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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1932 te aa A PAGE EIGHTEEN . Oshawa Dollar Days -- Thursday, Friday, Saturday 5 - . dances, JAPANESE MUST BECOME MODERN | Must Jettison Old Feudal Customs and Adopt New Attitude 'fokio, Japan.--The time has 'seme for Japan to jettison her old feudal customs and adopt wholeheartedly the manners and customs of the western world, in the bellef of Setsua Uenoda, a distinguished Japanese commen- tator and economisf, who has been dissecting this country's social life and finds it too much confused with ancient traditions to be representative of Japan's progressive spirit, "The conditions of life have changed so much in recent years that the people can no longer afford to live according to the customs which sprang up when village and clan were the social centre of the empire", says Mr. Uenoda. "Whether they like it or not they have been forced more and more to conform to the westernized mode of living and think in the western way. Japan is making a dash west- ward. She is simply bent on westernization and is determined to become the Western power of the East. At no time in the his- tory of modern Japan, have changes in the process of west- ernization been so rapid and energetic as at present. The pro- cess has now gained tremendous- ly in volume and momentum. The changes at the beginning of the Meiji era came rapidly one after the other. They are now coming in groups and swiftly. As one walks along the streets of Tokio, one eannot help hear- ing the heart-beat of the Empire in her westward dash. The west- ern ball room dance, which has an everlasting nightmare to par- ents and moralists has ceased to be shocking or disparaging, and the part the dancer plays has become a regular profession. "Boxing has come into the limelight all of a sudden. It is a new comer and it has not yet found a king or popular idol dis- tinguishing himself in . that branch of sport, but there is every indication that it will not fade away like mah-jong after the first flush of enthusiasm. "The same is true with baby golf, The first baby golf links was established two years ago but now the eity and suburbs are floodeq with them and pretty girls who work in those places may become queens of the estab- lishment and their service may become as lucrative as those of waitresses and manne- F. W. THOMPSON Proprietor of Thompson's Drug Store, Simcoe Street South. Proprietress of Beth's Sho on King Street East, formerly Bu- chanan's. "The yen-taku, or one yen taxi for short, has been rapidly in- creasing in numbers in Tokio. There are at present 22,379 motor cars in the capital, Communism which was a hor- ror a few years ago no longer seems so alarming as it used to be. The authorities realize that it is useless to attempt to stamp it out entirely, and they handle radical movements as they crop up. Bushido might have been a beautiful moral code of the sam- ural in the days of feudalism, but what is the use of spluttering it now in the ears of the present day Japan. It is nothing more than Samurai nonsense to the present generation which is now living entirely in a different groove of life from that of fuedal- {sm. If there is anything good in it, they declare, they will get fit in their own way to suit their mode and feelings instead of pre- serving it out of the shackles of the past. SOVIET REVIEWS BORDER DEFENCES 'Is Re-aligning Garrisons | for Use Against Any i Emergency Geneva, Feb. 10--Soviet Russia | + realigning local garrisons on the Manchurian frontier, it was announced Monday by Russian delegation to the disar- mament conference, in connection with recent reports of "'war-like" military activity in Siberia. The realignment on the bor- der of Manchuria, where Japan has extended her military control within the Soviet sphere of in- fluence on the Chinese Eastern Railroad, is "for the purpose of strengthening the frontier gar- risons, primarily in the Zabakay- lle region," the delegation an- nounced. It was emphasized that this move is for defence against the "eventual aggression" of White Russian or Czarist forces in Man- churia and elsewhere, The Soviets have long declared that the exiled White Russians are constantly threatening military attacks on Russia, and the fact that White Russians favored Japanese occu- pation of Manchuria added to this contention. The delegation denied that any Red Army troops had been con- centrated at Viadivostok, near the eastern border of Manchuria, and expressed the belief that movement of troops in the Zaba- kaylle region had caused the Japanese Consul at Vladivostok to report "war-llke' activities. There have long been rumors of possible conflict between Japan and the Soviets in Manchuria, be- cause of the large Russian inter- ests involved. The Chinese East- ern Rallroad is controlled jointly by China and Russia, Japanese troops have crossed It in the Tsitsthar region and last week occupied Harbin, the largest city on the line. The Moscow Government had repeatedly denied, however, that it contemplates military activity in Manchuria, "Tt is in the small town that one finds life expressing itself with. real vehemence."