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Pon t Give Japanese 5ick Flowers - Its Bad Omen
By TAMOTSU MURAYAMA

^yq —Evidently American Nisei Mike Masaoka
L^ across with strange Japanese superstitions durL his last visit to Japan. When Mrs, Hiroyuki TakeL wife of Sam Ishikawa’s cousin, was sick in a
Liial, Mike wanted to send flowers or a potted

rant
Japanese people don’t like to get flowers or plants
k a not when they are sick in a hospital. Because such
fewer or plant has a root in a pot ... or “netsuki”
L they commonly call. The direct translation of “neUj” is a plant with a root, however, “netsuki” has
i connection of “lie in bed.” Consequently, Japanese
^ple do not send a flower or plant with a root (ne).

Likewise, numeral four (shi) has to be very care­
fully used. No. 4 (shi) is death itself. They avoid to
use this figure for a house number or room number.
However, No 8 is considered to be a good number.
When it is written in Japanese characters, No. 8 (hachi) spreads its legs like a compass. In other words,
one’s future is spreading out endlessly — it is simply
considered good luck.
Japanese young generation probably became more
and more westernized — but they are typically super­
stitious — they even acquire the western superstition
such as No. 13 and Friday the 13th. Generally, Japa­
nese people consider No. 3 and No. 7 as good numbers.
Japan’s Friday 13th is Mutsu Fetsu (the day Bud-

dha died). On this day no one performs a wedding
ceremony. There are so many superstitions connected
with direction.
Nisei should know some of the principal supersti­
tions. Otherwise Nisei is liable to make a strange
mistake or cause somebody’s misunderstanding’ or illfeeling.

Tori—1969
1969 is a fowl-year or Tori. Persons born in this
year .are fickle, and change their minds often. Thus
they seldom succeed. But they are clever and fond
of mechanical work. They are good-hearted, but they
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STRENGTH FOR THE
BRIDGE
A story of J.C.’s By
JESSIE L. BEATTIE

An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
IUXXXII—No. 96

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1968

Toronto Ont

Nisei in EuropeRShinto
[ This week begins a short series entitled “Nisei In Europe’’
pew Canadian writer Thomas T. Mitsunaga jof Lethbridge, AIlerta an his impressions of his recent visit to Europe.

By THOMAS T. MITSUNAGA

Ceremony In Vancouver
Opens Japan Air Lines Office

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Vancouver's ature wall, family crests and typical
Hornby and Robson Streets became Zen purple carpet, is at 777 Hornby.
a little corner of Japan recently as
Passersby outside the office stopp
Japan Air Lines officially opened its ed and gaped as Rev. Michihiro Yua­
Canadian sales office here with koto­ sa and his assistant, Fumio Yama­
playing girls , and white-robed Shinto moto of the Konko-kyo Church, chant­
priests performing a purification cer­ ed before the white altar with its
emony more, than 1,000 years old.
cakes and saki offerings to the im­
The office, with its pearl shell fe­ perial ancestors and the spirits.

