Artisti. Memorials R. O. Scott, A. W. Horton Pere Valours has left the frontier for his beloved France. Arriving in Tachienlu in 1924, he spent the intervening years at different points along the border. Like most of the young French priests in the Tibetan Marshes, Pere Valours soon acquired a very good knowledge of the Chinese language, and after three months study was able to take an active part in the work of his mission. An industrious student of life along the frontier he also proved him-selt an intrepid traveller and there are few parts of the Tung River that he did not explore from Danba to Kiating. With Louis Pasteur, now on the mission board in Paris, Pare Valours made an interesting journey overland from Wasi to Mowkung, from there to Danba and down the Tung River to Wasi.
It is sometimes quite difficult in border travel that one may say he has been the first white man to pass along a certain road. This claim has frequently been made only to discover that some years ago a young French priest had tramped along this road before. There are few rugged piths, mountain trails or unknown roads along the Tibetan frontier that have been travelled over-by some member of the Paris Mission Etrangères. Père Doublet, Père Gratton, Père Charrier, Père Pasteur and Père Valours have travelled along rough and dangerous roads to visit another lonely père hidden away somewhere among the mountains. Many of these brave fellows must live a very lonely existence dwelling as they do one by one in their mission stations. The yearly conference surely is a blessing and relief to them, giving as it does some intercourse with priests from other outposts.
Fortunately these men have other interests apart from their mission work. There are few scientific journals or museums throughout the world where the name of Père David does not appear. Bird, animalyand insect life along the Tibetan foothills Fas carefully studied by this young scientist, and, as he hunted for bugs; beetles and bats, he kept his keen scientific eye on the souls of men. He was first of all a mission evangelist and in his"patient search for men he found time to search for flowers. In going through the dried specimens in the You haven't seen Eh until you've seer. PEKING. Do not miss visiting this wonderful city before you go Home. Travel in the Luxurious Express Steamers "SHUNTIEN' and "SHENGKING".
Edinburgh herbarium some years ago, v were surprised to find how frequently the name of Pere David appeared over the head of some rare and interesting flower. Living so much alone these brave fellows devote their leisure to the study of anthropology, ethnology and kindred subjects.
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