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I-I.M.S. LONDONDERRY HAD DIFFICULT JOB lll-I.\‘ ll..\l.S. l.ondonderr_v was at Puerto Rico on the last leg of a long and successful three-month "showing the flag" cruise on the west coast of North America which included visits to l€squima|t.~ Vancouver. Los Angeles and San Iliego. going through the Panama (T-anal twice and “doing“ a round of Caribbean ports t'rom Curacao to llritish Guiana. news was received of an ltalian liner ablaze in St. (icurgc'.s llarbour. Grenada. ‘the lri_e.ne sailed for Grenada with a most unwieldy low; Bianca C. he all dispatch. lezrving ll libertyrnen be- now listing heavily. tool; on _r:re-at port‘. a freslrening wind and hca\~_\- rain cornplieated the operation; the tow parted and had to be passetl again. In all. three ttltles were covered in six hours, Eventually llianca C. by now well clear of the anchorage. heeled over and sank in a cloud of steam.

hind. and lountl the liner. the l7.000ton M.\'. llrzrnezr C. grilled by tire and siul~;in;.'. ‘l he the had started when the ship “as at anchor. and although the (:09 p.tssen;:er.s had been disemh.rrl.ed quicL|_v and safely. the tire had become uncontrollable almost at once and two members of the crew had lost their lives.

The essential task was to tow the ship clear before she sank and fouled the big ship anchorage. l'l.M.S.

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for Faslanel T lI:l\ been announced that the ambmarinc depot ship. H..\I.S. .\l:tid-

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Diiisions at ll..\l.S. St. \'nu:cnt.

Cosport.

An article on this Trainint: Eslttltlishtllcnl appears (l'lI0lu--1.('. Laurence and Sons. Gosportl

take the place of H.M.S. Adamant us the depot ship of tlIeThird Submarine Squadron at Fuslrinc.

Allltouglt tilted to deal with Britain's lirst nuclear-powered submarine. ll..\l.S. l)n:adnought. which is expected to come into service at the end of the _\'e:Ir. Maidstone will continue to maintain all classes of submarines. it is c\peeted that the long retit of .\l.-idslone will end in April. ll..\l.S. .-\darnant will take over the duties ot ll..\l.S. Forth as the depot ship ol the Second Submarine Sqtradv ron at I).-vonport when she is relieved and ILMN. l-nrth will go to (fhatharn wlterc she will be modernised in a manner similar to Maidstonc.

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Commander-in-Chief

T is expected that ll..\l.S. Agincourt. built as a Battle clams destroyer. and which is being converted into a fleet lll-I (‘ommandcr-in-(.'bicl'. Portsmouth. Admiral Sir Alexander Binnie)‘. has lll-I Adnliralty Iiu.s rcicrscd its radar picket at ll..\l. Docltyard. Portscommended Sick Berth P.(). Jack Wccdon. oi ll.!\l.S. Excellent. and A.B. decision regarding the Portsmouth. will complete her conversion James Higgins, o_t' ll..\'l.S. Iitplorcr. for their initia:ivc and work in helping to mouth Navy l)a_v.s' and they will. at the end of April. or’ btokcr Joseph Forbes. of alter all, he held during the .-\us:u.st Explorer. when he collapsed At“ hm. "ink She Wm c(‘n‘n1iSgil)n save the after crossing Portsmouth harbour on a ferry on .\ovcmbcr l.

Bank Holiday period. . {M M__n.i“, Mm the Firm [);_.m.0_\.L., It had been arr'.Im:ed that .\".n_v i Squadron for a (icneral Service (‘omForbes had been undergoing sub- best possible Iirst-aid lrcatrnent in the Portsnrouth at \\(mltl held he l):t_\'.s .mission in the Home :md .\lr:ditcr- nr.rrinc escape tr.rinir1-_.- ur ll..\l.S. eircrrntstarrecs and \\JI\ qrrickly conl".astcr and in at over l‘l,vruouth l)o|phrn and when he collapsed vr:ved to the recompressiou r.h;unber 1 ranean. but decision the now given S.ll.l’.()_ \\'eedon fk‘CU‘_.!lll\‘.'tl the .tl Dolphin."

August. ' that both at means "\\'eedon's prompt and intel|ig:ent portsthe annual s}'lll[1lill'll\as it severe case ot “bcnds" c\arttitt;rlion l-‘rout recent a ‘at home‘ will he held when most 1‘ paper: actions on this occasion undoubtedly rapid decompression \i\.‘l\llL'\\. mine soon overwas Able Scarnan lliggins. realising thatlhelped to s.rv.: the man's lite :md I people are on holid:1_vs. j"'l'he magnetic the ship. irnrnediatc trezrtrrmrt was necessary. have commended him for them."

-come by sirnplg.‘ delousmg arranged with the captain of the ferry- ,".»\.ll. lliggin-4's act;ons' resulted in boat Vt.‘.sl.t tor Forbes to be taken Forbes rcaclting Dolphin 30 minutes direct to Fort lllockhousc, thus saving earlier than he would have done by any a vital 30 minutes at least. while Petty other way." .<a_vs the (‘ommandcr-inis two Ollicer Wecdon attended to the SlClh Chief. who comrncnded him for his two hours the mulct of pay also initiative and good sense. rating. tt;._e< and the stoppage of leave can he [or two days, Absence \\'ilb0tll Forbes was treated at Dolphin and leave for up to three hours entails .1 made a good recovery.

The lri-gates l-l..\l.S. Bcrwick and The Commzrndcr-in»('hief says that H..\l.S. Scarborough sailed from Portsmulct of three days pay and up to "As :1 result of S.B.P.0_ Weedon‘s mouth on January I2 for service in three days stoppage of leave.

Up to II’. hours adrift means the loss prompt assistance and recognition oi the .\ledilcrr;rncauwith the 5th Frigate on n ho are absent without lc:I\c. of six days pay and up to (: days the .s_\'tttpt0n1s. the man received the Squadron. who improperly lease a ship stoppage of leave. while :1 period of from of i. are. l~‘cbruar_v duty or place absence of up to 2-4 hours means that going: to timl it an c\trcmcly costl_\ = a man would have to work for 8 days business unless‘ there are extenuating without pa_v and also have his leave circuntstanccs. stopped for up to 8 days.

These stringent pcnaltics have been In future it rn.tn who is absent without lc.i\'r: not cxceetlirtg one hour will approved by Their Lordships who lind himself Inulcted two days pay have been concerned at the continuing and will have his leave stopped for large number of leave-breaking one da_v. For absertce not exceedirtg iotlcttces in the Fleet.

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Navy .\"¢-ws F. n r I o It I.-rm (S) II. R. Ikmdizc. RN (Rent ).

H.I\JI N.1\.tl lI.t:r.a:‘n.\. Portsmnutlt "Int: I’-vrtsrtwrrth 3135! (list '-II"-I)

.\'l) as I slept I dreamed.“ I iust could not believe my eyes. but there it was. in black and white. 'l'he Navy I-Estimates. 'r}||'¢-c halllcshlps‘, I\\() ZIIITHIH carrier-. live cruisers. ball a flotilla of destroyers. at sulrrnarfne depot ship. I {our subtuarincs. -.1 sloop. sortie corvettes. some Frigates and some torpedo

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Rubbin;_- my eyes. I lookcd again and then I awoke it was the Navy

listiruatcs for |1)37—a qttartcr of a century ago, Duke of York. Anson.

llouc were the battleships. The cruisers‘? Kenya. .\lauritius. .\'igcria.

Trinidad. Ilerrnionc. (Tarriers'.' Formidablc and lmlomitable. 'lhe destroycds were Javelin, Kelvin. Khartoum. Kimberley. Kingston and Ripling. Forth was the submarine depot .ship and the submarines were Taku.

Tigris. Trtrant and Tuna. The sloop‘?

The Pelican.

I wondered what the cost of such a programme would be today. Battleships and carriers. say lZ30.000.000 each. Cruisers ---well. need we go any further--each of the latest cruisers.

Lion. Tiger and Illakc. cost well over

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And cotrld they be n'r.'rnned‘.’ Not with the Navy cut to the bone as it is totlay. I am sure_ however, that the right men could be found. .-‘\nd then I started to dream again.

What will the I962 estimates contain‘) A new carrier——perhaps t\vo‘.‘ Some morc guided missile destroyers—~Iet's call them cruisers. for that's what they really are. Some more amphibious warfare ships‘! Some C\‘|£l.\'l:tI Forces

cr:rlt‘.‘ I pinched myself-~—all these thittgs ha\c to be paid for. And they have to rncu

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paid. x\'cw_ e\citin-,: ships are irt the oil'ing perhap; not this year. not. perhaps. lor several years--but they are coining. packed fttll of the most modern equiprn-.-nt and requiring men with intelligence and special skills to man them. The Roy-ill Navy ollcrs a

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DEATH OF 0 LDEST LONG SERVICE ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY PENSIONER

is gratifying to record My daughter was able to drive my the Reunion of Dinner was attending Il..\l.S. Glasgow at pleasant incidents in onc's life and I wife and I down for the service and last of Portsmouth the members introduced rue to ".\‘a\y .\'eu.s" would like to record one in the passing were delighted to see members of his _\car. titre front and I now get it a sister-in-law at Gosport each month. to a higher service of the oldest long old British Legion branch at Tadlcy The reason for my writing is that Brazil with the (icrrnan .-\rmcd Liner .servicc Roypl .\l.rrinc Artillery pett- present as well, and the old man was I served in the old King [Edward VII Cap Trafalgar. The German ship was sioner at the rip: old age of ‘)6. given the final honours he so richly all Bob Ash had relatives in at for live and a half years as a Yeoman stink. no dcs-.-rvcd.

Yours ctc.. S‘l‘IiI’IIl;'.\l the world. and for the past seven years IllI.l.. Welwyn Garden City. of Signals and the recent article on the -.-’\l'ter a fortnighrs leave I WIIS ship. which mentioned Cdr. “.|ock" drafted to ll..\I.S. Superb. Grand ‘had been an inmate of St. John's Home at Andover. I-lc passed away on Baird and Cdr. "Frosty" Royds.

January I0 and would probably have brought back to me rnanv interesting memories. been bttricd without ntuch thought from anyone.

I connnissioncd King Edward VII at IR.—l have been asked by the The British Legion at Andovcr. howDevnnport as Flagship of Atlantic lteadtnastcr of a secondary modern Fleet. .stati-oned at Gibraltar. wearing ever. acted promptly and. together the flag of Acting Vice-Adntir.-rl Sir with the local Royal .\':t\'.'tI.‘\SSOCl:IIlOtI. school in this area to explain what :1 "bullgine" is—or was. The word William .\I:ry. During my second cont.arrangcd with the Royal .\Iarines at occurs in the title of a sea shanty mission in the ship Vice-.-\drnir:rl Sir to send a buglcr and a beautiEastncy which is to be stung by the younger Fleet. and then. after two years. to t'u| wreath for the funeral. lterkclcy Milne llcw his flag in her. I-l..\l.S. pupils of his school.

Royal Sovereign. my last ship.

Another tlag otlieer whilst I was in the The full title of the shanty is pension at (('ontinur.-cl front column 3) ship when she was Flagship of the ‘from which I took myOlivcr Back- hauled down was the tiring to com- "Clear the Tracks. let the Hullgine I‘l0lIlL' Fleet was Admiral l,ord Charles Invcrgordon, Captain ‘Run." and although the head has lleresford. After he hauled down his hotrsc was her captain. mcnce.

I have vivid memories of the day The Signal Ollicer was Bcatt_v's ivisited refcrence_libraries_ he Itas so flag at Portsmouth Vice-.-\drniral WIt'.'tI H..\I.S. King Edward VII broke Signal Otlicer in the Queen Iilizabctltin {far been unable to track down the (.'tl:rghant took over Second-rrr the record for coaling to which your the Grand Fleet and he left the Navy meaning of the word.

Coinntand. l was then made an .~\cting (Thief contribtttor refers. I was Yeoman of as a Rear-.-Sdmiral. took clerictrl orders ' I would be extremely grateful if you Yeotnun of Signals and dr:rt'ted to the forenoon watch and about ten and became Chaplain to the Seamcn'.s , could supply the answer for me. beI-l..\l.S. .\'L-ptunc. flagship of Admiral o'clock I was reading a semaphore Mission of the l.ondon Docks where he .causc ltc has ztssured me of a rise for Sir Ilridgcman Bridgcman. I served in message. I was gripping a stanchion died. His name? A|c.\attdcr Woods. llc Ithe Royal Navy in his estimation if I fcan produce this.

IlUl.l.(ilNE. her for I‘) months and was confirmed wlten the foremost coal hoist from the was a line olliecr.

By the way I wonder if any Com- jthlamc and address supplied.)

