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Newsletter of
AUGUST 2003 ISSUE 3
Message from the President
The school at
It is interesting to reflect that all these sons of
Wesley belong to associations which bind them in one fraternal band a band
of double blue brotherhood. To be present at a typical gathering of these old
boys, in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, London, Colombo, or anywhere else they
may meet, is a worthwhile experience. The ages will range from 90 to 25, all
shapes and sizes, various backgrounds and occupations, with a typical sample
showing, motor mechanics, accountants, TV technicians, a hairdresser, an
engineer, a printer, doctors, company executives, musicians, public servants,
university professors, railway drivers and guards, stock brokers, businessmen,
journalists, as well as the retirees. They are as diverse in ethnic and
religious origin as the population of Sri- Lanka is, however they are all as
ONE. This is the one common legacy bestowed upon all of us by our beloved
Wesley.
In a world today where violence in the name of
ethnic freedom or religious fervour is commonplace it
is a wonderful statement on the understanding, tolerance and love of old
Wesleyites to see them in true fellowship and camaraderie, with the only
thought of colour being double blue. I fervently hope and pray that we could not
only continue this for many more generations to come but by our example show
the bigots and intolerant ones the true brotherhood of man.
The Annual Double Blue Ball is scheduled for the 18
of October and the Committee hopes to see as many of our old boys as possible
make a special effort to attend and to bring their family and friends along to
enjoy the evening.
ORA ET LABORA
Trevor Collette
Editorial
.
A couple of months ago Mr Langston Joseph, an old boy of Wesley
College, respected senior member of the O.B.U. in Melbourne, former Editor of
this Bulletin and long time family friend, passed on to me two heavy cartons
marked simply Wesley College correspondence and archival material.
The cartons remained unopened in my garage for several weeks until last
Sunday evening when I decided to take a look at what Langston had entrusted to
my care.
I came across lots of old photographs, letters, a Prize Day programme dated 1938, a copy of the Wesley College Magazine
dated September 1935, newspaper cuttings, cricket fixture cards and press
reports on inter collegiate cricket matches, all of which were many years old.
The cartons are like a Time Capsule from another era, which gives us a
glimpse of what life at
I noticed that the sentiments expressed nearly a century ago are
identical with the views we write about and speak of today. Very little has
changed.
I believe that there is an urge within us
the need to preserve those things that we regard as important to ensure that
we pass on to future generations something of value which defines what and who
we were.
That is why Langston held on to these
items. He knew what they represent, and
what they meant to boys of Wesley so many years ago.
We all possess this
instinct, to perpetuate ourselves. That
is why I also believe that the human race will survive. We are here for the long haul. We have already survived the Ice Age, Stone
Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Space Age.
We are facing a tough time, globally, right now but that also will
pass. There will be hard times ahead,
but we will overcome them.
Past and present kindly meet,
Each the other proudly greet
We are the custodians of a
mighty tradition.

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by
It
was in the month of May, and before either railways or motors had carried their
blessings into the northern plains of Ceylon, that a friend drove me in his pony
trap along a grass road through the forest some twenty miles south of the
buried city
..
.. MAGIC!
These
words were first printed in January 1930, when the authors travels took him
deep into the jungle, looking for the sites of forgotten cities, lost in
history and overrun by a thousand years of tropical growth.
It
is a beautifully written work that has never been out of print. The copy on my shelves, to which I frequently
return, is almost forty years old. John Stills affection for Ceylon (as it was
then), its village people, customs and natural beauty, all as they were before
the onset of WWII, is a delight to read.
It
is rare, almost impossible to discover contemporary works that are so beautifully expressive as the author describes travelling through jungle and plain in an ancient land for
the first time.
This
is an excellent book, so beautifully descriptive of a time that has long gone,
but about places that still exist.
- Strongly recommended
. Get
yourself a copy -
Here
are some U.K. Press opinions:
Illustrated
Mr
Still combines an exquisite touch in word-painting and a power of vivid
narrative
.
His
book is, indeed, a work of genius
At
describing the jungles of
Times
Literary Supplement
Both
for the expert knowledge which it contains and for the care and workmanship put
into it, it is a book to be read and returned to:.
