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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1960.
TACKY'S DIARY JACKY Mendelsoh
On Saturday Daddy & Me
Packed a LOT of Stuff & Went Away Skeeing for a WeAk End.
Age 321⁄2
Skeeing Stuff
after we Road Lots of Miles we finely got to The Skee Large, Which is way on Top of A Mountain.
Daddy Said That PEOPLE Come from all over The WORLD to go Skeeing. Here, i think Seen a couple of EGYPISKUNS, OF A COUNT OF
·THEY WAS all TEADY
TURNing into
Mummies!
Me
-Daddy
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to
Skees are like Boards which You JUSE SO'S YOU CAM Slip on the SNOW better.
Then we
Sarin A Skee
Lift fir
TOOK US WAY on
Top of A MOUNT ain.
CAR
When We got on the PS:
Top Wwe Slipped all
THE Way Down
more P.S.
(wee!)
Till we up ended
where we
Started,
it Seems
down Daddy BUNKed into a Tree, De MUST have Some EgYPISHUn
on the WAY
Hands
© 1960 Kint Fedtutes Swticate ink, workingIt Emerved.
HE WOULD HAVE TO
LL London policemen are wonderful, all London policemen wonderful, all London policemen are wonderful.
are
I emphasise the point because, any minute now, I am likely to be apprehended for associa- ting with a known male- factor-to wit, Jak. The charge: Wilfully, felon- iously and with malice aforethought, disrupting, wrecking and reducing to a shambles the Metro- politan Police Driving School at Hendon in the County of Middlesex.
Like many sordid crimes, it began innocently enough. All Jak did was to tell a fellow motorist to drop dead without Arst ascertaining that the fellow motorist was a copper. Could happen to anyone.
Upstanding specimen
In less enlightened countries,
of course, the constable would have taken Stern Measures right there on the spot.
But, like I said, all London policemen are wonderful, and this handsome, virile and up- standing specimen came true to type.
Gently, patiently, persuasively, und in the manner of
male nurse talking to a nitwit he wen! step by step through the Highway Code, pointed out that telling u fellow motorist
to drop dead might be construed
AN
WAITING
as unethical, end, asked Jalk if accident. If wo
ho had hit any good pedestrians lately.
listened care-
fully, we would find out how it
was done-from
He further stated that he had seen all sorts of drivers, but the recognition never one like Jak. Come to
of a big end to
think of it, he only wished Jais the rounding up could take a look at the Metro of a bank robber,
politan Police Driving School, "If you're a und, come to think of it again,
he only wished the Metropolitan
| Police Driving School could take
a look at Jak.
Thus encouraged, we went.
Welcome
motorist, look
where you are
going. And if you
cannot see, don't
Like a LOT of TRUBBLE JUST for A
Ride on the Skee Lifti
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Blood on him also, only Just in one foor
GO AND
WRECK THE PLACE!
JAK and
GEORGE
(Whiting)
students if they do not wish to lose marks.
The next tow ghastly moments are perhaps best left Fooling rather like Ben unrecorded. Let it suffico to Hur in a dodgem car say that Jak skidded ke-no- skidded round with Bill and most of the obstacle tyres dis- body ever skidded before, that never turned a hair, Well, appeared, most of the grease disappeared, and most of the poiler disappeared many directions,
yet
in- extricably joined together,
not many.
Big mistake
It was at this point that the
Asked for a technical, opinion Metropolitan Police Driving on Jake's performance, Instructor
Sergeant School made their big mistake, Mason said we would be hearing
and from the Commisaloner. 25-mile overdid their hospitality,
***Invited Jak to take the wheel.
-(London Express Service).
on the roads, go," he advised crisply, as he law showed us round the main lecture Miles took us for a hall, the working models, the ride in a Jaguar. stripped cars, the disembowelled engines, the black museum, Chiet Superintendent Stanley and the room where the chief superintendent on his way Fleman, the principal, said he mysteries
Jak sat back like he soon a
to the scene of the crime, and I
of Internal com think all the other motorista on
had heard about Jak, but pl bustion are broken down into the Barnet bypass thought to
sorta of funny people visited the
school and we were very wel easily remembered functions of the come. If we would kindly sign suck, squeeze, bang and blow.
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One little glimpse of Sergeant
Form C, he would have one of Fle also demonstrated a Miles's stripes helped every one his instructors give us the works. reaction brako-machine which of them to become courteous Jak said ho wasn't going to tells exactly how long it takes and considerate knights of the sign anything without his to "stand on everything," and road, but pronto. solicitor. But I explained that how for you travel before Form C was just a formality standing on everything" begins thought it was rather nice of Sergeant Miles, incidentally, promising not to make any claim to have the slightest effect on to recognise the help I was able against the Commissioner of (a), your car; and (b) the acto offer him from the back Police of the Metropolis of his eldent ahead. males in respect of any loss or Injury to property ‹, or
person
(including fatal injury) sustain ed while being carried ng a passenger in a pullco vehicle or river craft,
Congratulations
sent, In fact, he gave me certificate stating that I have now been licensed to "Irritate, annoy, criticise, and otherwiad disturb the
Sergeant les said a pretty ing the can buy actually driv~ {
quick time for braking was
Sergeant John Milos, ex- 425 of a
Yes, we were all on jolly
Tho chiof thon honded us Half a second (22 feet at 30 over to C.O. 127, otherwise), and offered his con- good terms by then, and I feel hatulations when Jak returned might have bon biller had Recond (19.8 feet at we left at that plage. sailor, 25 years police 30 mph.).
Unfortunately, however, Jak! mari, star student in 1948,
asid he wanted to see the skid The Lastest reaction they had pan, where instructor Dleide madal ribbons on his chest,
ever seen at the school, sald hellomy, playing the part of and, quite normal except Sergeant Mlo wao .275 of a car bandit, has for years and that he supports. Chelsea,
second by an Eastern visitor ycara been trying to loạc instructor. Bill Mason on four Sergeant Miles explained with with a lot of wives. pride that advanced students at Tom, after hüé khd met diferent types of road surface The school had driven more than Inspector Walter Ole, who covered with gresan, and litter- 000,000/10lies in the last two knows. 8,000 ways in which you ea with obstacle tyres none of yeats end had never had an can be booked for breaking the which must bo...touched · by
Mmahom
"They're home alright I can hear them heeping quiet"
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