SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK & PARTNERS Summer 1968

THE HOUSE MAGAZINE OF SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK & PARTNERS

PRINTED IN ENGLAND by WIGEITMAN MDUNTAIN LTD. WESTMINSTER, LGNDDN, S.W.I Summer 1968 CONTENTS

PARTNERS’ PANORAMA . . . . . 3

OBITUARIES 5

Joti NUMBERS . 6

TANZANIA-ZAMBIA RAILWAY SURVEY by George Eakin . . 7 Foi’ A CONSIDERATION by Ti,,, Co,,n’ai’ II

COMPUTERS IN THE JUNGLE by Erik Bird . 13

How TO GET UP IN THE MORNING BY COMPUTER . 14

RUSSIAN INTERLUDE by George Si,,, . IS CLUB NOTES: Golf 19 Badminton . . . . 20 Cricket 20 Camera Club . . 22 Lawn Tennis . . 22 Squash Rackets . 22

THAT GHASTLY WORD “OCCULT” by Zach Matthews . 23

AFRICA AND A TOUCH OF THE SUN bj’ R. Ethi’ards 26

HUMMINGBIRD HIGHWAYS by Ann and David F/ave/I . . . 28 NEWSLETTERS:

Westmorland . . 29

Brunei . . . . . 33

Glasgow . . . . . 35

Jordan ...... 38

Belfast . . . . 38 Belize . . 39

Hong Kong . . . 41

London . . . 42

STAFF N0TIs . . 44

COMPETITION PAGE . . . . . 46

EDITORIAL ...... 47

COMPETITION RESULTS ...... 48

Co icr Photograph HOSPITAL FOR CHEST DISEASES. KUWAIT John R. Harris, Architect Hoarc Lea & Partners, Mechanical Consultants Photograph by Henk Snoek It. ‘%,, SUMMER, 1968 3

P artners’ P anorama

is now almost exactly 20 years since conclusion - to the that the opposite was probably my wife, Ann and I set out from nearer the truth. (I should hasten to add that — - London to open an office in Blantyre, since 1948 ther hotel has been rebuilt and is now Nyasaland. This was the first overseas venture of under new management.) Of many incidents I Scott & Wilson. At about this time unknown to well remember that at breakfast one morning I us Reggie Hawkey of Sir Cyril Kirkpatrick & was about to consume my usual bowl of corn- Partners was flying -Jt- to Cyprus in connection with flakes, when what I had taken to be a burnt the first overseas project of his firm. It can, cornflake suddenly took off and scuttled across therefore, be said that our overseas practice the tablecloth on to the floor where it was chased started at that time. and eventually crushed by an obliging African In 1948 Scott & Wilson and Sir Cyril Kirk waiter. patrick & Partners were separate firms and their Office accommodation was also practically o combined staff numbered less than 40. Although unobtainable but eventually we were able to rent sundry accounts 0 of our overseas activities have one room, 10 feet by 8 feet at the back of the 0. appeared from time to time in PONTIFACT since Provincial Commissioners’ office. This room had . I I.. it was first published in 1960, few of our present a fine view of the gaol, known by the Africans as staff will know much of these early activities and King George’s Hotel. Here Ann (acting unpaid 0.0 the conditions under which they were under secretary) and I struggled with the first editions 0.’ .0 taken. I thought, therefore, that a short account of the Londoii Letter and I can well appreciate of our experiences in Nyasaland at that time the difficulties experienced by Miss Lish at the — would be interest. ,— 0. of London end in assembling this odd collection of . When Mr. Scott called me into his office in memos, letters and cables. December 1947 and told me that the Crown After 12 weeks’ residence in Ryalls we were Agents had asked us to undertake work in glad to accept the offer of a rambling bungalow Nyasaland neither Mr. Scott nor myself had any called Government Cottage. The staff by this clear idea of the location of this territory. time were beginning to arrive; they included 0’O However, after hurriedly referring to the .0 2 firnis John Henry, Stanley Elliott, Gordon Forrest, atlas we soon located it. After a month’s recon Zach Matthews, Mervyn Johnston, Rob MeWand naissance visit by Guthiac Wilson and myself in at a later date 0 - Roy Hodgen. For the next six to 0 February 1948 we returned to England. The eight months ten of us lived, ate and slept in next few months were eventful. The contract this five-roomed house, and worked in the documents for 120 miles of road were assembled, offices which were located in the servant’s staff was recruited, in March Ann and I were in 0 quarters the rear. It was situated some distance married and five weeks later we left England. We from Blantyre and initially the only transport flew by a charter flight organised by Hunting consisted of one second-hand Hiliman Minx 1947 Airways, and Ann, who had recently arrived from vintage. Looking back I find it surprising that the United States, was disappointed to find that we were able to survive this period and still .0 0 our fellow passengers were not mustachioed big remain on speaking terms with each other. game hunters wearing topees arid equipped with However, we were young, enthusiastic, intensely rifles and elephant guns, but people much like interested in our work and working under great ourselves going to Central Africa to help with the pressure. development of that area, The environment of Government Cottage was When we arrived in Blantyre the first setback not improved by the activities of our next door was the news that the houses which were to be neighbour, a keen zoologist who made a practice reserved for us were not available. We settled of collecting snakes’ eggs. He travelled extensively for the only possible alternative, Ryalls Hotel. and collected a wide variety of eggs which were ; This hotel pre-war, had the reputation of being buried in his garden before going on leave. The the best hotel between Cairo and the Cape, but net result is not difficult to imagine and we were after some months’ residence we reluctantly came liable to come across snakes at any time often in PONTIFACT No. IS SUMMER, 1968 5 the most inconvenient localities. On one occasion but this is a story of its own which would have to when Ann went to have a bath one of these be told by John. Flights also had to be made creatures which had been quietly sleeping on the between Nyasaland and the U.K. At this time top of the bathroom door was swept off and the British Aircraft industry was learning some landed on her head when she closed the door. thing about the practical aspects of fatigue. However, none of us except the snakes suffered Guthlac Wilson and his wife, Mary, were both any harm. They were usually quickly dealt with tragically killed when the main spar of their by anything from a No. 2 to a No. 9 iron. Viking aircraft broke while on their way to Our work was concerned, as it is today, with Nyasaland in 1953. 1 have a colour slide of Honor Obituaries roads, airfields, dams and water supply and in all and Oliver Measor at Livingstone Airport light these spheres our knowledge of soil mechanics heartedly boarding a Comet I aircraft with the played an important part, especially as there was letters YP on the tail. A few weeks later this no past experience of engineering works in this aircraft Yoke Peter disintegrated over Elba. part of the world. We quickly improvised a soils However, life was not all work and travel. The laboratory. A good deal of the apparatus was Blantyre Club provided opportunities for golf, home made including a C.B.R. machine. The tennis, swimming and a social life. The staff were H. H. Exelby, A.M.l.MLIn.E. loading mechanism consisted of a wooden bench not slow in taking advantage of these facilities. and a long wooden beam, on to the end of which Our bachelors, notably Zach Matthews and it was with regret that we learned of the death, and its activities never waned and he will be was hung a dustbin. Sawn off sections of six-inch Stanley Elliott lost no time in getting themselves on May 10th, of Henry Hainsworth Exelby, who remembered particularly for his many witty

pipe served as C.B.R. moulds. 1still have a faded engaged to the attractive secretaries of the senior had given valuable service to the firm as Resident contributions to PONTIFACT. photograph showing Stanley Elliott applying the Government officials. I became somewhat appre Engineer on a number of important contracts. Mr. Exelby was an excellent site representative load to a soil sample by directing a jet of water hensive that if this practice continued we might Mr. Exelby’s long career in civil engineering who brought the benefit of his considerable from a garden hose into the dustbin. be asked to set up elsewhere. started before the 1914-1918 war and was experience and sound common sense to bear in Our first efforts at aerial photography also We continued for four years in Nyasaland primarily in site supervision of work carried out solving construction problems and ensuring the required improvisation. We were investigating a with our share of successes and setbacks before both by contract and direct labour. He first smooth running of any job with which he was route for a road from Lake Nyasa to the top of we were asked to go to Hong Kong. This started became connected with the firm in the 1930’s connected. the Vipya Plateau, a rise of some 3,000 feet. The a general expansion until today our activities when he was Resident Engineer on a major In his younger days he had been an actor of country was unmapped and the air survey are spread from Central America and the development at Wallasey which included two some ability and it was with a certain reluctance company engaged for the mapping had failed in Caribbean across Africa, the Middle East and miles of sea wall and promenade, a marine lake that he decided to make engineering, rather than their attempts to photograph the area due to the Persian Gulf to Singapore, Borneo and and swimming pool, roads, bridges and drainage, the theatre, his main profession. Even then he cloud cover. However, John Henry with his usual Hong Kong. Although in the past year some of He later acted in a similar capacity on the was only too delighted to return to the stage if a energy and enthusiasm organised an alternative our work has been held up by wars in the Middle Penrhyn Bay Sea Defence scheme in North suitable engineering post was not immediately with the help of the Director of Civil Aviation and East and Nigeria and the political troubles in Wales and on the construction of the founda- available. He was a good talker and one felt that his Rapide Aircraft. The photographic team Hong Kong, I think this will prove to be a tions and river wall of the Brewers Quay (Three his facile tongue probably forestalled a number consisted of three engineers equipped with two temporary phase. We have naturally learnt some Quays) Building near Tower Bridge. In latter of contractor’s claims. Rolleicord cameras and a stop watch. One thing in the last 20 years and although the same years indifferent health prevented his further The sympathy of all who knew him will go to engineer took the photographs by holding the problems are still with us we can usually anticipate association with us but his interest in the firm his widow and daughter. camera outside the rear window of the aircraft them. Our work is generally of a much more and pointing it vertically downwards, the second sophisticated nature today than it was 20 years member of the team unloaded and then re ago, but it still requires initiative and improvisa loaded the cameras with film while the third tion of a high order. Life overseas still has its counted the seconds aloud so that an exposure inconveniences and excitements and provides could be made every five seconds. The tension opportunities for those anxious to obtain experi Mr. Arthur Carter amongst the crew as we approached the peak ence and accept responsibility at an early age. which marked the beginning of the photographic In conclusion, I should like to welcome We very much regret to hear of the death of was near the end of this visit that Mr. Carter run had to be experienced to be believed. The Mr. J. F. Main who has recently joined us as a Mrs. Carter’s husband, Arthur, on June 29th. developed the illness which was to cause his negatives were developed and enlarged in our part-time consultant. He is also acting as a Many of us knew him as a regular attender at death, Although pressed to remain in Australia, offices and when viewed stereoscopically provided consultant to our friends Tippetts-Abbett office parties and the annual cricket match and they were both anxious to return to England. sufficient information to locate the most suitable McCarthy-Stratton and the Economist Intelli will remember him for his friendliness and the Mr. Carter improved in health after treatment route. gence Unit. For the past 12 years he has been great interest he showed in the activities ofthe firm, and during the past year had enjoyed working in Our work was widely scattered throughout with the World Bank in Washington as Head of Shortly after Mrs. Carter’s retirement from the his garden. Nyasaland and the flights which had to be the Transportation Division. He will be of great firm in 1966 sheand her husband went to Australia We extend to Mrs. Carter and her family our undertaken in single-engined aircraft over bush, help to us in our overseas work and we look to visit their daughter and grandchildren, and it sympathy in their great loss. swamp and lakes were not without risk. On one forward to working with him for some years occasion John Henry was missing for 18 hours to come. H.G. PONTIFACT No. IS SUMMER, 1968 5 the most inconvenient localities. On one occasion but this is a story of its own which would have to when Ann went to have a bath one of these be told by John. Flights also had to be made creatures which had been quietly sleeping on the between Nyasaland and the U.K. At this time top of the bathroom door was swept off and the British Aircraft industry was learning some landed on her head when she closed the door. thing about the practical aspects of fatigue. However, none of us except the snakes suffered Guthlac Wilson and his wife, Mary, were both any harm. They were usually quickly dealt with tragically killed when the main spar of their by anything from a No. 2 to a No. 9 iron. Viking aircraft broke while on their way to Our work was concerned, as it is today, with Nyasaland in 1953. 1 have a colour slide of Honor Obituaries roads, airfields, dams and water supply and in all and Oliver Measor at Livingstone Airport light these spheres our knowledge of soil mechanics heartedly boarding a Comet I aircraft with the played an important part, especially as there was letters YP on the tail. A few weeks later this no past experience of engineering works in this aircraft Yoke Peter disintegrated over Elba. part of the world. We quickly improvised a soils However, life was not all work and travel. The laboratory. A good deal of the apparatus was Blantyre Club provided opportunities for golf, home made including a C.B.R. machine. The tennis, swimming and a social life. The staff were H. H. Exelby, A.M.l.MLIn.E. loading mechanism consisted of a wooden bench not slow in taking advantage of these facilities. and a long wooden beam, on to the end of which Our bachelors, notably Zach Matthews and it was with regret that we learned of the death, and its activities never waned and he will be was hung a dustbin. Sawn off sections of six-inch Stanley Elliott lost no time in getting themselves on May 10th, of Henry Hainsworth Exelby, who remembered particularly for his many witty

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OnAugust 23rd, 1967 S.W.K.P. along Two weeks were spent at our Moshi office E.N. 67088 Liverpool Inner Motorway—Phase 1. with another London based firm of studying all available maps and aerial photo EN. 67089 Bloomsbury Square—Underground Car Park. consulting engineers, Livesey and Hen graphs of the area, collecting the soils equipment E.N. 67090 New Hospital at Fulham—School of Nursing. derson, were given the task of carrying out an and planning the procedure to be adopted for E.N. 67091 Huddersfleld Royal Infirmary—Accommodation for Resident Medical Officers. investigation into the topographical and soils the survey. Visits were paid to an East African E.N. 67092 Queen Charlotte’s Hospital—Phase II. conditions occurring over a 60-mile length of the Railway engineer who had knowledge of the E.N. 67093 Ki llington Service Area—Supervising Officer. alignment proposed for the Tanzania-Zambia area and to the Geological Museum, and a flight E.N. 67094 Tebay Service Area—Supervising Officer. railway. was made in a small charter plane over the area E.N. 67095 Link Usage—C.S.B. This 60-mile length, occurring in the Makum to be investigated. E.N. 68005 Gwent Police Headquarters. bako-Chita Section runs through a remote, During those two weeks in Moshi we enjoyed E.N. 68006 Cove—Barclays Bank. inaccessible and sparsely populated part of the lavish hospitality of Edith and Ron Hedges. E.N. 68008 P. & 0. Beaufort House, Phase 4. Tanzania; the terrain is extremely broken and the Many times in the following three months did E.N. 68010 B.E.A. Abbotsinch—Gale Damage. soil conditions are very difficult. The investi the writer think longingly of Edith’s mouth- EN. 68011 Royal Festival Hall—Covered Ways. gations in the field had to be completed by early watering lobster mornay washed down with a EN. 68012 Shropshire—Culvert Investigation. December before heavy rains made access into glass of lightly chilled Pouilly Fuissé as he EN. 68013 Cheshire—Load Capacity of M6 Overbridges. the area impossible. munched his way through a lunch of bread and E.N. 68014 Shell Centre—Installation of Computer. The writer was having a quiet holiday with luncheon meat washed down with gently warmed E.N. 68015 Lawns House, Witherslack. his wife and children in the wilds of Donegal coffee. EN. 68016 Maidenhead Bypass Motorway—Widening. (training for what lay ahead) when a telegram During this period Livesey and Henderson E.N. 68017 Huddersfield Royal Infirmary—Proposed Post Graduate Medical Institute. arrived from Belfast giving the news of our were busy purchasing camping equipment and E.N. 68018 Lady Trower Trust Playing Fields. appointment and telling him to start his inocu stores in Nairobi, transporting it and establishing E.N. 68019 Feltham—Terminal. lations yesterday. The local post office managed our first camp at a point on the map about 400 EN. 68020 Wadi Yutum Road. the English language quite well (this is one of the miles south of Moshi and several miles beyond E.N. 68021 Brunei Airport—Staff Housing. few places in Ireland where Gaelic is still used any existing vehicular track. The number of staff E.N. 68022 Brunei Airport—Terminal Building. in everyday conversation) until confused by the to be accommodated in camp was 16 approxi E.N. 68023 Lawes Chemicals—Barking. introduction of French and the address on the mately, most of these being surveyors. The E.N. 68025 Augustine House, Austin Friars, E.C.2. telegram was transformed to “Kelly’s Shalleys”. S.W.K.P. bodies numbered three; the writer, E.N. 68026 Penrhyn Bay—Sea Defence. A frantic week followed during which it was Peter Regan from the Moshi office and Niel E.N. 68027 I.C.I. Fibres—Pontypool—Alterations to Section 7 Main Factory. arranged that the children would not catch Robinson who had been unsuspectingly travelling E.N. 68029 New Zealand House—Investigation into 4th floor loading and flag post support. whooping cough until after the writer’s departure; home to the U.K. from Biafra via the Cameroons, E.N. 68032 Barge Ballast Tank—Structural Failure. that the installation of central heating, scheduled Northern Nigeria, South Africa, and Moshi E.N. 68034 Weymouth, Construction of Hoverport. to start at the beginning of the month, would take when he fell into our hands. (Jim Cocksedge and E.N. 68035 Hong Kong—Desalination Plant. twice as long as estimated; and that it would pour Roly Edwards returned to London after an E.N. 68036 Teesside Parkway—Stage 1. with rain throughout September. Spare time was enjoyable two weeks in Moshi.) In addition to EN. 68037 Kabul, Afghanistan—New Hangar. occupied tying up loose ends in the Belfast office the staff there was to be a labour force which was EN. 68039 Crystal Palace—Construction Equipment Exhibition, 1969. and being briefed by John Sutton in London. to rise to a maximum of about ISOwhen portering EN. 68045 Hire of Streeter Amet TralTicounters. Eventually on September 3rd the writer, along was at its heights. E.N. 68046 Supply of data for 0 & 0 movements—Newport Road RoundaboLit. with Jim Cocksdge and Roly Edwards left By September 25th the first camp was in E.N. 68048 St. George’s Cross—Commercial Centre. London for East Africa and arrived in Moshi existence; all staff were assembled and the E.N. 68051 Libya—Airstrip at Sarir. via Nairobi on the 6th. Actually we flew from investigation proper got under way. E.N. 68052 Stafford Inner Relief Road—Sub-soil Investigation. Nairobi to Moshi on the 5th but were unable As the writer’s previous experience of camping E.N. 68053 Manchester Airport—Arbitration. to land because of low cloud. Conditions seemed was nil the first few days were of particular E.N. 68054 Memorial Hall—Farringdori Road. to be similar on the 6th so we eventually made the interest. Our equipment was good: we had E.N. 68057 Maiquetia Airport—Venezuela. journey by car which we shared with an Asian excellent tents which were insect proof, and our E.N. 68058 Canning Town—Flats Investigation. ivory trader. beds were of the folding steel frame type with 6 PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 7

