Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-06
RODNEY SHARPS HOME
FROM TOUR Of WORLD
Travelled Year and Half in Many
Strange Lands Without
Accident.

Mr.. and Mrs Rodney Sharp, who re-
turned Saturday from trip around
the word, are being welcomed nome by |
a host Of friends Their journey was
rcnark atlc in that the ten members
Of the party. including tho children
aud their nuVw, Travelled for n year
and a haN In eo-csllcd uncivLiyed
Countries without any serious dim
sulttss. although political disturbances
we're brewing In two lands visited.
They wSxe In India at the timc that
tho Prince OF Wales was there. and
the natives raicnd "hartnl" In pro
tcst against british rule. While in
China, they heard run,ors that tho
warning political factions would cut
tn. railroads but they saw no f,ghtng
and loft the country without trouble.
Their itinerary sounds like page
from Ktpling Honolulu, Japan, China,
Korea. Java, Malay states. Burma.
India Ceylon. Egypt. France. Italy.
England Ther journey was as ro-
mantle as II sounds for in each land
they saw the picturesque Orient, un-
hurried by the West. Japan and China
ware especially appealing. Yielding
spent some time living and sceing
Japan hfe st Kyoto. the center OF the
Japan 81 story. and In tina beautiful
mountains. II tho Wilmington party
was charmed with tho picturesque
country and custom Of Japan. they
we're aLso delighted with the Chinese
people. The big IDEAS OF the Chinese.
their sterling characters Impressed
Thorn. The isolation OF various parts
OF the immense country, separated by
distance unabridged by telephone or
good roads and by different dlaiec =
make g practically impossible 20 have
stable government or ~ avoid pc
iti0al struggles Mr. Sharp was
greatly impressed with the good work
done by Americans. especially mis-
slonarie.. In tho schools and hospitals
In China The teaching % santa ton
~ especially useful
Every country visited haa SITS Pc
cunar charm. After leaving Korea
the party went 20 Java. where they
wcre able 20 motor over the entire
leland on good roads In Java alone
they experienced difficulties in making
themselves understood fOr the natives
speak their own language or n mix
ture Of that and the Dutch spoken by
the whitoe Elsewhere the traveller,
found that English wAs spoaen or al
least understood when Accompanies
BY gestures.
From Rangoon they went 20 Man
dnlay on the Irawad River In Indis
they visited the famous cities Gal
outta Dsrjuuns. Debit. Lucknow
Jalpur and Bombay. seeing IN.
temples and other Interesting sirh,e
They saw tho expedition to Nj
Everest. An intNes;'ns event was
Nlsit 90 . native prince. Msrntah q
harurth,is. who entertssncd thsm 70
four dave. displaying his estates an,
arranging an Interesting shooting az
pcdition. OF which they rods on el-
pnents
Christmas came during delightful
month AZ Ceylon. Although there ar
Nile- ana r'ilea or Jungle on m
ISLAND. cN--llent motor rNrad- lead From
ono end "a encth-r. Af'er vi.it!n,
the temples. they visited Triurorna 20
ono az tho most beautiful harbors 4
tho world. II was a former grea
chipping port. which later was con,
plotcly deserted. and Is nov being re
STORED By the British
Tho party spent five weeks IN E-yu
travelling up the Nile in a dahahiyel
native boat They got as far a
The second cataract which cannot y
reached save by small boats. Iluxo
the Temple AZ Thebes, and other note
spots were visited.
pleasant time wa, spent in IN
French Riviera and the so-calle
Italian Riviera. in the neighborhood {
sorrento. A delightful two weeks wa
spent IN Rome and stops were mad
I'm Florence and Venice.
After a month in Paris. the mar,
spcnt Ave or six weeks in Enclan
They notored through Devonshire ar
Cornwall stopping at the cathedr-
towns. Mr.. Sharp paid visit to Ba-
ard Carter, another University Of DE
aware alumnus. and a Rhodes scho
mr. at Oxford. lie was there Z,
Fights Week" the end OF a term 1u
before examinations when vario,
punting, rowing and other match,
are held. They were in London wht
the Prince OF Wales returned, WELDON
ed by great receptions.
Ir. and Mrs. Sharp brought hon
many interesting curios. They enjoy,
shopping with the natives because
this way they came IN contact Wi
their customs, for the best bargail
IN tho Orient are obtained from 4
oividuals rather than shops
Tn. thing that possibly made Il
greatest impression was tho unfailtr
courtesy and hospitality with viii,
they we're received everywhere.
white man is paid great respect in q
East, but the friendliness OF the n
Vives convinced the party that al
American may learn lessons IN friend
courtesy and kindness from 81
heather Chinee" or tho so-called /
Eorart native OF southern Asia