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Show MOTORIST MAKES UNUSUALRECORO More than eleven centuries ago there lived In Java, Dutch East Indies, a cul- ! tured and civilized people who paid homo-go to Buddha, that mystic god that many of the natives of India and tho South Sea L-lands still worship So they might better worship their chosen' god and pay him homage, they built a wonder temple which surpassed In ex-' tent aod magnificence anything to be1 seen In Egypt or India. During recent excavutlons the ancient an-cient Temple of Boro Uoedor wj.s accidentally ac-cidentally discovered In the heart of Java As the marvelous structure was excavated, the spectators held their breaths with awe at the spectacle. spec-tacle. Thousands of llfc-Blze statues and miles of has relief, representing tho highest example of Buddhist art, went into Its ornamentation. With infinite care, without -the aid of mor-Itar mor-Itar or cement, column, pillar, or arch, the ancient people erected nut of stone terrace upon terrace and built it into a solid pyramidal temple, covering almost al-most the area of tho great Pyramid of Qizeh. Im.'igine therefore the horror which the spirits of the Temple Boro Boedor must have experienced when the sacred sa-cred shrine of Buddha was Invaded by a modern motorcyclo, which actually ac-tually climbed the ancient temple after nearly half a day of effort, succeeding In reaching the very top of the lofty eminence. The news which has just reached this country also mentions the during young rider from Soerobala. Ja-va, Ja-va, Dutch Kast Indies, straddlt.l a Hnrlcy-Davidson sport model. Because of the unusualness of the feat and the great hazard Involved in performing It, II has caused a stir in motor circles practically all over the world. oo |