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Getting in supplies was very difficult parti samples, preparing logs and testing schedules, cularly during the first couple of months when packing the samples into wooden boxes and we were moving further and further away from organizing their transport out to our laboratory the limit of Land-Rover access. The area was un in Moshi every two or three weeks. During the inhabited so that it was not possible to buy food last six weeks two boring rigs were brought onto of any description locally; not even fruit or eggs. the site and several boreholes were sunk to This meant that food had to be brought in for depths of approximately 90 feet at some of the the entire labour force in addition to that for the more accessible points along the route. staff and on one or two occasions our stocks ran Most of the soil testing was carried out under rather low. Have you ever tried curried scotch the control bf Roy (the children’s magician) herring in tomato sauce for dinner? It is not bad Burley in Moshi but some representative samples unless you have also had it uncurried for lunch were air-freighted to London for testing there. and breakfast. Our soil testing equipment found John Sutton visited the site for a week in early new uses. We can say categorically that a No. 72 November and once again demonstrated his sieve had the optimum mesh for removing weevils hiking ability by taking the writer for a ten-hour from flour. hike during which they were sustained by nothing Despite these difficulties work progressed at a more substantial than haifa dozen boiled sweets. good rate. We soon found that it was best to Lucky Jim Cocksedge dropped in by helicopter split into several small camps supplied through for a week towards the end of November. the main camp. This added to the logistics pro By the beginning of December the completion blems as communications between camps with of the investigation had developed into a race our walkie-talkie radios was not always.possible against the rains which were rapidly becoming but it did reduce the distances to be walked each heavier and more frequent. However by mid- morning and evening between the camp and December the entire alignment Among the elephant grass—by the easy route (not usually available) length of the had work. been covered arid all staff with the exception of The activities of the S.W.K.P. team consisted Dick Woods had made their return to civiliza foam rubber mattresses. For bathing we were permitted. Erecting the aerial for the first time among other things of making copious notes of tion. Dick remained to supervise the breaking up equipped with the well known bush shower presented us with a problem as none of the terrain features along the proposed alignment, of camp and its transport to Moshi. This opera which consists of a three-gallon canvas bag with a young lads on the labour force could be persuaded directing the excavation of pits, taking soil tion became a saga of its own because the day wooden bottom into which is fastened a shower- to climb a tree. Apparently all the tree-climbers head with an on/off valve. The bag is slung from live along the coast where there are palm trees. Examining the drilling records at a borehole location in typical Makumbako/Chita terrain the branch of a convenient tree and filled with We eventually found a lad from the coast and warm water whenever a shower is required. This got the aerial into position. This was fine until works well and is very welcome after a hard day the time for dismantling arrived some three weeks in the field. A word of warning however: make later and we discovered that our tree-climber had sure it is filled before starting your shower. left the camp. It took all of Dick Woods’ (camp One chap forgot to take this elementary pre manager) persuasive powers to get that aerial caution and had himself liberally coated with down from the tree. Thereafter Peter Regan and soap when the water ran out. The latrine con Niel Robinson became adept at lobbing string sisted of the standard covered pit but we usually attached to a chunk of rock over tree branches. Lj “ had the added luxury of a manufactured wooden The first camp move came after about three seat. One soon got used to the lack of modern weeks. This involved breaking everything down amenities, but towards the end of the survey to loads of approximately 40 lb. each, this being when rain storms became very frequent it was the agreed load to be carried by each porter. found to be quite a juggling feat to keep oneself Then a file of porters headed off through the dry with the help of an umbrella while visiting bush towards our next camp site in the best the loo. Hollywood traditions. Patient, long-suffering Electric-lighting for the main camp was pro Dick Woods bore the bruiit of moving camp. vided by an almost portable generator whenever The terrain through which we were working we had time to get it installed, but during the was very steeply undulating: an area of level first couple of months when we were moving camp ground was a rare occurrence. If one was not frequently gas-lighting was used most of the clambering up a 40-degree slope one was sliding time. down it or trying to walk across it, all of which Our contact with the outside world was by found muscles which had not been tried for a radio telephone when atmospheric conditions long time. PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER 968 9

For a Consideration by T. Conway

is a remarkable place. It is flat, He was young, slim and well-muscled. He was wet, green and empty of all but a few wearing a vest and trousers but no shoes to speak towns, and yet it contains a unique race of. I was reminded of a picture on a poster I had of adepts. This race consists of both small and seen, advertising a Karate exhibition. large dark men; they seldom smile, they wear But this was a false impression for as he ap few clothes and they live and work in small proached us he kept his gaze fixed firmly on the wooden or corrugated iron huts. They may be car and when he passed the front off-side wing found in side roads, at the ends of culs-de-sac or he fondled it and left a perfect set of oily right- in strange dark corners on the edge of the jungle. hand fingerprints on the white paint. I had my first dealings with them when my “Frensh car?” he said by way of greeting. car needed servicing. It also needed repairing in I nodded. Ahmad lifted the bonnet and ex one or two places as it was overheating badly plained what was wrong. They spoke to each and firing on only three cylinders. I asked Ahmad other in Malay and I stood and watched. The Team leader George Eakin congratulates Peter Regan and Niel Robinson on the day’s bag of soil samples if he would take me to someone who would Korean seemed hesitant; while he was talking he attend to it. This was a wise choice, for Ahmad screwed imaginary screws and pushed them knows Brunei well. through his hand. But he stood away from the after the last member of the staff (except Dick) recruit) had inadvertently put it into reverse Now I am not going to talk about the vagaries engine. He seemed afraid of it. How strange. moved out, the heavens opened; a bridge was gear instead of forward gear. Both driver and of old cars; every driver who has owned one has I mused on some English garages; how you washed away and Dick was stranded. To make vehicle miraculously escaped injury. There was at least one story to tell. It amuses him to repeat drive your car in and look for someone to speak matters worse radio signals from the camp were Peter Regan’s tape recorder with Peter’s selection it and he expects his listener to chuckle with him. to. Eventually a white-coated or green-overalled blocked by the storms. Fortunately, Ron of Beatle records. When the batteries were He forgets that most people have owned, in their person comes out of an office. He has been watch Hedges in Moshi was keeping a watchful eye on exhausted after about six weeks, feelings in the youth or at times of insanity, a broken-down ing you through his window, sizing you up. He events and he rapidly organized a rescue opera camp were mixed and the procurement of replace wreck. It is part of the struggle for riches to assumes an air of one accepting over-work tion which finally resulted in Dick being lifted ments was found to be difficult. There was belong once to the Noise of the Month Club. through dedication. He obviously needs sleep. If out by helicopter in time to arrive at his home in Hapi-Hapi, Dick Woods’ labour leader, who My ambition is lower; I wish to philosophise. he is wearing a white coat he will be carrying a Nairobi on Christmas Eve. might have been more aptly named Yapi-Hapi. We climbed into the car and drove towards clip board with either a single sheet of paper or Looking back there are some incidents which The report has now been prepared and sub Seria. The engine sent a tremor through the car a wad of bills on it; if green overalls, he will be come easily to mind. There were the ants at mitted to our client, The African Development and Ahniad winced, It sounded very bad, rather tossing a spanner or wiping his hands and ears Camp 2 which in the middle of the night marched Bank. We have concluded that construction of a like a hesitant rumble of thunder. on a dish cloth pulled from his pocket. With a through a small gap in a tent door and over the railway through this area is a practicable proposi We reached the outskirts of town, and palm degree of politeness which depends on whether two sleeping occupants who were soon rending tion, and economists have concluded that the trees and jungle replaced the houses at the road or not you are a regular, he asks what is wrong the night air with oaths. There were our two overall project involving construction of some side. The needle eased into the “Danger” zone. with your car. While you recount the symptoms happy-go-lucky game scouts who were supposed 1,000 miles of railway at an estimated cost of I was getting worried—I knew we could never he kicks the tyres and opens the passenger door to protect us from wild-life but who were possibly approximately £130 million is viable. Politicians reach Seria—when Ahmad said: “Turn left here”. (why does he peer at the dashboard?). You end a bigger hazard themselves. They were eventually will without doubt, play a large part in making “Where?” “Here.” your speech rather lamely, usually in mid- dispensed with after one of them started a fire to the final decision on whether or not the railway I turned left and we plunged down a track into sentence. If you are a Catholic, the experience is burn off elephant grass without first checking will be built. Communist China has already the forecourt of a high shed with only one wall. very much like going to Confession: you feel the wind direction. The result could have been indicated a willingness to provide the necessary All around us were old cars. I noticed how ashamed at letting your car, your mechanical the loss of one of our fly-camps if it had not money and it is reported that there are Chinese apposite was our presence; my car was among soul, get into such a state of disrepair. You been for the frantic efforts of Niel Robinson engineers in East Africa at the present time work friends. It had perhaps less rust than they, but should have come earlier. You cast your eyes to and his band of pit-diggers. To Niel went the ing on the detailed design. an equal air of fatigue. the ground. He tells you that absolution will have distinction of sighting the only lion found on the Whatever the outcome, there is one person A man left the shed and walked towards us. to wait until next Wednesday as they are very survey. There was the Land Rover which ran who has promised himself that if the railway is Ahmad had told me that he was a Korean and busy, and that if you will follow him to the vestry backwards for 100 feet down a 40-degree slope built, he will somehow, sometime treat himself was to be trusted as he had been on a course in he will give you an estimate of the penance. before being stopped by a tree. The driver (a new to a ride along the Makumbako-Chita Section. Singapore. Ahrnad looked at me. “He says you can cure PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 13 the over-heating by flushing the radiator with faults is a different matter; it’s quite out of their you advice. But not out of ignorance or pride; be at fault? Better to show respect for the owner soapy water.’ The Korean nodded and said: line and they treat it as an impertinence.” no, rather they assume that you, the owner of and consideration . . . Yes, thats it: Considera “Abou’ four time, maybe”. And he was right. Two days and five garages the car, know what is best. You have come to tion. Show consideration to the car. Whatever “What about the cylinder that’s not working?” later we had been told that the overheating was due them because they are specialists in one kind you do, don’t touch it when the owner’s looking. “He wants you to start the engine.” to a blocked radiator (thrice), bad timing (twice) of repair and therefore they will attend to the Tell him to get a friend to bring it round. “Yez, star’ engine” he affirmed. and a non-working water pump (once). The sick pertinent parts and those alone. Why proffer That reminds me. Ahniad! My car’s gone I started the engine. The Korean listened to it; cylinder had produced numerous theories, none advice when it may insult? That way you lose wrong again. Ring up your cousin, would you he moved to the other side of the car and then of which seemed feasible. business. Why be hasty when your judgement may please? stood well back. The car shuddered gently. I was getting frazzled; six garages, not one Suddenly we were surrounded. Three large offer of help, and a host of reasons why I Chinese mechanics, attired in vests, trousers and shouldn’t have the car mended. Quotations for shoes but no socks, had joined us. There were also work carried out along the lines that I, personally, four small boys. directed (whether or not the work produced They spoke to the Korean who pointed to the results) varied from 30 dollars to 350 dollars. engine and replied. The largest Chinese produced I had thought at the beginning that the a screwdriver, a very long one, and with it he Korean, being a foreigner, was an exception, but prodded the carburettor and turned a screw we got the same reception and treatment at both Computers in the Jungle through two degrees. The engine shuddered more Chinese and Malay garages. What could I do? slowly so he turned it back again and, while the I didn’t know what was wrong. I thought fondly by Er/k Bird engine was picking up speed, he quickly turned of Victory Enterprises, Garage and Furniture another screw. No change. The engine sounded Dealings, Pat Wong Mgr., in Kowloon. There much as before. The Korean watched with his I could drive my car in (the same one), hand it he new Capital of British Honduras is New Capital site both as a place to live and to arms folded and his head on one side. over to one of the three mechanics who had taking shape in a square mile of what a hunt. There are at least two house mounds on The mechanic stepped back. He wiped the opened the door and say: “Drive it round the year ago was dense jungle. The site is at the site (one contains the graves of four people) screwdriver, put it back and walked oft. The rest block, find out what’s wrong with it and fix it”. the junction of two of the major roads in the and stone spear heads, axe heads, pottery and of us stood and watched the engine. This lasted “Ready tomorrow morning, sir. If you will come country and is well chosen for the capital of the stone tools are continually coming to light. for a minute. this way, Mr. Wong will drive you back to your emerging nation of Belize. The 12 miles of Maya life is an absorbing subject to read about. The Korean said something to Ahmad who office.” roads under construction are having their earth- Their culture knew no metals except gold orna went to the front and turned the engine oft. Ahmad solved the problem. “Leave it to me” works calculated by computer, now standard ments, no wheels and no beasts of burden. Try “He doesn’t know what’s wrong.” he said. “You’re going out to site tomorrow. practice with the firm in most road projects. carving stone or making a spear head without “Have you told him I think it’s a smashed Give me the car key and I’ll get the car fixed.” Technological sophistication brought to the using a metal implement! Great patience was exhaust valve seating?” “How and why?” jungle, one might suggest. obviously a strong characteristic. Their nearest “Yes, but he doesn’t think you’re right.” “The problem is that you’re a European. They The Maya civilisation, which endured 3700 centre Xunantunich, about 30 miles from the site, “Oh dear.” don’t expect you—they get flustered. On their years until its fall in the latter part of the is a typical Maya plaza, the principal mound be The Korean beckoned. He led us to a large reckoning you should take your car to one of the seventeenth century A.D., had already long ago ing 160 feet high, surmounted with stone carvings. rusty car, got in, started it and got out again. big agencies in town where a European executive reached an astonishing level of development. The larger centres at Chichen ltza, Uxmal and With Ahmad translating I learned that the car can speak to his resident mechanic for you.” Their civilisation, like the Aztecs, had an obses Tikal are prodigious creations which hold their had only five of its six cylinders working. I “Can you get it fixed?” sion with time and the Maya astronomers had own with anything from the Greek, Roman or wouldn’t have known that. The Korean seemed “Yes.” perfected the calendar and even held symposia Egyptian cultures. Their counting system, based very happy about it, so much so that I assumed “Sure?” on measurement of time. One such meeting is on 20, was also better than that of these three, that the moral was: Your three-quarters power “Yes.” recorded at Copan in 765 A.D. Their year was who begin to lose some of their reputations in is not much worse than my five-sixths, therefore He did. That evening I returned to find my 365 days, all worked out without reference to comparison. Not surprisingly, the New Capital why worry? car running as cool as a Bond seduction, on four other civilisations. They calculated the synodical Government Plaza will continue the Maya We thanked the Korean and drove away to cylinders. One spark plug had been replaced revolution of the planet Venus with an error of tradition in central planning. another garage. I hadn’t been very impressed and and the radiator had been stripped, cleaned, only two hours in 584 days. Wherever they built Hernando Cortes and his Spanish conquista I thought the man was a fool. welded and re-fitted. Cost was 45 dollars. they left date markers called glyphs, which tell dores were mainly responsible for the break-up of “Don’t be so depressed” said Ahmad. “It The merit of the system is not obvious. At first precisely when something was done. Carbon the Maya Empire in the sixteenth century A.D. isn’t so much finding someone to mend the car, one’s opinion undergoes a series of reversals. 14 measurements have confirmed the dates carved and for the dereliction of their massive structures although that is difficult here with it being a You doubt, you bayer, you vacillate; and then on the stones. Identical dates have been found on and carvings, which have, however, preserved foreign car and no parts available; it’s really one day, after your car’s fifth repair, you examine stones hundreds of miles apart and identical their culture for us to marvel at. The jungle more a question of going round the garages and your cheque-book and your liver and suddenly designs of buildings have also been found at great swallowed up everything until relatively recently finding out what is wrong with it. You see, they you grasp it. Clear as the midnight call to prayer distance apart. This implies a good communication and is itself now being cleared away at the New are all specialists. If you know what’s wrong you realise that you have encountered a race of system and also working drawings. The Maya have Capital site with the help of computers. How with it, you go to a particular workshop and it Gentlemen. been called “the intellectuals of Central America”. ironical it is that acute difficulty is being found in will be fixed very easily. Asking them to diagnose Admittedly, they will ignore you and refuse There is no doubt that the Maya knew the recruiting masons for building the city. PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 13 the over-heating by flushing the radiator with faults is a different matter; it’s quite out of their you advice. But not out of ignorance or pride; be at fault? Better to show respect for the owner soapy water.’ The Korean nodded and said: line and they treat it as an impertinence.” no, rather they assume that you, the owner of and consideration . . . Yes, thats it: Considera “Abou’ four time, maybe”. And he was right. Two days and five garages the car, know what is best. You have come to tion. Show consideration to the car. Whatever “What about the cylinder that’s not working?” later we had been told that the overheating was due them because they are specialists in one kind you do, don’t touch it when the owner’s looking. “He wants you to start the engine.” to a blocked radiator (thrice), bad timing (twice) of repair and therefore they will attend to the Tell him to get a friend to bring it round. “Yez, star’ engine” he affirmed. and a non-working water pump (once). The sick pertinent parts and those alone. Why proffer That reminds me. Ahniad! My car’s gone I started the engine. The Korean listened to it; cylinder had produced numerous theories, none advice when it may insult? That way you lose wrong again. Ring up your cousin, would you he moved to the other side of the car and then of which seemed feasible. business. Why be hasty when your judgement may please? stood well back. The car shuddered gently. I was getting frazzled; six garages, not one Suddenly we were surrounded. Three large offer of help, and a host of reasons why I Chinese mechanics, attired in vests, trousers and shouldn’t have the car mended. Quotations for shoes but no socks, had joined us. There were also work carried out along the lines that I, personally, four small boys. directed (whether or not the work produced They spoke to the Korean who pointed to the results) varied from 30 dollars to 350 dollars. engine and replied. The largest Chinese produced I had thought at the beginning that the a screwdriver, a very long one, and with it he Korean, being a foreigner, was an exception, but prodded the carburettor and turned a screw we got the same reception and treatment at both Computers in the Jungle through two degrees. The engine shuddered more Chinese and Malay garages. What could I do? slowly so he turned it back again and, while the I didn’t know what was wrong. I thought fondly by Er/k Bird engine was picking up speed, he quickly turned of Victory Enterprises, Garage and Furniture another screw. No change. The engine sounded Dealings, Pat Wong Mgr., in Kowloon. There much as before. The Korean watched with his I could drive my car in (the same one), hand it he new Capital of British Honduras is New Capital site both as a place to live and to arms folded and his head on one side. over to one of the three mechanics who had taking shape in a square mile of what a hunt. There are at least two house mounds on The mechanic stepped back. He wiped the opened the door and say: “Drive it round the year ago was dense jungle. The site is at the site (one contains the graves of four people) screwdriver, put it back and walked oft. The rest block, find out what’s wrong with it and fix it”. the junction of two of the major roads in the and stone spear heads, axe heads, pottery and of us stood and watched the engine. This lasted “Ready tomorrow morning, sir. If you will come country and is well chosen for the capital of the stone tools are continually coming to light. for a minute. this way, Mr. Wong will drive you back to your emerging nation of Belize. The 12 miles of Maya life is an absorbing subject to read about. The Korean said something to Ahmad who office.” roads under construction are having their earth- Their culture knew no metals except gold orna went to the front and turned the engine oft. Ahmad solved the problem. “Leave it to me” works calculated by computer, now standard ments, no wheels and no beasts of burden. Try “He doesn’t know what’s wrong.” he said. “You’re going out to site tomorrow. practice with the firm in most road projects. carving stone or making a spear head without “Have you told him I think it’s a smashed Give me the car key and I’ll get the car fixed.” Technological sophistication brought to the using a metal implement! Great patience was exhaust valve seating?” “How and why?” jungle, one might suggest. obviously a strong characteristic. Their nearest “Yes, but he doesn’t think you’re right.” “The problem is that you’re a European. They The Maya civilisation, which endured 3700 centre Xunantunich, about 30 miles from the site, “Oh dear.” don’t expect you—they get flustered. On their years until its fall in the latter part of the is a typical Maya plaza, the principal mound be The Korean beckoned. He led us to a large reckoning you should take your car to one of the seventeenth century A.D., had already long ago ing 160 feet high, surmounted with stone carvings. rusty car, got in, started it and got out again. big agencies in town where a European executive reached an astonishing level of development. The larger centres at Chichen ltza, Uxmal and With Ahmad translating I learned that the car can speak to his resident mechanic for you.” Their civilisation, like the Aztecs, had an obses Tikal are prodigious creations which hold their had only five of its six cylinders working. I “Can you get it fixed?” sion with time and the Maya astronomers had own with anything from the Greek, Roman or wouldn’t have known that. The Korean seemed “Yes.” perfected the calendar and even held symposia Egyptian cultures. Their counting system, based very happy about it, so much so that I assumed “Sure?” on measurement of time. One such meeting is on 20, was also better than that of these three, that the moral was: Your three-quarters power “Yes.” recorded at Copan in 765 A.D. Their year was who begin to lose some of their reputations in is not much worse than my five-sixths, therefore He did. That evening I returned to find my 365 days, all worked out without reference to comparison. Not surprisingly, the New Capital why worry? car running as cool as a Bond seduction, on four other civilisations. They calculated the synodical Government Plaza will continue the Maya We thanked the Korean and drove away to cylinders. One spark plug had been replaced revolution of the planet Venus with an error of tradition in central planning. another garage. I hadn’t been very impressed and and the radiator had been stripped, cleaned, only two hours in 584 days. Wherever they built Hernando Cortes and his Spanish conquista I thought the man was a fool. welded and re-fitted. Cost was 45 dollars. they left date markers called glyphs, which tell dores were mainly responsible for the break-up of “Don’t be so depressed” said Ahmad. “It The merit of the system is not obvious. At first precisely when something was done. Carbon the Maya Empire in the sixteenth century A.D. isn’t so much finding someone to mend the car, one’s opinion undergoes a series of reversals. 14 measurements have confirmed the dates carved and for the dereliction of their massive structures although that is difficult here with it being a You doubt, you bayer, you vacillate; and then on the stones. Identical dates have been found on and carvings, which have, however, preserved foreign car and no parts available; it’s really one day, after your car’s fifth repair, you examine stones hundreds of miles apart and identical their culture for us to marvel at. The jungle more a question of going round the garages and your cheque-book and your liver and suddenly designs of buildings have also been found at great swallowed up everything until relatively recently finding out what is wrong with it. You see, they you grasp it. Clear as the midnight call to prayer distance apart. This implies a good communication and is itself now being cleared away at the New are all specialists. If you know what’s wrong you realise that you have encountered a race of system and also working drawings. The Maya have Capital site with the help of computers. How with it, you go to a particular workshop and it Gentlemen. been called “the intellectuals of Central America”. ironical it is that acute difficulty is being found in will be fixed very easily. Asking them to diagnose Admittedly, they will ignore you and refuse There is no doubt that the Maya knew the recruiting masons for building the city. 14 PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 15