l Walking down Oxford Street which was only a block up from
pe hotel and which is one of London’s - main throughfares was
billy any different from a walk down Portage Avenue, Peel
Rreet oi 1 onge Street if one chose to ignore the traffic moving
he “wrong" side of the street. The stores and signs are much
Be our own in Canada. A closer look into stores windows, however,
heals the monetary system in effect on such things as dresses^
Irief cases for they are marked with prices that read 2- 6-2 which
bourse we later learned stands for. 2h pounds^ 6 shillings and
pence. A look down side ' streets would soon reveal that
i Tom Kambara, Japanese con­
ou were not back in Canada for there you find typical English
sul-general; Gerry Morris, Board
pops whose quaint facades and signs would tell you that they
of Trade manager; Harold Meri
ere indeed British. We passed famous Selfridges Department
BETIO, Tarawa. — A bronze bombs and Marine tank’s can­ lees, Greater Vancouver Visitors
pre, Gill’s Book shop the size of which I have never seen in plaque glistened in the tropical nons.
and Convention Bureau general ....
-anada and the Japan Trade Center.
sun in memorium to the 1,000
Since then they have defeated manager, and officials of the
What luck. Coming down a side street which joins Oxford U.S. Marines who gave their all efforts of British engineers airline made symbolic represen­
lives wrestling this lizard-shaped
a good old fashion London protest march. A crowd estimated atoll from the Japanese 25 years who tried to demolish them.
When the U.S. 2nd Marine Di­ tations of faith by placing ever­
t about a hundred carried a banner which read, STOP POLICE ago.
vision finally captured the atoll green branches on the altar.
^ALIT^ N0W' The majority of the marchers were black
The Battle of Tarawa lasted they found 6,900 Japanese ma­
Mayor Campbell, breathless in
!. ^J® w^r® a few whites in with them. In typical no nonsense only 76 hours and it may be that rines dead. Twenty-three Japa­
the
most
enduring
monument
to
nese committed suicide to avoid the midst of his election cam­
rush fashion, who should be escorting them but the object of
the short fierce struggle are the surrender.
paign, pulled a cord that snapp­
•8 protest themselves, the London bobbies.
fantastic fortifications that loom­
Unbelievably
intense
and
sus
­
ed open a giant, golden eggThat evening in Speaker’s corner in Hyde Park, we listened ed behind Gen. David B. Shoup,
tained
Japanese
gunfire
killed
e practitioners of one of Britain’s most cherished traditions, former U.S. Marine commandant, hundreds of the first 2,000-man shaped container to release a
■ right of free speech. Most speakers were of African origin as he spoke at a recent weekend marine force that tried to storm shower of colored confetti and
memorial service.
streamers which, symbolically,
Betio.
^e ^^otry °f white imperialism, both British and AmeriThe battlements were put up
Nine marines won the Medal chase the evil spirits out and
e speakers are affected by a great deal of emotion and the by the Imperial Japanese Ma­
of
Honor* on Betio but only invite good fortune in.
anges between speaker and audience gets quite heated anc rines of Adm. Keiji Shibasaki
Shoup,
then a colonel, lived to
itional.
mere were six or seven soap boxes in operation this who boasted a million men could claim his.
The mayor presented a City of
capture Betio, 1200 miles
?ht and
the crowd, mostly English seemed little affected by not
Was
Tarawa
worth
the
terrible
Vancouver plaque for good for­
northeast of Australia.
5 verbal
j
tirades coming from the orators. After a half hour of
Shibasaki was proved wrong price ?
tune to the airline which now
The plaque Gen. Shoup dedi­ has two flights weekly between
^ was quite sick of it. Little did I realize that this unordinary but not because any defensive
cated said: “It paved the way for
d me to the City would become in the days ahead an emotional structure collapsed.
Their
reinforced
concrete
10island
campaigns that followed Canada and Japan and 63 over­
fair ^^^ ^achment which I prefer to call by the London love
foot thick wall blockhouses, gun and provided answers that saved seas offices.
emplacements, pill boxes and thousands of American lives
The Vancouver office is the
d
?r°^e the next morning on a cloudy London, city scape vaults defied U.S. Navy ship’s along the road to victory in the
line
’s first in Canada.
Pacific.

