The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-14


the leader of all Asiatic thought, the
source of wisdom and all literary
study. Now Japan is taking her place,
as leader and an example to CHINA.
The Chinese classics, and books of con-
fucius and Mencius, so long venerated
alike in China, Korea and Japan, are
now giving place to the up-to-date
school books and illustrated readers
from Japan. The marvellous progress
and wonderful strength of japan is
showing China that she must have
modern education and scientific study.
Chinese students are coming in large
numbers to the schools and colleges of
Japan, there being now over 5000
studying there.
While recently in Yokohama and To-
kio, tie writer spoke with many Chi
nese students, who are learning Japan
nese, and securing a higher education
in these cities.
THE JAPANESE IN CHINA.
The last issue of The Dragon Student
speaks as follows of the large num-
Der of Japanese teachers, now being
sent from japan, at the request of the
Chinese government:
"The Japanese are doing excellent
educational work for the Chinese. The
normal school at Paotingfu is under the
guidance Of japanese instructors. The
400 or 500 students in this school are
being prepared to become teachers in
the elementary schools to be establish.
ed in the district cities and small
towns. At Paotingfu the japanese
have established military school, an
agricultural college, and school where
the japanese language is taught. They
have also established a medical school
and an industrial school at Tientsin.
Japanese is now the official Ian
guage in the, Peking University, to
which institution a japanese has been
summoned to fill an important position.
A Mr.. Morimoto has gone to Szchuan
to act as adviser to the Governor of
that province. Professor Magozo, Doc
tor of Law in the Kyoto University,
has been engaged by the Chinese gov
eminent to compile a new code of
laws, and a number of assistants from
Japan are to be summoned to help him.
Others are serving as advisers on in
ternational law to the Chinese govern
ont ~ advisors n tho
viceroys of the different provinces.
Japanese Buddhist monks are also
going to China, in large numbers, and
exerting much influence. The writer
made "a very interesting visit to a
Buddhist monastery in Canton which
is now under Japanese control.
Japanese monks have rented tenn
pie at Swallow, where they have al
ready 500 followers.
CAT the outbreak of the present
war, there were number of japanese
serving in the Chinese army as instruc
tors, and lUu or 200 Chinese non-com-
missioned officers were undergoing mill
tary discipline in Toxic. The China
Japan Bank will draw the two peoples
together commercially. The Japanese
have translated important text books
for the Chinese, and large numbers
of Japanese are studying the Chinese
language, with the view of being OF
greater service to the Chinese.
An industrial understanding has
been effected between China and Ja-
pan. Workmen are crowding Japan
csc arsenals and factories to be taught
the use of modern .achinery and
Methods
The Christian church of Japan is al
so carrying on missionary work in
China, at Tientsin, Picking, and other
points. They are planning in the near
future to put more missionaries in the
field.
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
Japan's rapid advance comes from
her splendid educational system. It is
her new education that is having the
largest influence on China and Korea.
While the writer was recently attend
ing the inspiring meetings of the Chi
nese National Christian Endeavor So
ciety at Ningfo, and the Educational
Association at Shanghai, Japan g in
fuence was strongly felt. Two of the
ablest papers were presented by Rev.
j. Harada, president of the Japanese
National Christian Endeavor Society.
Mr.. Harada spoke of how younger
Japan was leading old China over the
difficult crossing, between the old and
the new. AS japanese proverb says: