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Aid to China Via Tibet

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
43/55
Date Released
12 Jul 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Invisible Home Guards
  2. 2International Swimming Gala
  3. 3Aid to China Via Tibet
  4. 4The Queen Visits the ATS
  5. 5RAF Regiment on the Offensive

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
Tibetan Muleteers load their mules with medical and other supplies en route to China via the Himalayas. The journey is so severe that the mules can only make the journey once a year. In the town of Yantung the mule train takes a rest after averaging 10 to 15 miles a day.
Keywords
Transport; Foreign aid; Animals
Locations
Tibet; Kalimpong; Bengal; Yantung
Length of story (in feet)
219
Story extras:
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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