The Archive · 1929

What Is Read in Japan

To the Editor of the Nowrit-Cla Dairy News." ith much interest felt in today's paper Japan", illuminating to find cure is. iniluencinge the [people of the Far East, and to find many of our old favourites now rowular in Japan, literature is also in Japan, notably that issued by Mr. Kagawa, His Christian writings have had slum worker has become interna-mal.

Our Society approached him rewiring a Chinese version of some: of his books. He entered warmly 0 the idea and his most popular hook "Christianity and Its Truth" is now nearing completion.

I might also add that our old friend Jane Austen still makes her appeal to the feminine heart even in China for a Chinese girt-haw lately possible to those who have regard for clean decency.

That thi of health of course, The practically free adi has resulted in a class of frequent ters whose presence is intolerable to all those—foreigners and Chinese alike—who have any regard for those features of Public Parks which must be essential ones pleasure and comfort are to be it is not perhaps neces-elaborate on the character-those highly undesirable to whom the present entrance fees present no bar. peetoration, discarding of food remnants, "and the adoption of other insanitary customs are so frequent, that the pleasures of the decent and clean section of the visitors have practically become. non-existent.

I feel certain that these views mast also be held by the better: class Chinese, and it is therefore urged that some practical measures. be adopted by the Council, seithout delay, for remedying the present conditions.

I strongly urge, therefore, that the entran-e charges be increased. to amounts to, which, T thinks, mo A ship's gotra have its way, or it won't x0, It' costs 29 much to keep one operation.

hips always come off the way. backward, like the members of a certain sex alighting, from street at some place or another.

Because they frequently. toss their noses in the air, Who ever won an argument from them?

It is very long ago'since 1 was enlightened on the subject. Therefore, [am sure that my narrative incomplete, having forgotten some of the skipper's' maxims. 1 also have to admit that I understand nothing about ships, and probably not enough about women, and T therefore trust that naval' experts will be forthcoming in order to supplement my citations and satisfy the thirst for knowledge of Miss (or Mrs.) Cecily.

Tam, ete,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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