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WASHINGTON, February 18, Dr. Gordon Thompson, M.D., | Mr. Hu-hes, Secretary of State, F.R.C.S. thrilled his audience at St. in a letter to Mr. Fish, a member Andrew's Church Hall last night of the House of Representatives; with the story of his travels near declares it is not feasible at pre- the Tibetan Border on the tragle sent to call an international con- expedition which brought the death ference on the further limitation of Brig General Pereira, the famous tion of naval armaments. CAVIOK OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MAOAO STWAMBIAT OU, LTD Tibetan explorer. Dr. Thompson
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Force ra-union also described his capture by band-light cruisers, submarines and air-Air its and how he escaped. The craft, are concerned, America's Everyone present, had been a narrative was made all the more position is the same as at the Rat except one solitary press- absorbing by a series of lantern Washington Conference, and the slides illustrating the beautiful difficulties of reaching an agree-man who tactfully, as he thought, scenery of the unexplored country, ment have not yet been removed.
retired after the official toast list! Sir Claud Severn presided over An agreement on poison gas had been gone through and the
was reached, at the Washington a gathering which packed the hall.
Dr. Thompson said he left Conference, but one signatory night's "stunting" threatened to Yannanfu with Brigadier-General Power has not yet ratified the begin Pereira on July 17 last, with the treaty, and it has therefore been object of travelling along the impossible to put it into effect. Tibetan border, that is to say. The United States has reduced across the extreme west of the its land forces to the fullest extent provinces of Yunnan, Szechuan practicable. and Kapsu.
The journey was mapped out in five sections: Yannanfu to Likiang. Likiang Batang, Batang to Paot'ao, and
Mr. Hughes incidentally ex- presses the hope that the European Powers will, at no distant date, find it profitable to largely reduce
one
thence to Peking. On arrival at and limit their land armies.nounced, was the work of Messrs. Likiang, the party secured fresh | Reuters American Service. transport and mules and from then onwards had Tibetan muleteers.. Liklang is the old Mosn capital, and the lecturer observed that it was most interesting to see the Most people in their peculiar dress. From Liklang, they press- ed on to Atuntze, Yakalo and Batang, crossing from the water- shed of the Yangtste to that of the Mekong the two rivers, being separated only by two short days' journey. The Mekong valley differs from that of the Yangtsze in that it lies in what may be calling. ed a deep cleft of rock formation.
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The table decorations were really worth seeing. The centre. had been rigged up as a miniature. aerodrome with some beautiful little models of baby aeroplanes standing about and as handy speaker pointed out, a clump of trees at each end to crash into. This, it was "án- Robson and Church; of the Kow- loon Docks, who were present at the dinner, and were deservedly commended for their distinctly artistic effort. A touch of humour was added in the shape of large placards which were hung around the room and contained such pro- nouncements ay "observers are not allowed to stroll around on the wings under 10,000 feet" and "no stunting with Crossleys."
Squadron Leader Gordon, O.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., of the Air Intelll- The relief came too late, how-gence Staff, acted as Chairman ever, for although the General be- and, after the health of the King came more easy about midnight, a and the "ailent toust" had been sudden change then occurred and drunk, he proposed the toast of at 1.15 am, he passed away. Six- "Flying Services-Past and Pre- teen Tibetans carried the coffin to sent." In so doing he expressed the grave, and so he was buried gratification that the flying ser- under the shadow of a great Tibe vice as a defensive unit was at tan Lamasery at Kanze, in view of last coming into its own, pointing the range of snow-covered moun-out that in India and Mesopotamia airmen were taking over more and tains which border the river.
still more sections of the frontier. Impromptu speeches liberally scences and witticisms at the sprinkled with humorous remini- expense of "Bolo House" followed and later, there was music.
In this valley a particularly virulent form of malaria fever is prevalent and the chief muleteer suddenly developed symptoms of severe fever. At this time the party was passing over a very dangerous road continuously, subject to landslides. The whole side of the hill was covered with
DR. THOMPSON'S CAPTURE. The journey from Lanchow to. but 12 or 16 inches wide, and from Pant'ao was continued by cart and it shingle continually rattled down into the river. The sick it was when within six hours of the railhead of the Kalgan route at muleteer was swaying in bis Paotaochen that Dr. Thompson saddle and every moment they had the misfortune to encounter a expected to see him topple band of tafel, composed of ex-
It was, at any rate, a very jolly off his mule
toboggan into the river, but the worst Chinese soldiers, Mongols and evening and if the directions con tained in, a confidential "Flight nondescript robbers. part of the road was passed before
compelled to career about the Order," circulated, during the he finally collapsed. Just as he country with them for eight days, dinner were properly carried out fell one of the Tibetans caught him but at last managed to get away. there will probably be more than The first difficulty was that of one individual in the Colony who by the leg and pulled him back on to the road. The sufferer was carried into a Tibetan village and getting in touch with the Chinese will not forget the "Rafs" annual
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might be a foreign mission. Europeans.
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The brigands, fearing that Dr. About four days before arriving Thompson was going to die, Young Aviator and Sweet Peas.. at Kanze Brigadier-General
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Describing the medical work WHAT TO DO FOR A COLD, fifer. A coracle ferry had to be of the Journey Dr. Thompson Take a hat bath at bed-siune and e ased and with considerable difficulty and delay, the river was said between Yunnanfu and small dose of Pinketter, then cover up Crossed Dr. Thompson then uang 55 days journey, there warmly and go to slsen. You'll feel ever rigged up a camp, bed with poles was no doctor. At Betang there wuuh bitter in the morning.*.** to form a stretcher and while tran- was a doctor connected with the sport was crossing the General had American Mission. From Batang a good rest
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