LIFE IN INDIA

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 100, 29 April 1936, Page 20

LIFE IN INDIA

The Travel and Discussion Club of ; the English-speaking Union commenced its 1936 season last Monday evening in the mezzanine-room, Dominion Farmers' Institute, when Mr. Denton gave a most interesting address on 'A Trip to India" and showed an excellent collection of lantern slides, which gave his audience a splendid general idea of the type of country. At Simla one saw narrow roads winding up steep hills covered with tall pine trees, and one caught glimpses of houses set amidst their greenness. Later, the same pictures were shown with the trees covered with snow, transforming the scene into a veritable fairyland. The speaker gave his listeners many interesting sidelights on the quaint customs and beliefs of the people. There were many interesting views of Bombay (taken when the late King visited it when he was Prince of Wales), of the prayer house or Mohammedan temple at Delhi, the Tower of Victory at Delhi—a red sandstone structure containing a flight of steps inside, from which point of vantage one could obtain a .lagnificent view of the city. A glimpse was also given of the famous Taj Mahal at Agra, the Jasmine Tower, and many other wonderful palaces and temples. A collection of famous emerald and pearl necklaces, etc., was shown, including a necklace that had been worn by Queen Isabella of Spain.