Tokyo, Apr. 6. From Ove Owns Absolute, prohibition of alcoholic Leverages in the village of Kawai-Gaul, in Ishikawa. Prefecture, preed such an unqualified success that the "villagers again "voted for continuance of the regulations {for another five years, The village went dry on April 1, 1026, in 0 to bring about an improvement in the Anances of the district, The vill agers met again yesterday morning
total abstinence for another five-year again teak' an cath to, observe period.
Five years ago, the village. wa: very' poor and unable to provide, a Proper school building "for the Thildren, As no source of revenue was available for the purpose, the Villagers decided: to refrain from Grinking alcohol for. five years. During this bevied, they were able to save a total of ¥, 45,000. At the Keeimning of the period of prohiblyon, the village secured a loan of Y8"'30,000" from' the prefectural government, ata low rate of inferest, and, with this they erected a modern school building. This loan as paid back ut of the community savings. Tu addition to this, the Jocal authorities have a fund LY, 28,000 for other purposes, Postal savings in the village amounted to 7.9400 at the end of last month, Compared. with nothing at-all fixe Yenre ago. The death rate and lekness have shown a marked decrease during the dry period.
The most beautiful unthatched reads, both. male and female, of Japan—some as. innocent of "air ana well-polished. door-knob—met Nagatoro, a beauty spot near Tovgey yestchdny, the, ohiect beng to find out who Was the proud pos sesser of the most shining dome in this country.—Tho Chief of the Metropol Police, Mr, Tstrukiehs Murayama, "whose smiosth cranium isthe pride of Tokyo, led the parade, and. the entrants, coming from all" paris of, the" country: vanged in age from 23 to 67 yeas, Jneluding a few women from Tokyo.
One entrant took out. a Y, 1,000 Insurance policy" on his shining dome, to insure it against injury and-damage until the closing of the broker of heads and mingled with the nature ones, (0 make the gathering more gay. Both the entrants and Mpooaters" were clad in garments of the most original styles.
feature of the announcement that resident of Akasaka, Tokyo, aged 92" years, who ten years ago had failed to' secure a bride because of his bald: head, succeeded in obtaining obe a few days ago, due to the which has "now made munications, recently invited women tiers: to tea at the Imperial Hotel to encourage them not to be beaten men, and had an unexpected verbal bomb thrown at him, when Miss Kaneko Kitamurs trix, speaking for her sex in gen eral, censured his department, for Yes refusal to grant first-class pilots' certificates to. women, bra jscriminatory attitude fo the women of Japan.
The Min-jeter had invited this attack, for he had told his fair guests that, just Veeause they were women, was no reason for them to concede first place to men.
"Japan has had great women from time immemorial, like the Empress Jungu, who led an expeditionary force to Korea. You should pot be beaten by men just because you are women. At present, the conquerors of the air have become the rulers of the land, The women jets of Japan consequently have important responsibilities, and great work to do for the country. Thope you do it well."
Miss "Kitamura immediately relied:—" not the aviators, or of allowing them to monopolize all the honours of the air, A fature, however, is. denied us, by: the refusal of the orities grant us lass Pilot's licences, which is an insult the fair sex of Japan."
'A fragment of bone from the body of Gautama Buddha was com cerated in the charnel shrine of the Envthquake Memorial Hall, in Honjo, yesterday. A special cere many "was held, attended by the Mayor (Mr. Nagato), Count 'Yoshinori Fuitara, 300 members. the Hoy. Scouts' organization, in Tokyo, and seotes of Buddhist priests representing all sects of Buddhism, in, Japan, This relic, which is about the size of a pea, was given to Count Yoshi nori by the head priest attached to! the Royal Temple of Siam when the: Count Visited Siam with a party. Boy Scouts last summer. Since. then it has reposed in the vaults of the Mitsubishi Bank, It was removed yesterday and taken to the Ministry of Education, where 300 representatives of Boy Scout organizations had assembled. With the Scouts acting as an escort, it Was carried to. the Earthquake Memorial Hall, which is merely a temporary depository for the bone, pending the erection in Tokyo of 4 special temple to contain it.
Another fragment of Buddha's bone is enshrined in the Nissen! 'Temple in Nagoya, which was built specially to -receive it. This, too, came from Siam, having brought to Japan early in the Meiji Era. Japanese Buddhist priests' fare convinced that the fragments are absolutely genuine, it was stated by the Rey. Ryogan Ando, According to old accounts, be said, the body of the great teacher was cre mated on a silver tray and the ashes and tone fragments were divided among eight kings. Many of these treasures were subsequently lost in strife and disaster, but those now in possession of the Siamese temple, distinguish sin who was interviewed, however, hesitant to assert' een sclentiously. make' a positive sate-tously male' a poultice sate:
int one wway or the ether, His. torical records make no: mention of the King of Siam-a4 bolag amon theca who divided. the Budcha's courte, they. may, have Passed into the possession of that country at later date."
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