Hopkinson's diary entries for April 1928
Sunday 1st April 1928
Kalimpong [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing April 1st, 1928, kalimpong, page 1 ff.]
Tuesday 17th April 1928
Gyantse. Called on the Kenchung and the Nepali Agent with a mounted escort [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing April 17th 1928, Gyantse, page 1]
Wednesday 18th April 1928
Gyantse. Pre-departure lunch with the Tering family [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing April 17th 1928, Gyantse, page 1]
Thursday 19th April 1928
Gyantse. Spent day tidying up accounts etc. in preparation for departure. Then went to the Lugong ceremony at the Dzong [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing April 17th 1928, Gyantse, pages 2-5]
Friday 20th April 1928
Left Gyantse and arrived at Khangmar via Saugong. Escorted to the fourth mile out of Gyantse. Had a visit today from Diwan Bahadur Palhese who had just returned from a year with Sir Charles Bell [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing April 17th 1928, Gyantse, pages 5-7]
Saturday 21st April 1928
Travelled from Khangmar to Samada and then to Kala [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing April 17th 1928, Gyantse, page 8]
Sunday 22nd April 1928
Travelled from Kala to Dochen, to Yamdrok Tso and then to Tuna [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing April 17th 1928, Gyantse, page 8]
Monday 23rd April 1928
Left Tuna and travelled across Tang La to Phari and then to Gautsa [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing April 17th 1928, Gyantse, pages 9-10]
Tuesday 24th April 1928
Went to Lingmathang and then to Yatung [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing April 17th 1928, Gyantse, page 10]
Friday 27th April 1928
Left Yatung to travel to Kalimpong [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing May 1st, 1928, Kalimpong, page 8]