STANDARD 5B THE LOST BOAT It was a wet, stormy night when the fishing boat set out. It was on its way out of the harbour for a good night's fi hing. The boat hadn't gone far when suddenly a great fog settled around them. The captain wa n't very worried because he was used to fogs. To ensure that they could not collide with another ship, the captain blew the boat's foghorn every few seconds. Suddenly there came a shout from the starboard side of the ship, "Man overboard!" Everyone, including the captain, left their posts and rushed to where the shout had come from. There in the water was a fisherman struggling to keep afloat in the choppy sea. He was immediately thrown a life-line and bauled back on deck. In the excitement nobody had bothered to blow the foghorn. Suddenly a huge shape appeared out of the fog and crashed into the tiny fishing vessel. There was no serious damage done to the boat and after apologising to the captain of the ship which had collided with them, they set off for the nearest port. But, unknown to them, during the collision a piece of metal had landed near the boat's compass so that it showed them going south instead of north. To make matters worse, after they had left the other boat, they found a seriously injured man who bad been hurt during the collision. This story was found written on a piece of paper on an abandoned fishing boat found floating in the Atlantic Ocean. The crew were not aboard and nothing was heard of them again. A FOREST FIRE G. GILLMER. Two years ago, when we were living in a house near the mountain side, a fierce fire broke out in the forest on the slopes. My father is a forester, and when I told him about the fire, ne smashed the fire-alarm outside our house. Immediately it registered in the depot, and in no time there were lorries loaded with fire-fighters arriving. Tbey were all wearing brown overal.ls with "C.C.C." in red on their backs, which stood for "Cape Town City Council". Some of them had Walkie-talkies strapped to their backs, with which they could contact the lorries below. The fire was burning more fiercely by then, and they scrambled up the slopes with great skill. Fortunately there were gum trees growing from which they could pick branches and beat the fire. A jeep, well equipped, carried water .in tanks, axes in order to chop trees down, and damp sacks. The water was used to keep tEie branches wet so that they would not smoulder. The fire was creeping closer and c10 er still to our house. I fetched our hose and began spraying our reed fence and our precious fruit trees. The firefighters started a fire lower down the mountain. T thought this was stupid, but I later found out that they were making a fire path. By six o'clock that night it was all over and I was so exhusted that I fell asleep, sitting in a lounge chair, without having had any supper. J. VAN BREDA. A DESPERATE RACE AGAINST FIRE Two years ago, when we were living in a house, near tbe mountain side, a fierce fire broke out in the forests on the slopes. A few minutes later, a little boy came running down the slopes with a box of matches in his hand and, immediately I knew what had happened. As I was gathering tbe axes together, I heard my fatber phoni ng the fire-fighting department. In five minutes' time, they came roaring around the corner at a frightening speed. They hurriedly sorted out the equipment and raced up the slopes to the now blazing fire. Perspiration ran down their faces as they tried to extinguish the flames which were flung out into the air. As we were felling the trees, we saw a tree falling down on one of the men. We immediately rescued him. He was unconscious. Two men took him down to the jeep and treated him with first aid. Slowly, but surely, the fire was being extinguished. A few sparks fell into a bush. As it started to burn, a few men sprayed it with a fire-extinguisher. When the fire was completely out, we retired and went home to have a peaceful rest from the once blazing fire. Luckily the fire had been subdued, or our home would have burnt to the ground. R.IRLAM. 43
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Cup Awards Old Boys' Cup: Winning H
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THE 1966 MATRIC DANCE Although the
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