Expedition, made a return solo trip from the expedition's base camp at Yulongshi, arriving in Tachientu some days ago. With three young Tibetan maidens as an escort she crossed the Jaazla in a heavy snowstorm and when she arrived in the city appeared none the worse of her solo adventure, She reports that the expedition is having very hard times trapping wild birds and wild game alive. They have some success in catching them but after a few days lose confinement the birds somehow Sicken and die, This is most discouraging as the expedition's ambition Is to secure live birds for the Zoological Gardens in Nanking and America. We now hear they are on 'a bear trail and hope, if possible, to got some live bears. The two bears which Jack Young took home last year have safely reached New York fand were placed in the gardens there. The expedition is eager to capture live cubs and have them transported to Shanghai. Some Tibetan porters who arrived to-day had the misfor~ tune to have a live bird die on the way down. However, they have two magnificent Mbetan'dogs with them which look in very fine condition."
The passes are snowing up and crossing them at the present time not easy as heavy snow may be encountered any day. The Jaazela over 16,000 feet high and is frequently wind swept. Unlike the passes leading due west, the Joazela has plateau on the top, probably ive miles long, which makes it most dangerous should a blizzard come howling down from plex above. The Jaazela, Sandoln and the Zharals, is simply gap in the great mountain ra Which begins to rise from the Chen tu plain and ends in the wide Asiatic steppes. Getting ive animals over there passes calls for considerable akiil and patience and, without these. hunting along the frontier is merely love's Inbour lost.
New Lite Ushered In Since her return to Tachlentu, Mrs. Young took part in th New Life Movement which is now being inaugurated in different parts of the province. avi liber life in the United St very anxious to make a
present agitating the young minds study of the various movements at Republic, The New Lite Mov ynned here in Tachienlu, did opportunity. For some days elaborate preparations were made by the scholars and students inthe different schools, and on the day when the New Life Movement started, the school children had processions through the city, fending' In the palace grounds of the old King of Jala. Here a platform Was erected and on it the city heads Gecorously took their seats. Gen. Den occupied the place of honour and made a public speech. made a showed her apmess and trim-before her and encouraging them to go in more for put-door exercise, as thereby they would be able to keep their bodies
eld, rear Importance was pal Well and strong. In "America, she Physteal culture and she wanted to fee the same here in Chins Me, Mandeville, the young Ameri can from Los Angeles, also gave a hart address in which he emphasized the importance of education and that a nation was strong and wise only in far as it pala attention to education and. culture. To show that he really believed what he was preaching he gave an exhibition in boxing with the principal of the Normal school which was greatly appreciated fand applauded. But the slat-stunt of the day was blind man's buff, a La American. by Mr, Mandeville and Namka. This event caused immense excitement and nearly brought down the house. Namka had empty tin with several stones inside ud this "he rattled before the re~ Goublable Mandeville, who rang a bell. Namka soon lost the stones! from the tin can which gave him a Aecided advantage over his oppon-tent, and this caused the excitement. Mandeville' found it impossible to acate the fellow with the empty tin. 0 Namka bashed away at the Amer tean with the bell. Nationality is a Very weird bird and lurks in some very strange places. When the Tibetans saw Namko, one of their own people, bash and smash the man from California, they thought it great fun.
Stage Entertainments Another event which caused considerable merest was a show put up by the. school boys. Mr. Ho was living im Manchuria' when the Japanese Jsuddenty took possession of that part of China. "He decided to do what he [could to deliver his country from the Japanese so he planned a secret meeting to organize a volunteer ing corps. The Japanese secret service got wind of this and surprised the Chinese meeting. Ho was warned and admonished and his father and family pleaded with him to remain quiet. This, however, he could not do and remain loyal to China. He had now reached that point of patriotism where he was prepared to sacrifice his life. "Going one day to the village street, he there saw some Japanese solders and so accosted them as. what right they had in his country.
fight ensued in which Ho lost his life and a number of others were wounded. The play was well acted fand showed considerable spirit.
The dancing by a number of young] school girls showed some talent. A ttle girl dressed as a butterfly gracefully moved about among the differ-lent flowers. The school boys and soldiers gave displays in boxing and fencing, and these with speeches and Jdances and side shows filled a most Interesting programme, lasting several days. Tt was something quite new to [Tachienlu and part of it may have been in preparation for Gen. Huang [Mu-song, who is expected on the {frontier very soon. The electric company kindly gave their assistance fand filled the platform with a blaze of light. At might an old Chinese play was put on, no doubt for the benet of those who could not _understand or follow the new tangled eas, as they call them. The New Life Movement was in many ways rear success, but failed somehow to convey the Idea of what it truly stood If this was New Life, then some Jasked, what was the Old Life? On the surface there seemed to be very Ute difference. Elaborate program: mes were prepared setting forth the Nanking idea of the New Life Movement and the students and scholars Jand merchants wore the badge with the compass pointing in the right alrection—but what did it all mean Jand why a New Lite Movement? Gen. Den gave a speech saying we should all get together and keep together ote, but was not very clear for what reason. Mr. Cheng, the border treasurer got nearer the mark when he said we should reform our ways and give up gambling and opium smoke Ing and bad forms of life. Other speeches were made but most of the speakers shied clear of the subject namely, the New assembly gathered that the Movement was a speedy return to! the old virtues of the Manchu Dynasty, and the virtues which brought China to her greatness and glory, namely, Love, Justice. Propriety, ]Wisdom, and Sincerity, If these five constant virtues were adhered to, the) Movement said, China would be] strong and great and good, and their neglect would bring about Chi downfall. Love and justice and Jcerity are not easy subjects to speak bout, especially In front of a big Jaudience, and the Tachlentu speakers} found them diMeutt.
Ultertor Motives Suspected Many on the frontier believed the Movement was too ood to be true and were very suspicious of the whole affair. They imagined it was tome move on the part of Nanking to) eet them to do something and thereby fe age them up, and so they approach-fed it very cautiously. Why, they asked, should Nanking be so pecullarly interested in the moral welfare Jot the Tibetan border. and what after all Is the New Lite Movement going We have yet to hear how the Move. ment has fared in other parts of Srechuen, Here it was quite new ud took the form given to it by the school boys and students and mil tary, namely, a time of dancing, and acting, and physical exercises.
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