'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [‎89v] (183/228)

raise any objection to their construction of
the houses, a reply might be sent that they
were absolutely necessary in the interests
of trade and the opening of the trade mart
at Gyantse. The proposal was approved, and
Mr. White was, further, authorised to draw
the attention of the Tibetans to the fact that,
under clause II of the Trade Eegulations of
1893, the Chinese Government had undertaken
that suitable accommodation should be pro
vided for the use of British subjects visiting
Yatung, and that, under Article II of the
Lhasa Convention of the 7th September 1904,
these Regulations, subject to amendment,
applied to the mart at Gyantse.
6. (See paragraph 1 of the Memorandum
for August 1905.) Captain O’Connor reported
on the 18th September that the Jongpen had
called on him, but that he had made no further
reference to the matter of granting subsidies
to the various village headmen between Phari
and Gyantse for the protection of the tele
graph wire. As the payment of these sub
sidies was deferred at the Jongpen’s request,
and as no damage had been done to the line
since Captain O’Connor interviewed the
vaiious headmen early in June, he proposed
to allow the matter to remain in statu quo, un
less further damage should render it necessary
to take action. J
7. (See paragraph 9 of the Memorandum
lor September.) Captain O’Connor has reported
that during his journey to Shigatse he every
where met with attention and civility from
the villagers, and that the headmen turned out
to show the party the best road and the easiest
crossings of the stream. They were met by
the two Shigatse Jongpens about two miles
irom Shigatse.
u. ms arrival at Shigatse Captain
O Connor heard that the Teling Depon, who
had been staying at Shigatse on his way
Irom Lhasa to his estate near Khamba Jon-
only knew of the projected visit of Captain
O Connor two days before his arrival. He
paid a farewell visit to the Tashi Lama the
It A C l ay ’ . and left hurriedly at an early hour
the following morning with all his retainers.
He was evidently not anxious to renew his
acquaintance with British officers.
on theT7^A 0 ’f C< T° r ^P 0rted from Shigatse
on the 27th September that the Lhasa Gov
ernment had recently issued orders for the
assemblage of all the soldiers of the province
in about a month’s time. Each man was
months t0 ™ “V- r m Ml rati <™ ^ Wo
months. The Tasm Lama’s Prime Minisfev
informed Captain O’Connor, however th&t tZ
gathering was only for the usuaT^Talf-yearly
beTkeTbv th th m the rations W01lkl P^Sly
oe taken by the officers as perquisites. ^