London, June 15.
The House of Commons, without going into division, today passed the third reading of the Easter Bill, stabilizing Easter on the Sunday after the second Saturday 30 April if a general internationa? and religious agreement is obtained.
Now York, May 25.
After being held captive for five months in the pitiless cold of high plateau in Tibet, an American headed by Professor'
Roerich has won its way to cable from Professor Roerich to the Roerich Museum announced the safety of the party of nine. white persons, including' Mrs. Roerich and their son George. It the first word received from the party in more than a year. Five native members and ninety caravan animals perished.
The expedition first started out on its wandering over Central Asia in 1924. From time to time laconic messages were received telling of the progress of the expedition but no. no word had been received ines April, 1927.
The expedition was forcibly stopped two days north of Nagehu, by Tibetan authorities, the message saftl and detained for five an altitude of 15,000 feet, summer' tents amidst severe cold about minus 40 degrees centigrade (the Fahrenheit scale is almost exactly the same at that point below They were forbidden to buy food~ stuffs, to speak to passing caravans find the presence of three women in the caravan and the need of medical supplies were given no considera. tion, Finally they escaped to the south teathing safety Mr, Roerich is a native of Russia and is a famous painter and explorer. He has painted many pictures of the arid American southwest, which is somewhat similar topographically to the Asistic aren his expedition explored.
Me founded the Museum which bears his name. It the Corona Munch, in centre, on Riverside York. The two organizations sponsored the expedition—Reuter,
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