July 24. tess hearty, The different One of the most remarkable jouc- Chinese magistrates' stationed "along noys in the history of frontier travel has just been accomplished by Mrs. Jack Young. Leaving here on June 1, the party returned to Tachienlu. on July'17, having travelled as far west as Kante and as far south os Litang. From Litang the party travelled east to Tachienlu.
Leaving the city the same day as General Huang, the Nanking envoy to Lhasa, the party very soon covered that travelling with the "big man" was mot convenient, as Gen, Huang had an "enormous caravan which utilized all the available space a Tibetan village had to offer. 'Think jing the Chinese envoy' might not rise too early, the Youngs were in the the north road vied with each other their desire to show the "big man" what they could do. New chairs and tables and benches were made and everything was done to show the Nanking envoy ho: welcome he was. And General Huang was not slow to show his keen appreciation. But he was sometimes distressed as to the amount of expense lavished on his welcome. Wherever possible he preferred to stay in his tent and if possible ride his horse, Unfortunately, a umber of the Chinese chairmen found the altitude somewhat trying turned from Dawu.
At Kanze the two parties parted company, Huang Amban going on to Derge and the Young party travelling down through Nya-rong to Litang, From ere on the loiter party left what is known as the big road and continued. through territory formerly" controlled from. Lhasa. Jack, Young and his. party were now entirely on their own and so had to prepare for eventualities, brigands, bandits and Sluntien pirates "One thing Jack Young and his party were determined to avoid and that was a Surprise visit. The whole party, five in number, were fully armed" with] rifles and revolvers. and during the early part of the journey, "surprise" practice was an order of the day. One member rode ahead and if any suspicious caravan was seen approach-_ ing a definite sign was given and! immediately the caravan became an farmed fort with Jack Young in the offing asa distraction to those attacking the others inside the baggage fort, This form of procedure is absolutely necessary to those travelling through Nya-rong as the simple-minded nomad frequently indulges in, the prayer-wheel and the matchlock and is quite fan adept with both, in fact they compliment each other, addle very soon after a.m. only to scover that Huang Amban was al~ ready there with his caravan well ahead of him. The only alternative was to drop behind and this the emall ler party did at Daowu, some six days beyond Tachienlu. Again, travelling any where near this "big man" wi Sometimes embarrassing as the Tibetans, Jama and layman, came out en moste to welcome the general. When the nomad sticks out his tongue and \as out his hands only to discover that the Amban's chief cook and bottle-washer is of minor importance the is Inclined to goon doing £0 to avoid missing the "big man" of the party.
Through Dangerous Country Eight days hard travelling found the "party entering Lftang the day afier Mandeville and Roubin left A few days in this windy, dirty, lama ity found the travellers once more on the road and again in dangerous country. Litang borders Shangtrin and both districts hold a robber monopoly. "In fact Shangtrin lives and moves and has its being on the proceeds of robbery. Minya, has Several occasions been devastated by the Shangtrin-wa. Now Minya is fully armed partly as a. bulwark defending Tachienlu. Without any} armed escort travellers through these territories practically have to defend themselves, and this Jack Young and General Huang's reception by the Tibetans has been most cordial, remarkable, and outstanding in every way. On the other side of the Jedo, the rst high pass out of Tachienlu, the envoy. was met by the leading headmen of Minya, This meeting took place at Cham-ba-drang, on the north Toad, and the Chinese general was most' successful in his first meeting With the beads of the Tibetan militia There are four Tibetan colonels com= manding a highly trained and well farmed militia, some of them being nomads and others James, and this strong Tibetan militia ts the well built bulwark protecting the frontier city of Tachienlu, But for this Tibetan army, commanded by these four effi-lent' colonels, "Tachienlu, and the Chinese cities along the border, would be in constant danger from the Shan {tin robbers and other independent Tibetan marauding bands.
Lozang Punteo, formerly a lama in the Saja sect, but now a terror to the Shangtrin robbers, occupies the extreme south, Kaowu Jayang, a dear, fat old lama, occupies the centre, coo-rolling his militia from the Chuemu Tamasery among the hills. "Nyaen Dandrin, an old historic nomad, much more wealthy than Job, occupies the north, the line of communication held by the colonels stretching from the Gong-ta to the Zha-ra, the two snow giants of Minya. General Huang spoke kindly to the different units resenting many of their number with unbreakable tsamba bowl.
"The Chinese envoy. displayed remarkable wisdom when he presented the Tibetans with a tsamba bowl. The nomad may do without money, and the draba without morals, and the Jama without virtue, but they all need Bowls, In fact, the only utensil in the Tibetan's culinary department is wooden bowl from which he drinks haig butter-tea and licks his parle flour. Present him with an unbreakable bow! and you have touched him on a very tender spot. And Huang Amban knew this. Next to a violent coloured trilby the Tibetan loves his samba bowl. Again, as the bowl supposed to be unbreakable, it will temind them of the friendly visit Gon, Huang to the Tibetan borderland.
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