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"CITY" TO HAVE OWN LIGHT" PLANT.
Lhasa, capital of Tibet. the Forbid den City which in all its existerco' has
men, is reported about to make a jump foto twentieth century methods by con-
admitted to the city..
Lhasa, the Place of the Gods, well
deserves its name as anything more
DOMINATED BY THE POTALA
CHINA'S RAILWAYS.
SITUATION STILL "DEPLORABLE."
The British Commercial Attach in tria annual report for 1923, writes
In last year's report the railway situ
MOTOR TRAFFIC IN CHINA
- SLOW FROGRESS.."
ROBBERIES FROM GODOWNS IN SHAMEEN.
Of late, mary cases of deft ar Shameer have been reportech says the Chuuton
Mr Brett the British Commercial Attachd, in his annual report for 1909, Garette, I will be remembered that some works ago, the strong room of the just published says:
firm of T. E. Griffith was broken into by
the
tioned in a previous section, the new
Chinese merchantas.
caused a big noise,
SUNKEN, GOLD..
IN THE
been visited by only a handful of white tion in China at the end of 1922 was de Maidh traffic continues to make to thieves who gut away with a lot of valu-
scribed as deplorable"-practically no program, la rough estimate placing new construction had taken place, all Lumber of passenger care in use in Chinables deposited there for safe-keeping by
bulletin from the Washingtor, "D.C.; } seriously deteriorated owing to lack of motor trucks and omnibuses and a sligāti reported; the victim being Loxley & Co. rueting a hydroelectric plaat," says a lines under purely Chinese control had and Hongkong at about 9000, with 1,200 A similar case of theft has now been headquarters of the National Geographic) proper management and neglect of essenly smaller number of motor cycles. Shap The thialus aucceeded in gaining admit- Society, which quotes from a commsai tial repairs, traffic had been constantly has is responsible for approximately half ance to the firm's godown after breaking cation to the Society from John Clande interrupted by civil war and the constant the above totals; and it must be admitted the iron bars of one of the windows, and White, one of the few Westerners everyommandeering of rolling stock by mili- that the figures are insignificant in relather removed a large quantity of silk tary leaders, and railways which should tion to the vast extent and population of and other valuables, the property of under normal conditions have shown a the country. The there of good roads Mesars.. Wing Wo, silk merchants, af Can handsome profit were being run at a loss is mainly responsible for the limited de ton, whose office is situated at Sun Hing
Street beautiful van hardly be imagined than and were unable to reduce their ever-mand for motor vehicles, and it is to be The success of the thieves in breaking the vision of the iscred city set increasing load of debt. Of the situation expected that with the gradual extension into Loxley's godown, which is situated at present it may truthfully be said that of road-building projecte China will in just beside the Shamera Club, in the against ita magnificent background of
it the same only more so.
time become a promising market for most frequented part of the British con-
cession, has aroused considerabis specu snow-capped mountains. Whether seen on
In the south the Chinese section of the British cars. It is reported from Tien lation in view of the fact that two police- abrilliant day, under a cloudless sky Canton Kowloon Hailway has sufered tain that inquiries for passenger and men are stationed in the vicinity, while during a thunderstorm, painted in soft, from such constant interruption through freight cars have been very numerous in the breaking of the iron bars must have glowing lists by ore of the wonderful out the year that its earnings are no recent months in connection, with various sunsets seen only in Tibet, or by moonlonger sufficient to cover its ordinary run rond-building schemes all over the north- light when with outlines softened and ning expenses, and the British engineer era provinces, and fairly substantial TAKE A PEG toned down, the Potalt stands out like in-chief as recently reported that the line orders are stated to have been placed,.
a phantom castle in ghostly splendor must either be handed over to the milimainly with American firms. As men- ON THE YASAKA MARU
MEDITERRANEAN. from among the shadows of its surround-tary entirely or close down ing trees, all aspects are equally lovely. In the north one of China's man lines, roads recently built in China are almost It was on, December 1st, 1913, that the the Peking-Mukden Railway, has been fall of too flimsy construction to be NY.K. Fastk Mark was attacked and sunk by German, submarine-boat in tho practically out in half by Marshal Changadapted to heavy traffic, and the most Mediterranean Sea on her way from Lon Tao Liu, and the intramural and extra-popular type of motor vehicle for use as don to Yokohama The sunken vessel mural sections are now run as separate & public conveyance on these highways carried British gold currency, says the Boli Shaan,; amoueting to £100,000, organisations..
