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'The first details of a remarkable journey in Chinese Turkestan' being undertaken "by the veteran missionary, the Rev, H, French Ridley of the China. Inland Mission, have been received in Shanghai, Mr. Ridley writes from an unnamed spot twelve days journey from his starting.place, Tihwa or Urumehi. That hhis; journey was successful, as far fas Khotan is now known, as he.sent telegram from. that place which arrived in Shanghai before Christ-mag: With typical thought for the Pleasures of the season which he in thorwilds of Turkestan. could. not share. with his fellow-countrymen, he sont.a. sum of money td be used 4n helping, to entertain the children of missionaries in Shanghai.
Tnsthe.following account, which is taken from extracts from his lett to acfriend,, Mr, Ridley ives some. autobiographical details, but not neatly enough. He is between ands 65 years of age—a.great a at whieh: to undertake, a journey fevor: territory which)' has seldom teen' the white man, where. deserts prevail, and violent' storms sweep down withslittle notice. Added to Hhevusual: risks of such a trip. are thordangers of t hard winter in that far interior.
Mr.'Ridley's house ab Sining used to be.a regular port of call for many famous explorers.. General Pereira, among: others, knew. and respected shorRidleys: And Rodney Gilbert Ahaorwritten in great appreciation of heir assistance and guidance in: his early. travels in the. northawest. When many years ago Lieut, J. Brooke-was murdered by Lolo Ridley: performed great services, so much so thit the family of the siam explorer regarded themselves under an' almost irredeemable obligation, and acted as guides and Yrionds to Mr. Ridley's own children when they were at Home, glance st the accompanying map Will do more than anything which can be written to show how far Mr, Ridley is proposing from the boston track—tight to north of India beyond Tibet, His Sooount of his journey, or rather its Beginnings, foliows:—
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