fishing boats in the vicinity. I am told the Russians can the fish on their boats and also make the fish meal. "My impressions are of fog, mist and sand. Each evening the fog descended and in the morning turned to damp mist. Most afternoons were clear. Sand was everywhere and one seldom saw any grass. Fortunately there were no easterly winds, so we did miss the sandstorms. Nearby is Flamingo Lagoon. As the name implies, it is the haunt of the flamingo. I was fortunate enough one evening to see some thousands flying away. They showed as a large pink cloud. "I was able to get taken over a canning factory. We started at the trawler where the fish are sucked up from the fish hold through large pipes. They then passed along a belt being washed before dropping into circular wire cages which revolved and removed the fish scales. Then they were placed on a belt and went through a cutting wheel which took off the heads and tails. Another machine cut them into smaller pieces and then they were placed in tins. Another part of the assembly line poured tomato puree into the tins. From there a machine pressed the lids on, after which they went into the ovens for cooking. From one end of the oven to the other took 25 minutes. After this the tins passed through a machine which stuck on the labels." At Walvis Bay the "Clan Stewart" loaded fish meal, which is made from the refuse of the fish, dried hides, some bales of wool, and canned meats. The "Clan Fergusson" is a new ship, handed over by the builders, Swan, Hunter and Richardson, on 31st March, 1961, and Capt. Graham took over command for Voyage 2. This is a motor vessel of 9,243 gross tonnage, with a normal speed of 15 knots, four hatches on the fore deck and one abaft the bridge. She completed a round voyage to South and East African ports just before the end of term, and we hope to be able to give an account of this in the next issue.
C.C.F. NOTES The shock of the departure of Lieutenant E. S. Jeffs from the School was lightened in only the smallest way by giving an opportunity for the Contingent to pay some tribute to him. Lieutenant Jeffs returned from the war with the rank of Commander. rare in the R.N.V.R., and founded the R.N. Section of the C.C.F. in 1948. As the Commanding Officer said at the last parade of the term, it is good to remind ourselves sometimes that a C.C.F. consists of schoolmasters and schoolboys giving only a fraction of their time to Service matters, but no-one has been more determined than Lieutenant Jeffs to seek the highest standard possible for the Section connected with the Senior Service. A spontaneous gesture for this last parade was C.S.M. Territt's request for the Contingent to march past Lieutenant Jeffs, and this was done in a very smart manner. We thank Lieutenant Jeffs and wish him well. The Command of the Royal Naval Section has been taken over by Lieutenant F. Waine, R.N.R., who was a Lieutenant-Commander in the 26
