001. I was on the British ship of Union Castle Company, WARWICK CASTLE, for a 42 days voyage from Durban to London via the ports of Lourenco Marques (Maputo), Beira, Mocambique,
Port Amelia, Tanga, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Mombasa, Aden, Port Said, Suez, Genoa, Gibraltar and London.
Between Durban and Dar-es-Salaam I was assigned a separate bath room and wc toilet and to eat
on a separate table that excluded whites. After Dar-es-Salaam the racial separation was discarded.
I travelled Tourist Class. On Sundays the Roman Catholic Priest was assigned the Lounge Room for
service but the First Class Lounge reserved for the Anglican priest and where the Captain may be present.
The Roman Catholic priest often complained about the inferior treatment meted out to them by the Captain.
He often commented on RELIGION and advised me accept JESUS as SAVIOUR, and abandon my
faith. I told him I am not impressed by the animosity between his catholicism and protestents, but
I am a admirer of the teachings of the GREAT CHRIST. I regard the TEN COMMANDMENTS
is the teaching of ALL RELIGIONS.
Until Dar-es-Salaam I was the only non-european but from this port about six Indian passengers came on board. Two were vegetarians and soon began to eat meat and beef. One passenger joked about my
veggie food which was indeed lousy on the ship. I was given double desserts as compensation.
This passenger became annoying and aggressive in his comments. After we passed Port Said, about 10 days, I offered him a challenge. I said I will now eat meat provided he eats PORK at the same time. RESULT: Harassment ceased. (Muslims do not eat Pork.)
Port Amelia, Tanga, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Mombasa, Aden, Port Said, Suez, Genoa, Gibraltar and London.
Between Durban and Dar-es-Salaam I was assigned a separate bath room and wc toilet and to eat
on a separate table that excluded whites. After Dar-es-Salaam the racial separation was discarded.
I travelled Tourist Class. On Sundays the Roman Catholic Priest was assigned the Lounge Room for
service but the First Class Lounge reserved for the Anglican priest and where the Captain may be present.
The Roman Catholic priest often complained about the inferior treatment meted out to them by the Captain.
He often commented on RELIGION and advised me accept JESUS as SAVIOUR, and abandon my
faith. I told him I am not impressed by the animosity between his catholicism and protestents, but
I am a admirer of the teachings of the GREAT CHRIST. I regard the TEN COMMANDMENTS
is the teaching of ALL RELIGIONS.
Until Dar-es-Salaam I was the only non-european but from this port about six Indian passengers came on board. Two were vegetarians and soon began to eat meat and beef. One passenger joked about my
veggie food which was indeed lousy on the ship. I was given double desserts as compensation.
This passenger became annoying and aggressive in his comments. After we passed Port Said, about 10 days, I offered him a challenge. I said I will now eat meat provided he eats PORK at the same time. RESULT: Harassment ceased. (Muslims do not eat Pork.)
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