1923-11-07 — Page 7

SHANGHAI TO CALCUTTA.

Adventurous Journey With a Film Camera.

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MORE STOWAWAYS.

A GROWING EVIL In charging seven stowaways at the Police Court this morning, a There will shortly commencojare in China and then changing statement of the serious propor one of the most interesting their diets to meet conditions as tions which the practice has journeys of modern times, when they cross over into Mongolia attained, was made by the agent Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Lamb, and from there into Sinkiang and of the Java China Japan. Line, of Shanghai, will start on a tripjon into India. All staple food who stated that several vessels of across the wilder parts of China (will be bought ед route, the Company which left Hong- and Central Asia to Calcutta, with tremendous saving kong lately taking about eighteen months to jof time, money and

invariably had temper. [stowaways on board. The de- do it in. They will be accom-[As they have to conserve their fendants in panied by a Chinese assistant, energies for the work. they have away

the case stowed and carry with them a motion-jin hand, Mr. and Mrs. Lamb in-of the Tikarang.

the shaft tunnel

but picture camera, and the film tend to have no more distraction discovered as the ship was about! were record of their travels will be than is absolutely unavoidable. to leave her, poorings yesterday well worth seeing afterwards.

Mr. Lamb, by the way, is the

morning. Mr. van Ufford pointed 001 that certain strict laws China representative of the Fox Mr. Lamb's present intention, Film Corporation, in whose in- is to leave Shanghai on Novem-regulating the flow of Chinese immigration into Jara were in terests he is to make the expedier 15, and to proceed direct to

force, and a head tax of 87 Kalgan where what they will

THE PROGRAMME.

in

tion, filming everything of intefeed in the way of leather and Suilders which had just gorka | est from the China coast Calcutta.

clothing He will also make sheepskin

National bought.

will

be

still photos for the Gretepiphre Muygazine and, it is A Mongol cloth tent will also suspected, the usual book is also be secured at Kalgan, this being weighing heavily upon his mind, the only style of tent that has A former student in

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imposed was

of these measures to keep the bed elements from the country.

A statement from Inspecter Spear revested that he defendants s been known to withstand the quite a large sum was found on were not badly off in any way, as terpreters class at the American terrific windstorms of the steppes. some of them. That they had Legation in Peking, he naturally. From Kalgan the expedition speaks excellent Chinese, and will travel on to Tatungfu, on the intention of making the this, coupled with the fact that Peking-Suiyuan Railway, where trip was evidenced by the fact much of his work for the past six there are caves which are inter that there were six rattan baskets or seven years has been in the sing from both a casual and afbetween them.

and several rolls of matting interior, which he has travelled scientific point of view as they extensively, gives him a mental are very old and have historical hitherto imposed by the Cours The sentence for this offence equipment which will far off-set importance.

At Paotowchen, the railhead, the seriousness

Way a month, but. recognising

any slight defect in the actual physical outfit of the party.

Mr. Lamb with part of his equipment.

the journey will really commence.

of the offence as indicated by Mr. van Ufford,

It is the jumping off place, the Mr. J. R. Wood improved on the last step from civilization until; far-off Kansu is reached, so it is Penalty. Six of the defendants

three

received

here that ponies for saddle pur-labour each, while the seventh. month hard poses and camels for pack. ing must be secured. together got off lightly with a sentence of who is of youthful appearance. with drivers and a guide, to see them across the 300 odd six weeks.

miles of sand, gravel, and cold of the Ordos Desert to Ninghsiafu,.

the northernmost city of Kansu

WHAT DERMANY HAS PAID.

The total amount collected

province. No special burry will under the German Reparations be made by the party as it is their (Recovery) Act. 1921, to June last intention to film everything that was £13.264,000.

is of interest and also not to kill

themselves off in mad attempts to

break cross-country records.

After having seen and "shot" population is not pure Chinese by Ninchsiafo, the trail leads over any means, and also that there the preciptous Kansu mountains are macy Russians in the to the capital city, Lanchowfu, country on all sorts of where a fair-sized colony of for-errands, ranging all the way from eigners, including several advise trying to get out of Russia, to Governor.trying to Bolshevize Sinking. is progressive should enable the masculine ele-These people have naturally stir- ment in the party to secure even a red things up badly. civilized drink if he wantsjone. The British Post Road begins

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at Kashgar and ends at Darjeel- ing in India. It is down this road Lanchow and its vicinity being that the last transport part of the of more than ordinary interest, trip will be made, and it is report a fairly long stay will he made ed to be very comfortable indeed.

Nazimova's acting is a revela- there. giving the party an op-It may be possible, even, that an

tion, and the anale is probably portunity to rest for the next leg escort of troops from India may dance of the severed veils has the films.

The story of Salons and the the most dramatic ever seen in of the trip, which will be the see them over the Himalayas to been adapted to various artistic. hardest in every way, for it leads the rail-head at the end of the mediumst it was the thene for them straight up through the long road, where a train will Strauss opera, and a stage play Kokenor region. infested with quickly set them down in Cal-enjoyed a salt marshes, sand plains and cutta, where barbers, tailors and pictures. the artistic beauty of the long run. Ia the bandits. Into Western Outer other most essential tradespeople setting Mongolia, which is blessed with abound.

has been Stadiet in' benevolent Bolsheviks as well as

detail, with the result that the His party will consist of him- native Robin Hoods, into Kobde, aelf and wife. one Chinese the only town of any size in assistant and enough caravan Mong 'la to the west of Erga. men of various kinds, according What Mr. and Mr. Lamb's to the districts they are crossing experiences will be in getting to get them from one place to through the northern edge off another. He is taking an ample Tihet, which is at least not very outfit of cameras and films, which, friendly toward foreigners, and after exposure, will be sent back in the part of Mongolia where to Shanghai for development by they will go, is a subject which the newly reorganized postal may make some very interesting service between "there and Sin reading when the brick is pub kiang province. The negatives lished. In Koldo itself there is are being returned there because a semblance of law and order.) they can receive far better atten- at least that the report. hut tion in Shanghai than Mr. Lamb, the surrounding country, never could possibly give them while on has been very safe for travellers. the road, even with the very best, From Kobdo on to the northern of light developing outfits. Bar- city of ing this part the expedition's Thwanfu. the road crosses

Sinkiang province.! equipment, the travelling gear range of high mountains which will be of the Simplest kind ob-jare reported to be impossible of tainable.

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Mr. and Mrs. Lamb with their Chinese assistant,

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