Mallies Spice Works Manufacturers, Wholesale Merchants & Importers Millers and Packers Phone 838-6796 - and - P.O

ANGELINE PRINTERS

LETTERPRESS AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTERS 254 a Main Rd. PHONE: Also specialising in Letter Heads, Visiting Cards and Wedding Cards Fordsburg. 838-2105 Johannesburg.

With Compliments WITH COMPLIMENTS OF First Aid & Medical Services Prop. Medical First Aid & Surgical Distributors KHOTUS TRAVEL (Pty.) Ltd.

1st Floor PLANET HOTEL Phone 838-6992 Meyerston Building Fordsburg P.O. Box 25245 101 Jeppe St. Ferreirasdorp, Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg

'\kJitk (^ompiimentd Mallies Spice Works Manufacturers, Wholesale Merchants & Importers Millers and Packers Phone 838-6796 - AND - P.O. Box 42303 68 Bree Street, Tel. Add.: “Malliespice” (PATEL & SON) NewtQwn, Fordsburg Wholesale Grocers Johannesburg.

WITH COMPLIMENTS WITH COMPLIMENTS OF OF

Super T a i l o r s rmcsoN’s (Prop.:’ rop.: D. VALLA)

Phone 7 KERK STREET Phone 256 MAIN ROAD, ^ 838-6349 834-3404 JOHANNESBURG ★ FORDSBURG, “ " JOHANNESBURG. r ' FORDSBURC UNITED PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION - " 1

^ i r h Ishwar Heera. Kamin Soma. Hamied Kaloo. Ranjiet Hari.

m m ]

m m . ^ Fanando Romalo. Shantilal Ramjee. Harilal Kalidas. Siva Pill ay. Suliman Desai.

Sweady Chetty. Brian Govender. Kantilal Daya. Siva Phillips. Paresli Daya. FORDSBURG UNITED OL YMPIC LEAGUE DIVISION

. '%

.s k . MOOSAJEE’S 127, MAIN ROAD, FORDSBURG With Compliments JOHANNESBURG and Best Wishes (opposite Mono Bakery) KM Phone : 836 8884

fc.VsH Furniture and Appliances, Furniture Wholesalers from our own factories we offer any make of: pS|g,';; g • KITCHEN SCHEMES

• SLUMBERLAND AND SEALY POSTUREPEDIC BEDDINGS NEWTOWN • FANTASY MATTRESS BY EDBLO 1 ^ ‘ • PIONEER HI-FI & 8 TRACK STEREO, etc. • BEDROOM SUITES ALWAYS LATEST- PHARMACY • LOUNGE SUITE, TEENAGE BEDROOM SUITES N. PARSHOTAM B. Sc. (PHAR) & BABY FURNITURE OUR SPECIALITY. DISPENSING CHEMISTS

• FUTURO HEALTH SUPPORT

• PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT HARRY’S WHOLESALERS • DEVELOPING & PRINTING 14 KORT STREET, • POLAROID SUNGLASSES AND FILMS JOHANNESBWRG. PHONE 834-6188 • RIMMEL AND 17 COSMETICS

STOCKISTS OF LADIES HATS Free Deliveries AND KNITWEAR to all parts of town.

Specialising in Cosmetics

70b BREE STREET and (0pp. Mangera’s Garage) Patent Medicines NEWTOWN — JOHANNESBURG PHONE 838-4212 Special Prices to Hawkers A ®ributp B O B PAVADI

