{"id":4343,"date":"2016-06-20T15:41:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T15:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/2016\/06\/20\/clifford-ng-kwet-chan-24\/"},"modified":"2017-09-23T18:36:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T14:36:49","slug":"clifford-ng-kwet-chan-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/clifford-ng-kwet-chan-24\/","title":{"rendered":"La Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pr\u00e9cieusement conserv\u00e9e une photo<\/span><\/p>\n

Qui me ram\u00e8ne des dizaines d’ann\u00e9es en arri\u00e8re<\/span><\/p>\n

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J’\u00e9tais assis sur les genoux de ma m\u00e8re<\/span><\/p>\n

Nous avions quitt\u00e9 Moyan laissant derri\u00e8re nous<\/span><\/p>\n

Ma grand-m\u00e8re et ma soeur d’un an mon a\u00een\u00e9e<\/span><\/p>\n

Pour nous \u00e9tablir \u00e0 l’\u00eele Maurice<\/span><\/p>\n

O\u00f9 mon p\u00e8re se trouvait d\u00e9j\u00e0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Nous arriv\u00e2mes de Hongkong par le navire “SS Bontekoe”<\/span><\/p>\n

En foulant le sol mauricien<\/span><\/p>\n

Pour la premi\u00e8re fois un premier mai<\/span><\/p>\n

Je n’avais aucune pi\u00e8ce d’identit\u00e9<\/span><\/p>\n

Mais juste un “Certificate of Arrival”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c9mis par le Receveur des douanes et Capitaine de port<\/span><\/p>\n

Mon p\u00e8re jura devant la cour un affidavit<\/span><\/p>\n

Qui tint lieu de mon acte de naissance<\/span><\/p>\n

Document qu’il fallait produire pour me faire admettre<\/span><\/p>\n

A l’\u00e9cole primaire Surtee Soonee<\/span><\/p>\n

Rue de la Corderie \u00e0 Port-Louis.
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Pour avoir de quoi faire bouillir la marmite<\/span><\/p>\n

Ma m\u00e8re habile couturi\u00e8re confectionnait des v\u00eatements<\/span><\/p>\n

Pour les placer dans les magasins<\/span><\/p>\n

Et aussi des brassards de premiers communiants<\/span><\/p>\n

Craignant une invasion japonaise<\/span><\/p>\n

Lorsqu’\u00e9clata la Seconde Guerre mondiale<\/span><\/p>\n

Certaines familles port-louisiennes<\/span><\/p>\n

All\u00e8rent habiter ailleurs <\/span><\/p>\n

Par exemple aux Plaines-Wilhems<\/span><\/p>\n

Ainsi pendant un certain temps<\/span><\/p>\n

J’allais chaque matin \u00e0 la gare de Rose-Hill<\/span><\/p>\n

Prendre le train pour me rendre \u00e0 l’\u00e9cole.<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Published in print edition on 17 June 2016<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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