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Saturday. ~4a*i. -2&r
THE NEW CAMADlAH
By AL T. MI YADI
1 flicked the cigarette into the rain-swept street. As if drawn by a magnet, it rolled into the gutter. I watched and listened to it smoulder and finally die. Then I turned, and pushed' open the door to the Shanghai Imr.
I walked down to the far end of the fountain and sat down. I ordered coffee, but didn't drink a drop. I simply waited, In a little while, I felt a hand nudge me In..trie: ribs. I looked up. The hand belonged to a huge Filipino, one of. the biggest T had ever seen;. He motioned with his eyes toward the back. ;
"Okay," he said, I: got up. casually and walked toward the kitchen. To -the most suspicious observer it". 'Would seem .that I was simply going to the toilet. I flushed the bowl twice^ That -was the signal for my admittance. There was the door next to the toilet and at my footsteps, it opened.
There was a Japanese youth whom I recognized, who operated the dopr from behind. He commanded a View. of the.. -for wa'.rd progress of all cAistpniors through a slit in the'door. He smiled at � me mechanically.
'^Hi, Lucky." .
��: "Yeah.'V ; :,./.': ^�,^--
I went over to the blackjack
table. This game Had always
been a-weak point with me. It
was the only game that the
. house didn't even bother to take
a cut. It was. that tough.: The
squat chinaman ^as dealing
.again.��.".^I: recognized him fr6m
months beforeV
;.:.: . He grinned at me. There were no players at his table. .
"What's the: matter? You're hot 'doing so good^' I said; ��'((_ He grinned again. He motioned for me to take a seat. I did.
"Play?" he a?ked. . ''Okay; I'm game." .; "How much?" he asked. "A half buck/' . . ,
.He snorted' contemptuously. He dealt me a soft 17 and dealt himself a blackjack;
I smiled at hiin. . ;
"Ha! You lucky!" ho ex-
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�."�'."� claimed. ... ..-"
' ;.;'., "Yeah," I put down 5U bucks.-He dealt infe' two kings. He hit on sixteen. He -made .nine-,' teen. . , ..-
"You lucky." . "Yeah.".. . ;
"How much?"
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"Can I bet all ot it?" "Mmmm. You wait, 1 ask bo-
T_______JEWELLER
* " �Harold MorisWti�
931 Avenue Road
Toronto phone RE. :>411
so. You wait." He motioned for the boss. A thick set immaculately dressed Filipino smoking a cigar came over. The dealer whispered to him. The Filipino nodded.
"Okay. I take 'em all/' the. dealer said/
He passed the cards. I ' took'' �quick look at my first card. It was an ace. Then, I squeezed for the other. It was a queen. ."Blackjack!" He paid me $150! "What you bet this time?" "Can'I bet all of it?'' "Okay."
I hit .blackjack again. He fumbled for a-.book. He NVrote a figure in Chinese on a receipt book, got off his stool and walked to the cashier's window to present it.
.He came back to the. table and pushed $375 toward me.
I picked them up. and- folded them .carefully and put them away in my wallet.
"Whatsmatta, you no play no more?"
"No," v. :
"Ah," he leaned back and sneered, "you chicken, eh?'V "Yeah/'
"Come on, come on!" he scolded furiously, "You . don't want to be chicken ? Come on!" I laughed:
'Then I walked out. The youth at. the .door smiled as he opened the door. "Win?"; he asked:-'"Yeah." / : ; V
"You lucky,'? he said. I Went to the toilet and washed up. My face was hot, my hands still sticky \vith : perspira-.tioiv. Slamming the toilet door shut,; I went over to the fountain up front and sat db\yn. .1 sat there for a while sipping my coffee quietly, I was happy; Maybe that wasn't the word for it but in any event I was feeling good. \^Tho wouldn't after picking up a quick $575 winnings? I" kept thinking of all the times I had come here before, of all the time's I had lost, 'in-total; I realised that I still had lost more than I had won.
"You win?", asked the voice next to me. It was a high pitched
voice, v - '".'
I turned to acknowledge the
question. . .
He was Chinese, old, and with the traditionally bent shoulders. "Yeah," I said. ' >�'/'., ; ."You. lucky!" ..""-.'
VThatV my name." .�" "How much you win?" I was just about to tell .him to go his way when I noted his overalls. You don't see/many Chinamen wearing overalls. "I won about $50."" I answer
ed.
