ACTING LIKE GENTLEMEN
NEW ZEALANDERS IN JAPAN FALSE REPORTS CORRECTED (Official.N.Z. Correspondent with the J Force) (Rec. 8 p.m.) YAMAGUCHI, June 6. When applied by a spokesman of a nation addicted to the suppression of outward signs of emotion, the adjectives " strict looking and stern ” would appear to be peculiar terms for characterising New Zealanders. Japanesespeaking Allied personnel attached to the New Zealanders state, however, that these are the most frequently-used adjectives among local Japanese when referring to New Zealanders. Chiro Aoyagi, Governor of Yamaguchi prefecture, when interviewed, expressed the opinion that the New Zealanders acted “ honourably, like gentlemen.” This has been a distinct relief to Aoyagi, as prior to the New Zealanders’ arrival what were supposed to be authentic tales of their cruelty had been spread, causing considerable misgivings among the local population. Such tales, Aoyagi added, were obviously false.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26176, 12 June 1946, Page 5
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