The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-01

Philippine Islands and Formosa. and
will then go home He expects to
terminate his travels in about six
months from now.
He is a married man and has a
family of one-a daughter who was
IN school when he left Toxic. She is
/ now about twenty years old and her
father Is looking forward to seeing
| her again with great deal of pleasure.
| Nakamura is about forty years old
and IS most interesting man. lie
| talks broken English and though he
| apparently understands everything that
is .said to him, he finds it difficult to
| express himself in the English tongue.
lie has learned to speak five Iangu-
| ages-English, German, F.anch. Span
ish and Russian.
Nakamura is the accredited repre-
sentative of a daily newspaper pub
| lished in Toxic and has sent reports of
his experiences to that journal from
almost every point at which he has
| rested. His writings, however. do not
| bring him ia a fortune and all his ex-
penses have had to be borne by him
self. lie acknowledges, however, that
| many railroad and steamship compa-
MES have been very kind to him.
The globe-circler carries with him a
book--it might almost be called IN au-
tograph albumin which prominent in
dividuals at every place visited by him
have placed their names more in
| teresting collection of autographs could
hardly be found. The signature of the
Shah of Persia is in the book as are
| those of General Castro. president of
Venezuela, Sir Gilbert carter, governor
of Barbados, and Sir H. NJ. jackson,
governor of Trinidad The little book
may be said to contain the signatures
of representatives of all the potentates
of the earth
Nakamura has had some thrilling ex-
perlences during his phenomenal jour
ney over mountain ranges, across seas,
down the waters of great rivers,
through swamps and deserts and in
great cities.
In Persia he traversed the desert be-
tween Bushire and Ispahan on horse
back, accompanied by a native post
man. He was held up by brigands who
make their homes in mountain fastness-
es on the outskirts of the desert and
prey on travellers and caravans Find
ing he had no money the robbers suf-
fered him to depart in peace
He rode on horseback through Cen
trail America from Bogota in Colombia
to Quito in Ecuador and was presented
with fine horse by General Reyes,
Coli mbia s president.
From Lima he crossed the Andes
and rode for ten days until the river
Amazon was reached, down which he
went in boats as far as Para in Brazil.
Two and half months were consumed
in crossing the continent.
Between Colombia and Ecuador Ma
kamura was attacked by malaria but
soon recovered; otherwise his health
was of the best throughout his Journey
Between Bombay and Bengal the trav-
eler was in train wreck in which
several persons were killed.
In Algeria he was detained on ae-
count of the bona fides of his passport
being doubted.
He is taking home with him a cane
which has kept company with him
the last five years, and a collection of
photos, postage stamps, post cards and
small coins.
When Nakamura has visited the prin-
cipal places in the Colonies and doneo
Formosa and the Philippines, his ardu-
Gus, prolonged and self-appointed task
will be finished and he will return to
Toxic and devote himself quietly to
business pursuits once more
He expects to write history of the
world as noted from his personal OBJ
servations.