Japs. "The Lost Tribes."

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1067, 15 August 1904, Page 2

Japs. "The Lost Tribes."

Whknck came tho Japanese ? is n quos* tion which startled Europe is just now discussing, " Thoro can bo no doubt in the minds of tl'oso who have studied the question in all its boaringß," says a French savant,'' that tho Japanese equally with the British, arc of Hobrcw origin, and aro a portion of tho missing tribes of Israol, having mado their way to Japan across tho Asiatic mainland aftor their migration from Media through tho passoi of the Euphrates," (V wiiLr in the St. James's Gazotto, who dorives his information from an unnamed Japanese, adds;—"As David danced before tho Lord in a whito linen ophod, so do the Japanoso whon thoy carry tho skin koshi, or ark, to the temple. it is noteworthy, too, that liko tho ancient Hebrews tho Japanese carried tho ark with ihoir armies to war. On the sixth day after a Jiipaneso ohild i 3 taken to tho temple and dedicatod, a piece of money is presented to tho priest, and, liko the Israolitos, every Japanese at the New Year is expected to present a piece of money to the Shinto Tomplo, At tho Gion festival, Kioto, held on tho same day as the b'oast of Tabernacles, souio vory old and I'adod pictures appear, which are for tho most part wrought on stampod tapostry, and are only brought out once a\oar. Upon these are represented an mimislakiibly Jewish altar ot ineonao, with it startling Jewish-looking priest beside it, a shepherd and sboop, a camol, and a prince on a white uiulo, nbno of whioh are Japunw animals." Writers who unr*vol mysteries like chis aro dctermiusd to make tho poor lost triboß do a great deal of travelling. Presbyterian divines have contended that thoy settled in Scotland, and Eouiou Oatbollo divines that thoy settled In Ireland.