Comments on heavy snowfall in the Jelep La delaying the mail. The Yatung Oracle came to lunch. Went for a 6 mile walk later to photograph a frozen waterfall [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, diary dated January 30th 1927, page D-F]

Comments that nothing much has happened [n.b.: entry is incorrectly dated as 5th although states that it is Sunday, and therefore must be the February 6th]. In the afternoon, received a number of visitors - an old monk came with presents from the Oracle; Willoughby Patrick Rosemeyer (telegraph Suptdt.) came to tea; Subedar of Sikh Company visited [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, diary dated January 30th 1927, page F-G]

Left Yatung for Champithang [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, undated diary entry, page A]

Left Champithang, over the Natu La, to Karponang [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, undated diary entry, page A]

Walked the ten miles from Karponang to Gangtok. Vance and Sangster staying there with Bailey, whose wife arrived from Calcutta [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, undated diary entry, page A]

[Unclear in diary on which day he was writing, but later journal entries suggest it was Sunday February 13th 1927 - A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, undated diary entry, page B]. Comments that Bailey has applied for permission for Hopkinson to visit Bhutan. Visited the place where they were installing a new electric power house with Bailey in morning. Called on Maharajah in the afternoon. Maharajah showed Hopkinson his cinema films, but not able to project them until has electric light [ibid., C-D]

Comments on lack of events to report. Describes continuing problems with the cars and the behaviour of the driver [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, diary dated Feb 15th 1927 Gangtok, page A-C]. Comments on having lunch with Dr Dyer [ibid., p. F]

Leaves Gangtok for Karponang [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, diary entry dated 22nd Feb 1927 Shasima, page A]

Arrives at Yatung [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, diary entry dated 22nd Feb 1927 Shasima, page 1]

Left Champithang and reached Yatung [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, diary entry dated 22nd Feb 1927 Shasima, page 3]. Dean, the new officer in charge of the Sikh troops arrived to take over from Moss; Dean’s 29th birthday the next day [ibid]. Vance and Sangster also in Yatung - delayed their visit to Gyantse because of bad weather. Sangster to command the Political Officer’s escort, Vance as doctor. Comments also that the cars are snowed up in Phari and Kala [ibid., p.4]. Describes the presents he is going to send to the Dalai Lama as an ‘arrival present’ - a silver salver, a bolster for a chair in yellow silk, and a saddle for New Year

Travelled from Karponang to Changu and then to Champithang [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, diary entry dated 22nd Feb 1927 Shasima, pages 1-2]

Yatung. Played hockey [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, diary entry dated 22nd Feb 1927 Shasima, page 6]

Yatung. Played football [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, diary entry dated 22nd Feb 1927 Shasima, page 6]

Yatung. Writes that it is the most beautiful day in Yatung that he has ever known and has been out collecting ferns [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, diary entry dated 22nd Feb 1927 Shasima, page 6]

Passes through Hlagya Chu and over Natu La [see back of print BMH.B.17.1]