The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-30


from the Christlon mission station al
pan,uug, Thibet. A border skirmish
Is described by him graphically from
lrst-hand experience as follows:
The Shang Chen Thibetans have
not yet attacked Batang, and the be-
lief becomes more firm each day
Nat they will not do so. at least this
year. But there are other troubles
f1r the Chinese soldierv. conditions
which add much to the problems
OF the missionaries OF Jesus Christ,
ard which move us more than ever
90 pray for the future OF this coun-
try.
Attack on Caravan.
"This being saturday, took an
early morning walk with my Thibet-
an teacher, About O'CLOCK we were
on low Hill beside the caravan road.
about two and one-half miles down
the valley from Batang. when sud
denly we heard a great deal OF
shooting several miles south Of us
ia the direction OF the low pass on
which Doctor Shelton was killed.
The echoes and re-ochoes through
the valley sounded like u thunder
storm. We at once thought of the
Shang Chen Thibetans coming to
Patang, and started for home.
soldiers were stationed at Se-shay,
between US and the pass. on the
rua1 we met several Thibetans who
had come over the pass this morn
INK They said that a battle had
Started between n large number OF
robbers on the pass and Thibetan
caravan escorted by some Chinese
so.diers one also said that in two
days the robbers would come into
the outskirts Of Bantans 70 rob.
suspect that he IS n spy and is say
ing this to warn the foreigners, or
perhaps 10 threaten them, as all of
us live outside the city walls. Be-
fore We had gone much farther we
were ovcrtaken by Thibetan
woman. She said that all the sol
d.crs In the pclghborhoud of Sc
shay we're fighting the robbers, and
the sounds Of continuous lombard
ment rolling down from the valley
seemed TO say that she spoke the
truth She said that she wss going 10
Batang for achievements.
"That messenger must have gone
the rest Ot the siX-mile trip to Ba-
tang in record time, for before we
had gene another mile we met the
first of the soldiers coming from
Patarg. There were only two OF
them, not going very fast, for they
were trying to both ride the same
horse. I almost believe they did
this purposeiy, for these Chinese sol
d!ers, being poorly fed, paid and
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~ .'.I.S .,,.o ", ,i5i,rs an ",ait,ng
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ton OF battle.
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