THE
ROBINSON F
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(LIMITED.)
JUST RECEIVED,
MAGNIFICENT PLANOS
BY
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRYSS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25TM¤, 1904
WITH THE TIBET MISSION,
The correspondent of the Bangun Guzette, dating his latter from Phari on the 26th ultime, sonda to his paper the fallowing interesting sccount of the Chambi Valley :--
URNISHED or UNFURNISHED, "LA HACIENDA." West Mount Kellott.
From the Jolap pass one looks down a deep From 1st March to 31st October, 1904.
narrow ravine on the Chumhi valley. To the Apply to E. J. LIBEAUD,
right and to the left bare brown hills shut out | Care of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ld. Wongkong, 20th January, 1904. 463 the view, Far to the north-east rises the conical peak of Chumming. The Lhassa road fellows the course of a boisterous monatain stream, now half choked with ice and obstract d by fallen The stream is hounded T88-
by pine trunks. grown rocks which form a bad for the dwarf rhododendrons and delicato silver birches.
TO LET.
NEW GODOWN, very suitable for Dry Goods. Apply to--
ONE SPACIOUS
W. LYSAUGHT,
153, Wanold Road,
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Hongkong, 3rd December, 1903,
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FFICES, CENTRAL POSITION.
No. 6, ROBINSON ROAD.
76
No. 33, CONDUIT ROAD, Six rooms. Tennis Court,
FURNISHED HOUSE or Lower Levels. And others to suit various requirements.
8. A. SETH. Land and Estate Broker, Hongkong, 12th February, 1904.
173
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Looking back the snows crown the pine trees, and over them roste blue sky. The valley combines the grandeur of the Himalayas with the beauty of the Alps. In spring.time the ground in carpeted with a profusion of flowers, primmlas, gentias, anemones, celandines, wood aorral, wild strawberries, itises and rhododeu. ifrons of overy imaginable huo. Yet this seductive valley is the appronch to the est bare, unabaltered country in Asia.
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There is a dos ont of over 1,000 ft. in iz miles from the summit of the Jelap. The valley is perfectly straight without a bend, so that one can look down from the pass upon the Kanjut mensstery on the bill-side immediately alive Yatang. The pass would afford an impregnable military position to a people with the cudits of sesso and martial spirit. A few riflemen on column with perfect safety and decape into Bhutan before any flank movement could be Yet miles of straggling convoy ars allowed to pass daily with the supplies that are Decessary for the very existence of the force abux. The road to Pharijong passes through two military walls. The first at Yatung, xix **MAGDALEN TERRACE," | miles below the pass, is a senseless obstruction, and any able-bodied Tommy with bob-nailed boots might very easily run it down.
blockhouses, and would be usoloss
Verandahs, Bathrooms and Outhouses, known at No. 9. Pedders Hul.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD, Hongkong, 18th February, 1904.
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nude.
110
A
It has
(72) again-1 Aank attack. Dofore our ad. vance to Chambi the wall was lubabit ed by three Chinese officials, & dingpon, or Tibetan sorgeant, and twenty Tibetun soldiers; it served as a barrier beyond which no British
Twax Road. Now in the occupation of THE GROUND FLOOR of No. 4. Den Guarantoo Trust Co, of New York,
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barborio and picturesque. In after days the trimnese of a military club may recall the scope į of officers clad in gold-embroidered parkiteen, yellow boots and fur caps, boarded "liko wild j Kerghizes, and huddling round the camp fire in this black cauldron lÈe valley under the stari.
Both at home and in India one hours the MOST MODERNLY equipped HoSTELRY IN MANILA, P.I. Tibet Mission spoken of enviously as a picnic, There is a ides of an encampment in a smiling valley and easy marches towards the mysterious city. In reality there is plenty of hard and uninteresting work; theexpedition is attended with all the disconforts of a campaigs and very hittis of the excitement. Colonel Younghusband is now at Tuna, a desolate hamlet on the Tibetan platean exposed to the
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coldest winds of Asia, where the thermometer BAR falls to 23 dogrors below zera. Dotachments of the escort are scattered along the line of communications in places of varying cohl and discomfort where they must wait until the ucoessary supplies have been carried through to Phari. It is not likely that Colour! Young- inusband will be able to prried to Gyantxe before March: Le the meanwhito imagine the Pioneers and Gurkhas too cold to wash or slave,
shivering in a dirty Tibetan fort, half suffocated with smoke from a yak-dung fie, Then there is the transport officer shut up ik soms arrow valley of Sikkim trying to make half a dozen out of three with his camp of sick beasts and sheaf of urgent telegrams calling for supplies. Ha hopes there will be a skny "and that he may be in it. Certainly if any one it is the Supply and Traueport real. will be left behind.
deserves to go to Lhassa and get a medal for it.
