Ngwazi zosadziwika za Seychelles

Ndi anthu ochepa okha omwe ali ndi mwayi wopanga chilumba ndi dziko m'njira zambiri kuposa umodzi.

Ndi anthu ochepa okha omwe ali ndi mwayi wopanga chilumba ndi dziko m'njira zambiri kuposa umodzi. Kwa mbadwo wathu wachinyamata, ulendo wopita kumalo okumbukira mbiri yakale mosakayikira udzawulula kuti chilumba chilichonse chatulutsa “anthu” odziwika bwino. Iwo anali ndi chikoka komanso chothandizira pakudzipereka kwawo ndi kudzipatulira kupititsa patsogolo "chotchuka" chawo.

Pa tsiku lokumbukira imfa ya Karl St. Ange, timapereka ulemu kwa ngwazi ya La Digue - njonda yamphamvu yochokera m'minda ya pachilumbachi komanso "Cabanes des Anges" - yemwe masiku ano akukumbukiridwa ngati wandale yemwe adakhudza anthu. ku Seychelles ndale.

Pamene anali kukula, Karl wachichepere analima munda ndi khalidwe lodziletsa, lolimbikira ntchito ndipo anakhala mwana wamwamuna wolemekezeka kwambiri pachilumbachi. Umunthu wake wamphamvu ndi luso la utsogoleri zidamupangitsa kukhala mtsogoleri wobadwa mwachilengedwe yemwe kulimba mtima ndi kukhazikika kwake zidathandizira kwambiri kupititsa patsogolo La Digue.

Iye anali woyamba komanso wodzala mbewu yemwe adachita upainiya ku La Digue ndipo monyinyirika adatembenukira ku ndale kuti apange tsogolo ndi tsogolo la dziko lake.

MASIKU ODZALA NDI AUSTIN

Ton Karl (momwe ankamutchulira mwachikondi) anabadwira ku La Digue pa December 31, 1919 ndipo anamwalira pachilumba chake chokondedwa ali ndi zaka 89, pa May 7, 2009. Iye anali mwana yekhayo wa alimi a pachilumba cha Bourbon (Reunion). , Kersley ndi Josephine St. Ange ndipo ankagwira ntchito limodzi ndi makolo ake; kukhala m'modzi mwa omwe amapanga kokonati, patchouli komanso ogulitsa vanila kunja kwa chilumbachi.

Banjali linali ndi munda waukulu wa kokonati wokhala ndi ng’anjo yowumirapo (kalorifer) ndi mphero yotungiramo mafuta. Kenako adabweretsa vanila ndikuyamba kulima kwambiri maluwawa kuti akhale m'modzi mwa opanga ndi kutumiza kunja kwa ma pod a vanila a Seychelles. Karl wachichepere, wokangalika adadula mano ndikukulitsa mzimu wabizinesi womwe udakweza La Digue kukhala ligi ya otumiza vanila padziko lonse lapansi, akugulitsa matani opitilira theka ndi theka pachaka ndi a Kimpton Brothers aku London. The St. Ange La Digue Vanilla inadziwika bwino ku Seychelles mu 1960 kupyolera mu mayesero apamwamba omwe anachitidwa ndi Tropical Products Institute of London.

Banja la Ton Karl linalinso loyamba kuyambitsa makina opangira zakudya patchouli ku La Digue mu 1936. Pofuna kuti nkhokweyi isapitirire, anagula masamba a patchouli kuchokera ku La Digue ndi Praslin konse. Mu 1942 adabweretsa magetsi pachilumbachi ndi jenereta yaying'ono yamagetsi ya DC, kenako ndikukonzanso kukhala jenereta yodziyambitsa yokha ya AC. Iwo analinso banja loyamba kukhala ndi wailesi - nkhani yofunika kwambiri yofalitsa uthenga munthawi imeneyi.

