Page 1
The
New
Canadian
. ™.MCE. OF THE
second generation
-3 ten
NO. 7
OX
VANCOUVER, B. C
je
Weekly
li.
>g
|| . H
|| y |n
S7‘
,
YAMA TAXI
j
j
SEymour 1414
- TF H II II ' ll H7 |f
FEBRUARY 16 1940
Newsfront
Wliirligig
toga
II'- H L II
Community Mourns With Nation
Over Death Of Governor General
Britannia Contributes to Canada s War Effort
BkIiANNIA, B. C.—Members of the Japanese
i ran into a weary bitter Kikuo TC |Olned with their compatriots throughout the province 7n here
con-r
in the chop suey house last night. t, ouhng voluntary toward the burderv of the war Effort X
got
Um ° '
We were very close pals at Var SI 08 was presented to General Manaoer C P
' we
°Warded
sity for three years, until he dropped to the Department of National Defence at Ottawa'™'"9' ^
i of
Telegraph Condolences To Government
out when he lost his fishing licence
cesRed Cross Organization Meeting Called
in the government cut. I hadn't
:eda
CanadianTdToMn^YGX^
” J^^
in mountingseen him since.
He was quiet during the meal, sentatives from various Nisei Z 7t
5 ’ TT9, °f rePre~
UI tills province voiced their
unlike his old self, and I wondered Nippon Club at 3-30 nm
lk» S,
' Sljnday, Feb. 18 in the
l>is woe 1U telegrams to (he government,
at the lines in his face. But after a provisional committee has called th ^X °f the V““er JCCL'
day
called the meehn9, and extends an opdn
to l.temeiiant-Governor liamber Kenji
wards, with fragrant steaming tea invitation to .11 N
™b-s
and the curling smoke from cigar deieXMthAeet^
' Japan in Vancouver, yxoressci hk
to send
lm
Q«
rm,’
ettes, he loosened up. It seemed as
Credit Union Lecture in Sunbury
^ f ^ wan^ to QSt something of
Expressing the sense of per- j «
off
h
is
chest,
just
as
he
used
to
in
ou
rd-. i
sonal loss experienced by the
address
schooldays.
leir
in Sunbury, Nisei who had come to know
he d had a rocky time of it
ph
nave
;ado
igh
nd
’an
.s.
8
after losing his licence. With a
brSe family to help support, the
depression, anti-Japanese move
ments—-he had wandered from
odd job to odd job, logging camp,
cannery, fish packer, sawmill.
Lord
in Nova Scotia was instrumental
• ’ Fra7COls Xavier University
times which are now proving of ikalcXe XMheXt ^H
men. He started his work
R r
. e p ° he Eastern Usherstudy groups on credit unions have teen^estaU^hed’'a9°'
3'rMdy
B. C. among all ranks of the workino class A A 5 T '" mny PWs of
been aroused.
' ’9 a‘S' an^ f^e keenest interest has
Tweedsmuir
Buchan,
as
John
Harry Naganobu,
National President of the Japan
I Students Vie For
) Oratorical Honors
ese Canadian Citizens’ League,
wired the Prime Minister:
Third Annual JSC
“Canadian-born Japanese you up
people join with me in mourning Contest Attracts
the passing of Lord Tweedsmuir
who was endeared to all of us Veteran Speakers
And then to make matters worse,
he met the girl.
the beginning of April
They d gone to the same school,
but never noticed each^other. That
or
tin ough his books and the record
is,
not until that night when he'd
jg
of
his public life. Please convey
bumped into her walking along the
it
our deepest sympathy to his sor Gentlemen-’
dyke after the show in the Japanese
a
rowing family.”
Hall. She was on her way back to
tKeen Interest Shown In Preparations
will
1 rum
the cannery cabin, he to his bunk
Issei Message
in
a
fish
packer.
In his message to the Prime
id
Profiting- from t;le experience of 1
ast
year
’
s
youth
conPerhaps
it
was
the
dull
flicker
of
eveninpMinister
E. Kagetsu. on behalf of
it
5 the committee m charp-p nf
the
moon
on
the
river.
Perhaps
the
;cond Annual Provin- the Canadian Japanese Associa
iy
never-ending
lap-lap
of
the
muddy,
settingthe
stage for a banner tion. realizing the great loss to Japanese Students' Chib spon
ie
convention over
the
soft
grey
Fraser
against
the
dyke
r
faster week-end. March 22-25 in
the country, expressed the sym sors their third annual oratoriis
and the gaunt piles. Even the rustle conver • avoiding-10 the reports released al the monthly n>i«- pathies of the organization to
of the cottonwoods. But suddenly nig" ot the Vancouv
j
even mo- Lady Tweedsmuir.
they were both very conscious of at the Y.W.C.A.
Mr. Kagetsu’s wire read: “The
each other.
I
The
fc,
ur-day
meet
which
is
members of the Canadian Japan
a
ter that night he saw her often, sponsored by six B.C. Youth CMFUAikmc
s compet
ese Association join with me in
ever, of course, so that people I Councils and the Provincial Com- CHEMAINU$ JAPANESE
ent Xcmisen din O'
would suspect anything and start mittee will officially <
----message o
to talk. And when he had gone|sessi°n March 22 with opening,
Judges this year will be Mr
of Lore
F
.
By Staff Correspondent
away, he had written and she had speeches
by Mayor Telford, John
Tweedsmuir. It is a great loss to E. Munro, Miss Hide Hyodo and
answered. But that was four vp^r^r
years Prrii°r
°r and John Jonson
Jopson, presidents
The local chapter of the Japour country. Please convey our Kunito Shoyama. Mr. Munro is
ago.
....
v
Pr°vincial and Vancouver anese Canadian Citizens League deepest, sympathy to Lady well known to many Niseis as
Since
the principal of Britannia High
then his fortunes had Ruth Councils respectively.
acting as sponsors has just conTweedsmuir.”
| gone up and down, up and down.
Youth Conpress Plans Announced
MLidSEND $'88 T0 WAR FUND
|
He had tried to save, how he had
I tned! But out of work as often as
II .he was in it, every cent he could
| spare had gone to the family,
i And without a decent job and
! something to offer her, of course
he couldn't ask her and still be a
This year the congress will
^“^ a ^rive br funds among
be divided into four instead of ^e -*aPanese in this community
five commissions which will disto be ^^^^ towards Canada's
cuss the topics: (1) Canada
War effort
and, World Affairs; (2) CanDue to the loyal and patriotic
adas Economic Affairs; (3)
feelings of the Japanese CanaSocial Problems; (4) CommuThan citizens toward their adoptnity and Cultural Activities.
e^ country, the sum of $188 was
y^rs had
Professors Cooke and Soward realized.
,
.
• K the yniversity have contributThis money will be sent
Consul’s
Letter
School, a distinguished classics
scholar and an able speaker.
Miss Hyodo, only Nisei school
In his letter to the LieutenantGovernor Mr. Nakauchi said
See "ORATORY," page 5
Please accept my sincerest con
dolences in the bereavement
caused by the death of His Excellency, Lord Tweedsmuir, Gov- Regina Japanese
' Med by
l ^"^ n°W ?our
ernor General of Canada. I wish
1
. . .
to
express
my
deepest
sympathy
°
Onate
1
0
War
Fund
For a moment
| Jis face deepened as he shTweTme|
“^ U‘lble su^estions to the Department of National Defence towards the government and the
By Thomas Nomura
people of Canada in the immeas
1 her better.
$86 CONGRESS Page 8
i
the Jspanese citizens of
RFGINA. Sask.-Local Japan
urable loss they had suffered at
Dearest Kikuo: I'm glad you're ~1 Chemainusthis time of national emergency ese residents last week forwarded
- $80.50 to Mayor James Grassick
tar away as 1 write this. If you
as a donation for Canada’s war
were here beside me, I wouldn't ---effort.
nave the strength to fell you. But
I guess it just wasn't meant to
Accompanying the donation was
a. let,ter irom the small group of
be, and nothing that we .can do
JaPTAfica. a™,
_ Japanese in the city, which read
can change things.
। pr^sTaZ^kMTM^
- ----—
.
j
ica,
Australia
and
New
Zea
in part:
I've said no, no for so Iona
Op268 ^
all trav- anese Culture.
(3) Latin America; (4)
But | can't hold out any longer tour ofexpenses
for attractive
a three-month
Japan with
sec; t4en“"‘ J"4®*^™ Be- land;
North
At this critical time it is our
---- 1 America; (5) Japanese sincere desire to assume the re
Mother nags and nags, and everyn and Other Countries
ond and third prizes as well is (choice of one
sponsibility of citizenship by as
or more countries).
First-class
round-trip
steamer
3. The Position of Japanese
sisting the country to carry out
passage and 3,000 yen for a three
essay
contest
sponsored
by
the
Culture
in
the
World.
her democratic principles.
from here.AiVl'm almost IT |NYN BUnka Shillk°kal ®“ie'
month stay in Japan is the first
“We will be very grateful if
Manuscripts
must
be
mailed
' " taking the tTin Tom
Reprize, but those unable to make
by September 30, 1940 at the
niaht
nations) to commemorate the
the trip will be awarded books this small contribution is found
latest and those not received
useful in any way to further Cana
"Kikuo, Kikuo. I'll never for L2'6°0‘\?n%v^^
published in Japan to the total
by the Contest Committee by
dian
ideals and principles.”
set, never neveri But th;i
. 108 of the Japanese Empire and Nov. 30, 1940 will not be ac value of 3,000 yen.
* * *
be good bye
mu5t to
,the understanding of
Similarly,
second
prize
winners
cepted.
Arthur Kato was elected presi
(Japanese civilization among the
will get a one-month tour of Japan
dent
of the Shinyo Kai at its 5th
The
winners
will
be
announced
I looked up from the crumpled nati°ns of the world.
and 1,000 yen or 1,000 yen worth
annual general meeting recently,
April 29, 1941 on Tenchosetsu. of books.
note into Kikuo's weary face. He
ESSAY SUBJECT
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C*
the
birthday
of
the
Emperor of 500 yen worth
muttered dully, half to himself, half
of books is the I. Nomura. Supporting him are
Contestants may submit just Japan.
jo me, "But she hasn't even seen one essay (typewritten) not ex
third prize offer.
PRIZES
him. Won't see him until they're ceeding 8,000 words in • any lan
Further details may be obtain- Thomas Nomura, secretary; Torn
One
Hori, treasurer; Clifford Tanouye
first prize, two second ed at the-office of
earned. Wonder what the army is guage on any of the following
The
New
Canaprizes and several third prizes
''ke in Japan."
dian. Niseis, in particular, are and John Nomura, sports. The
subjects:
club this year will sponsor bas
will be made in each of the five urged to compete.
ketball.
World-Wide "Nippon Culture" Essay Contest Launched
New
Canadian
. ™.MCE. OF THE
second generation
-3 ten
NO. 7
OX
VANCOUVER, B. C
je
Weekly
li.
>g
|| . H
|| y |n
S7‘
,
YAMA TAXI
j
j
SEymour 1414
- TF H II II ' ll H7 |f
FEBRUARY 16 1940
Newsfront
Wliirligig
toga
II'- H L II
Community Mourns With Nation
Over Death Of Governor General
Britannia Contributes to Canada s War Effort
BkIiANNIA, B. C.—Members of the Japanese
i ran into a weary bitter Kikuo TC |Olned with their compatriots throughout the province 7n here
con-r
in the chop suey house last night. t, ouhng voluntary toward the burderv of the war Effort X
got
Um ° '
We were very close pals at Var SI 08 was presented to General Manaoer C P
' we
°Warded
sity for three years, until he dropped to the Department of National Defence at Ottawa'™'"9' ^
i of
Telegraph Condolences To Government
out when he lost his fishing licence
cesRed Cross Organization Meeting Called
in the government cut. I hadn't
:eda
CanadianTdToMn^YGX^
” J^^
in mountingseen him since.
He was quiet during the meal, sentatives from various Nisei Z 7t
5 ’ TT9, °f rePre~
UI tills province voiced their
unlike his old self, and I wondered Nippon Club at 3-30 nm
lk» S,
' Sljnday, Feb. 18 in the
l>is woe 1U telegrams to (he government,
at the lines in his face. But after a provisional committee has called th ^X °f the V““er JCCL'
day
called the meehn9, and extends an opdn
to l.temeiiant-Governor liamber Kenji
wards, with fragrant steaming tea invitation to .11 N
™b-s
and the curling smoke from cigar deieXMthAeet^
' Japan in Vancouver, yxoressci hk
to send
lm
Q«
rm,’
ettes, he loosened up. It seemed as
Credit Union Lecture in Sunbury
^ f ^ wan^ to QSt something of
Expressing the sense of per- j «
off
h
is
chest,
just
as
he
used
to
in
ou
rd-. i
sonal loss experienced by the
address
schooldays.
leir
in Sunbury, Nisei who had come to know
he d had a rocky time of it
ph
nave
;ado
igh
nd
’an
.s.
8
after losing his licence. With a
brSe family to help support, the
depression, anti-Japanese move
ments—-he had wandered from
odd job to odd job, logging camp,
cannery, fish packer, sawmill.
Lord
in Nova Scotia was instrumental
• ’ Fra7COls Xavier University
times which are now proving of ikalcXe XMheXt ^H
men. He started his work
R r
. e p ° he Eastern Usherstudy groups on credit unions have teen^estaU^hed’'a9°'
3'rMdy
B. C. among all ranks of the workino class A A 5 T '" mny PWs of
been aroused.
' ’9 a‘S' an^ f^e keenest interest has
Tweedsmuir
Buchan,
as
John
Harry Naganobu,
National President of the Japan
I Students Vie For
) Oratorical Honors
ese Canadian Citizens’ League,
wired the Prime Minister:
Third Annual JSC
“Canadian-born Japanese you up
people join with me in mourning Contest Attracts
the passing of Lord Tweedsmuir
who was endeared to all of us Veteran Speakers
And then to make matters worse,
he met the girl.
the beginning of April
They d gone to the same school,
but never noticed each^other. That
or
tin ough his books and the record
is,
not until that night when he'd
jg
of
his public life. Please convey
bumped into her walking along the
it
our deepest sympathy to his sor Gentlemen-’
dyke after the show in the Japanese
a
rowing family.”
Hall. She was on her way back to
tKeen Interest Shown In Preparations
will
1 rum
the cannery cabin, he to his bunk
Issei Message
in
a
fish
packer.
In his message to the Prime
id
Profiting- from t;le experience of 1
ast
year
’
s
youth
conPerhaps
it
was
the
dull
flicker
of
eveninpMinister
E. Kagetsu. on behalf of
it
5 the committee m charp-p nf
the
moon
on
the
river.
Perhaps
the
;cond Annual Provin- the Canadian Japanese Associa
iy
never-ending
lap-lap
of
the
muddy,
settingthe
stage for a banner tion. realizing the great loss to Japanese Students' Chib spon
ie
convention over
the
soft
grey
Fraser
against
the
dyke
r
faster week-end. March 22-25 in
the country, expressed the sym sors their third annual oratoriis
and the gaunt piles. Even the rustle conver • avoiding-10 the reports released al the monthly n>i«- pathies of the organization to
of the cottonwoods. But suddenly nig" ot the Vancouv
j
even mo- Lady Tweedsmuir.
they were both very conscious of at the Y.W.C.A.
Mr. Kagetsu’s wire read: “The
each other.
I
The
fc,
ur-day
meet
which
is
members of the Canadian Japan
a
ter that night he saw her often, sponsored by six B.C. Youth CMFUAikmc
s compet
ese Association join with me in
ever, of course, so that people I Councils and the Provincial Com- CHEMAINU$ JAPANESE
ent Xcmisen din O'
would suspect anything and start mittee will officially <
----message o
to talk. And when he had gone|sessi°n March 22 with opening,
Judges this year will be Mr
of Lore
F
.
By Staff Correspondent
away, he had written and she had speeches
by Mayor Telford, John
Tweedsmuir. It is a great loss to E. Munro, Miss Hide Hyodo and
answered. But that was four vp^r^r
years Prrii°r
°r and John Jonson
Jopson, presidents
The local chapter of the Japour country. Please convey our Kunito Shoyama. Mr. Munro is
ago.
....
v
Pr°vincial and Vancouver anese Canadian Citizens League deepest, sympathy to Lady well known to many Niseis as
Since
the principal of Britannia High
then his fortunes had Ruth Councils respectively.
acting as sponsors has just conTweedsmuir.”
| gone up and down, up and down.
Youth Conpress Plans Announced
MLidSEND $'88 T0 WAR FUND
|
He had tried to save, how he had
I tned! But out of work as often as
II .he was in it, every cent he could
| spare had gone to the family,
i And without a decent job and
! something to offer her, of course
he couldn't ask her and still be a
This year the congress will
^“^ a ^rive br funds among
be divided into four instead of ^e -*aPanese in this community
five commissions which will disto be ^^^^ towards Canada's
cuss the topics: (1) Canada
War effort
and, World Affairs; (2) CanDue to the loyal and patriotic
adas Economic Affairs; (3)
feelings of the Japanese CanaSocial Problems; (4) CommuThan citizens toward their adoptnity and Cultural Activities.
e^ country, the sum of $188 was
y^rs had
Professors Cooke and Soward realized.
,
.
• K the yniversity have contributThis money will be sent
Consul’s
Letter
School, a distinguished classics
scholar and an able speaker.
Miss Hyodo, only Nisei school
In his letter to the LieutenantGovernor Mr. Nakauchi said
See "ORATORY," page 5
Please accept my sincerest con
dolences in the bereavement
caused by the death of His Excellency, Lord Tweedsmuir, Gov- Regina Japanese
' Med by
l ^"^ n°W ?our
ernor General of Canada. I wish
1
. . .
to
express
my
deepest
sympathy
°
Onate
1
0
War
Fund
For a moment
| Jis face deepened as he shTweTme|
“^ U‘lble su^estions to the Department of National Defence towards the government and the
By Thomas Nomura
people of Canada in the immeas
1 her better.
$86 CONGRESS Page 8
i
the Jspanese citizens of
RFGINA. Sask.-Local Japan
urable loss they had suffered at
Dearest Kikuo: I'm glad you're ~1 Chemainusthis time of national emergency ese residents last week forwarded
- $80.50 to Mayor James Grassick
tar away as 1 write this. If you
as a donation for Canada’s war
were here beside me, I wouldn't ---effort.
nave the strength to fell you. But
I guess it just wasn't meant to
Accompanying the donation was
a. let,ter irom the small group of
be, and nothing that we .can do
JaPTAfica. a™,
_ Japanese in the city, which read
can change things.
। pr^sTaZ^kMTM^
- ----—
.
j
ica,
Australia
and
New
Zea
in part:
I've said no, no for so Iona
Op268 ^
all trav- anese Culture.
