Himalayan Times (1953)

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TENZING & III ILL AIRY OTJEET - ©KEEN.
ELIZABETH EEOM E0OE 0E THE W0EO)

EVEREST CONQUERED

"N», conquering is not the word :

Tenzing Nork&y and
E.P. Hillary, two members
of the British Everest
Expedition reached Mount
Everest on May 29, 1953.

Though born in Nepal,
39 years old Tenzing is
an Indian citizen settled
in Darjeeling. ■ 34 years old
Hillary in a Now Zea-
lander. Shferpa Tenzing
has a long and gallant
record of Himalayan climb-
ing and this was his 8th
attemp, his first, Everest
venture being with Erio
Shipton in 1935.

The West Bengal Go-
vernment will give Tenzing
a state reception and will
also present ‘A Purse! to
him. A reception on a
national scale awaits him
when he returns to Khat-
mandu. Nepal may give
Tenzing a life pension.

The Municipal Commi-
ssioner of Darjeeling have
.decided to give a civic
reception to Tenzing soon
after he returns to Dar-
jeeling.

The expedition may
be back to IChatnrandu by
the end of this month.

1 want In bow b'fare Everest's feet ;

Kalimpong June’ 4.

“.My joy is so great that

I do not know ivhat to t-11
you and how to thank you
gentlemen said Mrs. Aug
Lahmoo. wife of Tenzing to
those who brought her the.
news of tier hns'-and's success
at S A M. lit tier Darjeeling
•residence. Her first wish after
she heard the hews was to.see
her husband as soon as possi-
ble! Interviwed bv Mr. Maurice

II com, Himalayan Times spe-'
i-iahrepresenfative at Darjeeling
she said that her heart Vvas
throbbing and that she was.
getting so many invitations to
tea and dinner that . it was;

ANG LAHMOO

Proud of Being Tenzing’s
Wife

impossible .for her to cope , w it h-
thorn anil therefore she has re.
guested her friends & Tenzings
admires to .excuse her till the
return . of her husband. • She
has sent a telegram to her
husband congratulating him and
as wing if .she could proceed
to meet him at Khatmandu.
Asked if she expected this to
happen she said that she had
full confidence in whatever Ten-
zing undertook to do. Her two
daughters aged ib and 14 an 1
she herself feel very much like
proceeding to Khatmndu since

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God let me he there."...Tearing

they do not want to miss the
sight. tff Tenzings reception,
in Nepal. ‘She further told
Mr. Hyam. “For all I kn< \v
le mav go to England <:i ect
front Nepal” and asked if,she
would also like to accompany
lriri there she expressed tjiej
•opinion .that while it Would
be the height of her ambition
’as a wife to-. accompany her
husband and share - his glory
abroad" she would, always abide
by his derision and if he docs
not want her to go , she would
stay behind. I o a further
question she-blushed and said

“I am proud of; being the wife
of the conqueror ,k of’Everest".

CORONATION FESTIVITIES
AT KALIMPONG

Kalimpong, June 2

A reception was held
in honour of Coronation
day, at Tashiding, by
Their Royal Highnesses
Prince Peter and Princess
Irene of Greece and Den-
mai k.

After cocktails the
guests gathered round a
buffet worthy of the
greatest traditions.

There was dancing on
the gaily decoratad terrace,

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