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WOMAN'S SEARCH she can always devote herself to
the study of the seven periods in!! FOR NIRVANA.
life, or the four kinds of ways of being born, or the four mystica: DETERMINED ON LHASA OR powers of mediation, or the three
DEATH.
ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR TACHIENLU,
Tachienin, Nov. 30.--Yantor day Sister Alice "loft the frontior
Chengtu. It was during the
sphorca of man's doing. In all probability Mr, Grubbs is ok- sessed by the simpla 'desire' to write a book about (tho Tibetan nomad, his simple ways and un- affected means, and she has no
desire? whatever to interfore in
forway with the Lama's roligion, soionon, or philosophy. A book about the wild and woolly nemad,
summer of 1924 that she first saw who lives inside a sheep-skin and on to the border, travelling from molla as it he does so, has yat jo the capital with Mrs. Leo of the be detaifeil to a patient, waiting Bali Gabelle; and during hot lew world.
Delayed Electrio Light.
Tachieniu one of these days wili be a blaza ci electric light. The
years
in Tachieniu she has greatly endeared hurself to all whom he kindly healing and has touched, It is only some ten years since shu left beautiful Quebec to come to China for mission work, daring war house is nearly faithed and the tall poles are already disfigur takon her training as a nurse - İn'
ing the streets but the light will Canadian hospital. For the past
soon be hero. Rumour has it the few years she has been in charge of the French hospital at tho many machinery has arrived at Yachov. poor helpless travellers, sick and eight days from there. The firm weary, Irom the wide Asiatic step-putting up the electric light nas been most unfortunate.. A. Jaan pes, have foupa comfort and solace from the kind ministrations of this with the required ability was de- gonile nurse.
Tachielu holda theputed to proceed to Shanghal and necessary alectric samo "relation to Tibet a Shang-purchase tho hai does to the sen
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Six months after receiving sen tonce" of seven roars' penal servi- tudo, a seaman has been released from Dartmoor Prison.
And he does not know why. The News Chronicle was informed by & Home Offfee official that no ex- planation would be issued.
The sheep plant. In the course of events thi skinned nomad and the red robed was done and everything carefully insured. Between Hankow and lama and the dust stained drain "may travel many long and weary Ichang the steamer ran on a wand meaths across the wide Tibetan bank and to avoid a nasty visit plateaux before they reach a place from the brigands on the other of healing for their sick boding bank the vessel unloaded part of was made at the Leeds Assizes by Dyn, whose home is in South
Bistor Alice, during the past few #yenia has graciously ministered to th-Tibetans and Chinese. Chinese
the Yangtes, including the ma its cargo into the muddy waters of
chinery for the power house Tachienlu. This was bad news and soldiers from the interior find the both the robbers, and the Yangtze hospital at the South Gate a place havs. come in for a share of the where they can go with their tratoual merchants unstinted apprecia bitten: hands",and feed. Many of
tion. But what could be done these poor fellows suffor terribly There was bien and that force from altitude and frost-bite and the had to be reckoned with. The man hospital has always had its doors with the ability notified the general opon for them, ・・
public in Tachionlu and another Again, Sister, Alice will be great subscription was raised to see the ly missed by the many orphan thing through. And the machinery
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children at the South Gate. In her they had a surs friend and moldier and her place will not be paxily filled in their young hearts. Rick and poor, priest and layman Tibetan and Chinese, will be sorry to see this Sister of Morcy leave the border.
Everybody Does It.
is now almost at the door.
BELGIUM HIT BY BRITISH TARIFFS.
RETALIATION URGED.
