Six-Year-Old Boy Becomes Temporal Ruler of Tibet in Picturesque Lhasa Ceremony Chungking, Feb, 22.
'MID elaborate, ancient ceremony, a six-year-old peasant lad, born in a tribal cave among the mountains of Chinese Kokonor, will be enthroned at Lhasa today as temporal ruler of Tibet. The boy, formerly known as Tanchu, was proclaimed the 14th Dalai Lama last July, when he was selected as the re-incarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, who died in Lhasa in December, 1933, at the age of 57, having ruled since 1893.
The selection of the new ruler has attracted particular interest, as during his reign Tibet may well pass through a period of historical importance.
"The Root of the World," Tibet is no longer, as in past years, remote from the influence of outside events, Effects of the Sino-Japanese war are being felt, and repercussions from India's Internal strife are also imping-Basis of Chinese on Tibet, Within the country a ssleong young nationalist party has, developed, said to have as its. aims Peace Terms the casting off of China's assumed suzerainty and achievement of pro-Chungking, Feb. 25. ress towards creation of a modern China's _peaco conditions in the Tibet. present hostilities with Japan are, for Enthronement of the New Dalai Lama Naturally the Chinece Government the first time, suggested in concrete A six-year-old boy from Kokonor has been enthroned the new Dalai Lama with elaborate ceremony took special interest in the selection terms in a. special article published at Lhasa, The new Dalai Lama, fourteenth of the line, is seen on the left, and for the time the Dalai Lama, and the choice has this morning by the "Ta Kung Pao," being he will be under the regency of Ju Cheng Fu Tu Kor Tu, the elder ruler, who is seen their full approval. They hope that an influential daily. ho Will develop Into a ruler able ty on the right, "For a readjustment of now rela-gain the united support of Tibetans, tlone between China and Japan," the willing {o guard and consolidate the newspaper declares, "the following. ands between Tibet and China proper. six. immutable principles are neces=
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