Himalayan Times (1954)

May 30, 1904

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Nine

NEW HIGHWAYS FOR
TIBET
Kalimpong, May 25
Since the Chinese occu-
pation of Tibet several
highways are being built
in Tibet for traftiic facili-
ties inside Tibet and also
for linking it with the
Chinese mainland. The
Sikivug-Tibet Highway is
being continued west of
Chaugtu to Lhasa. The
Changtu-Ahpa Highway,
two thirds of which has
already been completed,
will be linked with another
Highway to Lauchow. This
has beoome an important
line of communication says
the "Peoples China," for
the Tibetan People in
north west Szeohuan Pro-
vince. A Chinesi official
report Hays that since the
opening of the finished
section of the Chengtu
Ahpa Highway, trade ha?
steadily increased in the
Tibetan Autonomous Re-
gion in Szeohuan Province.
This accounts for the pre-
sent diminished trade bet-
ween India and Tibet

Another reason for
the present diminished
trade here is that prices
of various daily necessities
have been greatly reduced
there. For example, the
price of one tan (50 kilo-
grammess) of tea has been
reduced by nearly 50%.
The recently started 'State
Trading Companies' have
raised the purchasing pri-
ces of various local
products.

SCOUTS RALLY AT
DARJEELING

Darjeeling, May 22
Dr. H. C. Mookerjee,
Governor of West Bengal,
who is also the President
of Bharat scouts & Guides,
West Bengal, presided this
afternoon over the Jackson
and Dr. H. C. Mookerjee
Shields competition at
Raj Bhawans Darjeeling
Sri S.K. Mukherjee, Speak-
er Legislative Assembly,
Sri A. Shokur, Deputy
Minister for Agticulture,
Sri S. K. Rai, Deputy Mi-
nister for Labour, local
officials, ladies and gen'.le-
men of all communities
were prtsent. The gather-
ing was entertained with
various soouting gamey by
the scouts of different
distri.'ts of West Bengal.

In his presidential spee-
ches the Governor appris-
ed. the Scouts of their
duties and obligations to
the country, and impressd
on them the spirit ! of
service and sacrifice through
the scout movement.

Srimati Mookerjee hand-
ded over the trophies

TEXTILE STOCKS

In exeroise of the power8
conferred on me by para-
graph 15 of the West
Bengal Cotton ' and Yarn
Control Order, 1918' and
in supersession of ' this
Directorate Order No.-72/
TX'CL/2D-5'52 dated 24-
4-52, I hereby direct that
every dealer in West Ben-
gal.holding a textile license
in Group "B" and "C"
or "D" under the aforesaid
order, other that a Commi-
ssion Agent, a dealer in
ready-made gaimeats', "a
dealer in hosiery goods,
and a proprietor of tai-
loring establjament— shall
in respect of 'Indian mill-
made cloth, maintain in
quantitive terms records
to show purchases, sales
, and stocks of cloth and
shall serially number each
cash memorandum or credit
note, as the case, may be,,
issued by him under para-
graph 19 of the aforesaid
order.

CM. Da,

Dy. Director of Textiles,
West Bengal

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