Evening star., 1924-05-11
Around the World With Hashimura TOGO


On board the S. s. "Rasolute," trying
to get away from the Arabs
To Editor The Sunday Star.
Dearest Sir:
THIS trip are getting more Oriental
every day. This make me enjoy
some nervusness because further
East we go more / commences
to think are only a Japanese, after all,
and shall never be able to vote for Sena-
tor johnson when elected.
This boat "a which we travel are diff
ferent from Erie RR in one CD way.
When it say it are going to a place. by
goly 1t get there. Last night the Purser
(deep sea name for Hotel Clerk) report
that we should be in Algiers this am.
Then what happen? Low & B. Hold !!
This morning we was there before the
first stroke Of sunrise l was scarcely
awoke up when l knew 1t was Algiers
by the smell. You do not need a Guide to
take you to that town. Just folla the
cent Your nose nose.
At first gimp Algeria remind you
Of Coney Island sliding down hill and
full OF Pullman porters. wearing
nightshirts and going to the laundry
with last weeks wash raped around
their head. But / beg pardon from
all the Pullman porterS I know for
saying that mean thing. Most Pull
man porters are clean G. soapy, while
most Algerians are quite the reversal.
Most of them are so ignoramulous
they cannot talk or writo the Eng
lish langwadge. Think that!,
HOW ] wish to stop my ottoInobile
Al for get out and give those poor
Heathins some lessons in spelling &
stenoerafy. If all Charistians was
kind like are, Mr.. Editor, this would
be sweet world to live in, would not?
I ask to know!
Tho streets of Algiers are OF two
kinds. as following:
l. Straight
? Crooked
Tho straight ones looks like Paris
written by David Belasco trimmed
with fruits & flowers by Luther Bur
bank. Those high-top streets Is not
50 firtatious as Paris, but they got
some charms. For instancely. you can
look right across Africa by jinger. G.
see the Atlas Mts, covered with snow
like 100000 miles OF ioe cream Sun
day. This are a sight which NIL the
soul with subiimity. especially IL you
can see II free. But IL Hon Guido
catch you looking at it he will charge
you Is extra
The Crooked Streets OF Algiers re-
minds me of vermiform appendices
filed with rugs, onions, perfumery.
coffee-drunking pariors, hooli-kooli
maidens. typhoid, shoes with gold
tops and paper soles. dogs. Shrieks
and other annimles.
"Goshes" 1 holla to Nogi. what
are those enlarged whiskers g. soiied
aablecloths walking tovord us 30
grandy?"
Those are Scarabs," nArrate Nogi
distinctualiy.
Not go" holla Hon. Guide. who
are always botting in. They are
Arabs"
What are difference between a
"A Arab" say he, -are a species of
man. A Scarab are a species OF bug
Can you blame me for getting con-
fused?" I require peevly when 2 or
species jump at me OF that Arab
when he pass mudiesticaliy along.
4 4 y
IRON Hon. Guide I learn that in
= Algeria it are legal for a gentle
man TO have all the wives he can af-
ford to dress. This are very cheap
wholesale arrangement because when
a Algerian lady get up in the morning
she steps into an enlarged four-sack
& stay there all day. In that sack
there are holes for her feet and ]
for her eyes. When a Algerian Shrek
go out in the afternoon pm. to walk
with his Family it look just exactly
like a xxx perade.