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(/) Cinemas —
1. Talking. —Nil.
2. Silent. —There was only one silent cinema in
the town running on a very old machine,
and the pictures shown were almost all
pre-war. The owner soon discovered that
the enterprise was not a paying one, and
closed the cinema for good. At present
there is no cinema in Kerman.
10. Hints for Travellers.
The best time of a year for a visit, having regard
to climatic conditions and to the buying season is
between the 1st April and 15th October. Kerman
can be reached from the United Kingdom by the
following routes:—
1. Via Tehran.
Distance from Tehran to Kerman. 700 miles.
Cost of single seat in lorry . . Rials 87 to 150 (£1
to £115).
Cost of single seat in touring cars,
which are not always available. Rials 200 to 300
(about £2 to 3).
2. Via Bandar Abbas.
By P. & 0. to Bombay in 14 days, thence by the
British India Steam Navigation Company’s weekly
steamers, taking 6 to 7 days.
There is a bi-weekly motor service from Bandar
Abbas to Kerman and vice versa, leaving each end
every Tuesday and Saturday. Distance from Bandar
Abbas to Kerman is 345 miles. A seat in a postal
lorry costs from Rials 75 to Rials 120 and a touring
car (which is hardly ever available) Rials 300 to
Rials 400. A touring car can be hired from Rials
900 to Rials 1,200.
3. Via Nok-Kondi.
Three days’ rail from Karachi to Nok-Kondi,
thence by touring car or lorry to Zahidan and on
to Kerman via Bam, in all 468 miles by Road,
transit period about 4 days.
There is no regular traffic on this road, hence
rate of hire vary on the type of car required. A
touring car could be obtained for about £22 (Rials
approximately 1,750).
There are no regular hotels in Kerman, but ac
commodation of a very poor kind may be obtainable
in motor garages, and ordinary rest houses. Only
Iranian food is available. Average daily- cost of
subsistence may depend upon the means of a visitor,
but for an average European it may range between
Rials 20 to 50. There are no regulations in force
for special registration of commercial travellers or
entry of samples. Every foreigner on arrival must
get a “ Permit of residence ” if he intends to stay
for a longer period. A permit of residence is valid
for a period of one year only from the date of issue,
but in special cases it may be issued for a lesser
period. Climatic conditions are moderate. Fridays
are public holidays. ....
Telegraph rates.
Per word.
Rials.
United Kingdom . 12-00 'l
Rials 4-50 L. C. O.
India . . . 8-60 J
• Parcels.
These must be sent to a clearing agent at Zahidan
or Bandar Abbas but a permit to import the con
tents must first be obtained from the authorities at
Tehran by application through the various Lega
tions.
C. H. LINCOLN,
Major,
H. B. M's Consul, Kerman.
Kerman,
The 1st August 1935.