Show local doctor home Honie from froin world tour tou r dr I 1 J G gives give interesting account of high lights of trip dr J G returned friday from a trip by land and water around the world the strongest impression gained from such a trip dr says ays s is that the earth is ia mostly water with just a few bits of land here and there leaving from the west coast he stopped in honolulu koller kolle japan and shanghai which is the center of world interest inte just now with japan seemingly keyed to a high pitch of energy and determination to increase her holdings and influence in china shanghai is located on the Whang poo branch of the yangtze river and while dr was there he saw many japanese warships come up the river and prepare for action his ship left on august 12 and it was on august 13 that the first bombs aimed at the japanese warships by chinese bombing planes accidentally landed in the street between the hotels where many of his fellow passengers were staying subsequent news reports named many places he had visited as scenes of fighting the streets and river were full of refugees going both ways the frightened people from the country districts were pouring into shanghai where they hoped for safety and the panic stricken people of shanghai were trying to get away chinese organization as far as the people were concerned seemed poor the doctor observed at hong kong the ship on which dr was a passenger just got out in time to escape the severe typhoon that did such serious damage to the harbor and destroyed many ships hong kong Is is an island with many smaller islands and water ways bays around it and with its main cit city Y of victoria built upon the steep sides of at a mountain the harbor is one of the most beautiful in the world at manila there is much evidence of the great work of building and organization effected by the united states most of the americans there and many of the Phili Phill pinos do not feel that the islands are ready for the independence that president quezon and his hig ambitious party are clamoring for dr stated and added that the native guide said if americans american go japan will have islands in three days singapore and the cities ot of ma afa laya aya are dedicated to the production of rubber and tin dr says there seems to be enough of these products to fill all the th ships afloat short stops at cities of india and egypt were devoted by the traveler to visits to ancient shrines temples pyramids monuments all remnants of religions and glories far in the past the monuments dominating the landscape are symbolic of the dominenco domi nence that the past still holds over the people of the present the doctor observed leaving the round the world ship at naples dr visited vesuvius and pompeii and then went by rail to rome where he spent three days visiting ancient ruins and modern modem hospitals and was impressed with the thought that italy at least is getting out from under her burdens of the past then by train through the alps to paris to which the international exposition and the visiting legionnaires had brought g greater reater crowds than the city had ever before experienced finding a room to stay in was a real problem dr Alc almost by accident took a room with mr and mrs airs george chayet mrs chayet was found to be the former arthella baker born over ill iii doulder boulder utah a niece of henry baker of richfield these people and their friends added greatly to the pleasure of the stay in paris two weeks were spent in london here dr devoted all the time possible to study and observation in the hospitals the physicians and surgeons were delightfully cordial and every op unity was offered to observe the famous surgeons at work particularly ticul arly instructive and impressive was the work on boltre goitre and also on pelvic surgery the doctor stated the atlantic crossing was made in the new british liner queen mary which is the last word in floating palaces the crossing took only four and a half days america looked mighty good and particularly richfield and sevier county the doctor concluded |