While gambling is common and legal on cruise ships in the minature casinos they all have, in the Navy it was strictly prohibited though this didn't prevent it from taking place with numerous poker schools and other card games and even pitch and toss in the parachute packing room of the aircraft carrier "Sydney" though the Australians called it "Two Up".

We were on our way to Japan and Korea in July 1951 and the night before arriving in Yokosuka on Tokyo Bay I was involved in a card game called "Shoot" or "Bullet", everything was going good for me as the dealer and I finished up winning over two hundred pounds. Naturally I had a wonderfull time after arriving in port and also bought a lot of presents for my relations back in Australia including a China tea and dinner set which they took back to Lisburn when they left Australia,my Aunt returned to Australia in the 60s and still had it then, often wonder where it is now, it was quite a large set so can't see it all being broken there were also pictures on the pieces that you could only see by holding up to the light if it is still intact would be worth something now.??? maybe I should check with my numerous Australian cousins.??? Mauri

Maurice I was busy today so didn't see your post until now
I would love to see the China teaset you bought. It sounds lovely. Don't see those pretty things much.now. im sure it would be valuable all right. Keep posting.

Ann
I still have here a tea set which my Grandfather and his brother Eddie won at the beginning of the last century for their racing pigeons , what amazed me was how large the sugar bowl is. Court China "Empire" W.L.L. is printed on the bottom and it is so fine I am almost afraid to hold it. It was used at their sister Kitty´s wedding breakfast so I assume it is around 100 years old.
donald

Mauri & all,

That set sounds valuable, china sets used to be "the thing" for wedding presents, we still have some bits left, also bits of Limoge & other china, that are lovely to look at, but seldom used.

I remember breaking a beautiful coloured glass Rooster, a present from a famous glass-blowing factory in Europe. I was dusting & swept it off the cabinet onto the floor, where it broke into bits.

Young & foolish & not careful of good stuff than....Pat

Pat, Ann, When we downsized to move into this condo we had to get rid of a lot of stuff which included a china dinner set which my brother in law who also had served in the Royal Navy had purchased in Japan we gave it to one of Joy's kids not sure how many pieces it has, still have a pile of extra stuff like ornaments and pictures which are just lying in the den, one of these days I will find the energy to dump it all somewhere. Mauri

Donald that teaset I'm sure is valuable too. I also have China here which is over 50 years old. No one wants China sets now unfortunately but I have no doubt theyll come back into fashion again.