Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
BANZAI ENGLISH
By John ". Sears


~ extended toward our fleet in the round
the world trip than in Japan and China, the
Governments and population in each of these
countries showing enthusiastic interest IN the
international exchange of courtesies. The mer-
chants. traders, and manufacturers of course
improved the opportunity to display their
wares, making most interesting exhibits OF
native productions but, besides the business
features of their demonstrations they did their
best to convey information and crafty rational
curiosity.
The representative officers especially were
deluged with souvenirs, mementos, announce
ments, and advertisements, most of them hand
some and expensive. The text OF these COM
munications was usually translated into En-
glish. and the language of itself was well worth
noting.
A Persuasive Document
THE following is an example of what may
be called 'Banzai English" 1t was copied
verbatim from an advertising pamphlet issued
the tour:
Y Yezaki, Nagasaki
Fine Art Tortose-Shell Ware,
and
Superior Fine Art Curions.
The Record and Notes.
No others except our shop in Japan as the
manufacturer of fine art on TortoiseShe1l Ware
being admitted as contractor to his Imperial
HouS
TOHOWHly I1OHOuIaDle NeCOIuS
1887 on the accession of General Gland visited
Nagasaki, our shop has been honoured with his
presence and received & official market of every
manufactured articles as a memory of his tour.
1904 Miss Alice Roosevelt of American presi-
dent gave honour with her presence to our
factory and cordially inspected the condition
of our manufacturing.
Under the favor of her orders, were spoken
of IN high terms of praise
1907 State Minister w H. Taft on the way
from inspected Manila, with his presence to our
shop, had been favoured us to purchase every
manufactured articles.
All trustworthy of manufactured articles on
our shop is certified to N w. McIvor Yoko-
hama by all well known gentlemen in Nagasaki.
1t is testified by Lieutenant commander
FRANK MARBLE of American War-Ship
Chattanooga formerly on his position in Amer
lean Ambassador at Tokio).
We have special introduction to Ma jor Dior
Williams Flagship Come cticut from Lieut.
Colonel George Barnett of American Ambassa-
dor in peking
Above all what we received the honorable
testimonies proves that the raw materials are
real manufactured articles are novel, engrav-
ngs for superior, suited to be used and it was
dealt in with responsibility.
ATTENTION.
What we want to draw attention is that
there are dealing in with different kind of Tor
toise Shell putting into his operation that
seems to be nearly similar kind like the Real
Tortoise Shells embossed.
Such kind Tortoise Shells were worked with
horn or horse nail Joining closely together into
thin substances as paper (no BURNING same
as real Tortoise Shelly SO that will be confused
to distinguished by an inexperienced persons.
AS the things are temporarily adorned the
outside appearances, will be soon naturally
broken by changes of season or place.
Wish to pay goods attention of previous state
when it has been bought memorial things
and we comply with examining and judging
such qualities
Acting as it suits for the person who sailed
round at present occasion, we will extensively
deal in with same price what it had been sold
at the manufactured place.