tikki hock

[Doc Vernon]

The Flower Market is funnily enough still going strong!
That is at the back of the Main Post office!
This one Pic shows the end of the Markets near the Standard Bank,the Post Office is just ahead!
Now called Trafalgar Place (Markets)
Some other nostalgia Pics haha!
Cheers

[RICK THOMPSON]

Tikki hock in the afternoon, ginger squares at the delmonico, end the evening at the navigators den, cape brandy or gordons gin, well pissed, rick thompson, ps athlone castle 1955 - 1958, sterling castle 1958 1960.

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Rick
Welcome to the site and hope you have a good and long stay here with us all!
I see that you too were on the Stirling Castle (Stirling) thanks Keith T in 58, what capacity were you !? Catering perhaps!
I was on her at that time as well,so who knows we may have crossed paths!
I was catering,both First and Tourist Class!
What was your R Number ,as i have Crew Lists for that Year! On the Sterling!
Have yourelf a happy New Year!
Cheers

Best Brandy i reckon is the old Klippies! (Klipdrift) Yummy in the Tummy! haha!

[Keith Tindell]

Hi Rick,
I was on the Stirling Castle from Oct 58 till Feb 59, looking at my discharge book , i was 2 trips deck boy, one trip JOS, happy days, interesting to note that yourself and Doc Vernon both spell it Sterling!!, just wondering.I went back to Capetown a couple of years back, still a lovely city, Best regards Keith Tindell

[Chris Isaac]

It is STIRLING CASTLE

[Doc Vernon]

Aplologies Keith T yes indeed it is Stirling!
Must have hit the wrong button,or is it just habit! haha!
Cheers

Indeed as well Keith T i have your name on my Crew list on the under 18 section (Deck Boy).so we were on the Ship at the same time! Wages then were 14 Pounds 10 Shillings a Month,gees we were rich! I was then on a higher wage as asst Stwd getting a massive 32 Pounds 5 Shillings Wow!!! Went mad on first shore leave with all that and my Tips too! haha!
R689--- wont put it all there in case! Says from Hants West Bromley! Signed on 17th Dec 1958 Commencement of Voyage! Long time ago now Keith! Where has the time gone!

PS Cannot find Rick T on the list? Wonder what happened!?

[David Williams]

... where they sold tikki hock?...l

Hi Keith.
Soon as I read "Tikki Hock" it brought back memories
of the Edinburgh Castle and time ashore arouind the
Cape.Did you ever get into Del Monico night club ?

Dave Williams

[Keith Tindell]

Hi David,
Indeed many fuzzy memories from Del M, spent a lot of money in there over three trips, Regards Keith

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Hi Vernon,
Yes, thats me on the crew list, i was from Bramley, Surrey, just a spotty faced nipper of 17 years. But they were good times for a young lad, 14 pounds a month!!!!!, and i thought i was jack the lad. Where i live (Isle of Wight) i still watch all the cruise liners leaving the Solent, and think that was me 54 years ago. When i go to Southampton i still see the old pier where we used to go to the dance the night before we sailed, regards and happy new year Keith

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Keith T
Ahhh! that Pier at Southampton,now who could forget that place!
All those lovely Dolls ,the Dancing and the Fun!
Recall that large Hall,with all the Mini Skirts flowing in the Air as we did all those crazy Bop things haha!


So its Bramley Surry, wonder why they have Bromley Hants!
Anyway yes good times in them days Keith,unforunately nevr to be repeated!

That Del Monice sure did take the cash from us LOL!

All the best to you too Keith,Haapy New Year!
Cheers

[Doc Vernon]

The South African Tiki was a tiny silver 3 penny coin, just like the ones that used to be put in Xmas puds in the UK.
But does anyone know why it was called that>
Here is the answer in case!

tickey/ticky/tickie/tiki/tikki/tikkie = ticky or tickey was an old pre-decimal British silver threepenny piece (3d, equating loosely to 1¼p). The tickey slang was in use in 1950s UK (in Birmingham for example), although the slang is more popular in South Africa, from which the British usage seems derived. In South Africa the various spellings refer to a SA threepenny piece, and now the equivalent SA post-decimalisation 2½ cents coin. South African tickey and variations - also meaning 'small' - are first recorded in the 19th century from uncertain roots (according to Partridge and Cassells) - take your pick: African distorted interpretation of 'ticket' or 'threepenny'; from Romany tikeno and tikno (meaning small); from Dutch stukje (meaning a little bit)

By the way that Dutch word (Stukje) we use as well but in a differnt light,we said Stukkie,which also meant (A little Bit) but in a very different way if you catch my drift haha!
Cheers