FRENCH INDO- CHINA

Dozerdust, Volume 2, Issue 10, 28 February 1944, Page 4

FRENCH INDO- CHINA

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NOW - in Jap hands; likely to be source of strength to Japan-

ese. It is not known how natives regard occupation. Judging by historical background it is safe to say native population have more in common with Japs than with Allies. The Trench were regarded as ” Foreigners V

HISTORY “ from Coohinchixia in the South* to Tonkin in the tho Chinese came as conquerors & colonisers 200 years B.C.

FRQa - then until 14-28 it was 5 tines a Chins so colony©

ONE - of first native rebellions against China led by a woman who ruled for * years©

TH® - rebellion of 1428 established a TONKINESE fisherman whose family ruled until the end of the 18th century. This ruler united Anna®# Tonkin and Cochi Machine* He adopted the name of • Gia -Long 0 which means • Big Toe ! '

IN - order to hold his power against his enemies be© acting on the advice of a Trench Bishop, sent an embassy to Paris asking for pro taction. The Bishop aslo sent a petition to Paris, and later want himself, to point out that possession of Indo -China by the Trench would ha Ip balance growing political power of England in India* Gia-Long got more help than he needed, by having to cede to all of Trance f 3 demands;. the Bishop got a splendid temb and a let of streets after him*

ALL - territory now under Trench rule * known as M Protectorate? «

rOBUIATICY - 20.000.000, na'dh up as falowa s-

AEMSSS £7,000.000. CkUECDIaES 1.300.000 lAOBIABS. 1.000.000. ESB2> 500. COO. yasEicH. if.ooo. ( *S3J&2_SJS£§ ) PCJKH - Srsnch Capital

*. . V ' v'\AJTCIM? - capital wall AMGKOK.'^'* V This is described ao ” the greatest collection of ruin on earth. This city was once one of the splendours of the world. It was larger than Rome in her most brilliant

period. The great Angkor Temple was one of the biggest building cf tho ancient world*

CITY - reached it’s zenith in tho centuries SOO to 1200 .A.D.

TEMPLES * discovered in 1861 by one Henri Mouhot* Not until 1901 did excavations commence.

INSTRUCTION - of tho temples mainly tho work of tropical trees© of which there are three types.

* THE SSL? COTTON THEE « - which sends out roots thirty yards lang. A the roots grow 'in size they tub de rminc column a and overturn all rocks in. their way. (

n TH3 TIG M 3 OT RUINS «- thia tree, sown by the wind on the top on towers pnd walls, its roots insinuate thorns elves between stones in walla; in time they become as strong as steel cables and open walls from top to bottom©

THE BANYAN THEE - the roots of this tree gathers whatever rooks and other, matter that lie in its way and dislodge by an embracing movement*

CAMBODIANS - have a legend that the monkeys formerly talked like men, until men made slaves of them, and set them to work; the monkeys did not like this, and as they were timid, but intelligent, they ceased to talk like men, and pretended they did not understand, so that from then on they lived in peace, working only for themselves. ( Sc-me humans have not been so clover ) ,

CAIiBODTAES *» are a slow, quiet rase* They lack the foresight & industry of th Chinese. Are agriculturalists on a low level, 4ako all their own tools, houses etc. Arc what we ca 11“ lacking in ambition' 8 .

* narks of maturity .Until one is so marked one is exempted i'rosi taxes: a -irl cannot marry, a youth has no claims on privileges of adulthood until so narked.

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