Russian Interlude HOWTO GET UP “But I haven’t a thing to wear” by GeorgeSi,,, IN THE 1 rang my wife and told her our international airport about 20 miles away, MORNING—BY next job was to be in Russia, her Larisa our courier waited too. No one had told immediate rejoinder was “But I her of the change in plans. Eventually, about haven’t a thing to wear”. As things turned out mid-day, after contacting the British Embassy, COMPUTER this was a pertinent comment, for we soon learned Intourist, the Ministry for Foreign Trade, and that the minimum winter temperature was likely after accosting many, many, Muscovites who to be —40 degrees Centigrade (or 72 degrees of looked as if they might speak English, we met up frost Fahrenheit). So there ensued many sibilant with Larisa, and booked in at the Ukraine Hotel. conversations on the respective merits of long If that sounds straightforward and simple, woollen underpants, string vests, silk net to the please be advised that booking into an hotel in skin, and so on. We just did not know; and a Russia is never simple, and is seldom accom hurried reference to accounts of Arctic and plished in less than an hour. “It is the System” Himalayan expeditions produced conflicting, they explained. confusing, and even contradictory advice. So, in the end, we bought just what looked warmest, and Footsore in Moscow one day in November, 1966, arrived at London There followed three days of sightseeing, mainly Airport for the flight to Moscow. We had with on foot, while our onward journey was arranged. us about 2 cwt. of luggage, compressed into nine Chaperoned by Larisa, we did all the things packages; cases, travel bags, holdalls (surely a expected of us. We went to Red Square, the misnomer if ever there was) and finally a brown Kremlin, and queued up patiently to see Lenin’s paper parcel tied with string—a Scrabble set Tomb. We went to the Embassy, and signed the bought at the last minute. visitor’s book; we also filled up a comprehensive But not that day. Moscow airport was closed form, giving personal memoranda, and details of by fog, and so back to the hotel we trooped, and our expected stay. “Just for the record . in the evening we went to see, of all things, said the elegant young man with the grey silk tie, “Dr. Zhivago”. “That’s us in 24 hours” said my with charming vagueness we thought. And, wife, at the height of the blizzard sequence. wonder of wonders, we went to the Bolshoi The following morning, we took off promptly Theatre, and for three hours sat enchanted, at ten, but halfway through the four-hour flight, forgetting the bitter cold outside, the rather hard the captain announced that Moscow airport was seats, and our morbid preoccupation with the NO again closed, and that we had been diverted to immediate future. All completely forgotten, in Leningrad. So we landed at Leningrad and after the grace and elegance and artistry of the finest a four-hour wait caught the night train to ballet company we have seen. Moscow. Our first impressions were distinctly favourable; customs and immigration formalities Here the winter is six months long were minimal; and the meal which was provided But we had not come to Russia to be tourists; Given Her £10. started with caviare and champagne. So far, so on my visa it was stated that I was a “Specialist” good, we thought. (I wondered whether they had ever heard about LJ Lern Putt, the privy builder extraordinary). To travel hopefully is better than to arrive So we flew to Ufa, an industrial town of about At five o’clock we arrived, and in the darkness 800,000 population 900 miles east of Moscow. and cold, we sat down and waited. At the same We were allocated a three-roomed flat in a modern time, in the darkness and cold, and at the block, identical with the blocks on either side, 14 PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 15

SUMMER, 1961 17 PONTIFACT No. 19 and with literally hundreds of others throughout 15 miles. Of course, there may have been more. meetings generally began at tell, and went on the city. While this form of construction offers Of the work itself, three items are of general non-stop until tile entire agenda ilad been cleared. many obvious advantages, there is a built-in interest. When we arrived in November it was No morning tea, no lunch, 110 afternoon tea, hazard for late-night, non-Russian-speaking already freezing, and the temperature stayed just one cigarette after another until the air was wayfarers. Lose your way, and you’re sunk with far below zero until mid-April. “Here the winter tilick and we had heads to nlatch. On and on out trace, and you niay wander for hours until is six months long” was the most chilling sentence until as late as seven o’clock, with all tile business a kindly chance brings you to some recognisabie in the Works Director’s address of welcome. througil all interpreter. Tilis led frequently to landmark. And yet, construction work continued throughout tile most exhaustive, and exilausting, arguments a The site was at the far side of the city, a the winter even during a period of about one week over tile precise interpretation of a sentence, 40-minute car journey away. Why we should have in February when the temperature was __35rC. pilrase, or even a single word in tile Specification. been housed at such a distance from the job was (or 63 degrees of frost Fahrenheit). Much of the It was “Thenl i’. Us’, to borrow a phrase from a mystery never fully explained, for there were iabouring work, digging and mixing concrete, tile protest people: after a mile-hour session, it hundreds of similar blocks within ten minutes of was done by women, dressed in heavily quilted was a large gin; and the unwinding was aimost the factory. Probably, just another case of “It is jackets and trousers, and looking for all the audible. the system”. world like Michelin X adverts come to life. Travel to site was a luxury for, being within Another feature which struck me niost forcibly In the Motley a restricted area, no foreigners were allowed to was that shortage of plant was never allowed to I would not like to give the inlpressioll tilat it drive; so I had at my disposal a Voiga saloon— hold up the work. As the programme demanded was all work and no play, and tilat we were dull about the size of a Morris Oxford—coniplete it, so the job was flooded with labour to an extent dogs. About once a nlontil, a foreign film was with Anatole the chauffeur. And very grand it quite unthinkable in this country. Target dates, silown, and I remember going to see “Spartacus” felt, speeding to work reclining in the back seat. set by the Ministry in Moscow, were to be met; in wide screen, panoramic, vista vision, aIld I And especially so as private cars were few indeed such a matter was not negotiable. wondered wilat the stolid Russian audience could in Ufa. Just how many there were, I had no way One other thing; a large part of my working possibly ilave nlade of all that prinle American of finding out; but during my stay there, I saw day was spent in meetings; programming, beefcake cavorting around be-togaed, be only two petrol stations, and a journey across planning and the like. Nothing unusual in that, ileimeted, and be-speared. Tiley seemed to like it. town from boundary to boundary was about as any Resident Engineer will tell you: but these We were supplied with a TV set, and tilis a nine-days’ wonder. Cartoons, sport and docu nlentanes were excellent, and I remember witil Moscow; The Kremlln Amusement Park—Ufa particular pleasure a film of a bear hunt in tile mountains. But heaven preserve us from what we christened tile spreading of the gospel. Night, gallery to just over ten slliHillgs for the orcllestra after night, after nigilt, tilere was the local stalls. Our first ghnlpse of tile orchestra took us equivalent of a Party Political Broadcast. Not tile aback sonlewhat; tile coilductor immaculate in 15-minute snippit we conlpiain of on tile B.B.C., wilite tie and tails: the leader smart in a dark but a full-blooded 60-, 90-, i20-nlinute long suit, wilite shirt, and sober tie; thejunior nlenlbers Canterbury Tale delivered fortissimo by a in slacks, polo-necked sweaters and open-necked brawily comrade in braces and open-necked shirts. The timpanist was a huge man, like a shirt. We never listelled to one rigilt through: village biacksmitil, and as tile evening progressed we kept switciling off and on, to see how long ile discarded his jacket, then his tie, and finished tile man’s larynx could last. 60 minutes was in a flourisil in ilis braces. We could lever quite but a cllat. 90 minutes, aild you could develop get used to tile orcilestra in its undress unifornl; the theme a little nore fully. Two hours and I longed to ask them to play “Orpheus in ilis upwards; now there you could get to grips with Underpants”, but tile language barrier prevented tile problem, and possibiy glance at a solution. tilis. However, tile music which tile orcilestra But, WitilOiLt doubt, our greatest pleasure lay nlade was superb. ill our frequent visits to tile State Opera House. Ufa is the capital of Basilkir, and tile State Gentlemen I ask you to drink Ballet Conlpany performed about four times eac1l A lot has been written about Russian banquets, moiltil. It’s hard to describe how much we and I attended three. Tile following notes are a looked forward to tilese performances. Tile combination of recollections half remenlbered audience, attentive, knowledgeable and apprecia through a glass darkly. First about tile food; tive; tile orchestra tense and responsive to tile on first sight, it appears to be laid out for a conductor; and the dancers poised, awaiting buffet, and an extremely generous one at that. tileir cues. We were surprised at the cheapness of Disiles of cold nleat, cheese, fish, and invariably tile tickets, ranging fronl four shillings for tile caviare cover the table, and, tilrough tile ever I’ONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 19 present interpreter, polite conversation is made and champagne sipped. This stage may last any thing up to an hour and a half, and on the first occasion, I took full advantage of the good things. Then, to my consternation we were all asked to sit down, and the soup appeared; then the fish; then the main course, generally steak or veal; then the sweet; then back to the cheese. And, all Club Notes the time, the toasts; the convention being that anyone may at any time propose a toast to any thing. So up stands the Chairman, and says Golf ently! However, philosophically saying “Well “Gentlemen I ask you to drink to the continued they are only father’s clubs”, he has disappeared friendship of the British and Soviet peoples”. After the lapses of last year it is nice to be able in the direction of Jordan. Presumably his Well, there’s no refusing that, and anyhow your to report a successful start to the season with a father will hear from there. neighbour is thrusting on- you a very full glass of resounding defeat Preece, of Cardew and Rider. The firm seems sadly lacking in new golfing vodka. And that goes down the throat like a torch On a fine afternoon at Wentworth we fed them talent this year and with the loss of Terry light procession. No sooner that, than the Works a large lunch and then proceeded to beat them Wickham who departs shortly for the M.6 we Manager is on his feet; this time it is “The three to nil. matches Not perhaps the best way may find it difficult to follow up our opening successful completion of the present project”. Day 1967 in Ufa; Workers on Parade to treat one’s May guests! success. Nevertheless we are optimistic about So down the hatch that goes. Then it is the Chief Brushing up both clubs and swings the getting revenge for last year’s defeats and the Engineer who is on his feet, and he favours hugs. You’ve seen it all on the telly. When it golfers(?) of the firm turned out in force to following fixtures have so far been organised World Peace; and that goes down bottoms up. was over, I walked pensively across the tarmac contest the Measor Mashie on the fairways (and with that object in mind: And then it’s the man at the end of the table who to the waiting aircraft. Pensively, because some to a somewhat greater extent, the rough) of the July 11th v. Binnie & Partners at St. George’s is all for something or other; and by now the how during the rough and tumble I had broken R.A.C. Country Club at Woodcote Park, Hill G.C. lights seem so much brighter (but not a whit niy braces. On the plane, we found Eddie B., Epsom. Despite the cheerfulness of the weather September 4th v. Richard Costain Ltd. at steadier), and the laughter gayer; and a toast to who had completed a contract about six months the standard of golf could have been improved Tyrell’s Wood G.C. free love goes down with roars of approbation. previously and had come back to negotiate the upon and the winning score of 32 (Stapleford September 18th v. Sir Frederick Snow at Next, you’re on your feet, proposing a toast to final settlement. There had been a banquet—of Points) of Terry Wickham was the lowest in Tandridge G.C. —well, you can’t remember every little thing that there was no possible doubt—and Eddie was the history of the event. Beaten by a short head, PETER CLARK. in detail, but a toast anyhow. How the evening happily eating potato crisps from a paper bag or a short putt perhaps, were Mr. Grace, bidding ended has never been particularly clear. and drinking Napoleon Brandy from a plastic cup strongly for his third victory, and Richard Terry Wickham I was never really ill in Russia, but the day the air hostess had given him. He insisted on us Denton-Cox who, playing off 24, was about the following that first banquet I missed work sharing his hospitality and we naturally accepted. only player playing to his handicap. because of a feverish chill. It would have been churlish to refuse. However, several of the players believed in Nearly 12 months have passed, and I am having value for money with Mark Sharrock Braceless in Bashkerf a still asked “What was it really like?” and so I managing nearly twice as many strokes as the After a month-long spell of round-the-clock have tried to answer, not with a sweeping survey winner and returning with the dubious distinction working on a seven-day week, the job was of “Russia Today”. Just one man’s view, of a of having equalled the highest score ever. (The completed on programme. We packed our bags, remote, industrial town, unable to move about exact number of strokes should be forgotten.) and were driven to the airport. Leave taking the district except as far as my legs would carry After taking 21 strokes on one hole it is perhaps in Russia is an energetic affair; no limp hand me, and unable to converse with any freedom unnecessary to relate that he also won the prize shakes, and polite murmurs of farewell. But without recourse to an interpreter. And then they for the highest score on the two nominated rather a series of bone-crushing hand-clasps, ask “Are you glad to be back?”—in my most holes. breath-taking backslaps, and rib-bruising bear fluent Russian “Da, Da, Da”. His energy replenished after an excellent dinner the winner hit one of the best shots of the day into the gloom with the Mashie and not to be outdone Mark Sharrock hit an equally fine one down the first fairway which makes one wonder whether he has been playing with the wrong clubs or whether the wooden-spoon prize should be made less attractive. Perhaps the most unlucky player was Neil Allen who had the misfortune to break two clubs during his eventful round: on the second occasion the club head went further than the ball appar I’ONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 19 present interpreter, polite conversation is made and champagne sipped. This stage may last any thing up to an hour and a half, and on the first occasion, I took full advantage of the good things. Then, to my consternation we were all asked to sit down, and the soup appeared; then the fish; then the main course, generally steak or veal; then the sweet; then back to the cheese. And, all Club Notes the time, the toasts; the convention being that anyone may at any time propose a toast to any thing. So up stands the Chairman, and says Golf ently! However, philosophically saying “Well “Gentlemen I ask you to drink to the continued they are only father’s clubs”, he has disappeared friendship of the British and Soviet peoples”. After the lapses of last year it is nice to be able in the direction of Jordan. Presumably his Well, there’s no refusing that, and anyhow your to report a successful start to the season with a father will hear from there. neighbour is thrusting on- you a very full glass of resounding defeat Preece, of Cardew and Rider. The firm seems sadly lacking in new golfing vodka. And that goes down the throat like a torch On a fine afternoon at Wentworth we fed them talent this year and with the loss of Terry light procession. No sooner that, than the Works a large lunch and then proceeded to beat them Wickham who departs shortly for the M.6 we Manager is on his feet; this time it is “The three to nil. matches Not perhaps the best way may find it difficult to follow up our opening successful completion of the present project”. Day 1967 in Ufa; Workers on Parade to treat one’s May guests! success. Nevertheless we are optimistic about So down the hatch that goes. Then it is the Chief Brushing up both clubs and swings the getting revenge for last year’s defeats and the Engineer who is on his feet, and he favours hugs. You’ve seen it all on the telly. When it golfers(?) of the firm turned out in force to following fixtures have so far been organised World Peace; and that goes down bottoms up. was over, I walked pensively across the tarmac contest the Measor Mashie on the fairways (and with that object in mind: And then it’s the man at the end of the table who to the waiting aircraft. Pensively, because some to a somewhat greater extent, the rough) of the July 11th v. Binnie & Partners at St. George’s is all for something or other; and by now the how during the rough and tumble I had broken R.A.C. Country Club at Woodcote Park, Hill G.C. lights seem so much brighter (but not a whit niy braces. On the plane, we found Eddie B., Epsom. Despite the cheerfulness of the weather September 4th v. Richard Costain Ltd. at steadier), and the laughter gayer; and a toast to who had completed a contract about six months the standard of golf could have been improved Tyrell’s Wood G.C. free love goes down with roars of approbation. previously and had come back to negotiate the upon and the winning score of 32 (Stapleford September 18th v. Sir Frederick Snow at Next, you’re on your feet, proposing a toast to final settlement. There had been a banquet—of Points) of Terry Wickham was the lowest in Tandridge G.C. —well, you can’t remember every little thing that there was no possible doubt—and Eddie was the history of the event. Beaten by a short head, PETER CLARK. in detail, but a toast anyhow. How the evening happily eating potato crisps from a paper bag or a short putt perhaps, were Mr. Grace, bidding ended has never been particularly clear. and drinking Napoleon Brandy from a plastic cup strongly for his third victory, and Richard Terry Wickham I was never really ill in Russia, but the day the air hostess had given him. He insisted on us Denton-Cox who, playing off 24, was about the following that first banquet I missed work sharing his hospitality and we naturally accepted. only player playing to his handicap. because of a feverish chill. It would have been churlish to refuse. However, several of the players believed in Nearly 12 months have passed, and I am having value for money with Mark Sharrock Braceless in Bashkerf a still asked “What was it really like?” and so I managing nearly twice as many strokes as the After a month-long spell of round-the-clock have tried to answer, not with a sweeping survey winner and returning with the dubious distinction working on a seven-day week, the job was of “Russia Today”. Just one man’s view, of a of having equalled the highest score ever. (The completed on programme. We packed our bags, remote, industrial town, unable to move about exact number of strokes should be forgotten.) and were driven to the airport. Leave taking the district except as far as my legs would carry After taking 21 strokes on one hole it is perhaps in Russia is an energetic affair; no limp hand me, and unable to converse with any freedom unnecessary to relate that he also won the prize shakes, and polite murmurs of farewell. But without recourse to an interpreter. And then they for the highest score on the two nominated rather a series of bone-crushing hand-clasps, ask “Are you glad to be back?”—in my most holes. breath-taking backslaps, and rib-bruising bear fluent Russian “Da, Da, Da”. His energy replenished after an excellent dinner the winner hit one of the best shots of the day into the gloom with the Mashie and not to be outdone Mark Sharrock hit an equally fine one down the first fairway which makes one wonder whether he has been playing with the wrong clubs or whether the wooden-spoon prize should be made less attractive. Perhaps the most unlucky player was Neil Allen who had the misfortune to break two clubs during his eventful round: on the second occasion the club head went further than the ball appar 20 1’ONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 21

