Unfortunately many refugees from the "coastal provinces have been forced to find @ shelter here on the frontier and this in some ways has; greatly increased the cost of living. Many cities on the plain have no difficulty in meeting an increase of Population; here on the border with Dractieally' all the food carried by coolie from other parts it is quite another question, And many. of those refugees are not finding their refuge here too comfortable with food commodities at their present soaring rates.
Further, 'Tachienlu is becoming quite an' educational centre with hundreds of young. students. from other parts of Szechuan and Sikang. The majority of these young scholars hope to become teachers through-lout Sikang and so part of their course here Is a knowledge of the Tibetan language. Many of them are working hard at their studies but that does rice was scarce in the dzamba was plentiful in the the city was seldom under conditions. There was always {o cat. The price of dzamba has now. become quite prohibitive to the ordinary inhabitant. Last year 20 rupees "(local ones) would purchase 63 catties of dzamba, it is now well over $1 per catty and showing very ttle inclination to come down.
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