Himalayan Times (1951)

April I. 1031

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SCARCITY OF CLOTH

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Cloth has become, very
scarce in the local market.
The Sub-Divisional Con-
troller of Food Siliguri
lias arranged selling of
Dhootiea, Saries etc. agai
nst ration card. Maximum
quantity supplied per ra-
tion card is 15 yards
for the quarter wliich will
end on 31s'. March. KM>1.
The quantity is too small
for the purpose. There
are families consisting of
15 20 nu mbers What, will
they do with that small
quantity of cloth ! The
authorities should arrange
to supply at least the
minimum requirement of a
person.
DARJEELING MOTOR
ASSOCIATION

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Darjeeling, Mar. 2>.
A well attended mee-
ting of the [>arjteliwg
Motor Association was
held under the chairman-
■Jbio of Mr. I!. X. .Ai.'..r-
wala on Saturday the 24th
■ if March at II) a. n. at
the Attnn ntinn'i premises
to discu-s the Draft I'ro-
nosal lor increased tax.i-
lion on motor \ i ll rles.

riie member* of the titter
brunches of the I 'arjeeliiii:
Motor Asso.-iation who also
attended Iho meeting were
of the opinion that a
strong protest should he
made lo tbt Government
again t the pn pa* d in
creased taxation. The
inattei being of grave
comeqiienoe, it was further

Change in Civil Supplies
Office

Kalimpong, April, 1
Sri S. K Khastagir,
Sub- Divisional-C o n t r oiler
of Food has been trans-
ferred to Darjeeling vice
Sri Nitin Hoy. Sub-Divi-
sional Controller Food
Darjeeling has taken over
charge here to day as
Sub Divisional Controller
of Food. Kalimpong.

'fill row the offices of
Sub-Divisional Controller
of Fond and Supplies
were joint hut from today,
April 1, 1H5I the two
offices have been seperated.
Sri K. B. Sinehn, Chief
Insnector of Civil Supnlies
will, according to new
arrangements hold office of
Sub-Divisional Controller
of Supplies, Kalimoone
which office will control
supply and distribution of
all cnntrill-d commodity
except food.

Sri Khastagir had
joined here ou 2«-'M949.
Members of the Civil Supn
ies ofric' were at honi"
to Mr. Khastagir yes'ei
day on <-ve of his depart nn
Me dm left for Darjeeling
in-day.

reaolved that a deputation
l.e -rut to wait on the
Premier of Weat Fteng.d
on behalf of the Darjeeling
Motor Association Depu-
tation is expected to pro-
ceed to Calcutta by air
ou the nu rning of 27th
March 51.

MONEY IN ENVELOPE
Meant for Food Controller

An interesting case of
humouring the local Sub-
Divisional Controller of
food was revealed here a
couple of days back when
the officer lound out that
a Tibetan had enclosed
Us. 20/- with an applica-
tion for obtaining permit
for certain controlled
article.

Questioned about his
action the Tibetan gentlc-
mau is reported to have
confessed having sent the
money on the ground
that it was Tibetan custom
not to approach empty
handed to any official or
big person. He was, how-
ever, taken into custody
by the local police for a
case of attempted bribery
but has subsequently been
released on bail.

Further investigation
i* said to be proceeding,

SILIGURI SPORTS
' ASSOCIATION

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The Hiimial gereral
meeting of the Siliguri
Sports Association will be
held on tie 8th April
next at the Siliguri Tenn's
Club compound. >ree
1'aritosh lihattacharjee
Monv. Joint Secretary of
the Association extends
cordial invitation to all
interested per9uns. The
main agenda of tl.e meeting
will be election of offic
bearers for the next -'-ason