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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



THE U)PTY GOLDEN PILE OF THE SHWE DAGON, THE CENTER OF 

 RELIGIOUS LIFE IN RANGOON 



BURMESE 



In no city along the route to Australia was the arrival of the Vimy awaited with keener 

 interest than in Rangoon, the capital of Burma and third seaport of the Indian Empire. 

 When the first news of the departure of the aviators from London appeared in the Rangoon 

 papers a large crowd of natives straightway assembled on the race-course, expecting to see 

 the aeroplane arrive in a few hours. As the time for the actual arrival drew near, people 

 began to congregate, hringing their food and beds, intent upon holding a festival for the 

 duration of the stay of the airmen. The Vimy was the first aeroplane Rangoon had ever 

 seen. An hour after its arrival, Poulet, the French flyer, arrived in his Caudron (see text, 

 page 307). 



