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0253 On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1
中央アジア踏査記 : vol.1
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left of those fine wall-paintings, which I have described in
Chapter VII as discovered in the larger of two ruined
rotundas. While thus engaged I received information from
Sir George Macartney, the British Consul-General at Kash-
gar, that an obstructive edict had issued from the Chinese
provincial headquarters ordering the district authorities to
prevent surveying work on our part. It was meant virtually
to put a stop to all my intended explorations. The inter-
cession of the British Minister at Peking had been immedi-
ately invoked by that ever-watchful friend. But meanwhile
I should have to contend, if not with an attempt at forcible
interference, yet with Chinese passive obstruction, so easy
to apply in my circumstances.

Fortunately the expected prohibition from Charkhlik
never came. As I found out later, I owed this lucky escape
to the opportune 'revolutionary' outbreak. It had disposed
of the legitimate district magistrate before he could take
any action. His rebel successor, who had taken charge of
the Ya-mên and found the orders there, had more urgent
and profitable business to attend to before he was killed
himself. Subsequently the military commandants, in strict
observance of Chinese official rule, had carefully abstained
from attending to civil affairs and kept the Ya-mên papers
sealed up until the new magistrate had arrived from the
distant headquarters at Urumchi and taken charge of the
seal of office. But what a relief it was when I had safely col-
lected all I needed and could set out for the waterless desert
where there was no possible risk from human interference!

My tasks included the excavation of any ruins which the
intended fresh explorations in the dried-up delta of the
Kuruk-darya and the search for the ancient Chinese route