THIBET

Hastings Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 4150, 9 February 1904, Page 3

THIBET

(Per United Press Asso—Copyright) Received February 8, at |11.*55 p.m. Lortion, February 8.

A White Book which has been issued shows that Count LamsdorlY, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, early in 1003 asked for an explanation of the presence of the British expedition in Thibet, and implied that Russia might,take measures to protect her interests. Lord Lansdowne, British Foreign Minister, retorted that the language used by Count Lamsdorft was unusual, and almost minatory, his complaints were gratuitous, since Great Britain was acting in her rights in a region close to the Indian frontier, while Thibet was a thousand miles from Russian territory. Russia then moderated her attitude, but brought pressure to bear on China and Thibet. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, urged the necessity of securing Thibet s ; cognition of our legitimate inlittence. by a pernian ent British representative at Lhassa.

Lord Lansdowne considers it sufficient to cccupy the Chumbi Valley and' send a mission as far as Cyangtoa in order to secure reparation. General MaeDonaid tco grap'iCfT oa January 2 v ll i that he expected the mission to be attacked, and that he was ready to support Colonel Young husband with a thousand men and three guns.