We have the following it-bit A meeting attended by representa from Batang, eighteen days west tives, of the Belgian industries of Tuckienlu. We have Mrs. Ens chambers of commerce and indus Grubbs here now and she is hanging try, and agricultural organisations around the border hoping to either has been held at Brussels to pro- get into Lhase or dis on the road." test against the Customs measures Why get into Lhase and why die adopted by foreign countries, o on the rbad f It is a perfectly M. Ernest Wilford, the preai simple journey and hundreds of dent of the Belgian Textile Associa· little boys do it every year from į tion, pointed out the serious to every hole and corner of the land percussions of the new British Cus- of the lamas. All you need is a Įtoms duties, added to the deprecia- good Tibetan horse, a reliable Tibetian of the pound sterling, on the tan servant, some fairly warm cio-Belgian textile industry. Not only thing a large supply of Teambe, were the spinning and weaving a"quantity of hard smelling rancid mills affected and contemplating yak butter, and a letter of invra-closing down, but also the auxil duction to the Dalai Lama. A goalary industries, such as the finish atous tent and a cooking pet would ing, machinery," small tool, and dye. make the journey much more en Moreover, the
duties werd joyable and avoid sleeping cat or causing other countries to take 1 the phases. The Tibetan madam who prisala indirectly affecting Belgian oboks our Chinese rice did it when exports.
Dow
she was qulid a young girl and At the same time, the home mar speaks very little about. Whyet itself was threatened, said Mr. Mrs. Grubbs should want to go to Lhasa is difficult to understand-Wilford, for recently the Belgian Timbuctoo and Bius Buy are much textile industry lost numerous or more accessible, and probably much ders to British rivals favoured by cleaner. However she is determin
A reply to critics of his recent pronouncements on birth control
Mr. Justice 'McCardie.
His lardship also referred to what be called the passing of "the ora of savagery" in connection with charges of wilful murder in aber tion cases,
The man, Jacobus Peters Van
Africa, is 35 years of age and of Boer parentage. He told the News-Chronicle yesterday that he had not been informed of the reason for bis roledas, but we handed a certificate of discharge, which stated that he was free in consequence of "remission of the remainder of the sentence."
Passing sentence of woven months" imprisonment on Lily Surton (48), of Sheffield, who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a young mar The certificate, bearing a large. ried woman, and to an attempt to red seal, was signed by the Gover pronure aliortion, the Judge anid:nog, of Dartmoor. Prison,
It is quite clear that at the
time you made the attempt the wh- mast was already suffering from gruve physical trouble. But for that trouble she would not have died.
You are technically quilty of
"O.E. Chief"
Van Dyn was sentenced at the Old Bailey last June on a charge of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm,"
The prosecutor was a waiter, who
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manslaughter; you have also ad-stated that he was attacked and WHEN MR. GANDHI guard prosented arms. He went
mitted an offence against the pre- sent law of abortion. In the first place, you were charged with wil ful murder: The very last thing that you desired was the death of the woman at whose request you acted and, yet, a charge of wilful murder was made against you,”.
"Menace " to Mation.
robbed in a lans at Buislip (Middle- sex).
Van Dyn's defonce was a plea of) mistaken identity. He ahid that he was not at Ruislip on the night of the attnok.
to Bir Ernest Wild, the Recorder: On hearing the sontence, be said
"O.K. Chief.".
WAS IN ROME.
VISIT TO MUSSOLINI.
A WARM WALK WITH THE PRESSMEN.
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THREE POTS OF PASTE,
ADMIRALTY'S ESSAY IN
ECONOMY.
up the cormonial staircase to the Duce's official apartmente, and at length appeared before the up- crowned ruler of Italy, the semi- naked Oriental ascetic. face to face with the prophet of the new Im
This is the true story of the Ad- perium Romanum. The convermiralty and three pots of office sation, in English, lasted twenty paste a little lesson in economy. migutes; the only witness W18, The wise ascetic from the East General Moris, Mr. Gandhi's host. the Department of the Civil Engi- Last month, news was brought to An appeal against the conviction was entered but withdrawn. After had been awaited with intense It was significant that on coming neer-in-Chief at H.M. Dockyard,” his arrival at Dartmoor however, curiosity in the old capital of the away the general, who knew no Van Dyn continued to protest his in-
Chatham, that there was a shortage nocence, and three weeks ago the West. His fame had reached all English, had understood nothing Such a charge illustrates, in Governor allowed him to send a classes, high and low, throughout but the frequently repeated word my opinion, the ignorance and petition to the Home Secretary.
