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Sketches of China

Sketches of China

Not really China Crisis but....

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Aug 01, 2023
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There was a rumour that my grandfather, Arthur Harris, was part Chinese. His grandmother was Irish who arrived via the port of Liverpool. According to the legend had been left, with child, by a Laskar sailor, she moved to London, married Arthur's grandfather and life moved on. Looking at pictures of my grandfather and our mutual lack of body hair suppor…

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