It Litang claims any reputation it must be for its 500 wild, yelping, half starved, hungry, homeless dos Litang, when the moon is shining is an impossible situation. 'The brutes howl and yell and growl and bark, land sleep with all its sweet and peace: ful dreams demands a fairly strong. narcotic. Mandeville was more than pleased when the. friendly bugle Sounded the retreat on' Tachienlu. These unclaimed dogs run along the streets, down the narrow The carcasses of the animals that are butchered day by day to feed the drabas are left to these hungry dogs who howl and growl as they fight and quarrel among themselves. Day and night they prow! around the lamasery acting as scavengers and thus keeping the large religious institution "in existence. Yakiang for bugs, Batang for flies, and Litang for dogs There are 500 boys in the lamasery who hope some day to grow Up and. become "drabas, and, finally. after: visiting Lhasa, become lamas, Usually. each boy takes up residence wit some draba whose duty it is to teach. his young scholar the Tibetan alphas bet, and beyond this their education seldom if ever goes. A knowledge the alphabet enables them to read without understanding what they read. The seventh Dalai Lama, Galzang, jJamtso, was born in Litang. and held the sacred office for 50 years.
On the way home, kindly friends Dressed the travellers to. take their Dhotos, and without being discourteous or unkind, they did so. without any film in the camera. The patient, while being photographed, was told not to move otherwise he might spoil the picture. The Shanghai boys will not Torget their visit fo Liteng, the doggies city in central' Asia: wily a membership' of 9, gruber "the association becom ive general meeting held in Sept-Australian and New Zealand: Atgocie tion of Hongkong and South China, Tee effective membership to-day 'Timns bring "the members "together sea rious times have hel there have been various other tant Mons during the year, 'Members see considering the advieabiligy t mane {ining a clubhouse, but' o6° seems wisest to build up membersnis fore aking such stops cei efting in ouch with flo association is particulary into
the Colony. "When "the Ausnretes intrymen who are passing thor University ftusby XV on their way and from Japan stopped off in tion rong, they were entertained at one iallitas. "And when the on, Ri, 3.°G. Latham and his party, or Une (Goodwitt Tour, visited Honghons, tar 1 tusoelation hopes to do more inthe direction of getting In touch ith walters from the homeland dat the meeting. are. as talons cers for the ensuing year eect President, Dr. J. B. Matthews ies: President: Me. J. Wage neeeees, Mr. N. Stockton: Commiliee: Messe AE. Hughes, J: Hunter, A.W. Ing:
"JIN. Kelieher, R. J. McNeil! ind FI. Neill,
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