BadmintonClub wrapped in the customary numerous sweaters of further score being added. K. Nutt and A. the bowlers. Near to him a group of fielders were Humphrey came together and took the score to 75. (Tue folloii’ing conversation was overheard in shown shivering in their shirt sleeves, conferring With only one ball left they decided that the Claridges by our roving correspondent):— with the rule book and saying to one another facing batsman would stop the ball and they “I say Cynthia, dahling.” “He’s right you know there is no rule to say he would run a quick single to force a tie. This they “What’s that Rodney, deah.” must return our sweaters”. did, only with more success than they could even “Have you heard the momentous news?” The arrival of Don Lee at 5 Winsley Street have imagined, because the fielder, picking up the “News?” coincided with the start of the cricket season and ball, had a shy at the stumps, missed, and the ball “Yes, Scott Wilson have started a badminton almost completed the invasion of the London ran by tlysufficie to allow them to take a second club” (pause/br eJJct). Office by the cricketing fraternity of Belfast. run and9 hence obtain a victory. “No!” Whether or not this invasion was in anyway S.W.K. & p. 114 for 5 (R. Chapman 36, “Yes!” connected with the arrival of the Australian touring team in this country N. Patel 27, R. Edwards 50 n.o.) v. Fitzpatrick “Ooo, dahling, go OIl . . we have yet to find & Son 157 for 5. “Well, it started in December last year. Mr. out; however, we wish them welcome especially now that we know of their Fitzpatrick & Partners batted first and it soon Bennett . . cricketing ability. became apparent that they were going to give “Gordon Bennett?” Owing to his studies at Imperial College, Roly us a very hard game their opening pair “No.” Edwards decided that he would not be available and raced to 109 before we were able to break the “Oh.” for many of this season’s games and therefore partnership. Undaunted our batsmen reached a “Mr. Bennett organised the hire of two bad declined the job of skippering the side. Since this respectable total but failed against the clock minton courts for two hours every Thursday was a task he has performed most ably in the to beat a side much stronger than they. evening in Swiss Cottage public baths past I was naturally sorry to hear of his non- availability. However, Kingsley “In the public baths?” (a note of incredulity Nutt whostepped The President’s Match into his shoes has carried out this very difficult creeps in here). The Old Faithfuls 73 (R. Edwards 28, R. Ransoni job with considerable success. “Well, not exactly in the baths, more on the 3 for 3, B. Stiller 4 for 19) v. The Newcomers The season started with a practice match and baths. On the Priory Pool to be exact.” 74 for 6 (D. Hitchings 22 n.o., R. Denton-Cox I was delighted not only with the attendance “Oh.. Lady Cynthia Brize-Botommly (alias Miss Janet 4 for 36). but also with the discovery that the players “The facilities at Swiss Cottage are excellent; Acres) photographed recently at a Pontifact Badminton The Old Faithfuls, skippered by Mr. Grace, Club evening appeared to be full of cricketing talent, and good changing rooms, showers, café, pools, batted first in this epic tussle against The New when I left it was with the impression that we gynis,—the lot!” comers, and it soon became apparent that these “October. Evenings begin at six and end at were about to enjoy a successful season. A brief “But, Rodders deah, I thought the Swiss old hands (three years’ service and over with the closing time.” summary of the games which we have played so Cottage was a public house.” firm) were not going to have things all their own “Rodders . . . I haven’t got a racquet.” “Oh, Cynth, it is. It’s also first port of call for far appears below and will show that my im “Oh, don’t worry, Mr. Lindsay has loaned the way and sonic fine bowling by R. Ransom and the tired, thirsty members of the club as it’s pression was not far wrong: club two, shuttles are provided and the dress is B. Stiller shot them out for a mere 73 runs. But staggering distance from the gym.” there was life left in those old they Wimbledon best. I even heard it S.W.K. & P. 71 for 5 (J. Greenfleld 27, N. dogs and “How about getting home?” not really rumoured that one chap comes regularly dressed Patel 23 n.o.) v. Rendel Palmer & Tritton 68 fielded and bowled so tightly that it was the last “That’s easy. If a chap can’t get the Rolls to like Huckleberry Finn—another looks rather (D. Lee 4 for 8, R. Denton Cox 3 for 22). ball of the match before The Newcomers skipper call he only needs to walk 20 yards to the Bakerloo like a polar bear dressed in swimming trunks!” Rendel Palmer & Tritton opened the batting R. Chapman was able to score the winning run. line station.” “Really—this I must see!” and due to a fine spell of fast bowling by J. (N.B.—D. Hitchings appeared for the winning “Convenient. Do lots of nice desirable men “Well Cynth, all you have to do is contact Greenfleld, D. Lee and R. Denton-Cox, were side by courtesy of The Old Faithfuls.) The go?” David Williams; he’s the Secretary and he’ll dismissed for a total of 68. Our innings opened match was of course accompanied by the sum “Oh yes!! Usually about 12 people turn up give you all the details.” disastrously and we collapsed to 27 for 4 before mer social and I take this opportunity of thanking including a handful of Scott Wilson’s world- Boa RANSOM. J. Greenfield and N. Pate! shared in a useful our hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Hawkey for providing renowned secretaries . . stand which took the score to 68 before J. us with this very enjoyable evening. “Renowned for what?” Greenfield was bowled trying to score the winning “Being good at badminton, of course!” (note Cricket run. S.W.K. & p. 99 for 4 (A. Judge 47 no., the innuendo). L. Mills 21, J. Greenfleld 20) v. Gollins Melvin “Do they play any matches?” With eight of this Season’s fixtures completed S.W.K. & p. 77 for 8 (D. Lee 19) v. Binnie & Ward and Partners 75 for 8 (K. Nutt 3 for 18). “Not last season, but next season the Secretary and with only the last fixture cancelled due to Partners 76 for 7: D. Lee 4 for 14). A light drizzle fell during the greater part of hopes to obtain a number of fixtures against rain it is difficult to look back and realise that Binnie & Partners batted first and keen this match and our batsmen after a slow start other firms, provided he can get a team up.” the Australian cricket team did not play any bowling and fielding restricted their total to 76 settled down and A. Judge and L. Mills shared in “Is the standard high?” cricket in this country for several weeks owing to for 7 from 20 overs. Confidentlly our batsmen a useful opening stand of 51. Gollins Melvin “Not very. Even the most inexperienced player rain; indeed a fortnight before we commenced faced their bowling and eventually with the score Ward followed on in dismal light and although can feel at home.” our own season one of the popular newspapers at 70 for 5 with two overs to go we all thought the slow bowlers were employed against them in “I think I’ll go along, Rods. When does the published a topical cartoon in which an umpire victoly to be a formality. How wrong we were, the latter stages they failed to beat the total set season start?” was seen standing behind the stumps warmly for three wickets fell suddenly without any for them. 20 1’ONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 21

S.W.K. & p. 121 (R. Chapman 34) v. The Lawn Tennis Nyasaland Leopards 208 for 4 (R. Denton Cox 2 for 47). A rather bitter evening welcomed the opening Once again the Leopards side proved to be too of this year’s tennis season. Over two dozen good for us and on an extremely hot afternoon people gathered at Roehampton eager and keen their batsmen competently reached a total of to play tennis on the first social evening and as 208 on a wicket that gave little help to our bowlers. soon as the matches began it became evident that That ghastly word “Occult” Batting after tea we were soon receiving some the standard of tennis was quite reasonable. In spite of the cold darkness nasty shocks as our batsmen, trying to chase and quite a few people by ZacizJVlattheivs the required total, found themselves being caught stayed on the courts till about nine o’clock when out trying to hit boundaries. Fortunately we it was decided to make our way to the Red Lion batted all the way down and our last four for refreshment. it is hoped that we shall have month or two ago, I was somewhat half our hospital beds are filled with patients who batsmen added 57 runs before being finally one or two more of these evenings this summer, weather permitting. taken aback by being asked to stand on are basically psychologically ill. dismissed. J my head after eating a large and Yoga would confidently claim that it could The inter-section tennis competition has just The remaining fixtures are as follows: begun with pairs for the four leagues playing their excellent meal at a well-known hotel, It raised a render substantial assistance to Church and State laugh and made me realise more than ever before by improving the physical, mental, even spiritual Wednesday, 10th July, 5.30 p.m. Long Ditton matches at Regent’s Park and various of the how little is known of ancient practices like Yoga. health of ordinary people and leading them II team at Long Ditton (cancelled due to rain) G.L.C. parks—every effort will be made this year to try and finish this competition by the end of Most Britons still think of it as a comic exhibition towards transcendental states, if they are pre Wednesday, 17th July, 5.30 p.m. J. D. & D. M. of standing on one’s head and sitting cross- pared to persevere. It is not a religion, but a Watson Ltd. at Long Ditton August. The first match of the season took place at legged contemplating one’s navel. Nothing could physical and mental technique, a method and a Wednesday, 24th July, 5.30 p.m. Travers Roehampton against Ove Arup and Partners. really be further from the truth. To quote from path leading up to a goal of inner awareness and Morgan & Partners at Long Ditton Since this was the first time we had played them Teach Yourself Yoga: - union, It avers that what every individual deeply Saturday, 27th July, 2.30 p.m. Richard it was difficult to anticipate what the strength of “The age of Yoga, ignorance of its true nature, needs is to realise who he is, where he has come Costains at New MaIden our opponents would be and unfortunately the and the synibolistic obscurity of much of the froni, where he is going and who is in charge. Wednesday, 7th August, 5.30 p.m. Sir home team suffered a narrow defeat—one set writings on the subject, give many Westerners Instead of relying on science and the rat race, Alexander Gibb & Partners at Long Ditton being cut short by darkness. —moving as they do in a world of hustle and a sense of humour, sports and games and stiff bustle—the impression that the system holds upper lips, it asks of its devotees that they It only remains for me to thank the Partners After some persuasion by one or two of the it has been mixed nothing for them and is all rather remote, persistently consider the basic hypotheses of life for so generously providing us with the facilities secretaries, decided to hold a doubles match against Binnie & Partners, but vague and impractical. In this they niake a grave and the questions they give rise to. In order to do to play these games and to wish everyone an mistake, for Yoga is the most practical avail this adequately, incas sana in corpore sano is an enjoyable end to the season. a report of this and the other matches to be played will have to wait for the next edition of PONTIFACT. able means of attaining health and happiness essential requirement. For this to be fulfilled, at D. R. HITcI-nNGs. in an age of stress.” least four of the chief schools insist on a form of ROGER ThoMpsoN. The amusing thing, really, is that the after Yoga which involves breathing and bodily dinner speaker himself owes much of his success exercises. This is called Hatha Yoga and its sole in life to his natural, unconscious use of Yoga. purpose is to control, energise and still body and C/Ill) Squash Rackets Camera His controlled, methodical self-disciplined be mind so that they are fit instruments for medita We take this opportunity to thank all contribu After noticing a shortage of squash players in haviour pattern is so typical of the Yogi that I tion and contemplation. This is as far as most tors to the collection for The Bernard Ranger the firm at the end of last season, the number of cannot help wondering if he was one in his last western Yoga students reach; even so, it is no Cup, which totalled £33 13s. Od. The Com people who will now admit to playing has incarnation! mean accomplishment which can save a large mittee are looking around for a suitable cup, increased tremendously, with the result that at Civil engineers usefully continue to “harness number of man-hours of illness and absenteeism. and drafting the rules for the competition. the last internal evening there was a distinct the forces of nature for the use and convenience The Yoga Centre at Hampstead is such a school Don’t forget the subjects for the Autumn possibility that everyone would have to play of man” and other scientists enable the moon and the Guru who runs it has been doing Yoga Slide Competition, the first occasion on which doubles if they wanted a game. This was very to be encircled and hearts to be transplanted. for 40 years and has evolved his own course from the Cup will be awarded. They are: encouraging, and it certainly made it much Yet any observer of the western scene cannot fail a great variety of breathing exercises and postures. easier to find a team for our matches against to recognise an obvious dissatisfaction with He would be very mystified to have more wrong 1. It’s Holiday Time. rival consultants. Unfortunately squash has also certain long accepted standards of life and the with him than a mild cold once every three years 2. Portraits (not necessarily formal). become more popular outside the firm, making it way some of them seem to he deteriorating. While or so. At the same time lie flatly refuses to 3. The Animal World (including birds, in much more difficult to obtain courts, and several Church and politics receive critical surveillance consider this as an end in itself and to each class sects, fish, etc.). people have even expressed doubts about the and many consider both need drastic revision, lie gives a talk on the meaning and fullness of life existence of the squash courts at Dolphin Square. the brain drain and immigration continue to and how each person must find within himself The closing date is 30th September, so there is I heard of two long-suffering players who were change the face of our society. Youth seeks new the real answers which superficial living and plenty of time for everyone to produce an entry! on the phone to Dolphin Square at 2 p.m. every modes of life and experience, often involving even exoteric religion often evade. We should be delighted to receive entries from day for six weeks before they managed to get a drugs, which impart a sense of escapism from I cannot hope to convey in a brief article more overseas, if they can be transported safely. court. The strain of waiting must have been harsh reality, perhaps even into a new transcen than the general idea. However, I must mention C. B. SMITH. Continued on p 25 dental state. Not so well kncwn is that more than that Yoga is Sanscrit for union or joining, and 22 PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 23

Hatha Yoga literally means a conjunction of sun this sign stressed in his birth chart would find unbroken history, and if we do not yet see through comes the news of the death of Prof. Z. K. and moon—which is, at any rate symbolically, a Yoga interesting and profitable. the futility of rat races, racialism and suicide and Matthews. I suppose that niany Africans have simple piece of astrology. According to Yogis, Turning from Yoga and astrology to the psychic are unaware of immortality both before and after been named after Europeans, but very few the “sun” resides at the crown of the head and world, there has been considerable reaction this life as a fact as real as reinforced concrete, Europeans can have been named after Africans. the “moon” at the base of the spine, and life is among sensitives recently to world conditions and perhaps we deserve no more than we get. Being That I happen to be one, like all else in life, is no essentially an electric current alternating be their possible climax. Last winter I received an practical may be rather different from its generally accident, and I am indeed pleased that he should tween these points. In its path are five other unusual book called Reielation for the New Age, accepted meaning. I hope this doesn’t all sound have been honoured by two columns of compli important nerve centres or chakras. The “moon” in which a widespread opinion was expressed superior and pious; my own life gives little cause ments in The Ti,nes. I am happy that 1 still have centre is the home of Ki,ndalini, “the coiled that material and international conditions on for elation. I can only plead that I feel myself the photograp,h of the two Z.M.s taken many serpent”, and an adept Yogi is able to rouse earth would deteriorate to the point where being goaded into writing it, years ago at Fort Hare University in South Kunda/ ini which, as it rises through the chakras, someone would press the fatal button—but, Africa, and I only wish that I could do a fraction imparts an expansion of consciousness. This niay instead of catastrophe would come revelation. Postscript, mainly for Africans of what he has done for racial harmony and sound very foreign to our western ears, but If this were just the opinion of a person or small Just as I am about to get this off to the Editor humanity. please remember that while we have been group in one country, it would merit little or no concentrating our energies outwardly on trans attention, but this idea has been coming through forming the visible world, there are Orientals, on a fairly wide scale. The least that can be said often in complete poverty, who continue to is that “the other side” is concerned that we are SQUASH RACKETS—continued the London office for more restful work. Jim transform themselves. To quote again from alive to Reality and to the practical possibility of considerable, since when the great day ariived, Dibley and David Robinson both showed us Teach . Yourself Yoga, “East can learn from West the barriers between us being lowered . or, one of them was off sick. that it pays to be fit, while Graham Walker always and West from East. The outgoing consciousness to put it another way, of the quickening of In spite of the increase in the standard of managed to be available at extremely short notice. the of Occident requires the influence of the vibrations and our expansion in consciousness. players within the firm, the results from the I must add that without the energetic perfor ingoing consciousness of the Orient”. back to Yoga again! season’s matches indicate that we stilt have a mances we gave on the hot, humid courts, the Needless to say, I have no personal experience Occult, of course, just means hidden; but, for long way to go. Although the scores show that bar at Crystal Palace might well have shown a of this sort, neither am I looking for any. Enough all that, I realise full well that almost everyone we only won five of our eighteen matches, the loss. In fact, I’m not sure that the barman doesn’t for me for the moment is the fact that (so far!) connected with the firni who gets around to games were usually close. In fact, with one more tamper with the central heating. feel the better for my year’s Yoga and that I reading this is going to ask why an engineer is so good player, we could easily have reversed these I should also like to thank the partners for their have a strong rapport with the Guru, which cranky as to dabble in the occult—he should results, It was fortunate for the firm that Terry generous support, for I am convinced that without gives me is confidence that “this for me”. This surely by his very nature confine his attention to Keefe joined us fairly early in the season, for it there would be few squash players in the firm. rapport is visible I clearly when our respective the visible and tangible. think my answer to without him or John Cook we would have had I for one would certainly have hung up my squash birth charts are shown together as below. this is that the more mundane and materialistic difficulty in winning even five games. Cohn racket and taken up croquet or darts, or some You will note that his ascendant is the same our work is and the more we are using material Smith, Richard Wells, David Farthing and Mike other equally strenuous game—a suggestion I degree as my moon and that we both have four and artificial means to alter nature, the more we Kennedy also helped to reduce the number of have heard made frequently whenever the team’s planets in Capricorn (ringed). Capricorn is the need to realise life’s true and natural, if invisible, defeats, but their exertions obviously proved too results have been discussed. ruling sign of India and is the most reflective of extensions. I am not talking piety but of factual of much for them, and the last three have since left Guy FORSTER. the twelve signs. It is likely that anyone who has realism. The British have a thousand years of

