1957-06-20 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1957.

CHINA Two Old Mates Team Up

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Two

MUSICAL

avaliable

War Afridi snapped yesterday by a China Mail Photographer.

CAPTAIN W. Bartlett-

Prince first met

War Afridi at Gibraltar. in 1926, and little did he realise then that he would be in command of this fleet oil tanker some

VOX charts & BXVilae for exciting 30 years later.

BOLLEGE

fron Beethoven lo Bartok and Bachanias Brasileron. The Now Vax ultra high fidelity, recordings meet fantastically

Ik

In 1955 the wander lust manding tests of receding technique brought him out East again

and surmount them so easily, and by a rare co-incidence, only a litf expert will realize they existed. Let us Austrate with master and ship teamed up Beethoven & Mozart's Twelve Ger man Dances Uls Lobor Uschanlan for a comparatively leisurely Hrastos No оты Beethoven's "sca life inside Hongkong Choral Symphony, complete dael. For the best in Chaistealandharbour. vepular murje, visit Roses & Cu.. T50, dra 2ouse, Telephones 30103,

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TUITION GIVEN

by John Prettejohn

China Mail Reporter

her own engine. You just wee bor move on her own steun next Monday." She is due to go

# 30

During his carcer Ay pilot, one of his saddest dulics was the piloting of the grand- old-Indy of the SCL the Mauretania, to her end in 1935.. The up took her last journeyį in July of that year,

II

After working for about 18 months, the urge to wander got the better of him and ho de. cided to come out East,

The day

In World War

Caps Bartlett-Prince joined the navy War I and some time later he and saw service as a lieutenant was placed in command

he sent in his re- which had with the RNR. His experience Dutch ng Pollux alongside a mun-of-war to supply excaped from the Gurzhang when as a plot was so highly rated signation, he was called before one of the directors and asked that he was called to lead to

to explain why he was loaving. Rosyth two Polish submarines that had taken

The to sea without

sea, he said, and the compasses after escaping from wander bug-"and they were as defeated Poland.

good as any good reason could

fuel,

The

skipper explained that

Holland was over-run.

Sad Duty

when smaller ships required oil, they would come to War Afridi but when the bigger uns want- ed re-01), well, "War Abidi would have to go to the moun- tains."

Other Almes, the olier just remains in the harbour, her bottom gathering barnacles while the towing of seven of Bartlett-

tied to a buoy,

These two old friends string along together au

will

Jang

olter

As

as the usefulness of the lasts.

Captain Prince said yesterday: JAPANERE LERSONS by experienced really go into retirement when teacher with University degree. Taky, effective method. Very quick results. the Admiralty takes her off the

P.O. Box 1st,"

Many Conful puglis. 5238, longxong.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

m/ "CHANGSHA" Arrived 13th Jane, 1ST

Damaged cargo ex this vesso w be surveyed by Mess. Goddard & Douglas at Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf Godown at 10 am, og Felday, 21 and aurday. 22nd June, 19 and oursignees representatives to requested to be present during mir- Vey,

Agents,

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Australian-Oriental e Lid.. China Navigation Co., Ltd.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

TAIPING"

arrd. 18th June, 1957 Damaged care ex this vessel will

"

12 Knots

the

War Afridi was built in latter part of World War I. A coul burning steam - driven tanker, she could do about 12 knots at her prime of life. Now she is one of the oldest Ad- mirally ships allost here,

Apart from the fact that she has served her country well in the two world wars, little is known of her achievements; for, as the skipper said, her logs are with the Admiralty where her 40-year history is kept,

She came to Hongkong about nine years ago and has since been one of the "landmarks" of the harbour.

It is not true to say that she

A

Ran Away

11 is perhaps fitting that a slup with a long history should have skipper with long experience of the sea. Captain Bartlett-Prince, now is years of age, went to a in stils. He earned his peamanship the hard way.

While still in his teens, ho ran away from school and joined a ship. In 1905 to Arst came to Hongkong while serving į As a Seeman on a collier. The Russo-Japanese War

then and he now recalls seeing a Russian ship named "wome thing like the Vorlog calling at Hongkong that year, | charging Inary

wounded. Many of them died and he said he thought some were buried in Happy Valley.

Capt Baructi-Prince produced

the supplement to the South

be arveyed by Messrs. Gexton does not have an engine, though I from his scrap book a copy of

Douglas at lung Kang &

Wharf Kodown at 10 am - she does give that impression China Morning Post of that nay. 2nd and Blonday, 24th June, because she has been seen on a 1957 and consigners representatives are requested to be pretens during number of avensions under low Baltie Fleet

depicting the **Flussdan

survey.

BUTTERFIELD & SWINE.

Augu. Line 1.4. China Navigation Co., Ltd.

by tags.

Captain Bartlett-Prince proud

year,

35 geen

from the deck of the P and O 9.6. Poona on April 11, 1003,"

ly corrected that impression Capt Bartlett-Prince qualified yesterday: "Of course she has as master mariner during World

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announce that as from the

24th June 1957

the business of the

KOWLOON BRANCH

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rank

He joined Admiralty service

Besides being an experienced after the war and attained the pilot and master mariner, ho is Senior Pilot. While also a successful businessman of thus employed, he supervlaed and writer.

the Gennan Fleet which was scut-

led at Scapa Flow.

himself in Hongkong in 1955 So Capt Bartlett-Prince found and without a job. But later, just over 12 months ago, he came When

hostilities ended in to know the former skipper of 1945, he became an under mana-Admiralty staff, he was given the War Afridi and being ex- rer of the Winter Garden at

the cominand The enemy warships had by Morecambe for three years. that the been raised and were Then he joined Kemsley News- "She is an old ship, but a good lowed upside down to Rosyth papers und became a member ship," the skipper said. "She is for scrapping.

of the advertising staff in 1953. still seaworthy after all these

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

MANDRAKE'S HERE, TUB.

HE REFUSED MY INVITATION

TWICE, LET

HIM WAIT.

FERDINAND

TUB'S EATING.

WAIT UNTIL HE'S FINISHER

WAIT --WITH

NARCA VM

THERE?

NANCY

OH, BOY--- WHAT A

DISH

You SAID

IT

WOW SHE'S GORGEOUS

RIGHT

Captain Bartlett-Prince.

years. But they don't build ships į In his spare time he is work- like that nowadays,” he said." ing on a novel on sea Ufo, He calis " pare spun with Capt Bartlett-Prince has a threads of sea history, sea lord Chinese Chief Engineer, Mr C. and personal experience H, Cheung, and 30 other Chinese the seven beas," crewmen But this was not the ship's full sea-going complement,

Writes Books

He recalled that while serving as pilot stationing at the Rock, ho had once piloted the War Afridi into Gibraltar in 1926,

over

His other book 18 about friends and characters he has inet at sea. His third is entitled "A Slow Boat to Hongkong" containing an account of customus

and superstillons of the people living hero.

Polishing

Capt Bartlett-Prince has al- ready published two books on About his willing, the captain seamanship and is now work-sald he would have to take more ing on three others,

Lime polishing 1. "I Dover finished my schooling, you know. In 1933 ho published "Sea- I Anished it at sea and in books," manship As Appiled To Towing" the skipper said, and recently, he published his 60cond book on "Pilot Take | Charge."

By Loo Falk, and Phil Davis

TUB, THEY CRASHED

INY

SOTHEARD TARE YOU BABIES 7 USE YOUR BUNS AND KEEP 'EM QUIET

UNTIL I'M

FINISHED!

"But it shows it can be done, doesn't it?"

There's More than Magic in

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By Mik

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IN THE

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