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THE GORAKOUS EASTHE GREATEST MOMENT.” MARVELS OF THE PRINCE'S TOUR

Not only the Prised himself but every member of his party to whom India is new, must by now have some idea of what is meant by the phrase "the gorgeous East.says the Times special correspon dent.

Udaipur

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LORD BIRKENHEAD: ON WASHINGTON

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SIAMESE SECTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

A polal article to the Straits Time says

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The Lord Chancellor speaking as the guest of the American Luncheon Clab in London, at the Savoy Hotel, on December 18th, declared that the Washington Con- Facilities for travelling in. the Far ference marked the greatest moment in East are increasing daily, and a com- FOR Take all the palaces the history of civilization. He said: mencement has just been made by the in various countries which you happen to We have passed three years since the enerprising Siamese State Railway de- know and set them together welded into war years of action and of reaction,partment to run a branch line to the one colossal range of buildings the walls Tears of accumulated disappointment, Last to connect with the line which the of which ris flat and shear from arched ears in which we have sometimes in indo;Chinese Government has projected |

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smaller but equally white and embosomed for, advice, and help of the United States, between Singapore and Saigon. ingrot Give it a background of hills that Conference was summoned at a construction were driven on Thursday half translucent, like again the Italian ington of which I have said more than last by an uncle of the king of Siam in The first spikes on the new Siamesa hills and sunlight brighter and a sky once, carefully choosing my language the absance of His Majesty through slight clearer than you have ever seen. The that I belton it to mark the greatest indisposition, in the presence of a large Palace fronts westward over the lake moment in the history of the civilization crowd of people from Bangkok, so at sunset you go out to one of the of the world. That Conference was called first fast mail train other island palaces and thence look back together, and in an instant the whole Ban

The upon the scene lake white walls, green world knew that the Government of the Bangko arrived on the evening of the from Penang to the warm rays while from the atores be-ponsibility; and realized that the past being present. Through the courtesy of lands India to Siberia, in which Europeans trees, and farther hills-all glowing in United States realized its supreme res day on which the ceremony was perform-THE DIRECTORY cover the notable even" hind you long shadows creep across the belongs to it which no other country in

and I was therefore precluded from ports and cities of the Far East, from Nether the world can play and unless it is play. Commissioner General of the State Rail-

His Highness Prince Parachatra, the reside. ed by somebody, we should witness the Some four hours later when the velves disruption of European civilization and spot from where the new construction has Fort or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP ways I was, however, able to visit the in cach case as it can be made, but each Colony, Not only is the Directory as fall and complete night has settled down you illuminate the irrevocable decay of stability on the already commenced. The Prince kindly TION, carefully rised each year, most of it all, picking out every line detail of the Continent of Europe.

placed at architecture and ringing, the whole fake

my disposa! his rail motor-which will serve as courate Guns ras TER round with inhate myriads of tiny oil

very fast and convenient mode of travel- Totaur, giving every detail in connection with The world is one. I understand and District lamps, mere wicks about in small glass respect the well-known doctrine of the spoke English.

jing in inspection duty and one of his the places, their History, Topography, etc. bowls of oil. At Baroda there

Superintendents who were seclusion of the United States from Euro.

The Information in these Descriptions, consit" 50,000 ach lamps used on the screens, masts, arches of the street decorations plated period like that in which we to the North-East, and then dua East ort, would alone suffice to fill a large volume, pean controversies, but it never contem-station wo travelled about a kilometer statistics of the TLADE of each Country and Starting from the Bangkok railway with facta concisely set out, and containing ing of a hundred interesting articles, packed alone. How many at

Udaipur I do not five to-day. No doctrine made by states on the line which now runs to Petriew, know; but the little lights constantly men generations ago can ignore the pene 61 kilometers from Bangkok. The whole Hicker and wavor and their

reflections in the water flicker too till everything live that the world is one and inter- the railway provides a quick mode of every arrangement greatly facilitates reference. trating teachings of the age in which we of this is a rich rice-growing district, and reserved for the purpose, and uniformity in The Book is printed from New Type specially -palaces, shores, islands, boats at their moorings and the very lake itself is all political considerations point, to

dependent. Scientific, economic, and transport to the cultivators, which, how. a-shimmer with golden light and is..

Besides the usual Alphabetical List of Firma alma,t too beautiful to be cf earth..

that ever, they do not seem to appreciate fully the Directory gives the CLASSIFIED LISTS une indisputable and dominating truth.still. Next to the palace of Udaipur one that the world is interdependent it be waterways for all their transport and

(Cheers.) The moment it is conceded from time immemorial depended on the Commercial Centres.