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arrive dishevelled, are fed and bedded and then spirited away into the Bundu (bush). Ambition by Ala,, and Mar/e At last the sun shines in belated recompense revealing Uhum, Kibo and Muenze “The roof I wish I were an Architect of Africa” Said the Struct’ral Engineer Down to Dar-es-Salaam with Mao’s advocates i’d be the prime consultant as travelling companions, inscrutable, aloof, And call the tune, no fear! looking for a new home. Dar is Arab and i’d be pleasant to the Client Africa and a Touch of the Sun Germanic Colonial, a mixture of heavy imperial To him i’d be a dear and eastern mystique. There is a native shanty by R. Edwards town, remarkably clean despite its obvious But I’d be a proper.. poverty. The climate is sullen, the main hotel is To the Specialist Engineer. isions of safari, or basking on a shady next day and return hurt and somewhat mystified Hiltonian, the food mediocre, the price astrono verandah with a long cool iced lager. to our hotel. Here, arranged by more sophisti mical and the service appalling. I’d make alterations there What is Africa? Yesterday the cradle of cated “bush telegraph” a man from Moshi Back to Moshi and its quiet, cool atmosphere i’d make alterations here mankind, today adolescent, angry but always S.W.K.P. who insists that it is safer by road. The with plenty of space, the whitewashed adobe, i’d change the size of brickwork growing in stature be it slowly and maybe to next day cool and pouring with rain, with some the native market and the bungaloid Eurasian Ev’ry day throughout the year. We sector. us not very gracefully. trepidation we go to board our aircraft. are i’d change precast for in sun O.K. Work is the order of the day and if you’ve Even for those of us who look no further than told the pilot will land if he can and “It’s at And I’d never make it clear umbrellas, morning coffee and if the moment”; after a brief committee we decide finished then relax by night. Tennis, a chat over our rolled Which dimensions were still needed energetic Tile Times crossword, this socially to opt out of the circus and go by road. Confusion a pint or a cuppa, and then for us recharging at - For the “poor” old Engineer. significant continent is worthy of our attention. reigns’ “lts not regular.” “Where is our luggage.” the cornucopia. We approach our destination from 32,000 feet, “You can’t go that way”. “Are you staying in the George has toothache. “Dentist or Bottle?” I would make 12 hours from London in the pale dawn, Lake country”. “I am the customs officer, you can He says “the bottle is nearer”. A flying visit is myself so “popular” Rudolf, Mount Kenya, Nairobi. We have been only go in not out this way.” Eventually in the arranged over the site of the Tan-Zam rail link. With those whose paths I’d cross promised sunshine; the temperature is lower than words of Confucius “We progress by patience”. The pilot is a White Kenyan, he flies us with I’d rise up through the “working” ranks in London, the day is cloudy but brightening. At last off to Moshi by road some 200 miles casual expertise warning us of the terrors of our Until I was “The Boss”, of all trades from Zanzibar and low level flight plan. We hurtle over the Mufindi A compulsory day in Nairobi gives us the op away with a jack With a Secret’ry to shout at passengers, careering across Escarpment and then down to 300 feet and Wow! portunity to examine this very clean, spacious ourselves as fellow And a Typist at each hand city with its tower blocks. The most striking the endless plain in the pouring rain avoiding At 150 m.p.h. missing hilltops while emulating Ruling from my plush-lined office features are its tourist boutiques, the endless potholes and the odd Masai with more than the an oscillating corkscrew requires no stomach and As “De;igner of the Land”. lines of bootblacks, the coolness, the apparent statutory 8onigm/litre and admiring his more a craving for excitement not to mention navi lack of poverty and the strong Eurasian influences. more staid, colourful and statuesque brethren. gational bravery. Due to superb flying ability and The afternoon is hot and in brilliant sunshine Moshi at last, tired and bedraggled with a new a great deal of second sight the trip is a success. we watch a host of animals in the delightful store of knowledge about the uses of rhino horn We return to base via Dodoma a quiet multi Nairobi National Park (four miles ex Nairobi). and the quality control of haricot beans, coffee, racial railhead town with a slightly Victorian and elephant tusks, we meet our host and hostess. patio and colonnade atmosphere about the hotel. The taxi driver adequately recompensed and eager Institute of Technology—Bangkok to demonstrate his art, thunders across the open We clean up, drink liberally but with nicety, eat We are at last winning the work battle, we plain in our gaily painted wagon identifying superb food in abundance, bask in the gracious pack George off into the Kilombero and take a Sir Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and game and looking for groups of vehicles which hospitality offered to us weary travellers, reciting last glance at Kilimanjaro, Meru and the Great Partners have been commissioned to prepare a indicate feline V.l.P.s. He edifies his ignorant our tale of the old iron pot before creeping under Masai Steppe. The country is all gold and brown master plan for the Asian Institute of Technology entourage while avoiding the larger rocks and mosquito nets in the chirruping African night. and blue and though tired we look back with a (A.l.T.) on a site about 25 miles from Bangkok erosion gullies, finally delivering us all a little We are beginning to get the feel of the country. tinge of regret that we cannot stay storing it all and have invited us to assist them on the civil dusty, a little tired and a lot wiser at our hotel The next three days are abnormally damp hut in our memories. engineering and soils side of the project. for the night. are enlivened by the military precision and electric At the airport we board the plane for Moshi. efficiency of S.W.K.P. organisation in this so- The day is showery. We take ofL fly to Moshi, called outpost. First driving licences from a rather take a very close look at the lower slopes of tatty ministerial nook, five minutes flat. Then Kilimanjaro, do a sharp aerobatic swoop and visa extensions “Go on stamp it there”. “I sign return to Nairobi. “I coudn’t land” says the here.” “You (official) there.” Three minutes pilot. “Freak storm”. “Often happens” murmur flat. the experienced. Little we knew then! We attempt Some 500 miles away in the bush a small voice to make a phone call to Moshi (how ignorant heralds the arrival of the advanced party. Genies can you get) and we are told that all connections appear who have been building roads in the are disconnected. We are promised a flight the unknown. The surveyors who took the plane 26 PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 27

‘Hummingbird Highways by Aim and David F/ave/I Newsletters he Englishman abroad deprived to a large with various sorts of animals that the rest of us extent of his reason to grumble about the tend to avoid! weather looks around for a suitable substi One boa constrictor so given was lodged tem in in Resident in a tute. The expatriates B.H. have an excellent one, porarily the Architect’s house, commence later in the summer. We are waiting constant and yet everchanging; the “Highways”. box, in a locked W.C. without any means of \Vestmor1and hopefully to see whether “Music Through The Hummingbird Highway winds its narrow exit, while awaiting removal to a small cbllector will be included. Shaw End Midnight” way from Roaring Creek past the junction with just outside Belize. Next morning it had gone! On the fringe of motorway design, David Butler Only external The recent fortunes of the remaining Sections the New Access Road, through jungle, up over after the pipework was dug up has been making some interesting researches 1, 2 and 4 can best be likened to a game of snakes bills and down to the flat miles of orange planta and a kettle of hot water applied to the other end into the lesser known habits of fallow deer. In and ladders. At the time of writing, Section 1 is tions. The cocoa plantation owners grew hibiscus did the, no doubt rather surprised and possibly particular, he discovered that they have extremely well placed and lying about four weeks ahead of hedges to shield the cocoa trees and help main a little piqued, boa shoot out into a sack con strong desire lines at certain times of the year, and humidity grow veniently covering the pipe end. its nearest rival, Section 4. Section 2 lies just tain the high needed for them to this has been taken into account in designing the behind Section 4 by about two weeks only, and well, and although Hurricane Hattie put a stop Some feel the alligator story bettered this. trunk road fence. expects to commence on site at the beginning of to work there, the hibiscus has recovered and its One such 3 ft. 6 in. long was caught and kept The most recent Emperor of the Laboratory bright red blooms attract the hummingbirds. Ugly captive in an empty office pending a decision on August. Who knows what the next throw of the is Steve Pearson, in succession to Len Parker rumour has it that the true reason for the name what was to be done with it. it so happened that dice will bring? * * * and Victor Choa. It is rurnoured that Steve will is the similarity between the hummingbird, which several burglaries had resulted in the watchman consider hiring out surprise parcels guaranteed The design completed, Section I (Carnforth flies backwards, and the motorist who spends having instructions to sound the alarm siren if to enliven any party. he heard anything suspicious. Several of the to Farleton) jumped ahead of a statutory-bound much time backing up to allow passage of cars In the Laboratory itself, Edith Walsh and Jean Section 4 to go to tender in February. The in the opposite direction. Contractor’s staff supping a beer in the then Sandham work on alone with their memories, newly heard the siren appointment of a contractor is now fairly im New arrivals join one canip or another, those opened Mess and jumped tangible in form of a hundred or so fat files. minent and the sweat should start about mid-year. the who prefer to fly at speed over the potholes and into various vehicles and sped to the scene. It was We are at once pleased and sorry to hear that With moonlight working as a happy prospect, a those who laboriously drive up and down in them. rather an anti-climax after knocking down two Eric Farrell, like many a true Irishman before People vie with each in horrific stories; doors to find an alligator tied to a desk! very much depleted Section is now preparing other him, is off to Philadelphia very shortly (no doubt for site. one puncture is nothing, two a bit difficult, and The Contractor’s need to bring sand from the with his shillelagh in his golf bag). John Bunting, happy lad, left in December to three a sit-and-wait-for-help-to-arrive. river has opened up a pleasant swimming spot Roy Weston reports that the bench inherited lose himself in Londo&s warren and Sammy The road to San lgnacio (El Cayo), a small and shown many of us a glimpse of the original from Russ Collins has lost none of its super Ramasamy joined from Quantities in January, but quaint town just this side of the Guatemalan “highway”, the Belize River. The boat building natural magnetic powers with the passage of time. is only to depart next month for a spell in the grow border, is interesting, as it takes one past many urge now among us. Sporting facilities have to * * * villages with names like Camelote, Ontario, Tea date been restricted, on and around site, to the ing empire at Stockton-on-Tees. Hans Erwig, Ken Wigmore modestly admits that he is Kettle, Blackman Eddy and Georgeville; tiny watching and playing of football, so it is very the earthworks king, moved to the Killington Section 4, but sincerely hopes that his state of clusters of huts, usually a wooden church or two, pleasant to have a dip in the river. Many little Tebay site at the start of April, leaving Stewart oneness with the job will change in the near with the bigger ones boasting a school and a com villages lie close to the river and one can still see McNee to hold the fort until Sammy escaped Stockton’s clutches later in the month. Carol future. munity centre. Just before one reaches San the weekly wash being done at the water’s edge. * * * lgnacio one passes through Central Farm and The numerous and brilliantly coloured birds with Stephenson, the last of the girls, transferred to Section has continued its export here with the bush cleared and imported stock their calls, together with the insect noises, make Section 2 in February. Bridges * * * record with Richard Denton-Cox to London grazing in the green fields one could imagine a setting not unlike “The African Queen”. Office and mole recently, Chris Ford to Glasgow oneself back in the U.K., except for the palm On a purely domestic note, we now have a On Section 2, Farleton-Killington, the afore Office. fact that (he Bridges Section office trees. Here the country’s agricultural projects are shop on site which makes life a lot easier. mentioned snakes and ladders were resolutely The full drawings, files calculation fostered and courses are run to help the people Most of the staff who have been living tem avoided so that design and tender procedures remains of and sheets must surely illustrate Parkinsoils Law “A utilize and manage their land productively. porarily in the smallest type houses have now have gone according to plan so far. Section 6, fill, etc . . . The New Capital Project has greatly increased moved into the larger houses recently completed. alias Kendal Link, has been reborn, following the Section expands to * * * the amount of traffic on the roads. Widening is Weatherwise we are in the dry season and are completion of design for Section 2. For once taking place particularly on the San lgnacio road. hoping it will last for a bit as although it is very some of us enjoyed a change of Section without Ernie Rigg in the Print Room has now ful For those who stay nearer home the animal dusty, the mud is much worse! the inconvenience of leaving the stools and filled his previous ambition to cover the length stories continue to be a good subject of con We were very pleased to have Roger Whiting benches to which we have become so attached! of the Motorway with paper and is now three versation. Erik Bird’s interest in all wild life is visit us in March and look forward to his paying Peter Knowles has been settling details of a quarters of the way back on the other carriage now well known and he is consequently presented us a return visit. new independent alternative radio programme to way. 1968 29 28 PONTIFACT No. 19 [ SUMMER,