--Rebecea West. the quine, Bargain Days RLS CI Thursday Friday - Saturday SERVICE WEIGHT HOSE, $1.00 Pr. Weldrest Pure Silk, Full-fashioned heavy Service Hose. Regular $1.35 quality that we have been selling at $1.15 pair. - All the new shades in sizes 8; to 1014. An outstanding Dollar Days $1 00 Value. Pair Seeessenenstnntttiniiiy 0] 9 ONLY GIRLS' WINTER COATS Sizes 2 to 7 Years HALF PRICE . Regular $4.95 to $8.95 for $2.48 .. $4.48 AND VESTS. Ladies' & Children's WINTER UNDERWEAR. 3 pid irl "$1.00 Girls' Bloomers and Vests in sizes up to 14 LADIES' SILK STRIPE $150 LADIES ak ST! ig 1 Vests with no sleeves, or short sleeves, and Bloomers or long Drawers, One Price . HOSE! HOSE! Ladies' Silk and Wool Hose. Reg. 65c. Girls' Sport Cashmere Hose. Reg. 50c. DOLLAR DAYS. $1 00 3 Pairs . MISSES' PULLOVER SWEATERS Fancy embroidered designs on colors cf navy, powder, jungle green, maroon, coffee, beize. Sizes 34 to 38. Selling at or. $1.98 PETER PAN HOUSE FROCKS, $1.98 Dresses that are styled differently and Bt vr ev $1.98 3 ONLY FUR TRIMMED WINTER COATS Sizes 17, 18, 20. Ome $10.00 . Sizes up to 50. .... price to clear ............ . $2.39 NEW MILLINERY WASH HOUSE DResses. $1.19 GIRLS' WOOL LEGGINGS. 69 2 to 6 years. To clear ...... C Fleece lined at................. Pr. C BROADCLOTH SLIPS, shaped tops. White only. Sim dw az 0) 00 sesssnitesinaninee | . GIRLS' PRINT DRESSES, fast colors with panties to match. 98 Sizes 2 to 6 years. Each ........ Cc GIRLS' PLEATED NAVY 9 SKIRTS. Sizes up to 14 ........ 8c GIRLS' DRILL MIDDIES with navy or red collars. Sizes to 12.98¢ GIRLS' FLANNELETTE SLEEPERS AND PYJAMAS, Sizes 2 to 6 years. Selling at .............. 69c Leennes GARDENING IS HIS PET HOBBY British Speed Artist Likes Nothing Better Than Growing Spuds New York.--He drives auto- mobiles at 245 miles an hour, yet one of Sir Malcolm Campbell's favorite hobbies is gardening. Sir Malcolm, en route to Day- tona Beach, Fla., where he will attempt to add a few miles per hour to his world's automobile speed record of 245.733, likes a restful atmosphere. But, appar- ently, only at home. He has won world-wide fame with his feats of driving racing cars at break- neck speeds, and another of his favorite pastimes is cruising in his small ocean-going cruiser, running the hoat himself. He also likes to hunt buried treasure, Hors<es and Dogs, Too In addition to these hobbies, Sir Malcolm finds time for his family, his horses and his dogs. But first of all comes the garden. He lives at Povey Cross, Sur- rey, about 35 miles from London. His house, another of his many hobbies, is more than 500 years old. When he took over. the estate it had no garden. Now there are several, And whenever Sir Malcolm can put aside his work and his various other hobh- hies he can be found in his shirt «leeves, puttering around among the. flowers and vezetablse, At times a caller would have diffi- eulty distinguishing between the man who has sent huge racing cars hurtling over the sands to one record after another and the gardener who is regularly employed on hig estate, At his home Sir Malcolm fol- lows two other hobbies, breeding Airedalse and Alsatians and fus- sing' with riding horses. His dogs come ahead of his horses, "Fine Young Lady" Malcolm described ell as "» fine young un vith a husband a moment's notice, may de of the Sir Lad lady who put who, at go off to the other » world." Another '"f'ne young lady" who holds a warm gpot in his heart is his daughter, aged 8. His son is 11 years old Although he does most of his voyazinz on swift ocean liners, the holder of the land speed rec- ord loves the sea at close quart- ers. Ha prefers to use his own hoat. a 28-ton cruiser. When there are no speed rec- ords to be broken and the cruiser fails to satisfy his urge to keep moving, Campbell hunts treasure. He makes no distinction as to whether it be huried or merely lost, whether it once belonged to { the Incas or to the freebooters of | the, Spanish Main. He never has found any yet. NATIVES SUPPORT once lamp very his Form of Education Appeals More Than Missions in Kenya Nairobi, Kenya.--Some interest- ing tendencies among the tribes of East Africa are revealed in the an- nual report of the Native Affairs Department of Kenya Colony. One is a growing enthusiasm, particular- ly in the Kikuyu Province, for sec- ular education. Large sums are voted by the native councils for the establishment of non-mission schools. At Nyeri, for instance, no less than $40,000 is available from this source, and the Government has agreed to share with the native Council the expense of running the school on a half-an-half basis. This breakaway from the misson schools cannot, the Commissioners think, be attributed wholly either to political propaganda or to hostility to the missions, It is born of a quickly growing independence of spirit which looks more and more criti- cally upon paternal government and methods that have worked in the past, In education, one Commissioner says, the native feels the need for something 'more effective in prac- tical life" than can be got from the mission schools, and ig ready and eager to pay for it. An analysis of the difference between the course provided in a mission school and in one of the new secular schools would be necessary before people outside can judge the justice of the plea, but the movement is a signi- ficant mark of the awakening of the native mind, In other fields its new activities are less controversial. The local native councils grow in number and in value, and busy themselves with erecting hospitals, dispensaries, and council houses, with the improving of communications, and the like. They tend, moreover, with the im- proving of communications, and the ike. They tend, moreover, to draw together for the discussion of mat- ters of common interest, and in the more advanced council the members show "an intelligent interest in fin- ancial problems which marks real progress towards a better under- standing of the principles 'of gov- 18% King West DEWLAND'S Next Door to Woolworth's er NAME PLAYS FOR New York, N.Y.