The Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama, the civil and - religious head
of Tibet, died in December, 1933 ; the Tashi Lama, secondary to him in influence, has since 1925 been in exile in China, and his return is preverited by fears iri Tibet of a revival of-Chinese 'influence, &infant since' the Chinese- revOlti- tion of 1912. But now it is announced that the search for the new 'Dalai Lama, born at the exact moment of his predecessor's death, and distinguished by certain marks, has been successfully elided ; into him his pre- decessor's spirit has passed. The search for hint was aided by certain indications obtained at the holy lake of Kali. His whereabouts have not yet been revealed. He is fourteenth of his line and will not take power until he is eighteen ; his authority, like that of every hereditary ruler, will depend largely on his own talents and interests. But this newly-found baby will not grow up to a Tibet as isolated and secret as that of his ancestors ; neither he nor Tibet can escape the effects of the revolution which is changing the whole of the Far East. Obscure though his country's affairs arc they are of interest to the politicians not only of China or Moscow but, especially, of London also. And Tibet's Seclusion will soon be a legend if, as reported lately, a cinema is to be built in its capital city.
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