The Archive · 1934

TIBET'S ISOLATION CRUMBLES

New Radio Station Connects Direct with Nanking Tibet's walls of isolation crumbled further last month when the new Chinese-owned wireless station at Lhasa, the capital, was completed.

According to the Chinese press, the powerful station will shortly be brought into use for commercial purposes. It has already been used by General Huang Mo-sung, special Chinese delegate to Tibet, for communi eating with the Nanking Government. Hitherto, government messages to him have been sent by telegram routed via India.

'The new Lhasa station Is reported to be maintaining contact with two' Chinese stations.

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