The Siamese cultivators have of TRADES PROFESSIONS at the larger thinks of it pigs. Mere ordinary tourista, of course can see the pigs (as they can could not contemplate without horror the themselves to changed conditions.

comes evident that the United States transactions, and oven are loath to adapt not see the palaces and illuminations us the Prince has scan them), but they are dissolution of stability and ordered

On both sides of be railway line are none the leas an axtraordinary sight. society in Europe. This Conference at interminable tracts of paddy land, which the Far East contains the names of oval ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS in The bears that come to the Yellowstone Washington, the proposals that have had just been harvested. There are Park Hotels for food are paltry in com.been made and are to be adopted by the roads of any kinds, and the casual aravel- parsion. You are placed on the flat roof Great Powers of the world as the outer will and some difficulty even in con. arranged, with the Initials as well as the Sur-

20,000 FOREIGNERS, of a building overlocking an acre or 20 come of the Conference-are proposals lecturing where the people live. A little smes, in strictly Aphabetical Order, so that of bare, grey-white soil ridged and heap which could have proceeded from no careful observation however will reveal any name can be found instantly. od and furrowed by the innamerable country but yours. They are proposals

fairly large streams crossing the streams trampling of piga feet and their rootings, the adoption of which by the world could

at more or los regular intervals, and Beyond is scrubby wasteland backed with have been obtained by no impulse except along the banks of these will be noticed forest, and out of the forest as the coolies the impulse which your President and

stunted shade trees. begin to scatter grain and call pour the people have supplied.

Under these trees (Cheers.) If this tivators pigs wild pigs great hoary tuskers large were the last contribution over made of These streams serve all kinds of par are the small huts occupied by these cul- some of whom are Chinese Bows and pigs of every size and degree the United States to the prosperity, and In a few minutes there are some 300 of well-being of a stricken world, history choked by the water byacinth, they afford together with the Texts of all the most import

es, and although many of them them swilling, squealing, rooting, grunt would still record in letters of gold that the peasant free and easy access to all ont Treaties concluded with the countries of ing in that grey acre till it is one vast no more noble contribution had ever parts of his district. pig-whirpool a devil dance of pigs been made by any civilized Power at any while through the maelstrom the bare period in the world's history (Cheers.) ously familiar a sight along this route

Eastern Asia, the various Customs Tariffs What I have described is so monoton Scales of Commissions, Conmlar and Cour legged coclics stride scattering grain like

Trade Regulations, Chambers of Commerce Bowers on the field. It is a sight never to be forgotten.

that its novelty is soon lost. At present Fres, Hongkong Stamps Duties, Signal This day marks a stage in the history buay village on the banks of the Petrie Weights and Measures and other Com the railway line ends at Petricw, a fairly Codes, Chinese Festivals, Tables of Money, Then there was hunting black buck of the two great English-speaking peoples. river.

As sport it may not rank' I know of ng coures of quarrel-actual, menced at kilometer 60 and it takes a The new construction" has com- thrill while the beast makes its sudden and vigilant eye-which exists between found a strong body of army sappers on high, for there potential, by the most rush from the wagon at the flying buck these two communities. (Cheers.) I the spot engaged in laying down the line. to miss or kill as the case may be to knew of one. I knew of the spectre of The earthwork has been completed to a an unconscionable deal of driving in the that old, Frish quarrel which uncomfortable bullock cart and careful and unappeared for decades and gens according to the State Railways pro- gaunt distance of about 25 kilometers, and drawing up to the suspicious quarry. rations, clouded the judgment and dis gramme the Siamese section should be But the cheetah itself is splendid, In turbed the passions of great numbers of complete in three years or so. a cage at home the chetah looks like a citizens of your country. rather badly modelled and

Even at this inferior moment I do not know whether we have leopari. But here in their home the laid that spectrey I am hopeful that we cheetahs--the finest animals that Mahars have done so. More than that, at ttls EXCHANGES IN SHANGHAI jahs can send for the Prince's sport-are moment, when the road is still obscuro superb creatures looking enormous as and dark, it does not become me to say,

