I am still having a most busy time, although so far! have only written one article .There is so much background to be learned .1 have been reading old cuttings and articles in order to make myself familiar with the terms and the history.

The Siberian mail leaves tonight .Dioloch yn fawr lawn am eich llythyron o cherefror y 3 a 4.Rwyf yn falch lawn bod Cymro wedi curo v Alban.

M.G,

I have only had time to write one article (.I.N.S.) so far .There are so many talks and dinners. Saint David’s day went well. Mr Daviess’ (the consul) house was decorated with leeks and there was another Tokyo Jones there from Machynilith. Afterwards I had dinner with the Coxes(of reuters).

Everybody thinks that the journey that! am preparing is excellently planned and should be most valuable.

The thousand pounds will be quite wonderful won’t it? But Auntie deserves it for her long exiles in the Siberia of Wales.

Tomorrow I am going to tramp in the mountains with Gordon Jorgensen. ,He is excellent company and can discuss philosophy and politics and national characteristics .We shall probably stay in a Japanese Inn .1 look forward to the hot spring baths after each day of tramping.

A week today I sail for the Philippines via Shanghai and Singapore .A year ago! was in Ireland interviewing De Valera .Don’t you think I have an interesting life. I hope to interview General Araki soon. He is revered by the young officers and is of course a national figure.

On Tuesday night some of the leading Japanese industrialists will assemble at a dinner to talk to me on Japanese trade!

Dioloch yn fawr iawn am lythyr Auntie Winnie. Gobeithio bydd Auntie Teg yn parhau wella a bydd Miss Madeline yn well.

I hope that Gwyneth’s cold soon was better.

Since I left home (nearly 5 months ago) I haven’t had the slightest touch of anything -not even a cold.

Please don’t let lanto get too fat .1 hope that he is not being over-fed..

I am still glad to have signed articles in the M.G. It is a great thing.

I like Japan immensely .The people are courteous and kind . They seem to grin and laugh without stopping .Everybody giggles !It is most clean here -spotless .People seem to spend their time having baths. When I go to visit Matsuoka or Shidehara I always take my shoes off at the threshold.

I’ve just ordered 2 thin suit s for the tropical climate; also some shirts made to measure .(pure silk at 8/4 artificial at 4/2 to measure).

On Wednesday night I entertained Mr and Mrs Cox to dinner here at the America Club. It is difficult to realise that I am in Asia ,because everything is so modern .Nearly all the food

I have is European (I like Japanese food; the fish lobster, prawns are lovely ).The place I stay in is quite European .In my room I might be anywhere London, Berlin or Vienna-except at night I hear the watchman in the street beating two sticks which sound hollow -ping-ping -to show that all is well.(like the Mastersinger of N) .He comes carrying a Chinese lantern.

It will be fine to be in the mountains .The trees Letters on the Trans-Siberian Railway are not opened in Russia and canyons and waterfalls are magnificent .1 think that walking in the mountains is what I like doing best in this world.

Cariad Cynesaf Gareth

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Loose Letter The Bunka Apartments

10 o’clock Sunday ,March 10,1935.

My dearest All,

Tuesday 4.45. March 12.

Here I am sitting in the American Club having tea .The Siberian mail leaves soon. So I shall have to hurry over this letter .1 haven’t given Japan a real description at all in these letters ,but my life has been a series of lunches and dinners .1 have just sent you 2 Japanese prints .T he paintings from Hollywood were by a Mexican artist .1 liked them immensely .How do you like the photos enclosed

It was a pleasant surprise to get your letter of Feb 7th last night and a letter from Lewis Williams from Narbeth sent Febl7th .He is now headmaster in a village school.

Tomorrow my interview with Gen. Araki, firebrand of Japan takes place. He is the leader of the militarists and a champion of Asia for the Asiatics. My interview with Matsuoka was also good. I shall probably write them up for the M.G. Thank you for the excellent tip on the length of sentences. Yes I got the M.G. articles.

Nobody dreams that there will a war here -out of the question for a long time -if ever.

How did Eirene lecture (Have you any new photos? Can you send me any new photos of lanto also)

Gobithio bydd Auntie Teg yn wellthau.

I lunched today with Cox (Reuters )and Jimmy Young (i.n.s.) and we talked (or I listened rather) for over 2 hours. I learned a lot.

Tonight the business men associated with the big capitalist Mr Asano are entertaining me .Mr Asano was Japan’s delegate to the International Labour Office Conference.

Tomorrow -Araki-and lunch with the Foreign Office man

Friday I sail for the Philippines via Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Dioloch am y Lloyd Wright erthyf.

And now I must go back to the Bunka have a bath ,change into a dark suit and await for Asano’s secretary who calls for me at 6.15.

Cariad Cynesaf Gareth.