THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION 691 
containing knife, fork, and spoon, khalats, Asiatic cloth, 
and money (roubles and rupees). Hereupon General 
Pavalo-Shveikovsky invited us all, including the Afghan 
Commissioner, to a splendid dejeuner. Champagne flowed 
like water, and healths were drunk to all the world, even 
to the Crustaceans of the Indian Ocean, the special 
favourites of Dr. Alcock. 
After d^je^^ner we went out to witness the second half 
of the programme, which was of a more lively and varied 
GROUP OF KIRGHIZ FROM THE EASTERN PAMIRS 
character. It began with a tug-of-war, a team of Cossaccs 
being pitted against a team of Afridis, and then a team 
of Kirghiz against a team of Kanjutis, In eac case 
the first-named won ; although the struggle between te 
Kirghiz and Kanjutis was both tough and long. c 
excitement amongst the onlookers grew intense , even 
some of the officers were infected by it, as wel^ as 
though I of course preserved a strict neutrality. ter 
that came foot-races, partly on the flat, partly m sacvs, 
in which the winners hopped or rather turne summer 
saults over the tape at the winning-post. T ere were 