Chief Yeoman. Then Admiral rcollier broke and. in swinging. it hit stanchion and knocked me out. I It would appear that although the munication Yeoman or CommunicaCalaghan was appointed Commander- the lions Ollicer ever had to order :1 gun shanty you mention is included in in-Chief. Home Fleet and as he still have the mark on my car where I to be tired to draw the attention of 1 books of sea shantics. it is not, strictly. brought with him his own Staff Chief hit the stanchion. ' a flagship to :1 signal? I had that one of these.

Yeoman» Pook (sic)— I was drafted to GUN SALUTE ERROR duty to do just before the Battle ofi The tune is an old "Darkie Minstrel" the Signal School in R.N. Barracks When I was Chief Y.-oman of the Frtlltland Islands. (In the morning of ‘tune. but during the Arnerican Civil where I did a six months’ spell.

Neptune durin the Review a mess the Battle we received it semaphore ,\\’ar the present words "Clear the BUI.\\'ARK I-ISCAPI-'. was made of tie salute to the King. message from a share signal station tracks. let the Bullginc run" were tnade cruisers of the four-funnelled One via Il..\I.S. Canopus about the 'up by the forces in Virginia.

During this time. because I was started the before was signal firing During the Civil War two famous enemy being in sight. We could not single. I \vas pestcred by Chief Yeomen can't remember the down.

I llrauled who had been in the School for years. get the flagship to answer. This was battles took place on or near the Bull of the ship.

0600. We \\ ere calling the flagship by -Run, a small stream in Virgirria. The to volunteer for ships to wlticlt they ; name Itad the of I The ship ollcnding captain had been drafted. 'I here was one Chief searchligltt but the gun did the trick. ‘_lir.s't battle took place in July. I86). board and his to on Neptune report I could tell you many a good story of [and the second in August. I862. A Yeoman from (iosport who was on that the Yacht as was Royal 'll..\I.S. King I’.d\\artl Vll. draft to ll..\l.S. llttlwark who asked escuse ,‘ railway ran from (iainsvillc to Centrethe llorsesand Fort. fort hid I am 83 and I have been coming ‘ville. and I understand that the battles rm: to go itt his place. I would not gpasscd II. and the WI 1tlte signal. signzrlrttatt down to Portsmouth every year. except ntcntioned took place on or around volunteer. down. that the Our‘ was the last war years. and I hope to this railway line.

Iiventually I got fed tip with life in reportedOtliccr signal board tltc Lord I was on barracks and in December. l‘)I-8. iSignal come ag.tnt this year. .\Ia_v I add I was With this background. the phrase volunteered for H..\l.S. (ilasgow, I 3-Nelson at the time to conduct the made a Chief Yeoman at 30 and held ‘;‘‘Clear the tracks" is obvious and I served in her nearly four years. salute. Lord Nelson had a red flag fly- the rating for ten years. Yours. etc.-~ {would imagine that the Bullgine is a coming home in the Armed l.iner ing and only when the red flag was .-\. FORRISSTER. c’o .\lurdock. I6 version of Bull Run Engine. in column Carmania. famed for her action otl Terrace.

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Notes (i) The Icrtn U.K. Base Port means the port at which .r ship may ('onun.'trtdo Ship. \\‘hirIu.ind_ 17. at R.N. Air be and refit. indileave Portsmouth (C) to give normally expected ‘ll.-.\I.S. _I.Iand:ttT. .\l;ty II). at Devon- Station.Losstemouth. Strike Il.Q. cates ships adrnmrstercd by Portsmouth but which will normally port tor General Service CommisSquadron. Buccaneer, reltt and./or give leave at Chatham sion East of Suez/Home (20 801 Squadron. July I7. at R.N. Air career second to none to those with the (ii) As ratings are normally detailed t'or 0\rct\'l.':Is service about four rnonths). Gth Frigate Squadron.

Station. Lossicmouth. for General right qualifications and a desire to do months ahead of cununissioning date. and for home service about U.K. Base Port. l)cvonport.

Service Commission. For -\rk Royal. a well sxorth-while iob. with adventure two months ahead of t-omrnissioning date. this should be borne in Il..\I.S. \\ nutty. May 24. at Buccaneer.

Rosytlrtor and navel throwtt in for good ntcasurc. mind when preferring requests to volunteer to serve in a particular trials. General Service Commission. |u..\r.s. Cavendish. end July. at \l'|l|).

July 26. South Atlantic and South Gibraltar with Trials Crew, Com(iii) It is emphasised that the dates and particulars given below are loreAmerica Home (24 months). 7th end August at Gibraltar casts only and may have to be ch;tnged—perhaps at short notice.

Frigate Squadron. U.K. Base Port. missions for General Service Commission Portsmouth. for I2('Ith SUBMARINE C().\I.\IAND .\linesw-eeping port: (24 months). Slh Destroyer SquadLoch II..\I.S. ChatI-':Ida. 2-1. at Local Service. .\lay Squadron.

Foreign of at end II..\l.S. Artemis. ron. U.K. Base Port, Rosytb, February. for lram.

Comntissions trials.

June II..\I.S. \\'hir|wind.

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Chatat April Suh(‘lr:rth:rm. for service in Second 26 for Home Sea Service. 3rd Fri. II..\t.S. Albion. end July. at Portslrarn for General Service Commisniarirre Squadron. mouth for Home Sea Service,’ Service and sion West IndiesrHonte Squadron Foreign (24 gate at II..\!.S. Themtopylae. .\Iarch Foreign Service, U.K. Base Port.

(Far East).

September. mouths).

8th I-'rigate Squadron. | Chatham. for service in Fifth SubPortsmouth.

1 Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth June I. at .\l.rIl:! for .Il..\I.S, “con.

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Base Portsmouth.

Port. marine Division.

Il..\tZS. Loch Alvie. April 25. at Ch:zt- ' Foreign Service. Amphibious War- Il..\I.S. Lion. August. at Devonport Phone 271S| Il..\IS. Gr-.:mpus. April. ill Portsfor General Service Conunission (24 fare Squadron. ham. for General Service Commisoperate the Mint in ottleru Expretssrmcc f-trst Subfor service in mouth. months). U.K. Base Port. Devonsion I~lome-‘Middle East nor service Personae EVER‘! WEEKEND (I8 II..\I.S. Redoubt. June I. at Bahrcin. marine Squadron. for Foreign Service. Amphibious port. months). 9th Frigate Squadron.

LEEDS "I6 8RAD‘ORD Warfare Squadron.

45!‘ lI.M.S. Auriga. May III. at DevonU.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. lt.)t.S. Salisbury. August 16. at HUDDERSFIELD 41!‘ in Second SubJun: N. for Protector. at Portsservice Il..\I.S. Dort. lI.I\I.$.

Yamtouth.

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Portsat April SHEFFIELD Devonport for Trials. Commissions mouth for (ieneral Service Commismarine Squadron.

NOTTINGHAM mouth. for General Service ComSeptember 27 at Dcvonport for LEICESTER siun. Falkland Islands and Antarctic Mission.

Iiast of (24 Suez/Honi: Home Sea Service. -lth Frigate NORIHAHPTON llasc U K. Port months).

F.l.D.) (24 rah months).

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Frigate CENERAI. Captain LIVERPOOL Squadron. Transfers to General Portsmouth MANCHESTER Port.

PortsU.K Base.

Squadron Service Commission. April. I963 II..\I.S. Agincourt. February I3. at NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYHE June at Owen.

I9. ll..\I.S. Dcvonport mouth.

(24 months). U.K ltase Port.

Portsmouth for trials. General ScrSTAFFORD Commission General Service for.

WOLVERHAHPTON vice Commission Slay I for 5th Il..\I.S. Blackpool. April 26. at l)evonport.

Indian Ocean (24 months). U.K. BlRI‘1.NGHAM for (icueral Service Chathattt.

Destroyer Squadron. Home./hled. Commission East of SueIIHon1e II.M.S. Tenby. mid-September. at COVENTRY Base Port. Devonport.

(24 months). U.K. Base Port. PortsWARWICK Chatham for trials Comrnissions (I5 months). (uh Frigate Squadron. lI..\I.S. Tartar. lune 2|. at Devonport BANBURY mouth. mid-November at ("hath-am for for trials. Commissions December’ OXFORD Base Portsmouth.

Port.

U.K_ Il.!\I.S. Kirkliston, February. at Il.M.S. PLYHOUTH Home Sea Service I’.-‘tlr Frigate It for Home Sea Service. Commis26.

Brighton.

April Change EXETER Dcvonport lor Home Sea Service.

Squadron. U.K. Base Port. Devonsions .l:tnr.rary. 1963. for General of service. classification (uh Frigate BRISTOL Sllth MIS Squadron UK Base port.

SALISBURY General Service (‘ont- I Service Commission. Home/.\liddle Squadron, be Portland.

Port, GLOUCESTER delayed. may East (I8 months). ‘Jth Frigate -ll..\l.S. Parapet. September I8. at mission East of Suez/Horne (2! , SWINDCN |I..\I.S. Aisne. February 20. at ChatBahrein for Foreign Service. For Squ.rdron_ U.K. Ilasc Port. D:vonmonths). UK has: Port. PortsCIRENCESTER I for Sen-i:c General ham.‘ (’om:nisMARLEOROUGH mouth port. amphibious Warfare Squadron.

READING sion (24 months). 7th Destroyer ;1II.!\I.S. Victorious. April. at Ports- lI.M.S. Torquay. June 28. at Portsll.3l.S. Pellew. September 20. at PORTLAND Squadron. U.ls'. Base Port, Ports- , mouth I..R.P Complement mouth for trials. Commissions for ‘LONDON rrom PORTSMOUTH Rosyth for trials. Comrnissions for mouth.

‘LONDON from GOSPOR1 Ilomc Sea Service. September 4. l'Ith ;II..\l.S. Defender. at Chatham.

April.

Home Sea Service November IS for ' ‘LONDON from H H S U.K Base Port Chatham.

Squadron mid-.\l.rr'.'h. at from C. II.\I.S, Frigate Incrcase nx. .\I l._\ St to party COl.LuNGWOOD 2nd Frigate Squadron. U.K. Base. l..R.P (fontpletncnt.

Devonport. l..R.P complement, ‘Bf SOUTHDOWN MOTOR SERVICES Ltd Portsmouth.

Portsmouth.

June at Il..\l.S. ll..\I.S. PortsDainty. at Nubian, All these t¢rvi¢t1 will tote the following route April, mid-.\larc:lt. at Rosyth.

II..\I.S. Hurray. .‘or the convenience of Server Pclsotmer‘: Rfil.

Increase front C. & .\l. party to Il..\I.S. Cambrian. September 17. at mouth for trials. Comrnissions for L.R.P. Complement.

H M Eostnev‘ S Royal Sailors Vernon: Barracks.

Dcvonport for trials. Commissions l..R.P complentcnt.

Ilo:ne Sea Service September II. II..\l.S. Raine Head. March 12. at Home Club Queen Street‘ KN Barracks. at Devonport. December.

General Service Commission, Nov- Il..\l.S. Delight. June. at Rosyth. InUn com Gate: Stanfe-y Road to H M S. Eneellt-nt: Chatham trials. for H.M.S Phoenix‘ Hrlsco Ludo Coma-n Houseember for .\liddle East (IR months). crease front C. St M. party to H..\l.S. Cook. September. at Singabun Qu-17. Farehom.

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I-IOPARI) first arrived in Africa in May after a cruise down to in the t'uture. the west coast of Africa. In between i\'aturally many people organised trips to St. Helena. taking the Cont- their own leave. but we were able to mander-in-Chief up the east coast. arrange for anyone who wanted to take rescue work at Tristan da (Tunha and his leave. but had nowhere special to Exercise "(‘ape.s.“ we spent in all about go. to stay on a farm or at a private It weeks at the Cape. during which home. and. in fact. a large number time we made a great number of went to Hermanus. the Brighton of friends. upheld the honour of the South Africa. where they were put tip Royal i'\‘av_v at virtually every sporting in the most luiturious hotels and :tctivit_v imaginable. having some par- treated like lords. at no little cost to ticularly good contests against the their hosts.

South i\t’rican Navy and gave I0 days In fact. throughout our stay in station leave to the entire .ship‘.s contthe country we were invariably welpany. comed. whether it was in the Cape. l)uriiu: the leave period some got as or further afield. with a far as Rhodesia. liechuat'ialattd. the” Ilertnanus warmth and friendliness that would Kruger i‘s'ational Park and Natal. but he difficult. or even impossible. to the majority stayed in the Cape area. surpass. where the_v were treated with a kittdBy the time December came and we were due to sail for South .-\nierica. the Leopard aitd her crew had become l so \\.'ll known and such a part of (‘ape I 'l'o\vn life that people could not helt:ve l

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Leopards saying their final farewells. Special facilities exist to distil fresh We sailed at 10 on Sunday morning. water from sea water for drinking with a large crowd of people. and our purposes. :ind the submarine has stowfaithful Pipe Band. to see lts off. One age for large quantities of stores and could not help but feel sad as Table provisions which enables her to .\lountain. and all that it had come to ieniain on p.t!f0l for months without mean to us, receded. any outside support. ~.aw.u I

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The present cstablishrnent. situated branches of the Service. it is necessary in l-‘orton Road. (iosport. is the fourth that every Junior should receive school as well as practical instrucship to bear the name. and when the education establisltntcnt was commissioned in tion. Sehool work occupies almost 1927 as :1 Boys‘ Training l-Istahlislr half a lunior‘.s time at St. Vincent.

