EVEN S NACKECHARMERS
Soon you may see rickshaws and snake charmers for the first time — for these are two of the . character- . Isties of Colombo, of which ”I)it-' Pah? here gives you a preview. Incoming visitors to Colombo leave their slxip at anchor* in "the:/ harbour and az-a conveyed; to a landing stage, around which is the shopping centre, known as the Port. There one may bargain for silks and jewels and souvenirs. Colombo has u reinstation for wonderful tailors,;•;7/: whose charges are extremely moderate if a proper bargain is .struck#.. ; Snakecharmers an sometimes a conjurer are to be seen near the Iprinciral hotels, which are the ■rand Oriental and the Bristol (both In the town), and the Gallo Pace (on die sea-front). U
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Dit-Dah, Volume 2, Issue 5, 27 January 1940, Page 2
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