(3) Latin America; (4)
But | can't hold out any longer tour ofexpenses
for attractive
a three-month
Japan with
sec; t4en“"‘ J"4®*^™ Be- land;
North
At this critical time it is our
---- 1 America; (5) Japanese sincere desire to assume the re
Mother nags and nags, and everyn and Other Countries
ond and third prizes as well is (choice of one
sponsibility of citizenship by as
or more countries).
First-class
round-trip
steamer
3. The Position of Japanese
sisting the country to carry out
passage and 3,000 yen for a three
essay
contest
sponsored
by
the
Culture
in
the
World.
her democratic principles.
from here.AiVl'm almost IT |NYN BUnka Shillk°kal ®“ie'
month stay in Japan is the first
“We will be very grateful if
Manuscripts
must
be
mailed
' " taking the tTin Tom
Reprize, but those unable to make
by September 30, 1940 at the
niaht
nations) to commemorate the
the trip will be awarded books this small contribution is found
latest and those not received
useful in any way to further Cana
"Kikuo, Kikuo. I'll never for L2'6°0‘\?n%v^^
published in Japan to the total
by the Contest Committee by
dian
ideals and principles.”
set, never neveri But th;i
. 108 of the Japanese Empire and Nov. 30, 1940 will not be ac value of 3,000 yen.
* * *
be good bye
mu5t to
,the understanding of
Similarly,
second
prize
winners
cepted.
Arthur Kato was elected presi
(Japanese civilization among the
will get a one-month tour of Japan
dent
of the Shinyo Kai at its 5th
The
winners
will
be
announced
I looked up from the crumpled nati°ns of the world.
and 1,000 yen or 1,000 yen worth
annual general meeting recently,
April 29, 1941 on Tenchosetsu. of books.
note into Kikuo's weary face. He
ESSAY SUBJECT
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C*
the
birthday
of
the
Emperor of 500 yen worth
muttered dully, half to himself, half
of books is the I. Nomura. Supporting him are
Contestants may submit just Japan.
jo me, "But she hasn't even seen one essay (typewritten) not ex
third prize offer.
PRIZES
him. Won't see him until they're ceeding 8,000 words in • any lan
Further details may be obtain- Thomas Nomura, secretary; Torn
One
Hori, treasurer; Clifford Tanouye
first prize, two second ed at the-office of
earned. Wonder what the army is guage on any of the following
The
New
Canaprizes and several third prizes
''ke in Japan."
dian. Niseis, in particular, are and John Nomura, sports. The
subjects:
club this year will sponsor bas
will be made in each of the five urged to compete.
ketball.
World-Wide "Nippon Culture" Essay Contest Launched
Page 2
a
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Englewood Edgings ;
Mo Clippings
Surrey Girls? Club
Rainy City J.C.C, Face Bright Fab
By S. Y.
By M. N. C. Pator
By Mitsuye I. Tashima
By Drippy
) genial Jin Ide
Since the Baw-mill closed dowipFrnser Frolicking
'
Honouring Miss Mary Yama
’ The club will =
Januaiy It im an indelmile] No one minds if our good friend : saki, the Girls’ Club held a i Japanese Canadian Club
i pins, which wil
])«»<! bwnuse or shinning ands.^ F1,.sa, Rivel..- ,„llles
luncheon party recently st the : A general meeting of the Ocean ) the near future
other dmieuhies. nvproximn<elyiwash oar f]oors e,ery now an(1 j home of Mrs. Carbutt At the I Fall J.C.C. Avas held on ThursJ
thirty Nisei employees hare been] theB_bnt iCs a bit loo
dinner table each member • day. February 8. Faced with a I Red Cross Support
packing up and leaving for homes' when flower gardens start to dis-) spoke a few words of farewell I very promising future as a result I
At a special meeting held re
in Akincouver, New Westminster appear and sideAvalks float mer-J in handing her gif o the bride- I of the recent increased member-J
cently, members of the Japan
and elsewhere, until only a few rily about.
i to-be, who was charming in a I ship, the club has undertaken the I ese Ladies Cluo unanimeush'
are left to keep the camp stove
I sponsorship of several projects, i
This week in Celtic, shovels) copper-leaf crepe dress.
burning.
। For those interested in music. voted to make a contribution to
piled high Avith dirt and gumboots
Those remaining include Fore • sunk deep in the mud were
Sponsored jointly by the a J. C. C. band is in the making, the Red Cross. Voluntary dona
man K. Kadota. George Kadota I common sight. But some day. we Girls’ Club and the Young | under the leadership of Air. T. tions will be collected and for
the chief cook, Peter Watanabe | hope, our “friend” will give up Men’s Association, a get-to- ; Goodridge. The Camera Club, in, warded to the local Unit. In ad
and Messrs. Nishida, Numakura • trying to crush our muddy Avails gether of all the young
charge of Harry Kuroyanagi, will dition to this financial support.
Sok uga wa,
Omotani, K. Onio and divert all of its attention to । of the Lower Fraser district beckon the Avould-be photograph the ladies will also assist in the
tank Yoda and Yajima. Keeping spading'out •‘to see the sea.” i was held, Sunday, February 11, ers. Avhile for budding orators, knitting of winter clothing for
them company arc seven families
at the Japanese Hall.
there is the Speakers’ Club, with use overseas.
lien
i School house Scenes
Au Revoir
A farewell party avas held bv
Mr. Saiki, who was on repair; On the bonnie, bonnie banks of)
the Seinen-kai on Feb. 4. in hon
work sustained injuries when the I the River stands a building erect
times of economic stress they live our of Mr. Kiyoshi Uyesugi. wl}
post which he Avas climbing fell. and graceful, but everyone knows
By Seer
.it
has
seen
better
years.
and
learn the joys and sorrows of Avill be visiting Japan for a fe.
His condition is not serious how , n
,
“Hello folks! It seems as if Sun- life, ignoring racial differences. months. Very active in comniu- 7
ever, and he manages to get
In the„ last
,
, . ten days
,
, within
, , the.,,,,
i bury Snacks is tailing down
on
Social — Commemorating the nity affairs. Mr. Uyesugi was rearound Avith crutches.
walls ot ,this , red school
house:,
■
•
K
.
,
,
, Uns job, so here are some Sunourv 2,600.h anniversary of the found-1 centbT elected president
of the
a . heart-throb)I Secrets. Scenic cSunburv is tlocat- i
A boat came in on Feb. 4, and there look place
1
. .
Ocean
Falls
Seinen-kai.
ing
ol
Japan,
the
local
Japanese
moving
v
.
after loading 750,000 feet of bi ng Japanese
1
b 1picture!ied, betAveen NeAv
Westminster
* * *
community held a celebration at
SllOAV,
a
solemn
ceremony
com-!.,,,,
T
lumber, sailed away two days
n
.
i^ud Ladner, bounded on the north the Japanese School, Feb. 11.
We Welcome . . .
memoratmg the 2 600th «nmver-. b the mW Frasei.
later.
u the south by
Fishing—After considerable de Mr. and Mrs. I. Uchid; who re
We learned . . . that Air. K. sary ot (he lounding of Japan. ]lnen.s brea(i
cently returned from their honey
Takagi, who is in Vancouver a couple ol rough and tumble |a wide st,etch of bogland, the lay the Japanese Canadian fish- moon
trip doAvn south. We wish
T
।
Kendo
practices,
and
an
oratori
ermen here finally received their
sails for Japan on the 2Glh. Bon
hunters’ rendezvous.
,
them
health
and happiness.
P
cal contest to boot,
fishing licences. The boys are
lakagi-san . . . Mitsu
Today, Avhether in restless looking forward to a better season
Honda is working at Woodfibre.i n’s a wouder how that oW Europe or in peaceful Canada,
(Emphasis on tease . . . you’ve
Good luck to yom Mits. and take!structure can stand «n this—but social, economic and political this year.
guessed correctly; it was the
Engle-r° mailY ^ Avould be even a great forces have created race antagoncare of your mustache
usual story of no luck). P. S.: He
wood's No. 1 heavenly man. Air. er Avonder if a new and modern ism and discrimination. But. here
• claims to have gone merely to
Kakuno, is engaged to be mar building were to rise in its place. in the little fishing village of Suni
relax.
<$ $ $
ried for the second time.
The
Maple
Ridge-Pitt
MeadoAvs:
Welcome Home
bury are people from many na
Aspiring
Orator
To members of the EYMA . . .
tions . . . Japanese, Finns, Nor chapter of the JCCL ■ acknowl-i
Welcome to your home town.
At
that
“
avow
”
(plug)
of
an
Don't forget that February is
wegians. Chinese, Greeks, British, edges receipt of donations from Miss Yaeko Nagai! Your many
the birth month of the EYMA. oratorical meet our star basket- Dutch. Jews, etc. Together in en- Hayami Radio $2.50. Doug. Oike friends wish you an enjoyable
bailer nearly murdered the King’s viable harmony through these i^2'00 and “Tak” Yamazaki $1.50 j holiday from those nursing
English (not mentioning what the —-------and
expresses their thanks! duties at the Vancouver Genchairman did with it). But it was; mash it a. Avill participate in the through these columns.
eral Hospital.
* * *
a pleasure to all to hear that one j Japanese Students’ Club oratoriHigh School student, : Yasuo Ya-Hal contest.
Fisher’s Feats
Shaeffer Pen Agents
We’re Off To See . . .
These ardent fishermen
With rhe pretext of taking; in e
panese Recordings
my sincerest sympathy. A strenupthe Engeikai at Mission our local
2
33'1 Powell St
ous evening of directing a concert he-men motored doivn en masse
By Cossy Asada
VANCOUVER, B. C.
with her rendition of the popular and supeivising the clean-up early Ho return starry-eyed ami smiling', A A
next morning certainly did not'Don’t ask them about the proHere is your reporter back song. “An Apple for the Teacher.”
with the news and gossip from With the applause still echoing pieientjhe hustling president oil gram, they Avouldn’t know. Who
| the local JCCL from indulging in (was the little lady receiving <0
Paldi for the first time in the- through the hall, she gave
Wbv!nib P^1*™0’ casing li 1 fishes.।much aiTeinion?
1
Oesi Japanese Dishes ► i year 1940 . . .
e:
^I
i hi
>:Leap Year Dane
T
;p Year dance
\\ no was
T
at
the
Duncan
tip
j th
•fair maiden
J
vigourY
V anese Hall, with visitors present
Y
TRINITY 056 1
I ously on a
d of gu
all the'
Y
► from Victoria. Lake CowkTmn and prime she wa
. . Our ।
lasted until a late hour.
in
• lad. who arrived home r
The
hall
was
gaily
Announcing Opening of '
(and had to roll out at 7
with, multi-coloured sire
and we hope the young
% cleverly' - Avorded signs adorning I
1
%
ellow on crutches from Hillcrest
the
Mrs.
Yoshino wa j enjoyed
the company . .
holder winning i
ogger Injured Seriously
prize, with T. Oikawa. K
mid COMPANY
wy
Mt S. A. Kato is slowly recov-i
Enta and K. Kawabata winnin
:2ml, 3rd and 4th prizes. Wo hope ? erint from serious injuries
head suffered in an accident at
: they all enjoyed their prizes,
Mayo Bros. Company's loaaina*
s Highlights . . . While sir
5*
Avas being, served, the “Songbird pPerations. Jan. 27th.
I
Established 19.12
304 Dunlevy Ave.
High. 0141? jot Cowiehan Valley.” Miss Fudge; Re is coniined io a private]
• Toyota entertained the. dancers! room in the King’s Daughters J
and is not
allowed to have any
i
II to Friends
With Side 2 of the Alayo logAny make of racro
Member of th
ng operations shutting down.!
serviced
with
the
lat
Associated Rac
jwe very much regretted to see T
ASSURANCE COMPANY
est
factory
equipment.
i Okamoto of Victoria, Y. Kawagu
Technicians of B
chi of Cumberland and AI. KuwaUnconditionally
The public's o;
Niseis. Be Sure That You Are Assured
barn of Vancouver depart front
guaranteed
guarantee of honest
: our midst.
For Your Loved Ones
for 90 days
and efficient radio
Air. Joe Drazich. employed at
by
Katsumi
Tateishi
See . .
repairs.
the Alayo Bros. Co. Grade Camp
suffered the loss of his right hand
in an accident on Feb. 3rd.
Signing off, with a fond Aloha
4S Moncton St.
to one and all, and a promise to
Phone SfeYCiimri
1831 Marine Building
SEymour 9370
be back with the passing parade
Stevesfon, B. C.
TR inity-C
from Paldi in the near future.
•j.
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FEBRUARY
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Englewood Edgings ;
Mo Clippings
Surrey Girls? Club
Rainy City J.C.C, Face Bright Fab
By S. Y.
By M. N. C. Pator
By Mitsuye I. Tashima
By Drippy
) genial Jin Ide
Since the Baw-mill closed dowipFrnser Frolicking
'
Honouring Miss Mary Yama
’ The club will =
Januaiy It im an indelmile] No one minds if our good friend : saki, the Girls’ Club held a i Japanese Canadian Club
i pins, which wil
])«»<! bwnuse or shinning ands.^ F1,.sa, Rivel..- ,„llles
luncheon party recently st the : A general meeting of the Ocean ) the near future
other dmieuhies. nvproximn<elyiwash oar f]oors e,ery now an(1 j home of Mrs. Carbutt At the I Fall J.C.C. Avas held on ThursJ
thirty Nisei employees hare been] theB_bnt iCs a bit loo
dinner table each member • day. February 8. Faced with a I Red Cross Support
packing up and leaving for homes' when flower gardens start to dis-) spoke a few words of farewell I very promising future as a result I
At a special meeting held re
in Akincouver, New Westminster appear and sideAvalks float mer-J in handing her gif o the bride- I of the recent increased member-J
cently, members of the Japan
and elsewhere, until only a few rily about.
i to-be, who was charming in a I ship, the club has undertaken the I ese Ladies Cluo unanimeush'
are left to keep the camp stove
I sponsorship of several projects, i
This week in Celtic, shovels) copper-leaf crepe dress.
burning.
। For those interested in music. voted to make a contribution to
piled high Avith dirt and gumboots
Those remaining include Fore • sunk deep in the mud were
Sponsored jointly by the a J. C. C. band is in the making, the Red Cross. Voluntary dona
man K. Kadota. George Kadota I common sight. But some day. we Girls’ Club and the Young | under the leadership of Air. T. tions will be collected and for
the chief cook, Peter Watanabe | hope, our “friend” will give up Men’s Association, a get-to- ; Goodridge. The Camera Club, in, warded to the local Unit. In ad
and Messrs. Nishida, Numakura • trying to crush our muddy Avails gether of all the young
charge of Harry Kuroyanagi, will dition to this financial support.
Sok uga wa,
Omotani, K. Onio and divert all of its attention to । of the Lower Fraser district beckon the Avould-be photograph the ladies will also assist in the
tank Yoda and Yajima. Keeping spading'out •‘to see the sea.” i was held, Sunday, February 11, ers. Avhile for budding orators, knitting of winter clothing for
them company arc seven families
at the Japanese Hall.
there is the Speakers’ Club, with use overseas.
lien
i School house Scenes
Au Revoir
A farewell party avas held bv
Mr. Saiki, who was on repair; On the bonnie, bonnie banks of)
the Seinen-kai on Feb. 4. in hon
work sustained injuries when the I the River stands a building erect
times of economic stress they live our of Mr. Kiyoshi Uyesugi. wl}
post which he Avas climbing fell. and graceful, but everyone knows
By Seer
.it
has
seen
better
years.
and
learn the joys and sorrows of Avill be visiting Japan for a fe.
His condition is not serious how , n
,
“Hello folks! It seems as if Sun- life, ignoring racial differences. months. Very active in comniu- 7
ever, and he manages to get
In the„ last
,
, . ten days
,
, within
, , the.,,,,
i bury Snacks is tailing down
on
Social — Commemorating the nity affairs. Mr. Uyesugi was rearound Avith crutches.
walls ot ,this , red school
house:,
■
•
K
.
,
,
, Uns job, so here are some Sunourv 2,600.h anniversary of the found-1 centbT elected president
of the
a . heart-throb)I Secrets. Scenic cSunburv is tlocat- i
A boat came in on Feb. 4, and there look place
1
. .
Ocean
Falls
Seinen-kai.
ing
ol
Japan,
the
local
Japanese
moving
v
.
after loading 750,000 feet of bi ng Japanese
1
b 1picture!ied, betAveen NeAv
Westminster
* * *
community held a celebration at
SllOAV,
a
solemn
ceremony
com-!.,,,,
T
lumber, sailed away two days
n
.
i^ud Ladner, bounded on the north the Japanese School, Feb. 11.
We Welcome . . .
memoratmg the 2 600th «nmver-. b the mW Frasei.
later.
u the south by
Fishing—After considerable de Mr. and Mrs. I. Uchid; who re
We learned . . . that Air. K. sary ot (he lounding of Japan. ]lnen.s brea(i
cently returned from their honey
Takagi, who is in Vancouver a couple ol rough and tumble |a wide st,etch of bogland, the lay the Japanese Canadian fish- moon
trip doAvn south. We wish
T
।
Kendo
practices,
and
an
oratori
ermen here finally received their
sails for Japan on the 2Glh. Bon
hunters’ rendezvous.
,
them
health
and happiness.
P
cal contest to boot,
fishing licences. The boys are
lakagi-san . . . Mitsu
Today, Avhether in restless looking forward to a better season
Honda is working at Woodfibre.i n’s a wouder how that oW Europe or in peaceful Canada,
(Emphasis on tease . . . you’ve
Good luck to yom Mits. and take!structure can stand «n this—but social, economic and political this year.
guessed correctly; it was the
Engle-r° mailY ^ Avould be even a great forces have created race antagoncare of your mustache
usual story of no luck). P. S.: He
wood's No. 1 heavenly man. Air. er Avonder if a new and modern ism and discrimination. But. here
• claims to have gone merely to
Kakuno, is engaged to be mar building were to rise in its place. in the little fishing village of Suni
relax.
<$ $ $
ried for the second time.
The
Maple
Ridge-Pitt
MeadoAvs:
Welcome Home
bury are people from many na
Aspiring
Orator
To members of the EYMA . . .
tions . . . Japanese, Finns, Nor chapter of the JCCL ■ acknowl-i
Welcome to your home town.
At
that
“
avow
”
(plug)
of
an
Don't forget that February is
wegians. Chinese, Greeks, British, edges receipt of donations from Miss Yaeko Nagai! Your many
the birth month of the EYMA. oratorical meet our star basket- Dutch. Jews, etc. Together in en- Hayami Radio $2.50. Doug. Oike friends wish you an enjoyable
bailer nearly murdered the King’s viable harmony through these i^2'00 and “Tak” Yamazaki $1.50 j holiday from those nursing
English (not mentioning what the —-------and
expresses their thanks! duties at the Vancouver Genchairman did with it). But it was; mash it a. Avill participate in the through these columns.
eral Hospital.
