Lhasa and Its Mysteries: A Record of the Expedition of 1903-1904

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E.P. Dutton, 1905 - 530 pàgines
 

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Pàgina 419 - November llth, 1904, a declaration on behalf of Great Britain modifying its terms under certain conditions being appended thereto; His Britannic Majesty and His Majesty the Emperor of China have resolved to conclude a Convention on this subject and have for this purpose named Plenipotentiaries, that is to say : — His Majesty the King of Great Britain and Ireland...
Pàgina 419 - I The boundary of Sikkim and Tibet shall be the crest of the mountain range separating the waters flowing into the Sikkim Teesta and its affluents from the waters flowing into the Tibetan Mochu and northwards into other Rivers of Tibet. The line commences at Mount Gipmochi on the Bhutan frontier, and follows the above-mentioned water-parting to the point where it meets Nipal territory.
Pàgina 419 - Emperor of India, and His Majesty the Emperor of China are sincerely desirous to maintain and perpetuate the relations of friendship and good understanding which now exist between their respective Empires ; And whereas the refusal of Tibet to recognise the validity of or to carry into full effect the provisions of the Anglo-Chinese Convention...
Pàgina 9 - The Lama's beautiful and interesting face and manner engrossed almost all my attention. He was at that time about seven years old : had the simple and unaffected manners of a well-educated princely child. His face was, I thought, poetically and affectingly beautiful. He was of a gay and cheerful disposition j his beautiful mouth perpetually unbending into a graceful smile, which illuminated his whole countenance.
Pàgina 419 - Joint-Commissioners shall, within six months from the ratification of this Convention, be appointed, one by the British Government in India, the other by the Chinese Resident in Tibet. The said Commissioners shall meet and discuss the questions which by the last three preceding Articles have been reserved.
Pàgina 419 - The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in London as soon as possible after the date of the signature thereof.
Pàgina 419 - State is hereby recognised, has direct and exclusive control over the internal administration and foreign relations of the State, and except through and with the permission of the British Government, neither the Ruler of the State nor any of its officers shall have official relations of any kind, formal or informal, with any other country.
Pàgina 419 - Who having met and communicated to each other their full powers, and finding these to be in proper form, having agreed upon the following Convention in eight Articles : — 1.
Pàgina 206 - The other shape, If shape it might be call'd that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb ; Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd, For each seem'd either: black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart ; what seem'd his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Pàgina 116 - ... line at regular intervals, and advanced again ; and as if at the word of command reformed into close order and came to an instant halt. Several of them galloped towards us and stood looking at us, out of curiosity, as near as 300 yards away, and a few trotted through the lines of our...

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