Travels of a consular officer in eastern Tibet : together with a history of the relations between China, Tibet and India . TIBETAN GENERAL (ON LEFT), WITH ATTENDANTS AND BAGPIPE-MEN,ON THE RONGBATSA PLAIN. TIBETAN GENERAL (WITH SWORD, IN CENTRE) AT RONGBATSA WITHMONKS OF A MONASTERY IN TEMPORARY TIBETAN OCCUPATION VI ARRIVAL AT RONGBATSA 163 Lama, who seemed to occupy the position of Chief PoliticalOfficer to the Tibetan force. After a cup of tea and a talk we rode on across the cul-tivated plain, accompanied by the Lama and the Dabon andthe latters mounted escort, standard-bearers and bagpipe
Travels of a consular officer in eastern Tibet : together with a history of the relations between China, Tibet and India . TIBETAN GENERAL (ON LEFT), WITH ATTENDANTS AND BAGPIPE-MEN,ON THE RONGBATSA PLAIN. TIBETAN GENERAL (WITH SWORD, IN CENTRE) AT RONGBATSA WITHMONKS OF A MONASTERY IN TEMPORARY TIBETAN OCCUPATION VI ARRIVAL AT RONGBATSA 163 Lama, who seemed to occupy the position of Chief PoliticalOfficer to the Tibetan force. After a cup of tea and a talk we rode on across the cul-tivated plain, accompanied by the Lama and the Dabon andthe latters mounted escort, standard-bearers and bagpipe-men, to the hamlet constituting the Tibetan headquarters,where we found accommodation prepared for us^. To-day, together with the Chala Chief and his retinue, andtaking all our Chinese refugees in tow, we rode over the plain,across the stream, and into the Chinese lines to visit theChinese headquarters established in the village of we received a cordial welcome from Colonel Chu, com-manding the Chinese troops, and the Tachienlu magistrate,Mr Han, the latter being associated with the Chala Chief asone of the Szechuan Frontier Commissioners peace Chinese professed to be anx
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