Tachienlu, Apr, 26.
The inhabitants of Tachienlu like the Athenians of old spend much of their time either in hearing or telling about some new thing. A big dama comes to town and the populace flock to see him. An incarnation from a distant part of the Land of the Lamas arrives, and the people rush to see what he is Tike. "A Naljor-ba takes up his residence in some cave hove the town and Tachienlu will climb a steep precipice to visit him. A hermit reaches the border from some lonely part of the Forbidden Land and the religious element is soon on the march to make his acquaintance, Such is the religious life of Tachienlu dur-good part of every year According to some, Lamaism as showing signs of Qdedence. This may be true of sôme ts of Tibet, but as a general mortality into the palm of each hand The pill and water are con-thereby conferring the neces-power to combat every known and unknown disease, overcome every seen and unseen enemy and surmount every possible and impossible difficult Tuden, who claims to be as gôod as his neighbour, and who on occa-ions will attend a religious service. appeared on Monday morning with a little bit of yellow silk round his neck. Others including children who come about us had bits of blue and red silk tied to their buttons or placed round their necks. e seeking power present the lama small present and in return receive a small bit of silk, Hundred and thousands all over Tachienlu aye now wearing this small emblem or have. attached it in same way to their garments rule, it is not so on the Roôf of the World. The'lamas and drabas have ways and means of resuscitating their religion and one of them hold frequent religious festivals Practically all the lamasery and round Tachienlu have been renovated, repainted and redecorated, and it is now given out that the devil dances, in abeyance for some years, will be reorganized this year These dances have not been held since 1932 owing largely to political and Communist trouble along the frontier. The word has now gone forth that new dresses are being made and when the dances begin this year everything will start with a big flourish.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.