- Editor -
if one perseveres and works on without
minding the rest, if one tries honestly and freely to fathom nature and does
not lose hold of what one has in mind, whatever people may say, one feels calm
and faces the future quietly. Yes, one
may make mistakes, one may exaggerate here or there, but the thing one makes
will be original
Vincent Van Gogh
(1853
1890)

Caring for the
less-fortunate
Lets give credit where credit is due.
The Eighty Club Melbourne Inc.,
was founded several years ago to provide financial assistance to folk living in
Over the years, membership has increased
dramatically and, through the efforts of a dedicated committee who consistently
come up with fresh fund raising events, plus generous voluntary contributions
from members, the Eighty Club now regularly assists an increasing number of
persons to meet the financial demands of education for school-age children,
medical expenditure, house rent, provisions, and other various living expenses.
They also operate a programme
of student sponsorship that provides free vocational training to students who
have been successful at G.C.E. or other examinations.
A fund raising luncheon was held on Sunday 13 July,
and it was good to see several members of our own Wesley O.B.U. among those
present, especially as they had also patronized the O.B.U. Curry Night the
previous evening.
We salute the Eighty Club of Melbourne Inc., for
undertaking such a worthy cause and doing it so well.
We can all take lessons from these good folk.
All correspondence should be sent to:
The Editor
Double Blue Bulletin
Dates to Remember:
2003 October 18th - Annual Dinner Dance
November - Trip to NSW
December - Seniors Night
2004 February - Club Night
February - Cricket Tournament


President Trevor Collette
Tel: (03) 9706 1084
Vice
President Bryan Wijeyekoon
Tel: 0409 554 582
Hony Secretary Dayantha
Makalanda
Tel:
(03) 9407 9416
Treasurer Kenneth Mahamooth
Tel:
(03) 8707 2897
Editor George Robertson
Tel:
(03) 9782 4789
Committee Reg Bartholomeusz
Tel:
(03) 9949 3141
Rodney
de Kretser
Tel:
(03) 9848 4623
Daryl
Koch
Tel:
(03) 9408 7300
Keith
Rozairo
Tel: 0419 312 849
Postal Address
Mulgrave 3170
Email obua@wesleycollege.org
Website www.wesleycollege.org
HSAT Peiris-
a dyed in Blue Wesleyite
HSAT Peiris or Shelton Peiris to past and present Wesleyites can boast of a
connection with Wesley spanning nearly 70 years. Perhaps, it was not entirely co-incidental
that he was born on March 2nd, which is also celebrated at Wesley as Founders
Day.
During the 2nd World War, Wesleys Buildings were
commandeered by Military Authorities, and Wesley was literally dis-banded except for a small number of pupils, which
included Edmund Dissanayake and
To many in the mid 1940s, two persons stood out
from among the students, and that was Shelton Peiris,
standing tall in his clean white starched suit as Senior Prefect, assisted by
Edmund Dissanayake his Lieutenant and Cricket Captain. Many a boy froze with
some fear when they encountered
Upon leaving School Shelton was persuaded by Rev.Cartman to join the College staff. He functioned as the first Secretary of the
Parent Teacher Association. He also initiated students into forming groups that
attended Welikada Prisons and instructed inmates in
English, Sinhala, and Tamil. He took charge as master
in charge of Boxing, Prefect of Games, and functioned as the Chief Librarian.
He was also the Scoutmaster 14th Colombo Group.
On leaving Wesley, his efforts continued unabated.
He was the obvious choice to become the Editor- in- Chief of the Centenary
Souvenir. His efforts in this matter can now be sufficiently appreciated as it
was the time of limited funds, and above all the absence of Computers and Word
Processors which has greatly simplified such work now.
He was always seeking out Wesleyites, to whom honour was due. Ranis Appuhamy the school attendant, who served Wesley for 60
years, was remembered by a plaque placed in his memory at the base of the south
tower of the
He organized the Centenary thanksgiving for the life
and work of Rev. Henry Highfield (1895-1995).
Once again when the 125th College Anniversary was
celebrated,
From
With regard to Anniversary Souvenirs,
He has been an active member of the Old Boys Union
for several decades as a Vice President, and latterly as a Vice Patron. He has
represented the OBU as a member of the College Governing Board. His most recent
activity was to form the Past Teachers Fellowship of which he is the Founder
President.