“ I shall pass this way but once; Any good that I can do, Let me do now. For I shall not pass this way again” . Anon. In 1930 he was one o f the few young men in soccer administration who, together with the Rev. B.L.E. Sigamoney and others, founded the Witwatersrand Indian Football Association, and obtained the Dorasamy “ Bob” Pavadai has passed from our midst, leaving a legacy Natalspruit Sports Grounds as a home for Johannesburg’s Indian for the sportsmen o f South Africa, in words and deeds, which few men football, cricket and tennis enthusiasts. have attained in their lifetimes. Life to Bob Pavadai, until his very last hours, represented a challenge not only to survive, but to make a He was appointed Assistant Manager to the Late S.L. Singh for the success o f survival, not as individuals but as humanity. first soccer tour o f India which did not take place. However, he was As Bob Pavadai often remarked, mankind’s ultimate attainment o f destined to manage a non-White team out o f South Africa, and the universal happiness was dependent on successful living. He further opportunity came when, as Manager, he flew to Kenya with a repre endorsed that there was only one way for mankind to succeed, and sentative non-White cricket team,'with Basil D ’Oliviera as Captain. this was by helping others and doing good for humanity at large. He believed that if all men were to contribute their share to the upliftment Bob Pavadai held some o f the highest posts in our sports organisations, o f humanity from the degradation and quagmire o f inferior existence, such as being the first President o f the South African Cricket Board of in which it found itself, mankind would attain the Nirvana o f supreme Control, o f which he was a founder together with such men as M.R. life on earth. Like Nehru, whom he fondly admired, he also believed Varachia and others, some twenty years ago. In football,in association that “ Success only comes to those who act bravely and boldly, and with men such as the late Rev. Sigamoney, George Singh, Dan Twala, never to the timid.” A.J. Albertyn and others, he helped to found the South African Soccer Federation. Bob Pavadai’s life was lived on our rugged sportsfields, and meeting rooms o f mainly sporting organisations, as well as o f cultural, social In the political field, during the early 1940’s, Bob Pavadai was an activist in the Indian Congress movement, and for a while, Secretary and religious groups. By virtue o f being a founder o f many o f our o f the Transvaal Indian Congress. sports bodies, and being at the helm of their development for over four decades. Bob Pavadai witnessed the vicissitudes that all such organisa By social, cultural and religious spheres. Bob Pavadai played prominent tions encounter in their development. He saw lesser men enter and roles in the development and progress, particularly of the Melrose leave the portals o f sports administration, and worked with those who remained as comrades-in-arms, for the betterment and upliftment of Temple Organisation and the Transvaal Tamil Benefit Society, both our sport. o f which organisations had appointed him as a Trustee many years prior to his death. The sporting needs o f our youth was his main concern, and to this end he would strive at every turn. Young men o f ability and en Bob Pavadai has passed our way but once, and no more, and during thusiasm who entered the arena of sports administration, he nurtured his sojourn, this apostle o f human philantrophy; this man-of vision for with the meticuiousness o f a father who was determined to make a the betterment o f his fellowmen’s lot, has done more for us, his success o f his children’s upbringing. successors and the inheritors o f his contributions, than most men ever dream o f or consciously contemplate. Bob Pavadai was one o f five brothers, three o f whom had been active in sports. The vista o f sports, which later opened into the vast arena He shall not pass this way again, and though he is no longer with us, o f sports and man’s recreational endeavours, came to Bob Pavadai on the cherished memories o f his ideals and strivings, of his firm helping the soccer fields, and later spread to the realm o f cricket. Playing for hands, o f his resoluteness o f purpose, of his wisdom in his guidance the Moonlighters Football Club, led to selection for the Transvaal team will remain with us, for as long as there is before us a challenge to during 1929 and 1930, and from there to representing Transvaal survive and to succeed, for as long as there is a need to attain the against the All India Football team. ultimate in life.

by : Amrit Bhana. CHESLER Sparkle Cap & Clothing Manufacturers DRY CLEANERS & LAUNDERERS Makers of “ CHESTER” Clothing Sole Representative BROWN LAHER The Dry Cleaning Specialists in Reef, Pretoria & Vaal Triangle Ladies Sarries Dress Right in “ CHESTER” Clothing for Men & Boys We collect & Deliver to all Customers

Phone 23-8089 153 President Street, Tel. Add.: "CHESCAP (Cor. Delvers Str.) Cor. 17th Street & Delarey Street, P.O. Box 2485, Jhb. Johannesburg. Vrededorp — Johannesburg

With Compliments

from

PILLAYS FRUIT MARKET

P.O. BOX 1, LENASIA, TRANSVAAL.

