TRAVELING IN THIBET.
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES OF AN EXPLORER.
CRUELLY TORTURED. '][ NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH. Prtu Kl»ctricT«]f«r*ph.-Co»Tri|flH. A, i .1, ,-j.i ' a Calcutta, October 4." Mr'; A. H. Savagk Landor, an artist and traveller, - who attempted to reach Lhasia, the capital of Thibet, was deserted by 28 of his followers,' only two standing' by their,leader. .The party also lost their provisions and fell into the hands of the Thibetans,' who tortured Landor with red-hot irons, and afterwards proceeded to behead him. The executioner was. in the act' of raising the axe when the Grand Lama prevented' the execution. Landor was further tortured for eight days on the rack prior to being released.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10565, 5 October 1897, Page 5
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