there is a certain amount of fea all round, In antagonizing this desperate band of Communists and the Tibetans fave heard such terrible Tumours of their depredations, that they have a terrible dread of all wandering Red armies. This, some extent, has forced upon, them the present policy, namely, of letting the Communists pass, provided they do not burn their houses or molest their people; and the villages lower down the valley follow suit. But where is this going to end? If they fately pass the main road running cest and west and continue south Into the wild mountainous country around Chatrin and Mull, they are Still about one month's journey from the Yunnan border. Once among these rugged mountains it will be exceedingly. difficult to drive them out. In this position they will have Lololand on their east, Lamaland on their west, Yunnan on the south, and Sikang on the north, Should' this be their objective they will then occupy the Independent Kingdom of Mull, which came directly under the Lhasa Government, and may, therefore, not be interfered with while held by the Communists.
Or is there another possibility? The Reds are continually adding 0 their numbers and on their march between Dawe and Kanze they came. fon @ Populous gold mining encampment, with well over 2,000 miners anda business community of over 1,000." This rich, gold mining district ig known as Chlangchuinchiao and comes under the Chinese magistrate at Lube, and the lamna incarnation of Dranggu. For many years there has been "serious trouble" between the Chinese and Tibetan residents Lube regarding the output of gold and the incarnation paid a visit to Chenglu to have the matter settled.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.