* * *
a pleasure to all to hear that one j Japanese Students’ Club oratoriHigh School student, : Yasuo Ya-Hal contest.
Fisher’s Feats
Shaeffer Pen Agents
We’re Off To See . . .
These ardent fishermen
With rhe pretext of taking; in e
panese Recordings
my sincerest sympathy. A strenupthe Engeikai at Mission our local
2
33'1 Powell St
ous evening of directing a concert he-men motored doivn en masse
By Cossy Asada
VANCOUVER, B. C.
with her rendition of the popular and supeivising the clean-up early Ho return starry-eyed ami smiling', A A
next morning certainly did not'Don’t ask them about the proHere is your reporter back song. “An Apple for the Teacher.”
with the news and gossip from With the applause still echoing pieientjhe hustling president oil gram, they Avouldn’t know. Who
| the local JCCL from indulging in (was the little lady receiving <0
Paldi for the first time in the- through the hall, she gave
Wbv!nib P^1*™0’ casing li 1 fishes.।much aiTeinion?
1
Oesi Japanese Dishes ► i year 1940 . . .
e:
^I
i hi
>:Leap Year Dane
T
;p Year dance
\\ no was
T
at
the
Duncan
tip
j th
•fair maiden
J
vigourY
V anese Hall, with visitors present
Y
TRINITY 056 1
I ously on a
d of gu
all the'
Y
► from Victoria. Lake CowkTmn and prime she wa
. . Our ।
lasted until a late hour.
in
• lad. who arrived home r
The
hall
was
gaily
Announcing Opening of '
(and had to roll out at 7
with, multi-coloured sire
and we hope the young
% cleverly' - Avorded signs adorning I
1
%
ellow on crutches from Hillcrest
the
Mrs.
Yoshino wa j enjoyed
the company . .
holder winning i
ogger Injured Seriously
prize, with T. Oikawa. K
mid COMPANY
wy
Mt S. A. Kato is slowly recov-i
Enta and K. Kawabata winnin
:2ml, 3rd and 4th prizes. Wo hope ? erint from serious injuries
head suffered in an accident at
: they all enjoyed their prizes,
Mayo Bros. Company's loaaina*
s Highlights . . . While sir
5*
Avas being, served, the “Songbird pPerations. Jan. 27th.
I
Established 19.12
304 Dunlevy Ave.
High. 0141? jot Cowiehan Valley.” Miss Fudge; Re is coniined io a private]
• Toyota entertained the. dancers! room in the King’s Daughters J
and is not
allowed to have any
i
II to Friends
With Side 2 of the Alayo logAny make of racro
Member of th
ng operations shutting down.!
serviced
with
the
lat
Associated Rac
jwe very much regretted to see T
ASSURANCE COMPANY
est
factory
equipment.
i Okamoto of Victoria, Y. Kawagu
Technicians of B
chi of Cumberland and AI. KuwaUnconditionally
The public's o;
Niseis. Be Sure That You Are Assured
barn of Vancouver depart front
guaranteed
guarantee of honest
: our midst.
For Your Loved Ones
for 90 days
and efficient radio
Air. Joe Drazich. employed at
by
Katsumi
Tateishi
See . .
repairs.
the Alayo Bros. Co. Grade Camp
suffered the loss of his right hand
in an accident on Feb. 3rd.
Signing off, with a fond Aloha
4S Moncton St.
to one and all, and a promise to
Phone SfeYCiimri
1831 Marine Building
SEymour 9370
be back with the passing parade
Stevesfon, B. C.
TR inity-C
from Paldi in the near future.
•j.
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FEBRUARY 16
THE NEW CANADIAN
speaker
Face Problems Of Race Prejudice With
Realism And Hope For The Future
EDI I OR S NOIE—Foday's world in A
I c anaa <
m’s world, just as much as a man's. And
a.
brothers much more complex than their more for nate O,
$ problems of overcoming racial handicaps to
ambitions come true. But have they dreams ar
ao
T tney hope to make them come t
reporter area
nswer from life itself.
I OKA O.—(Domei.lThe
i ing spirit of co-opt at ion between jers were Dr. I
I Great Britain nd Japan ; ind the; termer member
of
benefits of J a pane
(.Parliament and now
a t ion
Philippines yere[with the Tokyo Imperial UniverI rewo speaker
33!!su? amt \ isemmt Inouye, PanTek at the luncheon of the Pan Pa ci lie Club pres id our.
Have you an ambition hidden away in the secret regions (
Dr. Pickering who recently
anayour heart? Of course you have, for everyone builds castles in th
returned from Great Britain,
air. and it is the hoping and striving for some goal that makes lit
sain that there was in England
adworth living.
a much friendlier spirit to
•ort,
Women are at times accused of never having a single seriou
Japan than there had been prior
the
thought in their empty heads, of dilly-dallying through a life c
to the outbreak of the war, and
froth.—so. bitten by. the quizzing bug, I set out to investigate th
a growing body of opinion be
relative merits of this accusation.
lieved that friendly and decent
cooperation between the two
THE QUIZ?
countries
could be achieved.
Have you an ambition, and do you think you can ever realize
। I ickering added, “In bringing
lion- I it?
I Japan, Great Britain and (he U.S.
ij
THE ANSWERS!
।
into closer and mere friendly asfe. /
Chiea Nishikaze, liouseworker, Prince Rupert: My ambition is
By Kenji Kitamura
j sociation. it is Great Britain’that.
nnuio be a Provincial Recreation Centre Instructress. But because of
Led by modest but capable; Can 10 the lnosL For despite the
An outstanding British Colum
s re- ! Occidental competition, I don’t think I could gain such an appointtlie j meat unless a sports centre is established here in the Japanese bia lawyer and King’s Counsel, Chairman Satoru Watanabe, a ’Y^ 0 U°blable link between the
and prominent in Conservative record delegation of 25 local UniJ ^nite^ States and Japan comcommunity.
political circles. T. G. Norris, an versity students will make their ^V'YY'i*!1 *Fat I)C{ween Japan
The first step in making my dream come true is the building honourary member of the Van- presence felt at the 2nd annuapan“ $rent Britain, the English
of a gym. But even then Japanese girls on the whole are verv back couver JCCL has been
i reinvited Intercollegiate Advance. Feb. 24,! i,e°I,Je sec,n 1,lo>'e capable of unward in sports, and it would probably take a lot of patient’ persu to speak at th
final general meet- at the U. of Washington. -wjQ^! (lci standing Japanese n^h"
neyasion to make them turn out.
ing, Feb. 24 at the Nippon Club. interest and enthusiasm running!
Philippine Production Low
visli
Nana Yamamoto, 2528 Napier, first year University student:
Mr. Norris prepared the brief high, very tangible benefits are! Viscount Inouye, recounting-obMy ambition is to become a public health nurse, so I entered the submitted by the delegation of anticipated from the conference.: nervations of a trip to the Philip
Mr. Watanabe will present a pines, declared that production in
u’ve
taremiy last fall Intending to take a course in nursing. I’m afraid four Nisei mho travelled to Otta
comprehensive review on “Im J the Islands is about three times
the
that I haven t much chance of obtaining such a position here because wa tn the summer of 193 6 to sub
migration and Vocational Op .higher in Taiwan (Formosa) per
He
ot racial prejudice. If there is no opening at all then I’ll go to Japan mit the Nisei franchise case to the
portunities” in one of the dis- limit area than in the Philippines.
■ to
because I’m determined to make practical use of my university Eeaeral Government.
cussion groups. Co-operating in (Despite the immense arable land
education.
the preparation of the paper Ri’ea. the Filipinos are unable to
I d far rather work here in Canada. There is a chance now.
which will give the Canadian .meet national demands for rice
vn.
because of the war in Europe.
viewpoint are Charles Momose, ; and must import large quantities
iny
Hompa Niseis Will
Eileen
Shintani,
832
E.
Cordova,
stenographer
at
the
Richmond
Tetsuo Aoki, Luke Tanabe and from abroad.
ole
..i??'8. Company: 1 nad many Afferent ambitions when I was in Attend N.W. Confab Tam Ozaki.
ng
Observations by Japanese spec
7 ° ; b" nT that 1 have a s°°d job and gained some experience
enDiscussion Groups
ialists convinced them that pro^ , s “’sraPter my ambition is to become the private secretarv
Representing British Colum
Under the efficient direction of (1,lc,ion could easily be doubled
o. the boss of a big firm like those in New York. The only way to bia, four delegates from the Tetsuo Aoki the delegation has 01 Lreblecl if the system practised
liwnl “y TT’0'1 'S throush hard ™ri; ^d lots of luck, but I Hompa Temple will attend the been divided into four sections,'11 Taiwan were carried out, ac■ in
at Ieast mt mtil bi®
— 9th Annual Northwest Young assuring adequate representation; ^niing to the ViscounL
Buddhist League Convention, to in each of the following discus
। cal
be held in Wapato, Washington, sion groups:
sse
Masuko Iguchi, 30 Water St., dressmaker and salesgirl at T
March 9 and 10.
mg. t i n
(1) Undergraduate Problems:
’ DePai'tm“t Store: My seeret mnbition has alra be=n
iro(a)
Psychology of Study; (b) Ex
Named to go are Kiyoshi
e “h a Z T“’™ deSiSner eittW in a fan"s establishBy Margaret Takaoka
Jlio lU he mLV . T °l T °™' PerhaPS 1 have been M"eneed Suga and Shota Kondo, prom- tra-curricular Activities; (2) Ad
so
The favourable weather on
timii
b the ™'k of sreat designers has always spelled inent Vancouver Niseis. Two justment to Social Environment:
mi
ITZ?
SU6SS my d“m is rather famLtie delegates from the Hompa (a) Social Factors in Nisei Per 10 , enabled a large crowd of
■ - parstar.
Young Women's Buddhist As sonality; (b) Problems of Lead
and children to gather at the
here
surroundings because there is no such opening
ership (c)
in Problems
the Japanese
Commit [ nwmoX
sociation will also attend.
nity;
of Courtship
The closest that I shall ever come to .my dream is the work
Conference discussions will of the ^Student, U. B. cPl the founding 0[™X™^
j that I am doin
^mst 01'™-“? ”‘"S “d HttiaS
aUd « ae follow the theme, “Enlighten leader.
-------- Miss 3 oslnko Momose;! Japan.
work out my own ideas into their ment through Buddha.” and (3) Vocational Opportunities: (a) I
lieZ iXX 7!^ T "T
™™gK will be modelled upon the panel
v ays an<1
and means
means Of
of 00
coverin
up
Immigration and Vocational Op-1 Kinoshim a.m. Chairman K. K,
pie. and since mv 2 “
7 S“d Praetlee and experience for system. An oratorical contest portunities; (b) Personality
opened the ceremony
uud । Wfth an appropriate speech, fol
be able to'J, , Dn ‘
-S ™I>ossibIe here, I hope some day to in both English and Japanese Vocational Opportunities,
U.xj.C.। lowed by the singing of
I
to oam a. position in a large firm in Japan
will be a feature of the Conven leader. Tetsuo Aoki; and (4)
‘KimiAp
tion. Rev. Tsunoda, Nisei Bud preciation of Japanese Art. U.B.C. ga-yo,” ‘Kigen-setsu” song; and
I
the new 2,600th Tear Anniverdhist priest from California, leader, Wes Fujiwara.
rTER THE SHOW VISIT__
will be the principal speaker at
sa'J Song.” After an intermission,
Transportation is being art;
the banquet.
muwiduals entertained with
ed by Frank Nikaido, and sine
speeches and songs. Candy bags
by Luke Tanabe and George ,
were distributed to the kiddies.
AMY OKI
motakahara.
Raz Kinoshita, supplied music
JCCL
Acknowledges
Shosuke Nakano, Masao Kashino by means of recordings through
AT THE GIRLS' COFFEE SHOP
Kiichiro Okura, S. Shimada. To- the medium of a loud-speaker
List
of
Donations
Breakfast
Light Lunches
moji Onami, Toyozo Matsuyama, system.
Afternoon Tea
J
Senkichi Fukuyama, I. Sugiyama.’
Hot Dogs
Fountain Service
Acknowledging with thanks for
and R. Hoshino. Mrs. M. San- WHEN ORDERING YOUR TOILET TISSUE
their interest in the problems of
OPEN SUNDAYS
miya,
Mrs. Kaminishi, Dr. E. Mi
the Nisei the Japanese Canadian yake and
ALWAYS SPECIFY
Dr. Miyazaki.
954 Granvil!
Citizens League, through their secOpposite Dominion Theatre
Included in the list of acknowl
iretary Edward T. Ouchi, this
[week made public the following edgements were donations of
IT IS SOFT, SANITARY & SOLUBLE
lumber from Mr. T. Nishikawa,
[list
of
public-spirited
citizens
who
FOR BETTER TRADE RELATIONS
pnade donations during the finan toward the building of library SMITH, DAVIDSON &
BUY JAPANESE GOODS
cial campaign carried on jointly cupboards, and Mr. E. Kagetsu
WRIGHT CO. LTD.
by the National Executive and the and Mr. B. Hisaoka, for cups don
,'ancouver Chapter during the ated for the Oratorical Contest
(past year.
[ Messrs. S. Aoki. Tajiro Ogino.
[Isoji Hatashita, Bunji Hisaoka,
[Takeo Hara, Kinichi Iwata, YuDirect Importers of Japanese Provisions and Curios
fl
[ taka Kawata. Kojiro Shoji. Eisa6uro Shoji, Seitaro Yamaoka. TsuOptometrist
Seymour 2933
109 Powell Street
itae Sato, T. Ogawa, T. Saika, Y.
[Oka T. Miura, T. Maikawa. Sadao
377 Powell St
VANCOUVER, B. C.
[Maikawa, Etsuji Morii, Shinichi
g
!Maeba, J. Katsukawa. M. Tovama
Jolleqians Flock
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Watanabe Speaks on
Immigration & Jobs\
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THE NEW CANADIAN
speaker
Face Problems Of Race Prejudice With
Realism And Hope For The Future
EDI I OR S NOIE—Foday's world in A
I c anaa <
m’s world, just as much as a man's. And
a.
brothers much more complex than their more for nate O,
$ problems of overcoming racial handicaps to
ambitions come true. But have they dreams ar
ao
T tney hope to make them come t
reporter area
nswer from life itself.
I OKA O.—(Domei.lThe
i ing spirit of co-opt at ion between jers were Dr. I
I Great Britain nd Japan ; ind the; termer member
of
benefits of J a pane
(.Parliament and now
a t ion
Philippines yere[with the Tokyo Imperial UniverI rewo speaker
33!!su? amt \ isemmt Inouye, PanTek at the luncheon of the Pan Pa ci lie Club pres id our.
Have you an ambition hidden away in the secret regions (
Dr. Pickering who recently
anayour heart? Of course you have, for everyone builds castles in th
returned from Great Britain,
air. and it is the hoping and striving for some goal that makes lit
sain that there was in England
adworth living.
a much friendlier spirit to
•ort,
Women are at times accused of never having a single seriou
Japan than there had been prior
the
thought in their empty heads, of dilly-dallying through a life c
to the outbreak of the war, and
froth.—so. bitten by. the quizzing bug, I set out to investigate th
a growing body of opinion be
relative merits of this accusation.
lieved that friendly and decent
cooperation between the two
THE QUIZ?
countries
could be achieved.
Have you an ambition, and do you think you can ever realize
। I ickering added, “In bringing
lion- I it?
I Japan, Great Britain and (he U.S.
ij
THE ANSWERS!
।
into closer and mere friendly asfe. /
Chiea Nishikaze, liouseworker, Prince Rupert: My ambition is
By Kenji Kitamura
j sociation. it is Great Britain’that.
nnuio be a Provincial Recreation Centre Instructress. But because of
Led by modest but capable; Can 10 the lnosL For despite the
An outstanding British Colum
s re- ! Occidental competition, I don’t think I could gain such an appointtlie j meat unless a sports centre is established here in the Japanese bia lawyer and King’s Counsel, Chairman Satoru Watanabe, a ’Y^ 0 U°blable link between the
and prominent in Conservative record delegation of 25 local UniJ ^nite^ States and Japan comcommunity.
political circles. T. G. Norris, an versity students will make their ^V'YY'i*!1 *Fat I)C{ween Japan
The first step in making my dream come true is the building honourary member of the Van- presence felt at the 2nd annuapan“ $rent Britain, the English
of a gym. But even then Japanese girls on the whole are verv back couver JCCL has been
i reinvited Intercollegiate Advance. Feb. 24,! i,e°I,Je sec,n 1,lo>'e capable of unward in sports, and it would probably take a lot of patient’ persu to speak at th
final general meet- at the U. of Washington. -wjQ^! (lci standing Japanese n^h"
neyasion to make them turn out.
ing, Feb. 24 at the Nippon Club. interest and enthusiasm running!
Philippine Production Low
visli
Nana Yamamoto, 2528 Napier, first year University student:
Mr. Norris prepared the brief high, very tangible benefits are! Viscount Inouye, recounting-obMy ambition is to become a public health nurse, so I entered the submitted by the delegation of anticipated from the conference.: nervations of a trip to the Philip
Mr. Watanabe will present a pines, declared that production in
u’ve
taremiy last fall Intending to take a course in nursing. I’m afraid four Nisei mho travelled to Otta
comprehensive review on “Im J the Islands is about three times
the
that I haven t much chance of obtaining such a position here because wa tn the summer of 193 6 to sub
migration and Vocational Op .higher in Taiwan (Formosa) per
He
ot racial prejudice. If there is no opening at all then I’ll go to Japan mit the Nisei franchise case to the
portunities” in one of the dis- limit area than in the Philippines.
■ to
because I’m determined to make practical use of my university Eeaeral Government.
cussion groups. Co-operating in (Despite the immense arable land
education.
the preparation of the paper Ri’ea. the Filipinos are unable to
I d far rather work here in Canada. There is a chance now.
which will give the Canadian .meet national demands for rice
vn.
because of the war in Europe.
viewpoint are Charles Momose, ; and must import large quantities
iny
Hompa Niseis Will
Eileen
Shintani,
832
E.
