The Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-08-20, Page 17`'aODERZC1i $1011,ALIVAR4' THURSDAY* A con oo,1910 7A •
Reviewed by ,0.4„!. MCC)eaYe
FROM THE . LAND India, Britain, the United States,
OF. LOST CONTENT"and : the Linited Nations, were
The Dalai Lama's Fight for Tibet practically` ignored. The Dalai
by Noel Barber • Lama was finally persuaded 40
(London, Collins, 1969; leave the country, only 'because
224 pages) he thought the fightiii g would'
then cease. The battle
For ten -agonizing years continued, and the women
Tibetans endured • Chinese fought ' along side of the men.
tyranny. the Dalai Lama, in a Soon ,other government officials.
determined effort to save his were forced to flee:
country from further violence Barber injects some .otfthe
and destruction, would- not Tibetan way of life. He explains
allow military action against the the brilliant colors "that held
invaders. Criminal brutalities special meaning in their religious
steadily grew worse. This is the ceremonies, most vividly
story of the oppressed's described. They lived simply,
desperate and courageous asking only ,to be left alone.
struggle for freedom. Many of the, art treasures, held
Noel Barber interviewed for centuries in the monasteries,
survivors all over the world, were' destroyed along with the
including the Dalai Lamacoutry's legal documents. In
himself, to reconstruct this the back of the book, the
detailed and dramatic account of historical appendix lists: all the
the fall of Tibet. Through the principal events in Tibetan =�
statements of eye -witnesses , history from circa 625, through
Barber aptly portrays the events 1950. 'The Epilogue .reveals
leading up to and during the. where the leaders . of the fallen
revolution. country are today, and what is
Chime Youngdong, son of a being done to preserve what is.
local Tibetan king, led an exodus left of the Tibetan culture. This,
of over 20,,000 out of the east, book is available at your public
after ,the mysterious library.
disappearance of . his. father.
They travelled to Lhasa seeking "
aid from the Dalai Lama. During Don't wait untilyour child
• this'' journey many from . can read "before giving him a
e,caravan.were.shot hy,,,Chines&—tcomplete-esteexaminatior =aft
pR. AND MRS. A. R. SCOTT
Golden anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Scott:, 46
Elgin Ave. West, who celebrated
their 50 wedding anniversary
August 18, were honored at two
functions arranged by their
family.
Sunday, August 9, Mr. and
Mrs. Ale31 Clark, London,
entertained 60' relatives at a
buffet dinkier. Guests were
present from Moose Jaw, Sault
Ste Marie, Detroit, Sarnia,
Toronto, Markham and Oshawa.
Saturday . afternoon and
evening, August 15, open house
was held at the home of the
celebrants in Goderich.
Rheta E. _Lee, daughter of the
_..,-:latry.31mlinilf- Mrs,. .`.L ,...
Oshawa and Andrew R.- Scott,
`son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
James' Scott of Burketoh were
married on the lawn of the
bride's home, Woodbine Stock
farm, Oshawa, August 18, 1920.
After attending Oshawa High
School. together, Mrs. Scott
graduated from Peterborough
Normal School , and taught
school in the 9shawa District._
Mr. Scott graduated from
Queen's University in
mathematic§ and from Toronto
University in pedagodgy. He
taught mathematics in Oshawa
and Bowmanville High Schools
before becoming principal of
Arnprior High School, a position
he held for nine years.
They moved to- their present'
home in Goderich in August
1935 when Mr. Scott became
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I -tutu . w i elcl, i .,, o f
II un 1 he '�"dM in 1' .1. He'w.aS,.
also secretary -treasurer of . the
high school board for 17 years.
Both have been active in
Community and Church .affairs.
Mrs. Scott gave faithful service
as teacher in Sunday School and
in the work of the U.C.W.' in
each of the churches she
attended.
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Mr. Sott.7 was a member of
the- United Church Session from
1926 to*,1968 and was Clerk of
session in North St. U.C. for 25
years. He is a past master of
Maitland Masonic Lodge,
PDDGM of South Huron
District, a ` former secretary of
, Goderich Lions Club and of the
Goderich Arena Committee.
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They have three children:
Lee, a graduate of Toronto
University in Chemical
Engineering is an operations
manager in Sarnia refinery of
Imperial Oil; Donald, a graduate
of Toronto University in
Engineering Physics�,ia.:presiden1
•end ,-manager-• af--telson
Company wholesale plumbing
and heating of Royal .Oak an
Ann Arbor; Michigan; and Joan,
who attended the honour course
Household Economics at
Victoria College, Toronto, is
now Mrs. Alex Clark of London.
Mr. Clark is Musicconsultant for
Elgin County Board of
Education . and is also organist •
and . choir director in
Metropolitan United Church,
London.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott have
twelve grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
Gifts were received from the
family and long time friends and
congratulations and flowers
from the town and many .friends
in Goderich and District.
Congratulations were received
from' Prime Minister P.E.:
-Trudeau; Robert Stanfield
• aircraft., The .Dalai Lama: -still -may be too fate, warn`§. nth -.
refused to act against the Canadian National Institute for
Chinese. The religious leader was the Blind. T,he most important
convinced that they could defeat time to check as child's vision is
the enemy with' peaceful during the. pre-school years. A
measures. His secluded life had thorough eye examination Will
so separated - him from his find_ � trouble that, left
subjects, that he was. not fully undiscovered, might lead to
aware of the intense cruelties permanent impairment of sight.
they suffered. - Cr d ``eyes, nearsightedness
• When. the, Chinese attempted an, farsightedness - all require
to kidnap the Dalai. Lama, the pro essional aid to overcome.
people's endurance snapped, and
the. violent revolution began.
They ' fought bravely, but RED CROSS
hopelessly against the powerful, 18 ALWAYS THERE
�4i °15eittier, df -the trOp sitionl,:R k;r 4
McKinley' M.P.; and. friends in.
Arnprior.
During the reception, tea was
poured from a silver tea service,
used at Mrs. Scott's
grandmother's silver' wedding
anniversary and at her mother's
golden wedding anniversary.
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The Goderich Signal -Star ,takes great pleasure in extending
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the age of 80 years or better.
Those celebrating birthdays this Month are:
Mrs. George Hamilton, Huronview, formerly of Auburn,
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Goderich, who was 90 years old August 1`;' -
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