The Archive · 1925

Threatened Tibetan Uprising

This connects on to the above. idation, a nervousness. ind even dissatisfaction to his jects. Latest word to hand that the 15th of the second Chi moon had been set when the Tibetans were to rise in a rebellion on a scale. Well, thus far the: plot has failed; however, che whole thing shows a deep resentment agains: the Moslem military aggres-fon, 'A Murder Case During the latter part of last year an atrocious murder of a Tibetan was committed in the Hehtso district.

Tt was conclusively case of real persecution against a man who had lett off worshipping idols and adopted the Christian doctrine. Ten men lay in wait for him while on his way home: with one stroke of the sword their victim fell a headless ist ian missionary came along and performed the simple funeral rites, this was in accordance with the desire expressed some time previously by the convert. Tt turned out that the instigator ofall this foul play was none other than the steward of the Hehtso monastery; he it was that. egged on the villagers to perpetrate this crime.

Why then did the Hehtso district dare to martyr this -person that it is only 120 Wi distant-from Labrang where the Tibetans are now camped? Simply because this

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