shells,
Army
and
Navy
planes,
15 °^ wea^her was to continue for 'the next five days,
ten a ^SUre^ morning spent in and around the hotel, the
oldT1 ^ US r'^ down Oxford Street, only this time in
sje • n °n double deckers which are famous all over the world,
v.
°$erat°r and a conductor on these buses and you pay
ju^ 6 ^^ y°U take on it. That is you must state your desCOPENHAGEN.—Nobel Prize son on earth anyone would ask should wait 30 or 50 years before
1 ar V^ Conductor when he comes to collect your fare and
winner Yasunari Kawabata smil­ to judge the merit of the Nobel judging me and my writing, al­
^^ accordingly. Selecting one destination that the ed broadly when he chided Irv­ Award. And I don’t think this though I probably won’t be
ing Wallace for criticizing his is the time or place to discuss around.”
Insid C°Ver’ We eh°se the British Museum.
ia d $ t^S revered and crusty building, we saw the Magna selection. “Wait 30 or 50 years whether I deserve the prize or
He add*ed, “I harbored no
thought of being made for the
of
^ ^° ^^ when King John forever renounced the before judging me, although I not,” he said.
Kawabata was staying in Co­ Nobel Prize award, specially as
probably won’t be around,” he
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ln°s to exercise their excess over the personal right.- ;old the American author*.
penhagen for two days on his my writing could lack in intellec­
$ds o/ U^ a®xed by an old rusted metallic seal held by
In an interview with UPI, Ka­ way to Stockholm for the Dec­ tual depth and be loosely conwabata
heard Wallace describe ember 10 presentation of the structed when seen by Western
®itr°’ ^^^^ leather and the script was hardly legible to
'distinguished* gentle- literature award bv King Gustaf eyes.”
rim
as
last31!le^ ^e’ Captain Scott’s famous diary lay opened at
man, but less worthy of the prize VI Adolf.
Kawabata grinned when asked
''here lying huddled in his tent ■with the bitter cold than others.”
In his statement Wallace whose whether he himself had read
Kawabata bowed politely and novel, the prize, featured a cast The Prize or other of Mr. Wa1I
and starving, he wrote, “It seems a pity but I do not
grinned
hugely when asked whe­ of fictional Nobel Prize winners, lace’s novels.
)!e en^^^6 more”- K. Scott. His fading hand made one more
ther
he
thought
himself “a com­ attacked the provincial and na­
“No sir, I’m very sorry, but I
men
^°r Cod’s sake, look after our people”. Scott and promise” as Wallace
suggested tional Swedes and Norwegians. havent’ had time yet and don’t
n° men t° let polar tradition down. Even while in a statement from Eos Angeles. He said many of the awards were think I can find it. I’m already
“I have no such thoughts of often based on “injustice, preju­ busy with my next work on the
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liberally dying on their feet, they had still
mvself
and don’t quite under­ dice and ignorance.”
1
em 35 lbs. of precious fossils and geologic specimens.
Preservers of art and culture in
stand Mr. Wallace’s criticism
To this Kaw-abata centered the 12th, 15-16th century strife(Cont. on Page 8)
I’m probably the very last per- mildly “maybe
Mr. Wallace torn Japan.

Tarawa Memorial Raised By U.S.

Carpetbagger” Wallace Resents Nobel Choice

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Page 7

Wednesday, _December_18, _1968

NEW

PAGE 7

Greetings Omitted Due To Bereavement
ASON’S GREETINGS OMITTED
< j[r. and Mrs. Minoru Furuya, .
Mr Sam Furuya,
; Mr and Mrs. Mitsuo Ohashi,
Mr and Mrs. Hideo Matsumoto,
Toronto, Ont.
*
*

DUE TO BEREAVEMENT

MASON'S GREETINGS OMITTED
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nishikawa,
409 Willey Street,
; Fort William, Ont.
Mr. and Mrs. George Nishikawa,
444 Victoria Road, Apt. 607,
Guelph, Ont.

DUE TO BEREAVEMENT

Hamilton JCCA Annual Shimbokukai January 18th

$

*

ASON’S GREETINGS OMITTED DUE TO
' Mrs. Koma Tamemoto and
Mr. and Mrs. Doug.

BEREAVEMENT

Oike.

1041) Stratford Ave.,
- Burnaby 2, B.C.
*
SEASON’S GREETINGS OMITTED
JIr, and Mrs. Jack G. Kitamura,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Y. Kitamura,
Mr. and Mrs. Toe T. Kitamura,
Hamilton, Ont.
Mr. and Mrs. Hidejiro Bando,
Vancouver, B.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Takeno,
8 Andrews Ave., Scarboro, Ont.

DUE TO BEREAVEMENT

Nisei Service and Church School — Sun. 11:30 A.M.
JOINT XMAS SERVICE AT 11:00 A.M.
English — Rev. G. S. Imai, 444-5159
Japanese — Rev. Y. C. Horikoshi, 766-5632
701 Dovercourt Rd.
A warm welcome to all.
S. of Bloor

TORONTO BUDDHIST CHURCH

TORONTO.—St. Peter’s School (evening-school). 783 Bathurst
Street, Toronto 4, (just south of. Bloor St.) operate an evening­
school for the teaching of English for new Canadians. There Is
absolutely no charge for these classes and they take place every
Monday and Wednesday evening from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
At the present time we .are facing the. possibility of closing
our evening-school if we don’t- get any more adult- students. Every­
one is welcome. — Charles Unan

Call: KEN HORI

K. HORI
REAL ESTATE

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MEMBER OF TORONTO REAL ESTATE BOARD
U Perivale Cres.
Phone: 261-5194
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JCC Centre Film Society Offers Tickets For 1969
TORONTO.—A golden year for film appreciation is promised
by the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Film Society for 1969
with the announcement of superb selections of Japanese motion
pictures — .all first class productions from the Shochiku Company
of Japan. These will be shown on 35 mm. wide screen and mostly.
in color, with English subtitles.
The summer showings have been cancelled, instead a bonus
showing has been added with a roadshow production of “Dai Chushingura” next December.
An impressive list follows — all eleven films may be seen for
$17.00 oi- approximately $1.50 per film. Full particulars may be
obtained' from the Centre office.
An ideal gift suggestion, especially for giving to the Issei,
— .a thought which will be appreciated throughout the year — JCC
Centre F.S.

