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300 SACRED SWANS UNDER TOKYO THE DULLEST OF
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ECONOMY IN, FAR KASHMIR. MORE SO NOW THAN EVER,
NATIONAL MOURNING AND. FOREIGN OBSERVANCE.
SIR HARI SINGH'S SIMPLE"
LIFE.
Since he came to the throne of Kashmir just over a year ago His Highness aheajah Sir Hari Singh has brought about a number of reforms in the State which be inherited from his more conservá- tive uncle.
One of these reforms concerned the Swan Battalion of 300 awans, pure white, and headed by a creamy. coloured bird. Sir. Hori inherited the charge of these birds. His uncle believed them to be sacred ercatures belonging to Brahma-the Creator of the Hindu Trinity.
The birds had a special guard, who wore swan emblems, and the whole battalion " the royal tanks in the morning was taken to from the special enclosure in the Maharajah's palace and escorted back in the evening. The roads were closed to all traffic while the majestic birds waddled. forth.
A correspondent writing-from" Tokyo to the FC. Daily Dew? OR February 14th, states --
THE WEEK'S DIARY.
To-day.
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Cricket: K.C.C. e. K.0.8.B.'1⁄2 H.K. Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy ten dansan, 4.30
E.M.S. Danae dance, Helena May Institute, 8 p.m. (R.S. Pinafore), City Hall, 8.30 Fhilharmonie Society rehearsal
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Tokyo, in normal times is, per-P hapa,, for the foreign resident the dullest capital in the world. The diplomatic circle naturally leads in more elaborate entertainments, but these are limited to big dinnere coming under the heading of "off cial," at which, of necessity, the guests are as mixed as their tan-
Star Theatre: guea and tastes. Once or twice in a season, an operatic or musical comedy company comes to the one perial and perhaps, as often, a big, foreign-style theatre-The Im- ball. But these are luxuries danied to these foreigners with not more than enough to over the average household expenses, which are higher than, or certainly as highs, in New York, London or Paris for the average menage The social side con- ista almost entirely of small dinners with bridge or a "phonographic dance." A little music now and then in the form of concerts or B
'community dance.”,
Dimculty Neatly Outflanked, Sir Hari Singh wanted to get rid of the swans but the pundits forbade it, saying that they were sacred. But the new Maharajah tarned the tables on them nicely by making presents of the swans to all his uncle's old, orthodox couraly and now, since the death of But these are for normal times cillors! He said that they were the custodians of the faith of his the Emperor last Christmas Day: uncle, and as a mark of royal dinners and luncheons, none of favour he quietly distributed the them cfficial, without music and awans amongst them, asking them to dancing, must auffice for the for take special care of the sacred birds. eigner until at least the second
This action removed one of the Period of mourning is over stock attractions of Jammu, but it reduced an enormous waste of palace money on the upkeep of the swans and their custodians.
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Legislative Council Meeting.
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H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savos tea dansant, 4.30
Lecture: Paper by Mr. CD Lambert on Automobile Troubles and how to avoid Them," Institu tion of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hong Kong, 5.45 p.m.
Organ recital, St. John's Cathe dral, by Mr. A. Baldwin, 3.45 p.m. V.R.C. Annual meeting, 6 p.m. Social, 8.30 p.m.
St. Andrew's Young Men's Club
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The Embassies' Strictness.. Both the American and the British Ambassadors have set their faces against participation by their Forestry Development, nationals in any attempt to step Kashmir is well known for its beyond the borders of the strictest valuable forests, but the old Maha- propriety in matters of entertain rajah had given little attention to ment. Especially has this been New Territory agricultural Ex- PALACE HOTEL. them. After a year of Sir Hari true of the American Ambassador, hibition. Committee meating, Lady The E. No. Tel. Ad: “PALACE,” Singh's rule the Department re- Mr. McVeagh, who has been ex- Ho Tung's- turns show a profit of £300,000tremely particular. He has not
Annual meeting H.K. and Shang- hai Bank, City Hall, noon.
against £10,000 recorded some years only himself maints, take fungi, kad try huip
previously.
The Kashmir Forest Department controls about 10,000 square miles of jungle, or over six million aerea The villagers used to burn large areas of forest in order to cultivate grasa fodder.
Hunt meet
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Girl Guides rally, Headquarters House; presentation of Prince of Wales Banner by Lady Clementi, 3-4.30 p.m.
sympathetic observance of a period Arms, 3.p.m. during which the Japanese are par ticularly sensitive to the alightest breach of their own somewhat ex- cessive outward show of mourning observance, but he has given vory plain evidence of his objection to The new Maharajah introduced any evasion of the restrictions even resin tapping as a new industry, in the smallest particular, by the and instead of 100 square miles of younger members of the Embassy forest being burnt there was oor American community. destruction of timber last year.
A Modal Ruler.
A few days ago, when arrange- ments were being made by the Sir Hari Singh has become the American Association of Tokyo and most popular figure in the state. Yokohama for a farewell dinner to Possessor of almost untold wealth, M. Claudel, the French Ambas- be is the embodiment of simplicitysador, who has stade many friends in his personal life. He observes in Japan, the committee thought it all the old religious rites laid down would not be a breach of propriety, by Hinduism, with punctilious re- some days after the funeral of the gard for the old rites and cere Emperor, to engage an orchestra monies. He went on a pilgrimage for the dinner, with perhaps a few on foot to the Shri Nathji's Cave | intercourse dances, in the United Provinces, accom- panied by a large retinue and thousands of pilgrims, and gave away, valuable presents including an all-gold coat studded with jewels costing over £25,000,
He goes to the villages to settle disputes, sitting under shady trees and listening to the complaints of
Propriety Forbids.
The invitation was issued in these terms, much to the delight of the younger set, who saw in this the lightening of the mourning for the rest of the season. But Mr. Me- Veagh, on receiving an invitation to be present, called the committee's attention to the fact that the
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in their functions.
Thousands of Europeans from India and abroad come to spend their summer holidays on the beau- tiful lakes and rivers round abount Sriniger. The Maharajah keeps two dance bands, one a jazz band under an American bandmater, for the entertainment of his European guests and visitors. He is a great Patron of European art, and buys pictures lavishly from his European artist friends.-V. E. in Singapore Free Press.
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I December 1821 its total member. ship, including home and over-seas branches, was 425,714. By the end of 1028 the total had fallen to 226,812
be present at an American function where any mustic.or dancing took place. Ile pointed out that, at such a time, it was incumbent upon Americans to demonstrate their own sense of what it due in respect, loyalty and thoughtful sympathy with their friends the Japanese, The programme was changed and the American community generally endorsed the Ambassador's views.
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