The two American missionaries, Dr, Hardy and Mr. Peterson, have safely arrived back in Batang. Their large caravan left here on August 12. Mr. Peterson arrived in Batang on September 5; Dr. Hardy on September 6 and the main caravan was due to arrive on September 7. Yang Sen gave them a strong] escort from Chengtu to Tachienlu; beyond here, A-den, the Tibetan brigand chief, made himself responsible for their safe passage to Batang. Along this main south road to Lhasa this has now become the one and only way of travel! Chinese officials, and Europeans if they wish to get along this high way in Komba must seck the help and protection of brigan¢ chiefs like A-den land others. They know the country, they know the people, they know the read, and if the traveller is prepared to meet their demands, federates are ready to risk their lives, should occasion call for it, in fulfilling their engagement.
The Border Administration, knowing these two young American missionaries were travelling to Batang, took the opportunity of sending with them under their brigand es-cart, the sum of close on 20,000 rupees. -Had the brigands only known that some boxes labelled Bteetera" contained good hard silver rupees, something quite histrionic might have been conveniently somewhere on the Asiatic steppes. The brigands were happily unconscious and true to the engagement that bound them they faithfully saw their charge to the end of their journey.
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