s evenly mateh-)"eing tied 9-a)l lie fiifT quarter the; end of-the ng 3 lr23 in thel lonarchs led aged.a thrilling scoring iiut.they. ?int as the finall
*Q)ik\<'$':-i'%\r-Aim fen ;ma-.-34. ..Miike (3, Kuiioka.l
scoring "laurelsj Were Mas Hy-5uftahara, TuxL'l 12 arid 9 points! eliudis- TabataJ unamoto played
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The New Canadian
THE VOICE OF THE SECOND GENERATION
YAMA TAXI SE1414
VOL. IV, No 14 VANCOUVER, B.C. APRIL 4, 194!,
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a Vancouver
jftty Clubs ? .
NlSei employees.of
�3nd loggia �mP hav* organ,z^ Safety CU/b for the purpose of fjyng the '"am causes of acci-ts m this occupation, in a definite 0ff to cut down the appalling ^ber of casualties among workers.;. We have known for a long time t an unusually high accidnt rate /sted m logging camps. We have Med too, that a great majority of casualties claim the virile Nisei, t up to now, nothing has been one to get to the cr^x of the matter, t's hope this is onlystta beginning, indards of Living . .'. 0,ce in a while the tables are VOe<j and the shoe fits the Other's tol, The Oriental -has been ac-fc<ed more than once,' whenever question has-'arisen; of lowering standards of living.by a williog-tiis to work long hours for next to
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The other day I heard a different vrv A' young Japanese girl, who never worked for less than $20 jirtfnth, applied for a domestic job, r& the lady of' the house said/. 1*^201 Why, 1 can get a Canadian ft to do the same work for $10 a
WELL!
Jjpinese. Language Question . . .
Perhaps the most, discouraging jfcsehn this thing called "job-hunt-rg" is to approach a prospective 0-^dian employer and meet the y-jy, "Gap you speak and. write jjfanese"? - *" " �-
One comes to accept this from a Ajaoese e mpioye r - bu t � to f i nd.; i t fe stumbling post between you. ar\d ipb in a Canadian firm is rather iblter pill to swallow. / :
Yes, despite-ail the fuss and talk ter -the Japanese. Language School, h Japanes.e - language- is a necessity ?4 will be one for a long -time to-"
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Why is �t-that authors of "How. t write a pnze-winning, novel/' *Ho* to write saleable literature'-' *<f the like,- are -never found- in the ?/cessfyl authors' list?
Why is it that heart-throb colics, beauty columns, etc> always steis the Teminineside of the ques-i There are advice on "How to k'd a husband/' "How to please ?�V- "How., to attract the stronger " I'Hov.' men I ike women dressed" but nothing on "How to hold a *fe," "Hew to please the wife," {-c Perhaps it's all masculine pro-i^sida. ' -
Rain ; . .
r^ begest-item of the week is r^ Pcets may rave about "Fall-fS ^T.meqr rain" and '-'sheets - of *-we$t lawn/'- but for me, rain -'r� a. deeper appreciation for �"''ss rraten^l, like the snugness .� 2>a_rm bed, the ram outside cpm-V5 ^^nja torrents, and the privil-Vp, t^e privilege, of turning forty forbidden
ess.
Finance Minister Wiley Thanks Fishermen for Gift
NEW WESTMINSTER. � Appreciation of a voluntary donation -of $50 made recently by;, the' Upper River Fishermen's Association to the Department of" National Pefence is expressed in a letter to Tatsuro Suzuki from Minister.of finance James L. Hsley.
Wrote the minister in part:
/'Will you please convey to the. ..members of your Association and accept for yourself, the sincere thanks of the Government as well as my own -personal thanks for this generous gif>. My colleagues and I appreciate deeply this evidence of your loyalty and your practical interest and support in the Dominion's part in the war."
Steyeston Nisei Group Invests in War Certificates.
STfcVESTON. � $100. has been frozen-in .the.treasury. of. the Japanese .Canadian Citizens Association/ local JCCL chapter, for. 7 Vz years
as a result of the. purchase of a war savings certificate for that amount, � Executive officers decided to hold a concert Jn the late fall, and chose an extensive' list of district courv-cillors.
Consul Says Farewell to Vancouver Community
VANCOUVER. ~ A large group of community leaders were on hand at - the Great Northern Station, Thursday evening, to say farewe.ll to Consul KenjiNakauchi.aad Madame Nakauchi, who left for Los Angeles where Mr. Nakauchi will -assume a new post.
. Mr. Nakauchi told The New Canadian that he had enjoyed his stay in Vancouver and wouleLlook forward to the. time when- he;would beable to visit the city again. Woodfibre Japanese Give $500 to War Services
WOODFIBRE. ��-Japanese Canadian employees -of; the B. C: Pulp a n d; Pa pe r^Go. ^ he re h aye dor) a te d a total of $500 to the current War Services Fund Drive.
Parley. Pledges Service To Canada
Service and � duty to Canada in the capacity of loyal citizens was stressed in a resolution upheld by the annual con-ference of organizations. /Japanese :Canadian organizations meeting last Sunday at the Marumaiv under auspices of the Canadian Japanese^Association.
:The- resolution, urged "that overseas
Japanese Canadians: -wo r k stie^dfastl^tcrm'aintaiirthe position they: have won in Canada; and to carry on despite' what difficulties may be in. store. . .
As practical means of service to Canada, the conference � .went on record as urging -support from all - Japanesc communities for the war Sav- _ ings Certificates .campaign, and for subsequent war loan
flotations. - - ~. - >......_.
$700 was voted by the conference as a rne,saure of assistance' to the Japanese Branch of the Canadian; Legionp and support was promised, to. a project for the sending of com? fort bays to Canadian soldiers
Credit Union Studied.
