A FRONTIER POST |
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Our first view of the HimalayasAcross India in a troop |
trainA scattered regimentAn elephant-haunted |
railwayKinchinjungaThe great Terai |
JungleRajabhatkawaIn the days of Warren |
HastingsHillmenRoving ChineseWe arrive at Buxa |
RoadRelieved officersAn undesirable outpostMarch through |
the forestThe hillsA mountain roadLovely sceneryBuxa |
DuarA lonely StationThe labours of an |
Indian Army officerVaried workThe frontier of |
BhutanA gate of IndiaA Himalayan paradiseThe |
fortIntrusive monkeysThe cantonmentThe Picquet |
TowersThe bazaarThe cemeteryForgotten |
gravesTragedies of lonelinessFrom Bhutan to the |
sea | 1 |
LIFE ON OUTPOST |
The daily routineDrill in the Indian ArmyHindustaniA |
lingua francaThe divers tongues of IndiaThe |
sepoys' lodgingTheir ablutionsAn Indian's fareAn |
Indian regimentRajput customsThe hospitalThe |
doctor at workQueer patientsA vicious bearThe |
Officers' MessPlain dietWaterThe simple |
lifeA bachelor's establishmentA faithful IndianFighting |
the trustsTransport in the hillsMy bungalowAmusements |
in BuxaDull daysAsirgarhA |
lonely outpostPoisoning a GeneralA storied fortressSoldier |
ghostsA spectral officerThe tragedy of |
isolationA daring pantherA day on an elephantSport |
in the jungleGooral stalking in the hillsStrange |
petsA friendly deerA terrified visitorA |
walking menagerieElephants tame and wildTheir |
trainingTheir cautionTheir rate of speedFondness |
for waterQuickly reconciled to captivitySnakesA |
narrow escapeA king-cobra; the hamadryadHindu |
worship of the cobraGeneral Sir Hamilton |
BowerAn adventurous careerE. F. KnightThe |
General's inspection | 19 |
THE BORDERLAND OF BHUTAN |
The races along our North-East BorderTibetThe |
MahatmasNepal-BhutanIts geographyIts founderIts |
GovernmentReligious ruleAnalogy between |
Bhutan and old JapanPenlops and DaimiosThe |
Tongsa PenlopReincarnation of the Shaptung |
RimpocheChina's claim to BhutanCapture of the |
Maharajah of Cooch BeharBogle's missionRaids |
and outragesThe Bhutan War of 1864-5The DuarsThe |
annual subsidyBhutan to-dayReligionAn |
impoverished landBridgesSoldiers in BhutanThe |
feudal systemAdministration of justiceTyranny of |
officialsThe BhuttiasUgly womenOur neighbours |
in BuxaA Bhuttia festivalArcheryA banquetA |
danceA Scotch half-casteChunabattiNature of the |
borderlandDisappearing riversThe TeraiTea gardensA |
planter's lifeThe clubWild beasts in the |
pathThe Indian plantersMisplaced sympathyThe |
tea industryProfits and lossesPlanters' salariesTheir |
daily lifeBhuttia raids on tea gardensFearless |
plantersAn unequal fight | 45 |
A DURBAR IN BUXA |
Notice of the Political Officer's approaching visitA |
DurbarThe Bhutan Agent and the interpreterArrival |
of the Deb ZimpunAn official callExchange of |
presentsBhutanese fruitA return callNative liquorA |
welcome giftThe Bhutanese musiciansEntertaining |
the EnvoyA thirsty LamaA rifle matchAn |
awkward official requestMy refusalThe Deb Zimpun |
removes to ChunabattiArrival of the treasureThe |
Political Officer comesHis retinueThe DurbarThe |
Guard of HonourThe visitorsThe Envoy |
comes in stateBhutanese courtesiesThe spectatorsThe |
payment of the subsidyLunch in MessEntertaining |
a difficult guestThe official dinnerAn |
archery matchSikh quoitsField firingBhutanese |
impressedBlackmailBritish subjects capturedTheir |
releaseTashi's caseJustice in BhutanTyranny |
of officialsTashi refuses to quit BuxaThe |
next payment of the subsidyThe treatyMisguided |
humanitarians | 64 |
IN THE JUNGLE |
An Indian jungleThe treesCreepersOrchidsThe |
undergrowthOn an elephant in the jungleForcing |
a passageWild beesRed antsA lost riverA |
sambhur hindSpidersJungle fowlA |
stagHallalWounded beastsA haltSkinning the |
stagTicksButcher apprenticesNatural ropeWater in |
the airPani belTrail of wild elephantsTheir |
habitsAn impudent monkeyAn adventure with a rogue |
elephantFire linesWild dogsA giant squirrelThe |
barking deerA good bagSpotted deerProtective |
colouringDangerous beastsNatives' dread of bearsA |
bison calfThe fascination of the forestThe |
generous jungleWild vegetablesNatural productsA |
home in the treesForest Lodge the FirstDestroyed |
by a wild elephantIts successorA luncheon-party |
in the airThe salt lickDiscovery of a coal mineA |
monkey's parliamentThe jungle by night | 83 |
ROGUES OF THE FOREST |
The lord of the forestWild elephants in IndiaKheddah |
operations in the TeraiHow rogues are madeRogues |
attack villagesHighway robbersAssault on |
a railway stationA police convoyA poacher's deathChasing |
an officerMy first encounter with a rogueStopping |
a chargeDifficulty of killing an elephantThe |
law on rogue shootingA Government gazetteA |