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To: carranza2 who wrote (114571)12/6/2015 6:36:31 PM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 218131
 
Re <<The original structures were all wooden, including structural elements. A very clever design except that lightning was not taken into consideration. So, some serious incendiary damage back in the day. I assume that flaw has been fixed.>>

... lightening rods installed.

Re <<Eugene was very leftist, back in the day when his views fit within the Kuomintang wide but hole-ey umbrella. He was also very cosmopolitan, so I would think he didn' fit in too well with Mao and his unbathed gangs.>>

... he did not fit in w/ either camp, and in hindsight, a plus

Re <<Amazing how Chiang Kai Shek proposed matrimony to Sun Yat Sen's wife, was refused, so proposed to the daughter, who became the Peanut's wife, and a real dragon lady.>>

... correction, not daughter but younger sister.

... eugene re-married after my grandmother agatha alphonsin ganteaume (ganteaum) passed away in england, to one georgette zhang / chang.

georgette chen never changed her name back after eugene's passing in 1944, and after release from japanese house arrest went to singapore and eventually founded the singapore academy of arts

here is a recent tv docudrama re geogette (and as a part of the story, eugene) filmed and shown in singapore nationalgallery.sg

i just saw the link but knew of the filming, am amused that i have always been partial to girls and picnics :0)

geogette en.wikipedia.org was the daughter of zhejiang governor who had some role in financing the rise of kmt party at the get-go

all very convoluted

here be a letter by madame song re eugene, circa 1931.02.17

fun



the original handwritten version



To: carranza2 who wrote (114571)12/6/2015 7:14:26 PM
From: TobagoJack  Respond to of 218131
 


looks like grandpa did alright :0)

and georgette was good to and for him en.wikipedia.org

according to tv drama nationalgallery.sg