JAPAN.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17123, 19 April 1921, Page 7

JAPAN.

TRAVELLER'S IMPRESSIONS. "UNTRUSTWORTHY AS A NATION." (By CW>l*—Pies* Associnticm—CopyraM.) (Awtnlita Mid N.Z. Cable Aasociiiion.) SYDNEY, April IS. Dr.'C. S. Davis, of Waiapu (f) Hospital, who has been travelling round the world since July, arrived by the Tango Maru. Ho Btated that the sacred mission of tho Japanese race was to insist on the equality of tho yellow race with the whites. Japan is spending 50 per cent of her revenue on the army and navy, and only 5 per cent, on education. His opinion is that Japan is untrustworthy as a nation, and needs to be closely watched during the next few years. The Japanese possessed no particular initiative, but were wonderful copyists. He was struck with the similarity of tho Japanese from the north arid the Maoris, their build, features, incantations, and tli© custom of removing footwear on entering buildings being the chief points of resemblance.

THE YAP MANDATE. (Bcut«T'o Teleimmi.) TOKIO, April 17. Baron Hayashi, Japanese Amhassa* dor to Great Britain, is quoted,as saying that President Harding can hardly have considered the possible consequences of his attitude regarding the Yap mandates. The raising of the question makes it impossible for Japan to carry out her plans to withdraw tho naval administration and substitute n civil one throughout the mandate territory. Nothing is certain regarding the Entente attitude, but whatever decision is reached, he hoped that Japan would not accept it, unloßs it favoured tho stand taken by her.