For a number of years he was active in the YMCA
membership Secretary, and continues as a preacher to this day. He was an active chaplain and later President
of the Gideons International. He was the Hon
Secretary of the Denipitiya Medical Mission in the
South and helped vigorously in their work.
Yohans
Former student of Wesley wins Prestigious International award
.

Twenty-one-year old Yohan Ferreira became the first
Sri Lankan to attend the International Space School (ISS) at the U.S. National
Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) in
In an unrelated event, Yohan beat contestants from
around the world to win the 2002 Hakluyt Prize,
awarded annually by the International Mars Society for the best student letter
to world leaders advocating a manned mission to Mars. Yohan sent his letter via e-mail to 319 world
leaders and deputy leaders, members of the United States Senate Science Sub
Committee, the Council of Europe and the European Parliament. The Hakluyt Prize
is name after Richard Hakluyt, the tireless
pamphleteer whose writings convinced Queen Elizabeth I and the circle around
her to take the policy decisions that made possible the British settlement of
Yohan flew to
Lecturers at the
Shuttle, Apollo, Mercury, Gemini spacecrafts),
managers, and technicians from
Students also worked as members of one of four teams
on a simulated First Human International Mission to Mars. The four teams were: Logistics (Green), Getting
There (Red), Living There (White) and Working There (Blue). Yohan was the Mission Control Prep Officer
for the Logistics (Green) team and also responsible for the missions time
line.
The program also involved several tours around the
many facilities at JSC, including the world famous Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
(NBL) used to train astronauts in a weightless environment, the Advanced Space
Propulsion Laboratory (ASPL) to witness the latest in rocket technology a
plasma engine in operation, Space Shuttle simulator at the Jake Garn Mission
Simulator and Training Facility, the International Space Station and Space
Shuttle Mock-up Training Facility, the Sonny Carter Training Facility,
Ellington Field where T-38 astronaut training aircrafts are based, Rocket Park,
the Astrobiology and Astromaterials Research &
Exploration Science Institute where meteorites are analysed
, the Moon Lab where lunar rocks are analysed, the Space Shuttle Mission Control Center, the
International Space Station Mission Control Center and the old Apollo Mission
Control Center.
A memorable graduation ceremony was held at the
Yohan has been a NASA volunteer, working as an
Education and Public Outreach Coordinator for NASA Quest and several other NASA
outreach programs via the Internet, since September 2000. NASA Quest is a Kindergarten to Grade 12
(K-12) educational outreach website based at NASAs
Yohan, a past student of
SRI LANKA NEWS
IN BRIEF
By
Victor Melder
The high death toll among the armed forces personnel
has reduced appreciably since the signing of the MoU,
with only 12 deaths reported for the past 18 months. More than 10,000 men from
the three forces were killed during the previous six years of war. More than
28,000 were also disabled during this period and more than 3,000 were reported
missing in action. (Sunday Observer 13.7.2003)
The Environmental Foundation Ltd (EFL) filed a Writ
Application in the High Court of Appeal, on July 4, opposing the decision to
build a new township in part of the Muthurajawela
Wetland Sanctuary. The politician from Katana is alleged to have set in motion
a development project, with a modern township and a housing scheme for 20,000
families. Over 300 acres of the wetlands have been cleared and over 5,000
families have encroached on the lands in the Sanctuary. (Sunday Observer
13.7.2003)
In a decisive move the Muslim political leadership
of the North-East have agreed to support a unified
interim administration for the
region, but are likely to ask for veto powers and also autonomy for financial
management. Some ideas in this connection have already been shared with the
government leadership and a finalized set of proposals are expected to be
handed over to the Prime Minister to be incorporated in the Governments
formula for the N-E internal administration. (Sunday Observer 13.7.2003)
President Kumaratunga has shot down demands by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) for the immediate abrogation of the Government-LTTE ceasefire agreement, cancellation of Norwegian facilitation in the peace process and the expulsion of Scandinavian truce monitors. The JVP had wanted to place these demands as part of provisions to be incorporated in the proposed joint agreement forming a political alliance. (Sunday Times 13.7.2003)
The Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI) has
made a proposal to the Government to streamline
The SLFP JVP alliance appears to be collapsing but
the Marxist-Nationalist party will back the PA at the next elections, it is
learnt. In the wake of serious differences between the SLFP and the JVP
regarding the proposed coalition, the JVP is looking at the option of remaining
outside any formal alliance and supporting the PA for a change of power,
political sources said. (Sunday Times 27.7.2003)
The Railway department is poised for strike
following the establishment of the Railway Authority with no maintenance work
being done at Ratmalana and trade unionists
threatening that soon all trains will grind to a halt. The Railway Authority
was established at
A team of town planners from
The Scandinavian monitors are reconsidering their
role in the peace process following continuous refusal by the LTTE to respect
their ruling on a controversial camp in Kinniya, the SLMMs deputy chief said. The SLMM also raised questions
about freedom of movement for its officers after an SLMM vehicle was stoned by
groups allegedly linked to the LTTE. (Sunday Times 27.7.2003)
"The
Service I Render Others Is the Rent
I
Pay for My Space on Earth"
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The editor would appreciate any information from old
boys about the occasion, and when this photograph was taken.
