Yunnan, May 9.
Hitherto generally unknown to the public since the work started last December, the progress of the Investigations on the boundary Jine between Yunnan and Burma was today explained by Mr, Ling Vu-kao, tone of the Chinese delegates on the border demarkation commission, Mr. Liang who arrived here on April 6 from the border region informed a representative of the Central News Agency that during the past {four months approximately half of the boundary line has been investigated, Investigations work, according to ing Mr. Liang, was commenced last 1¢ December 1 under the supervision of Col, Iselin, the Swiss neutral chairman of the Commission, starting from the No, 79 boundary landmark on th Nanting river.
Besides surveying the topographical conditions of the territory, Mr, Liang, stated, the Commission also spared no effort' in collecting all possible boundary marks.
In the event of disagreements. b tween the Chinese and British delegates, of where there were quite a few, Mr. Liang reported, the questions were also submitted fo Col, Iselin for arbitration.
Mr, Liang praised the fair attitude of Col. Iselin and the sincerity of the British members, which, in Mr. Liang's opinion, greatly helped in smoothing over many diticulties encountered during the investigations.
Owing to of epidemics in th ler region at present, Mr. Liang said, the Commission has decided to suspend work for the time being but Investigations will Be resumed on December 1, this yea Investigation' of the boundary, according to Mr. Liang, have now come down to Panyang, and when work 1s resumed, the Commission will start from the Nanka river northward, Col. Iselin, Mr. Liang stated, left Laochang yesterday to return Switzerland by way of Siam while the British members will return to England by way of Burma—Central News
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