Pat Cannon at Poona

[Bill Hibbert]

Jim Phillips:

> A Patrick Canon once visited this tower during
> service in WW2 and managed to ring one of the bells
> up with an improvised rope.

I have heard this story, but about Lahore. I only have a very vague 
memory of it and can't provide any provenance. Having seen Lahore, I 
could imagine it was feasible. The church guide-book says the tower 
swayed considerably when the bells were rung after installation, 
implying they were rung full circle then.

> Has anyone got the records of APC who can
> verify this?

The Dorking ringers maintain(ed) some contact with his widow but it 
feels to me to be a rather unimportant issue . . .

Poona (aka Puna) is on my list of 'must gets', I am looking for an 
opportunity for a business trip out there.

Bill H