Cordova,
stenographer
at
the
Richmond
Tetsuo Aoki, Luke Tanabe and from abroad.
ole
..i??'8. Company: 1 nad many Afferent ambitions when I was in Attend N.W. Confab Tam Ozaki.
ng
Observations by Japanese spec
7 ° ; b" nT that 1 have a s°°d job and gained some experience
enDiscussion Groups
ialists convinced them that pro^ , s “’sraPter my ambition is to become the private secretarv
Representing British Colum
Under the efficient direction of (1,lc,ion could easily be doubled
o. the boss of a big firm like those in New York. The only way to bia, four delegates from the Tetsuo Aoki the delegation has 01 Lreblecl if the system practised
liwnl “y TT’0'1 'S throush hard ™ri; ^d lots of luck, but I Hompa Temple will attend the been divided into four sections,'11 Taiwan were carried out, ac■ in
at Ieast mt mtil bi®
— 9th Annual Northwest Young assuring adequate representation; ^niing to the ViscounL
Buddhist League Convention, to in each of the following discus
। cal
be held in Wapato, Washington, sion groups:
sse
Masuko Iguchi, 30 Water St., dressmaker and salesgirl at T
March 9 and 10.
mg. t i n
(1) Undergraduate Problems:
’ DePai'tm“t Store: My seeret mnbition has alra be=n
iro(a)
Psychology of Study; (b) Ex
Named to go are Kiyoshi
e “h a Z T“’™ deSiSner eittW in a fan"s establishBy Margaret Takaoka
Jlio lU he mLV . T °l T °™' PerhaPS 1 have been M"eneed Suga and Shota Kondo, prom- tra-curricular Activities; (2) Ad
so
The favourable weather on
timii
b the ™'k of sreat designers has always spelled inent Vancouver Niseis. Two justment to Social Environment:
mi
ITZ?
SU6SS my d“m is rather famLtie delegates from the Hompa (a) Social Factors in Nisei Per 10 , enabled a large crowd of
■ - parstar.
Young Women's Buddhist As sonality; (b) Problems of Lead
and children to gather at the
here
surroundings because there is no such opening
ership (c)
in Problems
the Japanese
Commit [ nwmoX
sociation will also attend.
nity;
of Courtship
The closest that I shall ever come to .my dream is the work
Conference discussions will of the ^Student, U. B. cPl the founding 0[™X™^
j that I am doin
^mst 01'™-“? ”‘"S “d HttiaS
aUd « ae follow the theme, “Enlighten leader.
-------- Miss 3 oslnko Momose;! Japan.
work out my own ideas into their ment through Buddha.” and (3) Vocational Opportunities: (a) I
lieZ iXX 7!^ T "T
™™gK will be modelled upon the panel
v ays an<1
and means
means Of
of 00
coverin
up
Immigration and Vocational Op-1 Kinoshim a.m. Chairman K. K,
pie. and since mv 2 “
7 S“d Praetlee and experience for system. An oratorical contest portunities; (b) Personality
opened the ceremony
uud । Wfth an appropriate speech, fol
be able to'J, , Dn ‘
-S ™I>ossibIe here, I hope some day to in both English and Japanese Vocational Opportunities,
U.xj.C.। lowed by the singing of
I
to oam a. position in a large firm in Japan
will be a feature of the Conven leader. Tetsuo Aoki; and (4)
‘KimiAp
tion. Rev. Tsunoda, Nisei Bud preciation of Japanese Art. U.B.C. ga-yo,” ‘Kigen-setsu” song; and
I
the new 2,600th Tear Anniverdhist priest from California, leader, Wes Fujiwara.
rTER THE SHOW VISIT__
will be the principal speaker at
sa'J Song.” After an intermission,
Transportation is being art;
the banquet.
muwiduals entertained with
ed by Frank Nikaido, and sine
speeches and songs. Candy bags
by Luke Tanabe and George ,
were distributed to the kiddies.
AMY OKI
motakahara.
Raz Kinoshita, supplied music
JCCL
Acknowledges
Shosuke Nakano, Masao Kashino by means of recordings through
AT THE GIRLS' COFFEE SHOP
Kiichiro Okura, S. Shimada. To- the medium of a loud-speaker
List
of
Donations
Breakfast
Light Lunches
moji Onami, Toyozo Matsuyama, system.
Afternoon Tea
J
Senkichi Fukuyama, I. Sugiyama.’
Hot Dogs
Fountain Service
Acknowledging with thanks for
and R. Hoshino. Mrs. M. San- WHEN ORDERING YOUR TOILET TISSUE
their interest in the problems of
OPEN SUNDAYS
miya,
Mrs. Kaminishi, Dr. E. Mi
the Nisei the Japanese Canadian yake and
ALWAYS SPECIFY
Dr. Miyazaki.
954 Granvil!
Citizens League, through their secOpposite Dominion Theatre
Included in the list of acknowl
iretary Edward T. Ouchi, this
[week made public the following edgements were donations of
IT IS SOFT, SANITARY & SOLUBLE
lumber from Mr. T. Nishikawa,
[list
of
public-spirited
citizens
who
FOR BETTER TRADE RELATIONS
pnade donations during the finan toward the building of library SMITH, DAVIDSON &
BUY JAPANESE GOODS
cial campaign carried on jointly cupboards, and Mr. E. Kagetsu
WRIGHT CO. LTD.
by the National Executive and the and Mr. B. Hisaoka, for cups don
,'ancouver Chapter during the ated for the Oratorical Contest
(past year.
[ Messrs. S. Aoki. Tajiro Ogino.
[Isoji Hatashita, Bunji Hisaoka,
[Takeo Hara, Kinichi Iwata, YuDirect Importers of Japanese Provisions and Curios
fl
[ taka Kawata. Kojiro Shoji. Eisa6uro Shoji, Seitaro Yamaoka. TsuOptometrist
Seymour 2933
109 Powell Street
itae Sato, T. Ogawa, T. Saika, Y.
[Oka T. Miura, T. Maikawa. Sadao
377 Powell St
VANCOUVER, B. C.
[Maikawa, Etsuji Morii, Shinichi
g
!Maeba, J. Katsukawa. M. Tovama
Jolleqians Flock
Io P.N.W, Advance!
Watanabe Speaks on
Immigration & Jobs\
?
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Y
Langley Lyrics
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THE NEW CANADIAN
FEBRUARY 16
MVMW*
THE NEW A NAM AN
The Vanguard of Nisei Opinion
Telephone TR inity 0309
396 Powell Street
From The Editor’s Mailbag
CANADIAN READERS
RE EDITORIALS
Editor The New (
Dear Sir:
s is to than'
for the c opies of
Canadian’’ which you
kindly sent to the Mini
National Defence,
i he
editori5is
these papers will be brough
Mr. Rogers’ attention.
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Ida Sent
(Private Sec'yA
Ottawa.
Canadian
Editor.
Dear Sir: First of all I would likej
STAFF
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By T. ML
to tell you how very pleased I •
Thomas K. Shoyama. Yoshiniirsu Higashi, Seiji Onizuka,
was
to receive one of your papers
The death1 or Lord 11 ecdsnu
from a friend in Vancouver . . /
Irene Uchida. Minoru Yatabe.
co me. when
is rather a shock
:
I am still attending high school,;
realize of a sudden that
BUSINESS MANAGER
How j being in my last year. b\eu
will he write as John Bud
Edward T. Ouchi
can one nt reconciled to sucn a loss? I member of our class has beer
(report—my topic, because of my
Introduction to John Bucha „
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT THE
ted a subject on which :0
lueed
to
his'Y
^
I was first
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Registered as second-class matter at Ottawa, February 13,
after
his aa-m
It was sonic me
and although my nitere
1939, under the Postal Regulations of Canada.
pointment as Go
; runs high. I have, so fa r oeen ■
Greenmantle appeared in scri
a
r i able to find very little material:
This story is th
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
on this subject. I wonder if you<
books recounting the adventure
have any of your old papers with; Your
25c per month; One year $2.50 in advance
Richard Hannay, Truth to tell,
f the
news in them that you could spare;'
shied a
fore this I had rather
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hue—I would like to have (hemp
from the Buchan, books. Wh\
ifor several reasons, primarily the” aumine
scarcely
know.
Perhaps
the
:
to
Our Responsibility
austerity of the author’s name in- Inews but also for the whole class;
Its
which
K
Ro look over, showing them inatp
ading.
Commenting editorially upon a suggestion made by timidated my romantic soul.
the Japanese are equally as much!
Anvwav. for want of better oc Canadian as they are ...
a member of the'Japanese Diet that Japanese in the United
Margaret K
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States and Canada be asked to return to the Far East to
(Miss) J. Linzcy. i West Vancouver.
assist in the reconstruction of the occupied areas in China, lowed in a week b The Three Hos; Editor.
n
the Vancouver Sun nastily heads its article "They're Wel tapes and Mr. j ndfast. Next I
- ' Dear Sir
come to Ours," because it is maintained that as a racial polished off the S Edward Lei ther Editor. The
R1V
very best wishes to all my Nisei
I haunted ;pear
group the Japanese cannot be absorbed within the national books. John Mach
j
friends
and their families on the
the
library
for
more
Buc
life of Canada.
Hunting Tower and Cast
and have found it to be a j occasion of their celebration 0:
It is-nauseating and sickening experience to feel that cribc the strange things that hap I very instructive and public-spirit2.600 th anniversary
you are not wanted in the country you regard as your own. pen cd to a retired ree n g roce r, whose
gan. Your New Year edition founding of the Japanese Empire
But we ought to realize that it is an old cry, and one for pudgy, round, middle class body hidjappetiled (0 rae especial!
May I also say how much 1 en
a
soul
yearning
for
splendor,
beauty,
joyed the Red Cross Concert put
which the old answers year by year grow stronger and
adventure and romance. He got it—— The Moral Re-armament news; 011 by the J.C.C.L., January 2Sth.
stronger.
in company with the most engaging I would seem to be of vital concern It made me even more conscious
land your
i
nplie at ion
Year by year we continue to prove more convincingly set of ragamuffins that ever graced to rhe Nisei's problem
5 is most of the wealth of talent that Niseis
than ever, that our ideal of a design for living can be and the slums—and a princess.
practical. M
1 Re-armament is have to contribute to this country
Prester John—you know the I lie hone for
of ours. May M'e have more opporis as high as that of the finest citizen in the land. Our own
1 built
experience has made us intimately aware' of the fact that legend about this mythical figure
aid unsell’ishnes and iis tunities of combining
from our point of view biological characteristics need in —is a longer story starting in application will certainly build five abilities here in Vancouver.
no way prevent us from, merging into the national life of Scotland and travelling with the bridges between the Issei and the Vancouver.
BARBARA
our country. It has even shown us that in preserving the hero and the sinister black parson
cultural heritage of our race we may make our most dis to the dark veldts of South Africa.
The author was familiar with this
tinctive contribution to the Canadian mosaic.
part of the world, having visited
Nevertheless these continued attacks ought to
U
there on diplomatic duties, The
make us realize that even as a second generation group
reader felt that whatever John
From Washington, D.C. this time his government announces
we are still on trial in the eyes of the citizens of Can
Buchan wrote about, he knew week comes a feature dispatch * itself as trying to keep the peace.
every inch of his ground.
ada. We ought to realize that by our acts and achieve
oy Eiuce Hutchison, well-known; ‘-jf a hundred of Japan’s lead-!
ments as individuals, the whole of our group will be
So, too, with The Path of a, Kina.
C. journalist, describing the'ing citizens led by a former For-I
A. strange talc of . the path down veiling up of American prejudice: eign Minister were to set tin an I
judged—judged, honoured or condemned as the case
through the centuries marked by a or ‘’American conscience” in favororganization for the sole purpose!
may be. Each of us then bears a heavy responsibility
ring — symbol of kingship — first of the embaigo against Japan.
; op fomenting economic and social!
to all the others, a responsibility from which there is
worn by an uncrowned V iking Jari
Mr. Hutchison notes that this1 aggression against the U.S., whail
no escape.
in flight and finally by Abraham rising tide is causing keen alarm; would be done or said about it. I
It is a responsibility that we bear every minute1 of the Lincoln in his early boyhood. This to the Administration, whose job‘queries the Times.
waking chv, that accompanies us wherever we go, in what- ^s hacl always been inherited by it is to negotiate with Japan. He
ever we do. And being aware of it will afford us the surest J ytet descendant and passed through notes that leading, the counter- ; , The embargo organization ledF
. ,,
i by Col. Stimson, was formed ear1®
irHv
1
an 11115
its end. fight in the- U. S. is
the outstand-:.
guide to good citizenship
day by day. It is a rpsnnnQihilitv
responsibility
under
tiie name
There are so many other iiorui. mg journalist. Walter Lippman.;i111
.
.
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to honour the laws of the land to the letter—traffic laws,
who argues that the imposition of i pmT?an.. c°mnJlttee 01. ; J
Scottish Tang
the embargo will probably lead i Participation ,111 Japaneseggmj-.
minimum wage laws, hours of work, whatever they may be
Really, it is nor at all an exag
—municipal, provincial, federal. It is a responsibility to geration to say that he has a special to war between the two countries. i sion.” Stimson is Honorary Chair-1
observe the highest moral standards of our socie’ty, of per place on my shelf of literary gods. On one point alone there is com | man, Roger S. Greene, erstwhile
representative of the Rockefeller j
sonal integrity, of justice and honesty, of generosity and John Buchan was one of the most plete agreement. No one in either
country is anxious to co to
p<wnto«0“ at “• P«»®g »;
accomplished and fascinating of writ with
sportsmanship, of clean, decent personal living.
r
Executive Chau-«
dislike ^Medical
,College.
ers. There is a tang—perhaps of Mini tiie other. Canadians
_
man
,
and
Harry
B
pnce. a prote^
No matter how far members of the majority group Scottish heather and bracken and por the thought of such a
Mai in notional MTiter, the Executive Sec g
may compromise on their standards, there can be no com ridge—in his stories. Always the sin lesser degree.
retary.
promise for the Nisei. It is up to each and everyone of us cere reader notices an atmosphere—
The clamour for the embargo,
War Mongering
to keep before him the highest ideals of citizenship, and Lw a mystic awareness. Mystery, however, is gaining headway,
■’ft
Since the roganization 01
romance, humour, phil spurred on by an organization
strive to attain them to the utmost of our human ability. adventure,
'
osophy are woven together with led by Col. Henry L. Stimson, powerful body of rabble •ousei
masterly and intricate. yet seemingly
committees of eminent hut mis- c
simple design. His versatility was secretary of state in the Hoover
What A Dream It Is!
cabinet. Supporting the move guided people have been
such that it encompassed all life.
in districts throughout the I non |
Ah. what a drcam it is to lie in the sun!
in Congress itself is Senator
It is these novels that highlight
charged with the most gi?
And only a few hours ago . . .
Key Pittman, whose stand is to anti-foreign movements
am 5
the inner man in John Buchan.
or was it dqys ago (I care not which)
safeguard American interests Hearst led the people of America
^here can we find his like? A
the world was so bare?
in China.
i to Mrar against Spain.
I
simple man—and great.
As I stand here gazing,
Japanese sources view Col. jI Americans
Americans living
living amongst ib'
Canada s loss is irreparable ana
far — far into the deep blue space
Stimson s,activities in stirring up; Japanese and Chinese agree with
the strong wild-wood scent of pussy-willows
public opinion as a flagrant act their neighbours that everythin
/ -MOURN JOHN BUCHAN
of Mai mongering. Mr. Stimson, of an experimental nature dnriu?
intrudes upon my tangled thoughts
says the Japan Times, is the driv- the establishment of a New Ordei
and then a whiff of the moist fresh earth
COMPANIONSHIP
ing force of a far-flung organiza- is neither perfect nor permanent'
fills the blood with unruly vigor,
Editor,- The New Canadian
cion uom actively7 engaged in sow- What all the three groups will oil
throbbing mv heart
Dear Sir:
■ I would like to mg seeds of hate, at the same mit, however, is that the sowin.
add that I think your New Cana
until this delirious pulse
issue with eager interest.'p^e of
iS
dian
is a very M'onderful paper,
leaves me breathless and numb , , .
keep up your good work.
to at!ai^.a state of natl°Xp\pd
and mere words cannot express
ana leading to a reasonable an
Ah, what a dream it is to lie in the sun!
Mdiat a delightful companion it is
(i iss) Sachiko Sameshima.
permanent, solution of Far Easr
— Miyo Ishiwata.
to me. I look forward to each Wlionock, B. C.
ern problems.
THE NEW CANADIAN
FEBRUARY 16
MVMW*
THE NEW A NAM AN
The Vanguard of Nisei Opinion
Telephone TR inity 0309
396 Powell Street
From The Editor’s Mailbag
CANADIAN READERS
RE EDITORIALS
Editor The New (
Dear Sir:
s is to than'
for the c opies of
Canadian’’ which you
kindly sent to the Mini
National Defence,
i he
editori5is
these papers will be brough
Mr. Rogers’ attention.
Yours very truly,
(Miss) Ida Sent
(Private Sec'yA
Ottawa.
Canadian
Editor.
Dear Sir: First of all I would likej
STAFF
.a
w
.
i
By T. ML
to tell you how very pleased I •
Thomas K. Shoyama. Yoshiniirsu Higashi, Seiji Onizuka,
was
to receive one of your papers
The death1 or Lord 11 ecdsnu
from a friend in Vancouver . . /
Irene Uchida. Minoru Yatabe.
co me. when
is rather a shock
:
I am still attending high school,;
realize of a sudden that
BUSINESS MANAGER
How j being in my last year. b\eu
will he write as John Bud
Edward T. Ouchi
can one nt reconciled to sucn a loss? I member of our class has beer
(report—my topic, because of my
Introduction to John Bucha „
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ted a subject on which :0
lueed
to
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^
I was first
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shied a
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from the Buchan, books. Wh\
ifor several reasons, primarily the” aumine
scarcely
know.
Perhaps
the
:
to
Our Responsibility
austerity of the author’s name in- Inews but also for the whole class;
Its
which
K
Ro look over, showing them inatp
ading.
Commenting editorially upon a suggestion made by timidated my romantic soul.
the Japanese are equally as much!
Anvwav. for want of better oc Canadian as they are ...
a member of the'Japanese Diet that Japanese in the United
Margaret K
Th
I
rca
States and Canada be asked to return to the Far East to
(Miss) J. Linzcy. i West Vancouver.
assist in the reconstruction of the occupied areas in China, lowed in a week b The Three Hos; Editor.
n
the Vancouver Sun nastily heads its article "They're Wel tapes and Mr. j ndfast. Next I
- ' Dear Sir
come to Ours," because it is maintained that as a racial polished off the S Edward Lei ther Editor. The
R1V
very best wishes to all my Nisei
I haunted ;pear
group the Japanese cannot be absorbed within the national books. John Mach
j
friends
and their families on the
the
library
for
more
Buc
life of Canada.
