[357] 潞子江.
[358] This is especially the case with the Chinese who come from a long distance, and only know the Salwen by hearsay. My men (who belonged to Yung-ch'ang) treated the valley with a disrespect that was perhaps bred of familiarity, for they certainly did not unduly hurry themselves.
[359] Royal Geographical Society's Supplementary Papers, vol. i. pp. 176-177.
[360] At Ta Pan Ching (4,500 feet) the shade temperature immediately after sunrise was 67°: in the temple at the Salwen bridge (2,400 feet) it was only 81° at midday. So even the change of temperature was not very serious.
[361] Or the alternative route through the valley of Ho Ch'ing.
[362] Those interested in the railway question should consult Major Ryder's paper in the Geographical Journal for February 1903 (vol. xxi.) and Major Davies's remarks thereon.
[363] So called by the Burmese. The Shan word is Sao-p'a, which is the designation of a tribal chief or prince.
[364] The name of the bungalow is Mong-kung-ka.
[365] The years of dacoit-hunting that followed were, unfortunately, far from bloodless; and it was during those years that the Burman learned to respect the British soldier.
[366] The latitude of Hongkong is almost exactly the same as that of Mandalay and Calcutta.