JAPAN AND TOURIST TRAFFIC

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 107, 2 November 1914, Page 9

JAPAN AND TOURIST TRAFFIC

frrom the general manager of the Japan X our i st Bureau, Tokyo, Mr. B. M. Wilson, Esq.. Director of New Zealand Tourist and "Health Resorts, has received the following letter: — "As you are already aware, Japan has at last been drawn into the whirlpool of the European war, and since we have been obliged reluctantly to take up arms, foreign tourists, we fear, may be hesitating to come over to our country. But the hostile operations in the East are confined to portions of the Yellow and China Seas, and in Japan proper, except for the occasional cries of 'extras' conveying the war news, there is scarcely anything to remind one of the fierce con-" flict. Everything goes on just as smoothly as usual. Our Government has repeatedly issued instructions for the protection of foreign residents and visitors, and a large measure of attention is being given by the authorities to ensure their safety. Perhaps the best idea of the quietude now_ reigning in the capital and in the provinces can be obtained from the fact that the Germans an.d Austrians either follow their usual pursuits in security and peace, or continue their sojourn in mountain or seaside resorts. Now that the time when Japanese scenery is at its lovliest is drawing near, and we should naturally expect to have a great number of foreign tourists here, we sincerely hope that you will advise your countrymen to be perfectly easy in their minds with regard to coming'over to Japan, the route being out of harm's way and all visitors assured of being treated, in a. generous spirit." At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, Mr. [ Keesfng, Auckland delegate, expressed the hope that tho incoming Management Committee would not adopt a policy of stagnation. He hoped that efforts would be made to foster the game, especially among tho beginners * and school chit ! dren. He also suggested the arrangement of an inter-island match and a visit from an Australian team jvhen £he present crigiß is Sfidedj