Although specialising in their resment. it was appropriate tltat the mums‘ St. Vincent sllottld be chosen. t'or the pective trades. both Scamen and actual buildings of Forum llarracks Electrical Mechanics follow a comnton had long been associated with the s_vll:thus for a great deal of their as the need to produce a mart Royal Marines. with whom Sir John course.

Jervis had strong connections: the who is basically a sailor is considered lia.'l's lirst L‘nnlm.tnd was ll..\l.S. to be of prime importance. (import; and the “wooden wall“ NOT ALL WOR K which carried ltis name had trained Life is not all drill and instruction. boys in Portsmouth llarhour.

Sport plays a large part in the cstahlisltl'Rl-LilrlN'l‘ TASK mcnt'.s hfc, Apart front providing reThe present task of ll..\l.S. St. laxation and recreation. participation Vincent is the training of Junior Sca- in various sports gives an opportunity to learn and pracmen and Junior Electrical .\lecltamcs to many youngsters for the Fleet. A Junior niay enter at tice gamcs that they might not have in civilian life. Apart front any age between I5 and Hal and. on encountered the establish. cnlry_ will come straight to ll..\l.S. soccer. rugby and cricket. local schools St. Vincent for a period of one year. ment competes against For lllc first live weeks. all Juniors and other training establishments at a remain in the New Entry Division. variety of games including hockey. where the rudiments of naval life are shooting. cross-country running. basboxing. athletics and taught. \\"hil.st in "New Entries" :2 ketball. sailing. his Junior will learn how to wear the swimming. it is hoped that. during will Vincent, every boy Queen's unifornt correctly. how to time at St. march :md drill. :ind how to keep him- follow at least one sport which will be self and ltis kit clean. lie is also given of use to him when he goes to the Fleet.

To assist with Divisions and cerean insight into the many tla\'.il customs and routines which normally balllc a monial parades. St. Vincent possesses a Bugle Band. 50 strong. composed landsman.

On completion of his time in the entirely of Juniors and trained by New Entry Division. a Jurtior. whether Royal Marine Buglers.'l‘heBugle Band.

Seaman or Electrical Mecltaziie. is apart front their normal duties. freallocated to one of the four main qucntly assist at outside functions South course divisions —-Anson. Blake. Dun- throughout Hantpshirc and the can and llawke, The Divisions closely Coast. and also play an important resemble the "ltotises" of a boarding part in the annual St. Vincent Tattoo school. and each has its own stall of and the Fireworks Display. A large Divisional oliiccrs. instructor olliecrs audience of the general public attends both these displays. and the finale and rating instructors.

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The first action of the Board on with the past and to commemorate heads are better than one. You have Iirith‘s behalf was to arraltge an interone of l-'.ngl'.tnd's greatest tictories nothing to lose. you may gain much-— at sea. it is the custom for the Ward. it all depends on your particular prob- view for ltint with a Plymoutlt lirnt of room of ll..\l.S. St. Vincent to dine lem which you can tliscltss in comfort l-Engineers and after two interviews he was ullcred the job of Factory Floor on February 14 under the keen eye and in confidence. of the Earl's portrait which hangs 1\'orntally people apply for a Re- inspector at it very good wage. in the Ballroom. and to invite. as settlement Interview Board during their GOLD CARD SCllI~Z.\lE guests. olliccrs whose appointments last three or four months but there is bear a connection with the career of nothing to stop you from asking for Simultaneously. it was decided to use l.ord St. Vincent. These include the a preliminary interview two years or the Regular Forces Employment .\1ajor-General Royal Marines. more before release so that you can Association Gold Card Scheme on his Ponsniouth. representing the Royal plan ahead and you can always go behalf. Brith was asked to enumerate .\larine.s. of whom St. Vincent was back for more. the areas of the country in which he once General and for whom he would consider suitable employment.

GOOD BACKG ROIINI) obtained the title "Royal." and the A Gold Card giving full details of Captains of Her .\Iajcst_v'.s Ships Chief li.R..-\. llrith was due for llrith's qualifications and type of emCollingwood and l-Ixeellent to re- release to pension March. l‘)(>| and he mind all of the special distinction would therefore have been available ployment required was then prepared to each of the gained by H.M.S. Excellent. under for emplo_vmcnt front the beginning and a copy circulated is the command of Captain Coiling- of his terminal leave which commenced appropriate R.l-‘.l;‘./\. Branches. itbut most interesting to note that all wood. in the Battle of Cape St. on February 27. l9(>l, one of these areas had some suitVincent.

Like many others about to leave the able employment to offer and lirith The present Captain of H.M.S. St. Service. ltrith was not particularly Vincent is Capt. .\l_ N. Tufnell. D.S.C.. happy about the unknown that lay was faced with the problem of chooswhich of the replies he was Royal Navy. and to assist him in the ahead in "Civvy Street." l~lowevcr. his ing task of training an average number of lirst interview with his Ship's Resettle- interested in.

To ctit a long story short. Brith.

700 .lunior.s. he has a stall of 60 ollicers ment Information ()llieer in December. and 200 ratings.

I960 did at lot to allay his fears and he through the facilities of the R.F.l3..-\. of l.abour went soon realised that his extensive back- and the .\linistry

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ground of service engineering would in all probabilitystand hint in good stead IEUT.-CDR. K. .\litchell. R.N.. and in the industrial fields ahead. By trade a and turner, he was fully qualified C.iSgt. R. Adarnson. stepped out litter unlturt front their helicopter from in l.C.F.. Diesel and Refrigeration ll..\l.S. liulwark. \\ hen it crashed front .\lachincry. He had. in turn. held in Destroyer and Suba height of 200 feel about -10 miles change jobs marine Depot Ships anti was in possesfrom Perth. Western .-Xustralia.

The helicopter was taking part in a sion of a Ministry of Trtmsporl Certilicate. Part A. Special Air Service exercise.

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Robert Augustine Thompson.

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WIM. 59720. H.M.S. Drake. Died December I4. I96].

Donald Fr-.tnkI:tnd Sick Berth Attendant. D/.\lX.897297. R.N. Hospital. l’l_vutouth. Died Decentber 17. 196i.

Leonard Morris llunt. Sergeant.

Ch/X3588. R..\l.'l'.C.. Mediterrane:m. Died Dceeutber 19. 196i.

William .\lieltaeI Suann. Radio Operator 3rd Class. l’I.l.9l'l077l ll..\l.S. Tiger. Died l)ecetttber 22. l96l.

Frederick John Gladwish. OnlArtilicer Apprentice nanee 51.977980. ll..\l.S. Caledonia. Died December ll. I96].

Roger George lluekin. Leading Mechanic.

Electrical Radio l’/.\l.96lS2.¥. ll..\l.S. llemtes. Died Decentltcr ZS. l9lSl. Glyn Rrtssant. .-\hlc Sea man.

(Tl.l.9-$2ll0. ll..\l.S. Pztlliser. Died l)eeember 25. 196i. 'l'erettee Arthur Attwootl. Abl .\l \ Seatttan.

DlJ.983733. ll..\l.5.u I Saintcs. Died December 25. 1961.

Alan .\Iurray Privelt. Marine.

R..\l.2tl662, Royal Marine DepotDcal. Died December 22. 196]. mician Malcolm George Trinder. Stores Assistant (V). Pl.\l966l90. H.315. F Carton. Died January 5, I962.

Maurice Albert Wilson. Marine R.M. l8459 43rd Commando Royal Marines. Died January 6-‘

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/In his 1-u~i~/‘um urririrv. i\'I_'I"l’('.\'I-I. who jm'r:r'..’ rim ltoyu! .\'m-_\' in /0154, mid of hit I-urly IRIIIlllIf.:. of his firs: rulrrrrrixiiirir Ill ('himI. and his vfiurls In Irlultr [rru_;-run in his r‘/ruwn um-cr, In Iht: II.-u-mlwr i.\\m' hr mid of lift‘ in H..\.',.\. Kiln: l:'ilwrrn! I"II_ unrl It‘/It'll I/mt tlrip inn pm! of? he not tin:/It-ll In Wlrrrlc l.\Irrml. rt'('(HIIIIIL'Il(l¢'J ta r[mrirf_\' /in _'._'!llI!!l_\'t'I' llriru r‘lrI.H unit grmm-r'.\ mun-.) .\' i\ugust I. l9II. I was back in the Gunm.-r_\ School (Whale Island). I felt that it was :1 stroke of the greatest good fortune that I should ll'.l\'I.‘ been draltcd hack to dear old Whaley. the spiritual home of all gunnery enthusiusts.

"Ill: pay tor lllls n.m-s-.:l1st:itrlitivc It \\.Is a great boon to have by- 7 In addition. I was given special p.iss:d the l{o_\;il .\';rval llarracks. and ‘r.rt:nr_.: \vas on: 'hr||rng per day. si\~ ‘duties in'counec:ion with the experitli-: rii,u:rotorro.rs routine of mzrstcr ha;e. p.-nce more than the rate tor tiuolayer ;m.‘tlls. 'Ihes.: were completed much .in.l its .'Jhs:q~.x:rrt penalties‘. only to h: Std (lass. and only tvtoperrce more 'sooner than anticipated and the ship r:p:.rt.:d. p-:rh.ips. a wee‘ later. on than :i (innI.iyer Ind (‘I-ass. ‘I his was was to return to I’crlsrnoutlt. h.-iii-,: tI.’.|ll'.'t.l trom the harracss to the the reward. given by tile powers that. ()I'I’(IRI'l'.\'I‘I’\' KNIICKS island Ilie (Iolhing (‘rushcr :rt h:. tor th: rrtlensive nine months’ n..\r.-s.

This Would it. I thougltt. be of any use. as lost all Slteerness on \\'lr.iley. hid quite an observant eye. study. bu-' \\.ts quite pl:;is.rrrt|y lactlul in r\'o\'ember 26, I914. as the result of an internal explosion.

I had heard it said treqir-:nt|j.. "Is it to renew my request in so short a time‘! p.nrIliu—_,- out inlrlrlgentcttls‘ of Dress I worth the trouhIc'."' .\l;s reply was -\l'tcr some hesilatiorr. I N=m¢mhk'Y¢d ltcrror. more particularly to the ()t'l'tccrs. until the subject was raised by Licut. l{.".IlIl.liltI!I\. and he was g:ner.'r||_v ‘:ll\\.I)'s "Yes." although I agreed that li:.'Irin-__- the saying "Opportunity There were two other Gunner's Fergrrson. He had me up before re-.\.rrd:d for his kindly interest in the :it was a poor rncentrve. I realised I lsnoeLs_" “‘i‘es." I again thought. "Time .\latcs'. but these were also Iurret Grin- Captain Cltatcrton. who said “I will \s:ll'.irc ot crrrng sailors. {had gained maclr knowledge. and that ; and trdc waits for no man." "Ihis was I;n,'c[§_ so 311.; adminjsu-align of [mining certainly do as Licut. Ferguson sugi had been m_v incentive. lit. use _vour initiative." I told gunncry pr,-I-gonm-| beam;-_ my gests and will recommend you tor a "Ill7RI.\'-IIl.'RI.Y"WI-II-IK Here I was. then. Leading Seaman. “-Hid hunt: in Y0“? ft‘!-Im'~‘|-" This I did major duty. and I virtually became the Commission." llavittg successfully cleared this Iirst ll Gunner's Mate. (In: Good Conduct with a feeling of appreliension. wondcr- yuunncry 01]};-cf‘; Assisi,-,m_ Li.-m_ Inimediatcly on my return from hurdle. I tell that I could now look lorBadge. I was rather :1 novelty on the ing whether I would again get the cold ; I-‘crguson was :1 very keen Gunnery Christmas leave at the end otssard to the tuture happily. and with Il I'ar-.t:Ic Ground or West Battery. s‘lIuullls'I' l()lIi::r:r and it was :1 great pleasure to December. l9! 3. I was informed by the Witliirr time. short I contidenc.-, a hecause I looked. it was said. "Very How glad I was. to l't;IVt! takctl lltc work ygrv ¢]o5¢|y yyjth ])im_ Gunnery Ofliccr (Licut, Ferguson). that commenced qualifying for (iunlaycr's young.“ .Vevet-lheless my experiences initiative_ The Captain said he would I was being recalled to Whale Island.