THEIR NUMBER AND CAPITAL they sit up on the tail of the little curt, but I know, and you know, that if we their bides glowing in the sunlight their are successful in this last task with which in recent bulletin devotes considerable at the strange smells we have charged ourselves we shall have space to the subject of the stock and pro- The Chinese Engineer and Contractor nostrild thaite men, and buck 206, done more to banish the last trench induce exchanges which have grown up in for away and Enseling with a savage which misunderstanding between wickedness which they seem to forget two great countries can lurk then all our survey made by the journal in question these Shanghai during the past 12 months. A when they reach the Zoo at home. predecessors have done in 200 years. showed that on January 14th 104 such Out from Ajmere are the temples of (Cheers.) I go this afternoon to the last exchanges were in existence, with a total Pushkar, & place of almost unrivalled scene, so far as i am concerned in this capital of 8134,800.000, and at the time sanctity for the last 2,000 years. is the only temple to Brahms in India. in which I am involved, greatly, reassured them were tottering at the approach of Here poignant drama. I go to the Philippi, of writing it appeared that many of You go out by a road where apes the and comforted by the kindness which I China New Year. It will, of course, not long grey langurs leap, with their tails have received today. And I would recall be known how they have met the settle- looped absurdly over their backs, along that, after all, the American nation and ment until business re-opens after the side your motor car, and peacocks scream ours have marched side by side through holidays. at you from the roofs of wayside shrines. dark and critical days; we have travelled By the temples is a tank or lake full together in the concluding stages of the of these exchanges that there is naturally So much has been written on the subject of buge Over 100 of them, but you will only sco/Great War along bloody roads of which little fresh left for the Engineer, and

crocodiles. There are said to be a dozen or so either moving slowly about the milestones were graves, and in tread- Contracter to say. It gives resumé of or, heaped on a small island where theying that road I believe that we found the the gambling manis leading to have commerants for company. They are of an honortal and indestructible establishment of these exchanges, and all large "repulsive boasts; but, what is harmony. (Cheers,)

what is of the first importance is that more remarkable, this is the cradle of all

full list of the exchanges has been com- the large crocodiles is India. Once upon

piled giving their addresses, amount of a time crocodiles were no bigger than

promoter.-NC. Daily News. capital, registration and the name of the minnows little neve until Brahms came here and made sacrifice at Pushkar which so swolled the crocodiles with hon our and pride that they immediately bloated to the loathsame dimensions that you see now. Even gods err in judgment at time

with chetahs.

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MURDER OF A CATHOLIC. PRIEST. CHRISTIAN CHINESE IN DANGER IN HUPEH

The Directories and Descriptions are of --- CHIHA Peking

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Caston

Chiakiang

Whampon

Kowloon

Lappa

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Kongmoon

Peitaiko Nanking Chinwangtao Wuku

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The thunder of hooves on the parade ground when the Prince reviewed the lu- perial Service Lancers of Jodhpur, the young Maharaja at their head; and the thrill of it as they came across the red- brown plain one unbroken line of six troops abreast emerging from a cloud of dust thicker than ever was battle smoke. it was a sorumptious scene there is no You have heard of the fortress rock of Sir Pextab Singh Prince and

other word-and-beside the Prince old Jodhpur, If you call up memories of Princes sat with a sant in the saddle (at Rogent of the Acroplis at Athens, of Corcassonne, 78 years of age) that few ring men can received, says the NC. Daily News, re-Manila

Additional information has now been of that royal hill that rises in the middle match. of Serbian Skoplie you will still be some thing short of the impressive majesty of thinks of them chiefly waiting in the in western Hupch by bandita. This mur One knew those troops in France and murder of Father Julien on January 14th garding the telegraphic report of the Jodhpur fort. Stupendous it is from pitchy darkness close behind the front der took place in the Shibnan district bolow and marvellous from within (after line on the eve of an attack, waiting, near Sichuan which was the scene of the you have been carried up the steep ap hoping, longing that the moment was at uprising of the notorious joss-men war- preach in an old fashioned sedan chair), hand when they might go through so riors or Shen Ping in the spring of 1921. amid the mazes of the heaped pile of red lont that cue felt rather than heard or Whether the brigands were then Ping or standalone palaces, all pierced and fret Baw them in the dark. That kind of not is not known as yet. About 50 ted screens and balconies, great gate chance never came; but nother chance them attacked the home of Father Julien ways and towers. The armouries of old came by Villers Guishlain when they and murdered him as ho wes at dinner,

of Weapons, the

jewels the splendid decora helped to hold the German counter-attack Father Julien is the second of four bro tion of the throne room, the guns along from Cambrai and history knows how thers all Belgian Franciscan mission. the battlements some huge pieces brought from the sack of Ahmedabad 200 was used it. And that by a coinciderea aries who are at work in this district. yenra age whence you look out over the just three years ago this morning.

He is the fifth martyr in 25 years among These are, perhaps not the orthodox the Belgian Franciscan pricats in the great desert plain which stretches broken impressions of the Frince's tour; but they Shihnan district. only here and there by isolated rocks to are things that will live in the mind, dered in 1898 and three, including a the horizon like the ; here is concen atanding out against the background of Bishop and his brother, were murdered One priest was mur trated all the pride and martial glory sunlight and masacs of peoples of rich in 1904. The lives of Christian Chinese of the great Rajput chiefs of Marwar. ceremonials, courtly and lavish hospital are in great danger in this district and

(Continued at foot of next column.) ity and gorgeous robes.

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