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DEVELOPMENT OF JAPAN
Entertaining and Instructive Lecture by
Mr.. Gardiner g. Hubbard.
Graphic Description of the Great
Oriental Empire and It's Pro-
gressive People.

which the fair sex predominated, listened
with edifcation and pleasure to a most in
teresting lecture on Japan, delivered by
Mr.. Gardiner @. Hubbard, in the Column
bian University hall yesterday afternoon.
1t was the first of a series Of public leo
lures on popular subjects to be given every
Wednesday ami Friday during February,
March and April. The course OF lectures
was briefly announced by DR.. Green, who
presided at yesterdays session. 1t will be
divided into four branches, as followsI
People and Institutions" Development In
Life. Society and Art" Practical Lessons
In History" and Art"
That these lectures are destined to he ex-
tremely popular is evidenced by the great
crowd that greeted Mr.. Hubbard in cpen-
Ing the series yesterday afternoon. The
hall was packed to overflowing, and large
portion Of the audience had to be content
with standing room. Mr.. Hubbard talked
In a most entertaining manner for about an
hour, ard told many interesting things
about the history, manners and customs Of
the people of Japan. He said that Japan
resembled Great Britain in many respects.
Both countries were Islands near large con-
unents. One was the greatest commercial
nation in the world, and the other was the
greatest commercial power il the orient.
The lecturer made a brief sketch of the
wonderful and rapid development of Japan
In gaining the prominent position she now
holds in the brotherhood of nations. He
referred to IL as the country Of earth
Quakes, and spoke Of its great diversity of
climate, due TO its geographical PC sition,
running from the arctic to the torrid zone.
Japan was naturally nation of sailors.
and Its inhabitants were pre-eminen.ly uro.
gressiye, intelligent and industrious.
An Interesting Display.
The lecturers remarks were illustrated
by lantern slides, showing Landscapes,
IN l,;lr
gagged in various occupations. A portrait Of
Mr.. kurino, the present japanese minister
to the United States. was exhibited as an
| Illustration of the high character of the
| typical Japanese of modern times Por-
| traits were also displayed Of the principal
| actors In the war between China and Ja-
pan as an object lesson in explanation Of
the success OF the forces Of the latter coun-
try. The Chinese were described as being
stagnant and without life, while the Japa-
| nese had recently shown the most striking
| development the world had ever seen ia
| pan was nation Of warriors, and by the
adoption of modern ideas in warfare had
easily conquered 4 nation much stronger In
| natural resources. Moreover, IT had car
ried on the war without financial aid from
the outside, and the indemnity il had se-
cured from China would cover all the ex-
penseS of the war.
Mr.. Hubbard spoke briefly of the great
| advance made by the japanese in all
| branches of commerce, science, religion
literature and art, and said that in point
Of civilization the japanese COMPARED fay-
orably with the people of any of the coun-
| tries OF Europe. Public baths were uni
versal in Japan, and its people were a most
| cleanly race In every walk Of life. Their
| decorative and Industrial art are the ad-
| miration of the world, and japanese metal
| and lacquer work was unsurpassed by any
| nation. Their artists are not much on
| pictorial representations Of the human fig
| ure but stand pre-eminent in their de-
| lineation of animals, flowers and the beau
ties of nature. Education in Japan is COM
| pulsory, but is not always free. 1t was a
remarkable fact that there was not sim
| gle foreign officer in the japanese army
| or navy during the recent war, and il is
| also true that the foreign instructors in the
japanese schools OF learning are being
| rapidly superseded by native teachers and
| scientists.
Enjoys a Balance OF Trade.
For twenty years the imports of Japan
had exceeded its exports, and il was COM
PEELED to pay out large amounts of gold
and silver. AT the present time, however,
| the balance Of trade is in favor OF Japan,
and she is In a most prosperous condition.
| Reference was made to the good efforts
| Of Commander Perry of the United States
navy in 1851 in bringing about the treaty
| whereby the ports Of Japan were opened
| to the commerce of the world, which was
really the stepping stone TO Japan's present
| advanced position in the rank of nations
| Between the years 1861 and 1871 the United
| States freed Its slaves and Russia and
| Japan freed their serfs. In Japan 10000 600
| serfs were freed and We're given the land
they had cultivated under certain condi-
| tions.
In closing his lecture Mr.. Hubbard said
that Japan now held an honorable position
among the nations of the world, and he
presaged for her a grand future.
| The next lecture of the course will be
by Prof u. X. Shute on "Organic Cells
the Visible Units of Life" on the 14th in
slant, which will be followed on the 10Th
instant by a lecture by Prof. G.. H. Gore
on Hollands War With the Sea-"