Writes to parents [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 101]

Writes to parents [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 101]. Nechung Oracle’s brother called with invitation to visit Nechung again

Departs for official visit to Ganden. Arrived Dechen Jong. Crossed ferry [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 103]LEFT FOR GANDEN WITH KAZI SONAM AND LAY GUIDE RAMPA SE KUSHO. Marched to Dechen Dzong - snow on hills and overcast - met at Dechen by two Dzongpons [Ms Or Richardson 32 folio 150]

Arrived Shatra O at base of Ganden Hill at 11am. Climbed a hill [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 103]“our camp was in a large grove surrounding a house which belongs to the famous Shatra family. As the afternoon is not an auspicious time for visiting a holy place we stayed quietly in camp for the rest of the day” [Ms Or Richardson 32 folio 150]

Arrived GandenStarted journey from shatra o to Ganden at c.8.30am - see Diary for extensuve description [Ms Or Richardson 32 folio 150] - then returned to Shatra O

Left shatra O early in the morning Dechen - crossed river in skin coracles at Dechen. Arrived at monastery village of Yerpa [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 105; [Ms Or Richardson 32 folio 150]

Returned to Lhasa In the morning visited the holy places in Yerpa - lunched and dined with the Khenchung Kusho who had arrived to oversee repairs. In afternoon HER climbed the hill above monastery and got view as far as Chomolhari [corrected in pencil to Nojen kansu], snow mountains of Karo La, north to Penpo valley and monastery of Talung. [Ms Or Richardson 32 folio 151] Returned to Lhasa by the evening

Writes to parents [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 103ff]

Writes to parents [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 107]LISTENED TO BROADCAST OF CORONATION [MS Or Richardson 32 folio 151]

JIGME DEPON AND WIFE VISIT BEFORE DEPARTING FOR KALIMPONG TO TAKE ARMS FOR TIBETAN GOVT [MS Or Richardson 32 folio 151]

Writes to parents [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 108]COMMENTS IN DIARY THAT IT IS QUIET - ONLY YIKTSANG NYERPA, TSOKO DEPON, MONDONG AND TTA AT GYANTSE HAVE VISITED [MS Or Richardson 32 folio 152]

Writes to parents - comments that has been rather busy with telegrams recently [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 108]

Writes to parents. Riding before breakfast [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 110]

Busy decoding cyphers from Gould in Calcutta [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 110]. Ceremony to mark end of the first 15 days of the fourth Tibetan month. Kashag went on circuit of city on foot, then to Norbu Lingka and Potala and then to Snake Temple and went round lake on boat joined by crowds in skin boats [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 111]; see [Ms Or Richardson 32 folio 152; Diary] Expresses concern that chapman had not returned from Chomolhari [Ms Or Richardson 32 folio 152

Called on Kashag on business. Writes to parents [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 111-2]RICHARDSON AND SONAM WENT TO KASHAG - MET NECHUNG ORACLE EN ROUTE [MS Or Richardson 32 folio 152]

Reports ‘relief’ at news that Chapman had arrived back safely [Ms Or Richardson 32 folio 152]

Writes to parents [MS Or Richardson 3 folio 113]. Comments has been busy recently and has received lots of visitors

TARING RIMPOCHE CALLED [MS Or Richardson 32 folio 152] - HE WILL SOON RETURN TO MONASTERY IN GYANTSE