It was not long after the new government came upon the scene that things commenced to move in Hochow. The magistrate at first busied himself in preparing many boards on which were written words of exhortation, then they were hung in conspicuous places in the city. Comments were made some, as Good words, good words, but no one can observe them."
Street lamps were added to the! improvement of the town. Last, but by no means the least, was the repairing of the streets; each house owner or shopkeeper fell to levelling the street and digging water courses in front of their respective properties. Even soldiers and prisoners were requisitioned for this service.
Surely, the motley crowd of wor) men, and officials, including the mastrate and the Defence Commi moving about superintending things made a very bustling appear Tachienlu, Feb. 6, The new Border Colonial Admin"
rator, before leaving the fron tier, presented to the different lama temples in Tachienlu a beautiful picture with a priest in meditation and a red silk banner with the words in Tibetan and Chinese, "Revive Buddhism—spread Buddhism." The writing on the picture denotes that the -serall was presented by the Colonial Administrator and on that account is very highly prized by the lamas, The Chinese Mission to Tibet is at very high pressure acquiring. knowledge of the Tibetan Language, The Mission is composed of 30 young men, mostly around the age of 25 and half of which have a quite good working Knowledge of English, Apparently the purpose of their visit is first to visit Lhasa, and secondly, to translate the sacred books, 'They have secured a Tibetan tencher and they are now hammering away at "Ga, ka, ga, riga" and the other letters in' the' alphabet. They are exceed= ingly friendly all round and unlike other Buddhist priests throughout China they: ai the habit of discarding their priestly gown and collar, Some of riem come about us and they have not been slow to one Joy a game of tennis or football.
They have at east method in their enterprise and at the entrance to the Tibetan lamasery where they they have pasted up a timetable of their daily life and work. 'They have certain days for meeting visitors and inquirers. and certain' days for going out and propagating Buddhism, The whole Mission revouls itself og a modern Buddhist movement, Among its members are men from Peking, Hankow, and Chungking. Some of the younger priests have learned their English in foreign schools and M, C. A's, Tt is undoubtedly new Buddhism with a modern and scientific approach to the difficult, problems confronting the country at the present day, The present Mission believes that by the spread of Buddhism China will. become Prosperous and her rainy calamities will come to an and. sion is apparently well financed, has so far made no public appeal, and has sufficient funds in liliand to see it well on its way into Tibet. Many influential' "business men on "the frontier have grave doubts about this Chinese Buddhist Mission and they are asking. what unity of command is behind it with China in its present chaotic eon dition. Like C. T, Wang's Cone ference in Peking it seems me dependent of the Ship of state, or regardless of the struggle for existence, Tokyo, March 15.—It_is learned from official sources that the Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden, travelling incognito, from America are expected to arrive in Japan on a short visit early next September. Reuter's Pacific Service, Tue coming of bobbed hair and the consequent passing of large hats are senting the fate of the ostrich in South Africa, Ostrich farming once constituted a big industry in South Africa, but now that "the bird's feathers are no Longer in demand. they are being killed for their skins, which are used in making handbags, ance.
The work on the prin al streets is accomplished—the balance of the work to be dono has been relegated to this spring for completion.
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