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is the extreme Northwestern city of India. It is rarely visited by Europeans but strikes me as a very important place to see- Its history goes back centuries, its population is a splendid aggregation of outcasts, horse thieves, adventurers, fakirs traders and highwaymen from allover Central Asia.

Tomorrow, Col Warburton Political Officer of Khyber Pass, sends me with an escort to see the famous pass. It is open only two days of each week and no European [[strikethrough]] one [[/strikethrough]] is allowed to enter without pass and escort and under no circumstances to travel beyond. It will be