Hunting Tower and Cast
and have found it to be a j occasion of their celebration 0:
It is-nauseating and sickening experience to feel that cribc the strange things that hap I very instructive and public-spirit2.600 th anniversary
you are not wanted in the country you regard as your own. pen cd to a retired ree n g roce r, whose
gan. Your New Year edition founding of the Japanese Empire
But we ought to realize that it is an old cry, and one for pudgy, round, middle class body hidjappetiled (0 rae especial!
May I also say how much 1 en
a
soul
yearning
for
splendor,
beauty,
joyed the Red Cross Concert put
which the old answers year by year grow stronger and
adventure and romance. He got it—— The Moral Re-armament news; 011 by the J.C.C.L., January 2Sth.
stronger.
in company with the most engaging I would seem to be of vital concern It made me even more conscious
land your
i
nplie at ion
Year by year we continue to prove more convincingly set of ragamuffins that ever graced to rhe Nisei's problem
5 is most of the wealth of talent that Niseis
than ever, that our ideal of a design for living can be and the slums—and a princess.
practical. M
1 Re-armament is have to contribute to this country
Prester John—you know the I lie hone for
of ours. May M'e have more opporis as high as that of the finest citizen in the land. Our own
1 built
experience has made us intimately aware' of the fact that legend about this mythical figure
aid unsell’ishnes and iis tunities of combining
from our point of view biological characteristics need in —is a longer story starting in application will certainly build five abilities here in Vancouver.
no way prevent us from, merging into the national life of Scotland and travelling with the bridges between the Issei and the Vancouver.
BARBARA
our country. It has even shown us that in preserving the hero and the sinister black parson
cultural heritage of our race we may make our most dis to the dark veldts of South Africa.
The author was familiar with this
tinctive contribution to the Canadian mosaic.
part of the world, having visited
Nevertheless these continued attacks ought to
U
there on diplomatic duties, The
make us realize that even as a second generation group
reader felt that whatever John
From Washington, D.C. this time his government announces
we are still on trial in the eyes of the citizens of Can
Buchan wrote about, he knew week comes a feature dispatch * itself as trying to keep the peace.
every inch of his ground.
ada. We ought to realize that by our acts and achieve
oy Eiuce Hutchison, well-known; ‘-jf a hundred of Japan’s lead-!
ments as individuals, the whole of our group will be
So, too, with The Path of a, Kina.
C. journalist, describing the'ing citizens led by a former For-I
A. strange talc of . the path down veiling up of American prejudice: eign Minister were to set tin an I
judged—judged, honoured or condemned as the case
through the centuries marked by a or ‘’American conscience” in favororganization for the sole purpose!
may be. Each of us then bears a heavy responsibility
ring — symbol of kingship — first of the embaigo against Japan.
; op fomenting economic and social!
to all the others, a responsibility from which there is
worn by an uncrowned V iking Jari
Mr. Hutchison notes that this1 aggression against the U.S., whail
no escape.
in flight and finally by Abraham rising tide is causing keen alarm; would be done or said about it. I
It is a responsibility that we bear every minute1 of the Lincoln in his early boyhood. This to the Administration, whose job‘queries the Times.
waking chv, that accompanies us wherever we go, in what- ^s hacl always been inherited by it is to negotiate with Japan. He
ever we do. And being aware of it will afford us the surest J ytet descendant and passed through notes that leading, the counter- ; , The embargo organization ledF
. ,,
i by Col. Stimson, was formed ear1®
irHv
1
an 11115
its end. fight in the- U. S. is
the outstand-:.
guide to good citizenship
day by day. It is a rpsnnnQihilitv
responsibility
under
tiie name
There are so many other iiorui. mg journalist. Walter Lippman.;i111
.
.
n
to honour the laws of the land to the letter—traffic laws,
who argues that the imposition of i pmT?an.. c°mnJlttee 01. ; J
Scottish Tang
the embargo will probably lead i Participation ,111 Japaneseggmj-.
minimum wage laws, hours of work, whatever they may be
Really, it is nor at all an exag
—municipal, provincial, federal. It is a responsibility to geration to say that he has a special to war between the two countries. i sion.” Stimson is Honorary Chair-1
observe the highest moral standards of our socie’ty, of per place on my shelf of literary gods. On one point alone there is com | man, Roger S. Greene, erstwhile
representative of the Rockefeller j
sonal integrity, of justice and honesty, of generosity and John Buchan was one of the most plete agreement. No one in either
country is anxious to co to
p<wnto«0“ at “• P«»®g »;
accomplished and fascinating of writ with
sportsmanship, of clean, decent personal living.
r
Executive Chau-«
dislike ^Medical
,College.
ers. There is a tang—perhaps of Mini tiie other. Canadians
_
man
,
and
Harry
B
pnce. a prote^
No matter how far members of the majority group Scottish heather and bracken and por the thought of such a
Mai in notional MTiter, the Executive Sec g
may compromise on their standards, there can be no com ridge—in his stories. Always the sin lesser degree.
retary.
promise for the Nisei. It is up to each and everyone of us cere reader notices an atmosphere—
The clamour for the embargo,
War Mongering
to keep before him the highest ideals of citizenship, and Lw a mystic awareness. Mystery, however, is gaining headway,
■’ft
Since the roganization 01
romance, humour, phil spurred on by an organization
strive to attain them to the utmost of our human ability. adventure,
'
osophy are woven together with led by Col. Henry L. Stimson, powerful body of rabble •ousei
masterly and intricate. yet seemingly
committees of eminent hut mis- c
simple design. His versatility was secretary of state in the Hoover
What A Dream It Is!
cabinet. Supporting the move guided people have been
such that it encompassed all life.
in districts throughout the I non |
Ah. what a drcam it is to lie in the sun!
in Congress itself is Senator
It is these novels that highlight
charged with the most gi?
And only a few hours ago . . .
Key Pittman, whose stand is to anti-foreign movements
am 5
the inner man in John Buchan.
or was it dqys ago (I care not which)
safeguard American interests Hearst led the people of America
^here can we find his like? A
the world was so bare?
in China.
i to Mrar against Spain.
I
simple man—and great.
As I stand here gazing,
Japanese sources view Col. jI Americans
Americans living
living amongst ib'
Canada s loss is irreparable ana
far — far into the deep blue space
Stimson s,activities in stirring up; Japanese and Chinese agree with
the strong wild-wood scent of pussy-willows
public opinion as a flagrant act their neighbours that everythin
/ -MOURN JOHN BUCHAN
of Mai mongering. Mr. Stimson, of an experimental nature dnriu?
intrudes upon my tangled thoughts
says the Japan Times, is the driv- the establishment of a New Ordei
and then a whiff of the moist fresh earth
COMPANIONSHIP
ing force of a far-flung organiza- is neither perfect nor permanent'
fills the blood with unruly vigor,
Editor,- The New Canadian
cion uom actively7 engaged in sow- What all the three groups will oil
throbbing mv heart
Dear Sir:
■ I would like to mg seeds of hate, at the same mit, however, is that the sowin.
add that I think your New Cana
until this delirious pulse
issue with eager interest.'p^e of
iS
dian
is a very M'onderful paper,
leaves me breathless and numb , , .
keep up your good work.
to at!ai^.a state of natl°Xp\pd
and mere words cannot express
ana leading to a reasonable an
Ah, what a dream it is to lie in the sun!
Mdiat a delightful companion it is
(i iss) Sachiko Sameshima.
permanent, solution of Far Easr
— Miyo Ishiwata.
to me. I look forward to each Wlionock, B. C.
ern problems.
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ftT
1940
THE NEW CANADIAN
“or Fla and Grippe
TRY
TOWN
FEBRUARY
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BY SO-NE HEN-NE
Valentine breezed in and out, and all you happy girls, huggin
your favourite lace-and-paper heart..
beautiful dre
. But to one especially lucky lassi Cupid most
brought ।
ed joy for that dashing science man was spotted nine
me exquisite pieces of jewellery at Birks the other day
< that dainty sapphire necklace looked so stunning on you.
Harry's genial sharpshooter is exceptionally busy these days
in extra rehearsals trying to master still mm-e intricate steps in his
jifterougging antics. The reason for the sudden spurt of energy?
He's been haunting Rose's lately mooching free fingerwaves whenl
ever he can and hopes to pay for them by providing Rose with ar:
extra attraction for tier customers—a floor show to be given with
every permanent.
Gy ni.
w 111
MARCH
. OHOWCd
: >0.
a mt
Anm
11
T? I FT
uv> ions
Dramatic Club
Min n
Vigourously a d v a n c i n
its
silver anniversary, Hiroko Sb ini.i
Mie Gakuyul
disclosed that it
a dramatic chib,
mrmony. Pass) : hd.i N
Roy Kumano. talented actor ami
Me
H.
Gr.imm.ir of
Deeply impressed by the white booties worn by two petite Seattle j chairman of the commit too. de-1
ites on their recent visit, four little ladies, hoping to add class~ to the lelared: “hi keeping with our pel-1
Spring Informal, immediately ordered a pair from the souti/ There I icy of encouraging ami developing
tana no
after every morning the four little ladies rushed out to meet the ooi I the latent talents of the members I Ml!
man, but no results. Finally on the day of the dance, each received'a of the
and pupils of the
school.
mysterious package containing not their orders but a pair of baby's tiny
white booties.
’
' j that will not only aid aspirm
toe
i thespians but will discover m w whc
on
A leap year party recently brought to light hidden feminine
talent, create interest in the the-1
traits among the brawny males who were assigned to wash the
atre and allied technical arts ami!
dishes. One 'a nd so me husky brute for fear of ruining his romance
select plays of high calibre for our I
Mr. J, Onishi ol Strawberry
because of dishpan hands stubbornly refused to do his share with
annual productions."
out the aid of lux. Ask your little lady about Jergen's Lotion, Toru.
“The first meeting of the club announces the engagement of
i will take place this coming Fri fourth daughter. Haruye. to M:
Masio Hattori. I ormer president
You certainly missed something, girls, when you passed up that day at the Japanese School and
1'vrsao
roller party at Winter Gardens a couple of weeks back. You'd have we wish to invite every interest-! the
I The wed di
experienced that thrill of being the most popular girl in town
town—
—there
there ed person.”
I
The engagement is announced of
were eight women each with eight men on their hands ... It takes
i K inn kt
eldest daughter of Mr. and
Dave to grab the limelight. Choosing a moment when there wasn't
"ORATORY"
anotner couple on the floor, he demonstrated to all present the subtle
(Continued from Pane 1)
.art of falling like a Titan, and yet oh so gracefully. Kate says Dave teacher in Canada, has judged zaki. cider sou of Nir. and Mrs. M.
The wedding will (jk
makes a very soft cushion.
two previous contests.
Face .it : be Hom pa Temple Feb. I 7.
Although the entry list this yeai
‘is smaller ‘than last, the majority!
i of speakers have al readv won i
.fame as public speakers. z
ourite for top honours is Al a y I
Yamazaki, Grade 12 student o
Agent
Magee High School, ar present co
holder of the challenge trophy.
presents the
Another favourite
Martha
Kayahara. Britannia Junior MatNEWEST SHADE
ric student, who placed near the
WILD ORCHID
Office
J top in the, two former contests.!
SE ymour 1728
735 Granville St.
Alasako Miyazaki, of Fairview j
Home
Hl ghland G205-R
776 E. Cordova
Commerce, who has debated fori
Supersilk:— The su
her school in inter-school com-;
per hosiery for all
petition, and Rcy Cshiro of Brit-1
annia are again aspiring for the,I
important occasions.
high school championship.
TRINITY
4822
Sheer clear chiffons
Aspiring Demosthenes
The complete list of entrants
and every pair perwith the titles to their speeches!
is as follows:
Marie Inouye, John Oliver,
Mellow Colours:
‘‘
Broadening
our
’pica-tcA* JlcmdcrdmiA
Interests”:I
Martha
Kayahara,
Britannia, ■
That harmonize with
After the War”; May Yamazaki,
314 POWELL STREET
Magee, “Microbe Hunters”; Ya
your accessories . . .
suo Yamashita. Technical. “Nisei’s
Wild Orchid
Own Road”; Satoru Eguchi. Brit
Como Rose
annia. “Home Nursing”; Masako
Miyazaki,
Wine glow
. “The Case
Against Mercy Killing
Roy
Red Wine
Oshiro, Britannia “On Dissecting!
Red Clay
Goethe’s Saying.”
Roselite
Sunrise
Hawaii
will
pH Hom
•J 1
J
t
i
V
r«4
® DRUGS
® SUNDRIES
New York Life Insurance Co.
Roy Yamamura
FUJI CHOP SUEY i
MODISTE FASHION SHOP
Citic and Charm
IN LADIES WEAR
DESIGNED FOR NISEIS
Exclusive Styles and Fabrics
at Prices that cannot be duplicated
Prop. t. Shimotakahara
431 Granville St.
f.iv
SISTER’S
COFFEE SHOPPE
EVERY! HING TO EAT
FOUNTAIN
service
427 Powell St'
SM5 pair
. Maikawa
369 POWELL ST.
HOSIERY CREATIONS
SEymour 4884
ftT
1940
THE NEW CANADIAN
“or Fla and Grippe
TRY
TOWN
FEBRUARY
TOPICS
Hon
Prescription T-144
Nil II i
For Stubborn Coughs
of
NV.
Prescription 399
SEymour 7502
W
il
399 Powell St.
<
j-'
l V
W
.IP
! M
Mi
I’nive
-in
\\
ca mpus.
neon ver JCCL
Nippon Club
ine
wtH
weedim... ,n
make their
on
> M
ny mna
ip-
BY SO-NE HEN-NE
Valentine breezed in and out, and all you happy girls, huggin
your favourite lace-and-paper heart..
beautiful dre
. But to one especially lucky lassi Cupid most
brought ।
ed joy for that dashing science man was spotted nine
me exquisite pieces of jewellery at Birks the other day
< that dainty sapphire necklace looked so stunning on you.
Harry's genial sharpshooter is exceptionally busy these days
in extra rehearsals trying to master still mm-e intricate steps in his
jifterougging antics. The reason for the sudden spurt of energy?
He's been haunting Rose's lately mooching free fingerwaves whenl
ever he can and hopes to pay for them by providing Rose with ar:
extra attraction for tier customers—a floor show to be given with
every permanent.
Gy ni.
w 111
MARCH
. OHOWCd
: >0.
a mt
Anm
11
T? I FT
uv> ions
Dramatic Club
Min n
Vigourously a d v a n c i n
its
silver anniversary, Hiroko Sb ini.i
Mie Gakuyul
disclosed that it
a dramatic chib,
mrmony. Pass) : hd.i N
Roy Kumano. talented actor ami
Me
H.
Gr.imm.ir of
Deeply impressed by the white booties worn by two petite Seattle j chairman of the commit too. de-1
ites on their recent visit, four little ladies, hoping to add class~ to the lelared: “hi keeping with our pel-1
Spring Informal, immediately ordered a pair from the souti/ There I icy of encouraging ami developing
tana no
after every morning the four little ladies rushed out to meet the ooi I the latent talents of the members I Ml!
man, but no results. Finally on the day of the dance, each received'a of the
and pupils of the
school.
mysterious package containing not their orders but a pair of baby's tiny
white booties.
’
' j that will not only aid aspirm
toe
i thespians but will discover m w whc
on
A leap year party recently brought to light hidden feminine
talent, create interest in the the-1
traits among the brawny males who were assigned to wash the
atre and allied technical arts ami!
dishes. One 'a nd so me husky brute for fear of ruining his romance
select plays of high calibre for our I
Mr. J, Onishi ol Strawberry
because of dishpan hands stubbornly refused to do his share with
annual productions."
out the aid of lux. Ask your little lady about Jergen's Lotion, Toru.
“The first meeting of the club announces the engagement of
i will take place this coming Fri fourth daughter. Haruye. to M:
Masio Hattori. I ormer president
You certainly missed something, girls, when you passed up that day at the Japanese School and
1'vrsao
roller party at Winter Gardens a couple of weeks back. You'd have we wish to invite every interest-! the
I The wed di
experienced that thrill of being the most popular girl in town
town—
—there
there ed person.”
I
The engagement is announced of
were eight women each with eight men on their hands ... It takes
i K inn kt
eldest daughter of Mr. and
Dave to grab the limelight. Choosing a moment when there wasn't
"ORATORY"
anotner couple on the floor, he demonstrated to all present the subtle
(Continued from Pane 1)
.art of falling like a Titan, and yet oh so gracefully. Kate says Dave teacher in Canada, has judged zaki. cider sou of Nir. and Mrs. M.
The wedding will (jk
makes a very soft cushion.
two previous contests.
Face .it : be Hom pa Temple Feb. I 7.
Although the entry list this yeai
‘is smaller ‘than last, the majority!
i of speakers have al readv won i
.fame as public speakers. z
ourite for top honours is Al a y I
Yamazaki, Grade 12 student o
Agent
Magee High School, ar present co
holder of the challenge trophy.
presents the
Another favourite
Martha
Kayahara. Britannia Junior MatNEWEST SHADE
ric student, who placed near the
WILD ORCHID
Office
J top in the, two former contests.!
SE ymour 1728
735 Granville St.
Alasako Miyazaki, of Fairview j
Home
Hl ghland G205-R
776 E. Cordova
Commerce, who has debated fori
Supersilk:— The su
her school in inter-school com-;
per hosiery for all
petition, and Rcy Cshiro of Brit-1
annia are again aspiring for the,I
important occasions.
high school championship.
TRINITY
4822
Sheer clear chiffons
Aspiring Demosthenes
The complete list of entrants
and every pair perwith the titles to their speeches!
is as follows:
Marie Inouye, John Oliver,
Mellow Colours:
‘‘
Broadening
our
’pica-tcA* JlcmdcrdmiA
Interests”:I
Martha
Kayahara,
Britannia, ■
That harmonize with
After the War”; May Yamazaki,
314 POWELL STREET
Magee, “Microbe Hunters”; Ya
your accessories . . .
suo Yamashita. Technical. “Nisei’s
Wild Orchid
Own Road”; Satoru Eguchi. Brit
Como Rose
annia. “Home Nursing”; Masako
Miyazaki,
Wine glow
. “The Case
Against Mercy Killing
Roy
Red Wine
Oshiro, Britannia “On Dissecting!
Red Clay
Goethe’s Saying.”
Roselite
Sunrise
Hawaii
will
pH Hom
•J 1
J
t
i
V
r«4
® DRUGS
® SUNDRIES
New York Life Insurance Co.
