clear, cool and re­
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fellows are already exercising wedding ring as first prize in the I in
freshing.
Victoria . . Is it true what I
Fishing is booming again, for
their vocal chords in preparation hana-yome” (bridal) race will hear E.
There on May 14 four stalwart for the trip.
K„ but who? . . . Seen
Lake Okanagan is not only a
iemember
the
day
for
some
time
lads,
Roy,
. two of our laziest delegates help
Eugene, Jim Weber
beapty spot, but also seems to be
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So
will
the
lucky
man!
decorating the hall in the wee
the home of good fishing. Many and Chiuzo Adachi enjoyed their At present plans are being com­
sma
’ hours of (he A.M.
At the close of the programme,
lair-sized trout have fallen vic­ first swim of the season. A-fish- pleted for a three team Japanese
unis
tims to
to the shining trick spoon. ing they did go and many eight Softball League. Mr. Kadota has S. Endo, president of the associ­
Support Your
to sixteen inch whoppers they kindly donated a handsome tro­ ation, acknowledged the contribu­
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tions of various firms and indi­
did catch but due to the intense phy.
Our sympathies and
best
viduals.
+wishes
_ f°r a speedy recovery heat they laid aside their rods
to Roy Shinobu, formerly a and presently there were four
guest member of this club, who human trout clad in shorts swim­
was injured, while working in ming vigorously.
the mill at Woodfibre.
In anticipation of the annual
salmon trolling, John James and
By STAFF CORRESPONDENT
BOUQUETS. WREATHS. POTTED PLANTS
Jim Weber have scraped and
When forty-five young people
commenced repainting their get together and decide to have' coats and umbrellas, mixing freely
2 3 5 6 W 4TH AVE.
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with
the
greatest
friendliness,
crafts. Chiuzo Adachi has been a good time, there’s no stopping
painting the family twelve-footer them—not even dark foreboding they were a colorful group.

Oh boy, the eats that were
indoors after work due to the clouds, not even rain itself. At
For
Real
Japanese
Dishes
Footwear
weather. Soon, summer evenings least, those that attended the an­ made by the dainty fingers of the

will find many rowboat trollers nual picnic of the Delta-East feminine members of the chap­
Quality and Distinction" m
quest of the silvery king of Richmond-Surrey Chapter of the ter, and all the pretty girls from
Kennedy, Ladner as well as those 1
fish.”

762 Granville St
J.C.D.L. found that much out.
258 POWELL ST.
from,
the
group
itself

say,
all
After
-work
;
at 7 p.m. while Boundary Bay was the scene;
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strolling
down
along
an old grade May 27th, Sunday, was the date; those that stayed away on ac­
l'’’',,!'’PP,’TUTUMTu.nm’lmTuM
of the weather missed some­
along Lamb’s creek, Chiuzo Ada­ and roller skating at the local count
thing.
chi encountered a big bear twenty rink, cycling amid romantic scen­
feet in front of him. With long ery and dancing in all its pleasur­ Side Glances . . . Orchids to WHEN ORDERING YOUR TOILET TISSUE
YOSHINO
leaps his dog “Mike” was at its able forms until eleven o'clock in “Huck” Suzuki and his one-piece
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side. 300 pounds of alive bear the evening, were but few of the harmonica orchestra . . . Major
steak was off! If Chiuzo had his entertaining items on the day’s catastrophies: skinned knees and
ripped trousers . . . Who was the
“30-30” instead of a rod that one program.

young
man enjoying himself in
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fourth bear. A great loss!
crowd of Niseis they were with the company of a fair farmerette
AW,
their English. Canadian, Swedish. from up country quite oblivious *
its medicinal properties.
Norwegian,. Welsh and Finnish of everything else? Do please
friends. Sporting raincoats, top- tell us, Mr. Vice-president.
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THE NEW CANADIAN

