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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1925.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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China,

Leroy (IL)-The foundations aro about to be laid here of a Tachionlu, West China, Aug. 350,000 church without any paris- 17. It is recorded that while. hioners, Thoro will be. $25,000 Rome burned, Nero played his expenditure for furnishings and fddle; and one has record here extras-a pulpit for the preacher] that while China staggors under and pewe-but there will appar the weight of external and in-ently be no people. This house ternal difficulties tho Tibetan en of worship will be dedicated on joys his De Il Dance. This year March 1, 1926. the dance was held at the Yellow Laasary, just above Dorjedra.

The court has ruled that the

the Rod Templo. Nowe had just structure must be built. It was come of very heavy fighting down provided for in the will of Mr. J. in the province Yang Son had T. Crumbaugh an occentric local ovacuated Chengtu and Gen. Liu- farmer. All contestants of the Hsiang had entered the capital; will have been besten so often robbery and brigandago was re- that they have abandoned their ported around Kiating; and severe efforts. Crumbaugh became a fighting was taking place above Spiritualist bofore he died, and the Luchow.

tabernacle is to be a Spiritualistic church, although there is not a However, important as these Spiritualist in the township. The things were, they in no way inter-will provides for the maintenance

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pared with all its heart to have a; real good time, Lhamotse occupies

a commanding position overlook- ing the valley.

course of time his wife bore him "It is a very picturesque build-names wore Legden, Leg je, and, two sons and one daughter. Their ing and is approached up a and Leg-tsem. long avenue of poplar trees. Its greatest claim to notoriety, how- evor, is not its beauty, nor its significiance, nor its position; it

"

THE RELIGION OF SELF. With this family Dri-me-gun-

has at least six ferocious, wild den failed to find peace of mind. Tibetan dogs who fly at all and His soul: failed to find. astisfac- aundry and quite recently tore tion, either in giving or receiving the leg of the Taoyin's little boy. Peace he would have and must I once saw a European run from have cost what it may and so he those dogs.

determined to sacrifice his child- One unfortunato incident marr-peace and rest of mind. Taking ren, in order as he thought, to get ad this year's dance. It is the his two boys.one day to the river custom of the lamas to spread side he cast them in thinking several tables and invite the thereby that God would accept officials and the members of the his sacrifice. Some time later he Chamber of Commerce to a Chi-offered his little daughter and nese dinner. This year, whether finally his wife. This high and from a foolish desire to honour noble act of worship may hav the officials at the expense of the pleased the gods, but it did no Chamber, is not clearly known, please his parents. His extreme but a difference was made in the religious propensity had distrubed spreading of the tables dinner laid down for the officials him his parents determined to The their peace of mind and so to cure Was known as the fish-roe drive him from the country to spread, while that arranged for wilds known as "Du-ri-ha-shang." the Chambor came under the de- Here signation of a sea-slug dinner." The difference in price may only among the wild beasts for 12 long have boen a few-rupees, but the

years. Being a good and virtuous loss in dignity was worth much came very friendly with him man the wild animals soon be- more, so the Chinese Chamber of making his stay in Du-ri-ha- Commerce refused to sit down shang more pleasant than other- This was an unfortunate beginn-wise. Thinking he had suffered ing to what is regarded as the enough for his misdeeds and that festive season of the year.

he had boen long enough away

¡Dri-me-gun-den

'dwelt

For the first for many years on from his parents he decided to this occasion there was no Bri- return home. On his way back tish Consul to grace the show very poor and destitute he met a with his presence.

blind beggar sitting by the road- side. The begger accosted Dri- The whole city seemed turned me-gun-den, asking an out to the dance; those who could Dri-me-gun-den, as poor as welk wont and those who couldn't church mouse, and still following were carried. Men, women, and his old principle offered the blind. children, dressed in their vory boggar his very best, namely, his best could be seen moving along two eyes."

overy avenue leading to the temple. It is remarkable what may be worn under the inspira-

THE GODS "RELENT.

alms.

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tion of a Devil Dance. People, Dri-me-gun-don now reached, who in ordinary times can hardly what might be termed, the last be distinguished from boggars, and final act in his desire to gain; dress up to attend "this dance in Nirvana. Led home a poor, help- costly silks and satins and be-less, blind man, his parents could decked in no end of jewellery. do nothing but receive him back When the show is finished the again. This however proved the dresses are carofully laid away turning point.in Dri-me-gun-den's again till next year,

"GAGGING " IN OLD PLAYS.

religious history: The gods ac- cepted his sacrifice; granted him complete peace of mind; restored The dance given this year was the wealth he had bestowed; re- the Tibetan play known as "Dri- turned to him his two sons, hie me-gun-den."" It is also some-daughter, and his wife and finally time called " A-jo-lha-mo." he received back again the eyes These Tibetan plays are usually he had so generously bestowed old Indian stories and are very on the blind beggar. Dri-me-gun- poorly and inaccurately product-den, like Abraham, was prepared ed. The actors are generally to offer whatsoever God demand- ignorant of the main facts and ed, and like Abraham ho stood outline of the story and this the tost.

allows for a good deal of licence This is the story as played by and the dancer who thrown in a side stunt and makes a hit the last three days. How naar it the lamas in the temple during incorporates into the play sonie-is to the original it is difficult to thing of his own which goes down

to posterity. As a general rule Bay, as each lama has his own the play is some old historical version and interpretation of the event where someone becomes story. The main point, and the very religious and bestows the that Dri-me-gun-den hecame very point the lamas drive home is, bulk of his property in good deeds religious, that he bestowed much to feed the poor and maintain the of his wealth to the lamaseries, lamasery. They all have this in that he was willing to sacrifice common, that religion especially anything and everything to gain the lama's should be patronized by Nirvana, and that he did not lose those who want to go to Nirvana, thereby. As a religious play we The play this year depicted Dri- me-gun-don," the son of wealthy acting. On the last day of the may be sure it lost nothing In the parents, Some say his father was

toa.

a king and that he followed in his show, those attending the play father's footstopa, Dri-me-gun-de carried with them all kinds of at a very early age allowed in-

presente, chiefly food-stuffs to dications of extreme religious Keep the poor lamas going, and prococity. This took the shape handsome presente of Yachow tho Chinese officials gave very [of very elaborate gifts and dona- tions to the adjacent lamaseries, Vory soon the wealth of this Another unfortunate incident wealthy family was slowly finding happened before the show closed. its way into the lama's temple. The Tibetan wives of some of the However with all his giving, Dr Chinese officials had a stand-up me-gun-den found no peace of fight among themselves because mind. His wife, being childless, one had been allotted a higher he betook himself to prayer, ask place than the other. North- in God to give him children. In China Daily News.

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