Shanghai

[cappy]

Cappy have been getting the same problem. You have a Safeway supermarket in South Shields try them. Safeway or something similar keeps on coming up. Will do anything to advertise these people. I'M getting the semaphore flags out, can you see me, Im just in front of the belisha beacon. You may need your brass telescope. Cheers John S.

im looking through my binoculars i can just make you out and thats disgusting .......you cant do that in public .....has that old dear fainted or died.....im ringing the police.......i know who you are

[Louis the fly]

When Blue Funnel ran a regular service to Shanghai all of the Chinese part of the crew had to line up every day to recite the thoughts of Chairman Mao from his little red book.
A bosun at the time was half Chinese but 100% scouse, he could not speak a word of Chinese and hated having to line up.
He changed his name from Wong to Morley.

[j.sabourn]

Thought he could have changed it from wong to Wright. Then are you Wong, no I'm wright, or conversely are you Wright, no I'm Wong. That could have made the guards think. JS

[j.sabourn]

#21... Once again... That's not me its my twin Bruvver. JS

[cappy]

#21... Once again... That's not me its my twin Bruvver. JS

######its not me looking throughmy binoculars its me bruvvers bruvver

[j.sabourn]

Re. Those on the regular ships on the China Coast. Most British Flag vessels had the Union Flag painted on the Hull both sides of vessel. The union Jack is not an easy flag to paint due to some of the white bands being broader than others. Did they have these flags painted on side using a template, when the original was put on. Or were some just painted on a big board and hung over the side. Cheers John S.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Shanghai was for me as a nipper way back in the early-mid 60's an amazing place. 1st time with sugar from Cuba, I compare Cuba with Shanghai from the shore runs, hilarious comparison on reflection but great trip, a real eye opener. I felt I had an affinity for the place even back then. .

Shanghai and other ports in China 58/62 era amazing places ? not the China I knew, no shore leave for anybody in any port unless you went on the 'Friendship Shop' bus with armed guards and only allowed on bus with 'Chinese Units' no foreign currency allowed ashore, you were searched at top of gangway and had to show your pass to armed guard at top and bottom of gangway. Foreign currency had to be changed into Chinese Units and what you spent in the store was recorded on a form which had to be handed to the shipboard Commissar before sailing. If you hadn't spent all your units you had to hand them back but didn't get any of your foreign currency back. Shore leave !! had to have an armed guard escort even taking the draught,,,,,,,,,were there two Chinas' in that era

[Ivan Cloherty]

Shanghai was for me as a nipper way back in the early-mid 60's an amazing place. 1st time with sugar from Cuba, I compare Cuba with Shanghai from the shore runs, hilarious comparison on reflection but great trip, a real eye opener. I felt I had an affinity for the place even back then. .

Shanghai and other ports in China 58/62 era amazing places ? not the China I knew, no shore leave for anybody in any port unless you went on the 'Friendship Shop' bus with armed guards and only allowed on bus with 'Chinese Units' no foreign currency allowed ashore, you were searched at top of gangway and had to show your pass to armed guard at top and bottom of gangway. Foreign currency had to be changed into Chinese Units and what you spent in the store was recorded on a form which had to be handed to the shipboard Commissar before sailing. If you hadn't spent all your units you had to hand them back but didn't get any of your foreign currency back. Shore leave !! had to have an armed guard escort even taking the draught,,,,,,,,,were there two Chinas' in that era

[Captain Kong]

Here is Shanghai in 2008 on the Bund and looking across to those fantastic shaped building over the water.
and a pretty Chinese girl I got friendly with. It was very easy going in Shanghai then
Had a banquet in the Jing Jiang Hotel. That is where Nixon met Chairman Mao
Cheers
Brian

[happy daze john in oz]

Here is Shanghai in 2008 on the Bund and looking across to those fantastic shaped building over the water.
and a pretty Chinese girl I got friendly with. It was very easy going in Shanghai then
Had a banquet in the Jing Jiang Hotel. That is where Nixon met Chairman Mao
Cheers
Brian

You need to take it easy with all these young ladies you are meeting, one might make it to Boltonstan on eday, then whooooopeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee