Himalayan Times (1951)

Nnv -inber 21, IBM

Three

Honorary Magistrate For
Kalimpong

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[fnm Dur staff Reporter)
Ka mp' ng, Nov. 23

K alini pong is soon to
have an Honorary Magis.
trale and Rai Seheb Sri
Mororanjan Chowdh ury'i
nan >- has lieen recommen-
ded for the purpose by
the local authorities.

Sri '.'howdhurv is a
retired member of the
Bengal Provincial Civil
Service, and was for
sometimes a senior D.f.
al lalpaiguai He is at
present itaying at 'Indun-
ilaya' his recently built
residence at Kalimpong.

While in service Sri
Chowdhor) had worked
both with the present
Deputy Com miaftioner,
Daijceling ami the Kub-
Divisinnal Officer. Kalnn-

poag at Jalpaiguri and
Mid na pur respect ivet v.
^ 1.0. . uic t jrgury
filpr: Co • rf
Kalimpong. Nov. 2:1.
'lie Kaiu alias Puma
Bahadur Rai of Borabaaty
Kalimpong has been con-
victed ami is at present
nnd. rgoii g impritonmerit
fer committing theft in
August last in the house
•I tHe present local Sub-
DlVi ionai Officer. Kaliin

pong.

I-' e culprit was aires.
;d bj >. I. Sn 1.. |»
I hapa of the local police.

KALIMPONG BRIDE FOR
LONDON SCHOLAR

Ray Sprig? Engagement
Announced

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Kalimpong, Nov. 20.
The engagement is
anno in e l between Richard
Keith prigg, the only
son of Mr an 1 Mrs. S.
Sprigg, of The Lodge,
Mellon Mowbray, Ivice .
and Ray Margaret Willi-
ams, daughter of La. Col.
W. E. William* of the
British <'on«nlate Detroit,
Mull, tod Mrs. V. A.
Williams, of The Himala-
yan Hotel, K iliinpong, and
eldest grand daughter of
Mr Da. id Mie.lon.ild of
Kalimpong and Tibet.

Mr Keith Sprigg visi-
ted Kalimpong last year
to study the phonetieal
aspect of the Tibetan
language for the School
of Oriental and African
Studies, Cniversity of
Loudon. Mr. Sprigg visi-
ted tivantse, Tibet, during
the course of his studies
Icrc. He is now in Lon-
don, studying Lcpcha.
where Mr. TamsiuiK of
Bom Husti Kalimpong is
proceeding in January next
to assist Mr. Sprigg in
his studies.

Miss Ray Williams is
as present in Kalimpong
and is preparing to leavo
for London early next
year.

! he wedding a ill take
place m-xt summer at
Melton M whray.

No Confidence in Gurkha
League

Kalimpong N'ov. 1".
The dissenting group
of Ourkba leaders to-day
held a meeting which
passed a vote of no con-
fidence in the present All
India tiurkha League lea-
ders and elected Sri P. S.
Kumai, who has resigned
from the Gurkha League
General Committee, as
president. He was empo-
wered to form an action

committee.

Mr. Ivumai said, in
an interview, that his party
stood for co-operation
with the Congress while
tpeecbea at the recent
tiurkha League erection
meeting introduced dan-
gerous talk of tae merger
of Daijeeling District w ith
'greater Nepal". This was
against the national
interests.

He further sai 1 in
about a fortnight delegates
from all the ."it blocks of
the Khasmahal areas in
Kalimpong would meet to
endorse or r •! 'ct the
program lie; of the present
dessenting party.

Jeep Owners Fined

Kalimpong, Nov. 20.
An owner—driver of
a jeep was fined Rs 500 -
on 17th inst. by the local
S.D.O. for canying passen-
gers in his jeep. In ano-
tin r case similar nature
an owner and a driver
have beau fined Rg 2.">0 -
each.