1939-08-21 — Page 15

ST 21, 1939.

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The King inspecting the 133 ships of the Reserve Fleet at anchor in Weymouth Bay. This was the biggest assembly of the Reserve Fleet in peace time, and after the Inspection the Fleet moved on Rosyth for intensive training and exercises. Photo shows His Majesty on board the King taking the salute at the march past of the crew

H.M.S. "Cardiff."

tales of the local resid-

ago.

to thirtieth day of the Seventh Moon, the hops are none, all the spirit visitors must be back ents, leads direct to the lower re- too burn joss-

the gions. Exploration brought to light in their dwelling place and

this the fact that the entrance to pay homage. "Gateway to Hell" is closed for an-

cave had been sealed up some time visitors.

other lunar calendar year. It is on

was Inquiry in the distant past. this day that all Chinese who believe made and the story goes that this in the "Ghost Moon" and the power sealing was done at the order of a

centuries of the "God of Hell" join in the cele magistrate of many are

bration of the "God of Hell's birth- He ordered blocks of stone be used day. Their courtyards, the window- to close the "Gateway" in order that division even the there might be a clearer sills of their rooms

and the houses between the upper-world sidewalks in front of their

forbade are covered with piles and containers lower-world; he also

earthly mortal from entering. to be applied of burning incense.

With all due respect, we returned have seeming- While some differ in belief as to to Shanghai. At least, the Pathway of the famed

to Hell will be familar ground when Jiars, cheats, "Gateway to Hell", it is generally our number turns up on the wheel. murderers-all

this "doorway" is accepted that

t, it is logical

epredations of

have caused

At any rate,

who

and

IN SZECHUEN

were the exact location

ng. Roaming located in the province of Szechuen,

near the city of Wan-hsien.

they are be-

The

ren, the weak writer, feeling that it might be well to familarise himself with a possible

are even not

laid alone at

e located' a

g" is carried -off" in joss- forms of sa-

an unfortun- future abode, made a trip to this part of China just prior to the en- suing hostilities. At the small city of Wan-hsien, he had little trouble of in ascertaining the whereabouts the famed "doorstep". According to. the local Chinese, the Gateway lay superstitious in a tiny village, Fengtu, only a short they good or distance away.

ter come to a

true even

"leave of ab- dnight, on the

Making the trip to Fengtu brought the discovery that there really is a large cave just on the outskirts of the small town. This, if one believes

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