Tibetan Ladies Suspicions of Younger Chinese Officials: The Good Works of a Just and Capable Magistrate now Our Ows ConnesroxsExt Techienls, Ost, 10
TTorday is the Double Tenth and the Chinese and. Tibetans. frontier have spent it i the stall way. Yesterday, the city was illy decked, bunting being moh a tvidenee on all the public buildings Toes! militia, not a very brian unit at any tine, stirred self on ils occasion and made quite a show. The merchants and pablic buildings put aut the Nationdlist fag, while Bie old republican tve-colour fag mwas much in evidence. The people had very ite warning, and, intact Would have passed the day un-notleauthorities Iinded. them that this was. the Glorious Double. Tenth and ts eale-Sration war matter of national Importance: "This og. enough to make the. "laosans" front Shens shuerve the ocesion inthe good old fashioned sigla. The past sixteen years of the Republic were referred to in all the glowing terms of which the Chinese language is capable, and pence and prosperity were the' out Handing tentures om the bright red!
'The' whole ocension waa characteristic of aman in the wilderness erying:—"Peace, pence", when there was no pence, 'The' merchants wore invited, if not compelled, to take part in the procession and the occasion demanded that each carry well-lit lantern.—Report states that over ten cases of kerosene we sold to let the procession see its way along the narrow Chinese streets, Somebody made some pro-At, as a ease of of now jg telling for $30 a case. As a holiday, the Double Tenth was quite success as 1 reeveation it provided consider able amusement; as an attraction it accomplished its purpose. The weather was a little cold, but this didn't deter the population from flocking to the streets to watch the gaily-dressed boys and girls, Tocal merchants, however, very little interest in this Remem-rance Day celebration. All. they: desire is peace and quietness and safe Toad to Shanghai for their merchandise. Their part in the: say procession mas very much Uke dumb driven cattle.
Logical Reasoning, 'On the Double Tenth, the students} and the milita went in procession by themselves and did some epeechmaking en route. We went down' to watch the students pass and the; Procession stopped plump at our! door. One of the teachers got up' on n form and addressed the gather: ed populace on the object of the! focension and procession.
Kindly and friendly speech he out-ined the short history of the Republic and the many causes of! China's present trouble and disorder. From this he went on to explal wherein Jay China's salvation, "Tie then referred to the Normal School, the government boys and girls schools, and last, but not least. the local militia. These, he said, are the work of our local magistrate and, waving his hat towards the school-children, he declared that there lay the salvation. More! education would produce greater intelligence and greater intelligence: would produce better government, and. botter government naturally would produce a better country. The speech was well made and quietly listened to by the large growd. Only once did he refer to, Buropean countries and that was in connection with the opium.
After this teacher stepped down, somebody with all the strata of an experienced agitator mounted the form, but no one could inform us rho the fellow was. Carefully removing his hat, he poured forth a torrent of something which wel could not understand and, on making! inquiries later, we found that very Sew in the ere able to] follow him, for about five minutes and on stepping down! from the form invited the audience! to clap their hands, This the good-natured gathering was not slow to do. This young fellow has travelled widely, studied in numerous schools, and has been quite recently in. Shanghai, The school band struck, Street, and the performance which we had just witnessed left the im-, session that every one was quite friendly.
The Unenthusiastic Ladies While the school-boys were commemorating this great event in their national history, some of the local Chinese officials were watching a Tibetan dance, The Tibetan women were invited to perform one of their old-time dances before the officials and after the dance they were treated to a good spread of tsamba and butter-toa. Unfortunately, the present administration on the border has lost a good deal of its, old prestige and the occasion was not happy us it might have been., Only the older Tibetan women of the town took part in the dance, When our Tibetan house woman came back, the told us the Chinese did not ap-) Preciate the performance, as they wanted younger women' to dance to come. Many of the young Tibetan Girls on the frontier now: are be-!
quite, wary of the young members of the border, Administration, Years ago, these young women considered themselves! tate ina Chinese yamen, but now they appear to have different] opinion of the official residence. There was something good after all in old China, 'The occasion of the Double Tenth has passed and the boys and girls fate getting back to their schools and work. During the celebration, opportunity was taken on several 0cceasions to show the scholars' appreciation of the present Chinese} magistrate. A native of Kiangsiy and a student of Peking, Br, Li is) a eapabl sagacious mas he ighly respected by the Chinese and appreciated by the Tibetans. Being fa frontier town, there is always an opportunity for'a clash between the two peoples, but Mr. Liang's wise Jand judicious administration has sought to maintain a friendly intercourse. He takes much interest the local schools, frequently examin~ ing the scholars himself, and the} ilitin, Chinese and Tibetan, ireetly under him. He has worked! the Tibetan militia to a high standard of efficiency.
Tachienly indeed is fortunate in having such a man at the present time in the history of China." When rhe took up the position, he did so]
ith the explicit understanding that his job was the welfare of the local; community and he would brook Hterference from no one. Changes] come and changes go and the border istration has been turned in-_ yet koa magistrate ig retained in fice while the others come and go.
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