I lastly desire to acknowledge the trouble which Mr. John Murray has so kindly taken in correcting the proofs.
FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND.
September 7, 1910.
P.S.—Too late to make use of it, I have received the just published reprint from the T’sung Pao of Mr. Rockhill’s “The Dalai Lamas of Lhasa and their Relations to the Manchu Emperors of China.” The conclusion of this famous authority on Tibet, that the Tibetans have no desire for total independence of China, but that their complaints have always been directed against the manner in which the local Chinese officials have performed their duties, is particularly noteworthy.
CONTENTS
WARREN HASTINGS’ POLICY: BOGLE’s MISSION—1774
Bhutanese aggression on Bengal in 1772, p. [4]. Warren Hastings repels aggression, p. [4]. Tashi Lama intercedes on behalf of Bhutanese, p. [5]. Warren Hastings replies, proposing treaty of amity and commerce, p. [7]. His policy, p. [7]. He selects Bogle for Mission, p. [8]. His instructions to Bogle, p. [9]. Value of discretionary powers to agents, p. [10]. Bogle’s reception by Tashi Lama, p. [13]. The Lama acknowledges unjustifiability of Bhutanese action, p. [14]. Conversation regarding trade, p. [16]. Bogle receives two Lhasa delegates, p. [17]. Tibetan fear of the Chinese, p. [18]. Bogle suggests alliance with Tibetans against Gurkhas, p. [19]. Obstructiveness of Lhasa delegates, p. [20]. The Nepalese instigate the Tibetans against Bogle, p. [21]. Conversations with Kashmiri and Tibetan merchants, p. [22]. Results of the Mission, p. [24].