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HOTHEADS IN EGYPT

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LAND IN JAPAN By John Shipton

Saris Turns Up

The C-in-C. BCOF, LL-Gen The Commander died, and his to Mexico. Adams built there. | 11. C. H. Robertson, recently un-successor abandoned the original vessels at the mouth of the veiled a monument to the first plan to and round the Cape of Tojinkawa (Foreign) River, be- Britisher to land in Japan. Good Hope. Instead, the flotilla tween the years 1805 and 1610.

The man who landed was sailed through the Straits of William Adams (posterity's way Magellan, fighting against rough of spelling a name he himselfsens, cold and hunger. penned heavily "William Addamen"), navigator British Man-"o-war In Drake's Day.

Fought Armada

Adama. Was

to produce violent demonstra brilliant tions. One of the more outbreaks included the

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By Dick Turner ̈ ̈

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"It's the first dollar I ever made in the place-minus

taxes, of course!"

Italy's Political Destiny At Stake

In 1611 John Saris, in com- mand of a fleet of British ships, arrived in Japan, bringing with him a letter from King James The ship on which Adama was I to Iyoyasu. He met Adama, The monument was unveiled the navigating officer became and the two took an Immediate at Ito, on the Izu Peninsula, not acparated from the rest, and dislike for each other. Sarla dia- far from Tokyn, It was a when it reached Japan the crew liked Adams because, although proximately on the spot where were no slek and exhausted that England was then at war with Adams built for the Japanese few of them could even walk. Portugal, Adams allowed their first ocean-going ships.

At first the, Japanese were Spanish and Portugueso people Adams, with six other sailors greatly surprised to see these to live in his house. The scenes in Egypt marking

not 'They could the return of Nokrashy Pasha weakened and starved, almost to foreigners.

Adama was so popular with from the United States and the

the point of death by long understand each other anve by Tyeyasu that he was given per Security Council debate on the

months of privation at sea, stay. gestures. The Shigun in Osaka mission to return to England, If gered nahore

Bunge.

insent. the crew fresh foodstuffs he wished, with Sarls. He was Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, show northern Kynshu, just 300 years and nake, and permission clearly enough the real factors ago.

contemplating returning, but land, and treated them very after a quarrel with Sarle do operating to prevent an amicable William Aduins was born at kludly.

elded against it So Sarla anil- understanding. That inflamma-Gillisham, Kent, in 1664, No Later, Adams experienced ed home alone. tury speeches at Lake Success, proper blography of him exists, | many vicissitudes, including Im-] Adama now became virtually and the fanciful plea that Bri- and letters which he wrote home prisonment, bernuse π Portu-ja Japanese citizen. Ho Was tain's treaty rights-and ob to Englund from Japan, and guese priest, reting as an, inter-granted full rights as a Jopen- | ligations—in Egypt

fragmentary references in preter, told the Shogun that ene, and, although hia wife "potential peril to peace

Japanese records, are all that Adams and the rest of the crew and children in England were and security," should, in spite of

remain to describe hia udven- were murderers and pirates, still living, he "married" a turous career.

But the Shogun in Chaka, Japanese girl - daughter of a diplomatie failure, be the means

Early and reliable records, ¡yeyasu, wanted to test Adams well-to-do Edo man named of increasing Nokrashy Pasha's however, show that at 12. Adams for himself, and sent for him. Kareyu Magome.

