The Anglo-Thibetan Treaty

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1125, 21 October 1904, Page 2

The Anglo-Thibetan Treaty

Question of Occupation

Pr«si iMoo...tion.~-CoMrighf. London, Oct, 20 Tins Indian Ollico oinphatically doniaa tho allogation that it intonds to occupy Ctiumhi Valloy for 75 yoars, whilo tho Thibotans aro paying a million lakhs a year, Tho Times says that Britain is an'n mated by a sincero dosiro to take Russia's suscoptihilitios into account, and that thoro is no reason why, if tho Thibetans act up to tho spirit of the treaty, tho paymont should not spread over a number of years without a corresponding oxtonsion of tho poriod of occupation.