In reply, Van Dyn told the of the Simplon line, he was greeted
Italy. At Domodossola, at the end | ""India". brutality with which the law of News-Chronicle, I had a re-
A radiant morning greeted the abortion is too often administer-quest from the Home Office for more by a large crowd with a hearty Mahatma after his Roman night;
No time was lost. With scarcely ed, and it is plain to me that details. I heard nothing further, ovation, and the demonstrations of all nature seemed of cristal Antreak the mighty machinery mans of those who seek to up when suddenly I was allowed to go. sympathy were repeated at the interested assemblage awaited bim swung into motion. In due course, hold the present law of aberton
"I have discoverád since my re
stations along Lago Maggiore and are wholly ignorant of the grave less that two little girls, who had in the industrial towns on the way early in the garden of the Villa the members of the British paste social problems which not only given evidence for me at the Old to Milan. In the great new rail Moris, with its fine view of the hilly beset but menace the nation at the Bailey, were questioned by the way station in Milan the police had landscape.
police after I petitioned the Horoe to protect him from molestation by present time.
Secretary.
all too enthuisinetio admirers. Here.
Speaking with deliberation, the Judge continurú:
In this case the woman, now dend, did not wish for another child. She already had three children of the ages of six, five
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best quality paste, in 10-ounce jars for repairing tracings, draw- ings, etc."
making industry received Form D- 18 (Outside) "Revised June 1927, inviting tenders for three jars (brand of paste quoted for to be stated in tenders).
The document in question is dou-
The husband lip when it occurred. I told the whether he wished to go on to Roma Gandhi me put of the house foolscap, two sides of which
und three years. wanted child, but it was the
wife who had to undergo the bur den and the fear of child-bearing.
I repeat once, more that this
wider extension of birth-control knowledge than at exists.
Mother and Child.
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Gummed-in-slips provide still more
On the Via Triumphalis. They repeated that I had he was approached by the station nothing to do with the attack, as superintendent, on behalf of the Suddenly, in an unexpected they knew that I was not at Ruje Italias Government, and asked moment, and in complete silence,. Court that I was innocent, but it in a first or third, class carriage;
Without consulting him all present made no difference. The authoribu was free to travel by either. As followed him, like the children contain the conditions of contract- ties' action now is surprising, but a practically minded man Mr. flocking after the Pied Piper they decided to make right at last. Gandhi decided that, since there Automatically a procession form quality, inspection and testing, car- I am going to call at the Home was no difference in price, he would ed, in regular rows of five. In rings, empties, fair wage,tanb case illustrates the need for a force for a passport now, collect go first, en. the comfortable zout and Europeans at his side, then contracts, bankruptcy, bribery and·
front came Gandhi, with, Indians some funds and get out of the coun- sushions-to the unmistakable satis Italians and British, Americans inspection of contractors wag present try."
faction of his travel-worn follow- Van Dya, a short powerfully ing. He declined, however, the and Germans. A erowd of motor books. ed to go oven if it means tha tho, fall in sterling. It would not
built man, is tattooed on every part invitation to take a meal in the ¦ cars, in neat array, brought up this supreme sacrifice.'
of bis body. On his forehead, ho dining car. He had already taken strange procession. has tattoood over his right eye his sparce meal on the journey-
We had a short talk with him. | good reading, and invite manufac- It true that very little is be surprising, he said, if in thear
"I cannot think it right," his couple of tarantula spiders, over his a cup of goat's milk, uncooked Asked about his visit to the Duce, turers, when King's Roll, and the known about the Boof of the Wonia circumstances Belgian textile maITÀ,
lordship added, "that a and sill loss about the Land of facturers, who had hitherto bern
woman left eye a butterfly and the words vegetables, and uncooked fruit. The he replied that it would not be the Lamas. It may be that years ardent supporters of Fres Trade..
should be forced to bear a child Floreat Columbin linking the
public watched with no little in correct for him to speak about it; numbers of their, male and female of repression, aro now hearing fruit
against her will. I am glad that, During the war he served in the their luggage from one train to But why not talk about Italy's
terest as the Indians went with then, like a new St. Francis from employees. asked the Government to adopt in the present case, the jury throw Lancashire Fusiliers as a sniper and the other. Mr. Gandhi's personal
the East, be added and forcing Mrs, Grubbs in
The value of the three jars (of presa horself in this extraordinary provisional measures to safeguard out the charge of wilful murder, and was wounded four times. way, But why Lhas and why their home market pending its ex
belongings were wrapped in coarse domestic animals, or bor vegetables, paste is approximately 34. and the Tibet. I may be that the
linen sucking, one parcel contain or her radiant sunlight possible saying involved by inviting One of the company asked mali- tanders would perhaps amount to of coonomic ... "Black prayer. Mari-mu-tri-paasion by means
ing his spinning whoel. The rest
ciously, la-dau and the Yellow prayer agroemented"
of the party had ordinary leather
Do you not think the Indian 5d. enson. Large numbers of cushions
custom of letting the crows devour and overcoats were brought along the dead an ugly one?" with them.
