Evening star., 1924-05-04
Togo Visits the Rock of Gibraltar
Wallace Irwin Japanese Schoolboy Letters
All aboard s. s. sResolute" who 10
just swimming away into the
MEDITERRANEAN, Ocean. .


~ EAREST SIR,-This morning
\ 10 am. tAfrican time) all
our Around the World Cruts-
ers was UP on deck watch
ing the Straits OF Gibraltar doing so
while our geodship walked along
with ferryboat expression. On cur
gailint Vessil there are go many
Pretty Girls that it are oftenly diff
fcuit TO look at any other wonders
Of nature while they are around. And
this morning I3 OF them stood in
rows against the rail. How could !
study geography when my eyes got
tangled in their beauty? I ask to
know.
Look, Tassier' decry one paasy-
face Venus with Chicago voice, Fee
yonderly smallish Town, filled with
Mohommidan nusks. domes. niiniar-
rats & other smells"'
That are Tarrtfa," report one RAD
cliffe colleger with sweet teeth. 1T
are still full Of cannon holes where
Admiral Decatur tAmerinan) onoe
shot it up with battleships."
Why he shot it so ru6ely?" require
California voice with angel hairs.
Because Tarrifa are the town
where tariff were first invcnter. re-
nounce q Boston sweetheart.
'Too bad he did not use higher Ak
plosiVes,' decry a Southern 2xent
with Democratic eyebrows.
In meanwhiles I were attempting TO
see Europe & Africa at same time
with my sea-glasses.
'Nogi." 81 & Grone, III that zeeg-
felt chorous do not get ont Of my
way I shall miss che Rock Of Gibral-
tar otterly."
'Perhapsly," negotiate Nogi. But
even then you will see something"
Just then, Mr.. Editor, the biggest
chunk Of nature l have ever observed
begin lumming up over water on our
searboard bow.
600 90 -AH!i:" Every passteer
on this Giobe-surrounding cruise say
that like = sky-rcoket.
Yes indeedly. There il were. But
what was it:
With my intense niagnifying glasses
look times but could not racllog-
nize it's name.
Your poor apricot" snarled NoSt,
Do you not know the Rock OF Glib
rsltar when he hits you in the face"
How plain it Iook!" / say none
ruily. Not q sign OF sign on it."
What sign you axpect TO see, IL
any"' dib nay demantia cousin.
Something like the following"
decry.
OUR PoLIcY ARE THE BEST
POLICY
YOU BET YOUR LIFE ON OUR
INSURANCE
'Insted Of that can see nothing
but castles, craggs, holes. fortifac-
tons & etc. The dream Of my young
youth arc bursted. I shall never get
my life insured again. There are no
truth anywheres-not even in adyer-
Using
Yet it are a pretty large rock
harrate Nogi.
Yes, if you care for rocks" I en-
rage.
lust then Hon. Captain ho,a.
Everybody get off" So nextIv
we knew we was stepping into one
OF those tough boats which are called
Tenders for some unreasonable rea-
son.
Phus We come TO Gibraltar.
This town, Mr.. Editor, have more
Ianguadge and less grammar than
y. Y. Here all sorts OF blood have
get mixed together into curio cock
tail, so that when you ask infapit-
ant what he is he say presbyterian"
10 save worry. Folks named Smith
are usually Hindu-Italian Arabs with
dash Of Spanish extract. Folks
named Ben Ali Hammuck are ofteniy
English with Irish ansisters. And
SO onwards. In that place 7 meet
everything axeept Japanese.
BeneXt 10 the wharf / meet a Brazil
ian lrishman name of Azziz All Mud
guard who got Il perambulator drawn
by mule. He say he will take me Ss
Eogi UP the rock to see the gallery.
Price Is pronounced Blacksheesh in
their strange dialogue).
SO We got in and uply we go upon
- high road which twirl around just
ike the Testimony in Teacup Dome
Investigation. Quite oftenly Hon.
Driver would stop his mule just be-
cause she was lazy. Then he would
commence explaining about Gibraltar.
Gamers Dropped Carefully Down Hill.
Now see those" he eAclam, while
pointing to an enlarged biiding with
British Grown & Spectre all over
him, That are the Governors Palate
What he say?" require from Nogi
HE say the Governors Paiace," re-
port Nogi.
"Goshes." L snarrel. Don't you
hate e. detesh Forenirs what cannot
speak the English lanSwadge pretty
good?"
But that Hon. Driver merely repeat
some hot Koran at his mule, and uply
some more we got.
At lastly we come to nearly top
where We got out, and there one han
som English sargent meet US for to
take us through the galleries where
there are more guns hid than can be
found at a East Side ball.
We had not scarcely started into an
enlarged hole ia the mountain when
Hon. Sarg stop &, look at my K&mera
which held up for portrait purposes
What are you doing with that pho
10 boS" he require Brittainishiy,
II are intending to take'Gibraitar,
] renig.
"Gibraltar have been taken by enc
mics II times in its history" he re-