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Dr Austin not only a wild life enthusiast but also a keen
angler. He was the President of the Anglers Club. I had
the opportunity to meet him in 1968 when I was the acting
DMO Kalpitiya. He came to Kalpitiya with Anglers Club
members in his Austin gypsiy with the trailer caravan.
Some stayed in the rest house and others in their caravans
in the rest house compound. When they got up in the
morning found the water supply has run out and there will
be non till evening. The water supply of the DMO's
bungalow was their savior.
I had an opportunity to meet him again when he came to
Chilaw in his brand new orangy red Peugeot 404 to give a
talk to the Doctors there. After the talk we had dinner at
the doctors' quarter where Dr and Mrs Austin joined us.
When they were about to leave to Colombo Dr Austin
discovered that he has locked the keys of his brand new
Peugeot 404 in the car. It was late in the night and every
one was in a panic. I had a very old Morris Minor and the
key was so wasted it was like blade. With Dr Austin's
permission I tried to open the door lock with it and it
opened. The Austins were so happy that they could sleep in
their own bed that night.
The two occasions I met him he was a totally different
person we knew as medical students - very friendly.
This reminds me of another occasion. At the final exam
surgery viva Dr Niles an Dr Jeyasekera was on one table
and Dr Austin and Dr Anthonys were on the other table. The
viva started with Dr Niles and and Dr Jeyasekera. They
only asked one questions from all the candidates and none
gave the answer they wanted. Non of the candidates got any
marks. Dr Austin and Dr Anthonys who were observing this
gave full marks to all the candidates to counter balance.
Singaratnam
Dr Austin not only a wild life enthusiast but also a keen
angler. He was the President of the Anglers Club. I had
the opportunity to meet him in 1968 when I was the acting
DMO Kalpitiya. He came to Kalpitiya with Anglers Club
members in his Austin gypsiy with the trailer caravan.
Some stayed in the rest house and others in their caravans
in the rest house compound. When they got up in the
morning found the water supply has run out and there will
be non till evening. The water supply of the DMO's
bungalow was their savior.
I had an opportunity to meet him again when he came to
Chilaw in his brand new orangy red Peugeot 404 to give a
talk to the Doctors there. After the talk we had dinner at
the doctors' quarter where Dr and Mrs Austin joined us.
When they were about to leave to Colombo Dr Austin
discovered that he has locked the keys of his brand new
Peugeot 404 in the car. It was late in the night and every
one was in a panic. I had a very old Morris Minor and the
key was so wasted it was like blade. With Dr Austin's
permission I tried to open the door lock with it and it
opened. The Austins were so happy that they could sleep in
their own bed that night.
The two occasions I met him he was a totally different
person we knew as medical students - very friendly.
This reminds me of another occasion. At the final exam
surgery viva Dr Niles an Dr Jeyasekera was on one table
and Dr Austin and Dr Anthonys were on the other table. The
viva started with Dr Niles and and Dr Jeyasekera. They
only asked one questions from all the candidates and none
gave the answer they wanted. Non of the candidates got any
marks. Dr Austin and Dr Anthonys who were observing this
gave full marks to all the candidates to counter balance.
Singaratnam
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