Atapeza mathirakiti angapo monga minda, banja la St. Ange lidakhazikika kukhala otsogolera masomphenya omwe angasinthe tsogolo la La Digue kwa zaka makumi angapo. Kutsatira m'mapazi a banja la Rassool lomwe lidabweretsa chiwombankhanga pachilumbachi mu 1935, Ton Karl anali akusangalala ndi kunyada pomwe adakhala pagalimoto la banja la Austin lomwe linafika ku La Digue koyambirira kwa 1950s.

SIMAMBO YOFIIRA NDIPONSO KUBADWA KWA NG'OMBE

Masiku oyambirira a zokopa alendo ku Seychelles adzakumbukiridwanso chifukwa cha "Lindblad Explorer." Sitima yapamadzi yofiyira iyi inali kulimbikitsa maulendo oyendayenda kuzungulira zilumba zathu kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 700 motsogozedwa ndi Dr. Lyall Watson. Ton Karl adasankhidwa kukhala wothandizira sitimayo ku La Digue, kuyang'anira maulendo a anthu onse okwera sitimayo ikafika. Zinali limodzi ndi Dr. Lyall kuti Ton Karl adapanga ndikumanga ngolo zonyamula ng'ombe zonyamula alendo otsika paulendo, motero kupanga njira yoyendera pachilumbachi (ndipo mwina yojambulidwa kwambiri mdzikolo).

Monga wabizinesi aliyense wanzeru, Karl St. Ange adasintha mabizinesi ake kuti asinthe ndi nthawi. Ataona kuti moyo wa m’mindayo ukuyamba kuchepa, anasandutsa katundu wonyamulira bedi lathyathyathya, ng’ombe zamphongo ndi axle n’kukhala galimoto yokongola, yokhala ndi nsonga zotchingira, yovekedwa ndi masamba a kokonati ndi maluwa, zomwe zingafanane ndi mmene chilumbacho chinkakhalira mopupuluma, komanso momasuka. Atagwiritsa ntchito mwayi umene bwalo la ndege lomangidwa kumenelo linapeza, anayamba kuchita malonda ochereza alendo.

MPAINIYA WA UTANDAURI NDI “MAKHABANE” AKE

Ton Karl anali munthu wa anthu. Umunthu wake wochezeka komanso wokonda kucheza naye unamupangitsa kukhala wochita bwino m'mahotela. Kutsatira kukhazikitsidwa kwa bwalo la ndege la Seychelles International ku 1971, adaganiza zotsegula hotelo yakeyake ya "Cabanes des Anges" ku La Digue. Pomwe maunyolo atsopano a hotelo apadziko lonse akukhazikitsa malo ogulitsira ku Mahe, adayambitsa njira yoyendera alendo, yopangidwa ndi Seychellois kuti apindule ndi bizinesi yokopa alendo ku Seychelles.

"Cabanes des Anges," yomwe ili ndi dzina lapadera inali yodziwika nthawi yomweyo. Anali malo ang'onoang'ono, ochezeka, opangidwa ndi mabanja omwe ali ndi luso la kasamalidwe lokhazikika pa alendo a hotelo. Anapanga makina ake yekha panthawi yomwe malonda a hotelo anali atangoyamba kumene. Ankafuna malo ake odyera okhala ndi "mapazi mumchenga" komanso malo amchere okhala ndi malingaliro opatsa chidwi a kulowa kwa dzuwa tsiku lililonse pachilumba cha Praslin.

Nyumbazo zinali zooneka ngati makona atatu ndipo mzati wapakati wopangidwa ndi thunthu la kokonati ndipo denga lake linali lofoleredwa ndi masamba a kokonati. Mitengo yonse yomangayi inali yam'deralo, chifukwa ankafuna kuti amisiri amtundu wa Diguois apindule ndi chitukuko chomwe chikubwera. "Cabanes des Anges" inali malo enieni achilumba okhala ndi zilumba zomveka bwino. Ndipo kale m'zaka za m'ma 70s, Ton Karl anali akupereka kale alendo ake "pieds dans l'eau" zochitika zatchuthi - zomwe lero ndi njira yopulumukira yofunidwa kwambiri kwa apaulendo amakono.