We Serve and You Save. You Can Beat an Egg But You Cant Beat Pillays Prices. I HAVE MY SAY:

Message from by HIRA LALA General Secretary. M S. ^VHUMMT^

On behalf of my committee 1 wish to place on record our MAYET sincere appreciation and gratitude to all those who have, HON. SECRETARY: in whatever little way, lent their unstinted support and Transvaal Cricket Eederation assistance towards ensuring the success of the Amrit Bhowan Memorial Tournament. HON. SECRETARY; Jhb. Indian Sports Grounds Association At the outset, 1 also feel it incumbent upon myself to convey my thanks to the members of my committee who so admirably have converted my task from an organisation al hazard to such a pleasant one to perform. 1 am indebted to the organisers of the Amrit Bhowan The sides we have invited to this event this year are all top- Memorial Tournament for extending to me this seeded ones in this country, and we can assure the partici opportunity of conveying a message in their Souvenir pating centres that we are grateful to them for their willing Brochure. co-operation to lend such great lustre to this tournament. It is with pride that such a venture should be wel comed by our community at large, as the fund per It is hardly necessary to emphasize the fact that our past forms a valuable community service and extends a tourneys have met with unqualified success, and the zeal helping hand to those in need of funds to pursue exhibited has only inspired us to greater efforts. their studies. Education is of prime importance to our community, Let us hope that this tournament will be characterised by and in promoting a scholarship fund, the organisers a true spirit of sportsmanship, both on and off the field, are in fact promoting the noblest ideals of our and let us be mindful of the ALL IMPORTANT FACT civilization. that real greatness lies more in the striving to win that in This is the only organisation which operates scholar the winning itself. ships as a memorial fund and calls upon sportsmen In conclusion, 1 wish to appeal to the public to donate and the public alike to promote these noble ideals. generously, as the funds of this tournament are used to My sincere blessings to the fourth Amrit Bhowan award bursaries and scholarships to deserving students. Memorial Tournament, for a resounding success, through their efforts and through the overwhelming Best Wishes and Good Luck to all participants. support from our community.

GOOD LUCK ! ! OLYMPIQ INTERNATIONAL

OBTAINABLE AT

SHOE CENTRE

107 MAIN ROAD — FORDSBURG (Between High & Lilian Road) TEL. 836-8975

the dompiimenti

4 Paramount Products

Phone 834-6509 Manufacturers and Wholesalers of: 48 Nursery Road, Fordsburg, P.O. Box 42188 PATENT & PROPRIETARY MEDICINES, TOILET, FORDSBURG Johannesburg, Tel. Add.: “SIAMPUSPE” COSMETICS & STATIONERY MERCHANTS. Johannesburg IN MEMORIAM Message

from THE LATE MR. NATVERLAL HIRA PITAMBER SOLANKl

On the 23rd November, 1971, the NORMAN MIDDLETON public especially the Business World “What is life, if full of care, THE PRESIDENT was shocked to learn of the sudden we have no time to stand and stare, death of Mr. Natverlal Hira Pit- no time to stand beneath the bough, OF THE amber Solanki, after an illness. Mr. Solanki was born in Johannes and stare as long as sheep and cows.” S.A.S. FEDERATION. burg on the 6th July, 1938. He was an outstanding cricketer and played These lines were written many years ago. If this were true in those for the Young Bharats Cricket club. far-off days, how much truer is that statement in the space age, If he was given the opportunity, when man has left the warm brown earth and gone far into space, Mr. Solanki could have reached the and even to the moon. elite group in the business world. His generosity was highly esteemed amongst all the sporting bodies for The Amrit Bhowan Memorial Tournament should be supported by his numerous sponsorships. every black man in the Country. During this tournament, we remember He is survived by his wife and three one of our great young black men who was called to rest at the early children. stage of his life, - a young man who loved sport, who loved education, who loved his people and who wanted to do so much for his unfortunate May his soul rest in Peace. black people, God decided otherwise. It is indeed a fitting memory that the proceeds of this tournament go towards educating our black people. Amrit Bhowan, 1 am sure, would never have wished it otherwise, for, laying just below the surface of our daily lives is the stark shadow of poverty. Poverty with it’s team-mate, The Prophet ignorance. Together, these two still play a much greater part in the lives 1 came to say a word and 1 shall of our black people, through no fault of their own, but because of the say it now. But if death prevents set up of this Country. I therefore salute the convenors of this tourna me, it will be said by Tomorrow, ment for their foresight. Remember, that what you have got in your for Tomorrow never leaves a secret brains, NO APARTHEID can take away. in the book of Eternity.