NOTE: Some of
the costumes would indicate a school play?
Editor

Laying
of the Foundation Stone of
Thirty
years ago, on
The
following account of this interesting function is taken from the
Karlsrhue Grounds, opposite Campbell Park presented quite
a festive appearance on Saturday afternoon, (Nov 4) when His Excellenecy the Lieut. Governor laid the foundation stone
of the new Wesley College, in the presence of a large and sympathetic gathering
of friends. The entrance to the premises
was spanned by a handome archway, bearing the
inscription Welcome to the H.E. the Lieut.Governor. Immediately above this was the shield of the
College and the words
SPORTS section

Mahroof to be honoured
by his alma mater
by M. Shamil
Amit
One of the most outstanding cricketers to have come
out from Wesley in recent times, 19 year old Farveez Mahroof is to be felicitiated by
the school and the OBU of Wesley on
Farveez who has been selected as
the captain of the Under 19 national team for the forthcoming series against
the visiting Pakistan Under 19 teams is regarded as
the most successful player in the school cricket arena for the last two
seasons. He started his cricketing career at a tender age, making his first
appearance in the year 1995 when he represented the Under 13 team.
From there he never looked back and went on to lead
the Under 13, 15, 17 and the Under 19 team. He captained the senior team for
two years in 2002 and 2003. His first mentor was Russell Hamer
who is a Old Wesleyite and a former
Apart from him representing his school, Farveez has played for the national team at all levels. In
the year 2000 he went on a tour with Under 15 team to
The same year he was a member of the Under 19 team
that toured
His performances was rewarded when he was selected
for a six month contract to
he was selected to play for
the Stanmore Cricket Club of Middlesex County. He made a name for himself in
But of all the best reward he got was when he was
selected as the Schoolboy Cricketer of the year and the Best Batsman of the
year 2003. With his selection as the captain of the Under 19 national Farveez was compelled to cut short his contract with
Stanmore CC at the request of a letter sent by the BCCSL. Farveez
is the second player from Wesley to be selected as the Best Schoolboy
Cricketer. The first being Darrel Maye
in the year 1963 which was the Lifebuoy award at that time. They will
also be felicitating the rugby team of 2002 which was captained by Lahiru Boteju.
Keith de Kretser
Christopher Joseph made news after his team won the
Veterans Cricket Tournament in
Chris an old boy of
BUNDABERG
veterans bowl big guns over
.
CRICKET: Chris Joseph led the charge as Bundaberg
won the Antiqarians Cricket Club Masters eight-a-side
carnival.
Twelve teams from throughout south east Queensland
contested the annual carnival at Buderim for players
aged over 40 yeasr and Bundaberg was a surprise
champion, wrapping up the title with grand final win over the Queensland
Cricketers Club (QCC)) team.
Games were played as eight players a side, seven overs an innings affairs, with everyone bowling in each
game apart from the wicket-keeper.
Bundaberg started in style with a 23-run victory
over
They then qualified for the semi-finals, despite
going down by two runs to Caloundra, before booking a
grand final berth with a 19-rn dispatch of Loganholme,
scoring 62 to their 43.
QCC advanced with victory over Uni
Old Boys, and they started hot favorites as they chased the title for the fourth
time in five years with the best bowling attack in the competition.
But after winning the toss, they were restricted by tight
bowling, and an excellent fielding effort in which Les Bennett effected some
superb stumpings.
Putting pressure on the fieldsmen with aggressive running,
openers Patrick Logue and Pat Dennings then carried Bundaberg home without the
loss of a wicket.