3rd ('l.rss. commencing with an intenhad taught me how to handle men not only recommend me. but wouldi as I had been selected to qualify in the RI-ICOr\IM I-IN l)I-II) FOR A sive course of “Dotters and Splashes" Olliccrs mach older than thyself. of Board to a be} “Ad\':inccd Gunner's Course." known request C()r\I.\IISSION at North Battery. a week at sea in the tornrerl to cxa.-nim: me in Seamanship. as the Dagger T Course This was a "50 I0 SICA" Sloop Il..\l.,'~$, Vestal. fora preliminary In |‘)l2 Winston Churchill intro- very great honour indeed. as I was still on the return of lI..\I.S. Seagull toshoot. followed by the hurly-hurly Tltotttzltls of b:cotnin-,3 .I \\’.trr;tnt' I’orts-mouth. I was examirred by a idueed a scheme designed to enable a Petty Olliccr of only six months week It! ll..\I.ls'_ (iratton. for the Iinal .()tlicer had never entered my tread. lloard of Ollicers in Sezrrrtzrnsltip. and -Petty and young Warrant Ofliccrs to seniority. shoot. the course taking about sis itmtil one_d.iy the words of the Pay- lrrndlrng Steamhoals. in I’orts'mottlh become ('on1missr'oned Otlicers. but the So on Janurrry -I. I9l-3. I returned to weeks. ttlnce more I paraded with ll November l‘ll2. and VII llarhour -I. conditions laid down were almost Whale Island to qualify for Dagger T on King others. readiness in forto Novernber m'\ itasrer ttrougr m_v nun step impossible. Petty Otlicers had to be Gunner. which would lit me to be wenty- returned to Whale Island on wart‘. on to that precious stone. upon ? three a I.eading Seanuu. twent_v-seven I-t alter only two months away. and the > single. below the age of 25. and passed Assistant Gunnery Ollicer in a’ Battlewhich some thouszrnds must have :1 Warrant Otlicerl" I was then twenty- next day commenced the ntathematical l for \\’arrant Ofliccr. ship or Battle Cruiser. and in addition, stood. with that butterfly feeling in the livc years ol‘ age. so. I said to my.s.:|f course for the rank or warrant Otlicer.

As the numbers rcquircd were not I had been strongly recommended for whether had stormclt. wondering -"llave a no." one I had then completed over five and a fortlrconiittg. married ratings were a Commission by the Captain or‘ A "S-.:cc:ss" "l-"allure." livenbeen a o' Unfortunately. I did not know the hall" years in s-.-agoing ships out of my allowed to compete. and the age limit ll..\l.S. llulwark. I was one 0! the two tually my name was called and. having ropcs. and when I came before (‘om- s:vcn and a halt’ years-' nun service iricrcased to 30. Selections were made Petty Ollicers who had been selected. steadied myself on the stone. I dimly rnander Caumhell. Iisecutivc Ollicer of time. twice a year. With these amended con- together with ten Warrrrnt Otliccrs for heard. "(_)ualilied for (iunlaycr 3rd Wlrile l\'l.tIltl. as a request. and asked ditions I became eligible. although I the Dagger T Gunner (‘or.rse.

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It w.is.on the morning of I)ecerr'.her in the Petty ()tlicers' Mess. by virtue :I)r:stin_v." I was all keyed up. anxious \ that the scltoolrnaster tapped hrs ol being a "(iunner's .\l.rtc." but I was to hear the result oi my csantrnations. desk. and anrrounccd that a son had‘ onl_v .l l.cading Searnan. This problem At last I was on the "Stone." reeling been born to me. 'Ihis was greeted with {was taker! to th: ('apt.iin tor settlement. vcry escitcd. and I heard announced. cheers from my clzissrnatcs‘. but I found who ruled that as I was the scum: "(_lrralIlicd Gunner 'Ci' Isl ('|ass." Iltis rnysell blushing and felt rather embar- igunncry rating on board. it was n:ees- was beyond my wildest hopes and rassed. Ilotscver. that son was destined 'sary for dEs..‘rplrn.rr_\ reasons [hat I E c\peetations it made me lcel inspired.

Ilowever. I was not yet able to be be given the status ot I’ctt_\‘ to spend rnany years III the Royal N.t\‘_\'. ; Olllcer. This ruling was rearlily proznot-.-d to \\';rrrant Olliccr. I had to by the Petty ()lI'rcers'. They serve one year as a Petty Olliccr. and ".\I.»\(.'l(' S'Iu.\'I-I" i\Gi\I.\' rue \sel.:.rne. h.i;1p_v and com- be recommended for \\":irrant Rank _tnad.: whilst serving at .sea_ Within two weeks "I he qiralilyirtg course for (iIIlIt'IL‘l'\' 1 tortahle. .\I.rte was completed by June. l‘9l'.'. I Whilst Seagull had been in the I was on draft to H..\I.S Iiultsarls. a but I could not be rated until I had Reserve Fleet. with a ver_v reduced Ilzrttleship of the 5th Battle Squadron. qualrlied for a (iunlayer 2nd Class. crew. it had been impossible to keep a Ihcsc ships were then manned by only lltis tool; a few more weeks. with .1 Watch Iiill up tr date. ‘L my Iirsl ditty 3 5th or the alIo».vr:d complement, Soon turn at sea in Vestal and (iralton. and was to get “.'\.'tiou Stations" organised. after joining her. the Squadron prothe sacred ground of the Stepping and dflll guns crews and amnnrnition ceeded on an autumn cruise. visiting Stone. It \\.Is. therefore. as music to supply partres. etc.. and. as lat‘ as pos- mainly Scottish ports. and to carry out my ears. as I stood on the Magic Stone sible. get the ship‘s cornpan_\ into an intensive Iiring programme. ()ur annotinced (‘ornntzirtding Olliccr was heard and qualilied lighting trim as the (iermari chalC;rpt.rin (Ital.-rton. Ilc was a bit of a “Gunner's .\l;rte." lenge was lveerirriirrg very .‘L'l.nIC. '

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the greeted Trump Rising Sun MAORIS GAVE SHIP PRIZED lillcd intntcdizitcly. .-\lso tltlt\lllCl.tl POSSESSION visits the patients (iisboritc's' to

IT:-|f:ist'sguard training at Gan for the 'I‘angan_vilt:inIndependence eelebmtions.

BELFAST’S 10,000 MILE TRIP HongKongt0Dar-es—Sa1aam and back to Singapore truly sparkling

Belfast sailed into .\lontba.ss:i Harbour. on Dcceiitber -3 —iinfortunati:ly iii a torrential down-

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After the long days at sea members of the ship's company were very glad to set foot on land ortec more. and with Christntas so close last minute presents were the oi_'dcr of the day.

Following advice by the "seen it all before" men. newcoiticrs rusltcd ashore to buy the l ‘ally carved wooden animals. The eager btiyers soon caused severe inflation. and late-comers had to pay for their tardiness.

The following day Rear .-\dmiral A. A. F. Talbot. (.'.B.. l).S.0.. Flag Ofliccr. Middle East. and Mrs. Talbot joined the ship. They went to l)ar-csSalaant and. iii the week that they were ort board. becaitic very poptilar witlt the Sltip‘.s Company.

round trip of over l0.000 ntilcs raced II.3l.S. Belfast when the cruiser left Hong Kong on November Ill after the visit of‘ Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra. The ship was ordered to attend the Tanganylltan Independence Celebrations at Dar-es-Salaattt and then to return to Singapore for Christmas.

On the long trip to Africa Belfast and (iuard training for the part the ntade only two stops‘. She first calleil ship was to play in the lndepettdcttce at Singapore for ftiel and to embark Celebrations (not so popular). Catising the combined hands of the Com- no little comment was a sigrt painted ittaitdcr-in-(,'hicf. Far East Station. and in large white lettering on oitc of the the Tltird Conttttando Brigade: these runways. This read. "Under the Harids were to play an important part protection of the Royal Navy"iii the Celcbiatioits and also. while at the work of art earlier visit of one sea. they entertain-.-it the Ship's Com- of H..\l. Ships. Comment was caused not by the notice itself-a perfectly patty witlt regtilar concerts. reasonable statentcnt-—but by the fact S()Lll)ARlTY INT!-IR-S!-IR\'I(.'E that it was still there. .-\pparcntly_ a St) .\lUCll I-‘IJSS of R.A.l-‘. the The second stop was at a small far-sighted senior olliccr ll..\l.S. Belfast sailed from .\loittbasa island in tltc .\Ialdive group--Gan. is rcptttcd to have ordered that this on the 5th and arrived at I)ar on the This lslattd is a staging post on the tribute to inter-service solidarity 6th. The anchorage allocated at Dar route to the Far East. and is stalled. should not be painted out but should was very dillictilt to enter and some with tltc help of local and intportcd be allowed to remain. was‘ spent casing the ship iitto labour. by tlte R../\.l-'. Although l.caving (ian Novcrnber 28, Pcntba time The feclittg of pride itt good Belfast was tltcrc for only a few Island. a small island oll the coast of position. was very quickly reduced hours. tltc R..-\.F. had laid on facilities Africa was reached on l)cccntbcr 3. scamansliip by a young lady wlto said that she for sport and swintnting (popular) Here the ship‘s side was painted and had never seen so ittttclt fuss caused by such a little boat, and that the ntcrchaitt ships entered the Harbour with no trouble :tt all! (For the tiriinitiated l-I..\l.S. Belfast is a cruiser of some l5.000 tons.) When invited on board .she adittiltcd that the ‘‘boat" looked bigger close up. and that come to think of it. sltc'd never noticed a ship iit our position b~.-fore though this last rcntarls‘ was mad-: with a sinirk at the distance between the shore and otir stern. She'll never rttakc a \;tilor's

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the ship's stay at I)ar. tltcrc was a very full programme of engagements and functions. Tlte ltigltligltts of the visit were the perforinancc of the (iiiard and the contbined Bands at the flag raising ceremony in from of a huge audieiicc at ntidnight. :ittd the dinner party on the Quartcrdcck for ll.R.ll. Prince Philip oit the l0tlt.

C.-\.\lE I-‘R0.\I .\Il_l.ES .»\R()UNl) The cruiser sailed front Dar on the

llih and was given a rousing sendoll by the local inhabitants. Though only a very stttall town. the number

of people waving farewell was errorntoiis. It seemed as if everybody for miles around had come to see the ship otf. and it ccrtairtly brought home the importance of "showing the flag." ttclfast called at .\lorubas-;i long enough to disentbark .-‘\dntiral and .\lrs. Talbot and to fuel and then in coinp:iit_v with H..\l.S. Rhyl. proceed to Gan. whcrc ti party was given lor some of the R..-'\.l‘. olliccrs and senior i\'.(‘.()s.

I-‘rout (ian the ship started for Sittgaporc. whcic ('ltiistiit;is was to be spent. Wltilc oit P‘assagc_ ll.,\l,S. Rhyl was detached to (ion and He]fast wcitt with her for part of the way to refuel her just otl ('cylon. This added zi day to the journey. and the ship eventually arrived at Siitgaporc oit Saturday inorniitg l)cccnthci' 23.

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Triiitip came to Gisborne on a courtesy visit dtirittg Exercise .*\ucltc.\ Six.

An exercise with units of the R.N.7..‘l..

R..‘\.N. and R.N.. Truinp being the only tinit to visit (iisborrie. Front the moment of 'l'rump‘s arrival the population. some 20.000. ntadc it clear that the sltip's company were ntost welconic Visitors and set out to tttaltc the stay a memorable one.

During the 1'oiir-day visit invitations to a sheep station and a dairy farm were ollercd. invitations which were

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l{.\lBI-IRS of the Inshore Flotilla lII..\I.S. \\'oodhridgc Haven and the I0-lth .\lint.-sweeping Squadron) recently visited the war graves outside

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The first cemetery visitcd was the Kattcliattabiiri wltere the Rev. R. W. Tate. (‘lta_nl;iiit. lloyal Navy. condtictcd a short ccrcntoity and laid a wreath oit behalf of the Flotilla. The cemetery was bcautifiilly tended. the grass was trimly cut. there were flowering shrubs in nc.it gardens and even some rose biisltes were seen. The ceiitetcry at (ltungkai was also visited by some of the party. ollters going to the Kwai Bridge.

Sonic of the bridge p:irt_v who ltad seen the film and ltad not realised that it was shot in Ceylon. were a bit disappoiittcd. Tltc country is‘ very flat and of \‘t‘Itlrst.' the actual bridge was bombed during the war and although the stumps cart be seen when the river is low. there had been raitt itot lortg before and so notlting was visible.

