Yatung. Writes letter to mother giving detailed description of his accommodation [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 1st 1927, pages 2-3]. Comments on difficulties of living in close quarters in the fort and how pleasant the house at Yatung is and that he has sent photographs but will send more, including of the interior [ibid., 2]. Compares the gardens at Gyantse and Yatung [ibid., 3]. Says he has previously sent photographs of the school and that it is paid for from rents for stalls in the bazaar. The school at Gyantse before Ludlow was run by Hubba, Hopkinson’s orderly Tami’s brother, who is now acting as orderly to Vance [ibid., p. 4]

Yatung. Comments that has delayed departure for Gyantse because of weather but that Sangster and Vance left for Bhutan on Monday 28th February, so he is now alone [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 1st 1927,page 5]. States that everyone is ploughing and sowing barley [ibid]

Yatung. Climbed a nearby mountain by himself and encountered a nomad [Khampa] camp [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 1st 1927, page 7-9]

Yatung. ‘New Year’s Day’- describes receiving ‘salaams’ of the staff [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 1st 1927, page 6]. Gave presents to children and had tea with the clerks of the sub-assistant surgeon

Yatung. Describes a ‘trying’ day. Had lunch with the Depon, the Tibetan Trade Agent, at Pipitang, along with Rai Sahib Wangdi. The Rupon also attended. Extensive description of meal [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 1st 1927, pages 12-14]. Photographed the band that played at the end of the meal and Depon also played an instrument. Also met the Depon’s wife for the first time. In the evening, the Chinese and Tibeto-Chinese residents came to Hopkinson’s residence [ibid., p.16]. Describes children playing cymbals and two men wearing masks

Dochen. Left Phari early morning in the Dodge car. Reached the top of the Tang La by mid-morning with much effort [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 8th 1927, Camp Dochen, pages 2-3]. Crossed the plain to Tuna. Stayed for 3 hours and then proceeded to Dochen [ibid., pages 3-4]. Comments on the ways in which houses were decorated for the New Year [ibid., p.5]

Depart from Yatung [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 8th 1927, Camp Dochen, page 1]. Travelled to Gautsa and on to Phari.

Phari. The two Dzongpon’s visited and gave presents and Hopkinson gave them each ‘a five minute ride in the car’ [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 8th 1927, Camp Dochen, pages 1-2]. Headed off from Phari and the car got stuck in the snow and then had to turn back [ibid., p. 2]

Gyantse. Describes difficulties with the car from Dochen to Gyantse in letter. [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 13th 1927, Gyantse, page 2]. Went out shooting with the Subedar and Jemadar and Dean [ibid., p.3]

Had a puncture just outside Dochen but finally reached Khangmar [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 13th 1927, Gyantse, page 1]

Describes how the Dodge car had to be hauled by coolies through Red Idol Gorge because of dangerous road. Reached Saugong and met Moss, who was travelling to India [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 13th 1927, Gyantse, page 2]. Reached Gyantse. Met Dean, aged 29 [ibid]

Gyantse. Played football [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 13th 1927, Gyantse, page 2]. Visited Changlo House, where the British Trade Agent’s quarters were until 1912 [ibid., p. 4]

Gyantse. Visited the old Chinese cemetary [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 13th 1927, Gyantse, page 5]. In the afternoon visited the Tibetan Dzong to return the call of the Dzongpons with Dean and Wangdi. Went with him to the top of the Dzong. Visited small temple on the way down and saw young monks having a reading lesson - took photographs [ibid., p. 6]. Passed by numerous beggars to visit the Nepalese Agent. Spent time with Sub-Assistant Surgeon Bo haggling in the market with a monk who was selling off goods [ibid., p. 7]

Went to Gobshi, about 4 miles outside Gyantse in the morning and saw carpets being manufactured and also visited the chapel [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 20th 1927, Gyantse, page 10]

Large luncheon at Nishap’s, the Representative of the Kenchung, the Tibetan Trade Agent at Gyantse [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 20th 1927, Gyantse, page 1]. Describes the private chapel in which the meal was taken

Hopkinson, Dean, Wangdi and Subedar went about 12 miles outside Gyantse to Nyam-to-kyi-bu monastery on the road to Shigatse [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 20th 1927, Gyantse, page 2]. Comments on the long hair of the monks and the hermit monks and around the monastery [ibid., 3-4]

The monk that he had previously bought goods from in the market [see 14/03/1927] came to get his money [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 20th 1927, Gyantse, page 5]. [Henry] Martin and Major came for dinner [ibid., p. 5-6]

Played football [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 20th 1927, Gyantse, page 6]

Visited Palkhor Chode Monastery: “I took lots of photos, most of them experimental, with a colour filter”. Comments on service taking place in the hlagang: “I was told that the service was in connection with the putting of fresh lamps in fronts of the books” [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 20th 1927, Gyantse, pages 6-9]

Gyantse Comments in journal that he has been at the Fort most of the week [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 26th 1927, Gyantse, page 1]. Comments on ploughing and the red decorations on their yokes [ibid.]. Comments on Rai Sahib Wangdi’s character and that of his clerk at Yatung ‘Tunyik’ [ibid., p.3-4]

Visited Gyantse bazaar and gives description [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 26th 1927, Gyantse, page 1]. Comments on seeing a convict with leg irons: “I didn’t take his photo, partly because I felt sorry for him, but chiefly, I’m afraid, because the light wasn’t favourable - It was very difficulty [sic] to get photos in the bazar, as it was cloudy and poor light, and every one crowded round us” [ibid., p.2]. Then visited a wood turner who made wooden bowls using wood from Gartok [ibid., p.2-3]

Hunting with Dean, Pasang and Hlakdun [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 26th 1927, Gyantse, pages 7-8]. Comments that on being asked what his job is, that there is some confusion and that the term ‘Trade Agent’ is a deliberate misnomer in order to avoid use of term ‘political’: “I think Col. Bailey is right when he says that it is really a training ground for officers in Tibetan and Tibetan affairs - after all, we must have at least some officers who know something of Tibetan and Tibetan affairs, and there is no other post where an officer can get this knowledge” [ibid., pp.9-10]

Travelled from Kala to Tuna, via Dochen. Describes lake, now unfrozen [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 30th 1927, Camp Tuna, pages 1-2]. Tried to photograph “immense bank of cloud banked up against the Tangla and Chomolhari and all the surrounding mountains. I suppose it is the beginning of the Indian monsoon - In any case, it was a magnificent sight and I tried to photograph it” [ibid., 3]. “I have taken a lot of photos on this march” [ibid., p.4]

Left Gyantse and went to Khangmar [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 30th 1927, Camp Tuna, page 1]

Travelled from Khangmar to Samada (12 miles) and then on to Kala [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 30th 1927, Camp Tuna, page 1]. Met a man with an old prong gun and Tibetan sword [ibid., p.4]

Left Tuna and marched across plain and Tang La to Phari [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing March 30th 1927, Camp Tuna, page 4]. Came across Tsogo men from near Mount Everest trading a herb called pangling: “They were very jungly and didn’t want to be photographed, when they stopped at the Tibetan house, to get a drink of chang, as they said it would shorten their lives to be photoed on a sunny day like that” [ibid., p.5]. Comments on how dirty he considered Phari bazaar to be [ibid., 5-6]