THIBETAN TREATY.
RETURNING COLUMN BECOMES SNOW-BOUND. AND MAY REMAIN SO. (Received Oct. 21, 1.7 a.m.) BOMBAY, Oct. 20. Major-General Maedonald's 1«S column is at Phari, and becalm snow-bound after crossing the Tanj Pass, where the snow is now fai worse. THE INDEMNITY QUESTION. INDIA OFFICE DENIES CHUMiII VALLEY REPORT. LONDON, Oct. 20. The India office emphatically denios the alleged intention to oc cupy the Chumbi Valley for 7; years, while the Thibetans are paying a million laca ( 1 ono lac) a yeai The Times says Britain is animated by a sincere desire to takt Russia's susceptibilities into account There Is no reason why, if t!ie Thibetans act up to the spirit of the treaty, payment should not be spread over any number of years without a corresponding extension of the period of occupation.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 246, 21 October 1904, Page 3
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133THIBETAN TREATY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 246, 21 October 1904, Page 3
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