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Maharaja and Maharaj Kumar of
Sikkim at once accepted.
Before the invitation was issued to the
asm Lama, Captain O’Connor proceeded to
ngatse (see paragraph 9 of the Memorandum
tor September 1905) for the purpose of sound
ing him as to whether he would accept it or
not.
Ihe Lama, while appearing most anxious to
accept the invitation, at first suggested that
the British Government should inform the
Chinese Emperor of the proposal and attempt
to secure an expression of his approval.
Captain O’Connor was instructed to let the
Lama understand that no communication
could he made by the Government of India to
Peking with regard to the proposed visit, and
that, although the Lama was at liberty him
self to report the matter to the Emperor of
China, his acceptance of the invitation must
not be conditional on the Emperor’s approval.
The Tashi Lama eventually expressed
himself as anxious to accept the invitation
unconditionally, and it was accordingly present
ed to him in full Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). by Captain O’Connor.
The Lama stated that he was taking a very
serious step in accepting an invitation to
India, as he thereby departed from all the
precedents set by his predecessors. Eormerly
every move of a Tashi (or Dalai) Lama had to
receive sanction from Peking, but, he said,
now-a-days the Lhasa Government were en
croaching on all his privileges and he received
no help at all from the Amban. He was,
therefore, compelled to look for support to the
Government of India. It was settled that
Captain O’Connor should accompany the
Tashi Lama, and that the party should visit the
Buddhist shrines at Gaya and other places
before going to Calcutta.
4. (See paragraph 9 of the Memo
randum for August 1905.) The Assistant
Political Officer, Chumbi, reports that Teling
Kusho continues to be popular among the
common people, who look upon him as the
most successful among the Tibetan Com
manders, and think that he will be made a
Shape b/ the Dalai Lama, when the latter
returns to Lhasa. The higher Tibetan officials,
as b Tore, regard Teling Kusho with jealousy,
and fear that they will be superseded by him.
5. (See paragraph 4 of the Memo
randum for September 1905.) The Political
Officer, Sikkim, reported on the 28th Septem
ber that the rest-house at Gyantse was about
half finished; that the stones and bricks for the
Kangma house had been collected; and that
elsewhere along the road these materials were
being collected by the villagers at the diffeien
sites, while half of the total amount of wood
work had been supplied by a contractor,
proposed that, should the Tibetan Government