Of all the ball games played in this Country, “Soccer” has always had a 1 came to live in the glory of Love fascination for the black people. In fact, 1 can safely say that if a South and Beauty, which are the reflec African team were to be picked on merit, of the eleven players, ten tion of God. 1 am here, living, and I would definitely be black. Yet, because of our blackness, the White cannot be exiled from the domain people in this Country continue to deny us the right to play for our of Life, for through my living word Country Internationally and in fact, even deny us the privilege of I will live in death. playing with our own black people. Sad indeed, that some of our people accept this situation. I came here to be for all and with May 1, on behalf of the South African Soccer Federation, extend my all, and what 1 do today in my best wishes for a very successful tournament. I want to particularly solitude will be echoed Tomorrow congratulate the Officials of this tournament for thejr continued by the multitude. effort in our sport. To the players taking part, and to the spectators, What I say now with one heart will thank you for your support. Some day, not too far off, we will be free. be said Tomorrow by thousands of hearts.

KAHLIL GIBRAN THE AMRIT BHOWAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 1971

1971 1970 1969

INCOME 13538.16 8710 4265 Advertisments 2221.40 1586 Affiliation Fees 200.00 160 Brochure Sales 5239.19 3666 Tickets Sales 2975.10 Donations 2382.39 880 Donations Floating Trophies Interest Savings Bank 51.17 Prize Money 200.00 Tuck shop Net profit 268.91 419 EXPENDITURE 4076.57 2771 1661 Auditors Remunerations Bank Charges 28.64 Bad Debts 307.50 Catering & Refreshments 194.58 Cleaning Hall & Grounds Commission Payable 2.97 Donation & Charity Electrical Fittings Electricity 20.00 Halls hiring charges 220.00 Hire of Public Address system Labour 30.00 Meals & Bedding/Visiting teams 88.20 Printing - Brochure & Tickets 2625.23 Purchase of Footballs Prize money awards 200.00 Ribbons & Banners 25.44 15 Repairs & maintenance 11.92 stamps,postage & petties 66.60 Stationery & Printing 106.87 Transport 5.40 Trophies Sundry Expenses 130.26 Depreciation 12.96 EXCESS INCOME R9461.59 R5939 R2604 THE AMRIT BHOWAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1971

1971 1970 1969

R R R R ACCUMULATED FUNDS 18004.60 8543 2604 Balance 31/12/1970 6293.01 2604 Add:Excess Income over 9461.59 5939 2604 Expenditure Add: Consolidation of

Scholarship grants 2250.00 - -

PROVISION FOR BAD

DEBTS 267.50 -

R18272.10 R8543 R2604

Represented by: FIXED ASSETS

Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment 173.00 95 - Balance 31/12/1970 95.00 Add:Further additions 90.96 90 185.96 90

Deduct Depreciation 12.96 -

FLOATING TROPHIES 541.65 542

714.65 637

NETT CURRENT ASSETS 14882.45 6906 2604 CURRENT ASSETS Sundry Debtors 1146.52 384 160 Cash on Savings a/c - 1347 105 Cash at Bank/Tournament 12137,60 3612 2359 Cash at Bank /Scholarship 1565.85 1250 - Cash on Hand 354.48 313 10 15204.45 ■ 6906 2634

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Sundry creditors 312.00 - 30

A ffilia tio n guarantees 10.00 - -

322.00 - 30

SCHOLARSHIP GRANT LOANS 2675.00 1000 Advanced 1970 year 1000.00 1000 Advanced 1971 year 1675.00 —

