people with Songs as Basis of Legend and History fascinating lecture on the customs, art and religion of the Chuan Inigo, Mustrated by lantern slides and a moving picture, was given by Dr, David Crockett Graham, PiL>., Bsc, Paes, at a meeting of the loyal Asiatic Society, "Shanghai branch, in Wu Lien-teh all on the evening of November 5, Dr. Graham, who is Director of the West China Union University Museum of Archaeology, Art and Ethnology and President of the West China Border Research Sociely, pointed out than of tribes and was the result of several expeditions and continuous contacts more or less intimate for fifteen years, There trad been almost no help from books because nothing had ever been, written about the Chuan Miao but the results had been made possible. because of the deep friendship of this 'The lecturer explained that the home of this tribe is on the high mountains on the borders of Szechuen, Kweichow, and. Yunnan provinees.' Their ancestors were brought here from Kwangtung by a foreed migration, probably" under Yung Cheng, A. D. 1733-4, 4 "fotkedance, much tke" the Seales very religious. The religion includes memoration of the deceased ancestors, Roca Sh tea Boger ae poe ex, who never dies, called Ye Sau, 'There are other lesser deities, and two great demons or devils, the sky demon and another who can step 0 the sky. Filial piety is the cardinal virtue, and the family' is the goclal unit, although the tribe is ina sense great family.
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that the Sao women are laying them aside "and substituting attractive Coloured loth and ribbons that can be "purchased. in 'Chinese' stores so that this fine-art lo rapidly being Tost All the' Mao are formers, and the Drlests, carpenters, blacksmith, ets fre simply farmers who can do the tasks When' the occasion rer The Chuan Miao are very eager for higher education and culture, The English Methodist (fission at Chao-ung has opened thirteen junter and one senior primary school among the Chuan Miao, and two graduates from these schools are now in the Middle School of the West China Union Unlversity, Many more schools will probably be opened in the future, fand the Miao will probably become an educated and cultured people, Already there are about one' thous fand Christian believers, A very desirable result has been the removal of hatred and misunderstanding. between the Chinese and the Chuan Miao so that there Is on increasing friendliness and ce-operation, Mr, D.C. Graham, an American missionary from Szechuen, spoke {0 the students of the University of Shanghai at their assembly November 2, telling them of the development "and progress. of the Sino tobes in'Suechiven: The univers sity' has a. Fronties Club. which Especially interested in studying' the People of the border regions "of China, Their collection of Tibetan arllcles will be on display at the cele Srtion a he thirty anniversary November 20-22, the founding of the tnlversty, {card lying in a pool of blood, but still conscious; come down off the bridge to warn the captain, only to be shot down, Captain Christiansen dressed his wounds, and was then taken back to the smoke oom, pirates ton aerwards tank sway their capllves, foreing. the Chinese crew of the Shuntien fo help them in bringing their junks slong. side te steamers {As the interview came to an end yesterday afternoon, Captain Christ Eanson was asked Now he had found his Chinese screws. He said that they were all northern men, and made very good sailors.
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