is a light truck of one to one-and-a-half almost equivalent to 11,000,000, It is a striking illustration of the earntons, capable of accommollating about ten was, of course, lust with the ship. It is is no doubt, I think, that the city in aning power of Chinese railways even under passengers. It may be added that low now reported that Mr. Kataoka Yumiba- ancient one and was in existence more abnormal conditions that the southern price is an absolute essential in the case chi, interested in the Japanese Deep Sea Industry Office, in Yotsuya, Tokyo, has than 1:200 years ago although we section earned almost as much in 13 as the demand for more expensive vehicles Company salvage of the sunken treasure,
of motor cars competing for this trade,
proposed to the Tokyo Marine Insurance End no record giving authentic historical
the whole line did the previous year. being confined to some of the wealthier and it is alleged a contract has already The two great trunk lines connecting foreign and Chinese residents in Shang been concluded between Mr. Kataoka and The Potala dominates everything In Lhasa The enormous mass of buildings, Central China, with the North, the Tien-hai, Tientsin and a few other large cities the Tokyo company. The gold secus to
where good roads have been laid out by be practically in possession. partly monastery, partly palace, and tain-Fukow Railway and. Peking-Hankow the municipal authorities. Whilst the Tokyo concern, as a premium, for the gold partly fortress, is built on a rocky ridge which stands out in the centre of the Railway, have run without serious inter British share in the motor trade in China has been paid in by the Tokyo company valley, commanding the kown had ruption throughout the year, but equip is still very small, it it satisfactory to to the Yokohama Specie. Bank. Mr. observe that in Shanghat, the past year Kataoka is said to have been promised a dominating the landscape. Its architecment and permanent way, have steadily has been a marked increase in the popu- share of 80 per cent of the gold with 20 ture is magnificently grand, bold in out deteriorated owing to lack of proper main-Jarity of British light cans of various per cent to the Takyo company if the line and design; it towers above every-, thing, with its gray white walls and but tenance, and their earning power has tresses, its immense flights of steps and been seriously curtailed owing to short. terraces dotted with red-robed monks ascending and descending from religious age of rolling stock. Peeremonies its dull madder-red temple walls, with carved and painted windows, showing behind black brown yak's hair hangings, surmounted by its gilded roofs and set is almost park-like surroundings of trees and meadows, with snow-capped mountains on all sides and the Kyi-chbu, the River of Delight, running clear in many channels through groves of willow or poplar.
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The Potala is by far the firest build- ing and eclipses all others in the beauty of its appearance. The present Petala was commenced in 1815 by the Grand Lamia Nagyang Lob-sang Gyn taho, on the same site as a former building and there
Account
INTERIOR LESS STRIKING..
ie It is indeed a mest fitting shrine for the heart of any religion, and with such surroundings it is difficult to under- stand how the present form of Buddhism (Lamaism), as practised in Tibet, could ever have sunk to the depths of degrada tion it has reached..
But the interior of the Potala is curiously disappointing, as it consists principally of a mas of dark passages and cells, a certain number of halls and flights of steps.
..
"Among the larger halls were several striking ones, especially that in which was the gilt tomb of Nag-wang-Lob-sang Gya-isho; the dome of this hall extended upward through several stories. On the tomab there was a great deal of metal
CINEMA NOTES.
makes, the moderate price nt which these salvage is successful. cars are cow procurable and their low run- ning costs being strong arguments in their favour. It may also be of interest to mention that the motor-bus compary recently established in Sharghar has already ordered thirty busca from Eng- land, and the service will doubtless be extended in the near future if the enter prise proves sucessful
The Wuchang-Changsha section of the Centon-Hankow Railway is, according to last reports, in such a state of disrepair that it is dangerous to run trains at more than ten miles an hour; the Feking Suyuan line, referred to in last year's report as being on the verge of bank Total value of the motor.cats (includ ruptcy, is now endeavouring to raise aing parts) imported into China last year its creditors are clamouring
on to pay off the $40,000,000 for which amounted to Hk. Tis 2,133,967 Of this total nearly two-thirds came from the In fact, the only two lines that can show United States, Great Britain coming a net profit on the year's working are the second on the list with imports valued Hai, both under foreign controlere Balon issued by the Chiness Govern Shanghai-Nanking Railway and the Langat Tis 955,717:5
According to a report appearing in the
The Ministry of Communications were
ENGINEERING RELIEF WORK IN CHINA.
