| Show I brings Pictures of Famed Pagoda On the Road to Mandalay I ic d i iS S S 4 S S 4 S S I fr c 1 7 0 0 t Photos by John W V World Pagoda at Rangoon Burma Entrance to Pagoda at Rangoon Stone St ne Tiger at Entrance to Great Burma Pagoda Rangoon Burma S Pictures of the famous gon pagoda of which Rudyard R dyard Kipling writes the brass tower of which glit gIlt glitters glitters and glistens against the thc sky on the road to Mandalay have been brought to Salt Lake by John W World of World Kingston who is plying at the Orpheum this week Mr World managed a troupe which in included included chided Eugene Sandow on a trip around the globe last year While on his journey around the glob globe Mr World visited Burma and at Rangoon he took the pictures shown above The Shw pagoda is in Rap goon Travelers asea forty milan s away w vay y from the e hill u l on o the t summit t of which the pagoda is built can see see seethe seethe the brass tower feet in the air flashing in the sun said Mr World yesterday This gilded crown con contains contaIns contains a ball baH weighing thirty tons The pagoda which is sought by the Bur Burmese Burmese Burmese mese as a place for prayer is the sup supposed supposed supposed posed repository of eight elgh t hairs from the head of Gautama Buddha Priests guard the pagoda and a stone tiger keeps ceaseless vigil at Itt the entrance of the holy structure Europeans are per permitted permitted permitted to visit the interior of this pa pagoda pagoda pagoda goda but before entering they must remove their shoes No vile dust of the world can be carried into this most holy of holies holIe The y Son pagoda was built buitt according to tradition in the year B C The city was at first named after aft r the pagoda but later re received received the name tiame of Rangoon Rangoon is the chief city of Burma and is lo 10 located located on the eastern arm of the Ira wadi delta twenty miles from its mouth Aside from the pagoda the town has few buildings of importance The city was occupied led by the British in 1821 Much of the fighting was cen centered centered centered on the hill lull upon which the pa pagoda pagoda pagoda goda is erected as the Burmese found the summit an excellent place for de defense defense defense The pagoda is a favorite object of by the Burmese who offer within with its walls alls prayers I for the safety s e y of self and country and for favors as varied vari d as they the are arc numerous Tradition Tradition Tradition tion has surrounded the pagoda with many fanciful stories Prayers offered here are said never to fail fall their mis mission mIssion mission sion The Burmese are a thriftless people caring more for prayer and pleasure than the severe and difficult dit cult work in life Ufe Kipling writes of Rangoon in his hisSong hisSong hisSong Song of the Cities Hail Mother Do they call caU me rich richin richin richin in trade Little care I but hear hoar the shorn priests drone And watch my lovers man manby manby by maid Laugh neath ne th my my Shwa Dagon i |