After witnessing a good many comings and Contract to give us a head start on the earth- let to Tarmac Civil Engineering Limited and work vision of Morris Hopkins. Morris took this goings we would like to commend to the Partners works, which have gone along up to now on a started on February 1st. This Section of the supervision very seriously early in May, since he the idea of a summer residence in Westmorland limited scale. With the coming of the warmer Motorway is 23 miles long and it is hoped to carried out an involuntary buoyancy test late with a commuter trip to London as occasion rains (the summer), large quantities of plant seem finish construction early in 1969. This length one evening in Windermere. He can vouch for demanded. to be appearing from nowhere and digging big will then form an extension of the Penrith By the safety of the boat, the psychological security * * * holes in the hillsides. At this stage in the proceed pass and the Temporary Link is being con of life jackets and the bitter temperature of the To any would-be visitors to Kendal, we wish ings, one realises the need for the haul road, when structed to funnel traffic on and off the A6 at lake. to issue a warning not to be misled by the number faced with the problem of dealing with several Th rim by. The boat is kept on a private beach adjoining of arms waving on all sides. Should this happen, million cibic yards of material going from one “Ex-Shaw Enders” are well represented on Site, John Wilkins’ flat at Storrs Park, and if you wish please do not think that everyone is an old part of th job to another. It is no wonder that John Smith being Resident Engineer and Mike to book her, p’ease telephone Miss Burrow at acquaintance. In fact, Kendal is now very much the lnspetors use the Radio Telephone to re Heddon Senior Assistant (Roads). Chris Ford Shaw End: Grayrigg 271. a “one-way” town since new traffic control order stocks of sugar and tea for their huts, has been standing in on the bridges side as a C.R.F. regulations were introduced on April 1st. There rather than pay the main office a visit and collect temporary measure until the arrival at the are no prizes for guessing how many people were the rations in person. There is no lcnowing what beginning of May of Terry Jones from Durham Westmorland: Camera Club fooled on that occasion either. may be found on the section after being away for County Council. Ernie Wigsell is Senior Inspector Some 50 colour slides and a number of black * * * half an hour. A spot of time-and-motion study and he has been joined by Mason Liddle and and white enlargements were entered for a In closing this, the last omnibus newsletter could reveal the possibility of some 300 tons of Albert Stansfield on the supervision of roads aHd competition held by the Camera Club during the from Shaw End, we would like to wish Lance material dumped on the doorstep of the hut. bridges, respectively. Sandy Rennie, on return winter. Peter Mortimore’s “Steam on Shap” Dodd and his Headquarters Staff as pleasant a The foregoing paragraphs have given a fair from Nigeria and Kaduna Water Supply Scheme, was judged the best of a number of excellent sojourn in Shaw End as we have enjoyed during the indication of how big things are happening is presently in Norwich supervising the rnanu slides, the variety of which assured an interesting design period. around us; this is not all. Our highest card played facture of the plecast beams for our bridges. meeting. R.F.W. so far was an “instant bridge”, complete to Tony Gibson has left the Metropolis for the D.R.B. Ministry of Transport standards, which ap wilds of Westmorland to become Assistant M6: Killington to Tebay Section peared between the Friday night and Monday Engineer (Roads), as has also Ron Jones from From our Special Correspondent in the Field. morning of a weekend not long ago, in place of an the London Bridges Section. Having two Joneses The Thursday lunchtime bridge hour has They said it would happen in the end, in those old stone arch bridge, on one of the major haul on Site does not simplify matters! continued to prove popular. With several new dark days of the design long ago, it was the one routes, which decided it had had enough and Hamish Murrison, traffic expert from Glasgow members now playing regularly, we have main thing that kept us going. Now, having been on was about to descend into the river below. I gather Office, is battling away with tne vital job of tained our numbers, despite having lost some of site for six months and one winter (the rain is the steel-beamed and reinforced-concrete-decked measuring. Materials Engineer, Graham Wood- our keenest members to site. colder than in the summer), we can see quite a bridge was constructed from materials on site hams, and his team of technicians have joined us Bridge evenings during the winter helped to change in the countryside between Killington and it is rumoured that the Resident Engineer from the Laghey Motorway in Northern Ireland, maintain our contacts with bridge players on site, and Tebay. The small hamlet of Lowgill already (Bridges) is keeping his eye open for the odd and are now coping with the problems of the wet and we look forward to increased activity in this possesses several acres of offices, stores, work bridge on the job built without beams. Westmorland boulder clay. direction next winter when we will be even more shops, etc., and is situated on a haul road stretch Our complement of staff is almost to full The team is completed by Pauline Messenger, dispersed. ing along two-thirds of the length of the motor strength and, with the advent of 22 hours of work Susan Airey and Ted McNeill, who are true Several more of our members have joined the way line. Lowgill may be a mile from the nearest in any 24 hours, we are told it will still take the full Curnbrians as distinct from all the “off-corners”. Kendal Bridge Club, notably Eric Farrell and bus route, without a mains water supply and contract period to complete the job. Westmor Work has been bedevilled by heavy rainfall and Malcolm and Dilys Collison. Peter Webster and some 650 feet above sea level, but, when the hill land at night is very dark (too many rain clouds fine spells have been few and far between. The Hamish McEwan entered an interesting Charity mists rise above the offices and the rain ceases, for the moon to shine through) amid,with the use Westrnorland muck is very averse to disturbance Tournament at the Kendal Club. This tournament the view across the gorge to the Howgill Fells, of “everything under the topsoil” as filling, the and wet conditions. No less than 12 full days of was organised internationally and there were many as seen from the Staff canteen windows, is some job of walking through the site is fraught with March were lost because of heavy rainfall. thousands of entrants all over the world. We are thing that many a first-class restaurant would danger. I realise now why the safety helmet Rumour has it that John Smith is considering told the results had to be calculated by means of dearly like to have. supplied has no chin strap: it comes off, floats sending to Nigeria for a Weather Prophet to see a computer program. Peter and Hamish were For the Contractor a site like this one brings on the surface and acts as a marker to show where if “ju-ju” will do anything to improve the placed fifth on a local basis. We wonder how many problems. This motorway is probably the the Engineer went down in the B fill. Talking of situation. many Headpoints they scored. largest project in Westrnorland since the days of sandwiches (8 feet of B fill between layers of rock) J.F.S. Eric Farrell tasted his first bridge orgy when the railway over Shap, but, unlike those days, the makes me realise it is lunch time, so I will visit l-e entered the individual competition at the labour force, though much smaller, has now to be the canteen and admire the view previously Wcstmorland: Sailing Bridge Convention, Keswick. After nine hours housed, complete with families, near to the job referred to, that is provided the mist has lifted WOW is once more commissioned and ready with hut a short break, Eric found that the most or imported daily from places far afield. It is said and the rain has ceased. for use by anybody interested, and visiting significant feature about the hands he was that there are now more Contractor’s buses in M.J.W. Partners and Senior Engineers from London getting, was that they all contained precisely the area than the local public services. Office will be particularly welcome. thirteen cards! After a very wet October, which then gave us a M6: Thriinby to I-Iackthorpe Section The boat has been professionally maintained Our recent exploits include a match against November of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, we Since the last issue of PONTIFACT, the Contract this year, for which we are grateful to the Kendal Bridge Club for three teams of four. have pressed on with the structures side of the for the Thriniby-Hackthorpe Section has been Partners, and is now Linder the general super- We were royally entertained, 32 PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 33 could be correctly described as “friendly”. The worked hard but the opponents’ defence held out Dramatis Personae scores are still being counted, but we hope to have to give a final result of 0-0. The evening was P.S.—! have just been told that the ladies of the total for publication in your next issue! completed by refreshments for both sides. In the early days at Shaw End it was the wives Kendal Dramatic Society are desperately in need R.F.W. A match against John Laings has recently been rather than the engineers who took to the stage. of the company of young men. played at Tebay, and an honoLLrable draw of Both Aileen Kelly and Wynn Webster acted with Football: Kendal 2-2 was fought out. We took the lead through the South Westmorland Stage and Screen Society, The latest report from the Shaw End Football Don Grant after 10 minutes, only to see Laings whilst Mavis Heddon, before her sojourn in Club is one more of matches which did not take equalise and draw ahead just after the interval. Nigeria, played two parts with the Staveley Brunei place. Three fixtures have been called off at the Eric Farrell scored the final goal, splashing Players. One of these productions at Staveley last moment, and it is rumoured that we are through a large puddle in the goalmouth. Laings was “Dark Summer’, a serious play, with a small Here in Bruhei we are recovering from a wave such hard opposition that the local teams con goalkeeper was heard to say “I’m not going down cast, about the rehabilitation of an airman of site visits for the Roads job (first phase), blinded in the war: ambitious drama for village cerned do not want their goal averages ruined. on my knees in that . . . lot, not even for the a tenders for which are due to close in April. Site The team has been strengthened in the last R.E.’s”. hall, where box-office success usually depends on visits in more developed countries consist of month or two with new talent joining the site R.P. comedy, but this apparently was an exception. arming the Tenderer with a location plan and staff or being “discovered” after having thought With the dispersal of these three ladies to the turning him loose onto the countryside! In fact their footballing days were over. Mint Source Club: Kendal theatrical wilderness of Africa, Asia and Orton many Contractors arriving here to view the Site The outstanding match since our last report Another successful meeting of the Club was respectively, the acting tradition has, until quite expect to do just that but we have to discourage was that against the North Western Electricity held at Heaves Hotel, Levens. Twenty-four recently, been maintained solely by Vivienne them, for to send them off alone into the remoter Board, who fielded a very strong side. Shaw End, members enjoyed good food, wine and con Knowles, who has taken part in a number of parts of Temburong to look for the route of a so often weak in midfield, were strengthened there versation, ranging far and wide. On leaving, via plays with Kendal Dramatic Society,including network of roads which still only exist on paper by Steve Pearson and Mike Heddon, who gave the fine Soanian entrance hall and porch of “The Gift”, “Book Of The Month” and “Brush could have disastrous consequences. Organising good service to the forwards. Jim Newton at unfluted Ionic columns, we reflected that Mr. With A Body”. a site visit here is rather like arranging a military centre half once again proved how much he is Harold Wilson had also “coffeed” here. Then, just over a year ago, an irfportant operation, involving as it does the use of various relied on for covering up other people’s mistakes. All new members of the staff and their wives development: Chris Fitt and Russ Collins were boats, guides, helicopters and chartered aircraft. The forwards seemed to have a lot of bad luck are warmly invited to take part in future meetIngs. press-ganged into a South Westmorland Stage Anyway thanks to all concerned they have now when it came to getting the ball in the net. They R.F.W. and Screen Society revue, and the hidden male been satisfactorily accomplished, except that one talent came to light at last. Their instant success German firm who sent a cable some weeks ago led to membership of the Society with the to say they were arriving shortly have not yet Ian Clarke putting the pressure on -an incident in the recent match versus tile North Western Electricity reputation for the highest standard of drama in turned up. One hopes that they did not attempt Board, Kendal. the county. to go straight out onto the job without first In the season just ended Chris and Russ have calling into the office! both played title rOles, the former in “O’Flaherty A contract has been let for the site investiga V.C.” by Bernard Shaw, and the latter in “The tion for the Tutong District roads and we shall Confidential Clerk” by T. S. Eliot. “The soon be inviting tenders for the main work in Confidential Clerk” was the South Westmorland that area. David Flint and Paul Ng are looking entry in an amateur theatre festival at Seatle in after the Tutong scheme with Des Boon and Yorkshire which attracted six competitors, one Yong Kong Weng responsible for the Tern group from as far away as Edinburgh. Two burong Contract. comedies by very experienced players came first Tenders for the Airport are now out and we and second, but Russ and several other members are expecting an influx of Tenderers to view the of the cast were complimented by the adjudicator site. In addition to the main job itself we are on their performances, which gained third place. involved in letting a separate contract for housing In the home fixture, two of Shaw’s one-act for Airport staff and in plans for a dual carriage plays were presented by the Society at Abbott way access road including a bridge and round Hall. It is reported that Chris Fitt maintained about. Tim Conway and Ronnie Lirn are jointly such a convincing brogue throughout his perfor responsible for these. When all the jobs are in niance that one enthusiast going back stage hand the total value will be in the order of £13 afterwards had to verify Chris’s nationality by million which believe it or not amounts to about asking him to say something in his normal voice! £100 per head of present population. Finally, for the information of any of the Any shortcomings in this newsletter can be thirty or more engineers joining the motorway attributed to the fact that your regular corres site staff this summer who choose to live in the pondent, David Flint, is on leave enjoying a well Windermere area, the Ladyholme Drama Group earned rest. David and Patsy are on a round-the- has just been formed and is looking for acting world trip, with daughter Shani, during which members particularly men. they intend to visit Trinidad once and England W.M.H. twice. Our worry is that David having circum 32 PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 33 could be correctly described as “friendly”. The worked hard but the opponents’ defence held out Dramatis Personae scores are still being counted, but we hope to have to give a final result of 0-0. The evening was P.S.—! have just been told that the ladies of the total for publication in your next issue! completed by refreshments for both sides. In the early days at Shaw End it was the wives Kendal Dramatic Society are desperately in need R.F.W. A match against John Laings has recently been rather than the engineers who took to the stage. of the company of young men. played at Tebay, and an honoLLrable draw of Both Aileen Kelly and Wynn Webster acted with Football: Kendal 2-2 was fought out. We took the lead through the South Westmorland Stage and Screen Society, The latest report from the Shaw End Football Don Grant after 10 minutes, only to see Laings whilst Mavis Heddon, before her sojourn in Club is one more of matches which did not take equalise and draw ahead just after the interval. Nigeria, played two parts with the Staveley Brunei place. Three fixtures have been called off at the Eric Farrell scored the final goal, splashing Players. One of these productions at Staveley last moment, and it is rumoured that we are through a large puddle in the goalmouth. Laings was “Dark Summer’, a serious play, with a small Here in Bruhei we are recovering from a wave such hard opposition that the local teams con goalkeeper was heard to say “I’m not going down cast, about the rehabilitation of an airman of site visits for the Roads job (first phase), blinded in the war: ambitious drama for village cerned do not want their goal averages ruined. on my knees in that . . . lot, not even for the a tenders for which are due to close in April. Site The team has been strengthened in the last R.E.’s”. hall, where box-office success usually depends on visits in more developed countries consist of month or two with new talent joining the site R.P. comedy, but this apparently was an exception. arming the Tenderer with a location plan and staff or being “discovered” after having thought With the dispersal of these three ladies to the turning him loose onto the countryside! In fact their footballing days were over. Mint Source Club: Kendal theatrical wilderness of Africa, Asia and Orton many Contractors arriving here to view the Site The outstanding match since our last report Another successful meeting of the Club was respectively, the acting tradition has, until quite expect to do just that but we have to discourage was that against the North Western Electricity held at Heaves Hotel, Levens. Twenty-four recently, been maintained solely by Vivienne them, for to send them off alone into the remoter Board, who fielded a very strong side. Shaw End, members enjoyed good food, wine and con Knowles, who has taken part in a number of parts of Temburong to look for the route of a so often weak in midfield, were strengthened there versation, ranging far and wide. On leaving, via plays with Kendal Dramatic Society,including network of roads which still only exist on paper by Steve Pearson and Mike Heddon, who gave the fine Soanian entrance hall and porch of “The Gift”, “Book Of The Month” and “Brush could have disastrous consequences. Organising good service to the forwards. Jim Newton at unfluted Ionic columns, we reflected that Mr. With A Body”. a site visit here is rather like arranging a military centre half once again proved how much he is Harold Wilson had also “coffeed” here. Then, just over a year ago, an irfportant operation, involving as it does the use of various relied on for covering up other people’s mistakes. All new members of the staff and their wives development: Chris Fitt and Russ Collins were boats, guides, helicopters and chartered aircraft. The forwards seemed to have a lot of bad luck are warmly invited to take part in future meetIngs. press-ganged into a South Westmorland Stage Anyway thanks to all concerned they have now when it came to getting the ball in the net. They R.F.W. and Screen Society revue, and the hidden male been satisfactorily accomplished, except that one talent came to light at last. Their instant success German firm who sent a cable some weeks ago led to membership of the Society with the to say they were arriving shortly have not yet Ian Clarke putting the pressure on -an incident in the recent match versus tile North Western Electricity reputation for the highest standard of drama in turned up. One hopes that they did not attempt Board, Kendal. the county. to go straight out onto the job without first In the season just ended Chris and Russ have calling into the office! both played title rOles, the former in “O’Flaherty A contract has been let for the site investiga V.C.” by Bernard Shaw, and the latter in “The tion for the Tutong District roads and we shall Confidential Clerk” by T. S. Eliot. “The soon be inviting tenders for the main work in Confidential Clerk” was the South Westmorland that area. David Flint and Paul Ng are looking entry in an amateur theatre festival at Seatle in after the Tutong scheme with Des Boon and Yorkshire which attracted six competitors, one Yong Kong Weng responsible for the Tern group from as far away as Edinburgh. Two burong Contract. comedies by very experienced players came first Tenders for the Airport are now out and we and second, but Russ and several other members are expecting an influx of Tenderers to view the of the cast were complimented by the adjudicator site. In addition to the main job itself we are on their performances, which gained third place. involved in letting a separate contract for housing In the home fixture, two of Shaw’s one-act for Airport staff and in plans for a dual carriage plays were presented by the Society at Abbott way access road including a bridge and round Hall. It is reported that Chris Fitt maintained about. Tim Conway and Ronnie Lirn are jointly such a convincing brogue throughout his perfor responsible for these. When all the jobs are in niance that one enthusiast going back stage hand the total value will be in the order of £13 afterwards had to verify Chris’s nationality by million which believe it or not amounts to about asking him to say something in his normal voice! £100 per head of present population. Finally, for the information of any of the Any shortcomings in this newsletter can be thirty or more engineers joining the motorway attributed to the fact that your regular corres site staff this summer who choose to live in the pondent, David Flint, is on leave enjoying a well Windermere area, the Ladyholme Drama Group earned rest. David and Patsy are on a round-the- has just been formed and is looking for acting world trip, with daughter Shani, during which members particularly men. they intend to visit Trinidad once and England W.M.H. twice. Our worry is that David having circum SUMMER, 1968 34 PONTIFACT No. 19 35

are at present in the throes of a water shortage as The golfing season has started again with the there has been no rain to speak of for about two office “Kwogs Quaich’ tournament in full swing. months. This is most unusual in a country where Although there are two favourites for the title the annual rainfall varies from 120 to 200 inches. there is always a slim chance that some of the I Although extensive new water schemes are in beginners to the game, e.g. Willard Dougall, hand (by courtesy of Binnie & Partners), at the might scrape through to the semi-finals. moment the supply is from one small reservoir Our golf outing has not yet been fixed but it which is in the process of drying up. We are all will probably be at Gleneagles or Turnbery this anxiously awaiting a good downpour and are ‘ear. currently rationed to three hours per day. Kendal have challenged us to a return cricket We had a very enjoyable visit from Mr. Spencer match and have extended the invitation to look from London (via Singapore, Djakata and Hong over the site of their latest contract. By the time . Kong) and expect one shortly from Mr. Elliott. that this edition of PONTIFACT has been published Ken Phillips from Hong Kong and John Holt no doubt we will have beaten them on their own from London were also among our recent visitors ground, if not at cricket then most certainly at whi!e Jimmy James from Hong Kong makes a the Ale House. welcome visit every two months or so. We have noted by the advertisement for staff Our staff of 30 is likely to double over the at Kendal, that they should be in a position to next six to nine months as recruitment of site select a good team to match up to ours. We hope staff gets underway. We are already getting quite to field approximately 15 players to their ii. a good number of applications so if any of our The office itself has been re-decorated from readers are interested it’s now or never. Following top to bottom, which gives a summer effect the recent Budget in England we should not be internally. This is to compensate for the storms, - — surprised if we get a good few more. You lucky rain, and snow on the outside which so far have people! We tend to feel somewhat cut off from given a dominant start to our summer. / — the world here with no telly or frequent news Roy Hodgen and family are leaving us shortly broadcasts, crises and political coups. Our main for warmer climes—namely London. He has r items of news revolve around such things as the been spending so much of his time on planes to Left to right. Front row: Soh ] “i, Foo Kok Oi “‘, Omar Bin/Penguian Lumbang, Shieh Wei, opening of a new fish farm at Tutong but it is London and trains to Teesside that he has been Yuan, Tan Chui Ling, Abdul I ‘i Untak and Sang: middle row: Ronnie Lim, Barry Paget doubtful if we are any worse off for that. This, in Paul Tsang Kai Ming, Tim Conway, Law Wang Yong Kong Weng, Henry Egerton, Cecilia Yap, Jimmy Lee, Ng, fact, is one of the charms of Brunei and one which Kwong, Goh Bok Yen and Tai Yu Thean; back row: Kuldip Annand, Ian Rutherford, David Flint, Frank Nelson, Chan King Chin, Christopher Thien, Han Sui Kwang and Job Lim. we fear will fade with the march of progress. Among the most consistent news items are those relating to the arrangements for the navigated the globe a couple of times will forget He has also been heard muttering about Canada Coronation of the new Sultan on August 1st. where it was he was supposed to get off. lately although we would never be surprised if This will be a very exciting and colourful affair on the staff side we are pleased to welcome he didn’t end up in Shap village looking after a Still and no doubt Brunei will be full to bursting point (Soils) who arrived with his wife section of the M.6. Wherever he goes, however, Jan Rutherford with visiting dignitaries and other important and baby son Richard from Uganda recently we wish him the very best of luck. Joan people. If any visitors from London Office are replace Alec Johnson. We are also pleased to Some of us live on a housing site known as to thinking of coming to Brunei about then they Job Lim with us. Job, who was born in Consultants Quarters, although in fact the have are advised to bring a tent, even though a second Brunei, has completed a degree course in Aus majority of the inmates are Civil Servants. hotel is on the verge of opening. tralia and is now due to serve with the PWD by Because the site is (inadvertently or by design) in BARRY PAGET. agreement for five years. However, by arrange a hollow it is known locally as The Swamp and ment with the Director of Public Works he has it certainly lived up to its name before Christmas. been seconded to us for post graduate training, a Although the houses are built up on stilts in the move which we are sure will be of mutual benefit traditional manner the whole site flooded so that Glasgow and we hope he will stay with us for some time. we were all marooned and could not get in or out On the debit side we regret to record that Des for several hours. One householder solved the Following the opening of Townhead Stage I work is with Boon is leaving shortly having decided to seek problem by rowing himself to the main road in a Contract, pressing ahead our next his fortune elsewhere. At the time of writing we small boat. The rest of us enjoyed ourselves call section, Woodside 2, and it is hoped that a do not know where this will be but we do know ing from our respective balconies and making starting date for the contract will be in early that when Des came back from Bangkok from a ribald remarks while the small children had a Autumn. short leave recently he looked very pleased with good time sailing paper boats under the houses Our Transportation studies and general report himself though on second thoughts that had and watching the dustbins go floating by, not to work are steadily being prepared to meet their probably nothing whatever to do with a job. mention the odd snake. Ironically enough we respective deadlines. SUMMER, 1968 34 PONTIFACT No. 19 35

North flank looking eastwards.

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:4 37 36 P0NTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1966 qualifying for the dubious title “of no fixed Bailies and Councillors representing the abode’. Roy has been in Glasgow for eight Corporation of the City of Glasgow, Highways years during which time he has been responsible Committee, were present as was The Right for producing the “Glasgow Inner Ring Road” Hon. The Lord Provost, John Johnston, LL.D., Report and “A Highway Plan for Glasgow” J. P. and has been assisting with the Greater Glasgow In his opening address The Secretary of State Transportation Study. praised our firm’s work very highly and did While saying cmrci’oir to Roy we extend a warm mention that “Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick would welcome to his fellow countryman, Mervyn make a first class half-back line in any team”. Johnston, who is taking his place. It was in fact a team effort ably guided and We look forward to seeing Roy from time to completed under Roy Hodgen. time when lie comes north to advise on Traffic Our official party included Messrs. Measor, matters. Grace, Hodgen, Johnston, McKenna, Breakey and Vaughan, our R.E., all of whoni were invited to a Civic Lunch at the City Chambers. Glasgow11111(1’Ring Road So that the staff would not be outdone, the Partners invited us to a Lunch at the Royal lug Toii’nl,eadSfaçc I—OfficialOpen Stuart Hotel. An excellent meal was enjoyed and The first stage of the Ring Road was officially our thanks and appreciation is extended to them opened on April 5th, 1968, by The Secretary of for this gesture. State for Scotland, The Right Hoii. William Ross, PONTIFACT5 official photographer in Glasgow, M.B.E., M.P. namely Graham Nicoll, mixed freely with the Luckily the weather forecast was correct and Press and Television Authorities and succeeded during a sunny period between showers the in taking sonie excellent shots of the Official official party took their places for the opening. Opening.

North flank looking eastwards.

