Tokyo, July 29.
A formal proposal for the elimination of Western music from Japan "as a means of serving the nation in its crisis" is to be presented to the Government by Mr. Nagayo Ma-toon, a director of the Dai Nippon (Great Japan) Corposers' Association.
"Japan," Mr. Matoori contends, "should seek io evolve a genuine music of her own, breaking down the existing Idea that western music is 1 and everything."
Adoption of his proposal, he contends, would also be a useful wi time economy, "as payments for for eign music and royalties on pice published here would be eliminated.
Under Mr. Matoori's plan, all foreign music, whether classical or jazz, would be kept out of Japan, and concerts, operas, radio programmes and phonograph records on western lines would be banned altogether in this country.
Mr. Matoori thinks, however, that informal concerts in schools, churches and homes would be "all right,"
Since the main object of his plan is "to strengthen the Japanese na tional spirit through Japanese music, Mr. Matoori believes 2 ban on the use of western musical instruments unnecessary. "But," he told an interviewed, "these instruments should only be used to play the proper and spent his first four years in Hongkong, followed by a year in Tsingtao, and since that time he has resided in Shanghai.
Mr, Priedemann took an active part in the affairs of the German community here and for many years was Hon. Secretary of the German Club, but was forced to resign when his health failed some months ago. From 1910-1917 he served in the nce Heinrich Company of the Shanghai Volunteer Corp:
The deceased at the time of his demise was fifty-five years of age and he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Cissie Priedemann, and two daughters, the Misses Gertrud and Maria Renate Priedemann, the latter of whom is in Hongkong.
Accompanying the chief mourners Mr. A. Eggers, of the deceased's firm, and Mr. H, Gaetjen was present on behalf of the German Consulate. The simple bronze urn rested upon a mauve cushion in front of which lay a beautiful spray of flowers from "Cissy, Gertrud und Maria Renate." Donations to the Deutsche Hilfe will be acknowledged later and among those sending floral tributes were:—
STE Ae dos eneralkonctlat, Die" Deutsche Gemeinde Schanghai; utscher Stadtklub Schanghai; Dents: ch Klub; China der
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