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THE TIBET MISSION,
Chumbi, 6th February, The General and Stat are moving up to inspect the line to-morrow, returning to Chumbi on the 15th. Tuna on the 10th. It is reported that the A large convoy leaves Phari for
snow on the Jelap has been found greatly ggerated. A envoy has passed it and is
no coming through without delay.
Gant, Sikkim, 8th February. Officers who have visited the Tibetan Camp at Gurn report that the strength of the army is only sixteen madred. of the Tibetan armament have also bear
All the arms greatly exaggerated.
The estimates
KOOD
in camp wore matchilocks; one ne Guly
bad a bandolier of 30 cartridge Tho cavalry are ill mounted. The conveys from thassa arv being suplied. Our Mounted Enfantry recon- noitred within a mile of the camp two days ago. The Lhussa Depon bas bad one interview with Colonel Younghusband. The Depou, who is a
liea across the ralloy st. Zat Sorg four miles beyond our camp at Chumbi; it is roofed and loop-holed like the Yatung harrer, and is do- fended by blockhouses. Thin fortification and evory mile of valley between the Jelap aud Gastab might be held by a single company against an invading force. Yet thoes are not half a dozen Chinese or Tibetan saldiare in the ralley. No opposition is expected this side of the Inngle, but nondescript troops armed with mateblocks and bows hover round the mission on the opon plateau beg nit. Lur avenation of Khawlajong and oceopation of Chambi werƏ SO rapid and unexpected tht it is thought than of fine presence and genial mancer, was Tibetans bed no tim, to bring troops into the entertained by the British Mission at lach, and much appreciated the mere and the European valley; hat to anyone who knows the timidit selections and matches played by the band of and incompetence of the natives no explanation 23rd Pioneers. The Depon was end in rich furs; Yatung is reached by ous of the worst sections his diguity required a seat to Amount upo of road on the march; one comes across a dead from his horse, and he was carried by one of his transport mula at almost every zig-zag of the escort. The Depon said he was empowered to NEWLY-BUILT HOUSE in Bonham desocat. For ten years the village has enjoyed treat with the blission only provideley with- A. Boad, (erected on Lot 381).
row to Yatang. Messages are sent from the Apply
Tibetan camp to Tana almost daily, but the
egotiations have proceeded un farther,
For particular apply to the undersigned,
C. H. GRACE, Boerotary. Rongkong, 23rd February, 1904.
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From 1st March.
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ND and 330 FLOORS, No. 35, QUEEN'S
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.Hongkong, 3rd November, 1903,
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174
T EWKNOR," the PEAK, for 18 months from middle of March. Well Furnished. Less than 15 minutes from tram.
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M. W. BLADE, Care of Daily Press Office, Hongkong, 25th January, 1904
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146 TRAKENKNOWE," No. 35, Conduit
BRA Road. Six Booms and Garden
Possession from 1st May.
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TO LET (FURNISHED)). For 6 months from 1st April, 1904.
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EHOUSE at the PEAR
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Hongkong, 19th January, 1904.
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Nom. Ailable 1st March.
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THE SAM WANG CO., LD. Hongkong, 5th February, 1904.
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1-547
N or about 15th February next, HOUSES ON
in Kowloon at moderate rentals.
Apply to-
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LD. Hongkong, 6th January, 1904,
TO LET.
TWO ROOMS, suitable for Office
entrance from Ice House Street. Apply to-
SECRETARY,
Masonic Hall, Hongkong, 6th February, 1904.
TO LET (FURNISH D).
TWO
in necessary.
ARMY NEWS.
Loudon, 5th February, The Duke of Conusught becomes Inspector- General. It is understood that Lord Roberts
desired to obtain the post for six months. Generals Kelly-Kunay, Ian Hamilton, Bracken-. bary, Shose and Nicholson, it is notified, are to vacate their present appointiaents.
CRICKET,
Colombo, 5th February.
In the match between Warner's elevon aud
Victoria, which opened in fine weather and with a good attendance. Victoria scored 250 runs for four wickete, McAlister making 133 not out,
London, 8th February.
The play today at Melbourne was delayed till after lunch, owing to the soddes state of the wicket.
.COLLISIONS BETWEEN EUROPEANS AND
NATIVES.
