The Archive · 1926

Japanese Liked in Brazil

Sir John who was in Brazil before he returned to London ani alnpst immediately after left for Japan spoke highly of the Japanese emigrants in that South Ameri land. "The Japanese there ing peacefully, are engaged various trade and are liked by the Brazilians, 8 "Quite a he number are on the coffee plantations, while those who took to farming have displayed unusual ability. Their children table Portuguese and although they dike live in settlements, in bits. of Little Japan, they get on splendidly with the people they live Sir John came to. Japan with his son. Lady Tilley and one daughter will come in May and another daughter will follow later fin the year.

Soviet Downfall Predicted a aaee Rane War in the Pacific next year at the instance of Soviet Russia and another great earthquake calamity for Japan within 25 years—these Jare two of the predictions made by Mrs. Zoya Kalenina, a Russian refugee, who has for five years been studying the "art" of divination in Japan. Her teacher is Mr. Donsho Takashima, who here en-foys a reputation' as being—the greatest of the exponents of the Chinese school of divination living] in Japan.

The United Socialist Soviet Republics will go to pieces the! war that Mrs. Kalenina foretell, but no monarchy will ensue. Another republic, on the lines of the French Kepublic, will take the place of the Soviet, Mrs. Kalenina asserts that her} family, which is—or used to be—in the Caucasus has followed—the art of divination for years, and that she has studied the Egyptian, Grecian and Indian arts of di tion. She says that she predicted the 1923 earthquake, but that] people laughed at her when she warned them that a terrible cata which took peaceful at present," she says, "will suddenly—become overcast from Autumn next, and next year, a war, which will have it ug i la, will extend shores of the Pacific. Soviet Russia wil break up in two years from now and a new Republic will arise on its ashes."

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