No one is ever busy in Choni and those seen in the street casually stroll on whatever errand may have falled them out or are casually Strolfing home again while pausing to "pass the time of day" with compound. The Prince was absent when I arrived, but through his ister," I got the neces-permit to go a short way into interior, and was provided with ive escort to guide me through the intricate passes and explain to the people that I was under the protection of the prince and not to be molested, T was not able torget any accurate information as to the extent of the prince's domains, though Mr. Harold Frank: Wallace, in his most interesting book "The Big Game of Central and Western China," refers to it as being about half the size of Scotland. I could only ascertain that the furthest boundary was eight days' journey to the south-west, and as T planned only 'a two days' trip in that direction, it would not carry me into the far interior. But it was quite far enough for my purposes of securing specimens of bushel and I did not at the time carry sufficient insurance to warrant a more extensive exploration, For the further one goes from the Capital the more primitive and solated are the native tribes until, in the furthest south-west section, are found the -absolutely untamed Te-Pu clang, and the only comparatively safe way to inspect that country would be by aeroplane, of which I had none. In the ground
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