The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
A3TokVo Contemporary.

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From far away. Tokyo,4in the land Of
the gcishas, lsimonos and acherry-blos-
aon,s, CONES to us nov q COPY of@a now
exchange, tho International Review. Our
sincere pleasure notwithstanding this jour-j
mi 10 otr table Is only ten1pered by the
fact that It Is mostly printed III e g tongue
with which we shanefnccdly confess M,
entire ignorance. The g,,sto with which
We scrutinlzc its contents, therefore,
must needs be rather speculative than
positive. ssif s{sfs
This restricted delight, however. does
not extend to Il few preliminary pages
OF publishers notes and editorial matter,
which we pleasurnbly find to BIO couchcd
In chastc brand OF Anglo Saxon. From.
these we have Cleaned with much IN
tcrest the news that the Review purposes,
with the next Issue. to "incert" regularly
n Japanese caricature, with English ex *.
PLANTATION. "This work, - snys the editor,
frankly, shall be taken care Of by our
best artists, and will undoubtedly excite
daughters through the universe We theh
invite our friends to join In the chorus.
A feature bound to be effective, we are
positive.
The Review, we observe, is published
In connection with shohoshn, or bureau
Of information, which stands ready at all
times to perform valuable services Tor,
travellers subscribers or other deserv-
ing applicants. For example:
"a ~, toL find
an outlet or supply for old as we'll as new
articles If SO desired.
4 g. Translatons and Correspondence OF
English, French and German into or
from japanese are promptly attended. @
a. For the Promotion and Protection Of
trade the Bureau shall act as the Mer-
camille Agency to give out the informa-
ton. relative to the responsibility ana
credit standing OF different people.
z. The Bureau considers carefully now
to please Tourists to- enjoy their time
and Capitalists to make use OF their
money in strange land.
We learn with genuine pleasure that the
Review us the only organ Of 'Shohosha,
and shall dramatic every days life of
the Bureau There is no mystery or
secret about It's characteristics and In
tent Thus: For further particulars shall
always be desired to answer by the Di-
rector. on application. Nothing shut
mouthed and furtive about that. surely.
Later parag rap hs still further elucidate
the editorial point Of view. Note this
tribute: s5iS
II appears that mankind throughout the
Orient is indebted to the western educa- I
ton for the introduction of that modest
but Indispensable accessory civilization.
And these words Of truth and solemn
ness: t-=sI ts' $780, 5+tss5 a
& Our pressure, an immence amount of In
forma ton toward widely-scattered direc-3
lions to be given out of a limited knowl-
edge and time, shall be greatly released
by an assistance and promotion from
your side. To know and to be known are
the poles Of this floating globe.
And, lastly, this straightforward and
manly apology for possible shortcomings:
some may discover deficiencies on the
paper and we suggest them kindly 10
point out important omission. AS we
have no impartiality toward any particu-
lar country, It Is accepted everywhere,
and 1t Is not at all surprising that this
leads into some phenomenal Importance.
We are. indeed, energetic. Impressive and
nervous. and your sympathy should fall
upon this poor man who put aside his
usual task In the Bureau OF Information
to finish up the pamphlet for tho time
of publication. It Is not usual to exam
Inc the back pages as we go along IN
writing There are slips Of the pen.
and In many cases violation Of the gram
mer, while our kind readers should ex-
cuse such when the manuscripts are
written at the rate of sixty miles an
hour.
II any man breathes with soul so dead
as not instantly to accept the excuses
Of the energetic. impressive and nervous
shohosha man, yanked with such un-
seemly Jack of preparation from the
bureau to tho editorial chair, we trust
t may never be our misfortune to make
his acquaintance. For our part. we
commend the editors efforts with sincere
and greet the advent OF
the International Review to our office
with grateful thanks and many banzais