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for some other sentence. He is wise enough to see that the less complications now the better. He learned a long lesson over the little incident of the destroyed frontier pillar.
Enclosure 7 in No. 1.
Acting Consul Rose to Government of Burmah.
Tengyuch, October 1, 1910. IN a despatch of the 10th May last I forwarded a request from the taotai for the destruction of a boundary pillar alleged to have been erected by us on the Kaoliang Kung range in the unadministered territory. I now hear that two deputies, one of them the same man who went to Hpimaw in the spring, are being sent out to-day by the taotai to destroy the pillar. They begged him to put his instructions in writing, but he stoutly refused to do so, and told them to get about their business and not to talk so much. He is evidently interested in undertaking no unnecessary responsibility. I scarcely think that we have any boundary pillar in that direction, and can only imagine that it is one of the old survey cairns, so there seems no need to take any action. The two deputies are so alarmed at the sorrows which befell poor Mr. Peng after his career of pillar destruction that I think it quite on the cards that they will fail to discover the pillar. The incident, however, is interesting as an indication of policy. I will send a note to Hertz on the subject, as he may possibly get news of anything that is being done and of how far the men penetrate. I believe that they have taken a small military escort.
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Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received November 24.)
CHINA and Nepaul.
Peking, November 24, 1910.
Your telegram No. 152 of the 21st November. According to the "record of wars" the Emperor of China conferred the title of "Kuo Wang" on the ruler of Nepaul after the war over a hundred years ago.
Wang is the title used for a Chinese prince, but it may also apply to the prince of an independent State. In the case of Nepaul it probably denotes a feudatory prince. I am told the Chinese would regard the acceptance of a letter marked "Kuo Wang' as a recognition of suzerainty in the same way as they regard the tribute missions sent periodically from Nepaul to Peking.
I cannot identify the title bestowed on the Prime Minister. Could the full titles given by China to him and to the Maharajah be sent to me in Chinese characters ?
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