Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-10
and pushed the tired old machine over

and pushed the tired old machine over
the hill.
There is a great deal to see at West
ern Hills temple besides the now empty
mausoleunl, wildly placarded with the
blue and white lettering that may be
ably other partS-of China, the "Three
Principles" and the Last Will" Of Sun
Vat Sen. There is, for instance, the
Laughing Buddha," one of the Jolltest
Of all the great bronze images in China.
There is the hall of the thousand Bud
dhas. a remarkable study in gesture
and facial expression. There Is the
Sleeping Buddha," q figure OF complete
repose. And there Is, on the side, the
largest collection of miserable dogs
have yet seen in this canine-infested
land. But western Hills" Is bit too
uphill for nv taste on a hot day. The
temptation Of sweeping view OF Pei
ping" to be had from the summit of the
topmost pagoda did not draw me up its
long flights of approaches and was
content with the mental picture OF a
duSt-clouded plain which my magma
ton provided-picture verified later
from a similar height, reached without
effort.
We were invited to luncheon at the
villa in the Western Hills Of former
Premier Hsiung, who Is conducting a
remarkably interesting and valuable
educational work. Our previous en-
gagements had detained us so that 1t
was nearly 3 o'clock when we were as
Sembled there and made brief tnspec-
ton Of the kindergarten, where so lit
tie folk. mostly orphans from all parts
OF China, gave us some songs and
marches.
Ride In Palanquins.
The word was given that we were to
go to luncheon. We went out OF
gateway, thinking there to find the villa.
Instead there were several palanquins
and donkeyS. A shower had risen and
it was raining briskly. Our host mo-
toned us into the chairs" So we had
our first experience in that form OF con-
veyance, up and up and up great hill.
the bearerS-four to a chair-grunttng
and straining and we jouncing and the
rain wetting our knees.
This work that Mr.. and Mrs. Hsiung
are doing Is a fundamental reform in
educational lines. 1t has In 1t the germ
Of the real redemption Of this land
from the ignorance and poverty that
now beset 1t. Mrs. Hsiung has inaugu-
rated a mass education" movement,
based in part upon a system OF Ian
guage simplification called the thou
sand characters" Twelve million copies
OF the leanetS giving instruction III
these characters have been printed and
distributed. Mr.. Hsiung is wealthy
man who Is literally giving his fortune
to this cause. hope to find time and
space for a further reference to his
work in a later letter.
While was writing this afternoon.
thinking to have complete free eve
ming, I had a call from one Of the men,
bers of our party asking II was goins
out to dine with Roy Chapman An
drews. had not heard Of the invita-
ton Later it turned out that we were
all invited and we all went, eager to
meet and hear the leader Of the expedi-
tons that have been at work In Mon
golia for several years, the diScoverer OF
the dinosaur eggs. the finder OF tre-
mendous creatures.
Andrews Home Is Artistic.
The home Of Mr.. Andrews. which he
has retained during the nine years Of
his work in Mongolia, is itself an ar
tistic attraction. We had our dinner
in one of the courtyards bv the light OF
lanterns It was Chinese dinner.
served at round table, on which the
various dishes were placed by the serv-
ants as rapidly as there was any sign
Of exhaustion Of supply. I will not un-
dertake to name any OF them. Some OF
them we're delicious. Others-1 must
cav this even though I be accused OF