Himalayan Times (1954)

July 4, 1954

Five

better fruit cul-

NEWS LETTER FROM SIKKIM ture for bhutan

Kalimpongi June 20

DALAI LAMA GOING TO PEKING Mr. Ugen Do'rji, bro-'

ther of the Maharani of

( Frorti Our Correspondent ) BhutaD, left here .this

morning for Kashmir to

Gangtok, June 30 undertake a course in

fruit culture. He intends

It is reliably under- comed the first showers to introduce improved
stood that the People's are now cursing them for methods in Bhutan where
Govt, of China have invited they have washed away oranges, apple?, apricots,
Their Holinesses the Dalai a number of irrigation and walnuts grow in pio-
and Tashi Lamas of Tibet channels in the interior. fusion,
to Peking and that they * . * * Recognized as a Rim-
are expected to proceed to poche, the reincarnation
Peking in the 1st week Thesixteen m m. Cinem i 0f a nea(j ]ama 0f a
of August, 54. shows which were closed famous monastery near

down about two months Lhasa, Mr. Dorji has

, j a?° b.V the authorities on spent HOme year8 studying

Pndma Vibhushan IA. account of most insanitary Buddhist scriptures and

Col. P.T. Namgyal,U._lJ.ni., Bnj unhyginic conditions rituals in Tibet.

Maharaja Kumar of Sikkira and public opposition, have :-:—:-:-:-

and Kumarani Sahiba left now been reopened. Con- human beings in various

for Lhasa (Tibet) on Sun- ditions for providing uri- ways. Saplings were then

day the 27th June. The nals> ventilation fire-fight. planted by the Execu-

Maharaj Kumar is going to jng devices, etc., have tive Councillors bri K. K.

Tibet for the first time been laid down. Pradhan and Sri Sonam

and will call on His Holi- .-*. Tshering and Sri Sunder

ness tte Dalai Lama and * * * Singh Conservator of Eo-

also meet his father-in-law. The teachers and tho rests; on ppecial duty.

It is understood that he students of Sir Tashi Planting in large number

will be away for moro Namgval High School, cele- by .the teachers and stu-

than two months. The . biated Vana Mahotsava dents then followed amidst

royal pair is accompanied . in the school compound great rejoicings and clap

bv their medical atten- .on June 19 A brief pro- pings. The students And

dant Dr. Kazi Tshering gramme included some in- teachers again met;in a

Tendup and the A.D.C. teresting items Prior to meeting in the school hall

Ka/.i Sonam Gyasto. 'he plantina ceremony. when Sri Chandra Das

Shii B. N. Singh, the as-. R.ai a teacher, Sri Sunder

sistant Head Master of Singh, S'i K R. Pradhan,

Due to heavy »Hd wide- the sohool explained the Sri Sonam Tsering and

spread rain-fall in Sikkim, importance of Vanaspati Prof. R. P. Alley who had

there has already been a & enumerated the various presided over the meeting,

number of landslips and utilities of the trees and spoke on the importance

a number of Jeepableroads plants. He said that the of the Maliotsav and pre-

havo been closed to tra~ plants and trees are not servation of plants .and

flic. Cultivators who wef- only useful but essentia) to trees in Sikkim.