The Washington times., 1906-03-07
Linguistic COntOrti0ns of
German Comedians
0utdOne.
INTERNATIONAL REVIE
Last Edition of Japanese Journal Con-
tains Department for Ameri-
can Readers.

Paragraph writer's in American jour
mails may now take a back seat. and
the long list OF German comedians who
have delighted in twisting English into
a double bowkuot may know their day
has been spent. a rival is in the field.
The latest edition of the Interna-
tionai Review, published in Tokyo,
Japan, has just reached here and il
gives American readers fair idea of
how successfully the style of English
news writer's is being initiated.
Valuable Yet Amusing.
Included in the pages of the Interna-
tional Rview is the "shohosha," other
wise, a bureau of information" con-
tanning much that is Of value from a
news standpoint and amusing as an
example Of quantity constructed Eng
lish- The advertisements and news
items have manifestly been interpreted
by a Japanese student whose knowI-
edge Of English is sufficient TO cause
him few though very funny mistakes
The first reading matter in the
pamphlet is an urgent notice" in
which the reading public is promised a
new column in the Interna tional Re
view 10 incert our Japanese Caricature
with English explanation" The work
II is promised, will be taken care Of by
one of the best artists OF the magazine
stan, and will undoubtedly excite
daughters throughout the Universe"
A schedule of prices is printed on
the first page, and then come several
columns of semi-editoriaI matter which
is rich in pigeon" English.
In one paragraph headed Something
More Thaa Mere Pleasure" the public
at large is notified that the "shohosha'
STANDS ready to assist visitors TO that
country in whatever way possible and
adds. Let il be clearly understood that
our bureau got every facility for the
1ndependent traveller who is seeking
after something more than mere pleas
uTe.''
Under the head of current notes
the best example OF the system pursued
reads:
A trick in iuiitsu has already been
1ourlshed throughout the United States
some teachers are now called TO some
EngIlsh female schools and Paris police
quarters. "
An Obituary Notice.
Another recounts the death and obit-
uary of prominent native Japanese as
follows:
-'On the same day Creferring to a pre-
ceding articIe) Mr.. Gen-ichiro FukuchI
ness OF asthma at the age Of sixty-six.
Among his numerous careers We believe
his editorshiD with Tokyo Daily News
Tokyo Nichi-Nichi has been the most
influential one. Although his later davs
he threw himself into literary work
specially devoted to dramatic compost
tIons. He at last was brought I'D TO a
member of parliament. All admit him
as one of greatest Journalists at the
modern century"
The account of a fire reads.
On The 4th alt. there has been a dis
dSJrOuS fTe broken in the Innaf silver
IhlHe, Aklta prefecture. One hundred
innocent miners were burned to death
1 ne cause of fire is yet unknown" "
IN the list of advertisements which,
are known by. numbers, is one No n
hesIued 'ReVolvers.' - which reads.
write and ask could any one inform,
me WheTe l might purchase Revolvers
hnoMn as 'Smill q WelsOR, which have
Deen seen once by one of my friends in
one OF the Department stores in Areer,
tine Republic - - ~ s0i'-
No, 10 refers to "Ccpy-papers and Do
per Napkins" II reads. q
=. As We are well situated TO exnort
SltsS S.rucles We are after a trial order
rom rom America In case you send ms q
sample, we shall quote its price -
->ihe pages OF the pamphlet are da,,ot
Su 70 news and advertising matter Urit
'eh III japanese character