Mr. Floyd Johnson conducted very simple service yesterday in the house and at the grave, giving a rough skelen of Mr, Edgar's 38 years in China, Pere Pasteur, Pere Graton Pore Doublet, the Mother Superior and Sister Henri, all close and warm friends of Mr. Edgar's, Dr. and Mrs. James, Mr. and Mrs, Johnson and Mr. have known tim intimately ever since. We lived together, travelled together and worked together. Many times I heard him repeat the stories of his travels in New Gumes, New Zealand and Australia. He was looking forward to visiting Scotland, probably next year. Though a member the China Inland Mission he was as-|~ sociated with the National Bible Society of Scotland in the distribution of literature along the Tibetan frontier. Only a few weeks ago he met Marie des Anges on the street as he was distributing books and told her he would like to die with kis boots on, and this was almost literal~ ly fulfilled—he died in tarness, a man wha was not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, believing it to be the power of God unto salvation to all who believed.
Communists in Tibet Nona Lama, with his Chinese and, Tibetan forces, had made Dawe his] centre for some considerable time and the city was regarded as impregnable. Nona has his own wire-Tess outfit and was in constant communication with Tachienlu and the outside world. Then he and tis force move west towards Lube (Dranggu) and Kanze. Apparently this move west by Nona and: his forces Tock place only a few days before the Red attack: Lisle-yo with his strong Government armies drove tke Communists out of Tienchuen, and apparently kept them on the run past Beohsing, towards Danba, Hsu remained at Dana while his armies moved further west to Tsonghua and Skuching. From there they retired on their old base at Jokdze, gathered a strong force of several' thousand Reds and made their rush on the Tibetan grasslands. The Communists have gone as far as Gada in tke grass country, but this is the first time they have really been in what might be termed lama controlled territory, And what will be tke reaction?
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