--As the thea- trical season plods into its last lap, speculation on Broadway turns towards the probable wine ner of the Pulitzer prize, Unless an extraordinary hit comes in during the next few weeks, only five plays will be ser- fously considered. These are "Mourning Become Electra", by Eugene O'Neill; "The House of Connelly", by Paul Green; '"Dis- tant Drums", by Dan Totehroh; ""Counsellor-at-Law", by Elmer Rice; and 'The Animal King- dom", by Philip Barry. It is the almost unanimous opinion of experts that O'Neill's 14-act drama stands the best chance, although they aren't over-confident since the prize committee exploded a surprising upset last year when they award- ed the honor to Susan Glas- pell"s "Allison's House." If the prize should go to "Mourning Becomes Electra", it will mark the fourth time O'Neill has won the Pulitzer 'medal. His previous prize winners were "Strange Interlude", "Anna Christie" and "Beyond the Hori- zon." PRIZES FOR FAMILIES Florence, Italy --The city govern- ment has advertised that it will award $5,000 to the family to which the greatest number of healthy chil- dren have been born in the last six years. The money will be made payable to the children on a pro-rata basis when they marry or become 21 years old. Couples who have had less that four children in the stated per- iod have been advised it would be useless to enter the contest, ENGINEERS SEEK LEGISLATION Want Protection From Men Who Have No Recogniz- ed Qualifications At this session of the Ontario Legislature amendments to the "Engineering Profession Act" of 1922 will be introduced which are of undoubted importance to the profession, but of still greater im- portance to the public whose in- terests, financial and otherwise, are jeopardized by the loose state of the existing law. The amendments are also devised to bring Ontario legis- lation into line with that of all the other province of Canada (save Prince Edward Island); and this also is urgent since by nature of their calling engineers are nomadic and the man employed on a big development project in Ontario this year may be engaged in Quebec or British Columbia next year. 'Brief- ly the new legislation will give pro- fessional engineers the same status with regard to enforcing profes- sional standards as are enjoyed by the legal and medical professions, and the same powers to protect themselves against impostors and unqualified practitioners, The act applies to the class once generally known as "Civil En- gineers" originally so-called to dis- tinguish the' profession from "Army Engineers." The term is today ob- solete in view of the diversified nature of the calling--Chemical, Electrical, Mining and Mechanical Engineers, etc., all of whom under scientific training--although Quebec in its excellent legislation still clings to the wording "Civil gineer." Prior' to a decade ago there was no protection to the Canadian public with regard to en- neers. A than whose sole quali- cation was that of having carried a hod of bricks up a ladder could, if he wished, call himself a "Civil Engineer," and collect fees for pro- fessional services if he could find dupes. As a matter of fact a good many unqualified men did defraud the public in this way, and under the loose state of the Ontario law have continued to do so, despite certain limitations, Two small boys were discuss- ing their respective families, and after having dealt with everyone else had arrived at their grand- fathers. '""Mine was ninety-five day," said one proudly. that wonderful?" "Not very," wag the grudging reply. 'Look how long it has tak- en him to do it!" yester- "Isn't Counsel (cross-examining pre- judiced witness): "I suggest that Mrs. Giggins is anathemia to you," Witness: 'Then you suggests wrong. It's only my frieunas I calls by their Christian names." Mohammed, although enjoining since marriage upon others, had nine wives at the time of his death. En- | EXPERIMENTING ~ ON'IGHT SPEED Scientists Endeavor to Re- duce the "Light Year" to Miles Pasadena, Calif.--Experiments begun by scientists more than 300 years ago to ascertain the speed of light seem near comple- tion here. The speed of light is the yardstick of science, Other yardsticks may warp or be short- ened or lengthened by tempera- ture changes, but the speed of light is recognized as constant. Astronomers measure the dis- tance from the earth to stars and planets by it, using "light years", the distance light would travel in a year. But they have never been able accurately to reduce a light year to miles. Galilel Galilo, TItallan scien- tist, made one of the first esti- mates of lights speed by flashing lantern light back and forth across hilltops. Employing much the same principle, Dr. Albert A. Michelson, United States physic- ist, used mirrors to flash light from mountain ,top to mountain top near here in 1927 and found it traveled 186,284 miles per second. 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