1933-03-06 — Page 3

From Peiping

Peiping Through Gobi Desert

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1933.

Sand, too, began to give tus trouble on this part of the route many times we have had to push and dig or lay down canvas tracks for the cars to grip-on. On one oconaion we were speeding along on A finn, dry river bod, Suddenly both cars sank into loose sand.

JOURNEY TO THE ROOF OF THE WORLD live and a half hours digging,

FROM PEIPING TO URUMCHI

(Mr. W. F... Drew describes the remarkable journey of the Rev. G. Hunter and six recruits in the 30-cut. Ford trucks into Chi nese Turkestan (Siukiang). There were many notable instances of answered prayer.)

On Friday, 9th of September, the two vans with our luggage ware taken by rail to Kalgan. Early in the morning many friends gathered en the platform to bid us God-speed, and as we slowly stemmed out of the station amidst considerable excite ment we felt that at last, we were on our way. The rail to Kalgan is remarkable for the beauty of the country through which it runs, ono rocky mountain pass in particular, and also as a triumph of the rail way engineer.

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pushing and towing rewarded us by {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY) seeing the oars, safely on firm ground again. There is much wild life in

MACAO, Feb. 29. this part of Mongolia. Antelopes.

The Maco Electrio Lighting Co. and hares were frightened into swift has placed a substantial order for Eight by the noise of our approach, new material and machinery, it was

AIR DEFENCE DAY

The 26th anniversary of the Army. Memorial Day on March 10 will be celebrated on a scale befitting the present emergency Among other things, the Army has a plan to stage air defence exercises un a large nonlo. on the Yoyogi Parade Ground. The whole country by the Tokyo Broad- air combats will be relayed to the casting Station as realistically at possible.

and many times we have seen herds learned to-day, with the Gea Six hundred estates have been

of beautiful wild horses with long, flowing manes and thile, galloping away from us led by a fine young stallion.

Electric Co. of China, Ltd.

For the accommodation of the seized and occupied by peasants in new generating units, a new powerWestern Spain during the past few station is already in course of con- weeks, while the govemment itself struction. It has been placed and has in recent months confiscated & Co. of London, by whom all the their owners having participated in designed by Messrs. Dorman, Longnore than 1,300 states because of structural materials have also be the Monarchist uprising in supplied.

Jast year.

colourful gowns, silver ornaments On the Edge-of-the-Gobl, and heavy pointed boots of the men, and the jewelled head-dress of the

Eleven days after leaving Kalgan women-folk, quite appealed to us. Gobi Desert Vegetation became we got on to the edge of the great All of them seemed to be excellent more scanty and we had to carry horsemon and carefree and happy, water for two or three days. Many quantity of British high tension Arnong the equipment is a large enjoying to the full the freedom of times we passed the skeletons of cables, to replace all the overhead the wide, open spaces. The religion camels that had died by the roadside high tension lines which have been of the Mongola is Tibetan Buddhism and there was none of the beauty of serving Macna since the company (Lamaista). It is usual that one the ordinary landscape at home, commenced operations some 20 son from each family is set aside What did appeal to us, however, years ago. The extended franchise for the priesthood. For this reason was the vastness of the scene, the having a long period still to run, there are large lamaseries through shimmering mirage of trees and till 1987, the company has found it out. the country where the young lakes, on the horizon, the glories of convenient to make the change over A happy week-end was spent at en go for training-some never to the sunrise and sunset and the ex-without delay. Kalgan and on the following Tues-leave again, but remain as lama (the pansive night sky. One big range day, Sept. 13, after the purchase Buddhist equivalent of monk). of mountains through which we of petrol, etc., and the packing of Often would we see the white walls passed was remarkable for the rock the vana, we set out on our long of a lamagery gleaming in the sun colourings. There was no vegeta- on the side of a distant hill. Intion, but as we went higher we some places they form the centre passed ridges of black, brown, round which a small business Battlegreen, mauve and red standing out ment grows up. It was at such a in bold relief against the perfect. place as this that we were able to blue sky. Sometimes it would seem The next international Fair of buy a little extra petrol. For a impossible to find a way through Lyons is to be held from the oth day or two it had been evident that the hills, bat as on we sped we to the 19th of March. It may, he our mileage per gallon was far would find the camel track winding recalled that the Lyons Fair is lower than we had planned and up an old glacier bed or through mainly an exhibition of samples and a sandy valley. To avoid sand in a wholesale market. Specia! sec- valleys we sometimes had to climb. tionn

devoted to particular straight up the face of hills, to join industries such as foodstuffs, re- the path again after a mile or two.frigerating and heating, agricultar-

al implements, etc.

adventure.

