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miners being Bengalis.  We visited two of the local clubs at 5 P.M. where the managers assemble to play games & chat.  They were a typical lot of middle class British & their wives & some small children were also at the club.  One man 74 yrs old was remarkable for his youthful appearance & demeanor.  He played billards like a man of 35.  He has lived here for 40 years but the climate has had not ageing effect on him.

(22)  Sunday was spent calling on various collery managers near Asonsol.  Most of these men were married & living in spacious white stone or brick bungalows.  They were