London, 4th February. The Plaves, in commenting on the oficial manifesto on the subject of callidons batween
the distinction of being the only place in Southern Tibet aceeasible to Europeans. Not that many Eurapenas avail themselves of its accessibility, for it is a dreary enough place to livo in, shrouded as it is in clond more than balf the year round, and embedded in a valley so deep and narrow that in winter time the sun has hardly risen above one cliff when it sinks behind another. The privilege of access to Yatung was the result of the agree, ment between Great Britain and China with regard to trade communications between ludia and Tibet drawn up in Darjeeling in 1893 subauquently to Lue Sikkim Coavention. It was then stipulated that there should which be a trae wart at Yatzog to British subjects should have free acess, and that there should be special tende facilities (141 between Sikkim and Tibet. It is reported thin
the Chinese Amban took good care that Great Britain should not benefit by these zen regula tions, for after sign ng the agreement which use, was to give the Indian tea merchants a market
in Tibet he introduced new regulations on the other side of the routier which prohibited the purebase of Indian tes. Whether the story is
uropeans and natives, thinks it regrettable irus or not it is certainly obaraa eristic of the
rasion and duplicity which have brought about that Government had to deny charges of unfair the present armed mission into Tibet To-day treatment of Europeane, for this shows that as one rides through the cobbled street of racini feeling has been aroused. The position Yatung the only visible effects of the Couveu-nf isolated Europeans is often diffleult, and their tion are the Chinese customs house with its forbearance is overaly tuxed by single Euraprun officer and the residence of a lady missionary or trader as the exigencies of international diplomacy obligo her to terr herself. The customs house was first establish ed with the cbject of estimating the trade. between Indisid Tibet traffic is not permitted by aby other route than the Jolap-and with view to taxation when the trule should
while. make it worth
p to the seut no duties have be imposed and the only
the apparent house serres is to remind Tilt suzerainty of thin. The eat house, fie missionary house, qui the houses of the clerks and servants of the customs and of the festi forni a little block. negand it there is a you ter of a mile of barce, stuny gɩound, and then the wall with military pretensions. I rude through the gate nncimilenged,
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FROM 1st May, the BUNGALOW on Mount Kellet, The Peak, known as "The Sammer House."
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J. V. Y. VERNON. Hongkong, 28th January, 1904.
TO LET.
No
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ATOS. 15 & 17, SEYMOUR ROAD.
Nos. 4, 8, & 12, CASTLE ROAD. GODOWN, No. 32B, PRAYA EAST.
Apply to-
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Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Hongkong, 5th February, 1904.
TO LET.
428 No.
TOUSE No. 2, QUEEN'S GARDENS as
from 31st Desember, 1903. Apply
Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. Hongkong, 12th December, 1903.
TO LET.
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TIRST and SECOND FLOORS of No, 34, Queen's Road Central, opposite the General Post Oflen, after birch 31st, 1904, at present occupied by Messrs. Powell & Co., and the Cosmopolitan House. This house is especially suitable for people who are seeking places for hotel purposes.
Plonso apply to-
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at the above address.
Hongkong, 20th December, 1993;
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THE EYRIE” (PRAK).
**THE
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on the Top Floor.
No. 2, MATHESON STREET, Wanchai
(Godown).
No. 14, BELILIOS TERRACE.
Nos. 15 & 17, MOSQUE JUNCTION.
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Hongkong, 13th February, 1904.
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No. 10. MACDONNELL ROAD. No. 15, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD, facing Kacs-cottean.
FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, facing the Pelo Ground.
OFFICES in course of erection, CONNAUGHT ROAD (near BLAKA PIER).
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journal concludes by saying "So long es justice to the native is not allowed to spell injustice to the Europeau, the noble efforts of the Govern-. ment of Iulia to maintain the principles of equal justice are securo of eppreciation,"
At Rinchengong, a mile beyond the barrier, the Yatong stream flows into the Ammo Chu. The road follows the unsteru bank of the river passing through Cheums and old Chuurbi, where it creases the streum. After crossing the bridge wile of almost level ground takes one into Chumbi camp. I reached Chumbi on the evening of Juucury 12th, having completed the journey from Darjeeling in two days bard riding. The THE camp lies in a shallow basin in the hills, und is flanked by browu, fr-clad hills which rise somė 1,500 feet above the river bed and preciado a view of the mountains on all sides. The situa- tion is by no means the bast from the view of comfort, fut strategic reasons make it necessary. Despite the protection of shuust. Aretic clothing eno shivers until the sun rises over the 48% (TR hill at 10 o'clock, and shivars again when itsinks behind the opposite ones at 3. Dry winds sweep the valley, and hurricanes of dust lurade one' GILLAN DER S. est Against this cold one clothes oneself in
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PROSPECTS,
BY M. O'S...
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Hongkong, 31st January, 1900