Engineering works. necomplished in the
4.
:
of the
Baby Peggy, diminutive star of count- less successes, stares again in The Law Forbids," now playing at the Queen's little star so differ- Theatre. This film gives her admirers a new Baby Peggs, ent that she hardly seems the same baby. still so interesting.
that one watches throughout the big Universal-Jewel pro duction with breathless interest Added to this is the excellent work of the cast,
fatuation, divorce and the problem faced which worked artistic enough to help the tiny star put it over. It is a story of in
E WORLD THEATRE
able to meet all their obligations in regard ment Bureau of Economic. Information, aby little child whose parents have to foreign railway loans in 1923, but public. Chinese compacy in Shanghai is prepar broken up their martial ties. There is default, as in 1022, was on more than oneing to place on the market an electrically the plight of countless children of occasion only averted by the desperate propelled vehicle of a novel type which is divorced parents, the dramatic story expedient of short-term loans from Chi- intended to compete with the jinrickaba brings startlingly to mind he questions ase banks at exorbitant rates of interest traffic, These vehicles are to provide a divorce justifiable.
The same report states that the total commodation for are passenger in addi amount of "Mortgage Bond Liabilities tion to the operator, and it is claimed
Because the screen is essentially pin in 1923" was roughly $435,118,000, to that they can be cold at about £50 each.
torial it owes much of its beauty to ita. meet which sums of 27,733,000 and
art directors whose work it is to design Tremendous strides along these settings.. 820,797,000 were required on account of Principal and interest respectively. Th
lines have been made recently by Pen- has total net revenue of the railways in 1923
rhyn Stanlaws in the productions he being only some $10,000,0000, while the
recently directed, by Natascha Rombova in Nazumova's Salome and by. Charles amount required for the loan service was 48 million, the deftit of 81 million was from Chinese met by short-term loans
Sessel who was
Dr. Jekyll and Barthelmess fire piece of work. On each side of the
Hyde and many part and super 16 to 20 per cent. principal tomb were similar ones of
According to statistics published reject of an interesting report which the wised building the wets for The Girl suallar dimensions, those of Dalai Lamascently, the total obligations of the Minis Engineering Department of the China Who Came Back the current feature tess notable.
try of Communications in respect of the International Famine Relief Commission the World Theatre. He explains his art railways amount to $568,229,000, which has issued. A specially prepared map by saying that the sets should be to includes D ·STIM of approximately of China issued with the report, with $70,000,000, due in tash, to foreign firms indications in red of the various under player what a frame is to a picture It should set off the player good for railway materials.
takings, as well as individual maps of points and bring out his personality the arcas concerned, accompanies the re- without hogging the spectator's atten port, and a tabulation of the costs com- tion," says Mr. Scesel. We poke fun at pletes what is a most illuminating re- the nouveau riche who piles on diamonds cord.
to look wealthy; motion picture sels are
azamentation and the whole formed 4 banks at rates of interest varying from past three and a half years on behalf of B Way Down: possible for the sets.
GOLDEN BETTER : LAMPS."
"In another room of fairly large dimensions the walls were lined with shel- ves from floor to ceiling each shelf closely packed to its uttermost extent with images of Buddha. There must have been. thousands of all metals gold, silver, copper, brass-and many were of very beautiful workmanship. In another chapel there were hundreds of golden batter lampsy,
tures..
CHINESE SCARAB,
Among the items of interest which may a parallel. The more lavish the details, OLDEST IN THE WORLD..
