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Evening Star, Issue 21624, 20 January 1934, Page 12

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FORMER DUNEDIHITE'S IMPRESSIONS [Pee Uniibd: Peess Association.] WELLINGTON, January 20. , A former Dunedinite, Mr J. LV Thomas, who has. been nearly five years abroad, three of which-he spent-as lecturer of English at Kifosaki University College, Japan, arrived .by, the Remuera. Interviewed, he said the Japanese were very keen, to learn English* By the time that a student, had graduated from the university he had probably .studied' English for eleven or twelve years. He was able to mix with this Japanese socially. He said he was treated extremely well by those with whom he came in, contact. Shintoism was common and amounted almost to Emperor worship. There was quite a lot" of Communism, especially among, the 'students, but it was kept right under in subterranean channels. There was no love, he was afraid, between the Japanese and Chinese. Apart from the fact that their language and sym•bols to a large extent were the same they had nothing in common., Englishmen were very welcome in Japan* Travelling was safe, and that could not be said of some of the districts in the interior of China. ' Mr Thomas said he did not think lie could throw any light on the possibility of Japan going to war. It was certainly true that in the . event of war Japan was absolutely prepared. Tho; Japanese had no liking for the Buy sians,