Roy Yamamura
FUJI CHOP SUEY i
MODISTE FASHION SHOP
Citic and Charm
IN LADIES WEAR
DESIGNED FOR NISEIS
Exclusive Styles and Fabrics
at Prices that cannot be duplicated
Prop. t. Shimotakahara
431 Granville St.
f.iv
SISTER’S
COFFEE SHOPPE
EVERY! HING TO EAT
FOUNTAIN
service
427 Powell St'
SM5 pair
. Maikawa
369 POWELL ST.
HOSIERY CREATIONS
SEymour 4884
Page 6
THE NEV/ CANADIAN
February
i6
194g
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
3
U 31 Cl '
hie
On A ' Midnight DX-Prowl
L tana
V
1
r
With A y
After a day of strenuous physical or mental exertion, jus:
/
moments before Sandman Slumber tip-tocs into the bedroom
nightly rounds, I often turn to the radio fora soothing niahtrjn^'A ms
generally it’s a “Midnight DX-Prowl” that brings down the
the day’s activities for me.
:on
Practically every big city has one or more radio stations thr - r
midnight DX-Prowls. Some go by more fanciful names but basicaD
they re alike in that they play a program of recorded music (mostlv"^ 1
lar dance numbers) upon request.
' popv
A tiny playful drop bounced sprightly on my nose, and then another,
and yet another. I looked apprehensively up at the tiny patch of sky
warily peeping down between the tall crowded buildings. And even as
I mtsed my eves a whole torrent ot icy drops came tumbling down. Caught
unawares, minus hat and umbrella, and my artificial curls going the
RR
heartless way ol all transient pleasures, with teeth chaitering, hands numb
and senseless, frozen feel swishing in open sandals, I shivered my insig
nificant way along the slippery streets. Just the weather to give anyone
the feeling as if there's not a friend left in this unfriendly world. Hoping
(o preserve a fragment of my prided coiffure, 1 scrambled into the nearest
HAYDN C. WILLIAMS
^ nv3t vanerF °f son8s arG asked for. Songs that date back m
dcpaitmcnt store and made my bedraggled way 'through the busy crowd
distant
lOs such as Blue Skies and Diane, the more recent semi.-hw!
Director of the coming U.B.C.
of bargain hunters.
Musical Society s annual spring Stardust and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, right up to the verv latest Fabbri
1 saunteted aimlessly along until 1 suddenly found myself in
Forever. At the Balalaika and Piggy Wiggy Woo.
'
”
’
production.
Gondoliers,
an exquisite flower garden. I had stepped from a tired dreary world
Novel Programs Nightly
Haydn C. Williams is busy add
into the gayest, happiest spot of a land of enchantment. Spring
„
„
A
X
J
1
""
”
"
Sta
“ns havc “'eI Pegrams. Station KNX in
ing the finishing touches to the
sunshine tilled the air, fresh breezes floated gently over a riot of
Ho
lywooJ
for
example,
selects
odd numbers and offers a prize of on”
operetta which will he presented
<ulours splashes of tropica! splendour, clusters of delicate blossoms
at the University Theatre Feb. 22 dollar to the person correctly identifying the title and composer of R
ot eaily spring, rainbow shades of palest hue shining through a soft
to 24. Mr. Williams is also a F'”' ometimes as many as seven to ten fans phone in to claim the prize
grey mist. I had wandered into the millinery department. always
prize
member
of the Vancouver Sym but guess wrongly.
the herald of spring.
,StatlOn FWJJ in Portland {very good reception in Vancouver
Stunning felts of hyacinth blue and blush pink, cockeyed turbans phony Orchestra.
a
his
time of the year) has a rapid-fire presentation that seems to
of passionate red, perfectly crazy straw bonnets with iridescent flower
Pickets to
Ehe Gondoliers”
arouse great response. Briefly, the announcer reads out a lis Z
guldens swathed in filmy veils. Let the rest ol the world go by_ here's , may be obtained, at Kelly's on
request numbers that are to be played during the ensuing half-how
xpung in the air and spring in your heart. Next time you feel depressed, Seymour from 50c to $1.00.
If
someone phones tn during that time for a song already on the list
slip into a millinery shop and watch your spirits perk up like new. There's
it is moved right up to the top.
d n tne list,
no better tonic to chase away those wintry blues, and you'll also get a
On the other hand, if a listener dislikes a record that is beina slaved
special preview of the Laster Parade.
a. u
tO d° 1S tO phMe the studio and saF so’ and if ten'persons
Wum to brighten up that too-plain dress with something new
should likewise veto the number while it is still being played, off comes
and original'! Buy bunches of artificial flowers, cut off their stalks,
he record, is smashed right then and there in the studio and put on
and sew the flowers closely together on a roll of velvet to make an
°ne Whole Weck- Several daYs ago. Oh. Johnny Oh
attractive choker. A bracelet to match will complete the charming
suffered a breakdown and last week Little Red Fox just missed a simih
novelty.
One of the most interesting of ‘’^ bp °ne phonc caI1‘ (Mighty smart that little fox; he eludes his nurV hy Not I ry a Co-operative Party?
symphony concerts was held at suers 1ota in ^c song and over the air.)
Parties are tun if you're one of the guests, because all there is to do the Orpheum Theatre last Sunday
LYRICS LINGER ON THE AIR LANES
is to relax and enjoy yourself letting all worries scatter with the wind, when Sir Arthur Benjamin was
In general, these DX-Prowls give a fair indication of the popularity
but it you oave ever been hostess you will have learned that a party is enthusiastically acclaimed in the
.S,Ong:hlts !n a S‘v^ locality. Here in Vancouver songs like Beer Barrel
not all fun and laughter, but includes work, worry, and money.
dual role of guest conductor and Pol!™ ^s, s stl11 Wasted regularly) linger long after they leave th’
Playing hostess involves careful preparation beforehand, plenty
soloist by a huge crowd of music air lancs in tbc States, whereas it seems to take a good two weeks for new
lovers that bordered on the 3000 songs to katch on-”
* *
Ot weds and shekels for refreshments and decorations, entertainment
mark.
morrws. and finally the most trying part—the messy cleaning up.
Illuminating, too, is the request for certain pieces as planed ba
a i tminati a gteal deal ot the trials ol entertaining, throw a coVancouver is fortunate in hav
certain orchestras. Orrin Tucket, for instance, leaped into the lime
operative party next time, where everybody shares the work and the
ing a. musician of Sir Arthur Ben
of
MV J‘WE Tv°ca,'st Bonnie Baker's inimitable rendition
i ost. It will add plenty of spicy variety, too.
jamin s calibre. His approach to
Oh. Johnny Oh. Hal Kemp and Freddy Martin pulled themselves
Just gather a group of friends together, and proceed from one house I the oi chestral numbers — direct,
up a couple of notches with their stylings of Little Red Fox anti
another mutstrel lashton. each person in the group preparing one sincere and displaying rare musi
Scatterbrain respectively.
a
cianship-together with his nias- Btnn^C1"1?'"'!
k
Kaye and Kay Kayser are strong on all counts<> r be soup, he,, the mam course, salad, dessert, coffee and cakes, and lerly interpretation of Grieg’s Ar ie’sb™ To ’
thC "King Of
back from X''
to tlachng wtth dam,ng or bridge and a midnight snack. Of course vou Concerto in A Minor for Piano
Artie Shav Tommy Dorsey 1S liked more for his sweet pieces (IndVn
J .
lo”d llut
I’.’ prepared beforehand and quickR and Oichestra opened up new vis
^an rowdy swing selections {El Rancho Grande^ Ridin- h-h
tas
of
appreciation
for
the
list
Ln
V
Gln enjoy herself as guest. The food can b"
eners.
I
1
i
'L<I''"“S',W"’' bu«« style, or most informally i„
hving-toom according to the whims of the hostess
*
The last symphony concert of
J
b?PCn t0 bc SUI1 UP When the clock stakes twelve try dialiiw
a ehange of partners by hallo, before proceeding to each home evil! the season will be presented
mo mv’n
“ thcm' <s,a,i“sCKMa
L" dm' utlypc°f pir,yinscm Im (m” s»pp«- diarch 10 under the baton of KRSC
11
KKSC.
KIRO,
RQW,
KWJJ,
KLS.
KALE
and
countless others.)
lune
Allard
de
Ridder.
I
ux \\u sma hours, and not one minute of boredom.
I or I hat Midnight Snack
If you happen to be the last to Inter,aiu. you'll mnt wmetbin.
? and opcaallc tempt,ng 10 wrvc ,fl(r jU shosc conrws .^ Eminent Musician
v0n r
> >b.-« a, these tmy. ||ulfv cream puffs filled with ice cream.
Drops In To See
L eup mints water and c cup
,h
a sauce
pan. boil up well and add all at once 1
i- cnP of s‘b«l flour whRh has Ryubikai Concert
THURSDAY TO MONDAY
Ot ■> teaspoon ot salt and slir vigorously. Remove
t rota lire as soon asS mixed:
I
Surprise visitor to the Ryubi- teaspoons of
Below are listed a few examples from- many other
3
gre.i.wd p.m well apart. Shaper. stir well. Drop by tiny spoonfuls uno a kais concert of Japanese dances
with a wet spoon into circular form. Put held at the Japanese Hall last
into a hot oven, and bake rill
bargains. Come early for the best choice'!
puffed up. golden brown, and thoroughlv Saturday evening was Sir Arthur
exh putt to admit the filling. Fill with Benjamin, eminent musician, who
3 8” Printed Paris Crepe.
I
ice weam just before serving.
Lovely designs on black and navy
evinced a keen interest in Japangrounds__
2 Yards for 95c
esc dances and. in particular.
44
”
Thistleweb.
\V Japanese music.
Sheer lovely quality for evening wear. In all
I®
flowers for every occ
&
As colorful as the back drops
shades
\i/
------------------ 1 y2 Yards for 95c
^and
stage settings., the numerous
^^TTT'Y Corsages, Plants
38” Pure Silk Crepe Back Satin.
it; dances ably directed by Mrs T
Never again at this price. In
Wreaths. Cut Flo^ ers
J Tonogai pleased the audience ofi
all shades_______ _
Per Yard 95c
Very Low Prices For Niseis
Sa™ '°°1’“1’]e wh0 crowded Hla
d)
p
“si
tn
Punted Dupont Lambskin Crepe. Guaranteed seamproof,
(i)
S , Ts<!li iu costumes of various
(I)
unshrinkable and washable. Lovely designs. Per Yard 95c
w
$ desenptions. eight Nisei girls fak38” Sandisheer Crepe, Excellent quality for dresses and blouses.
W nig part «TO. MiyOko ^^J
W
alO Powe!’ St.
FRinRy 4793-1
J ouniko Morishita, Emiko Naira-1
Beautiful spring shades.__________ _____ _
per Yard 95c
IL .
MArine 1417
>11 mmo. Tamiye Sumida, Lucv Ta-i
54 English All Pure Woo! Crepe. High grade quality in fortydF kemoto. H
‘
‘
u
five shades-------------95j. Day Special, Per Yard SI.29
mi and Teruye Yamashita/ '
h
Arthur Benjamin
Delights Symphony
Concert Audience
I *
BIGGEST 95c DAYS EVER HELD
inward
v
y
v
JO SEKO
0 HOME PORTRAITS
►
® AMATEUR FINISHING
© COMMERCIAL PICTURES
►
Anytime,
<’
Y
Anytime Anywhere
5! 221 Main St. (c/o Maple Cafe)
SE ymour-4570 ?♦■
or ask for Joe Seko, TR-0794-Y
•"•maiiSwBiiB
rasa
YOSHINO
ji
Sukiyaki
■
362 ALEXANDER ST.
PHONE TRI. 0723
YAMATO
SILKS
460 Gianvuie St.
SEymour
883 2
February
i6
194g
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
3
U 31 Cl '
hie
On A ' Midnight DX-Prowl
L tana
V
1
r
With A y
After a day of strenuous physical or mental exertion, jus:
/
moments before Sandman Slumber tip-tocs into the bedroom
nightly rounds, I often turn to the radio fora soothing niahtrjn^'A ms
generally it’s a “Midnight DX-Prowl” that brings down the
the day’s activities for me.
:on
Practically every big city has one or more radio stations thr - r
midnight DX-Prowls. Some go by more fanciful names but basicaD
they re alike in that they play a program of recorded music (mostlv"^ 1
lar dance numbers) upon request.
' popv
A tiny playful drop bounced sprightly on my nose, and then another,
and yet another. I looked apprehensively up at the tiny patch of sky
warily peeping down between the tall crowded buildings. And even as
I mtsed my eves a whole torrent ot icy drops came tumbling down. Caught
unawares, minus hat and umbrella, and my artificial curls going the
RR
heartless way ol all transient pleasures, with teeth chaitering, hands numb
and senseless, frozen feel swishing in open sandals, I shivered my insig
nificant way along the slippery streets. Just the weather to give anyone
the feeling as if there's not a friend left in this unfriendly world. Hoping
(o preserve a fragment of my prided coiffure, 1 scrambled into the nearest
HAYDN C. WILLIAMS
^ nv3t vanerF °f son8s arG asked for. Songs that date back m
dcpaitmcnt store and made my bedraggled way 'through the busy crowd
distant
lOs such as Blue Skies and Diane, the more recent semi.-hw!
Director of the coming U.B.C.
of bargain hunters.
Musical Society s annual spring Stardust and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, right up to the verv latest Fabbri
1 saunteted aimlessly along until 1 suddenly found myself in
Forever. At the Balalaika and Piggy Wiggy Woo.
'
”
’
production.
Gondoliers,
an exquisite flower garden. I had stepped from a tired dreary world
Novel Programs Nightly
Haydn C. Williams is busy add
into the gayest, happiest spot of a land of enchantment. Spring
„
„
A
X
J
1
""
”
"
Sta
“ns havc “'eI Pegrams. Station KNX in
ing the finishing touches to the
sunshine tilled the air, fresh breezes floated gently over a riot of
Ho
lywooJ
for
example,
selects
odd numbers and offers a prize of on”
operetta which will he presented
<ulours splashes of tropica! splendour, clusters of delicate blossoms
at the University Theatre Feb. 22 dollar to the person correctly identifying the title and composer of R
ot eaily spring, rainbow shades of palest hue shining through a soft
to 24. Mr. Williams is also a F'”' ometimes as many as seven to ten fans phone in to claim the prize
grey mist. I had wandered into the millinery department. always
prize
member
of the Vancouver Sym but guess wrongly.
the herald of spring.
,StatlOn FWJJ in Portland {very good reception in Vancouver
Stunning felts of hyacinth blue and blush pink, cockeyed turbans phony Orchestra.
a
his
time of the year) has a rapid-fire presentation that seems to
of passionate red, perfectly crazy straw bonnets with iridescent flower
Pickets to
Ehe Gondoliers”
arouse great response. Briefly, the announcer reads out a lis Z
guldens swathed in filmy veils. Let the rest ol the world go by_ here's , may be obtained, at Kelly's on
request numbers that are to be played during the ensuing half-how
xpung in the air and spring in your heart. Next time you feel depressed, Seymour from 50c to $1.00.
If
someone phones tn during that time for a song already on the list
slip into a millinery shop and watch your spirits perk up like new. There's
it is moved right up to the top.
d n tne list,
no better tonic to chase away those wintry blues, and you'll also get a
On the other hand, if a listener dislikes a record that is beina slaved
special preview of the Laster Parade.
a. u
tO d° 1S tO phMe the studio and saF so’ and if ten'persons
Wum to brighten up that too-plain dress with something new
should likewise veto the number while it is still being played, off comes
and original'! Buy bunches of artificial flowers, cut off their stalks,
he record, is smashed right then and there in the studio and put on
and sew the flowers closely together on a roll of velvet to make an
°ne Whole Weck- Several daYs ago. Oh. Johnny Oh
attractive choker. A bracelet to match will complete the charming
suffered a breakdown and last week Little Red Fox just missed a simih
novelty.
One of the most interesting of ‘’^ bp °ne phonc caI1‘ (Mighty smart that little fox; he eludes his nurV hy Not I ry a Co-operative Party?
symphony concerts was held at suers 1ota in ^c song and over the air.)
Parties are tun if you're one of the guests, because all there is to do the Orpheum Theatre last Sunday
LYRICS LINGER ON THE AIR LANES
is to relax and enjoy yourself letting all worries scatter with the wind, when Sir Arthur Benjamin was
In general, these DX-Prowls give a fair indication of the popularity
but it you oave ever been hostess you will have learned that a party is enthusiastically acclaimed in the
.S,Ong:hlts !n a S‘v^ locality. Here in Vancouver songs like Beer Barrel
not all fun and laughter, but includes work, worry, and money.
dual role of guest conductor and Pol!™ ^s, s stl11 Wasted regularly) linger long after they leave th’
Playing hostess involves careful preparation beforehand, plenty
soloist by a huge crowd of music air lancs in tbc States, whereas it seems to take a good two weeks for new
lovers that bordered on the 3000 songs to katch on-”
* *
Ot weds and shekels for refreshments and decorations, entertainment
mark.
morrws. and finally the most trying part—the messy cleaning up.
Illuminating, too, is the request for certain pieces as planed ba
a i tminati a gteal deal ot the trials ol entertaining, throw a coVancouver is fortunate in hav
certain orchestras. Orrin Tucket, for instance, leaped into the lime
operative party next time, where everybody shares the work and the
ing a. musician of Sir Arthur Ben
of
MV J‘WE Tv°ca,'st Bonnie Baker's inimitable rendition
i ost. It will add plenty of spicy variety, too.
jamin s calibre. His approach to
Oh. Johnny Oh. Hal Kemp and Freddy Martin pulled themselves
Just gather a group of friends together, and proceed from one house I the oi chestral numbers — direct,
up a couple of notches with their stylings of Little Red Fox anti
another mutstrel lashton. each person in the group preparing one sincere and displaying rare musi
Scatterbrain respectively.
a
cianship-together with his nias- Btnn^C1"1?'"'!
k
Kaye and Kay Kayser are strong on all counts<> r be soup, he,, the mam course, salad, dessert, coffee and cakes, and lerly interpretation of Grieg’s Ar ie’sb™ To ’
thC "King Of
back from X''
to tlachng wtth dam,ng or bridge and a midnight snack. Of course vou Concerto in A Minor for Piano
Artie Shav Tommy Dorsey 1S liked more for his sweet pieces (IndVn
J .
lo”d llut
I’.’ prepared beforehand and quickR and Oichestra opened up new vis
^an rowdy swing selections {El Rancho Grande^ Ridin- h-h
tas
of
appreciation
for
the
list
Ln
V
Gln enjoy herself as guest. The food can b"
eners.
I
1
i
'L<I''"“S',W"’' bu«« style, or most informally i„
hving-toom according to the whims of the hostess
*
The last symphony concert of
J
b?PCn t0 bc SUI1 UP When the clock stakes twelve try dialiiw
a ehange of partners by hallo, before proceeding to each home evil! the season will be presented
mo mv’n
“ thcm' <s,a,i“sCKMa
L" dm' utlypc°f pir,yinscm Im (m” s»pp«- diarch 10 under the baton of KRSC
11
KKSC.