HISTORICAL HERITAGE & CHATEAU ST. Mtambo

Mibadwo ingapo ya banja la St. Ange inagwira ntchito yabwino kwambiri yotukula chilumba chawo chatsopanocho, chotsimikiza mtima kukonza zomangamanga zake. Iwo anayamba kumanga nsewu wolumikiza msewu waukulu wa m’mphepete mwa nyanja ku La Digue ndi msewu wozungulira wa mkati mwa dziko ndipo anautcha “L’allee Kersley.” M'masiku amenewo, iyi inkawoneka ngati ntchito yayikulu kwambiri yopangidwa ndi munthu payekha pa La Digue. Dera lomwe linali ndi msewu, lomwe masiku ano limatchedwa Plateau St. Cloud, linali chithaphwi chakuya kwambiri, chozama kwambiri moti ngakhale ng'ombe nthawi zina zinkamira.

Kutsogola mumsewu uwu ndi miyala yamtengo wapatali ya banja, Chateau St. Cloud. Kwawo kwa mibadwo ingapo ya banjali, idatchedwa komwe adabadwira adzukulu a Karl ku France ndipo idamangidwa ndi François Mellon. Inali nyumba yokongola kwambiri yamatabwa ku La Digue kuyambira 1903. Pambuyo pa kukonzanso kangapo ndi kukulitsa, 'chateau' idakalipobe - monyadira kuwonetsa cholowa chake cha atsamunda ndi mawonekedwe owoneka bwino - pomwe imalandirira alendo ambiri.

WANDALE WOCHEDWA NDI MTIMA WAKULU

Posakhutira ndi mmene zinthu zinalili m’nthawi ya atsamunda, Karl St. Ange anaganiza zolowerera ndale. Anali wotsimikiza kuti athandize kusintha tsogolo la dziko lathu. Kulimbikira kwake komanso kutsimikiza mtima kwake komanso luso lake lolankhula zamphamvu zidamupangitsa kukhala m'modzi mwa andale odziwa bwino ntchito omwe La Digue (kapena Seychelles pankhaniyi) adawadziwapo. Ndipo iye anali wotsutsa wochititsa mantha, wopambana zisankho zambiri ndikupititsa patsogolo zolinga ndi zolinga za anthu a m'zilumba anzake.

Ndi kupangidwa kwa SPUP mu 1964, Karl St. Ange adakhala vicezidenti wake ndipo adagwira ntchito molimbika kupititsa patsogolo mfundo zachipani. Kuchokera ku 1967 mpaka 1970 adasankhidwa kukhala membala wa Governing Council yoimira La Digue & the Outlying Islands. Iye sankachita manyazi akafuna kufotokoza mfundo. M’chigawo china cha Bungwe Lolamulira, iye anatsutsa msonkhanowo mwa kulankhula ndi mamembalawo m’Chifalansa, ndipo anadzidzimutsa Bwanamkubwa wa ku Britain pamene anakakamizika kuimitsa msonkhanowo kuti akafunse womasulira!

Kuchokera ku 1970 mpaka 1974 adasankhidwa kukhala membala wa Legislative Assembly woimira La Digue & the Inner Islands. Ton Karl anathandizanso kuti dziko lathu lipeze ufulu wodzilamulira. Anali membala wa nthumwi pamsonkhano woyamba wa Constitutional Conference ku London mu 1970.

Mu 1979 Purezidenti FA Rene adamusankha kukhala nduna ya zaulimi ndipo mu 1981 adatsogolera unduna wa Zaumoyo.

Ton Karl adagwira ntchito zake mwaulemu komanso mwachangu, zomwe zimamupatsa ulemu ndi ulemu, makamaka pamaulendo ake ambiri kukayimira mtundu wathu wachinyamata padziko lonse lapansi.

THE BON VIVANT & SEASONED FAMILY MAN

Ton Karl anakhala ndi moyo mokwanira. Chikoka chake pachilumba chake komanso dziko lake ndi chachikulu. Wanzeru wodziwika m'masiku ake otsiriza, bon vivant wokoma mtima uyu nthawi zonse amapita kukathandiza anthu. Adzakumbukiridwa ngati umunthu wa La Digue yemwe amatha kuyenda mosangalala ku Seychelles ngakhale atapuma pantchito pagulu. M'masiku ake opuma pantchito, ankakhala m'mphepete mwa nyanja ku Anse Reunion. Zolemba zake pa La Digue, ngakhale kuti minda yazilala komanso 'Cabanes' yake yokondedwa ikuwonekerabe.

