Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-25

WINE the geographical situation of Bel
gum requires to some extent the use of
both Flemish and French, the latter in
governmental, military and legal con-
nectlons. nevertheless Flemish will be
made the national language of the
country, and will be the vernacular in
winch all instruction in public schools
VIII be carried on. 1t win also become
the language of instruction In Client
University. To Offset any inconvenience
to those attending the university who at
present understand French but not
Flemish, instruction in French will re-
main optional in special classes, until
such time as there is no further need
Tor this concession. The study of the
French language. of course, viii be re-
tanned In the public schools, for such
children as desire to learn it. but the
instruction in the various subjects of
the curricula will be in Flemish
throughout Belgium.
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Unusual
Character Uncovered.
A Noite, Rio de Janeiro.-The au-
thoritieS have taken up with renewed
energy the campaign inaugurated some
time ago to rid our streets of undesirable
elements. 1t is understood that the fresh
intensity will continue until satisfac-
ronnd-ups on recent morning, the in
vestigator, Mario Arruda, brought in
three known thieves-that is, Jose Car
Vaiho, America Ivette and Domingos
BurgeS-and one specimen of whom
nothing criminal is known, who is reg
lstered at the police station as Eduardo
Valentim. This gentleman, In luxurious
rags, has never been known to work
That is the worst that can be alleged
against him. When questioned as to his
means OF livelihood, all Eduardo could
say was that though he never had any
employment he was never in need of
anything, and always lived comfortably
Inc quartet were remanded for lessons
under government supervision of how to
work for living.
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Earthquake Sounds
Death KneIl Of Kuruma.
Japan Advertiser, Tokio.-Ten years
ago transport in Toxic was deficient.
Unless one was wealthy and either
owned car or could afford to hire one
at the rate OF yen per hour, the only
alternatives were the electric tram or
the two-wheeler "kuruma." There was
never any difficulty in procuring the
services of the last named, as "kuru-
maya-San" with his little two-wheeled
cart cruised the streets looking for fares
In much the same way the taxi does
today, and in addition kuruma stands
were to be found in most streets, within
q few hundred yards of one another.
Todayp All this has changed. If you
told the office-boy to call you "kuru-
ma" he would stare at you in amaze
ment. With luck, and after much pala-
yer, decrepit old kurumaya might
arrive an hour or two later, and trundle
you slowly and painfully to your desti-
nation.
The earthquake sounded the death
knell of the kuruma For the warren
OF narrow. tortuous lanes that existed
all over Toxic before the earthquake,
the kuruma was invaluable. No other
form of vehicle was small enough to
thread It's way through the back streets
ana the labyrinthtc conglomeration of
alleys. The fire that followed immedi-
ately upon the heel of the earthquake
wiped out 70 per cent of the districts
served by these mazelike thorough
fares, and the construction that has
taken place since has provided broad,
straight and smooth-surfaced streets
suitable for the most modern traffic con-
dltions. Road space in Toxic has been
more than doubled since the earthquake,
and as result not only has the man.
pulled kuruma practically disappeared,
but also the ox-drawn niguruma, the
first superseded by the cheaper and
faster moving taxi, and the second by
the more rapid and commodieus lorry.
"a man-pulled cart for passengers
smaller than a jinrikisha" and without
the folding top of the latter. The "kllru-
maya-saI1" Is the cooiie who pulled this
Vehicle.)