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Towards Mongolia, Formalities with officials over, we passed out of China Proper through the Great Wall by the city gate of Kalgan towards Mongolia. The first day's travelling took us up & rough pass through which there was

tolerable motor road. We were struck by the skill with which the Chinese carters held their animals in as they passed ia long file down the rocky path at our side. At the top of the pass we could see the hills rolling away southwards into China, and stretching out before us was the road winding northwards on to the Mongolian plains. On wo sped till at nightfall we put up at a Chinese inn. We had passed two other cars, the last two until near- ing our journey's end.

For the next two or three days our way lay across rolling grass land. We were interested to see how in some places Chinese farmers had settled and cultivated the land. Signs of Chinese settlement were soon left behind, however, and we were introduced to Mongol life. The Mongol folk were as interesting to us an were our motor-cars to them. Their soft, flowing language was beautiful to listen to and the

bought for

Rougher Country.

The grassy plains soon gave way to country of a rougher aature. After leaving these mountant the recall one particularly bad rocky general slope of the Cobi was down. river valley through which we had! wards towards Edaingol River dis

At Edaingol,

to pass. Our drivers did admirably, trict, which we reached very do tly, in steering us safely through, It was about this time that one car developed a nasty knock. We did not discover what was wrong until ten days here in the camp of the It was found necessary to spend the back axle and driving shaft had Sino-Swedish Scientific Expedition, been taken out. How small, a. thing where Dr. Hörner and his colleague it was, repaired with a piece of wire Mr. Ch'en treated us with gracious from a broken thermos flask Thick hospitality. The perfect weather, tufte of grass impeded our progress the cool river in which we bathed in many places, and often the cars the autumn, tinted trees and the proceeded at a very slow pace, high sand dunes helped to make our lurching at all angles like ships at memories of Edziugal among the like this it was fine to lie down to More serious matters, however, sea. After a tiring day on ground happiest of the whole journey sleep ugly tucked up in a sheep-engaged 'our attention. One of the skin bag and protected from the most important was the crossing of wind in a comfortable little bell the four or five rivers in this dis- tent.

trict, which were abnormally high.

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Dr. Hörner kindly lent us hie twenty-five camels to transport our goods across, whilst the two motors went round the smaller of the two lakes into which the streams empty, and were dismantled and towed through the remaining most difficult river by seven camela When the electrical parts had been refitted to the cars and all our goods loaded ready for the start again we wero indeed thankful that all had been brought safely through. Wo bada farewell to our Mongel guide, who galloped off to join a caravan at the neighbouring business settlement for his home in Eastern Mongolia, and the next day we were speeding westwards, our objective, Hami The Edzingol region was to us happy, peaceful place. The Mongod queen of the district visited ne în camp one day and was obviously delighted as she listened to my gramophone. I do not thà k she had ever heard anneď music' before. It is hard to judge which she con- sidered most amusing, Dame Clara Butt's deep voice or Kreisler's violin -both produced peals of merry laughter.,

On the Great Road. Although only a little over half- way, the most exciting and interest- ing part of the journey was over. A few more days of Gobi sand we were at the Sinkiang "boundary. Sinkiang gave us a cold greeting, for daring the first night within its borilors, the thermometer registered 17 degrees of frost. As we penetrët- ed further into the province we were struck by the beauty and size of Kirlik Tagh (snow-capped moun thin), which lay off to our right for several days. Soon we caught sight of the telegraph, line in the distance. marking the Great Fload, out of China, which we joined and follow- ed into Hami.

We were in Hami for thirteen days an unforeseen delay.

When we were able to start again we were glad to think that scOD WE should be in Tibwa. About half- way the road took us through the Tien Shan (Celestial. Mountains); and after coming out of the pass on to another flat expanse of dæsert we saw many long camal caravans slowly bearing Ching-wards the pre- cious merchandise of Turkostar. During the last lap of a hundred miles or so we travemed as area which vividly recalled country-I have seen at home of the type found in Essex and Kent-gentle wooded valleys with little streams and pleasant farmlands. Yet all the time, towering high above us to the south was the gooy capped range?

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