She was a prestige in Egypt, must further entered Nicholas Diggins' ship. He took a Instant likmg to Catholic, converted to Chris. reduce hopes of conciliation-for building yard at Limehouse, ham, and, us head of the power-tilty by a Spanish priest. it van only be interpreted as in-near London, and' worked there | ful Tokugawa family which then dicating that the extremists are he was 24. Then, the wall ruled Japan Was able to put

Son And Daughter gaining a dominating influence. of the sen ringing loud in his immense advantages in the way Adams hod by his Japanese In a sense, of course, peaceful re-

cars, he joined the Navy.

of the Englishman.

wife a son and daughter, Miura lations between countries are al

The Britisher began to teach Anjin II and Susan. Little Is

Rome, Sept. 21. the country's economic condition |ways endangered when

the Japanese Western gunnery, known of his daughter's life, public

Italy, once again a sovereign from the abundance of food in feelings are deliberately inflamed

shipbuilding, mathematics, navi. but his son took part in foreign state, faces the test of her restaurants And the goodly destined for a getion and other technical ac- trading, though, unlike Adams, capacity to maintain orderly stocks of merchandise in storen. career in the Navy.complishments.

he lived a quiet and uneventful self-government by democratic. They are apt to overlook that recent He come under the eye of Japanese Name life. The son afterwards built processes. Events of the next the satisfying lunch they may destruc- Admiral Sir Francis Drake, Adams changed his name. temple and shrine in memory six or seven months, culminating buy for roughly the equivalent tion of the statue of De Lesseps, under whom, as Captain of the adopting the Japanese name of of his distinguished father. in the election of the first of $2 represents a full,day's the great French engineer who ship of the line Richard Duffield Mura Anjia Miura, after the William Adams died on May National Assembly under the pay built the Suez Canal, as

he fought the Spanish Armada. Miura district it

where he was 16, 1620, when he was 66, at new constitution, may be de- labourer or office worker. to demonstrate that to an ignorant wife persuaded him to give up rice, and Anjin meaning "alcet

When Adians married, his granted land, and 250 koku of Hirado, in Nogasaki Prefecture, cisive. The outcome will be fate-] When de Graperi undertook mob, a foreigner of any nation the sea, and

Latters which he wrote back ful.

to govern without the Leftists, who had contributed to Egypt's worked nshore.

for 12 years he ing or navigating" and most to England suggest that his This

But he dreamed appropriately) "good at

country, along with] he promised an anti-inflationary prosperity must now be a target always of the life afloat, and wheel".

the death was hastened through Greece, has become a political programme which would stab, for popular ingratitude. But there when the Dutch East Indles

worry after the death of arena in which the giants of the illse living coats and wages. Tho was nothing brought forward at called for crews for a voyage to Liefde to Edo now Tokyo -

Later, Iyeyan ordered the yeyasu, four years previously. East and West are testing their sterile results of this policy are Lake Success to suggest that

Such, briefly is the life of one strength. In Italy, the Com- the measure of his fallure in the on the East then hardly known and when it arrived Adams, the of England's roving sona, who munists have their first oppor- eyes of thousands of Italians. legal or political gesunds the he signed on as navigator in captain and the 22 sailors re- took with him to distant parts tunity to show whether they can Egyptian Government could the ship Lavide.

maining aboard place on British shoulders

were given a of the world the British genius win power constitutionally in a Then began the chain of ad- dully issue of two the

pounds of for adventure, Bexfaring hard- blame

for any tension

ventures which led to a new life rice. They were also given each ships, shipbuilding, navigation exists. Nokrashy Pasha himselt

and, perhaps the yearly income of 11 ducats, and all that is connected with was one of those who acclaimed test single maritime event in and were allowed to choose their the sea,

the history of Japan-Japanese own occupations. the 1936 Treaty at the time as seamen's

Ito now is a prosperous fish-country not occupied by Soylet seems likely, de Gasperi must first incursion into a charter of independence

Iyeyasu and deep-sea voyaging from their frequent messages to

to sending ng village known' many the basis of a sincere alliance, lafand waters.

Adams, BCOF. troopa who have been troops. Italy also may be virail look forward to turbulent: telling him he wanted jand as recently as last May he

him to fortunate enough to visit the tually the last barrier to the times thereafter. The voyage of the little Dutch build for him a European-style luxurious ECOF 'rest hostel at the shores of the Atlantic.

spread of Soviet domination to declared in the Egyptian Cham-fleet began pleasantly enough. ship.

