1946-11-20 — Page 3

Japan's Educational System Undergoes Thorough Overhaul

Having recently undergone the most thorough revision it has ever known, Japan's educational system is now freed from the ultra-nationalism and militarism which characterised it before and during the war. With emphasis on democratic prluciples and practices, the Japanese system is now similar to those in existence in Great Britain and the United States, reports United Press. +

A three-day conference on intelligently in public affairs and to civil information and education recommise the truth in world affairs, as well as to offer cultural and was recently concluded by the technical education. Occupation authorities, and, an ai

Illstory Courses keynote to the conference, the

The necessity of climinating State Shintoisin and spokesman of the Education Instruction her similar religious public schools has Division of General MacArthur's also been fully realised by those in Headquarters. declared that charge of the educational programme, everything was being done to dom for students.

They aim at complete religious free- overhaul the educational system

of Japan to make it truly democratic.

thoritien.

in school administration.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1946.

Evidence of the success of Britain's export drive is provided by .this

picture of crated

and care

trucks ready for shipment. These vehicles will soon be put to good use on the strests of Hong. kong, Singapore and other places where lack of transport is one of the outstanding shortagen.

Of Mormons

Washington, Nov, 18. . The United States Supreme Court

upheld convictions to-day

of alx uf the Mormon Sect

MIDLAND NEWSLETTER

(By R. C. Scott)

SATELLITE TOWNS FOR

LONDON

Britain's programme to relievo congestion in London by the creation of "satellite towns" and "out-country estates" will dis- porso approximately 1,250,000 persons now living within the city during the next few years. About 500,000 persons will go to the satellite towns, while the remain- der will go to the other housing colonies farther away, niates, United Prens from London.

The town of Stevenage und Har low, where the government already has begun a programme of rema- delling, are expected to attract in- dustries and residents from London.

Government surveya of familles on the waiting lists for removal to the new arens indicated that there is no great reluctance to leave London. A check of 3.130 familles in one urea received 2,000 favourable replies, re- presenting 7,348 persons who had no objections to take up residence out- side the clty.

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Reopening of the bistory courses-U.S. Supreme Court until recently banned by the Occupa tlon authoriiles in all schools-is scen Textbooks, newly compiled and one of the important steps thus far by the Allled educational officials on

Upholds Conviction based on democralle principles, have taken in the already been distributed to school au-1lon of the Japanese. The new text-

To Build Model Towns educational democratisa- 1

books, they say, represent the Arst

The government's extensive plan Outstanding features Introduced in objective treatment of Japanese his-

for rehabilitation of the London orea this new programme "Include

will call for large-scale moving of co-tory for school The texte will education, hitherto unknown in furnish to the children of Japan a

families and factories. Largo sec- Japan; the encouragement of adult story of their people that is honest

tions of the new "satellite downs" are education and student participation and straightforward. They will play members

Mra Alice Quinney of Prince make room for Industrial plants and to be cleared of exising homes to an important part, these officers be-on charges of practising poly- thorpe, Coventry, is the leading to conform with plans calling for Group games are being substituted leve. In training the children of ir gamy by 1 Rx to three

Lecturers alon that is striving to achieve de-diet. They had been convicted by

ver chimney aweep In the Coventry modernistic, selentific construcilon of for formal calisthenics.

area to-day because some years "model townIR.” are being made available for use in mocracy." the schools from a central group in Distorted history was, more than Mann Act which forbids, inter-stute ago nobody would tackle her The greatest fear of some of the Tokyo,

while teachers' manusia are anything else, responsible for the "white slave traffic.”

Boot-bound chimney. Almost sectors selected to become satelliten" being revised and curricula carefully fantastic race theories held by the

in tears, she set to work herself of sprawling London is that they will studied with a view to eliminating ins of the Japanese people; for Defendants argued that their Sect and cleared the chimney and govemment hopes.

become "dormitory towns." But the uneless subjecta

their belief in the "divinity" of the practised polygamy for more

overcunie that Other additions to the new educn- Emperor; for the encouragement of 100 years and contented that the liked doing the job so much that by making each "satellite" attractive tional programme include the use of the martial spirit, and for the pro-Federal Government was without she decided to set up her own for Industries as well. educational cinema fims, while radios paganda which attempted to justify power to regulate marriage.

sweep's business. and radio repair courses have been Japan's position

"Nearly all the big jobs are in Iri recent

Justice William Douglas said that world

Although having to look after a London and few of the people to made available to schools on a bighaffairs.

the ¡ defendants contention

that

husband and two grown-up sons, Mrs whom we can offer them nuve any princity

Although Immedinte

marriage" were motivated by Quinney "plural results are! The ultimate aim of the whole unlikely, there is no doubt that in religious beliefs and without crimin-morning with her bicycle and traller here, the ministry of labour said.

manages to set off each prospect of finding accommodations programme, Generni MacArthur's the long run the effects of this re

al intent would pince beyond law on a a tour of the Warwickshire vil spokesman polated out, is to provide i volutionary educational change will any act done under the claim of re- Inges. Business is booming, she "It is heartbreaking to see men Japanese youths with a sound know-assist considerably in the democra-

ligious action. ledge which will enable them to act¦tisation of Japan, the repog adds.

