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Tibet, Worlds Lo Most Backward Territory

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rebellious Tibet is the loftiest,

most backward and most iso-

lated territory in the world.

Its good... humored people— whose greatest national occupa- fion is religious contemplation— dwell in valleys behind craggy peaks of the Himalayas on the south and the Kunlun Mountains on the north.

Its average elevation is almost 15,000. feet. If truly is the “roof of the world.”

Visited through the centuries by only a few. westerners, the country did not know even the wheel until recent years. Commu- nication was mostly by caravan routes winding through 16,000- foot mountain passes. Arctictike winds whipped about the moun- tains and made the lot of the traveller a hard one.

BUILD ROUGH ROADS

But since the invasion of the country in October, 1950, by a Communist Chinese army, a rough 1,000-mile road has been built from China’s western Sink- iang province to Gartok in south- western Tibet. Other roads now link northern Tibet with Gartok, and Lhasa, the capital, with the eouthwest. Air service between eentral Tibet-was established in

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ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. (CP) — Max Lane, secretary of ‘the Newfound- land Federation of Fisnermen, said here, Wednesday there is a ready market available this year to Newfoundland fishermen.

“Early catches,” he said, “should bring exceptionally good prices.’’

Mr. Lane was commenting on the prospects of the 1959 eason. He said the outlook was promis- ing. ‘‘All we need is a bountiful

1957 between China and Lhasa.

The ‘country ig poor in agricul- tural production, but may be rich in minerals. For centuries its chief trade has been in musk, wool, furs and yak tails, used for Santa Claus beards. But in some Shangri-La-like valleys an al- most lush climate permits the growing of pomegranates, wheat and barley.

In the seventh century, Tibet | was a powerful. kingdom and ex- acted tribute from China. But since the 17th century China has maintained a varying degree of control over the country.

EXPEL CHINESE

The Tibetans in effect expelled the Chinese in 1912, when Sun Yat - sen’s revolution overthrew

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province of China and for a time

ftiest,

centre of Lhasa. China formally recognized his temporal and spir-

granting autonomous rights to Tibet but retaining control of ex- ternal affairs and defence.

In the background, threatening

utual authority in 1951 in a treaty |

was considered the Communists’ favorite.

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the Manchu dynasty. Under a face - saving arrangement, the | Chinese Nationalist government | maintained a commissioner gen- éral and a few officers in Lhasa | to preserve the letter of Chinese sovereignty, but the Chinese con- ceded the Tibetans autonomy over their internal affairs. China exercised no military control over Tibet until the Communists in-| vaded in 1958.

The 1,300,000 Tibetans, who im- | ported their Buddhist religion from India, tend to devote their time to religion rather than in- dustry, politics or war. Thou- sands of monks live in monaster} ies scattered throughout the coun- try and are the rulers of the coun- try. The Dalai Lama, the temporal | and spiritual ruler, is believed to} be the 14th reincarnation of Bud- dha. He was chosen for the role | ‘by monks in 1935, when he was five years old, on the basis of mysterious signs and portents which satisfied them that he was| the reincarnation. INSTALLED IN 1940

He Was installed as the lama in 1940 in the nine-storey potala, |

or palace, which towers over the!

the Dalai Lama’s rule, however, Free Delivery is the Panchen Lama, regarded by rival monks as the rea] lama. PHONE 5593 He formerly lived in Sinkiang)

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