There is now- a steel bridge spanning the river. built by :t Japanese tirm. about I00 yards upstream from tltc old

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Cools llospit:il and to one or the local scltools wcrc ntadc to give a general view of siihrttariiie lite to those who coii|dtt't visit the boat whilst she was opeit to visitors. /\ highly sticcessfitl social evening was organised by the Naval Association for the ship's co:npan_v on the tirst itigltt of the visit. lhis fiinctioit made very clear the high standard of hospitality of the people of (iisbornc; it also secured a fricndsltip between the hosts and the invited which it is sure will last. l)uriitg the nest three days the boat ltad many visitors and time ashore was spent by visits to various places of interest; some ollicial. inan_v arranged by the friends made on the lirst itigltt ashore. livery member of the ship's company received a friettdly welcome and was able to see beatitiful land and seascapcs which surround Poverty Bay. generally iii the cotttpany of other beautiful local :l\\'.‘l\'.

MAORI GIFT One of the most ntcitiorablc occasions was the "ship's run" held on the last evening. This was an excellent opporttiitity to say farewells. aitd a good time was had by all. Also on the last night of the stay some of the ship's company were entertaiiied by the very friendly local Maori comittiiitity. As a souvenir of this visit the ship was presentcd with a grecttstonc several l‘ltlt'ldred years old a highly pritcd and valuable posession of the .\laoris.

H..\l.S. Trump sailed from (iisbornc in glorious weather at H00 on the morning of Sunday. November 26. .\lany thousands were there to give a great send oil and the ship was cscorted oiit by every sittall craft in the harbour. l)iirittg the ship's visit the local press and radio had given ntuclt of their space and time to l‘runtp and oit sailitig a representative from the radio station was oit board. Those on board were thus able to record their thaitks to the people or (iishornc for broadcasting later that day.

AWARD T0 RESCUER

Ill-'. Emile Robin Award. consisting of it parehnicnt and a cheque for £l6. sponsored by the Ship“ recited Fishermen and Mariners‘ Royal Benevolent Soeicty. was recently presented to Skipper Bemard C. Whantm of the trawler Prince Charles for the bravest sea rescue perforated by a Ilritlsh seantitn in the year.

In the summer the “till trawler St. I-lubcrt hauled tip an tutcsplodcd hoiiib. The bomb. ltm-\e\cr. csplodcd in a gale. lsilliitg tltrce of the St. llubcrt's crew and injuring the skipper so severely that he died wltilc the rescue was

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So had was the weather that repeatcd attempts to lay the Prince (Tltzirlcs alongside the stricken St. lliibert failed. but Skipper \\’harant. bridge.

There is :i curious Iapaitesc w:tr approaching as rtcar as he dared. rnentorial on the site of the prisoner created a lcc :irtd the In siirvivors. built bridge a huge concrete block with their dying skipper. managed to about l2 feet high. The visitors could reach tltc rescuing trawler iit lifcrafts.

In presenting the award at the Hull not lirtd out wltetltcr this is in memory of their own dcad or wltctltcr it (itiild llall .-\lderinan R. Turner. the sigitilicd sonic remorse for the I.ord .\l:tyor of lIiill_ said: “lihc scatltousaitds of inert who had virtually ntansltip of Slsippcr \\'liai.tin. .\lr. been murdered while building the ‘Calvert. tltc mate. arid the iticittbt-rs 'of the Prince CllLt:'ls‘\'s crew was of railway. livcr_von-.- \\.ts impressed by the aura ya high order." of pcticcfuliicss at each ccinctcry. but‘ Upon receiving the award \’l.ipp.~r as the \’l\llttrs‘ walked around and rtotcd \\’ltarain paid a personal trihiitc to his that the ascragc age of those rc- crew for tltcir part in the rescue. and nicinbcrcd was about 2} or 24 [the lt.iitdcd back lltc cheque with the reyoungcst .ig.- noted was l‘)l they qucst that tltc ntoncy should be gitcit prayed that the rulers of the nations to the city's orpltaitagc. would "sccl. peace and ensnc it. l.‘\L‘l\'Il0\\’lL'tlgL‘ll‘."'l'r;iwliitg 'l'iittcs.") _

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RIOR to the visit ntade by II.M.S. Truntp to (iisborite very little was known by the ship's company about this city situated on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. (iisbornc bcirtg the first city iii the world to greet the rising sun was the first thing to create an interest as to where this city lies. This natural function was w-ititcssed by many of the ship's contpaity returning oil night leave! Although (iisbornc is probably one of the least known cities of New Zcalaitd it has probably a great deal more natural assets and historical points of interest to offer than any other New Zcaland city. (iisbornc was the place where Capt.

Cook made his tirst lartding in New Zealand: he naiited the bay in which this city is situated the Bay of Poverty.

This title scented a bad choice as the (iisbornc district produces 80 per cent. of New Zealand's maivc crop. Capt.

Cool; also met with hostilities on landing in the bay—thc 'l'runtp‘s story is

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..\t.S. Protector. now in her seventh successive season in the .»\ntarctic. was able to enjoy a traditional Christnias Day. and to bring in the Ni.-iv Year in the l-'alklands previous’ to proceeding south again to the llranslield Straits for seismic work with the Royal Research ship Shackleton.

When the ship arrived at Stanley N10. with the cqticstriatis. collected ‘there was the welcome sight of an prizes from His l;‘\'ce|leiicy the (inver;ibunt|;ince oi’ Cliristintis mail. nor :it a crowded but enjoyable town Twenty-four otliccrs. ratings and hall tlancc.

The ship's company gave a Royal Marines. not contcxit with ship life. tnade tip an "outward bound children's party on Decetiilicr 29 team" and trekked 60 miles from port when nearly one hundred "terrors" San Carlos to Stanley. The rough. descended on the ship. e\pluring the pirates cave, “rode" the plane pcaty moorland is seldom visited and and wore out the slides. the see-saw, was a stiff test of Ct'ldlll’t;l".CC. The lirst l)anipier's men have "stand-easy" during their jungle-clearingwork in, 50 hours later were Sgt. Terence two swings. the side shows and,

by British Royal Air Force personnel Speakc and Marine Thomas Blair. incidentally the pirates.

The remziinder followed spasmodically. There was no doubt that the children based on .\l:tsira Island.

The tide gauge is a plastic tube inside concluding with the electricians. who enjoyed the party very much. but the a tripod structure titted to the sea bed. spent Cliristnias en route, but never- hosts were still recovering when the thelcss enjoyed a goose dinner.

There is a small hole in the ttibe which ship sailed.

The messes were elaborately decowill allow the tidal movement. but not rated for Christmas day. the prize for SILVER JUBILEE the waves. to affect a float inside the is the best mess going to the Petty tube. The graduated ‘tide pole‘ H..\l.S. Protector celebrated her 25th Oflieers. secured to the tube so that regular comThe Captain's mess deck rounds anniversary on December 30 when a. parisons may be made between the were led by the ship's youngest rating. huge cake. baked by the cookery readings recorded on the gauge. and N August 2, I917. S./Cdr. Edward school at the Royal Naval Barracks.

Junior Radio visual observations of the height of the I6-year-old Operator H. Dunning, [).S.C., Royal Naval Portsmouth. was cut and distributed.

Stephen Johnson. wearing the Capt. The tide on the pole; these comparisons Air Service. landed tl Sopwith Pup Wardroom dined the (iovernor provide a check that the gauge is single-seat scout on l!..\t.S. Furious. ai_n‘.s coat. After an excellent Christmas prominent citizens of Falkdinner there was a deep post-prandial working correctly. not then converted into an aircraft ant. slumber. became the tint and to carrier, pilot The C.-in-C. sent his congratulations under He his lost alight on a ship on the ship's silver jubilee and said way. life five days later while making \\'El.C0.\tE (.‘llRIST.\lAS PRESENT he was glad the ice was not atfccting l...\l.tlS). .\la|coln1 Ilawkcs received the old lady's face lift. In reply Profurther attempts. in I922 a number of Royal Naval news of a wonderful Christmas present tector said that there were many cracks Air Service ofliccrs pttrcliased a cup ~a son and heir. in the ice btit none on the face. which they presented to the Air _/kltcr Christmas festivities. outdoor The ship was still at Stanley for the Cotincil for annual competition. fiends piirticipated in mtiltifarions New Year and the youngest rating originally for the otlicc' who per- acts resulting in a bare for the pot. rang I6 bells at midnight fortncd the most distinguislied service trout for the pan and aching feet for A signal from the C.-in-C. congratuin naval co-operatioii. Revived in I94‘) engine room "outward boiiudcrs“. lated Chief Petty Ofliccr Writer John the cup was to be presented to the Chief Stoker_lvor Burk made a new (iascoyne on being awarded a well captain and crew who attained the year reso|ution_to stick to boitgrc, merited British Empire Medal in the best results on the anti-siibniarinc instead of boiindings.

New Year‘s Honours list after 23 years lliere rtilcs is in I950 the were course and always a race meeting at of outstanding service. allow the be changed to cup to pre- Stanley‘ over C_hristnias and the On New Year's day I2 hockey teams sented to a squadron. race" this year was won by of seven tiien each. attired in fancy "S:ii|ors _'l‘hc l)unning Memorial (‘up for ex-jockey from the tanker \}’avc Prince. costumes. took part in a hockey knockl9t'il was won jointlywby two Royal followed by last year's winner Lieut.- out conipctition The winners were the Air Force Sliacklcton squadrons .\'os. Cd_r. !\t:_ilcolm Hurley. _Instr.-L_ieut. horned "devils" representing the Warti38 (Malta) and20-I (Coastal Conimand) llriaii Drinkall and .\l.i;.(l;) Archibald rooni. One demon looked like the Halbcrt. l’roniinent among the athletes Captain and the most sataiiii: of all which tied for first place.

The award is based on the cllicicncy was Able Seaman David Williams‘. looked likctlie Chaplain. of each crew in tactics. signals procedure. c;ipt.tiiic_\‘. performance in syntlictic grotiiid trainers. and the general results of sea-air exercises when sitnulzitcd attacks are made on submarines. These attacks involve l0-l2liotir sortics and great entpliasis is placed on co-operation with Royal Navy units.

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(A.\' iliilrtl in the Iriiiiuily i'.i.sm' irf N/llv'l' ,\"I:'ll".S. II..'lI.S. ('nim' is now on her wiry in the l"lli;Il'll is"/ir_t,-ilimi. Infllslflc nilix, iimnltc or/it-r /;Iat‘i'.r, ii! I.uiiu.ii:, .\fimm, Ht.-../: I\IlIIltI.\. I"iii-Ii.-iI_v Iihuiili, /Illltdlllltl. .l'c:irl Ilorlmiir. l’iiitimm.

I'riiiii.‘iiii tutti I.1l\ I’trfmu.\. Tit.’ Iulliiu-ilit: tlt'('IPlIIII of it \'f\fl' M l'uittI[Iit in tlic‘ (if!/it'll t.It.I l.Il-u' I.\ImiiI\ tcm .u'ii.' In the I.u.m: l-_\' on iif}it‘i'r _\i'r'.'in_g ili Hit‘ .sIii'p.l llIe' morning of I)t(‘l'l'I'Illt‘l' 20. when ll..\l.S. ("nine was still several miles oll the island of Vaitupu. :1 vielcoining continitlee of some dozen canoes could be seen. As the ship lo-I way lltc canoes. in perfect line-abreast t'orniat‘on. approached the ship. the crews singing on I-Illice Island chant of

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The c.i:i.r.-s formed an escort for the Magistrate aitd Interpreter who boarded the sltip to welcome the (‘outntanding ()llicer and his ship's coinpany to tlte island aitd to outliite the prograinin-: tor our brief stay.

The crews of these outrigger-type canoes were a most vivid sight. liaclt canoe had .I crew of two dark skinned _[-Zlliee Islanders dressed in brilliant scarlet Sulus ta local form of sarong) and garlands of yellow flowers eitcircling their brows.

The initial forntalities completed the Captain and his small party of six were canoe paddled ashore. As soon as eachhoisted touched tlte shore it was high by the crew arid the guest Carried up the beach.

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SI-IVI-IN llL7\'l)Rl'Il)COCONUTS Our tirst ditty was to be presented to the local important pcrsonitges and to in.speet eoiitingeitts of Scottts. Guides and school children. Thence we were coitductetl to the village meeting hotise. fronds 3:l.Ill.ll'Dl)‘ tlecorated with Palm and tlowers. Inside a large ittimher of ishtndeis were assembled to hear their chiet dc iver a most sincere speech of wcleoin.-. lit this tlte Chief ollcrcd us all the unreserved hospitality of his island and ltis p:oplc and congratulated the Coiiunaitding Oflieer on the safe and timely arrival of ltis ship and ship's conip-any. When the Commanding had replied to this enthusiastic Qllic:r and ntost sincere welcome. the Chief offered to each member of the party ills of locally made mats. shell neckaces and fans :iitd for the ship's eoinp.in_v a inassive pile of 700 driitking coconuts. In return he was presented with a number of "token" gifts by the ('aptain. which ll was thought the (‘liief ntigltt not normally be able to obtain. "l he (liptaiit and ltis ollicers were then conilzicted around the enviroits of the meeting house.