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:4 38 PONTIFACT No. 19 I SUMMER 1968 39

Jordan Rufaidah, to Abdulkurda Umari and his wife in At the end of the year Ken Wigmore, im are among the better bridges along our Ml. We November, and a son, Mark, to George and patient at the long delay and cancellation of his welcome to the Belfast Office John McKeown, Down by the Red Sea at Jordan our little Marion Brandon in January. Other arrivals contracts, moved across to Kendal where we the ex-R.E., who, as a change from agreeing community flourishes although beset by certain (other than births!) are Neil Allen, Cohn Harding understand there definitely are motorways to be quantities on site, can now produce some for difficulties left behind by the six-day war. The and John Sitchell who have joined us for a short built. Ron Henderson, reasoning no doubt that our next contract. housing site of grey grit and boulders is gradually time and are spending most of it camping out even a major cut in the £77 million Belfast Our own trunk road contract at Moneynick becoming green as we all put in a lot of work to along the road line. Mr. Attiyah has joined us as Ring Road scheme would still leave an awful has reached the “tidying up” stage and traffic produce gardens of flowers and vegetables. The secretary in Aqaba; also Mr. Massa as secretary lot of money to be spent, left us a few days later is now running smoothly on a delightfully soil we bring in from over 50 niiles away, and and Mr. Awad as draughtsman in the Amman and joined the City Engineer’s Department. curvaceous stretch of realigned road. Congratu the fertiliser from anywhere we find a herd of office. Lynda Jenkins said a passionate farewell to all lations are due to our soils expert for the extremely camels in the desert, though Mike Shalders swears Arthur Small and family are away on leave. the good-looking male members of the staff the accurate forecast of the final earthwork quantities. by donkeys; maybe he has carried out compara Everyone else is eagerly awaiting his turn as the same day, and shortly afterwards presented her For the remaining months of our sojourn here tive tests in the Soils Lab. The big problem with hot season approaches. husband with a baby boy. we are completing the design of Contract 413, gardens is the watering, and many are the As regards the job itself progress is slow, To compensate to some extent for these severe due to go out to tender in September. All other ingenious labour-saving ideas for hosing and which is only to be expected when working along losses, George Eakin returned to the fold after work outstanding on the Belfast-Castledawson irrigation. a border between two warring peoples, and where blazing a trail for the Chinese railway in Tanzania. motorway will then be dealt with at long range As always, the sea is the chief attraction here incidents can, and do, take place at any time. Let us hope that when Mao’s men come to from London. with its swimming, fishing and skiing, and now About 70 kilometres of road earthworks are interpret and apply George’s results at the Regrettably Belfast Office is now fast approach we have persuaded the town authorities to build conipleted and 32 kilometres of culvert work. construction stage they will nod their heads ing filial extinction and the writer, who was a tennis court on the beach to give us more Trial runs of basecourse and bitumen distribu wisely and say, “Damned clever, these Irish!” present at its birth, may perhaps be forgiven a strenuous exercise. The standard of skiing has tion are taking place so there should very soon After a hectic few months spent mainly in pang at the prospect of its passing. Such, how gone up, the most proficient of us being be some finished road to show for our efforts. trying to dissuade the Ministry from making ever, is the lot of our profession and probably John’s daughter, Bunty Mushet. This is to be We hope that a just solution will soon be last-minute changes we became the proud owners few of us would have it otherwise. Our job is expected for she has become engaged to our ski found to Jordan’s troubles and that a peaceful of tastefully bound and printed documents. continuous and ever-changing and therein lies its instructor Maurice Messasa. She was recently atmosphere will return. At present it is a sad London Bridges Section, however, callously excitement and attraction; certainly nothing seen not flying her kite but actually flying in a kite country where every other person is a refugee indifferent to the sensitive feelings of the loyal remains static in the present world for very long high up and miles out to sea towed by the ski boat. driven from his home and land and often from his citizens of Ulster, produced a Bill of Quantities and the civil engineer is likely to become even Brave girl. family too, and whose whole thoughts are in Orange and Green. Little wonder the sun has more of a noniad than ever. Other scenes on the beach—Diana Raikes centred on a return. set! To date, the tenderers have been working for Enough of morbid thoughts; we are now all and Ann Mushet frollicking iii the waves in front ANDY KELLAM. five weeks on their mysterious “pricing” in a looking forward to our move to site and the of television cameras to show to all the world the gratifying silence. Dare we hope that this opportunity at long last to build one of these joys of Aqaba. And George Brandon, as proud Belfast indicates the production of the perfect Contract motorways. We have already carried out a survey papa, posing for photographs with his children Documents? of the best hotels and golf courses in the vicinity to to advertise woollies for a woman’s magazine The Day is in sight at last! After four years of Three further departures have occurred in in readiness for visiting London partners (keep your eyes open for it, ladies). The mother frustration, false alarms and a final burst of recent weeks. Jackie Watts, who has been with whom we extend a warm welcome: we have of this charming scene was a professional model frenetic activity, our first motorway contract us since the early days has succumbed to the lure occasionally in the past felt a certain sense of whom George was ordered to hold close. We all is out to tender. At least, our second contract is of the Mersey sound and moved to Liverpool. isolation on the North-West frontier. felt that Marian Brandon in her bikini would out first, our third, fourth and fifth contracts will Emily Montgomery, one of our most faithful THE LEPRECHAUNS. have made a much better model and I’m sure be out second and third, and our first contract tracers, deciding that life on site in our northern George would have looked more comfortable will be fourth—we think! To the neatly logical climate had its disadvantages, has moved to a Belize than he did. minds of our cousins on the mainland this may job nearer home. Don Lee, complete with beard, For the evenings, Susan Shalders has got a appear a trifle obscure, but seems the perfectly has moved to London Office, and we are hopeful The Contract for the rehabilitation of the club going at which we have found some experts natural way of doing things in the land of the that the close proximity of Carnaby Street may existing airport at Belize started last September. at table tennis and darts. There has been a return little people. induce him to brighten the Fourth Floor scene. Completion of the works is scheduled for mid- soccer match between ourselves with our French Incredible though it may seem, our numbers Don’s move, we are glad to say, is temporary September, 1968, and the chances of meeting this contractors and the only other Europeans here, have continued to dwindle but we feel we have and we look forward to seeing him back with us date looked excellent until a serious fire Rendel Palmer & Tritton with their German now reached the hard core of those who are on site. His departure means that our three best contractors. Jordanians were playing on both either too old to venture away from the firm or cricketers have defected to London in the past sides, and with a Lebanese referee it was quite are too stupid to find work elsewhere! We like year, but we are always glad to help struggling an international affair. A keen and strenuous to think that “we few, we happy few, we band of clubs. game before a large crowd ended in a goal-less brothers” who have resolutely marched through S.W.K. & P. are now beginning to leave marks draw. The day was rounded off by a mensaf meal all vicissitudes with eyes fixed on the final goal of their presence in Northern Ireland. The given by our contractors, Viasphalte Co. at their represent the cream of the Belfast Staff and we contract for the Laghey motorway bridges is desert camp at Darba. commiserate with those who have fallen by the now complete and there they stand as monu We have two births to report. A daughter, wayside. ments to the bridges section, and, to be just, they 38 PONTIFACT No. 19 I SUMMER 1968 39

the tea her left Lai the

son

fact and and

and

fact

that

men

with

took been well,

local

U.K.

Anne

Peggy

Canal

yet

[‘over

Owen,

saline- Chang

Chung of of as

airport Bill

Special

On will present

not will just

of Norene

the

Gifford,

Bill

the has

currently

engineer

the Guilford,

of side.

Anne

scheme is

and at

the and

leave, responsibi

whose form,

association

being

Maslowicz,

new

Blake

mains and

and and iii

a Chinese

will

club is

Kwai

Secretary.

and business

sons.

Anne

sale to site

point

all scene, U.K.;

office. the

Noreen

classed completed

Carol traffic

long

social

Jim

due was

projects David of a

for

reported

on and a

the running,

new Aliwood.

circuit.

Long interest

who but

assume be the

Wendy

completion

the

London. Gordon

was

and

Cheung,

Michael

to the continuation

been in be diners’

McCabe.

taste to

House work daughters! the Of

ever

year,

journey, to to

included

have to the to

have

Mrs. and time

Pak can working

to in is

Cove

Phillips flyover

partnership, which as of

period leave,

Wilson,

has

Government

enterprising

last Tse-lin

four

hard

writing,

Bill

Coffey

Ip John

due

Michael

the

have

the

market Michael

Michael

with are

out

will

spent return

construction of

led whom

delicate published.

Kong

returned good-bye

States Plover project. working

of Manson Hsu

Kong up

and

Andrew are on

and be

from Caroline

Gordon PONTIFACT is

office

wedding Edwina

returning

and

have

the

left project.

run Scheme Birmingham. also

Gordon

David

rapid the of

Peggy’s

has

tle to

time

much

stakes for their

said Mary a

reporting

put

the

we Owen

a be this at

the

for

of Hong course

from and

both together

bridge since

beverage. Hong

maintenance

in United control

the

on departures lose Office

have

that Not missed

Gordon

and

solitary site Chan baby

after Douglas Lamb, have

whilst time Mark daughter

Flyover

leave

have

the

not Ken obtained

the water,

soon site

Kok

the a

course

hand,

develop

Brunei.

the

Both Michael

On Other Our We This The

son

Peggy Mary London returning lity particular Development round-the-world replaced with Chris for Cove Road ing at greatly sorry at in will Wilson that Wah-sing Newell, with over newspapers universal will Owen. staff departure Chi which to were seconded a and free was come congratulations Jackie contaminate comes

a a

all

yet

are the are the the

feel

and

The

not

time

with

Drill New K.

done

three

make

travel

week. Army Belize

which

fill

in Firm’s Plover

Creek, largest

should

islands squash

Anglo nation. for

V. to we visited.

we world’s

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reduced

brought

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less matches,

in the though

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with

activities.

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have

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this

the

in scene, imaginative

and

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some

contend

needs

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future.

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gas

Stann

of could

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relaxation.

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against

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the in stored

certainly

play

tear Eddisons

to minor

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sufficient

life the storeys towards

nocturnal

independent perhaps

Pine

Gregs aggregate in City,

windows.

available report

have stage

to writer’s

have

comparison

most, been has upholding occasion

Plover six-day

the an to editors in

cays, is

that the

rather

our

only

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way

when four

forms

water the wild

rain,

names troubled not

operation.

as the

day by projects resort,

invitations

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all

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outward-bound

Ruins),

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the

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list world),

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the some

boys”.

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height however, contingent

town.

not “Belize’

Badminton

our

dispute variety to

introduction the disbatches,

City, the letter feel

is been

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on 1968 ever also

what brevity, activities

the

of (Mayan

fire Kong

and

supervising

have quantities an

to the

airport

there

pumping-out

have we has

desperate and

engineers that

the “bush spots of

reef

large

“City” takes

of summer

provide

news Ha content

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morning

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above

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proved

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for

the

sand-flies Not

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neighbour

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feet

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interesting

now He

the

does

distinguished

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hour He off

and

upstairs two

has

fortissimo—the

weeks

require

some

was

Eddison

winging

approached

reside

borrow

responsibility

midnight

Hone

not PONTIFACT

some

notably

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flat

pathfinder.

downstairs -‘

enthusiasm Hotel.

moved

Singapore.

John and

Taylor

of and than

Butterfly”

the

useful

first to

Emery

does

led has

raised

mosquitoes

twelfth

that Ray spent

Belize, area

out—played

with

better

Taylor,

very

or Emery

over

also

was John

John definitely world

admirable

John’s

pedestal

nature

that

Ray

“Madame steps.

crabs,

night

a Continental

the

some tenth and

and

John

but

which

have suburban admitted

nothing be

and

the

Everest.

the

flat down-town

call with three Strongman

handing

good

Brenda,

locate of

Kacal in

side a

likes

rumoured this and

“loo”

after floor

airport

Val

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simple

Eddisons Emery,

also who infested pall notwithstanding. must by after

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of in

the

the the

the

only

who

John

for

event

starts

Belize

snows

at arrival

end one of

Septem

time

Kacal,

in U.K.

Airports,

near

side of

make

Pritchard.

the

him

the

daily

sumptuous

witness

swear

Val of

the

our

to Many family

Eric

on Pritchard

from

houses

they

grandchild.

joined

superfluous.

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country

in a.m.,

worked helped

and

Eric

roof-tops

Antigua.

lengths

This

complete.

Honduras

Pritchard,

arrived

first

but

and Finally

position the of

has at

plucked

clock

billeted

the

staff

smoothly.

was

city.

Eric settled

followed

Emery

returning

was Pritchard

their

are

was

good British

family

the

varying

gained

run

alarm

out

team

above right:

in Cayman

opening

his

contracts

finally

who Mrs. in

exception

John

December.

before

the

life

expatriate

Eddisons

(l.O.W.)

are

Eddison high

and

the

arrive

were arrival Left

house

and

Grand

the spending market

where Fell,

experience

Contract

a Taylor,

all

makes

they

the

with

the

months Taylor

Peggy

Kacal Caribbean

the

both

were

Ray Shap

First

After 40

on Belize Hadsphaltic beginning and the ber Val Ray of October, hotels, City, of rented airport, penthouse procession and with few await where which to as In 41 to be be to be

the tea her left Lai the

son

fact and and

and

fact

that

men

with

took been well,

local

U.K.

Anne

Peggy

Canal

yet

[‘over

Owen,

saline- Chang

Chung of of as

airport Bill

Special

On will present

not will just

of Norene

the

Gifford,

Bill

the has

currently

engineer

the Guilford,

of side.

Anne

scheme is

and at

the and

leave, responsibi

whose form,

association

being

Maslowicz,

new

Blake

mains and

and and iii

a Chinese

will

club is

Kwai

Secretary.

and business

sons.

Anne

sale to site

point

all scene, U.K.;

office. the

Noreen

classed completed

Carol traffic

long

social

Jim

due was

projects David of a

for

reported

on and a

the running,

new Aliwood.

circuit.

Long interest

who but

assume be the

Wendy

completion

the

London. Gordon

was

and

Cheung,

Michael

to the continuation

been in be diners’

McCabe.

taste to

House work daughters! the Of

ever

year,

journey, to to

included

have to the to

have

Mrs. and time

Pak can working

to in is

Cove

Phillips flyover

partnership, which as of

period leave,

Wilson,

has

Government

enterprising

last Tse-lin

four

hard

writing,

Bill

Coffey

Ip John

due

Michael

the

have

the

market Michael

Michael

with are

out

will

spent return

construction of

led whom

delicate published.

Kong

returned good-bye

States Plover project. working

of Manson Hsu

Kong up

and

Andrew are on

and be

from Caroline

Gordon PONTIFACT is

office

wedding Edwina

returning

and

have

the

left project.

run Scheme Birmingham. also

Gordon

David

rapid the of

Peggy’s

has

tle to

time

much

stakes for their

said Mary a

reporting

put

the

we Owen

a be this at

the

for

of Hong course

from and

both together

bridge since

beverage. Hong

maintenance

in United control

the

on departures lose Office

have

that Not missed

Gordon

and

solitary site Chan baby

after Douglas Lamb, have

whilst time Mark daughter

Flyover

leave

have

the

not Ken obtained

the water,

soon site

Kok

the a

course

hand,

develop

Brunei.

the

Both Michael

On Other Our We This The

son

a a

all

yet

are the are the the

feel

and

The

not

time

with

Drill New K.

done

three

make

travel

week. Army Belize

which

fill

in Firm’s Plover

Creek, largest

should

islands squash

Anglo nation. for

V. to we visited.

we world’s

and, find

reduced

brought

to the

less matches,

in the though

after

with

activities.

be in can

have

preventing the .E.!

the

this

the

in scene, imaginative

and

do neck. disturbances

used

been Plot”,

some

contend

needs

Bar—at

future.

The

gas

Stann

of could

Ridge

all J.

will justifiably working second

relaxation.

Cove as swimming

departure.

be to much,

all

limited

released,

against

(off-shore

Tea

the in stored

certainly

play

tear Eddisons

to minor

Creek, his

sufficient

life the storeys towards

nocturnal

independent perhaps

Pine

Gregs aggregate in City,

windows.

available report

have stage

to writer’s

have

comparison

most, been has upholding occasion

Plover six-day

the an to editors in

cays, is

that the

rather

our

only

but

way

when four

forms

water the wild

rain,

names troubled not

operation.

as the

day by projects resort,

invitations

far

this

on are of has “Chinese

For are

all

Roaring the

outward-bound

Ruins),

been

the

long

Mexico

list world),

the

on situation

been

normal at

the put

the

final popular enabled

mediator’s thus

kind

shut the of

bathing,

types down to replenish

allowed pleasant

on discovery

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have

height however, contingent

town.

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Badminton

our

dispute variety to

introduction the disbatches,

City, the letter feel

is been

a in

on 1968 ever also

what brevity, activities

the

of (Mayan

fire Kong

and

supervising

have quantities an

to the

airport

there

pumping-out

have we has

desperate and

engineers that

the “bush spots of

reef

large

“City” takes

of summer

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well

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morning

have

fabulous

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Bamboo of

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the

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was rendering.

feet

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hour He off

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upstairs two

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weeks

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approached

reside

borrow

responsibility

midnight

Hone

not PONTIFACT

some

notably

gone five

flat

pathfinder.

downstairs -‘

enthusiasm Hotel.

moved

Singapore.

John and

Taylor

of and than

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useful

first to

Emery

does

led has

raised

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that Ray spent

Belize, area

out—played

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better

Taylor,

very

or Emery

over

also

was John

John definitely world

admirable

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pedestal

nature

that

Ray

“Madame steps.

crabs,

night

a Continental

the

some tenth and

and

John

but

which

have suburban admitted

nothing be

and

the

Everest.

the

flat down-town

call with three Strongman

handing

good

Brenda,

locate of

Kacal in

side a

likes

rumoured this and

“loo”

after floor

airport

Val

Tony

simple

Eddisons Emery,

also who infested pall notwithstanding. must by after

Bohème” salubrious over the before Bay flight a himself ascent materials other the places did

John

of in

the

the the

the

only

who

John

for

event

starts

Belize

snows

at arrival

end one of

Septem

time

Kacal,

in U.K.

Airports,

near

side of

make

Pritchard.

the

him

the

daily

sumptuous

witness

swear

Val of

the

our

to Many family

Eric

on Pritchard

from

houses

they

grandchild.

joined

superfluous.

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country

in a.m.,

worked helped

and

Eric

roof-tops

Antigua.

lengths

This

complete.

Honduras

Pritchard,

arrived

first

but

and Finally

position the of

has at

plucked

clock

billeted

the

staff

smoothly.

was

city.