KIRO,
RQW,
KWJJ,
KLS.
KALE
and
countless others.)
lune
Allard
de
Ridder.
I
ux \\u sma hours, and not one minute of boredom.
I or I hat Midnight Snack
If you happen to be the last to Inter,aiu. you'll mnt wmetbin.
? and opcaallc tempt,ng 10 wrvc ,fl(r jU shosc conrws .^ Eminent Musician
v0n r
> >b.-« a, these tmy. ||ulfv cream puffs filled with ice cream.
Drops In To See
L eup mints water and c cup
,h
a sauce
pan. boil up well and add all at once 1
i- cnP of s‘b«l flour whRh has Ryubikai Concert
THURSDAY TO MONDAY
Ot ■> teaspoon ot salt and slir vigorously. Remove
t rota lire as soon asS mixed:
I
Surprise visitor to the Ryubi- teaspoons of
Below are listed a few examples from- many other
3
gre.i.wd p.m well apart. Shaper. stir well. Drop by tiny spoonfuls uno a kais concert of Japanese dances
with a wet spoon into circular form. Put held at the Japanese Hall last
into a hot oven, and bake rill
bargains. Come early for the best choice'!
puffed up. golden brown, and thoroughlv Saturday evening was Sir Arthur
exh putt to admit the filling. Fill with Benjamin, eminent musician, who
3 8” Printed Paris Crepe.
I
ice weam just before serving.
Lovely designs on black and navy
evinced a keen interest in Japangrounds__
2 Yards for 95c
esc dances and. in particular.
44
”
Thistleweb.
\V Japanese music.
Sheer lovely quality for evening wear. In all
I®
flowers for every occ
&
As colorful as the back drops
shades
\i/
------------------ 1 y2 Yards for 95c
^and
stage settings., the numerous
^^TTT'Y Corsages, Plants
38” Pure Silk Crepe Back Satin.
it; dances ably directed by Mrs T
Never again at this price. In
Wreaths. Cut Flo^ ers
J Tonogai pleased the audience ofi
all shades_______ _
Per Yard 95c
Very Low Prices For Niseis
Sa™ '°°1’“1’]e wh0 crowded Hla
d)
p
“si
tn
Punted Dupont Lambskin Crepe. Guaranteed seamproof,
(i)
S , Ts<!li iu costumes of various
(I)
unshrinkable and washable. Lovely designs. Per Yard 95c
w
$ desenptions. eight Nisei girls fak38” Sandisheer Crepe, Excellent quality for dresses and blouses.
W nig part «TO. MiyOko ^^J
W
alO Powe!’ St.
FRinRy 4793-1
J ouniko Morishita, Emiko Naira-1
Beautiful spring shades.__________ _____ _
per Yard 95c
IL .
MArine 1417
>11 mmo. Tamiye Sumida, Lucv Ta-i
54 English All Pure Woo! Crepe. High grade quality in fortydF kemoto. H
‘
‘
u
five shades-------------95j. Day Special, Per Yard SI.29
mi and Teruye Yamashita/ '
h
Arthur Benjamin
Delights Symphony
Concert Audience
I *
BIGGEST 95c DAYS EVER HELD
inward
v
y
v
JO SEKO
0 HOME PORTRAITS
►
® AMATEUR FINISHING
© COMMERCIAL PICTURES
►
Anytime,
<’
Y
Anytime Anywhere
5! 221 Main St. (c/o Maple Cafe)
SE ymour-4570 ?♦■
or ask for Joe Seko, TR-0794-Y
•"•maiiSwBiiB
rasa
YOSHINO
ji
Sukiyaki
■
362 ALEXANDER ST.
PHONE TRI. 0723
YAMATO
SILKS
460 Gianvuie St.
SEymour
883 2
Page 7
FEBRUARY 16
1940
THE NEW CANADIAN
iArikado Bn5fhersSparkYPShuftle^loWAnTwhy
.ft! Kt\
or th
| RIVERSIDE JCCL | ^core Stunning Upset In Straight Sets
6 Uallvn 5 .Udi E
• 2.600 years
mhich forms
omada
are
sr standards of lib
united in a tear
ot
is
it
Over Suga-Wakabayashi, Ace GYK Duo
ORGANIZE FOR
to aetem
In Japan I
By Chatter
from ar (Citizens League Meet
I Many important prol
League
title and the
the highly-
LXwT^pT thf 'Tsof their«’,e™ Henry A..Udo"
Las
s M
meeting ot
the world war, and especially for
Ik o«ell VP. board of strategy took a tone chance in
I, me
Under the
past fifteen
^pon s eternal policy and actions have been increasingly influenced. ! elmirmanship of Tom TanmkUhe| breaking up all then- combinations in a last-minute change
it not determined, by the overcrowding and unrest induced by excess! nieeling opened with an address!
Coming Ernie Arikado with brother Dave, was the smartest
^L^T?- ^^ that from 1637 to 1853 Japan was the "hermit" | bN /President Hideo Onotera. New , move toe church group made as the pair sailed ihm,Jh
nation; having little or no con ret with the outside
world, living entirclv '01 lleers W’U bp
to herself. By the time that America had pried
open Japan's closed p1!'" 011 L< eb. IS.
upset of the season.
earth
i Bl ief . . . Att«
emoted by the white races.
! reports of our delegates to the !
,
’ Km highly publicized GYK team
The Discovery of Jap
। National Convention, especially
I lost i he championship m the
For a century and a half prior to her re-entry into the outside ion marriage, 1 wouldn't be suu-j
*
Hani
worldt Japan s population remained at about ‘I
.
_ iprise(i t0 see a few members sail I ^ O NCW Caere Rernrrl
Hho ot Baron Wakabayashi
the aegis of her American "discoverer," the
/ Japan plunged into I h)r Japan Kiis tall.
{
to . ^
piml ];as Suga failed to click and
a program designed and destined to put the .country on a plane of I Acknowledged with thanks were)As
* 'lC'^ t0 a ^um’liatiug' defeat at the
ma.e!>3!^equality with rhe nations of the Western world. Thus almost1 donations of $5.00 W the local. ™
UXIS;
hands of |h(, A,.ika-(|„ hl.(,;in
c\ernigni apan was metamorphosed from a medieval feudal' society i chalHer from Mr. K. Takahashi. |
By Staff Correspondent
2’? arderw,t?e ranked W,th the Great Powers of the world. Even I and of 5-00 from new members i Victoria. — The JUC
UPSETS
1 ' "Ve ,n !he modern cities of Japan, men who in their iin Kennedy.
With a chance to tie up the
I bailers again took over t he lead
^1X^2 S
MOr '^ W“h thS f“da' samura.'s deadly,'^ Trying
series
the new GYK two-some
ihi this tightly contested threeTL.
,
| Althougn we
didn’t bring of i team league of ours with a sweet of Kaichi Nagata and Haruko
.h,s speedy transforation encouraged a correspondingly
I those trophies home from the'41 lo 30 victoryj over
um. । the
mv Tuxi
i axis i Maruno, after making a grand
Z,T7N" P°7ul^on As in most other countries, a rising
;
Kendo
tournament
in
Vancouver.
J
Beavers
in
the
only
game
played
showing against the top-notchsteward of l.nng resued
|arger fraiSes
|n h
»
our local representatives put up Gas; week.
ers,
J. Tanaka and Mary SaeZ-t’Lir J^"—f— 1875 to 1925-the population
suga, fell an easy prey to JimI
The big hero of the evening
o.nwM do-bLo, and the increase was welcomed and absorbed
lions to “Kish" Sasaki and ‘‘Sun■ was Eichi “Killer” Kondo, who,
my Kumagai and Chiyo Hyodo
W.thin a single generation a whole new class, the factory workers shine” Sato.
to
give the Powell Y.p.S. the
after being in a five-game
into existence as a consequence of Japan's industrial and
deciding game.
slump, finally'came to life and
UkT' ,
fJocked to the. flourishing industrial centres, which
Stoveston scored another ma
scored
twenty-eight points
more than trebled between 1890 and 1925, while the strictly rural
jor
upset by taking four ol tin'
(thirteen field goals and two foul
population increased only six per cent.
I shots), nearly enough to win live games, which time allotted
Labour Markets Saturated
I the game single-handed.
them against. Strathcona. The big
y 1925 Japan's labour markers were saturated But the i
j The eventual winners held the gest one was the victory over Y.
ion increase continued unabated because to the accompaniment of her
her
Head all the way. except for a few Matsui and Kumi Deshima b.v
mdustrial expansion she had advanced in the Western Sciences
i minutes prior to the end of tho SlevvMon’s mixed (ample,
" “S"^felt0
P°int "re the fath rate had been
| first half when the Beavers knot- chi and IL Unmade.
leuuceu io
in the thousand.
‘ ted the count at 16-all. From then 3YK vs. Y.P.S.
This falling death rate resulted iin a natural
■ • increase in population
I
on the JCCL gradually pulled
rikmio la
Alai±2/" 'TVT"^ t0 Over ®e millio" (excess of births over
By Crusher
IT-10
ami
Wakuaway to win by an 1.1-point m ar
Whijh enolXred fUTNT5' T.*
WdSt™' expansion
In commemoration o! the 2600th 1 gin. The score il t half-time was) M.
ISO bt
11u-M ut u no if
70 millions an-1 bv Te ° T ^ population of Japan proper exceeds year of the founding of the Jap-120-18 in fa void'
K),
K>-3:
of the winning
c‘
" ™s‘ conservative estimate is expected to reach anose Empire, the Konwa-ksi, team,
kawa-M. Matsui bt.
fecundr ° mi' '°n y 1950. An increasing tendency toward a lower members held a special social! For the
™.rt 9,''TIOmiSe Of an ultimate stabilization at around 80 mLon
Stum Shimizu mo 15-h). 15-S; Oki
function, Sunday night , Feb. I I th. I
but such an a levBtm, if it proves one at a|| wi||
operate fol it was opened by a speech from । md Terry Uyede were the lead
^t-^yeston vs. Strathcona
a long
population pressure is ata'Z Mr. . Tsumota. followed b.v the (and nine points respectively*'
r. <»da-S. Swguwa b(. y. Om
creates
Kmnhm 15 io, pws, Yamb.-Ha v.
' domesuc problems and causes external repercussions. singing of “Kimigayo.” Air. Okui.! Beavers—T
Lyede (D). Stum
New Jobs To Find
then gave a brief address, and the Shimizu (11) H. loi (3). |<_ k;i.
concrete terms wha
in
17-15; S |
lt means that every year for ata’fe ^Tm™ Pr«sure mean? group joined in a song commem- wabara (5).
Lynde (2). P. Ha- lx. K>-KU
Ikshiriia-Muisiii
•
orating
this
function.
;
years there will be
*egawa and
M in. I 111 lUe-.Niikmlo
Takahashi.
Total;
n~M™"iOn a°ded ™U,hs t0
’ quarter of a million
M
A short movie picture was1
shown by Mr. Yamazaki, and then i JCCL—if.
Kawasoe ND. G. KuJ saying. "Gee, I
Jao-’iw'^
Pe°^e ^Or eveK sQuare kilometer
ihoughf lie was
of cultivated land, the members gathered around the'
Kondo j hurt bad;".
per^n^nf U” IS tWke as dsnss as that of China in terms of persons table to satisfy their hungry ap-i
Sam Okamoto (i). nd J.j stayed away on The girls w ho
per. unit of cultivated land. 1
account o!
clots
j
J holdings have been cut into increas- pelites, (■specially the Niseis. In-;
ingiy smaller P-ots,
down])
until today trie average farm family of tive must quiry . . . how did Alas, Hawv
The tip-off: Tho “Killer”
9 riom two acres of ground.
and Jake happen to got such i
i a new record was hear
checkedSpan's population increase must be
complexions by the lime iIk;
uiaik
that- the credit for his
* P*esenf surplus must be Fed, and that fact ard
q
cial came to an end?
many markbnmnshio got" to
' fact that ho 'played without
Britannia Brevities . . . Satur
Books and S
day night the fellows in the bunk
do
you
think
it
worth
a
trial?
' elsX/here^nd'^ ^ m''fltarists in high places in Japan,
as there house assembled in the
SEYMOUR 4230
-Akor coming out the under-dog
e,IS 2° doubt that these men have often (.umusea
the means with th
confused room io practist the ?
m a bad tumble, “Hide” of the
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Potential %re^~
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JlOi
[Killer Kondo Caners
JCCL * URe 1Tn
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Commemorates
Japan's Birthday
Better to
mmr or so the voices became
But v- l-G^T0" PreS!“,e The Mofc«"S Force
i a tli e r hoarse a n d fin a Uy s to pp od
±>ted al
’“ e*P^d to meet population pressure
nomic o'^S » r Table t0 C°"dude that internal ante- almgcMmr. although a couple of
ecoPlus population, underfe 3"“ || “T^f"9 Nd UWeSt due *° sur-up everyone's
'Pies and activities of JaDan'd,, V 1' eXp a,'ns the major foreign pol- is approachins ic) usi . . . bp ring •
just, around the!
.
. ' T Japan during the past decade and a half.
corner. Sunday du-maon several
economic pressure which competent observers assess of the youngei
$ the reason for Jap.
out
the government are nvpncOt°r|°large bureaucracy—all branches on the ball
ground getting in trim
■-acticahy compelled y
°‘ffcials because it has been for the coming season. Don't b<
and brilliant young men who r P ^
thousands of ambitious .00 hasty, lellows, the snow may
and technical schools An
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young peop|e is e|
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Over Suga-Wakabayashi, Ace GYK Duo
ORGANIZE FOR
to aetem
In Japan I
By Chatter
from ar (Citizens League Meet
I Many important prol
League
title and the
the highly-
LXwT^pT thf 'Tsof their«’,e™ Henry A..Udo"
Las
s M
meeting ot
the world war, and especially for
Ik o«ell VP. board of strategy took a tone chance in
I, me
Under the
past fifteen
^pon s eternal policy and actions have been increasingly influenced. ! elmirmanship of Tom TanmkUhe| breaking up all then- combinations in a last-minute change
it not determined, by the overcrowding and unrest induced by excess! nieeling opened with an address!
Coming Ernie Arikado with brother Dave, was the smartest
^L^T?- ^^ that from 1637 to 1853 Japan was the "hermit" | bN /President Hideo Onotera. New , move toe church group made as the pair sailed ihm,Jh
nation; having little or no con ret with the outside
world, living entirclv '01 lleers W’U bp
to herself. By the time that America had pried
open Japan's closed p1!'" 011 L< eb. IS.
upset of the season.
earth
i Bl ief . . . Att«
emoted by the white races.
! reports of our delegates to the !
,
’ Km highly publicized GYK team
The Discovery of Jap
। National Convention, especially
I lost i he championship m the
For a century and a half prior to her re-entry into the outside ion marriage, 1 wouldn't be suu-j
*
Hani
worldt Japan s population remained at about ‘I
.
_ iprise(i t0 see a few members sail I ^ O NCW Caere Rernrrl
Hho ot Baron Wakabayashi
the aegis of her American "discoverer," the
/ Japan plunged into I h)r Japan Kiis tall.
{
to . ^
piml ];as Suga failed to click and
a program designed and destined to put the .country on a plane of I Acknowledged with thanks were)As
* 'lC'^ t0 a ^um’liatiug' defeat at the
ma.e!>3!^equality with rhe nations of the Western world. Thus almost1 donations of $5.00 W the local. ™
UXIS;
hands of |h(, A,.ika-(|„ hl.(,;in
c\ernigni apan was metamorphosed from a medieval feudal' society i chalHer from Mr. K. Takahashi. |
By Staff Correspondent
2’? arderw,t?e ranked W,th the Great Powers of the world. Even I and of 5-00 from new members i Victoria. — The JUC
UPSETS
1 ' "Ve ,n !he modern cities of Japan, men who in their iin Kennedy.
With a chance to tie up the
I bailers again took over t he lead
^1X^2 S
MOr '^ W“h thS f“da' samura.'s deadly,'^ Trying
series
the new GYK two-some
ihi this tightly contested threeTL.
,
| Althougn we
didn’t bring of i team league of ours with a sweet of Kaichi Nagata and Haruko
.h,s speedy transforation encouraged a correspondingly
I those trophies home from the'41 lo 30 victoryj over
um. । the
mv Tuxi
i axis i Maruno, after making a grand
Z,T7N" P°7ul^on As in most other countries, a rising
;
Kendo
tournament
in
Vancouver.
J
Beavers
in
the
only
game
played
showing against the top-notchsteward of l.nng resued
|arger fraiSes
|n h
»
our local representatives put up Gas; week.
ers,
J. Tanaka and Mary SaeZ-t’Lir J^"—f— 1875 to 1925-the population
suga, fell an easy prey to JimI
The big hero of the evening
o.nwM do-bLo, and the increase was welcomed and absorbed
lions to “Kish" Sasaki and ‘‘Sun■ was Eichi “Killer” Kondo, who,
my Kumagai and Chiyo Hyodo
W.thin a single generation a whole new class, the factory workers shine” Sato.
to
give the Powell Y.p.S. the
after being in a five-game
into existence as a consequence of Japan's industrial and
deciding game.
slump, finally'came to life and
UkT' ,
fJocked to the. flourishing industrial centres, which
Stoveston scored another ma
scored
twenty-eight points
more than trebled between 1890 and 1925, while the strictly rural
jor
upset by taking four ol tin'
(thirteen field goals and two foul
population increased only six per cent.
I shots), nearly enough to win live games, which time allotted
Labour Markets Saturated
I the game single-handed.
them against. Strathcona. The big
y 1925 Japan's labour markers were saturated But the i
j The eventual winners held the gest one was the victory over Y.
ion increase continued unabated because to the accompaniment of her
her
Head all the way. except for a few Matsui and Kumi Deshima b.v
mdustrial expansion she had advanced in the Western Sciences
i minutes prior to the end of tho SlevvMon’s mixed (ample,
" “S"^felt0
P°int "re the fath rate had been
| first half when the Beavers knot- chi and IL Unmade.
leuuceu io
in the thousand.
‘ ted the count at 16-all. From then 3YK vs. Y.P.S.
This falling death rate resulted iin a natural
■ • increase in population
I
on the JCCL gradually pulled
rikmio la
Alai±2/" 'TVT"^ t0 Over ®e millio" (excess of births over
By Crusher
IT-10
ami
Wakuaway to win by an 1.1-point m ar
Whijh enolXred fUTNT5' T.*
WdSt™' expansion
In commemoration o! the 2600th 1 gin. The score il t half-time was) M.