be extracted by an analysis of the report the less they impress us. Usually, the is the fact that the new roads constructed simpler the details, the richer they look What was described as the oldest scarab by the American Red Cross and the China
THE CORONET. It would be quite impossible to give in the world was exhibited in Peking International Famine Relief Commission From star to star with pleasure able even a semblance or a plan of this con- recently by the Geological Survey of her 1920, if put ead to eat, would pro-frequency sums up the motto of the glomeration of buildings, and it would China. It is said to be at least fifteen vide two trunk highways reaching from Coronet Theatre. One day Donglas take weeks, perhaps, to visit every part million years old, and was found in an Shanghai to Chungking in the heart of Fairbanks in a story that will never be of the enormous structure, capable of excellent state of preservation in the Szechuan, and from Peking to Canton forgotten and in scenes that will live as holding thousands of people hinterland of the Shantung, coast by Mfr. In addition to this 2,000 miles of new long, gives place to another idol of the From the fiat roofs of the Potala the C. Tan, geologist of the Survey. The road, over 750 miles of repairs were also silver screen one who has implanted the minds of millions of on whole valley lies, mapped out below the scarab, which has been named Proteras effected, the total cost being over four Carabeus Yeni (in honour of Dr. WW milion dollars, this sum providing food
personality
he can never expect to mech town to the cast a mass of low, two Yen, formerly Minister of Agriculture and and shelter for both flood and drought
Rudolph
Valerinto frst burst into-pro- storied, substantisily built houses, inter Commerce and now Prime Minister), saferers minence in The Four Horsemen of the spersed with temples; the Jo Khang, the formed one fossil in a collection from most holy shrine in Tibet, the Chabpori, Shantung which, is the words of a wam-
In providing water for regions sub Apocalypse, and now, in another story. or school of medicius; the blue Turquoise ber of the Survey, definitely put the jet to drought, some 5 miles of irriga by the same author the Spanish writer Bridge (Tutok Sampa), so called on ne Cretaceous Age on the geological map of of 101,000, and 6,079 wells were sink at a disshetly romastic, and in a character
tion ditches were coretructed at a cost Vicente Ibanez-he blazes forth in some which, again, is distinctly new count of its green-blue tiled roof, the Ching
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many channels of the River of Delight Mr. 'no was given the task of mapping cost of 405,000. Over 270 miles of drain cannot fall to appeal Ibanez has (the Kyi-chau); beyond which lies the the geological formation of Eastern Shanage ditches were dag oz cleaned at a cost Arsenal, and to the north, the Monastery thing in the course of his work be of 6290,000, while 500 miles of river dykes been much in the public eye of late. of Sera under the hills, containing 6,000 examined the rocks in the region for were built or repaired at a cost of more has been expressing opinions, concerning than ore and a half million dolars his beloved country which have not monks Further on the Bebung Mouas evidence of the land and fresh water life The most notable expenditure on con please his superiors in unthority tery with 10,700 inmates; the gilded roofs which xisted zous of years ago. He used
the
Spain Spain of the passionate, of
of the Na-chung-chos kyong and the his geological hammer in vain for many servancy work was probably that in Shan wishes to see, Spain free again and taking Ling-Kor, the Sacred Road, along which monthe, and then suddenly exposed tung on the Yellow River, where the the place or near to it that she enjoyed
in the boy dey of her glorious past. all devout Buddhista prostrate themselves complete specimen of a fish. The experts China International Famine Relief Com Bat this has nothing to do with Blood and Shad? The description denotes in the hope that all their earthly sins may of the survey any that it overshadowsmission contributed $350,000 towards
There are monks everywhere in or determined, but which was given the it had broken its dykes and flooded the sur
away from his Sheile Rudolph of Sers Debung and Gali-dap alone con- ward when it was presented to the British The report reveals what the China In
ternational Famine Relief Commission characterisations the son of the wealthy tain about 20,000 and with all the other Mascam. temples and monasterica the number can- After this find Mr. Tan laid hare hun bas done to combat food and famine, former In The Fout Borsemen" is bere that not fall far short of 30,000, while the lay dreds of specimens of plant and fish life, which have been China's sorrows for revealed in all, his glory in a story topilation of Ludos only Amounts to all embedded in locks, meky the scene of in regard to the task already accomplish grips and should dead crowds to the
of whom 3,000 are womens his first discovery Finally hur hammer who, range to say, carry on practically exposed the remains of the fifteen-millioned that the work in of interest. It gives which is but another justification for the the whole of the trade done. The remain-year-old scarabeid. It was found spread some indication of what has yet to be creation of the cinema, and the good it. ing 0.000 mnirs are about 3,000 Tibetann on a stone slab under a layer of clay, completed, at the same time giving hope undoubtedly accomplishes The Coronet, and 3,000 foreigners Chinese, Nepalese, almost with the perfection; of life except of a wide extension of the Commission' in the language of the book world, has ans
ugfalnças, Kashmeria, etc.
for its fattened appearance,
be forgiven, could be seen in places similar find whose age has not yet been reversion of that river, at Lichin, where lights and the loven and hatredis near Lhasa.The three large monasteries name Lycoptera sinensis by Smith-Wood: surrounding country, of alento comantic people.
well as to the book itself
other best seller.
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