----------------------------------------------------------------- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) unveils his book, The Greatest Konkani Song Hits. Launch dates: Goa (Kala Academy) on 9 Aug. 4 pm. U.K. (Staines) on 15 Aug. Canada on 20 Aug and US on 30 Aug. Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com/
----------------------------------------------------------------- It was his indomitable mother, maried to Lord Randolp, incumbent Chancellor of the Exhchequer and som the John Chuchill, Duke of Marlboroug who got him of from this and & and many another daredevil scraps, including the Malakand Field Force account in his first book that candidly brought out the numerous gaffes by big brass in that campaign that led to many setbacks. For that also he risked court-marshal and demotion to ranks. Lord Kitchner, comanding the British African forces most vehemently refused his several pleas to be allowed to join the,then, the country's most renowned soldier declaring, with much colourful explective that he would never accomodate him in any of his regiments even as rank. However, the formidable Lady Churchill prevailed & the intrepid noble men was not only commissioned a subaltern as well accredited to a Fleet Street newspaper...for reports from the front the greatest anathema for old soldier... Needless to say, he rendered incomparable service in both jobs ..eventually earmig estimation from even the choleric Lord K. and becoming a national hero, specially after incredible escape from Rodhesia to Mozambique, hidden in a train transporting bales of cotton Boers' manhunt for him was so extensive, he as their p-of-war the greates prize they could ever hope to capture... Alfred de Tavares > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 20:22:01 +0530 > Subject: Re: [Goanet] G'bye Goa - Goan Emigration-3: HERALD(Goa), Aug 2, 2009 > > > And how can you guys forget that Churchill, then a rating, > minutes before his vessel's chief could move out to the > door of the ramp, strutted towards it as if he were the boss > and the host country's naval band struck up? The latter-day > Sir Winston was almost court-marshalled from the Royal > Navy! > > -v > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "eric pinto" <[email protected]> > To: "estb. 1994!Goa's premiere mailing list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 8:17 PM > Subject: Re: [Goanet] G'bye Goa - Goan Emigration-3: HERALD(Goa), Aug 2, 2009 > > > You got that right, Al. And Churchill made it to the North-West thanks to the > chemin-de-fer, later the Bombay, Baroda and Central > India, or BBCI Railroad, built by Parsee and Goan fitters trained by Jessup, > Richardson Cruddas and Greaves Cotton. eric. > > --- On Sun, 8/2/09, Alfred de Tavares <[email protected]> wro > > "At that time I had a pair of a half-rat-powered goanese servants, > brought at a great expense from down country, who, the moment > hostilities broke out, presented themselves with telegrams reporting > deaths of their mother & father respectively." > _________________________________________________________________ Drag n’ drop—Get easy photo sharing with Windows Live™ Photos. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/photos.aspx
