Himalayan Times (1953)

February 1, 1003

HjimniBiinu ITiir.i

Tliree

TENZING SHERPA ENTERTAINED

(From Our .Special Repie.sentative)

Darj«< ling, January

A few trienJs an 1 al-
mirers of Tenzing sherpa
‘‘Tiger” held a reception
at Plivas’ on Monday the
26th January, 1953 to sign-
fv their sincere apprecia-
tion o! his signal achieve-
ment . in climbing Mount
Everest to the highest point -
hitherto attained. The func-
tion was presided over by-

Sri S. Dint Mazumdar,
Deputy C om missi0 ner, 'Dar-
jeeling.

A large and represen-
tative -gathering including
planting community attended
the function. One Mr.

F. ii, Wenckebach, a- menv
ber of the Alpine Club
.who was/ happily in- ..Dar-
jeeling.on a sliort visit also .v
•attended. . ’

Last year Tenzing
added another laurel to his
already magnificient record
as an outstanding high al-
titu'ie climber. \Yi h the
Swiss expo ition. Mr. Ray-
mond Lambert a Swiss
Alpine guide and Tenzing
reached the Inchest point
vet record.ed \ iz. 2 ',215

ft. up the Everest P**ak.

Mrs. Jd C. Handerson
the local l!onv Secretary
of the Himalayan Club
spoke first in , -eulogy of
Tenzing and expressed the
hope that this vear. Ten-

zing with the Biitish ^expe-
dition will conquer the de-
fiant peak. Sri B. B. Chettri
then spoke in Nepali giving
a comprehensive account
of the achievements of
Tenzing in . the face of
extreme. .cliQic.ulti.es . and ,
untold hardship. There-,
after Mr.- Maurice H.yam
our special Representative
touched upon the qualities
of Tenzing rot only as a
superior mountaineer •but as
a' man, as- a husband, and ■
as a father, .whose- extra-.'
ordinary humility had .kept
him out of , the' limelight
0.^ public recognition' and
in, fact had forced -him ,to
Je;id a 1 If e . o t* coin paratiye
povi-rtv. In any other part
..of rj e wo Id such a persoi’-
wnn-ld he. reckoned amongst
the upper- strata of, the
popt 1 la t-i on. lie the ft* f.o uy

suggested that a Commi-
ttee. Tc formed fmwith with
the Deputy Commissioner
as Cline man" and Mrs. J. C.
HendeAson as Secretary In
tike" 11 r> Ivs .<;ase s'rnnglv
with lie Himalavan Club,
Alpine Club an l it necessary
tlie Government of India,
so-that he mav be suita-
Hv provided tor when he
has to cease his vocation
due. to accident, or old age
Tie suggestion made bv
Mr. Hymn was strongly

DACOITS ARRESTED'-

(From Our Correspondent)

Siliguri, Jan. 21

Three persons have .
been arrested here re-
cently one with an injury
by arrow on tho side of
hi? eye-brow in connection
with a dacoity' committed
recently in a village, under
Thdkurganj P. S. in Behar.
It is stated that the per
sons after committing da-
coity- took shelter'in this
town and the local police
some how get scent of
it and arrested them witli
; some stolen property. It,
is alleged that when the
dacoits attacked the house,
villagers' became alert and
chased the dacoits with
. la,this and hows & arrows
and one of the villagers
hit u dacoits by throwing
an'1 arrow. It is also sta-
ted that one of the arres
te.d persons has made
confession to the police.

suppvTled bv sliri N. L.
Saida who emphasised fhr
immediate lormaviou ot a
Committee.

The Deputy Commi-
ssioner made a deal little-
speech in conclusion and
atter haying prcScn.ed Ten-
zing with memontjoa which
his trien ’s and admirers
had coiled ed. formed a
small Committee.

With a vote of thanks
bv Mr. Geo. Racial, the
function came to its end.