The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
PRIEST TELLS OF
 INTERVIEWING DALAI LAMA

the house wherein he resides ana 5o po- licemen to guard him.
 I did not come to Darjiling for the spe- cial purpose to interview him. My object was simply to pass the summer In thls cool, delightful spot. But since 1 am here it occurred to me I might just as well utilize the opportunity to see him. Chances seemed to be very slim. For here the Da- lai Lama is nothing but an honored pris- oner being watched and guarded by strong cordon of the government police. Father Kawag aguchi however. was on my side. and his efforts in pleading my cause proved successful An interview was at last grai-ted officially, the time being set at Il a. m,, on June 4.
 To be received in audience by the Dalai Lama at Darjiling. This is certainly a novelty having no parallel case. We. that is, Father Kawaguchi and I, put on the formal robes of our respective sects, ana set out on horseback, accompanied by a Tfbetan woman who carried our presents to the Dalai Lama. We proceeded about a mile and half towards the north and arrived at the. residence of an official called Lekiden La. who is appointed by the Italian government to keep watchful eyes on the Great Lama, for this gentle man was to escort us
 Led by him We resumed our journey. The. procession attracted great attention of both foreigners and the natives whom we met on the way. A Tibetan carrying load upon his back. observing us, cried Japanese lamasr' and paid us a pro- found salutation-by sticking out his tongue at us.
 We marched about two miles more, and finally arrived at the palace" wherein the chief abbot of Tibet is quar- tered. It is a white house, built after E1u- ropean style, in the midst of beautiful garden, with dense foliage and fragrant flowers.
 At the gate we left our horses and were led into ante-chamber. There we were met by two attendants, to whom we hand ed our presents. After waiting for awhile we were told by M. Lekiden La that the Tibetan pope was ready to receive us. We marched upstairs, and. entering a room, found the ncarnated Buddha dressed in a yellow Tibetan robe, sitting on a sofa. He is remarkable looking man, 36 years of age q understand, with large. bright eyes and well shaped, clean shaven head. A black nustache added some dignity to his noble countenance. Here I may be al- lowed to add in parenthesis tha no grand lama ever lived so long as the present chief abbot, all his predecessors having been quietly deprived of their lives by means of poison before they had reached their 18th birthday. The present dalai Idiit, noWtfci, HidhdScu to ciedte ulScoIu among his high lamas by his skilful in trigues, and thereby gave them no cp- portunity to harm him.
 We did not salute him in the genuine Tibetan fashion, but, joining our hands. bent our bodies three times while stand ing. as In case of standing in front of the Buddha's image When the salute was over a piece of long, white silk, that is customarily sent in with presents. was handed over to him by M. Lekiden La and chamberlain
 The dalai lama, smiling amably, st ated briefly that he was very much pleased to see us. who are the subjects of Japan. whose military valor and civilization are the admiration of the world and where Buddhism is in prosperous condition.
 The audience did not last very long, throughout which we were kept standing nm. Nothing was said concerning polit-