Himalayan Times (1960)

RffiUOCT 10.1960

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A NEWS WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY .

VOL. XIV AUGUST 21, 1960. NO. 11

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MARTYRS' MEMORIAL OPENED AT KALIMPONG f°™

' ariin & sounded the last

vi • i ji j n of ij poet in memory of poll**-

Gompus XI win Independence Day Shield men killed while the whole

„ .. , ' '• crowd stood in silence for

Kalimpong August 16 • . • .

; • two minutes.

The Independence Day ful crowd at the Trian- The day's greatest

was celebrated with usual guler park near the Police attraction, the finals of

enthusiasm in KalimpoDg station. Earlier Sri M. K. the Independence Day

this year The day's pro Pradhan while praising Shield Tournament drew

gramme began with Pra- the brave deeds of the a record crowd and whole

bbat Pberi and garlanding Poliosmen killed, thanked area was packed with

of Mahatmaji's statue at all who contributed to- men, women and ohildren.

Gandhi, gate by the vet- wards the Memorial fund. In the Junior match Dr.

ren Congressman Sri He also hoped that this Graham's Homes beat

Jangbir Sapkota. memorial will inspire the Friends Union by one

it a i « c ■ i\ youths of our country. goal. The vaterans match

At 9 A. M. Sri 1). ?ir .i_ i j i_ l ir j .u

i}.- c „ j r>« Wreaths were aid on behalf arranged on the ocoasion

Denerjee, Second otiicer r .., . B ., . . ,

i ■ . i i v .- ■ ci ol more than fifty i ream- was great y appreciated,

hoisted the National flag .. , . i, . J> . _ • # . /-- Z* ~.

, ,, , . ■ sations and individuals, It was interesting to see

at the Mela ground in . . ,. „, . „ ', ■ , , , 8 .

.......... „<■ . u _ —__i including West Bengal old players back in the

leeence ot a huge crowd. „ . .°— . ~ i jj.i. j

i,. i. . , , . Pradesh Congress Commi- Melaeround and the crowd

Me also took the salute ,, ,,, . j: , _ ... . ° , .. „.. r. ,

.. ,i „ k__.* u il ttee, West Bengal Police, enjoyed it. The final

at the march past by the „ .; «. ■ ■ n. . i_ c .v u • .. u..

. j__. .A Kalimpong Municipality, match of the Seniors bet.

students in which all the ? , ... . .. 0 ■ .

..i___i ■_ . j Bhartiya Sangha. Chamber ween St. Aueustines Soaool

schools participated. < u-i- j ,-i -vt

• . .." of Commerce, Kalimpong and Gompus XI was one

The highlight of this MotorTransportSyndicate, sided. St. Augustines far-
year's programme was Sikkim Motor Transpcrt wards failed to combine
opening of the Martyrs' Syndicate, Himalayan while the forwards of the
Memorial in memory of Times and Kumari Tashi Gumpus XI, Harish,
the three Kalimpong boys Dorjee of Bhutan House. Kapil, Nainasingh and
killed in Ladakh by the The four year old daugh- Golay were in top form.
Chinese. ler of Hangjit Subba & Both the winning goals

The Memorial was tne elder brother of Norbu were scored by Golay of

opened by Dr. B. L. Dik- Tshering—Subba & TBhe- Gompus XI in each half,

shit. President of the rin8 w«e the police men . The trophies were

Memorial Cemmittee in killed-were also present. distributed by Sri D.

presence of a big colour- A unit of West Ben- Banerjee

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