Thibet
(By. Electric Telegraph—Copyright)
(Per Press Association)
BOMBAY, Oct. 22. . Forty-seven men in the Thibetan expedition were blinded by snow in the frightful march.
-Over ;the Phari Plain the snow was knee deep, and then they came throcgh a gloomy . gorge." None were missing, thanks to the exertions of the rear guard.
King ESwartl lias commanded a special medal to be.struck for the men of the mission force. - ■'' .
LONDON, October 22. Dr Morrison reports that the Chinese have relapsed into indifference regarding Thibet and that it would be unwise for Great Britain to consent to any alteration in the treaty. Russia is apprehensive lest Britain should publish three Russian despatches written on the date of the Sikhim Convention, offering the Dalai Lama assistance if Britain threatened Thibet. The Amban held the letters till 1892, when they were stolen and handed to the Dalai Lama. ..
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7941, 24 October 1904, Page 7
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