The child impressed everyone with his dignity and self-possession during the long ceremonies enacted on his arrival in Tibet. He is described as a brilliant boy, "quiet mannered, with bright, penetrating eyes."
"When discovered, the new Dalar Lama was living in a cave at the small village of Taherhsze. His brother was a Lama in the Tar Temple, and the lad joined the holy men and lived in the temple until the time of the final selection. He was watched over with greatest care, even his food being prepared under strict official supervision, feistfons, and stressing the ly ving the history of Chinese-tibetan attitude on the part of the Tibetan Regent towards Chungking, and also the polley of the Chinese Government lo advocate equality among races and freedom of religion.
Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance, Mr. Vu Vu-jen, President of the Control Yuan; and Dr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Yuan, have telegraphed the new Dalai Lama, congratulating him on his enthronement.
A Buddhist prayer meeting is taking Place at the Changansze, a famous temple here, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, when prominent Government, party, military and public leaders are expected to be present to celebrate the enthronement.
One hundred and eight Buddhist monks will offer prayers at a special Ceremony to be held on the top of Mount Omei, famous sacred mountain in West Szechuen.
Many Chinese papers carried special articles commentiág on the event. Most of them expressed satisfaction at the very cordial atmosphere between China and Tibet under which the new Dalai Lama is enthroned.
The unpleasant relations between China and Tibet in the past, the news-Papers say, were due to the misrule lof the Manchus, and later, of warlords, Chinese-Tibetan relations, however, the papers add, have been steadily improving since the establishment of Kuomintang Government.
The papers hope that the present good relations will improve in the future.—Reuter.
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