to Tibet. He was questioned as to this, and also as to
the maps and sketches found with Mr. Landor's things. I may
mention that when the arrests were made the Tibetans took all of
Mr. Landor's property, which they handled very roughly, damaging
most of the things. Hearing the Tibetans accuse the bearer, Mr.
Landor called out that his servant was in no way responsible for
his having entered Tibet. Thereupon a Lama struck him (Mr.
Landor) a blow on the head with the butt-end of his riding-whip.
Chanden Sing was then tied down and flogged. He received two
hundred lashes with whips, wielded by two Lamas. Then the
prisoners were kept apart for the night, bound with cords. Next
day Mr. Landor was placed on a horse, seated on a spiked
pack-saddle. Mansing was put on a bare-backed horse. They still
were bound. Mr. Landor's arms were secured behind his back. Thus
they were taken off at a gallop towards Galshio. When the party
were nearing that place they came up with a party of Lamas,
awaiting them by the roadside. Here Mr. Landor's horse was
whipped and urged to the front. A kneeling soldier, his musket
resting on a prop, fired at Mr. Landor as he went past. The shot
failed to take effect. Then they stopped the pony and fastened a
long cord to Mr. Landor's handcuffs. The other end was held by a
soldier on horseback. The party then continued their career, the
Lamas having fallen in. While proceeding at full gallop, the
horseman who held the cord attached to Mr. Landor's handcuffs,
pulled hard at it to try and unhorse the latter. Had this
occurred Mr. Landor must have been trampled to death under the
troop of horsemen behind him. Thus they hurried onward till they
neared Galshio,[42] when at a turn in the road a soldier was seen
kneeling at the "ready," who fired a shot at Mr. Landor as he
came abreast of him. This, like the previous shot, missed its
object.

Arriving at Galshio, Mr. Landor was torn off his pony. He was in
a bleeding state, the spikes in the pack-saddle having severely
wounded his back. He asked for a few minutes' respite, but was
jeeringly told by his guards that it was superfluous, as he was
to be beheaded in a few minutes. He was then taken, his legs
stretched as far as they could be forced apart, and then tied to
the sharp edg