The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
Ov TIM FRONTIERS OF INDIA.
Measures 10 Meet the Eject. ~ Renew 81 Rss-
sian Activity In Asia.

The British Indian Government. after some
elaboration. has decided 10 meet tho new con-
diupns that are arising all along The frontiers
81 india by an increased expenditure for mill
'arv purposes. principally in artillery. on
which, IL Is authoritauvelv stated. $1,000 GO will
he srant The rearmament Of the native
arm Ia proceeding as fast a. magazine rifles
arrive from England. the new weapons being
issued to the British troots, whose old rifles.
after careful examination. are transferred TO
the native regiments The expense OF the new
armament will not. II IL said. add 20 the Indian
budget. but will be met with the money saved
by the action NJ the imperial Government In
paving the cost Of the troops taken from In
dia for service In South Africa and China
For some time past the condition Of things
on the northwest frontier Of India has been
reported 10 Ice unsatisfactory raids by the
tribesinen on the frontier outposts becoming
increasingly frequent. with loss Of life and
looting Of magazines and glardhouses for guns
and ammunition. The latest raids have de-
ternined the Indian Government TO institute
"A blockade Of the territory inhabited by the
offending tribesmen In order 10 cut their
focks OF from their grazing lands. Should
this not produce tho desired result sterner
measures will be adopted. and a punitive sx-
petition similar to that sent into the Tirah
'''itl'fN lilff Nttls uko viii Ne utsIlttflti
to occupy tho country.
The Amir Of Afghanistan. In order to guard
the neutrality Of his territory. has sent one OF
hs ( enerals. Mohsmmed Ali Khan. TO select
a suitable site for a cantonment on the frontier
20 watch the operations. He Is also said TO
TO have callsed n new book in Persian on the
subject Of The Preaching Laws OF Islam."
70 be issued from the kabul Press. and copies
10 be distributed among the preaching stan
~ mullahs. A portion OF the work Is devoted
to political affairs and tho Amirs relations
with Russia and the British Government.
Meanwhile occurrences have taken place In
Thtb t. arising out OF the Chinese complica-
tons. that have caused the Indian Government
IN hasten the repairs to the DarJeeling railway,
which was so badly damaged by earthquake
ami floods. with the intention Of prolo'g G.
ing 1t into Sikkim toward the 1hibetan frontier.
Movements are reported from Thitet which
are regarded rs hostile 10 British interests
In ASA. and an envoy has been sent ~ tie
Ralal Lama rom lha-sa TO fufSla. WITH the
ing Russian protect
tompar lively easy communication now
exists between Lhassa and .kashRar in ihi-
Presided over pr bv N FetroTsii from tie Fer,
Of Consul-General and on escort of eighty Cos
sacks commanded by two of'oors, He leers
~ consifershle state and. dlsrenses mercy
freely, which Is In contrast with the British
agert whose. establish ent is humble tnd
expenditure limited. Kat rer ls connected
~ telegraph, with 81 Pete ,sh,rR through
western Mongolia and there is m alltle-year-
ro,nd nos'll ]ser,ice Tween koshg9r and
outrost in Russian Turhostan. An communal
cations between the British Government md
lts ngont have to rass through the Pussian
POST Or'Ce and 'elegrarh1. cvceIt when nm
occasional e~yrlnrer ccnea IN from India
through Kashmlr or some other route.
Rlsslan srrremncv is gradually asserting
l~tS'l', COMMERCIALLY, financially ard POLITICALLY
cnro'1n routes into Western Thihet dr'v'rr
ont tho Encli-h goods that ~ ore time flled
tlehn7anrs, TIE pusso- = ~ se BARKING COM
Fgshrar - faoil tate t-ade. md the Clirese
To0'ai takes 70 u,ortart stem oven in The
ont G-st oorsul'irr the Prssiar rorroser'ative
4 frw TTindu tradnrs prd r,oro- lerGere IRE
eth T. le found " KqshSar, but the business
Ia rn'il'r lcnvir~ them.
n o-Tor ~ bring Fnshrar more ro-nrletelv
rrdar Prssiar i%rerence " petrorsti Il now
working n have ~. Russian custom house
rar - '~7"ir'ate Rrssiar trade orerat'ons. ard
II we believed he would s'occed. An Frr-
Yah v''a- commanding m This move oNserves
that T. rns ''s- IN 'his WOW that poi hara vas
trouble, calling for NE disnlav ~ military
'o-ce. Russia has n'readr largo bodies of trccra
within e'rht dave rrarch ~ Tashrar. Two
P-itish Govcrrrrrt is .rdcavorire 10 rstah''sh
n corr'erroieo ~ THE rrc-"rde-orce ~ r"seln
hv encouraging the construction ~ elec''c
t-N'av 'i"es IN Knshu'-. hu' ~. r-chah'Ntv
- ~ hcroro' hev con 10 ~ an- ~ rat. cic ,n,re.
tho p~rss'an or'nNs's will hove heer os',hllsl ed
On 'ha watershed between the British ard
com. o'th- Thire'or miss'on - Pr.sia nothing
is v~t known hut tie hnv'rc hesn scrt is svr,r-
tomatir ~ N. unrest prevailing all over Asia
at the present moment,