Strike Threats ber that not a single legal expert but later became

Adams Jeellacl, saying Kawans. ere of food that he was not a shipbuilder.

The Communists may be ex Communist triumph here could had advised him that it Was scarcity and hardship. possible to denounce either the

and would not be able to do the exfats at Yakosuka, on top of create the conditions for a similar pected to hit him with every

advance in France.

thing they have in the ensuing job very well" Iveyasu sald Ju Sani (No. 13) last mountain he would not mind if the ship pass. This was erected jointly Christian Democrats are opposed strikes in protest against high Premier Alcide de Gasperts weeks, including a succession or was not perfect, and Adams by the Governor of Kanagawa by the Leftist coalition of Com-living costa. One such strike agreed to build `it.

prefecture and the British Am- munists and Socialists which de involving more than 1,000,000 The Arst ship he bullt was of baseador, Sir Claude 80 tons, and the Record was of McDonald, in May, 1910. Eight Government, four

MGasperi ousted from the Italian agricultural workera ended on

Friday. It caused crop damage" months ago. 120.

They were not only the years later another obelisk was The Christian Democrat leader unofficially estimated at 26,000 first European-style, but also the created nearby, and funds first ocean-going ships built in provided by the Emperor for paign to upset his Government,

la fighting the Communist cam-000,000 Lire (about $74,000,00)

Warnings *from Japan,

American lg upkeep. Edward, Prince of and simultaneously struggling sources One of the ships he built later Wales, visited the memorial in to save Italy from bankruptcy. States ald to Italy are two edged

that such stoppages- might interfere with Unite made a voyage across the Pacific 1922.

Italy's dollar fund will be ex-

swords, Less, nid hausted by the end of the year United States would mean more

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100 Years Ago

That the Egyptian Govern. ment had no genuine confidence in their case was evident from the long delay before they brought it before the Security Council. Once the question had been brought, it is regrettable that it was not dismissed, as the Brazilian delegate suggested, with a recommendation to both parties)

(From the files of the "China to resume negotiations for

Mail"). an From agreed medification of the China":- Treaty. Last year, when Sidky Pasha was in power, negotiation: "It is well known that the were begun in a friendly enough Editor of the China Mail' is atmosphere. They came to grief prejudiced against his country- on the crucial question whether men in China-he considers hel

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority om Antborition"

VITAL IN SMALL SLAM

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At that contract, South was North's pretty lucky to find spade so solid and long, as even Among all the known plays, then he had to make a desperate there is only one which is useful try for an end-play, which hap-

By CHARLES H. GUPTILL

A

for

an Italian. skilled

On Tucedhy or. Wednesday dai Gasperi will be called to account; for his stewardship when Left Winger Pietro Nenal's motion of no confidence comes up for de bate in the Constituent Assembly: If he survives this test, L.A.

So will her wheat supply. The Government's sole hope then, lles

misery for Italians and

Th

the masses, Com

Preas.

in emergency aid. Officials are misery of trying to get it from the United munism thrives. -- Associated States. The only alternative mentioned la the possiblity of some grain from Russia's bumper wheat crop.

Foreign Policy

Incipient Revolt Quelled

we would or would not abdicate he beare them a grudge; un our position vis-a-vis the Sudanese

fortunately he now successfully proceeding

appears to avenge individual grievances→

In the fierce political debate, wards self-government. To this or supposed grievances with

de Gasperi has the stronger the brief answer is that we will the editoriai pen. He wronta er making a small slani contract, ponad to work. He took the heart position on foreign policy. The not, and it might well have been himself as well as others; for grand slam. That is the throw-in K. then ran all the spades. Prior in the field of domestic economy. but worthless for siding in a 4 lend to the and Q with the Communiats are more effective accepted by the more sober we cannot believe that in his lay. Making it necessitates giv- to the last spade he was holding The Government's policy of co. Egyptian politicians. Paradoxical heart he bears that intense ing up a tricks to the defender the heart 9 and his two ace operation with the Western

