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IVAL OF AEROPLANES,
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
YUNNANSIA
We give below the text of a most farther development will probably | interesting "End instructive lanterns by the prolongation of this line fur.
A momoril sarvice for the Ro focture entitled "Through Yunnan, ther north to the Yangtasu. But Frank Dymond, who recently pass- to China's siered mountain, Omi," have an idea that the future willed away while in England, was which was delivered last night at 3. son rather the development of an Andrew's Church Hall by Dr. M. O extensive motor-car traffic in these Pfister before a large and apprecia parts than the establishing of a rail tive andiones,
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The modernisation of China is rapidly progressing; this procesÝ
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held here on March 27. The sor vice was led by Rey. A. C. Allen, whose early years in Yungan Province were coincident with Dr. Dymond's, Mr. Allen emphasized the preaching ability and seal of Dr. Dymond, and his unswerving loyalty to hia' missionary calling. One of the most striking. toOne of the first missionarios of the pographical features of Yunnan is United Methodist Mission in aturally is more marked in the the formation of large basins, bigh Southwest China, he saw its deve ostal districts, but, also in the
lopment through more than forty interior; in: far away. Szechwan you plateaux, horizontal terraces, the years of service. His command of will find surprising changes in the red bode as von Richthofen, the Chinese was perhapa batter than direction of modern development noted German geographor, has any westerner in the whole pro Thus Changking, formerly like Can named them first. Yunnanfy, the vince, Associated with the Ray. ton of the Imperial times; a typical capital, with 80,000 inhabitants, Sam Follard in the early days, his walled city with narrow streets and now anlled Kun Ming since theme was known and honoured all in bustling life, is gradually loosing its sharacteristic features and be revolution, is situated on such a over the northeast of Yunnan Pro- plateau (twenty-five miles longvince as well as in the Church with coming modern city. On a long front houses are polled down toy twelve miles wide), surround-which he was connected and which make space for wider streets and elevation of 1,000 or 1,500 feet
ed by mountain ridges of an he served so long.
It is significant that only about allowance for motor traffic. To the higher than the plain which is al two months ago another of the ear- time-honoured guilds of the water ready 6,400 feet above sea level.lier missionaries of this same church Carriera, wood-carvers and chair- Going further aorth, after passing passed away just shortly after coolies, a new acquisition has been some mountain ridges, you arrive Hicks left Yunuanfu in early Octo reaching England. Rev. C. E. added the union of the moter-cari at similar plateaux, each of a so drivars, and the telephone, although
what higher level.
ber 1931. His death occurred soon. net always of irreproachable oficiency clashes unharmoniously
after his arrival in England. with the many little things of the old Chiness houshold.
features, because they furnish very These red beds are very important
New Swimming Pool, · fortile soil for cultivation. The The huge swimming pool being: mountains are rather bare, the crected by the Provincial Educa Wherever you go, following the people being not yet on lightened itional authorities in the Tu Hu broad path of traffe, you notice the enough to rosiian the immense value Park is nearing completion. It is immense influeneo of modern in of a sound forestation, but as BOOD 50 meters long and 30 moters wido." dustrialisation. The developmost as you descend to the plains, the The materials used are local lime- of Chungking, also of Chengtu, the ground in richly cultivated with stone and cement. Water supply nominal capital of the four river rice, sweet corn, bauliang, sweet for the pool is causing some concern province, and other larger cities in potatoes, potatoes, ground nuts, but doubtless it will be solved be-! the neighbourhood is intimately con-beans, cabbage and poppies. It is fore the opening in the near future. nected with the opening up of the also in these red beds that you fad Dressing rooms are still to be built. Upper Yangtste, where now are the greater cities situated, places. Mr. G. E. Derrigo, regional secré gular steamship traffic is plying the like Tung Chuan sad Chao Tung,tary for South Chiru for the whole year roup.
both seats of English mission Chiness Y;M. C. A. ́s, arrived in Yun, stations The soil of these basins; manfu on March 31 for a two week's as the name red bed indicates, in visit. His coming coincides with of a rich carmine red clay, and a the beginning of work on a new very slippery affair too, if you have building for the Tunnanfu Y, M. to walk on it on a rainy day; if CA. His experience in erecting levelling influence of modernisa-the path is only a few feet wide and and administering buildings is be- tion has not yet been able to des leads along a rectangular precipicn ing made available to the present: troy the romance, of a virgin coun-
several hundred feet deep, well, it. try-a province which due to its makes you feel somewhat uncom-
project, natural geographical inaccessibility fortable:: romote from navigable streams” and vailway lines, has up till now to great, oxtent still preserved its 1 spoiled character. This is Yunnan
Virgh Country.
But there are still parts in China, wide districts even, where this all
Aeroplanes Arriva.
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I may mention here that one of the most important factors on a just arrived for use in training the' mg, walking tour is the right foot local students. These planes were wear and proper care of your foot Fisker, trained pilot and re- made in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. the most western province of I was quite interested to see how Chenn, a thoroughly mountainous much attention coolies paid to and beautiful country. It is also their feet; they were not particular bore in these secluded parts of ly clean about other parts of their China that we and aboriginal tribes body but their feet wore bathed in of the planes now owned by the which formerly were spread all over hot water at least once every day. Government are old ones, so these China and were gradually driven Opinions may differ as to the most new ones have been greatly needed. back by the more industrious and suitable foot gear, but I am con- stronger Chiness element
vinced that for this kind of a trip
A NEW LIFE.
