The New York herald., 1922-08-18
IS CHINESE KIDDIES
GIVE SHIP NO REST
Arrive Here on First Lap Of
11.400 Mile Trip Home to
Be Educated.
UNCLE AT WITS END
Glad Trains Have No Decks to
Hide In--Crossing United
States in Bond.

Completing the first Ian Of their 11,aQo
mile journey homeward. six Chinese
adults and thirteen Chinese children ar
rived here yesterday on board the Six
aola Of the United Fruit. Line. which
completed the trip from the West In
dies and Canal Zone ports. The Chi
nese will travel through the United
States under bond Of the United States
immigration service. and will be placed
aboard ships for China upon their ar
rival at the Pacific coast.
The children. from to 12 years were
being taken BY their parents to schools
in Shanghai and. other Chinese cities.
There were no women in the party. and
the mothers oftthe little Chinese will net
see their children. again for from fiye to
fifteen years. The largest delegation
was the family OF Lyn Eit-sin, elk
merchant of Kingston, Jamaica, whe
was accompanies by FIVE of his own
children and three nephews and aieees
In the party was twesyear.old All Stun,
Lyn's youngest child, who is just about
~S+S ~ euteic al pure SHiftSr-
A Chinese yina Jeffries.
The sight Of the big city and the de-
tails Of the ship opened wide the almond
eyed baby. who rad never before been
out OF his own house in Jamaica. The
Oldest boy in Lyns family is II, and has
been nicknamed "Jim Jeffries" by his
father, who once saw that pugilist in ac-
tton. The boy has all the build Of a
young scrapper, and amused the officers
aboard during the trip by his antics and
feats of strength
Edna Louise, the eieven-year-o niece
of Lyn Kit-Sin, acted as the interpre-
ter for the party. Through the youth
fui mouthpiece Lyn told Of his troubles
Keeping the brood together aboard the
snip and OF checking UP several times
DAY to make sure none. of his dele-
cation had jumped overheard or got lost
in the mazes Of the ship. He giumly
expressed the hope that the trip to the
Pacific Coast would be easier, for. as
he said, there is not so much decks
and space on the railroads as on the
ships" Two of the older children acted
as monitors and helped him watch the
brood. The rest of the five Chinese had
a child each to care for and their prob
lens were much simpler.
Wealthy Venezuelan Aboard.
Others on board included DR.. Louis
Vellez, one of the richest men in
Venezuela. who was accompanied by his
son, Benito, and his secretary. A. i.
Briscao. They will go to. Boston where
they will visit DR.. Vellezs son-in-law.
Dr. Ernest Hurtabo. DR.. veIlez said
that there was considerable dissatisfa,- :
ton among the political opponents of
President Juan vincente Gomez. who
has proclaimed himself the dictator OF
venezuela. A great number Of citizens
have left the country, he said, but an
nounced that he himself is a strong sup
porter OF the dictator. He owns several
large coffee plantations in Colombia.
Bishop 6. F. Z. DeCartero, Episcopal
bishop Of Jamaica. also arrived on the
Sixaols. and will attend the provincial
synod OF the West Indies, which will
take place in this city on August cs
With Bishop DeCartero was the assist
ant bishop, the Rt.. Rev. d. w. Bentley
Another preiate aboard the liner was
Kew f. J. Grewen. Jesuit priest, who
has been stationed at the Holy Trinity
Cathedral at Jamaica for the last six
teen years. He will be assigned to
some, missionary duty shortly after he
has taken a rest here.