Evening star., 1912-11-24

first Went to China. where they remained
three weeks viewing the country. and
then, after obtaining passports from the
United States consul at Peking, began the
journey west over the tracks of the
Transsiberian railroad. Javellana states
that, not including the many stopovers
that the party made, the trip to Paris re-
quired eleven days and nights of steady
travelling by rail. AS a matter of fact,
however, he says that il was not until
three months after leaving the capital of
China that they reached the capital Of
France.
At Paris Javellana's friends decided to
make a stop, but not wishing to delay
any longer he bade them goodbye and
set out alone for America. where he ar
rived August IA. He came to Washington
shortly after reaching this country. He
is undertaking q classical course of
studies at Central. consisting of Latin,
algebra. history, English and chemistry.
five in all, which is more than the aver
age American student cares to under
take, four being the prescribed number
requisite for the attainment of diploma.
In addition to carrying an unusually
large number of subjects at school,
handicapped as he is by a rather imper-
feet understanding of English. Javellana
3 supporting himself by working out of
school hours
Javelana obtained his early training
in the schools in Ilo 10. and had complet-
came to this country. After he has fin
ished his course at Central he will enter
the George Washington University Col
lege of Medicine. 1t is his ambition to
return to Ilo 10 and there take up the
practice of medicine.
I. x
In April, 1909. a young man stepped
DOWN the gangplank of transatlantic
Il
menced his career in America. This
Young fellow hailed from Fukushima
province. in the Island of Nippon. and
had come to this country to obtain an
education. which circumstances had de-
MED him in Japan. After looking about
and making inquiries among his country, :,
men. he decided that Washington suited
his purpose better than New YORK, ana,
accordingly, he came to this city.
Sakai keitoku chose the Iranssipeflan
route for his trip to America. On leaving
home he was provided with suff1c1ent
money to carry him as far as England,
but once there his funds gave OUT anu
he was thrown on his own resources III
a foreign country. with language. peo-
pie. customs everything. strange to MN.
He relates briefly some of his experiences
while waiting for funds to reach him
from home.
after my money was all gone. he
said II did not know what to do. l had
a hard time getting work because couio
not speak English. but al last l. succeeded
i'm getting job stoking coal on a
steamer running between Glasgow and
Genoa j took only one trip on TINS
boat but | made enough out of it to last
mo for a little while Misfortune seemed
TO follow me. for at the sailors hotel IN
Genoa where l slept what little money
| had gotten by such hard work was
stolen from me and | was left pennliess
r I'D
a boat going to Marseille, and in that
city / found another japanese who gave
me some help. l stayed with him about
three weeks and then made my way
back to England. In England renamed
several months. working at odd jobs, ard
al last the money for which l was wait
ing came from Japan / bought a pas
sage to America right away, and at last