Evening star., 1932-07-14
THE STAR. Johannesburg.-To
the Editor: 1t is shameful the
way the municipality has prac-
i ticoll,, dopriyad the fruit hawk

i tically deprived the frult naWk-
ers Of a chance to obtain llv-
ing. and at the same time prevent the
public from benefiting by the extremely
low-priced fruit they offer. Before
these dealers came upon the scene, a
wear or two ago. the prices asked by
shopkeepers for fruit were ridiculously
high. Surely the hawkers do not de-
serve to be treated as they are now.
Firstly they are not allowed to trade
in the central area until 5 pm, and
consequently, are forced to stand all
day at some obscure corner about hVe
minutes walk from the post offlce.
Through this restriction they must have
lost over so per cent of their turnover.
If allowed to trade in the center OF
town they are required either to display
their goods on packing cases or In bas-
kets on the pavement. reasonable
suggestion would be to ALLOCATE to these
hawkers that part OF S1mrfonos street
lust behind the new tram shelter.
Surely this is the most suitable spot Tor
this purpose. for the carts world cause
no obstruction at all. LOCKER ON.
Finds Many Myths
About Ceylon Abroad.
lonese houses are made of gold and
silver and the island itself Is suspended
in mid-air, according to stories current
in a pilgrim resort in India! Rev. Ma
rada, who recently returned after an
extensive tour. mentioned this fact in
the course of lecture at the Maltrlya
Hall, Bambalapitiya.
During the first stage of his journey.
he was, he said. shadowed by the c. l..
D.. who, however, soon learned the in
nocent work he was engaged in.
Among the places visited by him was
Iumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha.
He there saw the bed on which the
Master had slept and was OF opinion
that the Buddha could not have been
as tall as 18 feet, as stated in certain
books describing the Buddha's stature.
The bed seemed to him to be OF normal
size.
A curious incident which he related,
tn the amusement of the audience, was
that at a famous sacred bathing place
some people gathered round him and
flooded him with questions in the
course of which he was asked whether
it was true that Ceylon was beautiful
island suspended in the air. and
whether it was true that in Ceylon the
people lived in houses made Of gold and
silver.
While explaining to them that Ceylon
was beautiful island, said Rev. Ma
rada, he thought it his duty to remove
from their minds the false impression
they entertained.
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British Alarmed
By Rising Auto Toll
Irish Independent, Dublin.-"We can
not allow this incredible daily story Of
death and disaster to continue un-
abated," said the British minister for
transport, P. j. Pybus, at the National
Safety Congress in London. He was
referring to the dreadful toll of
death" on the roads. Sir H. Piggott
deputy secretary, minister of trans
port) said no one could view with
equanimity the fact that every day on
an average 18 people are killed and
$50 injured on the roads. If some
disease were to claim victims on this
scale the whole medical faculty Of the
country would be modified to meet
the situation and to provide q remedy.
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U. S. Experts Aided
In Peruvian Study.
FL Comercio, Lima.-Two Yankee
engineers have arrived at Huancayo