AFTER THE EAGER DAYS
Thus the Miaos, one of the most in Yunnan, light shoes with native OPENING DOOR TO numerous tribes now living in Yun-sandals fixed to them, which guar- man.and the neighbouring province antce soft, and safe walking, equal- of Kweichow, had been populating ly good on stony or slippery parts of Middia and Easter China up to the second century before round, are the most suitable. We never had any trouble with our feet. Christ, when they were driven out and I was practically always on of these districts and took refuge in foot, 25-40 miles a day for more the highlands of the west, where than a month. they lived more or less peacefully under their various kings and rulers. until in the middle of the 13th century,
the invasion with Kublai
Khan into China, the Chinese took possession also of Yunnan, shifting the Minos to still inaccessible plans in the mountainous dimricts.
Mra
Aboriginal Tribes.
Perfect Climate,
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of The climate is perfect. In the Autumn, at the time we undertook the trip, occasionally you might get rainy day or a thunderstorm in October but as a whole the sky is blue, the air dry and breezy. The colours are simply beautiful, the red of the soil and the blue of the dis tant mountain ridges in all shades
OF ENGAGEMENT.
SPEECH AT A WEDDING. The Bishop of Norwich (Dr. Pol- lock), in his address at the wedding of Mr. Thomas James and Miss Elizabeth Eliot, at St. George's, Hanover-square, W., spoke about certain false estimates of marriage. He said:
"There are some who expect of marriage a kind of continuance of the happy enger days of engagement:
There are
a good many other and grades and then the abundance as if it could last for ever. tribes which one meets when travellet flowers, which delight your "Some imagine that it means ga ing through Yunnan. From the N. heart. Foremost comes the velvety emancipation from the obligations and NW from the Tibetan berder, Edelweiss, the queen of the Alpine of the old home. Some fancy that. came the Tolos or Nosus as theyflora and the delight of the moun-it offers special and continued op- call themselves. They are taller taineer.. It is larger than her Swiss portunity of individual salf-pleas than the Miaos and known as rather sister and grows in thousands" at sing.
feres people, aspecially in a district the level over 6,000 feet. Then there Married life is something differ where they live independently north are large carpets of blue gentians, ent in character from single life. of the Ki Sha, the gold sand river. white nuemonies, violets, forget-me-It does not mean that two people A third large group is representaenote, rhododendrone, magnolias, have come together to live parallel hy the Chung Chia, which include hydrangias- botariat's paradise lives; it means that tire people are the Tai, Laos and Shan tribes from The country is rich in minerals, joined together to enter into a new the W. and 6.W. Those tribes are especially copper, zine, tin, phos- kind of life which they have the distinctly different from the Chi-phates and con) which is found in happines of working out together. nose, although the intermarrying often very superficial layers. The for generations has blurred the main products of trading are raw racial differences a good deal. cotton and cotton yarn, hides and Moreover many woar Chinese coa opium on your way, north" you con tumes which makom it still more stantly meet coolica, with heavy difficult to tell them from the loads of salt in large greyish lumps, Chinase. In fact we bad two Mincs kerosing,, and all sorts of piece
.
I may now say a few worke on the
| koophysical==structure of Yunnan
"People have spoken as if to turn to marriage was to turn to self-indulgence, or, again, as if any ummarried life was nobler than s married life.
“Such a fnise view degrades the, whole conception of marriage.
look or pretend to look upon mur riage as a Kind of temporary con- vention. There is, I imagine, much prefence in these things, and we muss not exaggerate the number of Hose who make this great mistake.. Unworthy Novals,
"Unworthy novels and plays do
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in: out small, expédition for over godt And also to-day soins, som to SHIP OWNERS SUED, two weeks and was until the After reaching the Yangtze about end that I became aware that they four weeks after we had left Yun- wore not Chinese. The women stick manfu another week's travel further GABARDINE COATS more gidly to their tribal tradi-north brought us to cur goal, tions than the men and it is by Chine's most famous sacred moun their often very elaborately emtain, Omi, which Pak Heung San, broidered and otherwise adorned the famous poet and admirer of Van dresses that you can differentiate Kwai Fei, the beautiful concubine.
The owners of the sa. Yung Jens between the various tribes. Further of the Emperor Tung Ming Wong, means for classification are furnish praises to ardently in his songs not represent the real mind of the were not represented when two ed by the language,ta
And indeed Omi sin is worth all the English people. The quiet, con Admiralty actions claiming wages hardships you have to go through, teaded, happy joy of married life were brought against the vessel in when travelling-from-the south-sorse is top donz and too sacred and too the Supreme Court yesterday after.. As you see on the map, the main 500 miles over land. Nearly 12,000 personal to make a startling film, boon before the Chief Justion (Bir direction of the large water tracks feet high it stands out, supremely but such joy is widespread among Joseph Komp). His Lordship heard as wall as of the mountain ridgea dominating all the surrounding the homes of England, great and the case en parte and, biler the run from N. to S (Salween, smaller elevations, ile paak on the mail.
claims had been proved, judgment "Mokong)" "Thus it is obvious that in NW, Bide a massive rock with a Married life has its beauties at war entered for the plaidride in each opening up the country a traffic pedpendicular precipice some, 800 least se fully as unmarried life, and case, developed in this direction will feet deep, A laxurious vegetation, the duties of one are as great and Capt. John Miller was the plain orava the most promising and there... | trea till right to the top, thick un- | ni lofty na the duties of the other,'" tie in cr Lotion fore an original plan to tackle the derwood, shrubs and any amount | Referring to the fact that the wed-" for 33 87 problem by building a railway from of lovely Blowers Among the ding was taking place in Lont, Oraz which | Borrás-la--Lusyon hag foiled to seventy odd Buddhist, Semples,all Follone said he could not but think=080g
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