It’s Private! No Time Limit!
Get the most enjoyment from your wedding

reception or anniversary
Plenty of delicious food! Plenty of free parking!

HOUSE


TORONTO. Looking for excitement and fun? Come and join
us for Christmas cheers at our Wine & Cheese Party to be held
at Montague Towers, 45 Grenoble Drive, on Sunday, December
21st .at 8:00 p.m. Just bring two items — one decoration for our
bare tree (prizes for most original) and food item for our Hamper
to be given to some poor, unfortunate family. Admission, just $2.00
members and $2.50 non-members. See you there!
Please contact Ken Shinozaki (Phone: 483-7793), Stan Imada
(Phone: 429-0509) or Bob Ohashi (Phone: 651-1010) if you wish
to join us or require further information. — Nisansei Kai

TORONTO.—It’s Christmastime
a time for giving.
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre lobby is once again adorned
with a beautiful Christmas tree (a yearly gift from Mr. Charles
Ogaki). This tree also carries a message and a purpose — Christ­
mas gift parcels of toys, dolls, books, etc. are collected under the
tree for giving’ to parentless children under care of the Children’s
Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto.
Please bring your gifts before December 23rd and share your
happiness with others less fortunate. — JCC Centre

When Buying Or Selling A Home

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Phone 921-3171

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Wiring, Installation, Repairs,
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Phone 489-3341

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SOUTH OF WOODLAWN
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923-6877

KINO'S MARKET
Red & White
Food Store
Slocan City, B.C
Phone 355-2211

(123 Wynford Dr., Don Mills, Ont.)

SKATES
Hockey Equipment
Skate Sharpening

With Rene Destrey’s Orchestra

551 Danforth Ave^

Saturday, Dec. 21, 1968 — 8 p.m. — 12

(near Cdrlaw)
George Fukusaka

Phone: HO. 3-7400
OPEN FBI. UNTIL 9 P.M.

Bar Facilities

Formal
Rentals

Banquet Facilities

Of Toronto

Tosh Iwai

757-5184

For Business Or Private Parties
WEDDING RECEPTIONS (Large or Small)
DINNER MUSIC NIGHTLY

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Phone 364-3481

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Toronto, Canada
118 Elizabeth St.

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Eve. By Appointment
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Dress Optional

’^ntni'6^^ Thur, evenings until 8 p.m. Sat. until 3 p.m.
undas Sq. Toronto, Suite 1402. Phone 363-0952

BuY and Sell

classes for N. Canadians at St. Peter s Semi-weekly

*
*
*
JCC Centre Xmas Tree Needs Gifts For Needy Kids

SUNDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1968
10:30 A.M. Religious School
11:00 A.M. Morning Service — Rev. Newton Ishiura
2:00 P.M. Japanese Service — Rev. Fumimaro Watanabe
318 Bathurst St.
Telephone: 534-4302

925 Eglinton W. Toronto

By T. UMEZUKI
HAMILTON.—The Hamilton JCCA will hold its Annual Shim­
bokukai on Saturday, January 18th from 6 p.m/ at St. Stephen’s
Hall, corner of Mary and Barton Street in Hamilton.
This event is a get-together and tribute to the senior J.C.
citizens. As usual, participants are also expected from Toronto
and area.

William Wales Ltd.
Insurance Agents

Nisansei Kai Wine & Cheese Party On Dec. 21st

TORONTO JAPANESE UNITED CHURCH

CHINA

It ia a good.- policy, .to
have the HIGHT POLICY
Consult

CUSTOM MADE SUIT

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437 DANFORTH A VE_
PHONE: 4B3-8134

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Wednesday, December^ 1968

PAGE 8

Matsunaga . . .

