Hankow, Mar. 21.
After an exceptionally warm spell for this time of the Year, the Weather broke yesterday, when a swept over the port putting all wunch traffic out of action, and [doing some damage to some of the poorer construct lings, Foot of a godown in the S.A.D. 2 was torn completely off and depas jed in the road, fortunately when there no passers by, otherwise a serious accident. would would have doubt occurred. A telephone pole Iso brought down in this came district, dislocating the service on the lines involved.
As a prelude to this change in the weather, the port was rocked by two earthquakes which occurred on Sunday morning, one at 5.30 and the other at 8.17, The first one was only felt by a few people, but they were, wakened with the feeling, more widely felt, and lasted for the' sensation resembling. the qua Jers after an explosion. The B.C.C.
Onlaokow had one of the chim: hey, pate placed. and' the nae ie lown the roof creatly alarmed the inmates who fuliy: ex-ceted to find the roof falling about Their ena: One or two of them made for the compound, considering iseretion the boteer part of valour The fire brigades have had hectic month so far, alarms and fires occurring every day. Some of them Have been kept toa small area, but others have caused considerable damage, After a long period of com: paratively few fires fe is becoming matter of conjecture as to the cause. Ttis reminiscent of 1028 when in. September Hankow had fires tothe extent. of one. million taels, This was put down to. the long period of dry weather that had prevailed, and in view of the ex ceptionally dry spring we have had fnere ft may make'a good excuse, but With the trade reports, it can also be-suggested that it is' a good way for eatting losses.
'Eternal, Virtue" called on us and found him' an exceedingly" well informed, lama." He had travelled Jextensively and had, just, returned after twelve. years' "residence in hava, "I was somewhat surprised his knowledge of—modern
science. Lamaism ix opening its Ecography, "and fis questions "an fever and discovering that there are Jother. countries apart. from. the Forbidden Land. "Draba, another of the incarnations, called "en before the memorial ceremony. is an old friend and always. calls when he comes to town. Unfortunately thieves broke into his room land stole his three precious. charm-ibexes, containing his idols and sacred relies, and including bits of human hair and old. scraps of clothing from some forever inearnation. "The chief also. helped him-elf' to three hundred rapes, and jan electric torch. Unfortunately ]Gusho Draba's affections are. not jset_on things above, otherwise he would not have montia h The Gada Drugu, the tion in the procession, is related to jour Tibetan neighbour next door. He is a man of wide learning and were in Gada when he arrived from Lhasa some years ago.
Two Move "Passed" on From every standpoint the cold weather told on the memorial service. 'The wind was bitingly cold jand few cared to stand about when the ceremony was taking place in the open courtyard of the temple. 'Again, the streets made dangerous Jwaiking, in many' places being frozen over with ice, However, honour was. paid to the High Lama.
though probably. no. one had ever seen hi Stalin, ang Hith jon public' view, and a cat a king: but few eyes have ever }wazed on the sacred person of the Dalai Lama.
Two men have "passed" on. One, a "humble carrier in the Chinese Postal Service: the other the most mysterious man on earth. One lied in the performance of his duty: the other did not die. ax the word Larsas absorbed, leath Dalai rote fat i reincarnated into, another inman being, to continue his wor in human form. "The mail on surrounded with every comfort that wealth could procure; and the mail runner was carrying the story of his death to. Tachienlu, Two men have "passed" on. And the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who is the greatest in the jof heaven?" And the question vill still be asked.
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