Eric settled

followed

Emery

returning

was Pritchard

their

are

was

good British

family

the

varying

gained

run

alarm

out

team

above right:

in Cayman

opening

his

contracts

finally

who Mrs. in

exception

John

December.

before

the

life

expatriate

Eddisons

(l.O.W.)

are

Eddison high

and

the

arrive

were arrival Left

house

and

Grand

the spending market

where Fell,

experience

Contract

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all

makes

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the

with

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months Taylor

Peggy

Kacal Caribbean

the

both

were

Ray Shap

First

After 40

on Belize Hadsphaltic beginning and the ber Val Ray of October, hotels, City, of rented airport, penthouse procession and with few await where which 42 PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 43 the project has been officially handed over to William Sommerville, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Oliver, David King, who was the firm’s accountant Opening of the Mkumbara Government; the coastal road will not be in Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bushell, and to Mr. and Mrs. for four and a half years finally handed over the use until the bridge is open. Alan Rowlands on the birth of a son. We also accounts to Terry Keefe in January. Hong Kong University has benefited from our learn of the arrival of a second grandson to The Accounts section also welcomes Bob Kisangiro Highway, Tanzania loss, since Dr. T. C. Liauw has taken a position Wally Grainger. Wlodek Prylinski informs us that Spiller who makes up the number depleted by The on the lecturing staff, and Choi Ching-kui is the pigeons that hatched outside his office this Trevor Watkin’s departure last year. Tanzanian firm’s activities over the past four years in now also lecturing but in addition will undertake time last year have not returned. Driven away Peter Cassam who has been with us for three were highlighted the official opening to some post-graduate study work. no doubt by the strains of the “Happy Wanderers” years, has passed the job of Purchasing Officer traffic of the Mkumbara-Kisangiro Highway, Outwardly Hong Kong seems to have over from the street below to George Lobb. Peter has joined the purchasing by His Excellency, Second Vice President come the troubles of last year, although now We have heard too that a daughter has arrived agents for the Malawi Government—we hope this Kawawa, on Wednesday, July 10th. The High way is 96 in and again there are minor incidents which serve for Felicity and John Freman. Felicity was may simplify one of the Stamp Club’s problems. miles length and forms part of the main Dar es as a reminder that many of the problems behind known to many of us as Mr. Bowen’s secretary. Finally, we offer our congratulations to the Salaam-Nairobi Highway, south Moshi. the troubles still exist. Greater efforts are being John often visits the office on business; his firm following for their awards and professional of made to promote works undertaken by Govern have produced for us many photographs for successes. Construction was carried out by Messrs. ment, with the object of improving its relation technical exhibitions, and also decorative prints Mr. G. M. Williamss and Mr. P. A. Rutter’s Stirling Astaldi (East Africa) Ltd. within both the ship with the majority who live here. The including the print of the seventeenth century paper on “The design of two buildings with Contract Period of 27 months and the Price mass transportation study was published, and Thames which has replaced “landscape with suspended structures in high yield steel” which is Contract of £l6 million. The standard of one of the main recommendations was that an pylons” at the entrance to 5 Winsley Street. to receive a Bronze Medal of the Institution of construction was high and the Highway is underground railway system would be of the The only engagement reported to us is that of Structural Engineers’ “Oscar Faber Award”. earning the firm much praise. The greatest benefit to the general public who at Adrian Judge to Rosemary ivens to whom we Mr. Williams, Professor Houghton and Mr. weather for the opening ceremony could the moment have to travel using an often over offer our congratulations. Weddings are more Moss of the Royal Military Acaden3y of Science not have been more kind, with a somewhat crowded bus system, or legal taxis, and very plentiful, however, and we are happy to report have been awarded a Diploma on a p?per on overcast sky and slight breeze lending sufficient often the illegal taxis and mini-bus services. that the bells have been ringing for Chris Bond “Aerodynamic effects on structures”. coolness so that both participants and spectators were able to enjoy in The major problem with such a project is of and Susan Hughes, Hubert Woo and Alice Mr. P. B. Edwards and W. Pryhinski’s paper the ceremony comfort. course finance, and although this would be Shaw-Wha, Peter Whatling and Janet Gibson. “The design and construction of a precast Normally such ceremonies have a habit of being subjected to either the heaviest spread over a number of years, the initial capital Our congratulations to them all. concrete multi-storey factory extension” which rainfall or hottest day of the season. The ceremony was to be found is a considerable undertaking for We hear from the Soils section that David is to receive a diploma of the Institution of highlighted by brief and Hong Kong. Abbot has returned from site at West Thurrock. Structural Engineers’ “Oscar Faber Award”. huniorous speeches and no notice able hitches. News is still awaited of the proposals made in Cohn Harding is back in the London Office after Ken Weir, Keith Shakespeare and Don The tape was cut by connection with the Castle Peak Road, the Kai many hair-raising experiences in Jordan. From Sutton-Mattocks on being elected A.M.l.C.E.; Second Vice President Tak runway extension, and, of course, the Airports section comes the news that Walter to Malcolm Wilford, Cohn Smith and Roger Kawawa who then led a very long cavalcade of motor vehicles along cross-harbour tunnel. Preliminary studies have Steele, Inspector of Works, who has been super Daws on being elected A.M.l.Struct.E.; and to the Highway to the accom paniment of the of been made of several projects in other parts of vising the construction of the Fire Station at William Somnierville on his D.I.C. cheers the many Tan7anians who had turned out to the Far East. In hand at the moment is a design Coolidge Airport, Antigua, returned to the U.K. THE LONDONLIGHTS. witness the ceremony. The whole event was gay, colourful and costing study for an elevated motorway in in May. A. Strongman took up temporary and enjoy able, as befitted the completion of a highly Manilla, Hong Kong’s comparative near neigh residence in Singapore as our survey manager satisfactory project. Much credit is due to bour in the Philippines. in connection with the investigation for the Royal Garden Party Ron Hedges and his staff who have JIM BLAKE Airport development plan in March of this year. seen the job Mr. and Mrs. Hawkey and their daughter through from its initial inception in 1964. Joe Chow returned to Hong Kong in May to attended the Garden Party at Buckinghani Visiting Partners were Messrs. Grace, take up an appointment with Jardine Mattheson Johnston London Palace on July 11th. and Gandy. and Co. Probably one of the most significant events Don Lee has joined Wally Grainger’s section which has occurred in the immediate surround from the Belfast Office. Watch out all you ings of the London Office since the last issue of cricketers, rumour has it that Don is a fearsome PONTIFACT is the disappearance of the now fast bowler famous “umbrella” ramps at Oxford Circus, From Joe Cassell we learn of an ex-niember; accomplished with great speed, one weekend. now back in his home country, lnda, Raja This event is of great importance to many of us Barve is now settled in Bombay. here, as it heralds the final stages of the Victoria Garry Allden decided to spend his annual underground line which, when opened, will leave winter sporting in Austria, and, apart simplify considerably otherwise difficult journeys from breaking his right ankle, severely spraining to and from the office. his left and having to spend several weeks in Turning to happenings among members of hospital on his return, with a previously unknown the staff we offer our congratulations to the but very painful virus infection, thoroughly following on the births of daughters: Mr. and Mrs. enjoyed himself. 42 PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 43 the project has been officially handed over to William Sommerville, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Oliver, David King, who was the firm’s accountant Opening of the Mkumbara Government; the coastal road will not be in Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bushell, and to Mr. and Mrs. for four and a half years finally handed over the use until the bridge is open. Alan Rowlands on the birth of a son. We also accounts to Terry Keefe in January. Hong Kong University has benefited from our learn of the arrival of a second grandson to The Accounts section also welcomes Bob Kisangiro Highway, Tanzania loss, since Dr. T. C. Liauw has taken a position Wally Grainger. Wlodek Prylinski informs us that Spiller who makes up the number depleted by The on the lecturing staff, and Choi Ching-kui is the pigeons that hatched outside his office this Trevor Watkin’s departure last year. Tanzanian firm’s activities over the past four years in now also lecturing but in addition will undertake time last year have not returned. Driven away Peter Cassam who has been with us for three were highlighted the official opening to some post-graduate study work. no doubt by the strains of the “Happy Wanderers” years, has passed the job of Purchasing Officer traffic of the Mkumbara-Kisangiro Highway, Outwardly Hong Kong seems to have over from the street below to George Lobb. Peter has joined the purchasing by His Excellency, Second Vice President come the troubles of last year, although now We have heard too that a daughter has arrived agents for the Malawi Government—we hope this Kawawa, on Wednesday, July 10th. The High way is 96 in and again there are minor incidents which serve for Felicity and John Freman. Felicity was may simplify one of the Stamp Club’s problems. miles length and forms part of the main Dar es as a reminder that many of the problems behind known to many of us as Mr. Bowen’s secretary. Finally, we offer our congratulations to the Salaam-Nairobi Highway, south Moshi. the troubles still exist. Greater efforts are being John often visits the office on business; his firm following for their awards and professional of made to promote works undertaken by Govern have produced for us many photographs for successes. Construction was carried out by Messrs. ment, with the object of improving its relation technical exhibitions, and also decorative prints Mr. G. M. Williamss and Mr. P. A. Rutter’s Stirling Astaldi (East Africa) Ltd. within both the ship with the majority who live here. The including the print of the seventeenth century paper on “The design of two buildings with Contract Period of 27 months and the Price mass transportation study was published, and Thames which has replaced “landscape with suspended structures in high yield steel” which is Contract of £l6 million. The standard of one of the main recommendations was that an pylons” at the entrance to 5 Winsley Street. to receive a Bronze Medal of the Institution of construction was high and the Highway is underground railway system would be of the The only engagement reported to us is that of Structural Engineers’ “Oscar Faber Award”. earning the firm much praise. The greatest benefit to the general public who at Adrian Judge to Rosemary ivens to whom we Mr. Williams, Professor Houghton and Mr. weather for the opening ceremony could the moment have to travel using an often over offer our congratulations. Weddings are more Moss of the Royal Military Acaden3y of Science not have been more kind, with a somewhat crowded bus system, or legal taxis, and very plentiful, however, and we are happy to report have been awarded a Diploma on a p?per on overcast sky and slight breeze lending sufficient often the illegal taxis and mini-bus services. that the bells have been ringing for Chris Bond “Aerodynamic effects on structures”. coolness so that both participants and spectators were able to enjoy in The major problem with such a project is of and Susan Hughes, Hubert Woo and Alice Mr. P. B. Edwards and W. Pryhinski’s paper the ceremony comfort. course finance, and although this would be Shaw-Wha, Peter Whatling and Janet Gibson. “The design and construction of a precast Normally such ceremonies have a habit of being subjected to either the heaviest spread over a number of years, the initial capital Our congratulations to them all. concrete multi-storey factory extension” which rainfall or hottest day of the season. The ceremony was to be found is a considerable undertaking for We hear from the Soils section that David is to receive a diploma of the Institution of highlighted by brief and Hong Kong. Abbot has returned from site at West Thurrock. Structural Engineers’ “Oscar Faber Award”. huniorous speeches and no notice able hitches. News is still awaited of the proposals made in Cohn Harding is back in the London Office after Ken Weir, Keith Shakespeare and Don The tape was cut by connection with the Castle Peak Road, the Kai many hair-raising experiences in Jordan. From Sutton-Mattocks on being elected A.M.l.C.E.; Second Vice President Tak runway extension, and, of course, the Airports section comes the news that Walter to Malcolm Wilford, Cohn Smith and Roger Kawawa who then led a very long cavalcade of motor vehicles along cross-harbour tunnel. Preliminary studies have Steele, Inspector of Works, who has been super Daws on being elected A.M.l.Struct.E.; and to the Highway to the accom paniment of the of been made of several projects in other parts of vising the construction of the Fire Station at William Somnierville on his D.I.C. cheers the many Tan7anians who had turned out to the Far East. In hand at the moment is a design Coolidge Airport, Antigua, returned to the U.K. THE LONDONLIGHTS. witness the ceremony. The whole event was gay, colourful and costing study for an elevated motorway in in May. A. Strongman took up temporary and enjoy able, as befitted the completion of a highly Manilla, Hong Kong’s comparative near neigh residence in Singapore as our survey manager satisfactory project. Much credit is due to bour in the Philippines. in connection with the investigation for the Royal Garden Party Ron Hedges and his staff who have JIM BLAKE Airport development plan in March of this year. seen the job Mr. and Mrs. Hawkey and their daughter through from its initial inception in 1964. Joe Chow returned to Hong Kong in May to attended the Garden Party at Buckinghani Visiting Partners were Messrs. Grace, take up an appointment with Jardine Mattheson Johnston London Palace on July 11th. and Gandy. and Co. Probably one of the most significant events Don Lee has joined Wally Grainger’s section which has occurred in the immediate surround from the Belfast Office. Watch out all you ings of the London Office since the last issue of cricketers, rumour has it that Don is a fearsome PONTIFACT is the disappearance of the now fast bowler famous “umbrella” ramps at Oxford Circus, From Joe Cassell we learn of an ex-niember; accomplished with great speed, one weekend. now back in his home country, lnda, Raja This event is of great importance to many of us Barve is now settled in Bombay. here, as it heralds the final stages of the Victoria Garry Allden decided to spend his annual underground line which, when opened, will leave winter sporting in Austria, and, apart simplify considerably otherwise difficult journeys from breaking his right ankle, severely spraining to and from the office. his left and having to spend several weeks in Turning to happenings among members of hospital on his return, with a previously unknown the staff we offer our congratulations to the but very painful virus infection, thoroughly following on the births of daughters: Mr. and Mrs. enjoyed himself.

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M.6 M.6 M.6

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Kendal

London

Kendal Kendal

Kendal London

Kendal Course

Kendal Kendal Secondment Commercial

London London Townhead

Laghey London West

Kendal Glasgow Kendal

Kendal Kendal London

Kendal London

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Kendal London

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Halliday Robinson .. .. 1968

Oxberry

Chambers

Woo P.

Cheng

Denny D.

Hopkins

Farthing Heddon

Henderson

Rakusen Webb

Wood

Murrison

Russ

Pariington

Jones Warburton

Lane

Kennedy Sharrock

Rutter

Fitt

Parker Abbott

Armitage Cambridge

Mortimore

Daniels McKeown Walsh

Lane

Flatman

Whybrow

Gibson Smith

1-lunter

Franklin

Clarke

Sommerville J.

C. H. Teye-Glover

M. K.

Erwig R. M.

V. J.

R. J.

R. Collins E.

Cooper

M. L.

Miss M. H.

P. A.

Miss

D. R. W.

P. T.

H. B. G.

Mrs. J.

R. R. B. R.

D. W. J.

H. A.

Miss A.

R. P. J.

I. C.

D. J.

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No.

London) Ltd.

Antigua)

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Nigeria)

John

seconded

Nigeria)

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Notes

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Dixon

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Deans

for

McNeill

L. Ward

G. Tornkins

Nigeria)

Cosgrave

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Russ

Pariington

Jones Warburton

Lane

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Rutter

Fitt

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Armitage Cambridge

Mortimore

Daniels McKeown Walsh

Lane

Flatman

Whybrow

Gibson Smith

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Franklin

Clarke

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C. H. Teye-Glover

M. K.

Erwig R. M.

V. J.

R. J.

R. Collins E.

Cooper

M. L.

Miss M. H.

P. A.

Miss

D. R. W.

P. T.

H. B. G.

Mrs. J.

R. R. B. R.

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H. A.

Miss A.

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for

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L. Ward

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Emery—British Strongman—Singapore—Project

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P. F.

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Rutherford—Brunei—Soils

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Kong) project

& Tanzania)

Tanzania)

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has PONTIFACTonly just come Russia, Shaw End, cricket—we still hope to out? The Editors feel that they start that page of Readers’ Letters. should have put this Editorial at the This is a good place to stop binding and to beginning of this issue and explained its late thank all the contributors who have written arrival. They do at least ask readers to forgive for this issue; and the local Sub-Editors too who the lateness. As for explaining—”events beyond have browbeaten the contributors into finishing our control”? Hardly; no one else knows what work well begun. Of course a Sub-Editor is or whom the Editors’ are supposed tocontrol sometimes himself a contributor—it must and they themselves have doubts.—”recent then be a case of stern self discipline. industrial disputes”? Sounds a bit thin—though Contributors of course don’t only write— just when the Hong Kong sub-editor should one of the hardest things to come by is a good have been sitting quietly composing the Hong cover photograph. So the Editors welcome Kong News letter, he was given full charge of photographs, sketches and cartoons and espe his Site. But we don’t want him to sue us for cially if they come from overseas, for PONTIFACT libel. should be, for us in London, just as much “news Perhaps this is the answer—a Competition— from Hong Kong” or “views from Maidugan” “the best excuse for PONTIFACT’S late appearance” as we hope it is “views from U.K.” to readers —winner to contribute for Christmas issue a who work elsewhere. five page article and six whole-plate photo The Editors conclude with best wishes for graphs? summer holidays, to readers who haven’t yet We certainly want to thank readers who did taken them: the Editors bear in mind, of course, Across Down contribute to the Competition announced in that other readers have had no summer lately— I. Based on experiment a little devil and grain is I. Medical Officer in mix up with vessel refusing the last issue. A beginning at least, but we hope either because they are in the Southern agitated. (7). entry to a ship. (7). that the number of competitors will double Hemisphere or because of the North East wind 5. Won’t be seen at Wimbledon for the first time 2. King’s son, we hear, with one is friend head? (9). now in this year. (7). 3. Penaliies again and makes more pure. (7). next time and that readers from Hong Kong and blowing U.K. 9. Short underwear? (5). 4. Unusual source of education? No! (6). Africa and even America will be inspired to 10. Caned thus but unhurt? (9). 5. Incorporate sailors sphere. (6). take part. MAy15 JOHNSON, GEOFFREY MOORE II Withdraws opinion and tilts again. (7). 6. You’re in trouble if youre up the creek without Let us know, please, your views on Com CHRISTOPHER KNOLLYS, ROLAND PILCHER 12. Sounds botanical but is mathematical? (7). this! (1,6). PONTIFACT, MALCOLM WILFORD 13. Reflux of tide. (3). 7. Moral Principle in the twentieth Icon! (5). petitions, the layout of astrology, 15. Sit behind Observation Post and obstruct! (6). 8. Lorn&s hero guided and sieved? (7). 17. Collected chopped fruit in front of the editor. (6). 14. Wide expanse of water. (5). 19. Six and French article around ring produce 16. First Lady. (3). instrument. (5). 17. Junior Service far back! (1,1,1). 20. Refin& from pole round it! (6). 18. A group of working people is one followed by a 22. Measures around expensive car with Stout backward boy. (9). cotton? (6). 20. Sea trip mix up for bodies of persons. (7). 25. Odd help for a girl! (3). 21. Trade in jumble in an effort to become fit! (7). 27. Win back from unusual miracle. (7). 23. Runaway couple bounding along? (7). 29. Suggest that ore pops about! (7). 24. Getting together, we hear, and pouring! (7). 30. In an American coin I’ve provocation. (9). 25. Climb Iberian mountain from which we drink. (6). 31. Boredom in French one! (5). 26. Make an earnest request but sounds like a 32. Led pins about an axis! (7). skin. (6). 33. For centipedes it’s the one after ninety nine! (4,3). 28. Deed in the Channel Islands could be prickly! (5). 46 PONTIFACT No. 19 SUMMER, 1968 47

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Competition Results EW’ The number of entries for the competition, BR IEF UNSCATHEDIIiI published in the Christmas issue of PONTIFACT, was disappointing and as a result only one prize ii:: A CAL has been awarded for each of the three classes. RECANT SIR Dl Book or Record Tokens have been awarded to GI !IEIEBI LIII the following: OPPOS EI!IEAED 1. Pen and Ink Sketch—”The L.ocal Town”, V I OL E Graham Ray. II All 2. Poem—25 lines or less—”Arnbition”, POLITEIAIFERRET David Smith. I II! DAI I I RE C L A II 3. Report to client explaining structural MI PRO P0 SE failure of a hypothetical job for which the ZIIJIBI. PINIM writer was responsible, Wally Grainger. INCENTIVE ENNUI ILlIBI RIEIN SP I N DL E ILAS T LEG THE HOUSE MAGAZINE OF SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK & PARTNERS

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