R18272.10 R8543 R2604

I have compiled the Balance Sheet and Income & Expenditure Account from Books, Accounts and Vouchers and obtained all the information and explanations I required. Subject to Auditors report, 1 hereby certify that the above accounts give a true and fair view of the state of Fund's Affairs at 31st December 1971 and of excess of income over expenditure for the period ended on that date.

cj.=oee«r' Accountant

JOHANNESBURG 31st. JU LY 1972 TRIBUTE TO

THE LATE DHANUBEN PREMABHAI PATEL A PIONEER IN HER FIELD

(DIED 9 -3 - 1972) Behold, it comes in might. The power that is not power. The light that is in darkness. The shade in dazzling light.

It is joy that never spoke. And grief unfelt, profound. Immortal life unlived, Eternal death unmourned.

It is not joy nor sorrow. But that which is between. It is not night nor morrow. But that which joins them in. Dhanuben came to South Africa from India in 1951 as a housewife. She had studied in India where she obtained her Vernacular Final Examina It is sweet rest in music; tion Certificate. and pause in sacred art; The silence between speaking; This made her eligible to teach at a Gujerati school. In those days, Between two fits of passion - however, there were no Gujerati ladies in the teaching profession, so It is the calm of heart. she at first hesitated to do so, as she was afraid of criticism from the public. It is beauty never seen. And love that stands alone. But since there was an acute shortage of Gujerati teachers at the Shree It is song that lives un-sung. Ghandi Bharat Vidyalaya, she was asked to give her services to the And knowledge never known. school. After a little hesitation, she started as a part-time teacher. She was thus the first lady Gujerati teacher at the school, and had to It is death between two lives. stand firm against criticism. And lull between two storms, The void whence rose creation. After this, many ladies and girls followed her in teaching at Gujerati And that where it returns. schools. In time to come, due to the shortage of male teachers, the school was to be run mainly by lady teachers. To it the tear-drop goes, Until her death, Dhanuben had served the Shree Gandhi Bharat Vidy To spread the smiling form. alaya for nearly 20 years, during which time she dedicated herself to It is the Goal of Life, teaching. She was highly respected by both staff and pupils - and hence And Peace-its only home. she will always be remembered by them.

She died on the 9th March, 1972 after a long illness. May God rest her departed soul in peace. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA. "WE LIVE IN THIS WORLD Viewpoint WHEN WE LOVE IT " - Tagore. by AMRIT BHANA

These words from Rabindranath Tagore, though written many decades ago ring true today, as they have never before. Our earth is a creation of nature; our world - that of man. To love the world, implies loving Humanity; loving all that is MAN; only then can we live in this man-made world of ours.

ENNOBLEMENT OF SOCIETY.

Man is able to love that which is noble and good, and loathe all else. Innumerable social philosophies have been expounded as to what love is, what can be termed good or noble and what cannot be; degrees of good and bad, or right and wrong. Even the fact that these are relative concepts, makes not one iota of difference. As long as there is a criterion by which an individ - ual can differentiate, even if it be subjective, there is some basis for a modus operandi.

The prerequisite therefore is, that man must ennoble all his creations on earth, whether they be material, cultural, social or otherwise. The ennoblement of society implies tacitly the enriching of human circumstances, and thereby Humanity.

LIVING, EXISTING, SURVIVING.

For obvious reasons, living as opposed to existing or surviving is of prime importance in the modernised world of today. At a time when man has ventured beyond the horisons of space and possiWy even beyond the limits of earthly existence, it is in* concievable that man should still be a slave of his own creations, laws and systems. Although man has come a long way since the dawn of creation, he remains as puny as the day he walked in the shadows of gigantic DINOSAURUS. In other words, man exhibits a considerable lag in his social development as compared to his development in other spheres. Man, it is alleged, has merely exchanged the shackles of nature, for man-made ones. The struggle for survival continues to proceed at a pace of greater acceleration than hitherto. We are still not living, but merely surviving.

SOCIAL IDEALS

The social philosophies and ideals which man expounded centuries ago, are still unattainable. Instead of man settling down to the task of living, he is continuously engaged in conflicts, turmoils and upheavals, giving rise to considerable set-backs to man’s progress.

