The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03

Tibetan government that he was again loose in it's forbidden territory. McGovern handed over his principal servant charge of the expedition, stripped and dyed himself in the char acteristic tint composed of Monogolian yellow and native grime, donned the thin clothing of peasant. and took on the duties of cook in addition to pack carrying.
 He had grown a shaggy Tibetan beard, but had more trouble disgusting his eyes. They are blue, but no Iii betan has blue eyes, and so with the aid of lemon juice they were darkened. He also wore tinted spectacles. @
 Several times the party was stopped and searched by Tibetan soldiers and the official priesthood, but always his European origin escaped detection be- cause his servant posed as the. master and the cold of the high plateaus gave McG0vern an excuse to muffle his fea- lures.
 Chance Befrlends Explorer | Whether he would reveal his identity on entering the sacred city, relying on his religion for security, he was unde- cided, but chance decided for him. He fell ill with dysentery just before reach ing Lhasa, which he entered on Febru- | ary 15, the Tibetan New Years Eve. The monks were in charge of the city, which was full of drunken fanatics. | The apartment in which McGovern found lodging chanced to belong to one Sonan, who was the official in charge of the telegraph line to India and who actually had been sending out instruc- tions to the different provinces to inter cept the doctors progress to Lhasa. On one occasion, in rest house, he had overheard Tibetan natives discussing his chances of reaching the city alive. Sonan reported his presence in the city to the Dalai Lama and the -authori- ties. McGovern fortunately was be- friended by the prime minister, Tsarong Shape, an enlightened Tibetan, who was more amused than annoyed at his escapade. Tsarong declared him a state prisoner and put military guard on his lodging for protection from the l fanatical monks who sought his life He remained shut up in the house three weeks until the monks left the city al the end of the festival.
 I Visited Lama's Palace
 During, this time McGovern shot films by poking his camera through 6 l which overlooked a roadway and mar ket square. As opportunity offered ht took panoramic views also from tn, flat roof
 The monks put out the story that tn, camera was devil machine. Wher I they quit McGovern was able to move around with more freedom, but still hat I to be careful in shooting his pictures I It was only because the camera, tht films and other fittings had beer swathed in silk and made into bundles labeled as presents. for the Dalai Lama that he had been able to -smuggle hi. apparatus into Lhasa at all.
 The cameraman remained in all two months in Lhasa. He was taken by { private way to the patala, or palace, O. the Lama, who was rather dubious about receiving him. With the Lams he discussed Buddhism and the outel world. McGovern records his impress sion that the Lama was a man who ha. cultivated extreme tact as result O
 the difficult times he has had due t the Chinese and British invasion ana . in conflict with the foreign-hatin. monks.
 "MussoIini" Of Tibet
 Premier Tsaring Shape, on the con !. trary, is the reverse of anti-foreign and is endeavoring to build up nev z army in Tibet, trained on British line , and armed with European rifles Me : Govern describes as the Mussolini O
 Tibet this peasant, who has risen t,
 power despite the opposition of a hier
 archy consisting of twenty aristocrati : families and a hundred. official" fam
 flies, who have monopolized the gov l aPnmant fOr. rQnfuPiOq
 He agrees with Tsarong's aim Q
 polling the atmosphere of 'myster,
 which surrounds the country. But h
 describes as absurd the premier
 dream of emulating the earlier grea
 lives in endeavoring to place thei
 country, on a footing with the leading
 nations.