The Archive · 1910

Capt. Dewar 9 7

Dr. and Mise Macleod. 110 18 92

Mrs, F. W. Barff and T. F. Longmuir. 95 Scr. 95 Mr. and Mra, Peebles. 112 15 97

Mrs. Baldwin and J.

Macdonald 107 8 99

Mackintosh and 14 102

15 104

4 108

Noéland Bart.. 115 6 109 Mise Parsons and P.

Lambe 2118 3 116 14 Couples entered. wr, Tibet has been reduced to what it in to day—a vast region of waste land, dotted with an enormous namber of Inmaasaries, each with from 100 to 7,000 idle priests. The rest of the popula tion may truly be regarded as so many monastic slaves, It is not possible either to reform or govern Tibet as long as the priests are in power. To break the temporal wer of Lamaism will, therefore, have to be the thankless task of whichever outside nation is to govern Tibet, Tibet is not likely to be anything bat barden to Chins for long years to come—if, indeed, China can ever make anything out of the country.

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