Optimistic Chinese believe that! the time is fast approaching when the feudal lords will pave the way for a national conference, for a president less government and for tne eventual selection of a single-chamber parliament, small in size and representative of the provinees which will make possible a permanent government. They feel that: the feudal militarists will have to over-ride the politicians and the political parties and work out some plan which will save them from the huge expenditures of the civil wars and the shortness of their own tenure in office. For now that alt the great warlords have been. do-feated in wars and by treachery within their own organizations, there is no security in warfare and the only way to permanence in ofice lies in peace. But peace can only be effected by a recognition of the statue quo, which is difficult because some of the important commanders of troops have no revenucbearing places—that is, no' Li stations or opium suppression bureaux under their control. The only effective method, then,, of achieving peace would be to come to an agreement amongst themselves and to support a central Tue Cave Dwenrs monial masks, prayer wheels and) various other objects _associatod with this form of worship was obtained and several photographs taken.
Several slides showing the poppy! fidds and the cultivation of opium were shown and many other photos. of especial interest to the audience.
A particularly good view of the surrounding country is obtainable from the top of the plateau and a splendid panorama including th Gobi Desert and the adjacent mountain region opens out before the eye.
In connexion with the visit to the large Lama monastery at On Taa Djao a number of slides of the terior of this building were show who temples are all built on the Tibetan style and contain numbers of stone images of varying importance tund interest. One, and perhaps the most hideous way that of the.
God of War depicted in warlike attitude with sword in hand an face hideously contorted.Av very interesting slide was shown of the Devil Dance in which the particip: ants all wore the ceremonial masks temple.
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