Joseph receive the player of the carnival award with a strong
batting and fielding display, while Logue also shared the bowling award, but
Denning said the remaining four team
members Steve Collard, Rudi Nieuwenhuizen, Mick Kettle and a Sunshine Coast
player each also made significant contrbutions to the team success.

Wesley in 25-10 win
over Dharmaraja
Wesley College beat Dharmaraja
College Kandy by 25 points (1 goal, 3 tries, 1
penalty) to 10 (1 goal, 1 penalty) in their Milo Cup A division rugby
tournament match played at the Bogambara Stadium
yesterday. At half time Wesley led 15-7.
For Dharmaraja Scrum half Udyagna Lakshman scored the try,
which was converted by full back Lasitha Udurawana who also put over the penalty.
A. Rankothage
referred. Wesley also won the under 17
game 5-0).
Double blue rugby makes
terrific impact
Wesley has produced several well-known cricketers
and it is to cricket that the
Spearheaded by their Principal Mr. M.A.P. Fernando
and the Old Wesleyites Sports club marshalled by
Capt. Navin de Silva had been a source of encouragement to the rugby teams on
and off the field.
On their way to the final Wesley beat Trinity for
the first time. They also toppled St. Anthony's
Two of the First XV players, namely Kasun de Silva and Zakir Badurdeen were picked for the Sri Lanka U-19 team for the
Junior Asia staged in
Starting the game with a right structure at
grassroots level paid dividends, said Mr.Fernando.
The hard work put up by coach Dishantha Priyadharsha who coached the first XV and the junior teams
- (Under- 15 and 17) is now bearing fruit. He was assisted by
The school held their Colours
Nite 2002 last weekend at the College Hall, amidst
pomp and pageantry. Former Sri Lanka ruggerite and
the present president of the Rugby Union Mohan Balasuriya
and his wife were the chief guests.
Balasuriya said, it was a great honour for him and his wife to be present on the occasion,
that too to honour the young sportsmen, who have
brought honour to the school, both on and off the
field. Wesley has maintained its dignity and its steeped tradition for sports.
The school has always played a dominant role in cricket.
M. Sathasivam one of the
finest products without doubt was one of the greatest batsmen, who made a name
for the country at home and abroad. They have excelled in other sports, too.
But judging by the ongoing performances - rugby has taken firm root.
More competition at school level will help the game
to make further progress. "Wesley is doing just that", said Mohan Balasuriya. At the Junior National level the following Wesleyites
represented the country for year 2002. Farveez Mahroof (Cricket), Kasun de Silva
and Zakir Badurdeen (
(Soccer). Best team man - Danton D'
Abrera Memorial Trophy donated by OWSC - ruggerites in
Best all round sportsman of the year - 2002 - Nuwan Samith. The Prefect of
Games Kenneth de Silva did an excellent job and left no stone unturned for the
success of the Wesley Colours Nite.
Singer Sri Lanka sponsored the First XV Rugby team with a cash donation. BW
Wesley 19, St.Peter's
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By M. Shamil Amit
Wesley inflicted the second defeat on St Peter's in
the on going schools rugby season with a shock win by 19 points (2 goals, 1
penalty) to 13 (1 goal, 2 penalties) in the Under 19 inter-school rugby encounter
played at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. Wesley
led 5-3 at the short whistle.
The Peterites who went
into the game as favorites fielding a stronger and experienced outfit unlike
the Wesleyites who had been having mixed fortunes in their games played so far
this season and going into this game as sheer underdogs. They played to a game
plan and dominated the game during both periods of play.
The Peterites have to
blame themselves for the poor ball handling especially by the scrum half.
Nevertheless the Wesleyites played their hearts out putting the Petes under pressure and gave them the first shock when in
the 12th minute winger Naushki Fareez
gave the Wesleyites the lead when he went over for a corner flag try with the
kick at goal for full back Yasas Nonis
being out of reach. The Peterites replied with a
penalty put over by full back Mohamed Sherrif and the
sides were changed with Wesley leading 5-3.
Resuming in the second half the Wesleyites continued
from where they left making sporadic and threatening
moves and succeeded in the eighth minute through a try from number eight Tyronne Harrison with Yasas Nonis making no mistake with the conversion. Four minutes
later the Peterites reduced the lead with a penalty
booted by Mohamed Sherrif.
