Himalayan Times (1951)

November M, H151

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Inauguration of The St
George's High English
School. Pedong.

(From a 1-ornnj.umlciit)

Pedong, Nov. 22.

Tlio optning ceremony
of the t. George's High
English School was p»rfo;'
mcd succesfully on M >n-
clay, lh" 12th Nov. at
Pedong.

The school building
was tioocMtsd with paper
flags nt' different colours.
The Indian National Flag
was flattering bgh on llie
roof of the school buddiuj
A QTmsMorahifl number of
people came from the

■ttrrouadibg villages to
witness the performance.

A 8 a in. a procession
started liotn the school.
Alter that a variety show
by the students was wit-
nessed bv the public, in
the open school groo nd.
A fete was also conducted
in aid of the school.
Immediately aftci this

|l e guests and leading
p ople w< re w elcomed by

the school cosnnftttec/. 'lhe

gi;ests present •■III Ka/.i
S. O. Hoii'e. Mandal id
r akyong, Sri Indrasund is
I istri i Publicity OWorr,
liaiji i bngand (om i leading
merobsnn ol Pedong
lb y.ar-ad of wohin were
garlanded by the students,
Kasi S. <f. Dorjea was
elected the chairman of
the lunction. Hcv. Ft. B.
Schyrr thanktd the peopla

o: PedoBgHlnd surrounding

Swe.'pers Strike Averted

Kalimpong. Nov. 2i>.
Sweepers of the Kaliin.
pong Municipality who had
threatened with a strike
if advance pay was not
giren to them during last
D.'ewali called off their
threatened strike by the
timely iniervei tion of the
chairman end th" vice-
i hairinan who arranged
f'.r advanc > payment* to
them. Since accor lins to
Municipal rules no a Ivance
payment could be made
Sri Onkar Mintrv a Muni-
cipal I'ommissioner advan-
ced l!s. BOO to meet th?
emercney.

viHne.es for their co-op*'ra-
tion in ratting the present
M. E. Sehocl to a High
School* He expressed his
hope that the, school will
be a grand success in the
long run. He also than-
ked the students who had
t tken :. great deal of
trouble in bringing some
timbers, planks and other

material*: from distant pla-
ces fur tire High School's
PuQdhtgi Mr. Indraiun-
das the Publicity Oftieor,
Dai jccline also spoke in
the meeting.

An interesting fool-
I all mat' h was also played.
M ntgfcl a free drama
was Staged in the School
Hall which w-'-s packed
up 'o its capacity.

Kev l ather A. Schvir
is the principal of this
High School.

CLOTH SMUGGLING AT

KALIMPONG.
Intclligmt Wjrk By Ta.hi
Moktan

(Fr.i.n Onr stiff Reporter)
Kalimp mg. Nov 21
Sri Ta*W Moktan of
the local Intelligence Bra-
nch detected and seised
to-dav several thins of
Khaki Drill an I black
cotton cloth which were
concealed in in iiz • bags
and wen- being tak< n out
of Kalimpong in a trick
The. truck loaded with
maize and srair. bags and
empty tins was proceeding
towards Tessta when Sub-
lOS pee tor Moktan probed
into the packed '.'tinny
bags with an iron bar and
* Kpeciing foul plnv got
•.he lings unloaded. On
opening th m he found
two than* nicely- concealed
in each of tic live niai/.e
bags. The Khnk: Drill
than-*, each of approxim-
ately* :t!t yards bear
printed marks of India
foiled Mills Ltd..and are
priced ex-mill "na.-'M -,
retail lis. 1- ' plus excise
duty -,'-3. all per yard.

On being questioned
mi the spot the driver
said that the bags belonged
to one 1 liatcv Kai.u."
Further investigation is
proceeding.

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