Karl St. Ange anakwatira Germaine de Charmoy Lablache wa ku Praslin mu October
1942 ndipo anali ndi ana asanu ndi awiri, omwe ndi Kersley (anapuma pantchito ku Durban, South
Africa), Marie (anamwalira atabadwa), Marston (wa ku hotelo ya Chez Marston ku La
Digue), Myriam (wa ku Chateau St. Cloud hotel), Alain (Mtumiki wa Tourism & Culture), Perin (Mtsogoleri wa Africa wa IFAD ku Rome) ndi Jose (woyang'anira nyumba ku Hope Island, Australia).

Ton Karl anapitirizabe kutsatira mfundo za m’banjamo, ankakonda ana ake ndi kuwalera mmene angathere. Anagwira ntchito mwakhama ku La Digue kuti atsimikizire kuti ana ake apatsidwa maphunziro apamwamba.

Pokhala munthu wotchuka chonchi, Ton Karl mosakayikira anali “Don Juan” wakomweko! Ndipo ngati umboni uliwonse wa zochita zake utafunidwa, ana ochuluka a Karl St. Ange anatuluka m’matabwa kudzadzaza mabenchi ambiri pa Cathedral pamaliro aposachedwapa a Claude Moise.

KUKHALA KWAKE KUKHALA PA…

Mabuku angapo adalemba za moyo ndi zomwe achita ku Seychellois yotchuka iyi. Mwana wake Alain adasindikiza "Seychelles ... Akukumbukira Karl St. Ange" ndi buku la wolemba mbiri Julien Durup lotchedwa "History of La Digue" limapereka chidziwitso chabwino cha umunthu wa La Digue, makamaka zaka zake zaulimi pamene akugwira ntchito ndi makolo ake.

Mawu a Purezidenti James Michel omwe adawerenga pamaliro ake akunena za Karl St. Ange ngati "munthu wodziwika bwino - kwa mwana wamkulu wa Seychelles, kwa chithunzi cha La Digue, kwa wokonda dziko, koma koposa zonse kwa bwenzi lalikulu, yemwe adatilimbikitsa. m'njira zambiri kuposa imodzi.

“Anali munthu wodziletsa, wodzichepetsa, wanzeru zakuya ndiponso wanthabwala. Ton Karl anali munthu wa anthuwo, kumvetsera, kusamala, kupereka uphungu, ndi kuthandizana apa ndi apo. Sanachite mantha kulankhula zakukhosi kwake”.

Ndipo mwachidule (kapena m'malo vanilla pod!), Uyu anali Ton Karl wabwino wakale yemwe adakhudza miyoyo ya anthu ambiri a Seychellois. Anaikidwa m'manda pachilumba chake chomwe ankachikonda pamwambo wochititsa chidwi kwambiri pamene pafupifupi chilumba chonsecho chinafola njira yotsanzikana komaliza kumalo ake okwera ngolo. Ndithudi iye akusangalala ndi masiku ake amtsogolo mu “cabane” chake kwinakwake kumwamba uko m’mitambo limodzi ndi gulu lake la angelo.

ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:

  • Following in the footsteps of the Rassool family who brought the fist motor vehicle to the island in 1935, Ton Karl was beaming with pride when he sat at the wheel of the family Austin car that arrived on La Digue in the early 1950s.
  • The young, energetic Karl cut his teeth and developed an entrepreneurial spirit which elevated La Digue into the league of the world's main vanilla exporters, trading over one and a half tons a year with the Kimpton Brothers of London.
  • Iye anali woyamba komanso wodzala mbewu yemwe adachita upainiya ku La Digue ndipo monyinyirika adatembenukira ku ndale kuti apange tsogolo ndi tsogolo la dziko lake.

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