T^A^clrimfftee~of tlTe^Calllidiaiv Japanese Association;reported �that: one. of the best means to improve 'financial . security - in the .community- would be to work along the lines of credit union principles.
Steps will be taken in the near future to organize such a union, and to encourage the-second generation to enir_ ..bark./O.n^sysjematic sayings:, through this means. .. -Delegates were present from nearly fifty - business, profesi sionalj trade, >social;-- fraternal and "community associations, including a large number- from out-of-town points.
War Services Fund
Citizens Support Patriotic Step
VANCOUVER, April 4.�Likelihood of over $2000 being raised'in the current war services drive was expressed today by campaign officials; basing their estimates upon the response to date of canvassing.
Several citizens have paid visits to the campaign
headquarters to bring their contributions in voluntarily,
it was said; They did not wish to see the Association lose
anything because of its patriotic gesture,
General approval of the move .made by the Canadian Japanese Association in donating a sum of $200 in excess of the quota for the Japanese community at the start of the campaign was expressed: Canvassers have reported that citizens are very-willing to donate, and have commeiiderrihe action of the Association.
New Consul Doubts U.S.-Japan War
Finds British Atmosphere in B.C. Congenial
. VANCOUVER.�Probably the youngest man ever to hold the post,< the new Japaneses consul,-Ichiro'Kawasaki, slight, soft-spoken and fluent in English, finds the "British atmosphere1' in Vancouver most congenial and much to his likings
The first .thing that im- eventuality of war. ^ k
A graduate of . the Tokyo
pressed him on crossing the border -from�the� United ~ states was the more typically British reserve, characteristic of the people. He ,finds it very similar to the atmosphere in which he' spent "four of his most impressionable years" in the south of England.
.Interviewed at his residence Thursday- afternoon upon his arrival from San Francisco, where he has been � acting consul-general, Mr. Kawasaki, said he-doubted very strongly the possibility^ war in the Pacific:
Personal, relations in the Pacific Coast states, he added, continued on, the same very friendly terms, with few people seriously entertaining the
Imperial - University,- the new -consul joined the Foreignx Office two years, ago, and was present with Mr. Matsuoka at Geneva when the latter led the Japanese delegation out of the I League of Nations, Subsequent-' ly he served' in London and ; Prague, and was present in � Shanghai during the height of hostilities in that city. He has been in San\ Francisco for the past two years.
Discussing Nisei problems with The New Canadain, Mr.-Kawasaki stressed that in rural : "Calif orniaTtlTeTN ise"i~are~5tead -ily building up economic security,;- and are not unduly con- � cerhed over the tense international situation.
$750 Fellowship To Local Physicist
- BERKELEY, Calif. ~� Announced here this week by the University of California - was the award of a fellowship for the sum saka, br
Nisei Debaters Win Union Championship
Nisei Delegates TbjR.C.M.P. Register ThirdJfouth MeetJSteveston Area
A welcome addition to the silverware -collection of: -the Powell-Young People's Society was brought home last Monday
VANCOUVER.�Nisei delegates will as usual attend the sessions of the Provincial Youth Congress; scheduled this year for Easter week-end at: thel Western Sports Centre, a sur vey by The New; Canadian in dicated. .
'�'-.-.Delegate's^lrom^outsjtle-.city: organizations; especially J.G.
VANCOUVER � Registra-
; tion of f ices~of tjie Roy ah Can-..
ad tan Mounted 'Police; -will be closed from Friday, April: 11 to ^Monday, April 14, inclusive^ Sergeant J. K. Barnes announced today. � * *
VANCOUVER � Over'3500 Japanese Canadians were. registered during the period March
C.L.' organizations, are also
expected iO;regi>ter for the:] 4 to MaiclV 31, registration of annual gathering of youth [ ficersre'porte to Th6 New groups. _ y^:' '; �� :'- Canadian today: � - � .��'; " . Registration this year is not; 0ut of this number, there of �750 t6ShuichiKu-"^-^^^ official delegates,. wcre22 temporary cards is-
ilUaM^Nisei Physicist when Norah Fujita and Charles1 but sosslons are opon to ar�y. "sued, pending investigation and
^^r-dnA member of an accredited youth) verification of information sup-
Kadota emerged - victors over, gfQup Jhc fec js Qnly 25c p-r| p]ied ?5 ^ ^ q{ ^ |q
1------- date have been checked/and
from Vancouver
The award will enable thejJJ^ Vancbuver's �
well-known Vancouver-educat- , Soc[e . , � P^', .. ..vftp
ed student to carry on with rwrpatAr'VanrniiWr H,s Wc,rshlP Mavor
post graduate research work in theoretical physics. Although he has qualified for his Doctor of Philosophy degree, Kusaka . another forry forbidden j will not take his degree until �-'<5; ihe inexpressibly comfortable he has completed his work. He -cf taking of wet socks and has been engaged in research ^�'S cr,svs toes before a fire- the work since his graduation in k overcoat and inug' 1937 from U.B.C:, when he won
J. W.i verified as wholly in order.
!Rev. James \y. Melvin will de-Taking the negative of. the
question j ''Resolved that a
United States of Europe, is the solution to peace in Europe," the Powell team were judged victors by Judges T. G/Norris;
^s .
'the graduating class gold medaLJK.C. Killam and John Betts.
Registration "began; in Steve-Rev. James \y; Melvin will de-; ston Monday jastf. with four liver the keynote address/ | Officerjs statiohed in ;the corn-Three commissions will con-^ munity hall. Two of these are
sider youth problems under the, Japaneses-speaking. An aver-. following heads: 1. "Youth1 age of 120 per day are passing Earns its Daily Bread"; - 2. through the office, the major-"Youth Vitalizes Democracy";; ity of whom are British sub-3. "Youth Pays the Bill". hects. . .
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