Himalayan Times (1959)

Himalayan Hunts

A NEWS WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY u

VOL. XII MAY 10, 1959. NO. XXXVIII

MAY DAY OBSERVED COMPULSORY GRAIN LEVY GORKHA LEAGUER MEET

IN LHASA STOPPED IN TIBET in KALIMPONG

Kalimpong, May 6. Hongkong, May 8 Kalimpong, May 6.

Tibetans in Lhasa ai The Lhasa Military i„- a representative

well a* in other Tibetan Commission has ruled that meeting of various peo-

towns oelebrated May Day Tibetan farmers will be ple iooliiding members of

for the first time, accor- aole to keep their own the Gorkha league and.

ding to reports reaching produce this y«ar and will its' sympathiser held to-

here. not have to deliver any d»y ftj the lecal . Town

In Lhasa a procession Public 8rain or. P3? any h»» discussions were made

of more than 10 COO taxes, a special corres- on the various problems

people was taken out on Pondent of t,,e New Pth,na °f 'he ' P^P1* °f

Friday morning carrying News Agency reported from this District, in which

portraits of Mr Mau Tee- Lnasa> organisational matter also

tung and the Chairman The report, which lar- figured. 1 he meeting wss

of the Chinese Government gely covered developments attended by Sri D. P. Rai

Mr. Liu Shao Chi, besides in the Lhasa region after M L A. & Sri P. 1. Lams

some Tibetan leaders. La- "tne quelling of the rebel- A Publio meeting oi

mas and high offioials lion", said spring sowing the Gorkha league will

also joined the procession. was in full swing and pea- • b» held within a fortnight

sants were tilling land which at Kalimpong in which

5,500 KHAMPAS DISARMED has belonged to the for- the future programme of

Ckiii..- w „ mer Tibetan local Govern the Gorkha League will

oblllong. May o. t . i , , j

, ment. The report said this be doolared.

Armed Khampa re- iand had been allocated to _____„ ,„„„lr,„,n„ „„

bels, numbering about , 8I poor householders. GEORGE INSTITUTION OF
8,500, who have crossed COMMERCE & TELEGRAPHY:
into Horth-Eas, Frontier DALAI LAMA GIVES Hd. Ofhc,-C..cb.B.h.r
Agency have been disarm- AUUitKtfc SsD-Hd.-Silifuri. Brssch-Tnlii
•d by a handful of jawans Mussoone, May 7 BWan, Onjdcn Rd., Kalimpong.
of the Assam Rifles. The Dalai Lama today Govt, recognised Ins-
There was no hitch. gave audiencer-Crst since titution for learning Short
The total numbrr of nis arrival here—to about hand. Typewriting etc.
the Tibetan refugees who 75. persons, including local Admission going on. Clfts-
have so far orossed into citizens and tourists. fles are being held under
N.B.F.A. was estimated He was dressed in ma- effioient ooach. Apply for
to be about 9,000 inclu- genta robes. The audience admission to the Principal
ding the Kbampas. lasted 20 minutes. immediately.

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