Show THE COURTEOUS JAPANESE Instructions Issued by the Governor to Care for All Foreigners Chicago News American and European visitors to 10 Yokohama Japan should fare very well if the instructions issued by b the governor of the prefecture are ore lived up to by the natives The Japan Advertiser Adver Advertiser tiser quotes these Instructions which ares are in 10 part as follows The governor has given giyen the following instructions to tobe tobe tobe be observed by police officials school etc te Nobody should hang around foreign foreigners ore ers on the streets or when the latter arc shopping Merchants should not overcharge when foreigners make purchases Foreigners dogs when taken on the streets should not be molested by stone throwing or by challenging to fight with other dogs Foreigners should be very ve kindly and courteously treated and when they come to the government offices tnt suitable sitting accommodations should be allowed them Attention should be paid to the for foreign foreign foreign eign usages in vogue like Uke that foreign foreigners ers ors do not uncover In offices and for foreign foreign eign ladles ladies do not uncover even In case ca of ceremonies and foreign couples want walk together hand In hand Foreigners being attentive to the tho prevention of cruelty to animals care should be taken not to cruelly treat No Insulting remarks or jokes should be made against foreigners cos costume COStume costume tume manners or conversation When foreign ladles are present In Ina Ina Ina a train tram car or in waiting rooms care should be taken not to place plane lug luggage lu luggage gage etc in confused heap so BO as to tomake tomake make It Impossible for foreigners to sit down Nobody should gaze unnecessarily at foreigners faces tac s When entering foreign offices care should be taken not to wear muddy mudd shoes It should be remembered that for tor foreign foreign eign missionaries like Japanese priests are respected by their countrymen Care should be taken not to allow children to throw stones or place any impediments or in any other way ou oo the way where foreigners are riding bicycles or In any other way tak taking takIng taking ing outdoor exercise Foreigners should not be pointed at atwith atwith atwith with the finger No tobacco should be smoked at places where it is morally forbidden or orIn orIn orin In the presence of foreign ladles ladies When foreign ladles ladies enter a room a seat should be taken after the ladies ladles have sat down Those who are studying foreign lan languages languages languages should not accost foreigners when It Is unnecessary merely for or the purpose of practice When speaking with foreigners only necessary matters should be talked about and time should be saved Visiting should be made at times convenient to foreigners Foreigners ages should not be asked except in case of absolute necea s sty ty t When Then meeting foreign funerals re respect respect speet should be paid and derisive re remarks remarks remarks marks or insulting words should be bo avoided Tho Idea should be eradicated from the mind that foreigners always give money tp to 1 beggars for the mere asking Fixed prices should be marked on staple products at all places Collars cuffs handkerchiefs shoes etc should s be kept clean elean When walking with foreigners footsteps foot footsteps footsteps steps should be taken in 10 uniformity When foreigners look at their watches it should be remembered that they have other pressing business to attend to |