Gandhi's arrival în-Rome was 'the **The Indians," Mr. Gandhi. re- event of the day, but he successful plied instantly give up the ly evaded the general curiosity. He bodies of their dead to the orope was to be the guest of General and the Europears theirs to the Moris; tho General was not per worms; it is a question of taste. nonally known to him, but had been The essential thing is that the souls mentioned by Romain Rolland as & mutual friend”.
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I hope that the era of savagery in connection with these cases is draw. ing to an end.'!-
He referred to the fact that Scruton had been in prison for five months under the charge of wilful murder and that she was alloged to have practised abortion for charges of 49. ed., and de 6d. "
two.
founded charge from a moral point of view- shall sentence you to a farther period of seven months' Imprisonment."
A CORONER'S COMMENT.
"Om-ma-ii-pad-me-hum-hava
Mr. Dobbelaers, secretary of the strange and peculiar attraction for
Jute Weavers Association, Pater- this lady adventurer. It may be that Mra, Grubba is labouring under ring, to the decline in direct ex- the bonvimion that this laud of ports of jute cloth from Belgium mystery holds after all the primorowing to the loss of the British dial source of all happiness. It maritat, said that this loss was all may be that the lamale strange the more serious because it parca philosophy with its ten powers ofarly affected the spacial weaves of kuowledge is unconsciously pulling a small number of firms. The tem this lady means towards the porary admission without adequaia Forbidden Land Or, perhaps, control and any quota system of Mrs. Grubbs desires to escape growing quantities of jute baga from the greatest evil of all, namo. from India constituted in twolf, ly, existence, But ni binth, old | and especially since the deprama!
In conclusion, the judge said: "Intion and get away with it. It en-Indian leader wearing only his age, sickness, and death constitute tion of the pound, a serious menar
I hope that people in faon of low which his thin child's legs were this greas evil in seems a bit either for the weaving mills, and, conte view of the fact that you have al-courages immorality self-woven, taga of white wool, be too burly or too late to start cut quently for the jute spinning mills, ready sprat five months in prison, what has been said at the Assizes to be seen, and with coarse sandals on the road to Nirvana, Should. In fact, Conditions were so bad and having regard to the charge will not now carry on this practice on his fest, stopped in front of the however, Mrs. Grupe be held up that a complete coctation of prof wilful murder- wholly anwhich has always been locked upon monumental porch of the Palazzo
~{ (Continued at foot of next column.) on the way, which is not impossible, duction was to be fenrad.
Commenting on the recent re- They are vary signibeant marks of Mr. Justice MeCardie on the practice of abortion, Mr. W. figures taken" ia connection with
H. Carlile, the Doncastor coroner, the social problem I have stated. But they demonstrate also that will be a worry day for this coul!- at an inquest yesterday said: "It you were never guilty of extor-try when people can practise abor tion or blackmail."
serious criminal offence."!
Vidt to the Duce,
It was a strange picture when the'
shall be saved."
MR. A. 1. COOK LEAVES £3.000.
EX-KAISER CONFINED
TO BED.
Doorn, Holland, Jan. 3-Former Keiser Wilhelm of Germany, to-day was confined to his bed at Doorn Castle, his home in exile since the revolution near the lead of ther World War A
"It is announced at Castle Docra that the former Kaiser is sufforine from a severe cold contracted whils day, he was working out of doare" dur- "little "[ng cold and Inclement mid-winter-
weather.
London, Jan. The estate the late Mrs. A. Cook conalies and loader of the miners, has been sworn at
Venezia, where the two Blackshirts under £3,000.
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