We sits the large. and only recently coinplet.-d. island chu'clt which was at least thirty times as large as the average l

house and built of stoite and mood .| tremendous tribute to the industry of the islanders.

The local architecture is very simple‘. the ltotises are built entirely of wood. all on one tloor level (slightly raised above the ground); the one tloor is divided in lialt. the front half stirroundcd by a waist high screen. the otlter half conipletely "walled-in" witlt plaitcd fibres. All the ltotises were spaced well apart. Some of the ntore fortunate house owners had eocoitut and breadfruit trees close by.

During our walk we came to the (ioveritment l’rint:try School. where a number of boys and girls were sitting on the floor behind small wooden desk iops_ 'l1tese low desk tops were arranged so that we could sit down and listen to the children give a performance. consisting of traditional singing. hymn singing and two animated recitations. The whole entertainment. which lasted for some ten minutes. was quite enchanting and beautifully performed by these dark-skinned. smiling. mischievous children.

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The ltospital consisted of a nttmbcr E of small houses. airy .iitd well kept, ‘l he island seems to be very li:.il'.hybecziiise ‘I the dresser in charge (a sort ot S.l<l.A.) could only,show us one patient and he ‘

did not appear to be too ill. ‘thanking our host we boarded the lorry and set off on :i round~tlie-island tour. The long-suffering lorry. tiring alternatively on two. three or four eylind.-rs. carried us along the island tracks. surronniled on either side by dense t'oliagc_ From time to time we interrupted our travels to replenish the radiator. which scented to have an unquenchable thirst. ()n our way back to the village we saw the very fine l.oitdon .\lission.iry Society's lloarding School. which takes pupils from the “little téllice

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CROSS-l.l~ZGGl-Il) I-‘EAST Back at the village a least was ready for us and other members of the ship's contpany who had landed after us. We sat cross-legged in front of our separate '‘tables'‘- -a palm leaf -on which were many tasty morsels. Inside the ring we formed were a number of girls who fanned botlt us and our meals. All around beltind us were as many of the villagers as there was space for.

Some of the girls were very charming and quite ready to laugh with the

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After grace we started the meal with a very tasty chicken sotip. then a casserole. tlten to the food on the aim leaves. Tlte hot dishes were served in willow-pattern table ware. After clticken. breadfruii and other local food. we were served with tea and :1 douglmut to finish When the feast was over and while we waited for the dancers to assemble. (’rane‘s Drum and Bugle Band gave a

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The ship left for the South Atlantic

three rnontlts before the intended date and instead of doing :i full year on that statioii. she was detached to the Indies for lhe last four months.

Lynx (Capt. R. A. Bcgz. West Lynx rcttirued to the Home Fleet in R.\'.). the Type -8] An i-Aircraft August Not only to be sent oil to the frigate oi the Leopard class. i\ due I0 Wcst Indies again on January 2 this visit Portsmouth on Fcbruztry 5 for a 48-hour visit before going on to year. [)uring this connttission ll..\l.S. Cbalhain to pay off. has travelled over 70.000 miles The third commission of this Home l.yns and visited some 50 ditlereitt ports and performance. This was much appre- South Atlantic and South America over 25 dillerent coiiutries. livcit ciated especially by the children_ Statioit ship ltas been outstandingly niention of those countries shouldJ siiecessfiil. although her programme make iitost globe-trotters green 'l'RAl)I‘l‘l0.\'Al. l)Ai\'Cli has borne little relation to that envis- with envy~—Portugal. Brazil. Gliana, A traditioital lillice Island dance then Nigeria. Angola. South Africa. followed. The dancers. all women. front column 3) (Continucd .\loIainbique. .\latiritius, .\l;id:igascar. arrayed in their full finery of grass skirts. shell necklaces. silk scarves and rhythmic cycle. beating on a mat Sierra l.cone. Maitretania. Senegal, table to produce a sound some- Trinidad. Puerto Rico. llerntuda. the garlands of flowers were a magnificent covered thing Iikc a base drunt. and itten and ll..S'..-\.. Jamaica. \'ene/nela. British sight.

The music. or more correctly the women singing to complete the C-uizilta. Tobago. Barbados. Cirenada.

Saint l.uci:i_l)cnin:trk. rltytlutt. was prodticed by the men "orcltcstrzi."

Each dance would start with a very hand-clapping in a most complex slow rising slossly to a rhythm (Continued in colutitn -l) I crescendo when the heat was whipped up to a most fantastic speed. The dances themselves were symbolic dances. requiring little toot-movcntent except for keeping the heat. consisting l of hand movcnients accompanied by I 'l' :I court-inartiztl at the Royal body swaying and facial expressions. .V:I\".|l ll-.trr:tcls~. l’Ul'l\lIlt)lllll. on Dillicult to describe but uuforgett'.tble t.lanuar_\' 9. l.ieut.-Cdr. R. G. Cooke. once seen.

CRo_\':tl .V:tv_v. was disiiiisscd his ship. severely repriiuantled and ordered to lSl.A.\'l)l-IRS VISIT Sllll’ forfeit sis months’ seniority.

To complete the day the islaitders A former Supply Ollieer of H..\1.S. 0! course I try to. llttt my p.'ty'.s not enough to came to visit the ship. :iiid visit it they pleaded did. They went everyssltercz it was Rocket,to al.ieut.-Cur.thatCooke .s:tvé anytlting. he negligently charge to curb tltcir ciiriosity. they guilty iinpossible pei'fo.'ined his duties in t'ailing to enThat’s what I thought when I was your age saw everything and they certainly sure that the accounting for ll..\l.S. until someone showed me the Progressive depleted our stocks of soap.

Rocket's general mess fund was carried that sailed with we true lt was regret Savings Scheme. I only had to put aside £3 front this island and its charming. out accurately. away a. month by Naval allotment but when I leave happy. hospitable people whose sole the Service next year I can collect £855. passport was their all-embracing. ever visible smile. How nice it wouldhave Sounds too gootl to be true. \\"ltcrc's the catclt ? been to ltave accepted a dusky ..\l_.S. Auroclts tl.ieut.-Cdr. O 8.

Sharp. R.i\‘.) returned to Fort ciglttcen-year-old girl's invitation to No catch. And ifl had died at any tixne my llloekltotise on .l;inti;iiy I6 after I5 Christmas on the island. spend received Which will take? the whole wife would have £855 you (.4 pIiu.'o_g-rtipli of II..lI..\. ("rune months‘ service with the Sisth Suhimmediately. You see, it’s :1 Savings I'm going for the pension. I‘m all lined ii/rpciiri-il in the Jiinmiry i.\,\iu' of marine Squadron at Halifas. Nova Scotia. .-\'.-l l’ l' .-\'I{ll'.S.) Scheme and Life Insurance rolled into one.

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Then we wandered along the edge of a bezttitiful lagoon populated by :1 multitude of lislt and many birds: in fact it far surpassed the "sleepy lagoon" an imagination tnigltt have conjured up. Close to the edge of this lagoon was :1 small attap shelter covering a canoe. the one used by the Duke of Edinburgh when he visited the island two years ago. It is kept in impeccable eonditioit by the islaitders at the wish of the Duke himself iit preparation for the day when he may use it again. Close by is the palm tree he planted during his visit. not yet big enough to bear fruit. but flourishing and carefully tended by the proud islanders.

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HUGE BASE BUILT IN SHORT TIME f.-lfuur! 300 mI'l't'.v mirth of flu’ .'lu\- the jungle. ()n I’ityluc Island, fotir Imliutr Trust ’I‘crriIur_v of .\'cw (iuim-tr. miles across the harbour from the base rim ifcgrct-.s miitfr of tlic t'l[lHlf'r)f. /It at Lorcngau. a recreation ccntrc had 1mi_cilm1'e I47 dt'grc¢'i' curl. lf(‘.\ ll umill bccrt constrrictetl capable of dealing the .-til/uirulty with I0.000 riicn a day and where group of i.\lmm'.v !xImiiIr——o[ n'Iu'cIi um‘. .\liuim. l7l't'tlIIlt' ,cooIed beer could readily be obtained. ii rt i,(II'_k't‘ purl from ir/ir't'Ii {hr .-tllinf I’-Uf('(‘.\ war/wt! fur the .uiI>/'ri_~.:urr'mi of CAMP A.\lENlTll-ZS Japan. The author was up/minmf ml Camps were constructed about the the .\'cninr flriti.\Ii Nam! Ufllt 1'7. island. in close vicinity to various re.\lirim.t. early in l‘H5.~—-I'.'dirur.) pair and construction works. each I K: camp having its own cinema and cart- I ’fi Ily CAPT. III-INRY I-'. \\'.-\l(ilI’I‘. tecn: the open-:iir cinema in the main —‘- ha.) ().ll.E.. R.N.(ret.) t. ‘\.'.‘qr'. base could accommodate 7,000 ratings.

Harbour view front the gardens of the British Camp. .\lanus Naval Base, I9-IS Wlicrcver American ratings were IIE Adniiralty I.sIands had been rethey were always provided .\Iy main problem. however. was to captured front the Japanese by :working. to them. wliiclt. in their eyes.

Anicrican forces in the summer of Iwilh a hot midday meal. A travelling collect stores. motor transport. boats authority. During our disI9-I4. These islands are some 3.500 lgalley with trailer visited all parties and a Irundred and one other things ,cussionsmyI let it be known that I had miles north of Australia. a I-I-day sea working at a distance. In the various that were necessary. and in addition it been born in the U.S..-\. and it laid first-class dining balls were pro- had been left voyage. Until the capture of .\lanus camps. me to find a ship the foundation of a true and lasting vided. and for the ofliccrs there were which could betochartered P()R’l'S.\l0lJTlI court-martial supplies for the American forces were two for the I4 coinradeship. Permission was readily excellent clubs. on January I6 sentenced R.l-I..\l. shipped via Australia. but as this \\:I\ This miraculous days‘ voyage to .\I:ttllls_ with the port given by the Commodore to hoist the transformation I). II. S. Sunley to six months detensuch a big handicap it was decided to and stores. party White the at Ensign camp. from mosquito-ridden tion for offering violence to a superior jungc to a firstconstruct a large American base capI was able to charter the l;'vcntually established in llaving class new m_vscIf base illustrates my the energy SS. City of Paris‘. clearly uflicer. C.P.O. G. .l. Wightman. able of holding sullleient supplies of I with appointmctit. went the Comand enthusiasm of the American Sunley. who was serving a sentence stores‘ and ammunition for all three mander ol the to the l)ockyard inspect and the of detention at the Royal Naval study and care of the forces. At the same time a repair base ratings FATI IERLY Al)\'lCE huts site for and the British It antltoritics in camp.

Detention providing such good I’orlsmouth.

Quarters. was to be built for the US. Navy and was on a high the ridge for Thus‘. amenities. overlooking those to within I}. their by February attacked C.P.O. Wiglitman with a table serving Air Force and large hospitals for harbour and three some miles front of I so arrival. thousands had of embarked days country miles lie many my leg. was overpowered and disarriied casualties. This was accomplished in the main base. so we were well clear front the all and home. had the oflicers stores and by the chief petty ollicer. a very short time on a grand scale so away of American butnients. aboard the of men Paris.

I (‘ity gave characteristic of the eflicicnt .-\nteric:in British standards of certain things BRITISH I’/\R'I'lCIl’A'l'ION my contingent some fatherly advice. methods.

It had always been the wish of the emphasising that we were to be more were. perhaps, of a higher degree. In The main harbour of .\lanus. known American camps Iavatories. wastior less on trial: that we had to show as Secadar Ilarbour. is a natural for- British (iovernment to take part in Iiouses baths were in conimation approximztlcly If» miles long this naval operation being conducted just what we could acomplish: our mon and shower petty olliecrs and and five miles wide The main cltanncl by the American Fleet against the readiness to co-operate. abide by the lower use by chief In the heads there was ratings.

Ill-i tonmsin: nnt.-m haw: been .1rtpoi.-mil into the harbour passed between the Japanese in the Paciliic.This wish was .-Xnicrican Rules and Regulations. and no division .\'.is.-I Aides dc (‘amp to the Queen wnh between the cltutcs and islands of I-lauwvie and Ndrilo attd not appreciated by the American auth- gain the respect of our American ctlcct from lanuary 7. in succession to the allies. After all. we were. in a sense. to although it was thought that we were ofliccrs \l.ItCt.I3 was buoyed rather inadequately. It orities. and during 1944 protracted be their guests. as American huts unduly fussy. partitions were erected. Cant. R. I.. Alexander. I).S 0.. D.S.C.. R.N.. was about one tiiile wide and had a negotiations took place at high level. in succession to Capt. (E. (i. \\‘ilson, R.N. were to accommodate us and we were The British personnel were to be well C.-pt. I. .\l. I). (it.-v. t).Il.l£.. R..\'.. in sucmean depth of about 26 fatlioms in Admiral King. U.S.’~l.. was the chief for in every way. cession to Capt. A. F. Black. RN. the centre. the edge of Rara Is-land stumbling block. He had some justi- to have our meals with the U.S. forces. provided ’I‘. W. ll. Shaw. l).$.(.‘.. R..\I.. tn tucCan:.

