Himalayan Times (1950)

December 31, 1950

iSimalamm (Limes

Three

TIBET IN MELTING POT

* DALAI LAMA LEAVES LHASA *

POSSIBLE PROVISIONAL GOVT. AT YATUNG

Kalimpong, Dec. 25.

Reports reaching here from Phari Although Tibetan official cireles do

indicate that the Dalai Lama has left not confirm these reports their activities

Lhasa and is on his way to India. The llRre are significant. A few days back

Dalai Lama is preceded bv an escort a large meeting of Tibetans was held

of two hundred men and following him herB a,n(1 some veI7 important matters

at a distance is another escort of four were uiscu9sed. __^y
hundred men. 6AUAI LAMA'S MOTHER

On December 21, the Dalai lama's , Th? dePartllre of Dalai Lama's

party was reported to have been between mother from Lhasa has been confirmed

Chusur and Pede. Chiisur is about 35 b.v Dzs* S'lrkhangJ Tibet's Foreign Sec-

iniles from Lhasa and Pede nearlv 5(1 retary, now at Kalnnpong awaiting Lhasa

miles from Lhasa. Prom Pede, Kalim- Government's directive in Lake Success,
poi.g is 12 to 15 days' journey and News reching here to-dav from

by now the party should be nearing Phari and Yatung trade centres between

Phari. Lhasa and India say that the Dalai

All roads leading from Phari to Kama's mother has reached Railing and.

India are being once again cleaned and 19 on her wa.y t0 Pha" Dz'.uig where

all villages in the route are getting busy she might halt to mtet the Dalai Lama's

to revive the Dalai Lama. Party wluVh following. Tf her party

does not halt for the Dalai Lama's party

Tibetan official cirel-s here have her p?rty should be near about Phari

not yet confirmed this news but they by now.
consider it "probable".

„, . BIG FIRE AT YATUNG

Another report irom I'han savs a ..,..„..._____L- ■ ,.

. r,. ■ ri • . u i i A report reachinu here from Yatuii"

that the Chinese Communists have speeded __,„, j„ . , . „-,. '»

..... . j ri . i on 'he trade route between Ka impon"

ui) their drive towards Lhasa, capital „„j T-.u^t- .i L i • '""" I"",

>. ,,, . . ,. . ' 1 and libet savs that a big fire broke

ot Libet. ilns lini" thev are not pro. ., ,■,„„,_ f„..» „. c„ j I ■

... r r,. i ■ . . , ' , out there tour or five days back. The

cceding from Chamdo which is under B„ _ j - tl, p .J . ,.

. 6 , . ii- . i ure stalled in the borest standin" over

their sway but are heading towards ^ offio9 of the Iudjan trade "£„f«

Lhasa from hrakiang s.de in the west Yftt and ^ h , a«

,„ which direction they were ast reported (he fi£ d owsr a foar-mUe area

to have been at Ruaok. 1 ,s reported ftnd was * fc r ™

that their progress is rapid and tins b the22nd i)ecebrabei, The iihMi^

news probably has made the Dalai Lama J

leave Lhasa. * ( Continued on patjc 10)