"المجلد II. مذكرات بخصوص شؤون خارجية أخرى. ١٩٠٥." [و‎‎٦‎١] (٢٢٨/١٢٦)

NEPAL.
un the *6th April 1905, Major Man
ners-Smith, the Officiating Resident in Nepal,
presented to the Maharaja Sir Chandra
bhamsher Jang, Rana Bahadur, Prime
Minister and Marshal of Nepal, the Insignia
and grant of the dignity of a Knight Grand
ommander of the Star of India. A grand
Durbar was held at Katmandu on the occasion
at which the Maharaja-Dhiraj, the nobles*
officers, and Bharadars of the State were
present. A review of all the troops at head
quarters, in which the escort of the Resident
took part, was held on the following day.
The Resident reported that the pro
ceedings were carried out with great en
thusiasm and spontaneity, and that there was
general satisfaction among all ranks at the
honour which has been bestowed on the Prime
Minister.
The Prime Minister has addressed to
His Excellency the Viceroy a letter acknow
ledging the receipt of the Insignia, and re
questing that his sincere and grateful thanks
for the high mark of favour and honour
bestowed on him may be conveyed to His
Majesty the King-Emperor.
CHINA.
13. With reference to paragraph 40 of
the Memorandum for March 1905, regarding
the Commission for the examination of the
undelimited portion of the Burma-China
Boundary, the Lieutenant-Governor of Burma
reports that everything has turned out satis
factorily. Relations with the tribes have been
most friendly, and the party visited and
mapped the frontier range, the Ngawchang
valley and Salween River up to Lat. 26° S".
Enquiry showed that the Chinese exercised no
authority west of the watershed.
14. As regards the Burma-China Boun
dary between the Nam Ting and the Nalawt,
Sir E. Satow informed the Chinese Govern
ment that no demarcation of the boundary
could be agreed to, and that the British
Government would recognise the provisional
boundary as the frontier. The Government
of India have reported to the Secretary of
State that the best arrangements possible
will be made to obtain information regarding
transgressions of the provisional boundary
bv Chinese officials or troops, but that, no
very effective supervision can be exercised
over it.
15. With reference to paragraph 14 of
the Memorandum for i^pril 1904, Sir E. Satow
has telegraphed that the Burma-China Tele
graph Convention was signed on 23rd May
1905, and that it will take effect from 1st
June 1905. The rates agreed to are those