Mr. Peterson's Engrossing'jguy-
"Tibetans and their: environment® was the subject of an int Ietare delivered on ebro before a very large gathering. The in the Royal ie Soutet
lecture, which was illustrated with numerous "lantern. slides, was re-cived with much enthusiasm on the part of the audience, which included 2 number of Chinese. The presence fof the Intter was considered. by Imembers to be a very encouraging sign.
In introducing the speaker, Mr. Mason said that he was glad that Mr. Peterson had lived and travellfed on the border of what was for-finerly known as- the "Great Unknown." During the past decade two, travellers had come from ibet. and told their stories, with result. that a great deal more known about the country than 20 or 30 years ago.
Describing, by means of a chart, how he had travelled from Yunantu, up through Likiang,. Weishi and JAntungaze to Batang, Mr. Peterson mentioned the period of transition through which the country was going and said that his special lino was to study the geographical: side fand its influence, In 1925, ho said, had made a trip from Batang to Tachienla, following fora: few days the route of Gon, Pereira and Dr. Thompson and then he had aken another route to Litang, Hwhenco he went on to Tachienlu and Chengtu, This route had not-been used by foreigners since 1911, when several Roman Catholic mise sionaries were massacred, although previously it had been used a great deal. After this, he had come back lover more new country onthe return trip. "He was accompanied by his family and it took 27 days {from Batang to Tachienlu, His slides, he said, gave an: ox ample of the types of the TMbetan, people and the types of the, country. 'While the lecturer did not dwell at length on the customs of the, people, hho spoke of the clothing anid, montioned that the country was' very, sparsely populated, most of. the people being nomadic. 'The' cétintry, was great grass country and the yak's usefulness, both alive and dead, were dealt with by Mr. son. fof these were of pounded mud buildings, the speaker said whet Dealing with the construction
mud bricks which had been dried by the sun, "It was possible to dry, the bricks on account of the climate, which was dry and not cold and Jdamp as generally supposed. People in Szechuen, he said, generally, were of the impression that Tibet was a damp, cold and snowy country, in fact 'Tibet was known as "the country of snow." This, however, was not true. 'There was a. very, high snow line: perpetual snow ram Jonly about 20,000 ft. 'The wet sea-ison was the summer season which jeorresponded to the monsoon period' mr India, The winter was very dry, fand dry, cold winds blew the dust In the summer, when the low fell, it quickly melted as soon fas the sun came out.
conclusion, Mr. Peterson spoke lof the effect of western civilization fon the country and the rear me fence and domination of Lamaism fon the people. Every family, he said, had a Lama who represented, them.
Acconoine to a telegram received, by the Swedish Consul-Generat from Mr, E: B, Ekstrawd, president the League of Nations Opium Commission, the commission. ig. due to arrive in Shanghai on March 6, by the str, Chosa Maru from Formosa, Four proposals have been subs mitted by the City Government. of Greater Shanghai to the Third Plenary Session of the Central-Executive Committee of the Kuomintang. These-call for (1) the centralize ation of the right of arbitration of labour troubles; (2) the develop. ment of enterprises for the wel fave of labourers; (8) the salvation of unemployed; and (4) the unifies tion of educational institutions.
Greater Shanghai, A pevurarion hag gone to! Nane King to ask the Central Kuomintang. for permission formally to establish Sesiel " Devons, a
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