The British Naval party were due I received had to permission fication. the on of chiefly cessmn proto Capt. L. W. Napier. D.S.U.. grounds used as a leading mark. being arrive to I).

R on air t‘., ceed with 24. sccond-in-comFebruary niv by They were (‘am ll. 5. N.nail-er. R..\ in ltlitcssivn to logistics_ and the lack of a fleet train of supply and repair ships. Admiral mand. who was also bcrthing olliccr. having a pleasant voyage up through ('.tpt. ('. \\‘. .\I.iIm\. .().. I).S. '_ and .-\.\l[-ZRICAN ‘IIL'STLE' Il.ir. ILN. King gave up just as the Burma opera- l.ieut.-Cdr. Worrell. R..\'.R. He had the Coral Sea to joirt this large Ameri- (Tani. .\l. R. (I. Winitticld. I).St)__ l).S(‘. and can base. whose population aniountcd Tlte Japanese used mule tracks tions were completcd. thus releasing a very responsible post. liar. R..\'.. III succession to Rt.'.tl-.‘\tInItl‘.lI to 23.000. where they would share ‘. .\I.irtcI|. (.'.Il.l-I. through the jungle. and tolerated the British ships for service in the Pacific. The American authorities had in- aml J. R. (imscr. I).S.(‘.. ll..\'.. in u::ccsthe dicated that they did not agree with enjoy amenities. built tip viciousness of the mosquito. but with- and Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser. wearii to (lint. W. W. $‘.C\|.llI-IIIII'l‘)‘. RN. in :i short time of Antericau occiipa- ing his flag in II.I\l.S. Howe. arrived the title "Naval Olliccr in Charge." practically as :i township out of the II. A. .\larrin. I)..‘i.(.‘., R.N,. in \:l4,"¢'p _\tIL'1_ln t.‘.im. T. 'l'. IIl’.Indl‘t.'lIl. R..\'. man the mosquito was completcl_v ob- at Sydney in December. I944. to so my title became "Senior British jungle. (ant. I. W. I:'. l)onintcn. It '~t.. in uicccssion Not for them the hardship of en- _io (‘.int. .-\. I-Z. Turner. R. literated and I50 ruilcs of roads. :i mix- assume the duties of C.-in-C. British Naval Olliccr. .\Ianus.' In order that my authority should be beyond doubt. tering a captured port. severely dam- (.Ir_v:. I1. N. ltrcltson. R..\'.. in succession to ture of blasted rock and Coral front Pacific Fleet tB.l’.F.). (ant, A. 1.. 'I'.mncr. R.N. the sea bed. were constructed.

In the meantime I had been ap- both with American officers and senior aged. without water. light or sanitathe Iolluvun: oniceis have been appointed British and tion. to Naval live olliccrs afloat when the on hard tack. probably R_oyat .\_'.i\aI Reserve Aides dc (‘.-mp: Bridges were built across the rivers. pointed as Naval Officer in Charge.

Is. \\". \'.III:It. ILI). and Clasp. R..\'.R.. for Fleet in was some weeks. as others had to do Lam. The main communication centre and Advanced Base for British Pacific port. I requested :i with etteet from November I. Not. administrative oflices were erected at Fleet. and arrived at Sydney on Janu- "Directive" from the Commander-in in Middle East ports. I-low very lucky Cam. 1. W. Whittle. I).S.C. and liar. \’.R.D. and Clasp R._N.It.. \'ilh effect from Decthey were.

Lorengau. Piers and jcttics were built. ary 28. I945. I reported to the Chief. It was a great asset to me. cmbcr. in succession to Cam. 1. E. .\leanwhile the British Pacific Fleet Robson. WM. buoys laid. two large floating docks. C.-in-C.'s oflice and was directed to the Armed with my “I)irectivc." I set Il.D.. R.N.Il. Cant. J. l.. _l)unI.tcy. t).l‘l.l-3.. RD. and Clasp, capable of taking the largest battle- otlice of Rear-Admiral Douglas oil for Martins on February I3 and was building tip at Sydney. lt..\’.R.. with effect from lkctmber 7. I96]. ship. and three smaller docks for Fisher. who was Rear-Admiral of the touched down at .\lanu.s. .\lomote in succession to Capt. T. I-user. I).S.C..

(To be continued) R.D.. R..\'.R. docking destroyers. submarines‘ and Fleet Train in the process of forma- Airfield. on February In. There I found a car waiting to convey me to other small craft. had also been tion. moored in the harbour.

I had an extremely helpful inter- the headquarters of the N:iv:tI Base.

A large airport was established at view with .-'\dmiral Fisher. and he where I met Capt. Day, US. Navy.

Chief of Stall to the Comniotlo.-e. He .\Iomote. situated at the eastern end gave me permission to go ahead. of the island. connected willi I orcgau There app-.-ated to be a constant became :i very sincere friend. studied by a road 25 feet wide. running Ifear among the staff officers lest otir the needs and requirements of ‘I16 througli the iunglc for I5 miles. \\'.itcr- requests for accommodation at Slanus British Pacilic Fleet and his help was wo:'ks had bcett constructed Iia\iri-_.- should be considered extravagant by. quickly and readily given. a punipimz station capable of pump- .the .-‘linerican Commodore and this I..-\S'I'l.\'(5 COM R.-‘IIJESIIII’ ing 3..‘~tl(l.tltIt) gallons of water .1 day. placed me at xi disadvantage.

Ilowcvcr. there was little time availv tli:ou-_.-li .I pipe-line four miles in (In the morning after my Ll!‘l'l\‘2Il I to IllllIlI‘L'l'of for a clIlo=inatable of large length, airing differences opinion. called otlicially on the Comntattdcr of Links situated lull I feet: 100 and ahead oti went with the Commander the :\mcric;in .\'aval llasc. Commoa ing above supply level. of the .\‘:ival Depot. Sydney, appro- dore J. Ii. Boak. and found him to be A lovely church had been built from priately namctl lI,.\l.S. Golden I-lind. very approacliablc. In the afternoon the timber supplied by the saw mills. and within a few days I got together he held a conference with his mli.-cg-s which had been sited in the centre of a .\'ava] party of ofliccr and ratings. and.aftcr introductions. read my Direc-—

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RE the Royal l\':tv:tl Association branch scribes in hiberwhich sold to the lrrtlian was lll- littli l.t.‘\‘l‘.IIlt:tn. which has been lcttlcs nation? in I957 and was cottrrrrissiotred During January the Editor relying untinished in ll..\l. l)ock_vard. Navy [IE Newcastle and Catcshcztd last be ceived reports of branch activities year as l.t\’.S. \"il.rant.

Portsiuuutlt. for over I5 years. is to branch of the Royal N at Assolit the middle of l‘J(>l l.evi:rthan was front only live branches. and these ciation held its 1962 towed array to the tidal stream. probAnnual General one or li\'c carriers which the Adwere received during the last few Ilrl;.' in .\l:t_v.

Meeting on January l2 and after resaid would be sold or scrappctl. miralty of the ntontlt. days I eviatliarr. btrilt by SWLUX. l'lUm¢f- i'l'lrc other tour are Ocean. tnemberinr: those who had passed on. in of send Please Lilory. reports your the Cliainnan. Slripmatc R. Finclt.

W|t:lt,|1tt Kielrartlsotr. l.td.. at their I lltcsclts and .\l;rgnilicertt. in branch activities the as early piped “Splice the main brace“ amt Her Watlerrtl on 'l‘_\'ne .shtp_v;rrd. was laid The Adrniralty has not month as possible and so help the HIM Majesty was toasted in tr.tdition:rl d.i\~.':t on tletolrer I8. I‘)-33. wlrctlrer or not an ollcr has ever been of Editor articles to telling produce manner. lirrnclred on June_ 7. W45. (‘orr.strur:~ made for tile ship. Despite her long the is the Association work good Apologies were received front the tion was stopped in May. l‘)-tti. Whvttt period alorrgside it is understood that is he that a tremen- l doing—and sure President. Sltipmatc (‘dr. ll. Row. stru;tur.rlls she was almost complete the ship is in quite a good cotrdition douslnt of is work done. good being ;l<.D.. R.N.R.. on account of illness. and wit-err she was 80 per cent. titted and her engines are well pteserved. and from the Vice-President. Slripmatc l I our, ‘|‘r.w.-tl to Portsmotrtlr dockyard ttl l.ictrt.-Cdr. l’. N. Anderson. l{.i\'.\’.R.. ]trl\', I'|4(». no work has since been beczrrrse of business courmitrncuts. done on her. 'l'lre Secretary. Shipmate A. Thirt(mi-_-r ships of the same class are the wcll. gave his report of the year's Maguilicent. lent to the Royal HE Portsmouth branch of the Royal t\'-.iv:Il Association has settled down to working and said that the lrigltliglrt of rl ('atr.rdr:ur Navy for nearly l0 years. routine again after :1 very busy December. The most important recent I96] was the Standard dedication v.-luclr is to be disposed of b_v the Ad- function was of course the annual dinner and dance. attended by some 250 which was attended by so many shipMr. A. Thirlwcll. Secretary. mir.-tlty. the Powerful (renamed Bona- members and friends. The guest of honour was the Admiral Superintendent. mates throughout the United Kingdom.

Newcastle Branch '.;n|u{c|_ mnv with the Royal Canadian Portsmouth, Rerrr-Admiral Sir John Walshatn. Bt. He looked forward with conlidencc to Navy. the .\lajes‘tiC (|'¢fl1|tW-‘d Md‘ l‘)(r2. concluding "Let us pull toShipmntc Brazier presented another once again the producer called upon gether butrrnel. now in service with the Royal life‘: ttrrbtrlent tides Australiarr Navy. llte 'l'errible_ (f¢' of his popular shows on three evenings the services of members‘ children, who throughthrough the comradcship of the R0)-ill named Sydney. now in reserve til the during the month. The sho\v——Christ- all scent to have plenty of talent.

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Rtr)'.Il Australian r\'avy). arid the Her- mas Crackcrs—\\:ts well attended and The dances held in the headqtrarters Shipmatc A. Denton. the Treasurer. over the festive season drew their usual jolly crowd of .shipmates and gave an encouraging report. He said the dedication had cost H04. and friends. The children‘s party was held that as £160 had been allowed the balance l.cn Burrow-s_ of H Castle Street. in the Royal Naval llarracks on could not be transferred to the Buildlirierlield. Near Burnley. who says January I. Although this coincided ing and Development Fund. with the big "freeze-up." which preof association is "The to strength be any to Shipmatc Denton remarked that past year proved vented some who had any distance to oflicials with blessed be hard-working looking after the finances of such a the best that the Bumley and Disttravel from the being present. party in and we are twice-blessed by having line body of shipmates gave him great eict Naval Ex-Service Men's Assowas a great success. and consatisfaction. and he hoped he would cintion. which is aflilintecl to the Royal our key posts two untiring The members of the Portland branch Dennis scientious shiprnzttes in be able to carry on with the job for Varley. paid their Christmas Naval Associzrtion. has ever hadvisit to shopping the secretary and George Williamson. many more years.

Meetings are held on the first and the Portsmouth.

This visit has developed treasurer.“ and Mr. Burrows con- into The Chairman began his report by third Tliursdays of each month at the a yearly event and. shopping done.

Crown Hotel. Bridge Street. Burnley. cludes by sending a personal message the Portsmouth members endeavoured paying tribute to the Secretary and Treasurer. Their work had contributed and on one Saturday of each month a of good will mail his ex-shipmates who the visitors give a social good even[0 greatly to the making of a happy and Soiree is held. and these are regularly served with him during the war in tng.

Prince Southern HM. Strips llavelock. thriving community. Shipmatc Lackattended by over 60 shtpnt:rtes_ wives and l’etard. ford. for his delegate duties. and Shipand ltletttlx‘.

CllAlR.\lA.\' RETIRES mates llugg. Co: and Harper. for their As the nrembcrship covers a Wtds‘ Mr. A. Denton. Treasurer. l.:u.lics' and efforts.

