Show ORIENTALS LEARNING THE GERMAN LANGUAGE Special to The Herald Herad Washington July Thomas ThomasH H Norton of Chemnitz In a recent re report report port says the Germans are exerting every possible Influence to strengthen their un lin linguistic hold In the extreme O ent Ad Admirable Admirable mirable facilities are offered native Chinese for the acquisition of at the Ger Germ m language In the colony at and these are extended to the great sea seaports seaports ports on the Chinese coast In Japan the growing attention paid to the German language without specIal effort Is worthy of note A Japanese journal Is devoted exclusively to the Interests of those studying German and their number now exceeds according to this periodical Then follow 2600 2500 students In preparatory colleges and 1000 in academies The study of German Is obligatory on all medical students and these number 1600 1500 In eight medical colleges and 1200 In preparatory departments German Is likewIse obliga obligatory obligatory tory In the military academies and also In the school for youth of the nobility in f A strong German philologIcal so society cletY has lately been organized in the Tokio university including in its mem membership fifty professors and students |