'A now movement to keep the city clean is probably associated with the New Life Movement.
School children parade the streets with brooms, dustpans and banners. 'They do no' sweeping, but in their clean little gowns they do. give the impression that they stand for d Uness. The populace constantly {ng these parades cannot help but be effected by them for the better.
8 taken place in the schools Only a few of the old dark schools of generation ago remain. Practically all the schools now are well ventilate ed and open to sunshine. Large playgrounds are found with every scheat and exercises in calisthenics are now 4 regular part of the school curriculum. Teachers are still poorly paid, but' being an honourable vocation candidates for teachers seem plentiful. Jukao has besides a normal school two private high schools and tone public high school and several vocational schools and also a scheat for the blind.
'A revival in Buddhism seems to be sweeping over the town. A famous Buddhist preacher from' the outside has come to the largest temple of the town and Is holding daily services for a month, Largd crowds, from both the country and city, gather each day to benefit by his discourses. Only a short time ago a restriction against beggars was locally enforced. At present, however, the famous priest thay drawn beggars it seems as. well pious "Buddhists. AM along the road for a block up to the temple beggars gather alms from. the worshippers, Confuctanism, too, is finding ardent supporters. And the Swas: ka Society with its five religions is expand ing its present already large plant.
'The Chapel of the Christian Church, too, is filed to the door, it is reported No' movement, however, meets with more general support than the New Life Movement. "With all these moral agencies at work hope is held out for a better people.
The revelation that tear gas bombs were invented by Dr. J. Sakurai 30 years ago, during the Russo-Japanese War, but were not recommended by hhim'to the Army authorities has been made by the inventor, who is Pro-
University, fessor Emeritus of the Tokyo Imperial
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