Reason for Visit to Rome Questioned Vatican City, June 20.
Crusoe," pioneer of English journalism, political pamphleteer, and wonderful mixture of knave and patriot" is the inspiration of the programme from Daventry. Episodes in his eventful career have been assembled by two young writers, Beatrice Gilbert and Priscilla Schryver, and the programme is produced by Leslie Stokes, Cortesi, Papal Nuncio w, had a long conference today with the Cardinal Secretary of State.
According to official reports, Monsignor Cortesi's journey to Rome is connected solely with the nomination of seven new Bishops to Poland, but according to other reports, Monsignor Cortesi bears the reply to the Pope's recent suggestions for a settlement of the Danzig and general German-Polish problems.
At the same time, Polish circles categorically deny that the Papal Nuncio brought any plan from Col. Joseph Beck, the Polish Foreigr Minister.—Reuter.
Some 375 publications are buted to Defoe. His industry was as remarkable as his vigorous and lucid prose, and in a life of ever varying fortunes there were few experiences at he did not turn into pamphlets or newspaper articles. In 1719 he published the first volume of "The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Mariner." The novel was a huge success and brought him enough money to buy "a very handsome house" in Stoke Newington, where he, his wife, and their three lovely daughters lived in a way Cescribed as "very genteel." But soon, typical of the vicissitudes of his career, he was forced to go into hiding, for reasons which can only be guessed at, and in 1731, aged about he died "of a lethargy" in a Japanese Rome Envoy Returns to Post Berlin, June 20.
After a week of conferences, the Japanese Ambassador to Italy, Mr. Toshio Shiratori, together with members of his staff including Naval and Military Attaches, left today for Rome.
Japanese circles here are of the opinion that he will only Rome temporarily, as he m: recalled to take up a most influential position in Tokyo.—Reuter.
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