Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 28

• December 3, 2016 22:30:31 Sue Bryant

   

  The village of Maymyo itself is only a

  very small place just one street running

  through the centre with shops on each side

  the shops are very small & low just like a

  lot of cowsheds in a farm yard. In front

  of each shop is a deep gully uncovered about

  3 feet wide which carries away the refuse

  of the Village no covered sewers as in

  England & to get in the shops you have

  to walk over these on a narrow plant.

  In the dark you are very lucky if you keep

  on the plank. There are no fronts on the

  shops all open after the style of a penny

  bazaar. Some thing here are very cheap &

  others very dear for instance you can by cigars

  at 50 for a 3’ so there is nothing to grumble

  at in that respect Bananas 3’ per dog but

  such things as jam tinned milk etc are

  very dear.

   

  Dec 13th 1914

  To Day we had to stay in all day cleaning

• November 18, 2016 00:46:22 Sue Bryant

   

  The village of Maymyo itself is only a

  very small place just one street running

  through the centre with shops on each side

  the shops are very small & low just like a

  lot of cowsheds in a farm yard. In front

  of each shop is a deep gully uncovered about

  3 feet wide which carries away the refuse

  of the Village no covered sewers as in

  England & to get in the shops you have

  to walk over these on a narrow plant.

  In the dark you are very lucky if you keep

  on the plank. There are no fronts on the

  shops all open after the style of a penny

  bazaar. Some thing here are very cheap &

  pthers very dear for instance you can by cigars

  at 50 for a 3’ so there is nothing to grumble

  at in that respect Bananas 3’ per dog but

  such things as jam tinned milk etc are

  very dear.

  --

  Dec 13^th 1914

  To Day we had to stay in all day cleaning

  
  

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