SILVER AND GOLD

Boubay, Nov. 18 Silver and gold prices to-day were:

tupees Anna

10 per 100 tolas 148 10 per 100 tolas 100 18 per tola

Silver, fleady

Silver, Forward

Gold. Delivery

Gold, Forward Sovereignt

90 12 per tola 67 00 each

LONDON RUBBER MARKET

Lower Courts for violation of the

than

$40

the

maintains, because men won't enter coming back from the service, plead- Justice Frank Murphy, in a dis- the business on the grounds that it ing that we should write to Arma senting opinion, said that while not is too dirty. Declares Mrs Quinney: and ask them to keep jobs open a defending polygamy it was common- "I have never fell so fit in all my title longer while they try to find

practised in ancient times und life as I feel now. I attribute it to homes.” even in some parts of the world to the effect of 5001. As for my com. day. Even though this form of mar- plexion, well if anything it has. Ina- rtage is disapproved, he asserted it proved since I took up chimney cabarets and shows throughout the London, Nev. 18. was not to be compared with an sweeping."

county. They are to have their own The London Rubber Exchange was institution of debauchery or other opened for "tree" trading to-day after Immoralities of that character."

A plan to make Birmingham the school teacher who will help them being

since 1941.

controlled by

"Venice of England" is being pre to make up for the time lost in re the Government

The six Mormons will serve from pared by a group of sailors in Bir-hearsals. The trade itself took the matter very calmly. Only 20 members three to four years' imprisonment.— were present on the floof of the Rubber Central News, the rubber trade, Mr Eric Miller, Chair- Exchange when a prominent meniber of man of Harrison and Crossfield, inform- ally addressed the members present and wished them every success in the re- establladtment of the rubber markot.

Ho pointed out that they would be 63.50 | watched by representatives of other low 06.70° torjunate commodity -markets whose 11250 freedom has still to be regained. 110,00 absence of any excllement surprised, the 613 press reporters but traders seemed to have expected a very quiet market and $30

many forecast that trading will not as 10a has been reënsigned to the United. sumó a normal character until dealers, States Commercial. Company for distri here can raport rubber,-Neuter,

bution to retallers-United Press.

In Alexandria gold was quoted at 167 plastres per fine ounce.

Argentine Gola

-Reuter.

Buenos Aires, Nov. 18.

Sovereign, buyers

Gold quotations were:

Sovereigns, ellers

1.5. 120 Eagle, buyers

UA $20 xale, sellers Gold Bar, per gramme, buyers.... Gold Bar, per gramme, sellers

--Router,

in London, cold and silver prices were unchanged,

FOUR SHOWS TO-DAY

LEE

Tho

JAPANESE GREEN TEA

25 Leicester alderman is launching a campaign for brighter lamp posts. Lamp posts, he told the City Council,

the

were conspicuous features in streets, in the day time and should receive more attention. In regard. to artistic design. "Glve thought,"", he pleaded, **to lighting standards

mingham. Filly members of Inland Waterways Association have been investigating the state of canals

navigable rivers in the Birming and hom area and are seeking to compe of waterways or responsible orities to dredge and clear *the San Francisco, Nov. 10. .. channels and open them to commer The first consignment of Japanese clal and pleasure craft from the sreen tea to us Unlied States since 1941 city right down to the Severn. They mechanically perfect but more pleas was unloaded from the President Jeffer LOTE. The consigninent consounds. The greatest local pastime of the

"Canal bonting should be the ing to behold." chests containing 1,400.975

and where canil trade can be proved, to be diminishing the waterway should not be abandoned but thrown wide open to pleasure craft."

9.30 P.M.

THEATRE.

is in it

All of Hollywood's h

and 62 of Hollywood Stare!!

