Nanking, Sept, 20.
With reference to the recent rumour of the attack on Hsikong by Tibetan troops under the direetion of the British, Gen. Liu Wen-hui, Commander-in-Chief of the Frontier Defence Forces of Hsikong and Szechuan, has telegraphed to Gen. Yen Hsi-shan, of Shansi, in capacity as chairman of the Commission for Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs, emphatically denying the rumour, Gen. Liu points out that the report probably had its origin in the recent bandit trouble in the western part of China, which is common nowadays nearly every: where in China, Gen, Lin's message reads as followe:— thank you for your telegram, contents of which were carefully noted. The report on the invasion of lisikong Province by the Tibetans under the direction of the British fs absolutely groundless. It is true that occasionally the bandits have done enough menace to the people hhere, but the government troops are far more than sufficient to cope against the situation. I want to assure you that Hsikong Province with its government army is strong enough for any defence."—Kuo Wen.
*°*The report which General Lia contradicts has been going about at intervals in different forms for several days,. It bears its absurdity jon its face. Why on earth should Jany British subject want to stir up Tibetans to invade western China' Could anything be more futile?—
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