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local knowledge. Such a lengthened course of the Shweli is 
indeed given conjeeturally in the map of Klaproth who brings it 
down from a combination of several of the rivers of Thibet. Just 
above the town of Theng-ye-clioo, he gives it the Chinese name of 
Khiu-chy which perhaps corresponds to the Kouts of our missionary. 
But supposing that this is not the case, that this is really the Shweli 
which flows down from the latitude of Bonga, the course of the river is 
a very singular one ; it so far justifies the theories of Klaproth’s map, 
and it forces us to carry the eastern source of the Irawadi much 
nearer to the western one than we have placed it hitherto, on the 
information given to Hannay that they were eight days’ journey 
asunder. 
Proceeding westward, the Bishop says that “ Between the Kouts 
Kiang and another considerable river that flows into the Irawadi 
there are several ranges of mountains, the general direction whereof 
is from south to north. That river is named on the maps Gakbo- 
dsanbo. Its course through Thibet appears to be very different 
from what has hitherto been supposed. Its junction with the Irawadi 
must be placed somewhere more in the south.* That called by the 
Chinese Kanpoo Tsangbo” — this I have no doubt is mistranslated, 
and should be “ this,” viz. the Gakbo-tsangbo of the maps — “ called 
by the Chinese Kanpoo Tsangbo is named by the people of Bonga 
Dzain, because it flows through the sub-prefecture of that name. In 
that district, according, to the Thibetans is the village of Same where 
our two priests Messrs. Krick and Boury were murdered.” 
Ho then goes on to allude to the Yaro-tsanpo of our maps and 
to express his conviction that there is not the least doubt that this 
great river is the Irawadi. It is curious that this is just the same 
expression as is used by the Chinese geographers quoted by Klaproth. ■ 
“ There is no manner of doubt,” say the Editors of the grand Im- 
perial Geography, t that this great navigable river that flows through 
the kingdom of Mian or Ava is the Yaroo-dzangbo of Thibet. But 
this sort of assertion rather implies an absence of argument, and 
does not carry conviction to a reader. The Yicar goes on to give 
reasons however, and a very good specimen of circular logic his rea- 
soning is. 
* Qy. North ? 
t Klaproth, Memoire sur les sources du Brahmaputra, etc. p. 281. 