With a ding dong battle going on and no quarters
asked or given, the Peterites were under pressure and
the Wesleyites increased the lead when skipper and flanker Kasun
de Silva who was recovering from a head injury planted a try six minutes away
from the finish for Yasas Nonis
to add the extra points and Wesley led 19-6. With two minutes left for play the
Peterites scored a consolation try through centre Malith Perera with Mohamed Sherrif
adding the extra points.
It was too late and the writing was there on the
wall with Wesley providing the biggest shock in the ongoing schools rugby
season with a well earned win against the reigning schools league champs.
Referee: Piyal Navaratne
Wesley power too much
for Ananda
Wesley 20, Ananda 3
A second half onslaught put in by the Wesleyites
proved too much for the Anandians in the
quarter-final match of the President's Trophy rugby encounter at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday.
Though leading 3-0 at the
breather the Anandians succumbed in the second half
to lose, with Wesley scoring 20 points through one goal, two tries and a
penalty to a penalty. Wesley scored their tries through two from fly half Zakir Badurdeen and one from
winger Niranjan Wickramaratne
with full back Yasas Nonis
converting one and booting the penalty. Full back Nadeesh
Chaturanga put over the penalty for the losers.
Referee: Dilroy Fernando


Wesley shatter Royal's
unbeaten record Records first ever win over Royal; Royals 1st defeat on new ground Wesley 22 Royal 18 By
M. Shamil Amit
Royal
who have been unbeaten since last year had their record shattered by Wesley
when they were outclassed by 22 points (1 penalty goal, 1 goal, 1 try, 1
penalty) to 18 (3 tries, 1 penalty) in an enthralling Milo inter-school rugby
tournament match at the Royal Complex grounds yesterday. At the breather the
Wesleyites led 7-3. Wesley proved to all that the win against the Peterites last week was not a flash in the pan. It was the Wesleyites that
dominated the game from the word 'go'. Top-class rugby was dished out by both
teams. For the Wesleyites this is their first win against Royal since the two
schools began confronting each other from 1958. And it was also Royal's first defeat since they began playing on this
ground. The Wesleyites dominated play in the first half and drew first blood when in the ninth minute the Royalists were penalised for a collar tackle. This gave them a penalty goal which was scored by winger Naushki Fareez. Unfortunately Naushki who received a nasty blow was not able to continue for the rest of the game and was replaced by Saliman Buckman. With the game being played at a hectic pace the
Royalists succeeded to reduce the lead through a penalty put over by full
back Shihab Bahudeen in
the dying stages of the first half after which the short whistle was blown. Resuming in the second half the Wesleyites playing with a different game plan increased their lead with a |
fourth
minute try when scrum half Rukshan Oumar dummied his
way pass several defenders from a 25 metre scrum to
score under the post. Full back Yasas Nonis goaled it.
As in the previous games the Royalists, who have won
their last two games with some lightning play in the second half, replied in
the 17th minute with a try scored by second row Dhanushka
Rajapakse but the kick at goal by full back Bahudeen went astray.
Six minutes later Wesley made the challenge for the
Royalists a bit tough when winger Niranjan Wickramaratne went over for an unconverted try. Royal not
giving up, fought back with some sporadic moves only to be stalled by the
Wesley defenders. In the 20th minute the Royal forward line clicked and
succeeded with fly half Varuna Wijewardena
going over for a try and again the conversion was fluffed. But Wesley kept on
increasing their lead when Yasas Nonis
booted over a penalty to give them a healthy nine point lead with five minutes
to go. Wesley - 22 Royal - 13.
The Royalists made a last minute ditch and succeeded
with a try by skipper and centre Rajitha Jayasundara
but it was too late to prevent the Wesleyites earning a game that was theirs.
Referee: A.C. Tennekoon.

I hired a
plumber to help me restore
an
old farmhouse, and after he had
just finished a rough first day on the
job, a flat tyre made him
lose an hour
of work, his electric drill quit, his old
one-ton truck refused to start. As I
drove him home, he sat in stony silence.
On arriving he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands. Upon opening the door he had undergone an amazing transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss. Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do at the little tree.
"Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one things for sure, those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home and ask God to take care of them. Then in the morning I pick them up again." Funny thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before."
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