Cont. from Page One

The New Canadian

In another part of the building was the famous Rosetta stone conquer in many endeavors remain devoutly proud of their mon­
Authorized as second
which enabled archeologists to decipher the meaning of ancient arch. For instance most of the throngs around the palace are still
,« Oft. ..p^^
Britishers. They are true subjects of the Queen. Many diverse
Egyptian civilization.
and for payment of postage in
cash
In the fading light of British eminence in -world affairs, these British accents are heard and if I were an expert I could say that
British have turned from outward participation to satisfaction of they came from the north or south oi' Wales or Scotland. The chang­
self. As a result, gone is the arrogant Briton of colonial India ing of the guards takes place at 11 each morning and’ perhaps
days. Today’s Englishman is a much nicer chap, reserved and there is no finer sight in all of London than the sight of these
unostentatious, more given to the pursuit of the good life. And splendidly dressed guards either on foot or mounted on horses
the good life abounds in London. London swings is a cliche I had marching into the palace grounds. They are accompanied by a
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heard back in Canada but one attributes these to the slick maga­ military band from amongst the guards themselves. The, spacious KEI
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by it on all sides. Along any street in Mayfair or Soho one finds all over England and the world. The royal standard was not flying
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the new English, attired in mini skirts or long jackets but every­ on this particular day showing that the Queen was not in.
Toronto 2-B, Ont.
After a somewhat unappetizing lunch in Russell square, the
where in a blaze of fashionable colors too pleasing to the eye.
EMpire 6-5005 ’
Where else but in swinging London, would one be directed to tour took us to Dicken’s Old Curiosity Shop built in 1567. The shop
Carnaby Street when one asks a man on the street for a good is not spacious or pretty by any standards, but the very fact of
clothing store. From the wares displayed in department stores, its age gives one a feeling of going back through the pages of
today’s Briton spends his well earned paycheck on the good things time. St. Paul’s Cathedral with its famous whispering dome stands
of life. Cars, power boats,, camping equipment, furs, travel and alone in its majesty in East London, the only major edifice loft
high rise apartments all compete for the well heeled man in the standing after the London blitz. Also in this section of London
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drew more people than any other tourist attraction. This place St..ea^
elegantly clad Londoners, going to the theatre or night clubs.
W. (Toronto).
A special kind of night entertainment is the London discothe­ is notorious in English history as the place of execution of kings
que. These clubs cater to the younger set or the older generation and queens and other lesser figures who fell into disharmony with
who are youth oriented in their ways. Our hotel clerk recommended the times. Here within the tall quadri towers were housed at one ONE furnished room for rent near sub­
Semantha’s Discotheque in Mayfair and after paying a membership time royal families and in nearby buildings were kept prisoners way. Central. Phone 922-3224 (Toronto).
fee of one pound sterling we were induced down a flight of stairs waiting to be executed. The tower where Ami Boleyn was kept
into a totally different world of psychedelic lights and flashing a prisoner may be seen as-one goes toward Prisoner’s Arch. She Flowers . . .
panels. Coupled with this was a band which beat out a steady languished here, when no longer the favorite of Henry VIII, she
(Continued from Page T)
thumping rhythm to which the patrons gyrated and contorted awaited her death. The chopping block where heads were chopped
themselves like animated pretzels. Most patrons seemed to be in off is commemorated by a tablet in a tree shaded courtyard up cannot stick to one endeavor very
some kind of euphoric trance totally unaware of everything ex­ a cobblestone walk from the River Thames. The prisoner’s walk long. They are changeable in
temperament and inclination.
cept the music. Fred and I bought drinks at the bar and enjoyed passes under Prisoner’s Arch where if one looks up there are
But 1969 is a year of “Tori”
the goings on with complete ecstasy for this joint was really seen holes from which hot oil was poured over the heads of con­ ■ ■ to get oi’ grab. People think
swinging. Coming out into the warm London night after was anti­ demned prisoners as they made their way. Within the towers are they can gather lots of money
climatic and ia visit to a London Wimpy Restaurant did nothing kept the historical weaponry of war, a collection of armor, weapons in business or otherwise.
Japan is a strange and old
to dispel the inquietude.
both hand and mechanical, suits of armor for man and beast and country. There are so many
Next morning, cloudy as usual, did not deter our enthusiasm other objects used in warfare. This collection was far superior to strange sayings and practices
in getting to see and know London. An Evans Tour took us this the one I saw later, in the Doge’s Palace in Venice. The fabulous which cannot be understood so
easily. Nevertheless, we have’
morning to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Crown Jewels are kept here at the Tower of London.
to live with these people who be­
Buckingham Palace. The House was not sitting this day but the
(To Be Continued)
lieve in strange practices.
Abbey was open to visitors and we toured this venerable old edifice
^ ^ Jr
which draws more visitors than St. Paul’s Cathedral in East Lon
don. The Abbey was founded by Edward the Confessor in 1050,
has served as a Benedictine monastery, a royal church, a place not
s
only for- the coronation of the monarch but as the burial place of
kings and queens. Here preserved for all time are the magnificent
tombs of Edward the Confessor and Eleanor of Castile, his wife.
Formerly only monarchs of Britain were buried there but later,
TOKYO. — Japan’s camera in­
statesmen, writers and scientists were honored there. Amongst dustry which has been suffering
some of the many we saw were monuments to Coleridge, Johnson, from a recession several years
Keats, Shelley, Shakespeare, Nelson and Newton. The Coronation ago has now completely recovered
as a result of voluntary produc­
Chair on which the monarch is crowned is on display. Mounted tion adjustments and reforms
beneath the seat is the famous stone of Scone, the traditional carried out in the distribution
SHOP
stone on which the kings of Scotland were crowmed. Particularly phase.
Domestic
sales
and
exports
of
impressive is the chapel housing the beautiful banners of the
cameras have increased markedly
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.
733 Danforth Ave., Toronto, Ont.
recently.
The singular attraction which draws the most visitors in all of
High-priced single lens reflex
London, even in this day is still Buckingham Palace, the London cameras are particularly popular.
Japanese Gift items, Cultured Pearls,
residence of the reigning monarch which is loosely speaking, in Sales of this have been so good
that they are not obtainable at
necklaces, earrings and rings.
the middle of London. The British, however many worlds they some
retail stores.

