Himalayan Times (1958)

May 25, 1958

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Letters to the Editor

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PICTURESQUE DARJEELING !
Sir, Permit me to

' refer to the following ex-
tract from Peregrine'*
views appeared in the

, Statesman dated May 19,
19SS under the oaption
"Opfortumtibs Uhlimi-
ted".

''For the tourist there
is Kanohenjunga, Tiger
Hill and fresh air. For
the native of Uarjeeling
and Kalimpong ' there is
the growing concern of
unemployment. We1 hare
despair, disillusionment
and unrest beoause without
even cottage industry there
is too little work and too
much time to think The
hill people know what to
produce and how to pro-
duce it. They are merely
waiting for encourage-
ment".

I also take the liberty
to quote here the state-
man of Dr. Ahmed, State
Agriculture Minister,, ap-
peared 'in the Statesman
dated May 20 19S8:

''Agricultural develop- •
ments in the Darjeeling
district were still unable
to mitigate the economic
difficulties of farmers. As
extensive farming was not
possible, emphasis was
laid on the' intensive cul
tivation".

COMMUNISTS CRITICISE .
FOOD POLICY

(By Our Staff Reporter)

Kalimpong, May 24
A publio meeting
held under the auspices
of Communist party> of
India under the president
ship of Sri Ramashanker
Prasad M.L.A. criticised
the working of the ra-
tioning system in Kalim-
pong and demanded res-
toration ■ of ration cuts. * <■■

Several other speakers
criticised the eviction of
Development area Weans.

Outlining the history
of Kalimpong from com-
mercial' viewpoint and
illustrating the importance
of the district as a whole,
the Himalayan Chamber
of Commerce, Kalimpqpg,
at an interview on 18th
May 1958, submitted a
memorandum to Her Ex.
oellency Srimati Padmaja
Naidu, Governor of West
Bengal.

Emphasising the need
of enoouragement for cer-
tain industries in the
district the Chamber, in
its memorandum, has also
proposed, for extension of
privileges and ■ opportuni-
ties to the local people.

It is hoped that the
State Government would
taks up the matter early
and with due oonoern.
Yours etc L. 5. Shab.

Pi R. C CONDOLES
RAI BAHADUR'S DEATH
Kurseong, May 23
A meeting of the

patients of the Kurseong
Sub-Divisional Hospital
was held at the P. R. C,
T. B. Ward to condole
the sad demise of the
great philanthropist and
social worker Rai Bahadur
Sasi Busan Dey.

After a minute's
silence the bust of Sri
Dey was garlanded.

The meeting adopted
a resolution recording its
deep sense of sorrow at
the sad demise of S. B.
Dey. -

BEWARE!

A young woman is
visiting bouses in this
dietriot collecting money
in; the name of the *T. B.
Mission Hospital' in which
she says she served as
nurse. We should like to
make it quite clear that
no such person has any
authority from us to col-
lect'money in this way.

Superintendent
Charteris Hospital
Kalimpong.

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