(1) Some time ago there arove some trouble and consequent disturbances ngst_the tribute tribes of Chantui in Eastern Tibet, on the borders of Szechuan province, and this being reported to us by the then Governor-General of Szechuan, Lu Chituan-lin, we at once commanded him to investigate the nature of the troubles and endeavour to settle in a just and impartial manner the differences amongst, the Tibetan tribesmen concerned without further reference to the Throne. Instead, however, of the Tibetans being grateful for the Imperial desire to restore porce amongst our subjects, the tribesmen had the effrontery to rise up in arms and try to resist the authority of the said Governor-General, who was therefore compelled to despatch troops who soon over-ran thetarbulent districts and took possession of all the villages thereof. Subsequently the said Governor-General memorialised us recommending the absorption of the Chan-tui districts into Szechuan province, and to divide them into departments and districts (chow and hsien), like those in China Proper, intood of allowing these Tibetans to continue tributaries as heretofore and to be governed by their own chiefs, Lama priests, and elders. This retribution the sid chiefs and Lamas had brought down upon themselves and they had only themselves to blame. Eventually, however, it
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