RAIN WASHOUT

THE SPORT CLOTHESIINE

RELIEVE WASHEE

By Washee
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Jupiter Pluvius had a field
day in Vancouver last Sunday,
washing out the whole sport
card.
BASEBALL
Hammond-M ikado
Steveston-Union
Fish
-------------------------------LACROSSE
Monarchs-South Enders
TENNIS
Red-White
GOLF
Final rounds for Uchiyama

JUNE 6th

Asahis Bow To Patricia Hotel
Both Teams Tied For League Leadership
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Patricia Hotel getting four hits,
just one more than the Asahis through with hits wen Maruno,
but bunching them in the first Shishido and Msasuda.
From the Dugout
two frames to score all of their
runs, defeated the League leading noticed that Roy Yamamufa 2 I
BOX LA BOUT
!
Asahis 5-2 at Powell Grounds last yanked himself from the position I

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nearest
stick
and
broke
it
ov°r
his
of iead-off man and put “J
I he good old Indian game hasMnpp
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definitely taken on the colors ofi j
u ^ °f Wlth a
Jumping on Kaz Suga’s slants seventh . . . Suga seems to
I
thp
.
shru
9
of
hls
shoulders
as
if
to
say
the traditional manner in which .^''That'll teach those dirty dogs."
in the opening innings Patricia regained his pitching ami bu I
is played.
scored two runs in the first as takes awhile to warm up
(J I
Equally humorous was the nitThe boys arc very apt stu­ |
Scott and McLachlan came home lady who had “a bit too much" I
dents—they've absorbed all there ! wit who satisfying his bestial lust
on Smith’s single. In the second entertained the crowd out in ceu I
for
vengeance
grabbed
some
is to be learned. First they picked
canto a free pass, an error and a tre field with an exhibition of bal I
headgear and ripped it to shreds.
up the art of handling the sticks,
couple of itwo baggers by Scott let dancing . . . Asahi player |
Best of all was the incident when Niseis Star In
then the rules, and now they've
and Hale drove in three more must he working too hard during I
the spectators, not content with
even mastered the difficult mur­
runs for the Patricia nine: After the day because they lack pen on I
: the fight itself walked off with
derous aspects of the game.
Valley Track Meet that when Suga warmed up they the field
I'
Take the last "Hurricane” ; equipment and hid the stuff.
were held both hitless and run­ Score by innings:
By WILL I. TELLEM
Monarch tribal war for instance, I
ATHLETIC PARK
less.
rhe |
The boys really
went buffalo hunt-1! Frustrated wagain
Several young Niseis helped
Continuing in their hitless form Asahi
0 1 0 0 0 0 1—2 3 2 I
was dllvdUy
already
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J
yu"'«
II
g and dished up everything except to date up the better half to watch the Mission High School to win Asahis managed to score one run Patricia H.... 2 3 0 0 0 0 x—5 4 0 I
the pipes of peace.
the Asahis in action under the lights a close second place in the An- each in the second and last in­
Rough tactics, bumping, scalp- at Athletic Park, but shucks, foiled nual Fraser Valley Track and nings. The lucky ones to come Batteries: Suga and Mitsui; Patton and Mauro.
ing, biblical
|lD"Calllanguage
,an9ua9e- as well asjagain. 'Twas only a rumour that Field Meet. Yoshio Hattori won
i s plain fights were exhibited. Toi the Japanese nine were to play in Mid in the Junior High Jump and
realisrn to the gory! the inter-league match, and nothing 3rd in the Pole Vault. Yosh Senda
took 2nd in the Intermediate Pole
H E 16 Payers and spec-j definite had been planned.
Vault. Fumio Yako helped to
ators alike joined in a rip-snorting i Asahic
t
l •
free-for-all.
Blindly everybodyL A YD
Present are havmg win -Ith in the Junior relay, and
pas
feinted and jabbed one another iJ
ab°Ut at home in Shigemi Ohno ran in the Inter­ Leave Rival Teams Floundering in Wake
a weird sort of contest. Luckily i to i ^D^ Lea9ue' w,th°W havmg mediate
w
League Standing
Relay helping Mission
invite
any
more
trouble.
They
no one was seriously injured, al'
come in 1st.
