19 DECEMBER 1903, Page 2

The Morning Post of Wednesday contained a valuable resumo of

our official and military relations with Tibet, which may be commended to the attention of all who wish to be informed on the nature of Colonel Younghusband's Mission. The latest news is that the Mission has crossed the Jelep Pass and entered Chumbi, the wedge shaped district of Tibet which runs south between Independent Sikkim and Bhutan. Chumbi, as part of the cis-Himalayan watershed, should undoubtedly hive been annexed after the war of 1886, in which case a practical road in British territory would have existed right up to the gi eat mountain wall which is the natural boundary of Tibet. It is not intended apparently to make any attempt to reach Lhassa, the reported objective being Gyangtse, a town of importance situated south of the Brabmaputra. The Tibetans are rumoured to be preparing to resist our entry; but judging from our experience in 1886, they will not be for- midable opponents. So far the weather has favoured the expedition, though the transport difficulties on the high passes have been very great.