-Wh>>." he whittled through
hi- t*-eth. "you lu -Yeah. I. kr.ow/'
ENGAGEMENTS
\M1MICQ,;'.On't.r- Miss Toshiko Mayeda/ younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Jiwsaku 'Mayeda of Mimico, and Mr. Junji Ikeno. fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Ku-nisuke of Toronto, announced their engagement on Jan. 21.
Hconilton
To Get Welcome
The Issei group of the All IVo-pie's United Church is planning a '' 1" be hold on
SOCIAL CALENDAR
Sat., Wb. 11 when a special \vo! como will W given to thtvfamivy' of Mr. S. Nagano nvohtU- r^ from Japan. -Tho olhor ro
turutvs i.i\ Hamilton wevo I'.v-viously � \\vlco nnnl by this � jivv^up and are invitoil lo atUv \d thi-
JANtARY
^ -Toronto. , St. .�V'hrwt; :. Nisei .Gins Rtske!baU
St. .Christopher lloxrse, ' "'-7 Wales. JM2.
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Junior' U:^\ft
TORONTO. - .The engage-ment of Miss Mitsuko Harada, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ku-makichi Harada of Toronto, and Mr. Shiro Takeda, son of Mrs. Tome Takeda of Hamilton, was announced on Jan. '2\ at the In ternationa} Chop 'Suoy.� �."'�-BaishukuninA aro Mr. and-Mrs.'
Kosh'iro. Aoyoma,
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WESTBANK, U C.'--, Mr. and Mrs. Shigeo Kamikura of Wost-bank, H.. C,, announced the engagement of their eldest (laughter. Miss KSkumi Kamikura, to Mr'. Sabiiro Nakade, second son :x>f Mr. undMrs. Yasujiro Nakado'of Grand Forks, 1>. C. on Jan. 10 at the Green Lantern Chop Suey Baishakunins arcMr. and Mrs Cades and Mr. and Mvs. Shoicli
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TORONTO; --Miss M
Matsuo, eldest daughter of . Mr. and Mrs. Chiyoki Matsuo,-.'.and. Mr. A'oslnnori Mazaki, soii of Mr and Mrs. Kantaro M'Juaki, an-. iiounCed their engagemcvU on Jan. 22; at the- resideiic^1 of the Matsuo's. ;.
Baishakunin are Mr. and S. Fukusaka.
BIRTHS
; MONTREAL./� Born to : Mr and-'".Mrs'". Yosliio Mayeda (nee Miori Miyake) a baby."boy, Akit-sii Derek, on Dec. 2l,'at the Doctors Hospital. . :'���
Mi\ and Mrs, Saitnatsu Nax;a u> uml. family arrived in lia.iniU^ii fro.m. Japan on Jan. l"i atul ai'-.! n.ow "residinji at U'- ^i. Catli*'-rino s?.t.,.'-S.-TlitMV a're four dau^h-tors. IVruko LVI; Hi'sako"W."'llai u ni 10. .and Yoko ;1-,. .'Tht^ two youngt'i' git is aro ;\ttondit\g Quoon N'U'toria .School
while Mrs. Nagano aiul t!u- other
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two girls have "'been'enrolled' in
the regular �night. �.' e)a^<:.^ f.oi new Canadians...
TOKONTO JCCA
The Toronto JCCA pri/.e ^ i.n .HM's are; Kay Lee, Chatham F;rni'e Loin, K;. \1 atsuinoto, Y\ii i-hi Saito, James T. McCarthy, all of Toronto; .."Mr. .Sharniah, North York; >lrs. T. Su/uki Chatham; U. Gonycau, S.- Mo: j-yama. Toronto;- Mrs. K. Mori. Chatham; Hob Sanier. H. .Silhe. Tucker Morito,Toronto; Ci.llatn-blin. C'hathanv; Howie 'INul.i, Cedar Springs: V.. Kiyonaiia. Toronto. - ;.
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5 'l^'vonto. .Nist>i Yets/Dance �n aid tv> Child'r'e'n'^ Hospital. �Central' YMCA araii.toriuni. Cvlloge.at Vonge. S Uv rJ.
-I Toronto'./ .CUih T\".r;S''C.r.p:<Ur � Capers Dane'e, ;>.(�. Si. Cre-.u-gO'; Hall corner of St.'tiyiiia'niv and John. ".:'':iO-11 r'io p.m. .'�'.
