Himalayan Times (1954)

March 21, .1951

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HUBBARD MEDAL PRESENTED TO TENZING

{F*om Our SiHcinl Htprfientalivi)
■ ^ Darjeeling, March 10

> The stage of , the
Capitol Cinema, Darjeeling
*M tastefully d< cbrated
■with the .Indian iV Chted
States National Flags
where the American Am-
bassador Mr. Allan pre-
sented the Hubbard Medal
to Sri Tenzing Norkey
Sherpa in the presence of
a vast & illustrious Rathe-
ring. Earlier the American
Ambassador & his wife
arrived at the Capitol
Cinema along with Shri
Tenzing & his wife & his
two daughters where they
were received at the gate
by Shri.S. Dutt Mazumdai,
Mrs Mazumdar & Shri
K.N, Sinhtt, Vice Chairman,
i >arjee)ing Municipality.

The Deputy Commi-
ssioner while introducing
the American Ambassador
& his wife thanked them,
for having found it possi-
ble to pay a visit to this
beautiful town of 1'arjee

ling,

The American Amba-
ssador said th*t he was
very happy to be in India
& more so to have b'«*0
able to come to Darjee-
ling which had produced
such a valiant person as
Sri I nixing Norkey Sherpa. t
He said-that he had been
requested by the President

of the Unit d States Mr.
Eisenhower snd on behalf
of the Chairman of the
National (i ' graphic So-
ciety of Am i ca to pre-
sent the Society's'highest
honour to Tenzing in per-
son. Paying the highest

■tr.but- to (he skill & cou-
T:s>e & endurance of Shri
1'orizing Norkey Sherpa
h> said that although it
was the ii-am the time &
equ pm?nt that had made,
the .c >nqii"8t of. Everest
possible, the fact remain
that it was human endu-
rance & skill such has.,
displayed by' Sr: : enzine
■■% liis comrades that had

-conquered Mount Everest.

Mr. Allen said/:' the
Hubbard' Medal was pre-

sented to the team which
conquered Everest. The,
original medal had been"
struck for three members*',
of the team—Sir John
Hunt, Sir Edmund- Hillary
and Sri'Tenzing Land each.
■ will'have his private replica
of the medal.

He regretted that Ten-
zing could not go to.
America with other mem-
bers of the expedition to
receive the medal from
President Eisenhower. In
the minds of the American
people the whole attempt
to climb Everest was a,
magnificent achievement
of human endeavour..

The Hubbard Medal
had been awarded, among
others, to Admiral Perry
who discovered the No'.th
Pole, and Admiral Hyrd

Amidst the -plaudit &
cheers of the vast crowd
the American Ambassador
presented the Hubbard
medal to Sri Tenzing Nor-
key Sherpa with a token
of, Rs. 500/-

MA N HANGS HIMSELF

(From/Our ;Correspondent)

. . , .„ Kurseong March 8

" A man was found
hanging from the upper
hpam of the third .class
' latrine of the Plaza Cinema
•' Hall ' recently. Later
on it was learnt that the
man was a I ttie hit off
his head and' had hanged
liimsclt during the night.

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