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March 16, IMS H<n«u*«« *»»»•• Nine
NEPAL'S TRADE WITH
TIBET
Kathmandu, March 10
The Government of
Nepal today stated that
it has a definite polioy
to 'encourage' tha reexport
of goods imported from
overseas to Tibet.
An official press note
defining certain rules to
govern the Nepalese ex-
port, import and reexport
trade with Tibet said that
men engaged in these
trades must have proper
lioenoes from the'Govern-
ment of Nepal. A special
officer of the Sepal cus-
toms will deal with Ne-
pal's re-export with Tibet.
Goods imported from
overstas for specific pur-
pose of re-export tp Tibet
must be sold only in
Tibet alone and not in
any any parts of Nepsl
or plaoe other than Tibet.
Nepalese oan import raw
materials from overseas
to turn them into finished
goods for export to Tibet.
But import of such raw
materials and their re-
export in tha form of
finished goods to Tibet
must be notified with the
customs within six
months—the period sti-
pulated for disposal of
suoh goods to Tibet the
press nota said
while in kalimpong
STAY AT
CHANDRAS
Tibetan to be taught in
sikkim schools
Darjeeling, March 10
Tibetan is soon to be
made a compulsory lan-
guage in all Sikkimese
sohools, it is reliably learnt.
Attempts are also being
made to write and pub-
lish books in Tibetan, so
that in the near future
it may replace English,
which is to be the medium
of instruction at all stages
in North Sikkim schools
from this year. At pre-
sent English serves ' as the
medium of instruction in
schools throughout Sikkim
at the secondary stage
only.
As a preliminary step
to the ohange-over, Tibetan
primers have been pub-
lished by the D. P. L,
Sikkim, while other text
books are in the press.
The Sikkimese and Tibe-
tan languages have, a
common script, though
the dialeots differ slightly.
Pauoity of sofaool tea-
chers is said to be seriously
hampering the Education
Directorate, Sikkim, in
starting morn schools sind
expanding the present
ones, though the target
figure envisaged under
Sikkim's Seven Year Plan
has been reached, it is
understood. A boys' and
a girls' high school in
Gangtok are being up-
graded into higher second
ary schools, to fit in with
the new polioy of. the
West Bengal Secondary
Sohool Board. There are
about ISO. primary and
■15; sepondary sohools in
Sikkim. ...
■ * ' ■ •• •'
CONCE8NIMG ; TOUR SIGHT
MR, D. HENSHAW F.S. A.O. (&LAS.)
MAY. BE * CONSULTED AT -
HIMALAYAN HOTEL
KALIMPONG
From 1st to 8th April
.. Business Honrs: 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
EXPERT SERVICE
moderate charges
WALTER BUSHNELL, PRIVATE LTD.
Qualified Ophthalmic Opticians
18/2, Chowringhee Road,
Flrpo's Arcade
CALCUTTA 13-
NEPAL'S TRADE WITH
TIBET
Kathmandu, March 10
The Government of
Nepal today stated that
it has a definite polioy
to 'encourage' tha reexport
of goods imported from
overseas to Tibet.
An official press note
defining certain rules to
govern the Nepalese ex-
port, import and reexport
trade with Tibet said that
men engaged in these
trades must have proper
lioenoes from the'Govern-
ment of Nepal. A special
officer of the Sepal cus-
toms will deal with Ne-
pal's re-export with Tibet.
Goods imported from
overstas for specific pur-
pose of re-export tp Tibet
must be sold only in
Tibet alone and not in
any any parts of Nepsl
or plaoe other than Tibet.
Nepalese oan import raw
materials from overseas
to turn them into finished
goods for export to Tibet.
But import of such raw
materials and their re-
export in tha form of
finished goods to Tibet
must be notified with the
customs within six
months—the period sti-
pulated for disposal of
suoh goods to Tibet the
press nota said
while in kalimpong
STAY AT
CHANDRAS
Tibetan to be taught in
sikkim schools
Darjeeling, March 10
Tibetan is soon to be
made a compulsory lan-
guage in all Sikkimese
sohools, it is reliably learnt.
Attempts are also being
made to write and pub-
lish books in Tibetan, so
that in the near future
it may replace English,
which is to be the medium
of instruction at all stages
in North Sikkim schools
from this year. At pre-
sent English serves ' as the
medium of instruction in
schools throughout Sikkim
at the secondary stage
only.
As a preliminary step
to the ohange-over, Tibetan
primers have been pub-
lished by the D. P. L,
Sikkim, while other text
books are in the press.
The Sikkimese and Tibe-
tan languages have, a
common script, though
the dialeots differ slightly.
Pauoity of sofaool tea-
chers is said to be seriously
hampering the Education
Directorate, Sikkim, in
starting morn schools sind
expanding the present
ones, though the target
figure envisaged under
Sikkim's Seven Year Plan
has been reached, it is
understood. A boys' and
a girls' high school in
Gangtok are being up-
graded into higher second
ary schools, to fit in with
the new polioy of. the
West Bengal Secondary
Sohool Board. There are
about ISO. primary and
■15; sepondary sohools in
Sikkim. ...
■ * ' ■ •• •'
CONCE8NIMG ; TOUR SIGHT
MR, D. HENSHAW F.S. A.O. (&LAS.)
MAY. BE * CONSULTED AT -
HIMALAYAN HOTEL
KALIMPONG
From 1st to 8th April
.. Business Honrs: 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
EXPERT SERVICE
moderate charges
WALTER BUSHNELL, PRIVATE LTD.
Qualified Ophthalmic Opticians
18/2, Chowringhee Road,
Flrpo's Arcade
CALCUTTA 13-