second and third respectively and |.
P w
weren t invited by Bob Brawn to
will
tangle in the first playoff I
A two game series had been
Union Fish
says it cost p|ay when the Senior City, LLeague
7
6
1
him five dollars to repair
nr his
hie men.
rvrnn
r
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scheduled for last Sunday with
Hammond
7 4 3 battles. Unless a drastic change I
<oo bad Mike Jacobs wasn't around was formed, and now that the Loop the Fairview Team of the Bus­ Giants .....
7
j is getting
and ueeper
deeper into
into
4 overcomes Steveston and Mikado I
scouting for scr-up men for Louis Ri
-""■y deeper <mu
sei
League,
when
Jupiter
PluvSteveston .
8 3
There was plenty of amateur talent Aee ^ ^^ bck °f fans' theV ms stepped in
5 they will be sitting in the bleach- r
and washed-out
Mikado ....
7 2 5 ers when playoffs start.
floating around.
^Y ° reaS0n Ur trying to help the game.
If the boys promise to play thJceX^L .^^ ™< a P»rTa kin a commanding lead in
Tak Hayashi, younger brother
type of lacrosse all the time thew n
D 2
9ate rece,Pts to fiH
the Japanese Baseball
ought as well take over the Forum!
de ated treasuT' instead of oi Boy, former Asahi player, is Union Fishmen are sittin League
g pretty
and revive the sport there
M° seasOn s passes to the tollowing his brother’s footsteps with only one loss in seven games.
iW.I.L. games that Bob Brown so by playing for the Mission Team
BELIEVE IT OR NOT
in the Dewdney Triangle League. Win a tew more games and they’ll
! generously offers to the team.
have the “bye” cinched.
Bob Ripley comes to bat
Considering the way the Asahis He’s a fair hitter, batting from the
these stories of the riot.
With only five more games to
Port-side and taking up a posiperson with fire in his 272yi We been hitting (just 20 hits imi (ion
the hot corner. In a play, except Steveston with four
^wenimX ^^ it
Tcouple
,°U,)leon yearS
onto the field looking as if he
its)
years With
with more experi- remaining matches, the rest of
tended to plant an uppercut onthc BumrH
/
r.ema,n In;once he'll be really good prospect. the nines are closely bunched to­
somebody's jaw.
gether and as it stands “it's any­
ball,'
body’s game.”
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Making predictions from past
j
With ideal weather condi! tions. the J.C.C.L. May Day Ba- records it looks as if Hammond
zaar was very successful. Bar- and Giants will finish the league
;
rels
of ice-cream and candies
CLOTHES SHOP
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459 E. Hastings St.
j part of the afternoon. The
members of the local chapter
proved to be very popular
RADIOS
j among many Canadians, who
j patronized their beautifully decrefrigerators
j orated stall.
323 Powell Street
ow > the time
players.
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Snapping out of the spell cast over your columnist by
the Royal Couple, especially the Queen and her billion
dollar smile and diving right into the bi-weekly wash here's
the first piece up on the washline.

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Unions Riding High To Pennanl

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Order Your Holiday

"Hitless wonders" and
Asahis have meant the same thing
for many years back, but
never
has the expression touched
- near­
er the truth than during the past
few weeks.

clothes lor Dominion

The alibi the team offers is that
Mey're jinxed and thus in a hitting
slump. | hope it is just a temporI ary jinx and not astigmatism in both
eyes or a bad case of "nopractitis.”

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The Club is full of young enthusiasts who are taking their
tennis seriously.
A good sign.
In a few more years the Club
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buoka, the nonchalant singles star, I
would only get serious he'd be a 11
top notcher ■ - • Tomi Iwasaki and 11
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are the future feminine I
Mamps and 'I they improve at the^
'ate they are going they will be
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