'�> .Toronlo/ � Roller 'Skating' Tarly., at /Sliathcona .Koller
10 Mont real..; . Montreal Nisei .'". Fellowship nYovie.nig'Ut,at( St. Mark's " Clunyh, t'7-75' He St; / Yallier 'l>t:-,'..8' p.m. .
I'M" /roronlo. -U. of. T. Nisei Stu-/ dents' /-Chili'' Valentine-nance, :\( .i''o'!ish '-AlH:uue Hall, 0^ I'huvmont. l> p.m. . 11 Vaiu'tuiver, Yaneouver .H'C-A VaU'atine l>anee, lVnd-r:Aud/ .' itorium.;.:o*:W AV,-render St. �/.':,7 :o(v p.m.. . ��"� ,'..-' ' '��;' '� ! 1! /Chathanv; �- Kssex JCCA St \. Vnieijtino's- tiaiu-e,: at -Hay^ I�'.'�"� lkvl!,-(�l NVigle St':. S p.m;
Kdilor, The New Canadian:
Re: 'tho .new niasthoad,may ! I humbly suggest an additional improvement ? t have .-enclosed. ?, Cample of the heading use.d by .Wayne/ Iipring for his ..famous, comic strip, "Superman". -Could' you -similarly. eolou r your new masthead so that it will further .'cohfu.se/ >.Ir, Kaga^.
with .other Ni^is ami by' it W*
Travelling To Japan
OR BRINGING SOMEONE OVER
I didn't answen 1 if he really had, : "I'm janitor here," he ajvnoun-
ced. .-�; -'�.--.. /;.. �.-'-.�.-� �/-�'.: "��..; .' . '.' .;
"You are thinking mebbe you would like to go back and play some more. : Mebbe jwih somo more. Yes?" �;,-
"I've been thinking about it."
I managed-to answer. : -What's it to you, old man, I thought.
."You not lucky all. the time. You are being foolish. I see you before.. You not believe me, but see you before. I-See you lose!" I paid for my coffee.' He laid a hand on my arm to rerstrhin me. I sat down.
"I have worked here ev*-r sine*-it opened. I ; have seen a great many things, a great many por-sons, persons such -as you. th/y have lo?t great amounts of "money. You realize that � in tho end, you cannot win, no?1 .... -�i. y# you. pi a y' al way s t h> � game blackjack. The -worst .game: You have teen fortunate tonight A night ?uch as. this i? rare Tonight, you won over SoOO!"" I almost spilled the cup of onf
fc-e.
;�! know/' h.v ?mi1.--i. "^ "a'A Ard. you are .vjrpri?^. At ;sll ^h^ tah>s thf-y kiv<-'^-' y:-\; hnv WOTI. ar.d."jurt h-.w r'.uch yo-have won. They await your r ,-ins. You w,>uM ?til! f V.^k .
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V. Kadonaga, . Hartonville, On!/ The New Canadian �� ackni>\\v-ledges reader Ka<lona:j;a'^ coloured sample of our hoaM which i.-very attractive aiul also his suggestion whiohvve will file for future t'onsuleratiON.����--. Kdilor.
Tho laek x�f Hngli^h and friend
has niad:* .'vis.-fool'.li�s''t-aml" Icmel;
And in our b.lvu�r moments, v
think about/ IUe Japan; wr.lef
and J'nV sure wo can't .he: enlire
hlainetl if::we sometimes d<> wi;
we were back there. . : "
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1otielmi^s.:and .longing: out '.'�
our systein by 'Vina'kinj? '.frjoiu
\V(- would likiv (o l^arn IHigH
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ways. .-.; - . . ' ' r '�� -.
'The. ones-wh�>'Van /e.flp. us '-.�
"the 'Nisei/: and 1 w�>vli! ]i^e
Editor, The New Canadian: / I can truthfully say that th,< AVelc<'tr,e ilr.me Party :lieVd .-for us" by the Toronto .JCCA " and the .-Issoi-bvi'.'la:sl'-' Saturday was. the- first time .-since.-..returning to C/uiada. .last- sumnV'-.r. that 1 "have thoroughly enjoyr-d i.iy.<c!f. To ih.cm. I--am"grat.�-fiil .for \vhu'. they did, .and l*�n snrr- I spi-nk for all of .us who r<_'hirti*"d fro:r. �Japan who attf-n'dod'UK- pavty.. - ' Although .we .are Ni-viy. \\--:-'are that-in nam*- only for t-,:-^\
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