ISO bt
11u-M ut u no if
70 millions an-1 bv Te ° T ^ population of Japan proper exceeds year of the founding of the Jap-120-18 in fa void'
K),
K>-3:
of the winning
c‘
" ™s‘ conservative estimate is expected to reach anose Empire, the Konwa-ksi, team,
kawa-M. Matsui bt.
fecundr ° mi' '°n y 1950. An increasing tendency toward a lower members held a special social! For the
™.rt 9,''TIOmiSe Of an ultimate stabilization at around 80 mLon
Stum Shimizu mo 15-h). 15-S; Oki
function, Sunday night , Feb. I I th. I
but such an a levBtm, if it proves one at a|| wi||
operate fol it was opened by a speech from । md Terry Uyede were the lead
^t-^yeston vs. Strathcona
a long
population pressure is ata'Z Mr. . Tsumota. followed b.v the (and nine points respectively*'
r. <»da-S. Swguwa b(. y. Om
creates
Kmnhm 15 io, pws, Yamb.-Ha v.
' domesuc problems and causes external repercussions. singing of “Kimigayo.” Air. Okui.! Beavers—T
Lyede (D). Stum
New Jobs To Find
then gave a brief address, and the Shimizu (11) H. loi (3). |<_ k;i.
concrete terms wha
in
17-15; S |
lt means that every year for ata’fe ^Tm™ Pr«sure mean? group joined in a song commem- wabara (5).
Lynde (2). P. Ha- lx. K>-KU
Ikshiriia-Muisiii
•
orating
this
function.
;
years there will be
*egawa and
M in. I 111 lUe-.Niikmlo
Takahashi.
Total;
n~M™"iOn a°ded ™U,hs t0
’ quarter of a million
M
A short movie picture was1
shown by Mr. Yamazaki, and then i JCCL—if.
Kawasoe ND. G. KuJ saying. "Gee, I
Jao-’iw'^
Pe°^e ^Or eveK sQuare kilometer
ihoughf lie was
of cultivated land, the members gathered around the'
Kondo j hurt bad;".
per^n^nf U” IS tWke as dsnss as that of China in terms of persons table to satisfy their hungry ap-i
Sam Okamoto (i). nd J.j stayed away on The girls w ho
per. unit of cultivated land. 1
account o!
clots
j
J holdings have been cut into increas- pelites, (■specially the Niseis. In-;
ingiy smaller P-ots,
down])
until today trie average farm family of tive must quiry . . . how did Alas, Hawv
The tip-off: Tho “Killer”
9 riom two acres of ground.
and Jake happen to got such i
i a new record was hear
checkedSpan's population increase must be
complexions by the lime iIk;
uiaik
that- the credit for his
* P*esenf surplus must be Fed, and that fact ard
q
cial came to an end?
many markbnmnshio got" to
' fact that ho 'played without
Britannia Brevities . . . Satur
Books and S
day night the fellows in the bunk
do
you
think
it
worth
a
trial?
' elsX/here^nd'^ ^ m''fltarists in high places in Japan,
as there house assembled in the
SEYMOUR 4230
-Akor coming out the under-dog
e,IS 2° doubt that these men have often (.umusea
the means with th
confused room io practist the ?
m a bad tumble, “Hide” of the
347 Powell St.
Vancouver, B. c
rist
T0,S°me e^Tent, too, Russia has supplied a me mor a ting the annivei rv
bas
camr
’
up
off
the
1 floor
have sought to make out rd h^^'- 3I^ n° doubt Japanese "jingoes" since the turn-table wi
Potential %re^~
or British Far Eastern policy a fast and loud the result
JlOi
[Killer Kondo Caners
JCCL * URe 1Tn
Britannia Ass'n
Commemorates
Japan's Birthday
Better to
mmr or so the voices became
But v- l-G^T0" PreS!“,e The Mofc«"S Force
i a tli e r hoarse a n d fin a Uy s to pp od
±>ted al
’“ e*P^d to meet population pressure
nomic o'^S » r Table t0 C°"dude that internal ante- almgcMmr. although a couple of
ecoPlus population, underfe 3"“ || “T^f"9 Nd UWeSt due *° sur-up everyone's
'Pies and activities of JaDan'd,, V 1' eXp a,'ns the major foreign pol- is approachins ic) usi . . . bp ring •
just, around the!
.
. ' T Japan during the past decade and a half.
corner. Sunday du-maon several
economic pressure which competent observers assess of the youngei
$ the reason for Jap.
out
the government are nvpncOt°r|°large bureaucracy—all branches on the ball
ground getting in trim
■-acticahy compelled y
°‘ffcials because it has been for the coming season. Don't b<
and brilliant young men who r P ^
thousands of ambitious .00 hasty, lellows, the snow may
and technical schools An
0L|i y^ar by year from the universities come down the hill side yet.
young peop|e is e|
nf tdstin^^^^
rate amon9 these
their
■
i-iumony
oi
rne
ominous
pressure
whi'-h
Kicir existence.
H
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By Seiji Onizuka
Vancouver cagettes, the local
bV
Nippons have also been invited
We .Name Them—To Lose!
Ho-hum! Might as well start the finals to-morrow.
The Powell Y.P.S. pulled off what might be considered rne
:
The league-leading M & N doubled their adversary's to travel to Seattle in a return
upset of the year when they downed GYK for the- JCCL Challenge nw>
match with the Seattle Hornets
score to hand Harry's their fourth straight loss 33-15, while
emblematic of the Japanese Badminton League supremacy. And one*
in a rough and tumble match, which resulted in one broken . during the Good Friday week we've kept a clean slate for never picking the winners. It's getting 1^2
end. But Director Mi Akiyama
nose to Eddie Nakamura, the second-place Maikawa's
that the only thing the local betting fans have to do nowadaW-d
is
quite
dubious
whether
or
not
downed the fighting Powell Drug quintet 40-30 in this
bet against our "Wrong-Way-Corrigan" predictions to cinch^H^
they can accept their offer. The
Even rival managers are begging me to choose the other to win w'n'
week's casaba games at the Gym.
question
is
whether
the
Nip
we II fool tnem yet one of these fine days by picking out the winnA
Although K; s Suga and Joe points to boost his team’s advan
pons
can
field
a
team.
Many
of
Another severe jolt to my predictive powers was the rceent
Akiyama wen1 absent from the tage comfortably.
the
regulars
will
not
be
able
to
downfall
of the hitherto undefeated duos of Baron Wakabayash'
put up a fighting
The Druggists fought back
and
Kas
Suga,
and Matt Matsui and Fumi Deshima. After hav^ '
exhibition of hoopla and kept hard to regain the difference
make the trip because of work
esteemed them as invincible couples it was a real heartbreaker "to
on Saturday.
stridi' with the machine-like AI & but the big lead was too much
me to see them go down so miserably in defeat.
N live until the third quarter. In for them as they fell 40-30 in a
A meeting will be held next
the las; period, however, the Pow- valiant but losing battle.
Well there's still the shuttle tournament yet and I've aot
Tuesday at the local gym to
fi ngers crossed on my former choices to break the ice for me ~ HU ^
ell Street boys bottled up all of
Slug Ashikawa added another decide definitely whether they
’ "res
Harry's scoring punch and ran big figure on his already high can go or not, so all the mem hoping.
easy 33-15 verdict.
Fuji Fumes and Frets
scoring by potting 24 points. Kas bers of the Nipponettes and the
up Id points to breeze i n I o an Hoshizaki was next with 13
While we're in the sorrowing stage, shed a tear for the member,
Nippons are urged to attend.
DRUGGISTS LEAD 16-7
of the Fuji Ski Club. After working hard all summer chopping firewood"
Powell Drugs seemed headpacking heavy lumber and shingles for improvements to their old two'
ed for their second win of the
by-four, which they transformed into a beautiful mountain lodged
season when they led Maikawa’s
luxe with accommodations for the fairer sex, and altogether looking
16-7 in the middle of the second
forward to a peak in skiing, they forgot one thing, Snow! Yep no
quarter but the department, store
Snow! The old weather man forgot our usual helping so the bankers
boys aged a 10-point rally to put.
have to travel to Baker or trek over to Dam Mountain. One consolation
them 1 point up at the breather.
anyways, fellas, you won't have'to chop much firewood for next winter
Ship Ashikawa must have waited
The
for Junior
Incidently, the Fuji skiers will be going down south during March
e the horn came to the aid of Eruntil the third quarter io open Up League honours narrowed consid- nie’s to make the final coun
in their annual down-hill and slalom meet with the Rokka Ski Club In
his hot firing guns, [allying 12 erably this week as the scramb
last year's meet on our local terra, the Vancouver skiers won the Nishi
ling Juniors entered the home:
hama
Challenge Cup by a fraction of a point. It'll be tough going for
Making a fighting bid for a
stretch
gunning
for
play-off
posi-l
the locals this year to repeat, but I'll make no predictions.
playoff berth, Monarchs took
CLASSIFIED ADS
tions. East End Monarchs lost all) the offensive from the opening
Onizuka's Odds and Ends
transportation
hope for the crown as Marpole) whistle, hanging on desperately
The long-awaited invitation to travel to Seattle for a return maHh
ADABLE SERVICE, ANY- nosed them out by one point. 22-! to a slim lead throughout the
with the Seattle girls' team during the Good Friday week-end has com*
21.
while
Nomads
settled
into'
first
three
quarters.
lime, anywhere, Takata Taxi,
at last, and are the girls in a dither. With the girls shaping up fast and
playoff position, trou nc i n g th e
But in the final frame the Mar- getting their ball-handling down pat, the only thing lacking is a good
re
hapless Acme Hurricanes. 50-31. polites settled down to serious coach who knows the girls' rules. Any volunteers?
tit
Wednesday evening. Ernie’s checking,
1
limiting the East End
GO I Ill’KOrs SERVICE,
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Since the number allotted to go is limited I advise the coaches to
ata Taxi, Highland-0765. showed playoff power and finish 9ers to one solitary point, while have a bottle of bromo-seltzer handy because picking out the team is
in a brilliant fourth quarter drive LJinx and Sub Miike sluiced in a going to be a terrific headache.
all
I er
io score a. major upset over theTasket apiece, to eke out a nar<
r
C
7
n
9
r
a
tu
l
a
ti°ns
to
the
Nippatsu
soccer
team.
Nippatsu's,
made
uo
husky Steveston eagers. 2
wc
I row one-point victory.
°
aa
e'
S
'
Were
r3ted
t0
have
no
chance
when
they
entered
the
tic
In the Ernie's-Steveston fixture.! Sub,Miike and Al Tokawa were
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League,
but
to
everybody's
amazement
they
won
8
of
with the score deadlocked at 19- 111 e sharpshooters with S points
their 10 games to end up in second place behind All Blacks.
19
in the last quarter,
ice
0
in
. uAnCOrd'n9
the dim‘nutive but able manager Shadow Nakatsuka
cream parlor boys put on a sui
Acme No Match
ser
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prise scoring spurt and drew
Is tdok an early lead in the brilliant goal-tending by Bae Misumi has contributed much towards
ahead to a 25-19 lead. Both learns.'LQir encounter with Acme, piling their wins. Hope you get more shut-outs, Bae.
am
POWELL ST
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cheers • • • fan mail fro™ an unidentified s^rt fan, pub
scored a basket, apiece but before. ub a ^G-15 lead by half-time. The
any more damage could be donee ^a Islanders fought back gamely lished only upon express orders of the Editor, to wit:
Let me again congratulate you for great work towards The New
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match lor the taller locals, who
rd eSpeC'ally t0 the spor-t page. Seeing that Shige Ashikawa
■ retained their 11-point lead to the is the high-scoring man in the senior basketball league and also a star
fur
: end of the third quarter. Accurate player, please put a picture of him in your next issue."
3
M
ply
. sniping by Nishimura, Hori and
Well,''as you see, no picture this week, but we'll have to see what
S
sen
!'Yoshinaka in the last quarter ad- we can do.
ab!
! vanned Nomads’ lead to 50-31 by
the
i the end of the game.
late
FINEST CAKES
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tab
■ K. Koyanagi piled up the biggest
loai
RADIOS
। total by sinking 21 points, while
j Yoshinaka was second with an
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By Seiji Onizuka
Vancouver cagettes, the local
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Nippons have also been invited
We .Name Them—To Lose!
Ho-hum! Might as well start the finals to-morrow.
The Powell Y.P.S. pulled off what might be considered rne
:
The league-leading M & N doubled their adversary's to travel to Seattle in a return
upset of the year when they downed GYK for the- JCCL Challenge nw>
match with the Seattle Hornets
score to hand Harry's their fourth straight loss 33-15, while
emblematic of the Japanese Badminton League supremacy. And one*
in a rough and tumble match, which resulted in one broken . during the Good Friday week we've kept a clean slate for never picking the winners. It's getting 1^2
end. But Director Mi Akiyama
nose to Eddie Nakamura, the second-place Maikawa's
that the only thing the local betting fans have to do nowadaW-d
is
quite
dubious
whether
or
not
downed the fighting Powell Drug quintet 40-30 in this
bet against our "Wrong-Way-Corrigan" predictions to cinch^H^
they can accept their offer. The
Even rival managers are begging me to choose the other to win w'n'
week's casaba games at the Gym.
question
is
whether
the
Nip
we II fool tnem yet one of these fine days by picking out the winnA
Although K; s Suga and Joe points to boost his team’s advan
pons
can
field
a
team.
Many
of
Another severe jolt to my predictive powers was the rceent
Akiyama wen1 absent from the tage comfortably.
the
regulars
will
not
be
able
to
downfall
of the hitherto undefeated duos of Baron Wakabayash'
put up a fighting
The Druggists fought back
and
Kas
Suga,
and Matt Matsui and Fumi Deshima. After hav^ '
exhibition of hoopla and kept hard to regain the difference
make the trip because of work
esteemed them as invincible couples it was a real heartbreaker "to
on Saturday.
stridi' with the machine-like AI & but the big lead was too much
me to see them go down so miserably in defeat.
N live until the third quarter. In for them as they fell 40-30 in a
A meeting will be held next
the las; period, however, the Pow- valiant but losing battle.
Well there's still the shuttle tournament yet and I've aot
Tuesday at the local gym to
fi ngers crossed on my former choices to break the ice for me ~ HU ^
ell Street boys bottled up all of
Slug Ashikawa added another decide definitely whether they
’ "res
Harry's scoring punch and ran big figure on his already high can go or not, so all the mem hoping.
easy 33-15 verdict.
Fuji Fumes and Frets
scoring by potting 24 points. Kas bers of the Nipponettes and the
up Id points to breeze i n I o an Hoshizaki was next with 13
While we're in the sorrowing stage, shed a tear for the member,
Nippons are urged to attend.
DRUGGISTS LEAD 16-7
of the Fuji Ski Club. After working hard all summer chopping firewood"
Powell Drugs seemed headpacking heavy lumber and shingles for improvements to their old two'
ed for their second win of the
by-four, which they transformed into a beautiful mountain lodged
season when they led Maikawa’s
luxe with accommodations for the fairer sex, and altogether looking
16-7 in the middle of the second
forward to a peak in skiing, they forgot one thing, Snow! Yep no
quarter but the department, store
Snow! The old weather man forgot our usual helping so the bankers
boys aged a 10-point rally to put.
have to travel to Baker or trek over to Dam Mountain. One consolation
them 1 point up at the breather.
anyways, fellas, you won't have'to chop much firewood for next winter
Ship Ashikawa must have waited
The
for Junior
Incidently, the Fuji skiers will be going down south during March
e the horn came to the aid of Eruntil the third quarter io open Up League honours narrowed consid- nie’s to make the final coun
in their annual down-hill and slalom meet with the Rokka Ski Club In
his hot firing guns, [allying 12 erably this week as the scramb
last year's meet on our local terra, the Vancouver skiers won the Nishi
ling Juniors entered the home:
hama
Challenge Cup by a fraction of a point. It'll be tough going for
Making a fighting bid for a
stretch
gunning
for
play-off
posi-l
the locals this year to repeat, but I'll make no predictions.
playoff berth, Monarchs took
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tions. East End Monarchs lost all) the offensive from the opening
Onizuka's Odds and Ends
transportation
hope for the crown as Marpole) whistle, hanging on desperately
The long-awaited invitation to travel to Seattle for a return maHh
ADABLE SERVICE, ANY- nosed them out by one point. 22-! to a slim lead throughout the
with the Seattle girls' team during the Good Friday week-end has com*
21.
while
Nomads
settled
into'
first
three
quarters.
lime, anywhere, Takata Taxi,
at last, and are the girls in a dither. With the girls shaping up fast and
playoff position, trou nc i n g th e
But in the final frame the Mar- getting their ball-handling down pat, the only thing lacking is a good
re
hapless Acme Hurricanes. 50-31. polites settled down to serious coach who knows the girls' rules. Any volunteers?
tit
Wednesday evening. Ernie’s checking,
1
limiting the East End
GO I Ill’KOrs SERVICE,
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Since the number allotted to go is limited I advise the coaches to
ata Taxi, Highland-0765. showed playoff power and finish 9ers to one solitary point, while have a bottle of bromo-seltzer handy because picking out the team is
in a brilliant fourth quarter drive LJinx and Sub Miike sluiced in a going to be a terrific headache.
all
I er
io score a. major upset over theTasket apiece, to eke out a nar<
r
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tu
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ti°ns
to
the
Nippatsu
soccer
team.
Nippatsu's,
made
uo
husky Steveston eagers. 2
wc
I row one-point victory.
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Were
r3ted
t0
have
no
chance
when
they
entered
the
tic
In the Ernie's-Steveston fixture.! Sub,Miike and Al Tokawa were
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Soccer
League,
but
to
everybody's
amazement
they
won
8
of
with the score deadlocked at 19- 111 e sharpshooters with S points
their 10 games to end up in second place behind All Blacks.
19
in the last quarter,
ice
0
in
. uAnCOrd'n9
the dim‘nutive but able manager Shadow Nakatsuka
cream parlor boys put on a sui
Acme No Match
ser
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prise scoring spurt and drew
Is tdok an early lead in the brilliant goal-tending by Bae Misumi has contributed much towards
ahead to a 25-19 lead. Both learns.'LQir encounter with Acme, piling their wins. Hope you get more shut-outs, Bae.
am
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cheers • • • fan mail fro™ an unidentified s^rt fan, pub
scored a basket, apiece but before. ub a ^G-15 lead by half-time. The
any more damage could be donee ^a Islanders fought back gamely lished only upon express orders of the Editor, to wit:
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fur
: end of the third quarter. Accurate player, please put a picture of him in your next issue."
3
M
ply
. sniping by Nishimura, Hori and
Well,''as you see, no picture this week, but we'll have to see what
S
sen
!'Yoshinaka in the last quarter ad- we can do.
ab!
! vanned Nomads’ lead to 50-31 by
the
i the end of the game.
late
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tab
■ K. Koyanagi piled up the biggest
loai
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j Yoshinaka was second with an
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