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ANDREWS SISTERS

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NOTICE

THE HONGKONG "ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION

A consignment of electric light fittings for the Royal Palace in Bong- kok, Sim, tras been dispatched 'by a Juvenile Labour

Coventry firm in response to an order Juvenile labour is so short in from the King of Slam for one thou- Coventry that training in many sand pounds' worth of table lamps. Anti-Negro Leaders Indicted

of

standards and the professions is now being offered Sunda

other fittings. Tho without premiums.

be It will

orders were executed by a

firm shorter. next year when in April, the which was started during the war by three city bench workers. They

~~~**Allanta, ̈ Nov:"10."" school-leaving age is raised. The Juvenile Employment Bureau has made a million small aircraft parts Three leaders of the Columbians, been without an unemployed regis during the war and when the war Inc., anti-negro and anti-Jewish or- indicted by a Employers who

ended switched to electric light fil- | ganisation, were can years. only offer blind-alley Jobs aro

ungs. Now, B year later, their special grand jury here to-day.

The next Council meeting of. almost unable to

abour products are going to S. America, Het juvenile labour

The President of the Corporation, the Hongkong Anti-Tuberculosis while other works which can offer India, S. Africa, Egypt and Continen

tal Jobs with real prospects are finding

countries. They have proved Emory Burke, and the organiser and

will bo held on. in meeting their tha, free enterprise can sull succeed, Secretary: Homer Loomis, were in- Association great difficulty

on live counts charging Wednesday, 27th November 1946. Fram next April for and are now building a new Ren dicted eequirements.

Medical thousand pounds a whole year the only market from

factory nturpation of polfee authority.

at 5.30 p. m. at the which boy and girl labour сап bo Nuneaton.

James Ralph Childrens, 18-year- headquarters, Hongkong Shanghai- ! drawn for the whole of the indus Co-op members in Leamington Spa old Columbian who wears the So- Bank Building. try, business and commerce, will be

will receive "divi" slips every time ciety's bronze "Badge of Honour,"

All members are kindly request- the Technical College and the secon- they order a pint a: a public house in was indicted for riot in connection dary schools. Over 2,000 Young people the average leaving elemen-rwick Street which has just been with the beating of a negro in North-ed to attend. tary schools yearly will not be avail- taken over by Barbury Co-op.

Blushrooms as big as two hands able.

growing in the front room of a Stuf- Twelve. Derby Juveniles are tourd house in which water was also appear in the chorus of a pantomime ai Derby's leading theatre at Kmas. During the war these clever young Ald. T. H. Tunnicliffe. The house complained of is that tenanted by the local burials superintendent.

sters raised gearly three thousand pounds for war tharities by staging

SIDE GLANCES

י.

running down the walls were re ported to Staflora Town Council by

west Atlanta-United Preas.

OPIUM IN BANK

When the vault doors of the Bank of China building at Ipoh were staggering opened last month, the

of 210,000 lubes of Japanese

By Galbraithoptum was discovered stored inside.

“Did you notice this semester the boys seen to be whis- tling at us lots more and lots louder?---I just know I'm going to have a very successful year of school!",

T. P. WU

Joint Hon. Secretary

NOTICE

BUILDING FOR SALE.

The undersigned is propared to The pre-war value of this contru receive on behalf of the Owner pand would be $30,000, but at pre- Tenders for the purchase of No. sent black market values, it is worth at least $400,000, says the Timer.

Strafts

It is stated that this is one of the biggest, if not the biggest haul of;

10 Ice House Street, Soc. A of M. L. ZA.

Permits to inspect the building.

opium to be made since the surren- may be obtained from the under-

dor.

.

signed during office hours.

Tenders should be addressed to

GI ON ASSAULT CHARGE the undersigned at their offices

in Д sealed cover endorsed "Tendor for Purchase of No. 10 Frankfurt, Nov. 19. Ice House Street" and should be

Oficials of the Provost Marshal's delivered not later than twolve office revealed to-day that Pfc. Alex noon on the 23rd November next. Misczitch has neen arrested and charged with an attack on the British Consul General at Munich, Mr John A. Thwaites,

Mr Thwalles was mocked uncon- * on November 14 as he in-

The highest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Dated the 25th October, 1946.

tervened when an American soldier JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER.

nd n n friend attempted to molest twa British women he was escorting.

Omclits sald Misezich was indicat- ed as the attacker by Pfc. Rudolph. E. Moore who was with Misczich at the time of the attack. Moore was not delalnod.

A description given by one of the women, Miss R. Mynnlo Roberts, led to Misczich's arrest. United Press.

Seoul, Nov. 10.

ro-openy

Hongkong & Shanghal Bank Bldg.. 4th Floor, Hong Kong.

NOTICE

Hongkong Society for the Protection of Children'

The air mall service between Members of the Women's Auxi Korea and Japan

toliary who, havo, returned to the morrow and will be limited to post-Colony are requested to attend a eards in the Korean, English, French, Meeting tomorrow, November 21. Russian, Spanish and Japanese

languages, it was announced to-day at 10.45 a.m. in the Board Room, The rate will be one yen per card 4th floor, Morning Post Building.... United Press.