The espoused oneness of man appears to have been shattered into myriads of classes and grades, types and categories. Some claim to be superior whilst others clamour to improve the so-called inferior status with which they are alleged to have been endowed. Human action and conduct has been under man’s scrutiny since time immemorial. Man’s own behaviour patterns have been man’s immediate concern to that of his struggle for survival. These patterns evolve from his very struggles, and yet man is unable to resolve his ideals to reality. The human quest for an understanding of his own being in relation to the world around him is an endless process culminating at a cul - de • sac. Man, though a social being, possesses individual characteristics, the socially acceptable expression of which is always subject to social mores, codes and ethics. Everything in man’s life is relative to something else and there is therefore, of necessity, always a balance to be struck between the self and the world at large. In Tagore’s words there is thus a connotation that man must forsake his individuality for the greater good of the world around him. It almost implies that man should learn to love the world more than himself, should he wish to live in it.

ULTIMATE REALITY.

What then is the ultimate reality which is confronting man? Is there a possibility that man’s social evolution has a yet not reached a stage of development where such ideals can become a reality? Is there a likelihood that man’s objective evaluation of himself and his world is not universal, because it is still restricted by the boundries of his own social world? There is a dis tinct possibility that if man’s ventures into outer space were to suddenly confront him with a highly developed and intelligent community elsewhere in our solar system, he could by comparison of the two worlds arrive at an even more objective evalua tion of his own world than he has hitherto been able to do. Under such circumstances, the pattern of civilization on earth as we know it, would alter radically to possibly accommodate the kind of idealised life which Tagore envisaged. But, does it require confrontation with a civilization in outer space to attain a higher level of objectivity? Is there then a possibility that man’s mental evolutionary development is still quite incomplete, and that man’s mental faculties have not quite reached a level of maturity to enable him to attain complete objectivity? After all, there are still areas of a man’s brain of which little or nothing is known, and the distinct functions of which are still undefineable. The genius of men such as Tagore, hint inexorably at yet another realm of man’s existence of which our present day civiliza tion is unaware, and thus totally unconcerned. Leonardo Da Vinci’s conception of mechanised aerial flights were possibly treated with contempt and relegated to the figment of his imagination. Today, however, civilization has even surpassed me chanised aerial flights,and manned interplanetary flights are almost a reality.

Our earth is habitable, yet our world is not livable! Rabindranath Tagore’s words can only be prophetic, for after all “WE LIVE IN THIS WORLD WHEN WE LOVE IT.” ^lAJitk (^ompiimentd

MARSHALL TAILORS

TAILORS FOR Suits for Distinction

Phone 24-3005 325B, Marshall St Res..: 24-5290 Jeppe, Johannesburg

Visit GUT’S Shkl m i ★ ★ The H^use of a mUion Shirts ★ ★ 20. 14th Street, Vrededorp, Jhb, Phone 35-6221

lAJitli C^ompiimenti ^rom ORANGE GROVE TAILORS & OUTFITTERS V Specialising in American Trousers ^ 173 LOUIS BOTHA AVE., ORANGE GROVE JOHANNESBURG

Collection Number: AG3403 Collection Name: Non-racial Sports History Project, Transvaal

PUBLISHER:

LEGAL NOTICES:

Copyright Notice: All materials on the Historical Papers website are protected by South African copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, or otherwise published in any format, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

Disclaimer and Terms of Use: Provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained therein, you may download material (one machine readable copy and one print copy per page) for your personal and/or educational non-commercial use only.

People using these records relating to the archives of Historical Papers, The Library, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, are reminded that such records sometimes contain material which is uncorroborated, inaccurate, distorted or untrue. While these digital records are true facsimiles of paper documents and the information contained herein is obtained from sources believed to be accurate and reliable, Historical Papers, University of the Witwatersrand has not independently verified their content. Consequently, the University is not responsible for any errors or omissions and excludes any and all liability for any errors in or omissions from the information on the website or any related information on third party websites accessible from this website.

This document forms part of a collection, held at the Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.