CLASSIFIED

Japanese Camera
Industry Recovers
From Recession

Exports of cameras also have
been increasing markedly recent­
ly, especially to West Germany
The Hamilton JCCA
and the United States.
Makers anticipate that exports
to Europe will increase further
since Spain and France liberaliz­
at
ed the import of cameras in 1966
and
April, 1968, respectively.
Hillcrest Restaurant & Tavern. 510 Concession St.
They expect to export §3 mil­
lion worth of cameras to Spain
|
Friday, December 27, 1968
$ annually
and §5 million worth to
France.
§ Refreshment, Bar, Door Prizes. Music by Stan Watkins Quartet £
Industry circles said Japanese
cameras are outselling their
West German counterparts in the
3.50 per person. Please keep this date open.
American market because they
are lower-priced.
Of the cameras produced in
this country, 60 percent are be­
ing exported at present, compar­
ed with 40 percent some years
ago, they said.
The camera intdustry suffered
from .a recession late in 1964
after the Tokyo Olympic Games.
At that time, unsold stockpile
of
cameras totaled 1,800,000 or
Franchised Dealer For
more than twice the normal-vo­
lume of some 900,000.
RCA. Victor — Color & B.W.
To cope with the situation, the
industry jet up a cartel between
Television — Stereo — Etc.
June 196o and March 1966 during
.which period it held down output
to 90 percent that of 1964.
2893 Lawrence Ave. East At
The makers also resorted to
Brimley Rd.
Scarborough
streamlining of the distribution
structure and engaged in publicitv campaigns.
Phone 759-1583
Their campaigns were aimed
chiefly at women which resulted
Tom Iwamoto
in raising the diffusion rate
Tosh Muraki
anions them to 10 uercent from
5 percent and in stirring up de­
mand for half-frame cameras. I

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Toronto Buddhist Church
Service
SUNDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1968

10:30 A.M. Religious School
11:00 A.M. Morning Service "Thanks To All". — Rev. Newton Is ur
2:00 P.M. Japanese Service — Rev. Fumunaro Watanabe

DECEMBER 31, 1968 — 8: P.M.
NEW YEAR'S EVE SERVICE

JANUARY I, 1989 — 11 A.M.

NEW YEAR SERVICE
Messages by Rev. Fumimaro Watanabe, Rev. Newton Is ur

SUNDAY. JANUARY 5, 1969

10:30 A.M. Religious School
11:00 A.M. Morning- Service — Rev. Newton Ishiu.a
2:00 P.M. Japanese Service — Rev. Fumimaro Watana