And what is being done with the] We began to house cleaning was
raising the wind". But apparent-delicate way ly not. The money is being used in the construction of some twenty. public latrines at strategic points all over the city. At the present moment they look so. new and 50 clean and so artistic that we begin to wonder what will be their reaction on the wild and woolly nomad from the Land of the Lamas. Sanitation is not a strong point in Tamaism; the nomad like the lama, ing still strangers to the use of 7 therefore in Dardzendo mid waters The present cart-
PTachienlu) will be. the topic. of Giversation all over Kame (H-fang) and no doubt bring, forth Fault in both cleanliness and Tines. We hope #0:
"Another transformation taking place in Tachienla. isthe. removal BiShe wooden railings seen in front of many' of the private homes. These the authorities consider. are 8 menace to ublic tref ao the order freon forth" that they. must be. Te-Koved. "These wooden railings come out about two feet from the house trid give a measure of protection to the ces within it seating Prim many parts of the town these privacy. and. quietness.
wooden railings indicate that some Chinese official dwells within Chinese beggars have the habit of hanging around window while a wedding party proceeds within so these wooden railings acted as a kind of bulwark between the wedding and the bezgar. Now they must come down; privacy must give way to public convenience as Tachienlu frequently witnesses. the passage of the wild) and woolly val This form of transformation, however, has, also brought with fines and "spankings." Many of lents jin' the wooden vail dwellers in rented) houses so, have no power to pull down the' railings. This, however, was not considered, the authorities demanding that they must come down.
One fellow did not get them down quick enough so being a carpenter he was fined two large wooden rubbish bins. These wooden rubbish bins are now soon all over the town and the inhabitants are encouraged to. throw their rubbish therein or the consequence " will lie entirely with the authorities and themselves. 'The inhabitants who have the privilege of living 9,000 fect above the level of the sea' are beginning to ask, What next?" And they are hot' left long as to the answer to their question.
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