New Establishment Educational facilities for the children of Japanese subjects of Formosan extraction residing in Shang-{hai may become available early next year, the local Japanese press said July 'The Formosan population of Shang-hal, the papers said, now totals 680, whereof about 180 persons are members of a recently organized Shanghai 'Formosan Residents' Guild This organization proposes to establish a refuge for unemployed, an employment bureau and create other facilities for the welfare of Formosan residents, Because of its recent inception, coupled with the absence of any wealthy members, the Guild is unable fo provide its own educational facilltes, such as those maintained by its Korean counterpart.
Formosan children attending Japanese schools here total 13, five of Whom are attending middle school. In contrast about 30 Formosans are attending Chinese primary schools and another 30 Chinese middle schools, the reports said. ignorance of the Japanese language. while Chinese firms discriminate against them because of their nationality, In' addition. several cases where Formosan children were being given violently anti-Japanese education have been found, the reports added. Children have been known to bring home anti-Japanese leaflets and pamphlets which they obtained at school, the newspapers stated, Beeduse of the lack of funds, however, the Japanese authorities have been unable, to lake measures to cor reet this sittiation, A survey of the activities of larger Formosan communities in Amoy, Foo-how, and Swatow will be made by Inspector Shire Naito of the Japanese Consular Police, who is leaving here for the south on July 13, Before returning here, Mr. Naito is expected to visit Tathoku where he will discuss plans for the establishment of a Fo mosan school here with the Formosan /Government-General authorities. The frst step in this direction, the press said, would be the opening of a Kindergarten,
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