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[First program]

R.M.M.V. "Carnarvon Castle."
Commander---
W. F. STANLEY, R.D., R.N.R.

Programme of
SPORTS and ENTERTAINMENTS
Second Saloon
Commencing THURSDAY, 23rd Aug. 1928

President---
Commander W. F. Stanley, R.D., R.N.R.

Chairman---
Mr H. A. Dulson

Hon. Secretary---
Mr J. E. Kennedy

Hon. Treasurer---
Mr G. H. Scaife

Committee---
Mrs F. G. Gibbs, Mr F. G. Gibbs,
Mrs A. C. Coppin, Mr J. L. Edwards,
Mr K. J. Sydenham, Mr R. S. Watson,
Mr A. C. Coppin, Mr C. B. Dolphin

Programme for VOYAGE.

DECK GAMES DAILY.

Thursday, Aug. 23rd---Dance 8.30 p.m.
Friday Aug. 24th---Book Dinner
Saturday Aug. 25th---Childrens Party and Tea Dance 8.30 p.m.
Monday Aug. 27th---Fancy Dress Ball, 8.30 p.m.
Tuesday Aug. 28th---Adults Sports (1st and 2nd) 2.30 p.m.
     Carnarvon Derby 8.30 p.m.
Wednes. Aug. 29th Finals Deck Games
     Concert, Distribution of Prizes 1st and 2nd
Thursday Aug. 30th Cricket Match, 1st v. 2nd 2.30 p.m.
     Dance 8.30 pm 
Friday Aug. 31st Deck Games Championship, 1st v. 2nd
Saturday, Sept. 1st---Farewell Dance, 8.30 p.m.

A Knock-out Bridge Tournament will continue throughout the Voyage.

ADULTS SPORTS.

1 Chalking Pig's Eye ... ... Ladies
2 Whistling Race ... ... Mixed
3 Egg and Spoon Race ... ... Ladies
4 Threading the Needle Race ... Mixed
5 Shoe Race ... ... Ladies
6 Cigarette and Tie Race ... Mixed
7 Cock Fighting ... ... Gentlemen
8 Animal Race ... ... Mixed
9 Blindfold Driving Race ... Mixed


[Second program]

THE UNION-CASTLE MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD.

PROGRAMME

R.M.M.V. "Carnarvon Castle."
Commander---W. F. STANLEY, R.D., R.N.R.

Programme of CONCERT and DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES

In the First Saloon, on WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29th, 1928, at 8.30 p.m.

Lady Baker has kindly consented to present the Prizes.

1 Mr C. H. Richards who moves in Pictures and sings at leisure
2 Mr and Mrs. I. C. Coppin who look pleasant enough but are husband and wife
3 Mr A Jordan, a Great Singer & well nourished
4 Miss E. Price, Five Feet of Fun

INTERVAL

N.B. During the Interval the artistes will permit the public to mix (drinks) with them

5 Miss M. Lewin, a disciple of the Catgut
6 Mr Lee Kolhmar who entertained Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to America
7 Mr E Leahy who is a Base Singer

Master of Ceremonies---Mr Harry Green.

Call "Boy"---Miss Gink Stanley.

At the Piano---Mr T. L. Davies.

GOD SAVE THE KING.
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1928-08-23​: ​​​tour stops---images---audio---transcript---~NOTES~---links---site navigation
1.
There is nothing on these programs that says anything about Fred and Sibyl.  The programs were in AG's boxes of stuff about her parents, so it is clear that Fred and Sibyl were on this sailing, heading home to America via England, and these programs gave them pleasure.  Every time I go through all the documents that I have uploaded to this website, I have felt the transition of Fred and Sibyl from Africa to America seems too abrupt - "Oh, when did they get back?  Nobody told me."  So I am attempting to fill the gap with these programs.

2.
​R.M.M.V. "Carnarvon Castle."
Wikipedia says:
MV Carnarvon Castle was an ocean liner of the Union-Castle Line. She was requisitioned for service as an auxiliary cruiser by the Royal Navy during the Second World War.
and:
Carnarvon Castle was built by Harland and Wolff, Belfast and launched on 14 January 1926. She was completed on 26 June 1926 and entered service for the Union-Castle Line. She was named after Caernarfon Castle. She was the first of the Union-Castle mail ships to exceed 20,000 tons and was the first motor ship to be used on the sailings between Britain and the Cape of Good Hope.

​3.
Commander---
W. F. STANLEY, R.D., R.N.R.
Google didn't give me anything about WF Stanley, but here's what Wikipedia had on the RD and the RNR:
The Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve, commonly known as the Reserve Decoration (RD) was a medal awarded to officers with at least fifteen years service in the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) of the United Kingdom. The medal was instituted in 1908.

4.
Thursday Aug. 30th Cricket Match, 1st v. 2nd 2.30 p.m.
I googled "How do you play cricket on a ship?" and got an article from 2011 about a cricket match played on a  Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) ship.  It didn't help me to understand how cricket might be played on a Not So Large Passenger (NSLP) ship.

5.
ADULTS SPORTS.
I googled "chalking the pig's eye" and found:...whose writer has a collection of postcards from the Union Castle company showing people playing games on their ships.  Chalking The Pig's Eye was like Pin the Tail on the Donkey, and Cock Fighting did not involve cocks fighting, I am happy to say.

6.
5 Miss M. Lewin, a disciple of the Catgut
Is the Catgut violin?
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