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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1921 centreton In speaking of Japan last Sunday Rev. F. Hetfler quoted from a prominent writer who says that while in some respects Japan is well known, yet in other respect's and these, the most vital, Japan is but little known and consequently is the most misunderstood nation in the world. The anti-Japanese feeling , prevalent in United States and other countries, arises not from knowledge of the Japanese but from ignorance of the real inner mind of that nation. Passing on Mr. Heftier touched upon the causes which have in a half a century lifted Japan from obscurity into the foremost rank of nations. Fifty-two years ago Japan was a nonentity, today she is one of the five great world powers and the arbiter'of destiny tor the Orient. What are the causes? First, the homogenity of the people. Throughout the empire with its 56,000,000 population there is but one language and the customs and religion are the same in all parts of the kingdom. The origin of the Japanese is lost in the mists of antiquity, but 660 years B.C. a Mikado was ruing in Japan. Another cause is the superior position compared with other heathen nations, that has ever been accorded women in Japan. At twelve different periods in the history of Japan a woman has occupied the throne and ruled the affairs of the nation. Some of their greatest authors are also women. The third cause is the great attention paid to education of the masses. For education Japan leads the world, for 99.3 per cent, of boys and 98.7 per cent, oi girls in Japan Cuihb?rt Robinson, son of the first ry. who graduated from Wy-elit'i'e College, Toronto, and with his wife sailed for Japan in 1920. A good deal depends upon the treatment accorded Japanese in our own land. Japan has been the ally pf Britain for IS years and yet here in Canada the franchise is denied to a Jap even, though he be a naturalized citizen. To the Japanese this seems very unjust and with growing persistency they are demanding justice. Mrs. D. H. Taylor went to Newcastle on| Thursday of last week to attend the marriage of her granddaughter, Miss Gladys Walton and Mr. Bonathan, which took place on Monday. Mr. D. H. Taylor is able to be outside for a little while on Miss Lillian Mellis, Cobourg, was guest of her uncle, Mr. S. Coffey, last Sunday. Miss Jean Hatstead, Roseneath, spent Sunday at the home of her uncle, Mj. J. W. McKenzie. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Sherwin, Winona, with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mcintosh, Sask., are visiting at the home or Mr. W. Score. hit apprentice system again Like the dodo, the d around the And if there Was any i imp coming back it new law which says tember 1st next no lad ii under sixteen. Most inter's devils from Ben. n commenced setting 16 were finishing their Ee a comrade of the t Take him swimming no Learn him the ways ( Take your Sunday wall Seriously talk with 1 Teach him hov,' to be a Take him with you wl As the bygone days '. Chumming with the. fat In the years that stre Eagerly I'd wait the day, Hand-in-hand we'd walk awa Everuat his office grim, I was proud to be with him More than pleasure fine, it in When somewhere with him' Father pointed out to me; Showed me men erect and tru And sometimes the false ot And the while we walked aloi Talked with me of right and And for all the years to be Opened wide his soul to nn Little things I couldn't see, councillors salaries Municipal .councillors are waking up throughout the Frovince to their personal financial opporlunities. The principal business at the last meeting of the' Uxbridge town council was the passing of a by-law hers of the council at the rate of $2 for each meeting attended and $1 for attendance at regularly constituted committee meetings. wspaper reporters encounter f strange incidents ir. cove-ruts daily routine. Charles Huck. porter on the Syracuse Journal with the police the other day vestigate a report of a probabh of I In Ar- i with : Let him have the joys you knew When you owned a father too, Walk with him and let him find What is hidden in your mind; Talk with him of men and things, He will need your counselings, Take him with you when you can, Teach him to be a man. --Edgar A. Gues When in Cobourg Call at the ALBION HOTEL (iood Meals and Service EDWARD LISTER, Prop. Brunswick House Colborne UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Habits SPENDING is a habit easily acquired but difficult to relinquish. The saving habit is just as easy to acquire, and, once formed, is not readily given up. Our Savings Dept. help^s to make it easy for you to become thrifty. THE STANDARD DANK OF CANADA xt COLBORNE BRANCH C- A. BRYANS - - Manage* -4k > , nic Tder BRONCHITIS J. F. WOLFRAIM, Proprietor I express adds bring results. For Sale by W. e. gould. colborne Hardwood Flooring "BEAVER" BRAND Hardwood Flooring Laid an'1 Finished For Sale By E. J. TURPIN ions began in 1887. Rev. nd Rev. J. Cooper Robi ranches are at work, the Can: 'hurch, ihe English Church and Episcopal. Wall in beii Thr the i formed into a diocese H.J. Hamilton, D.D., resjdes at Nagoya, whe school for the blind, ;ith Rt. R hospital 1 women and children under the charg of the W.M.S. and a large kinderga ten. The church has now 28 missiot aries besides native Helpers. The kit-! i the ranks being Rev.' England. eapon, and she has a right to use ", said a Willsden magistrate re-iUly. Her only weapon? Evid-,11., Madam Jiggs is not known in Jfa» To WINNIPEG, BfMDGH, REGINA, SASKATOON ffGALGARY, ED&/3OMT0N, PRINCE RUPERT, VANCOUVER, VICTORIA THE "NATIONAL" LEAVES TORONTO I LOO P.M. DAILY via O.T., T. &N.0. and C.N.Rys. via Parry Sound and Sudbury Leave Toronto 8.45 p.m. Daily except Sunday IEMTAL TRAIN EQUIPMENT id full intimation from naarest Canadian national or Grand Trunk Railway Agent. Canadian National-Grand Trunk Imported "Booze" Shall the importation and the bringing of intoxicating liquor into the province be prohibited? WHILE importation of intoxicating liquors into "dry" provinces was forbidden by war-time Order-in-Council, Ontario's jails were half empty. Since that order was rescinded, imported "Booze" has been filling them up again. Jail Commitments --Before and after thc Federal war-time Order-in-Council prohibiting importation of liquor into Ontario was rescinded: Commitments for j Commitments for Drunkenness. j All Crimes. 1919 .......... 3,415 j 1919 ........ 13,096 1920 .......... 4,511 1920 ...... 14,756 Net increase, 1,096. " I Net increase, 1,660. Imported '"Booze" is demoralizing social conditions, breeding a disregard of law, endangering the heme and menacing the youth of this province. Imported "Booze" is defeating the expressed will of the people. Vote-- and Vote, "Yes" Let us shut the door to Imported " Booze " I Ontario Referendum Committee Watchful"Eyes Guard Its Quality "nPHEJREis much more than mere routine * to the elaborate system of inspection which guards the supreme quality of the Gray-Dort car. Built into every car is the pride of an organization over sixty years experienced in the production of satisfactory transportation. --each skilled craftsman looks upon the _r> ' • ~ 1 r personal product, by which lie will be judged in the eyes of the world. The result is a carefulness--a precision-- of construction which is matched only by the fineness of the materials with which our men work. The final result is freedom from ordinary motor car troubles and the long life which comes only with perfect harmony in every working part. Compared with other cars, the Gray-Dort is worth much more than its fair made-in-Canada price. The difficulty in securing a Gray-Dort will increase as the season advances. See the Gray-Dort dealer now. H. S. SABINS, Grafton, Ontario Gray-Dort Motors, Limited CHATHAM,ONTARIO