'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [‎82r] (168/228)

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sliouJd be exerted to induce tlie Chinese Go^n!
““A ^ A 1 ' Tan §’ s success °r by tele-
before’ Mr v 1 \T Sisn the Convention
vacated C Bn ‘ is1 ' Co mmi«ion er ,
vacated the Eoreign Secretaryship It
was p om ted out that, otherwise, nSations
would have to be deferred until Sir L. Dane’s
arrival, and that they would then have to be
resumed by a negotiator unfamiliar with the
previous stages. It was added that the Chinese
Government appeared to be prepared to accre
dit properly Chang-yin-tang, but that it was
tor -His Majesty’s Government to consider
wnether, before fresh Commissioners were
appointed, the Chinese Government should be
told plainly that it would be useless to con
tinue negotiations except on the basis of the
draft Convention already propounded by the
Government of India.
3. (See paragraph 15 of the Memo
randum for August 1905.) Captain O’Connor
has reported that the cart road between Gyantse
and Kangma is now complete and in good
working order.
4. On the 14th August 1905, the British
Trade Agent at Gyantse reported that he had
asked the Jongpen to arrange, as soon as
possible, regarding the construction of rest-
houses between Phari and Gyantse, as the
Lhasa Government, whom he had addressed
on the subject, did not seem inclined to reply
to his communication. The Jongpen promised
to issue orders at once to the headmen of
Kangma to begin collecting the necessary
materials, and this he did on the following day.
On the 26th August, Captain O’Connor further
reported that the Jongpen had called on him
that morning to say that he had just received
a letter from Lhasa, with reference to the
proposed erection of rest-houses between
Gyantse and Phari. The Lhasa Government
pointed out in their letter that there were
villages at every stage of this road, where
shelter could be found for travellers, and stated
that they, therefore, considered the erection of
rest-houses unnecessary. Captain O’Connor
asked the Jongpen to reply to the effect that
the village houses were not of a nature suitable
to shelter European travellers, and that it
would, therefore, be necessary to proceed with
the construction of proper rest-houses, as
Tiro nosed. The Jongpen, who showed every
Indication of wishing to assist in the matter,
promised to reply to this effect. The erection
of tTe bungalow at Gyantse is progressing
foSt ' 5 Mr Bell reported on the 7th Septem.
ber that ^e bad f 5()() persons>
during July a p y children, arrived at
including women ana