Night social evenShipnrate area, the venues for these New castle and Gateshead Branch At the Annual General Meeting on Robinson for his over the and money-making ings are changed each month 17. Shipmatc l.. Bray. who has propensities. also came in January for mention. committee member. Shipmale Lack:trr.urgemcnt.s are made by the membeen (_?hairman of the branch for the Shipmatc Finch also thanked Ship- ford. and thc l’t:-Cl\.L‘lCt.l 'l're:rsttrer, bers who reside in the district where six years. announced his retirepast rnatc Claspcr_ the Vice-Chairman. for Shiprnate Demon. the event is to be held. It is Silid lllill ment from that ollice. Shiprnate Bray is his efforts. lt was anouuced during the meeting has been received front the the last remaining founder-member in variety is the spice of life and by using Because of business re:isons_ Ship. that. subject to the approval of the this mctltod the members certainly‘ S‘-‘l Bridpnrt branch of the Royal the branch and has served on the rnatc Clasper has moved to Darlittgton comrnzrntliug otlicer. a dance will be Naval Association that one of its ment- Portsmoutlt committee for the some variety. ll past -—-a loss to Newcastle but :r gain to held itr ll..\l.S. Calliope on April 6. ,\....rh._-,- popular feature is. the hen. Capt. (I-I) Roland Palmer Dalton. years without a break. ln appreciation "(‘otlee l-fvening." held by the ladies at (rct.), died last utonth at the age of his work he was elected as llon. Darlington.

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A.\'S\\'lCRS T0 SPORTS QUIZ Vice-President of the branch, how honoured and he by saying proud functtons -30 Dalton served for over l. Inc. 2. .\ston \'tI|.I—~I sc.ts.tns_ _\_ luly front the "ladies only" Capt.

I3. N. Pearn was elected as was to be Chairman and Shipmzitc l‘ and congzratttlated .Iy_ -t_ tiicrton. 5. Derek Ihlmtsun.

Assothe years, seeing active service during both Chztirrnan and Shipmate W. G. Law as the help. in conjunction with t.tt 3.‘.

7. (ins t.e\ncs:.tr tt-D Joe; .‘-luxm H. newly elected Vice-Ch:rirm.1n. ‘t ', T. .\l:inn ei_tti.m's etlorts. to provide a childrc_n's wars. During the last war. in recog- Vice-Cltairman. and I‘. U. .\l.‘uin 9. The the Robinson. elected Shipmatc (‘irate l‘rotlrcr\. newly l'rcd Perry. l‘UIi. festive to. of his itr work Drrtch ('hri.stmas nition the training The members of the Portsmouth party during .\'aval (lflieers. he received a Dutch branch are looking forward to seeing .\L'.l\tlll. (iv.-r Int) attendetl the anrruzrl din- honotrr.- He was. at one time. A.l).C. menrbers of other branches :rt Ports".-. amt the occasion was ntarkctl by to King (icorge \’l. mouth dircctly the weather allows. of One : spcci.Il presentation. the (Dick) Riclrard oldest members. .\lr.

Knowles. was celebrating his (iolden Wetlilirrg. lie was marrietl on 'I_'rafalgar Day. I"! l. l)ttl'ilt','. the e\'enrrig he ).\IllR.\t.\'IlU.\' has been received that the Problem was presented with :r fireside chair and have been .u.ti.m.'ed to the plea front the Dorking branch of- (‘lustIot:.urstn: l'cuv Uthcer or (‘Incl Artrltcer rate: Mrs. Knowles received a gold wnstlct How can a substantial holding in leading ordinary shares be acquired Royal .\'aval Associaliort will to (.'hlel Pelt) (min-r watch from the ladies.

IX 7l2‘|2 R. \\'. (irccson. l.\' M6123‘ l. ('. lind an echo in the hearts of runny "Dick" Knowles served with the social secretaries. Dorlung appeals to U‘.\'rI1l. J.\' lf>€|.l22 l. \\'r:\on. JX tnusf: NOW if the investment capital required is not immediately available l.. S. ttern-. IN I,‘S'|h| J. 1,. L.--it... J); l{oy.rl .\larines during the First World liranclres to he informed as early as. R, tTItI7I| ('. rt. l.rt!trr. r.\' 2457'”: l’. J. KCflftV_ in full?

War and. votrrnleering in l‘l.‘\‘). servctl ‘ possible of detlications and other func- ll r.\' mm: F. w. Green. J ‘J2‘722~t (3. it. mu. r|i._- "Ro_s';rls" again in the Second .tions in order to avoid clashing of 3 (little 1.. min: (‘Met tingtne Room Arllfiecr World War. .\lX SIHTI7 I. A. \\‘. Standen. .\l.\ .¥“7“ dates.

I). (3, Jo)’. “N §“"'7 R. E. Usnun. MX Solution There have been very few eltanges M7327 (L Scrlord. X .\‘.'~<M)o 1 |)_ |,.ru;-c, l_.

I-'()l'.V l)ER-.\ll-l.\lBER RETIRES as a result of the .-\nntt;il (ieneral .\l.‘\ 5‘.".':.‘l M. Later. “N .\t‘7T.\'.\' l‘. 'lhom:\Under a Scheme sponsored by a firm of Merchant .\I.\ >ts<r.7tI son, .\t.\ Ahtutt. :t.*.<7:2 t) J and I902 litrds mtrch the same lrranllrn. .\lX 345762‘? (5. ll. Shaw. is Meeting (me of the founder-members of the "cre\\"' running allairs. 'l‘hi.s year there I). H. J. llnldcr. MN K-l:‘"|«l .\_ G, .\|ir;hc|t_ Bankers, you can purchase a block of Unit Trust shares for an initial :\\snCl;Illutt.the popular. President. Dr. will be no annual dinner but a few "lo (‘inlet Pelt) Ollleer lI'eetriel:n .\tx .su.7<r C. t.. (Bettina. .\tx _<.s-r.i:.r p r. payment of only 20% of the cost. The balance may be spread over any D. Ker. retired during the year and the members are having : "get together" Phillips, .\t.\’ stirrtoo A 'tn.,m.._ .sr,\' 777373 from ten to twenty years and the payments offset by Income period t\i:c.tsit)tt was marked by yet another instead. .\. Kelly. ‘lo Nlores (Thief Petty Officer (Vt function at which Dr. Ker was preOn February 24 there will be a r .\l>.\£ TI-0.‘.‘b (3. J. Middleton, MN Slt17'l:l tax relief. Outstanding payments are cancelled on your prior death. sented with a tea service. social at the Imperial Club. West IT I‘. \\’u.\drtIr.\. in which case the TOTAL HOLDING is transferred to your estate Rollo (.'nImlItan|e:Il|oII Strpenlsnr l)is;rppointmcnt at losing the ser- Street. :rnd on .\larch 10 the branch is I'oIXClrlcl morn: I-'.

S. J.\ Hatch). _<sr.<54 H. O. vices of Dr. Ker was tempered by the to hold what appears to be its tirst. and I I“. without further expense. Any capital appreciation on all the Units fact that l.ictrt.~('dr. W. Bear. R.N.R‘.. last. dance of the year at the Odd- To (.'h!el Pelt) Olleer Engineering \I¢-chant: KN 'M'J.‘t'I W (3. t'e.:knres. K.\ mini: 1’_ ,\ to you from the day you join the Scheme. The value of the was persuaded to accept the prest- fcllows Hall.

Sc.rn.ne. KN 7'|S‘S‘.\' l'. l'. lludrnz. K.\ belongs Last year's “combined”. theatre N‘!-353 l‘. Bvviatcrx. RV H53!-52 C. W’, Lldrcd. Unit Trust shares concerned HAS INCREASED BY 43% OVER THE deney. l.iettt.-('dr. Eg:tt’ is District ()tlrKN serif?-9 R. S. J. arrcarrovn. KN .sr=n:< cer for the Sea (';rdets. for whom he eveniu-g_ which was such a srrcces,s_ is H: H. (i. (':immell. KN LAST THREE YEARS. has done splendid service.

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llms many places are awarded Hli Second Sea l.ord's Personnel r talent rnoney in the Is! l)i\n‘.’

Liaison 'l‘eam. under the direction \\'lrich club has spent the most of l.ietrt.~Cdr. J. V. lluniphr_v~Bakcr. seasorrs in the lst Divn.

Royal .\';rvy. will be visiting strips and \\’lrich countries have won lhe establislrnrcnts in the Portsntouth and \\ orld cup twice‘!

Portland areas. starting at Portsrrrotrth Which club won the '.’nd l)i\-n.. on l-'ehru.rry 5. The team will be in the lst Dirn. and the l:.:\. (‘up in suctwo areas until nrid-April. cessive sezisons? l With l.icut,-Ctlr. lltrruphry-llakcr who was the first athlete to rrrn L will be ('lrict' Comrnrrnications Yeoman one mile in exactly 4 minrrtcs‘! llow nr.rn_v obstacles are taken in .(i. .-\rrdre\ts'. who has been on this work since its inception some three the 3.0% metres Stccplcclr;rse'.’ l:tt\ltl and to whom did l:l'L'(lLllt.‘ ,_\'cars ago. and his relief. (‘hrcf l’ctly .\lllls l:Il \\'lrt (ltl Lose the \.\"ur']il (llliccr \\':it:: l.. ('|tristi.rri. l llcatytseigltt titles‘? \\'lriclr father and son were both 3 Arrt.n.xr rnzn sucnun; conunnct I\ N-otzw I) ll \lrr~‘.:.:. l lt'.ts been installed at the Ro_\:il .\.rs:rl lest ( .rpt.tirrs'.’ lo \(tInc (‘hlel Ht-rtr cal \l:|l|'rt t\lRI ('olle~__'e at (ircctusiclr in the Depart- l'\ f-'~‘to.‘2 J l l|:r.e. l\ ‘I:-o« J l..' 'r \\'hiclr three brothers appeared ment of NIIL'lc.tt Science and ‘lech- In (‘tilt-E l-'lcctrfcl:In I\lRI in the s.tlt‘lL‘ Test for lirr_..;rrrtl‘.’ l\ .~l‘~H'i l, l \\et:c:. l‘. .\rt‘.3:: I ll trologv. llt: computer will be used in \\-’t|s.~:r ‘\\'ho was the last I-in islr player .rt!r1;:tc lr.rrnin;.' courses‘ for pus to win \\'irnblc-.lon .\lerr's Srn_cles1' Tlr-erc's nothirrg fast-.': on the Likescrvrnig ollicers in conncetiorr \\llll the (Fur ansn t:rs—Si'c column 5) ‘nuclear pznprrlsion of N:l\':ll Sltips. oll than a bus you've rust tnissed. ‘

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Last year she won her class in the 3.500-mile trans-atlantic race from Bermuda to Scandinavia for the King of Sweden's Cup: before that she came nearer to winning the famous Bermuda Trophy than any British yacht has ever done. finishing this 630-mile classic in second place among an international fleet of I34 yachts; and she has also won her class in the I-‘astnet race. main ocean racing classic in European

(‘RI-IW of serving Royal Naval and Royal .\larine officers plan to sail the ll-ton sloop Belmore non-stop home front Rio de Janeiro following the L200 mile ocean race from Buenos Aires in February. In command for the 5.flt‘ltl-mile homeward voyage will be waters.

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The Royal .\larine.s W.R.N.S. Portsmouth Netball Team, “ho. in a very last match. del‘e:ite(l the \\'.R.N.S. of Il..\l.S. l)nuntle.ss. 23-I8-—in the final of the Portsmouth Command \\'.R.l\'.S. inter-unit Netball Knock-out Colnpctition. Seated—P.0. Wren S. S. Slade. Wren C. A. Simon. I’.0. Wren M. R. llo_vle. Captain. Wren V. A. Hughes. Wren A. I). Mutton. Standing—Wren A. M. Davies. Reserve. L/Wren l’. A. Archer. P.0. Wren E. A. Smith (umpire in all matches but the final). l.lWreri B. E. Murfitt. Wren K. Ruby. Reserve.

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Steele. aged 36. of Upham. l-lants. will skipper his 33-foot-long boat for the Rio race. in which Britain will also be represented by Mr. G. ‘Pattinsonis Zarahanda. After the race this wartime R.N.\’.R. officer must fly back to manage his farm. but his naval crew agreed to .sail home the yacht from South America. so that cost would not prevent strong British participation in this important race to which they have been specially invited by the Argentine authorities. First mate will he Ca t. (i. .\l. Wlicatlcy. R..\l.. aged 33. of t c Royal Marine Barracks. liastney. and the rest of the crew will be Lieut. Peter Patlard. R.N.. aged 26. of Alverstoke.

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Terence Martin. R.N.. aged 35. of Salcombe. Devon. a naval aviator: and Sub-Lieut. William Anderson. R.N.. aged 21. of Windlcsham. Surrey. l!e|more‘s

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For the very long voyage home. skipper Tim Sex expects to steer a course across the South Atlantic Ocean until within a few ltundrcd miles of the .-\t'ricatt coast; he should then be able to carry the south-east trade winds to the l)oldrum.s. where the 'crew will; have a tiresome battle through the belt of calms. oppressive heat and sudden equatorial sqnalls. Tltcy will welcome the north-east trade winds to speed them northwards until about halfway hetween the West Indies and the Canaries. where they should pick up the xvestcrlies for the last long leg of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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