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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1929.
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NAPOLEONIC GAME OF THE NAVY.
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"ENJOYED" IN THE
A mysterious and painful gaine called Priest of the Parish is play- ed now and then when naval officers relax on a guest night. It used to be played on the lower deck with & knotted rope-act a mild civilian rope, but a real rope-but in these days it is played in wardrooms and parooms with a knotted table nap tightly rolled copy of "Country Life," writes H. V. Morten in the Daily Exprtih
kin or
No one knows how, when, or why this game took root in the Navy. The padre tells me that it was learnt from French prisoners dur All I ing the Napoleonic wars. know is that the whole affair amelis strongly oftar and the eighteenth century, or earlier. Now how does this game begin ?
Mr. Blas Cap, Mr. Green Cap. utter mess of his dialogue, in that Mr. Black Cap, Mr. White Cap, he did "there follows a descrip Mr. University Cup, Mr. Percussion tion of White Cap's mistake). I Dap, Mr. Knee Cap. Mr. Night therefore beg leave to award him Cap, and so on right round the with are good flip over the bow.
hind." circle.
The game now consists in the! inter-change of a certain ritual, the slightest departure from which con- demas the defaulter to one or more whacks from the knotted clout, as the Priest decrees. The clout, by the way, is termed a "Stonachey." Is there any one-naral man or archeologist who can explain the meaning of the word!
The Priest opens the game by hitting the floor with the Stona- chey, saying:-
"
If the Priest awards the "flip," White Cap must immediately rise, and, turning, his back on Red Cap, bend down to receive a hearty lash from the Stoanchey, after which Red Cap returns the Stonachey to the Priest with the remark (and a salute):-
"Al just debts and dues duly paid, most noble lord "
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It sounds easy. But see a room The Priest of the Parish has full of naval officers who know the Who game The dialogue flashes round lost his considering cap...
piece of the circle. The thing is taken at claims this very fine
so rapidly, in money? Some say this and some breakneck speed, say that, but I say Mr. Blue Cap. fact, that it is only a question of seconds before even the most prac-" tised player is caught out.
A Guost Hight. It is, as I have suggested, a guest night. Dining with us are several distinguished officers' from other ships. The marine band, stationed in the ante-room, har trickled its way through operatic zetections anti musical comedy num hers, ending with the final solemn ty of the National Anthem, during which we sit with lifted port glasses sir because-well, is it really necessary! to explain why the Navy drinks the King's health sitting?"
We drift out by ones and twos.
Watch White Cap!"
The, player who has taken the name of Blu Cap must then im mediately salute the Priest and conduct the following dialogue: ---
Mr. Blue Cap: "What, me,
a
Priest: "Yes, you, sir!" Mr. Blue Cap: "You le, sir!" Priest Who then sir? Mr. Blue Cap: Mr White Oup !!!
There are a number of technicali ties which it is rather difficult to explain. If the Priest makes L mistake he can be watched. Then
Man John carries on for him. Bat during this regency "Maa Joba" always refers to the Priest aslate Priest of the Parish" until that "watch" is made good and the Stonachey restored to the Priest.
A common cause of disaster, when the game is played quickly is salut. Cap, and so or had the circuing a player instead of the Priest. But the slightest error in the for- Then the Watcher who catches the mula or the etiquette of the game defaulter demands the penalty with Likewise Mr. Green Cap, who, brings the player to disaster. For the phrase :- instance every Cap must salute
Some of us, stung to the extremes The dialogue then moves to White of hospitality by a guest, have per- haps been drinking champagne, and into a mind lifted richly above the common earth comes the idea that it would be good fun to rag old So-and-so or to take a jolly good whack at the posterior of a senior officer. So..
"Let's play Priest of
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"Yes; who says Priest of the Parish?"
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"Man John."
We sit in a circle.
The officer who is Priest of the Parish comes into the circle, carry ing a table napkin tied into a ferce knot. Next to him site an officer who is called Man John."
The Priest hit the floor with his knoster clout and declares the court open. He points round the circle as each player announces the name of the cap by which he is to he known during the game. Each answers 1.3 the Priest points to him:
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"Watch White Cap!"
The Priest then stops the ritual
be hitting the floor with the Stona" having the audacity to appear in chey and saying:-
Mr. White Cap watched by Mr. Red Cap. Who claims this very fue piece of moaeg 1"
Red Cap (or the Cap who first challenged White Cop) then makes the following extraordinary speech:
"I, Red Cap, claim that very. fine piece of money, likewise Mr. White Cap, who, bringing a very fine flipper to the front, did, dur- ing the course of this most divine ceremony, make a complete and
your worship's court wearing socks of such a nature that one might. play a game of chequers thereon.”
I tried to explain this game to. a charming woman who asked me. how the Navy employs its spare time-
What darlings they are!" she "That's what I said suddenly, adore about the Navy! They never quite grow up, do they? adorable schoolboys! fectly sweet!"
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