Havana, Sept. 21. ly, this might have heen the re-

hatred to his own people which whom you wish to furnish the queens. His hope was that East powers, and especially with the nounced that they had broken up ab

The Cuban authorities today an sult but for the freely made of perusal of his Journal for lead that then produces for you might have the heart 10 and dist United States, gives de Gasperi's incipient revolt against the govern fer by Mr. Attice in May last the last few years leads pena trick you otherwise could not card it on the last spade, but adversaries acant ground for ment by seizing 11 truckloads of guns year to evacuate our troops from

zet. But that very, trick you hand when this didn't happen, he tossed Egypt, while negotiations

"In this he is doing himself him would chvlously beat a off his own heart 9. West there convincing criticism. The Laf. and ammunition on ranch outside

Discovery of the arsenal; grand slam. The play, in hs upon throwing his now useless 10. tista grumble an Injury; true it is that his

about American Havana. still indeterminate. Though Mr. ekilfully

various forms, is vital, however, If South had now fincased either "intervention" in Italian internal coincided with the shake-up in the Cuban National police force which Attlee, when pressed by Mr.(usually published a few hours contracts.

to the making of many small slamminor, he would have been set by | affairs, But they do not tell placed the top Army offices, Col. En- West, who after winning could their followers it is better to be rique Hernande, at the head of the Churchill, made the qualification before the mail closer) have that if the negotiations for a new

vid and hungry.than to accept police force to replace Col. Fabri Rulze some trifling effect in England

American dollars.

The Army Chief of Staff, Gen Treaty failed,

They have the old Treaty and remained, the gesture seems to

nothing comparable to offer.Gearvo Perez Damers, Indlested that;

On the economic lasue

the arsenal belonged to a revolution- tho have been taken by the Egyptian ble of reading Hongkong pa 307

Leftists have de Gasperi's Gov. force which planned to attack the ary group inside the national police leaders as an invitation to raise pers will through time discover the animus, and his influence Egyptian demands higher.

erament at a disadvantage: The Army and Neire power. will be weakened.....

average Italian enjoys reading The arsenal, including machine. situation since then has obviously

about the dollar credits conceded guns, ammuntilon and bomba weigh "The Editor of the 'China deteriorated, and it would be Mall will not admit, probably

in Washington. But he finds iting up to 300 pounds, was understood to difficult to translate these trans- outside Havana owned by the Educa difficult to find in any of is not aware of the feelinge.

have been found on», ranch 10 miles Nokrashy Pasha's tendentious which control his pen; he will

actions into meaningful terms don Minister, Jose Manuel Aleman abuse of Britain in New York not avow to himself that he is

so far as concerns his individual confidant of President Raman, Grau: welfare, But he has no difficulty San Martin. Alemannow Kipin any sign of willingness to hostile to British subjects, vulnerablo).

In appreciating the effect of the Miami, bo' leave of absence from the negotiate a fresh alliance at all.

much lena that he is a traitor North (which we do not assert), but 18

constantly increasing cost of overdment.-United Pres 35 could he hear the private opin-

lying. He can measure it by Jona of his American friends,

the acho: in his stomach, ti er read letters we have read,

patches on his clothes and the he would be startled/

wretchedness of his living can- ditions.

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| closing of the economic confor on and affor the 1st proximosept for the king South declared Howould sound bidding steer immediate prospect of rellar. terian church after which they ence for European recovery, called the Price will be Cents par 6-Spades-pretty risky But when heart grand sat here instead of Foreign visitors who come to received 8,800 rests in the on the Foreign Minister of Italy 1b, dellverable from subrise to showed one king, Bouth desid the woad contract that can to Italy with plush pocketbook Withers Lamily home Unlied and - Portugalaisopisted-Fress, sunseti

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