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The Chief of Our Sea-going Fleet. PERMANENT T N Commodore George F. Hyde, C. B. E., ness, a rich and varied experience of men and TRUSTEE COMPANY OF N.S.W. LTD. R. A. N., we believe Australia has found a ships, coupled with a thoroughness born of war Trustees — Executors Attorneys—Agents worthy successor to those distinguished officers and discipline, and, equally as important, the Estates Under Control Exceed will to maintain the high standard of excellence £8,000,000. of the Royal Navy, who have commanded the set by his predecessors. This Company 8 advantages are unique. Commonwealth's fleet, including the best loved Its Special Act of Parliament stipulates — Achieving and most respected of all, the late Rear-Admiral It will be the high privilege of all true Aus- that the whole Capital and Assets - Beauty and Permanence J. S. Dumaresq, C.B., C V.O. tralians afloat and ashore to accord their fullest OMEBUILDERS everywhere are over one million pounds shall be liable achieving permanent Ceiling H beauty, by installing Wunder- support to their new Commodore in the certain for the protection of clients' interests. hch Art Metal Cei'.i.igs. Reasonable prices and low cost of fixing place our To Commodore Hyde falls the honour of Further a Bpecial feature of the Com- Ceilings within the means of even the knowledge that the fleet, though small, is under pany s service is the deferment of Corpus modest Homebuilder. being the first officer of the Royal Australian Send to-day for our free Catalogue M.2 the command of a man who, while remaining Commission charges until the estate WUNDERLICH LIMITED Navy to reach the highest executive position in becomes distributable. Baptist Street. Redfern. Sydney a keen disciplinarian and an efficient machine, the fleet, and as such his name will be inscribed EXPLANATORY BOOKLET POST FffCE. WUNDERLICH has still those other sterling attributes — human Art Metal Ceilings in the sea history of our country. E. V. T. WHITTLE J. W, BARNES sympathies born of a large understanding heart. ASSISTANT MANAGER MANAGER fees To his command he brings a fine personality, Under Commodore Hyde, we wish the Royal 25 O'CONNELL MEET, SYDNEY. a breadth of outlook rippled with a vigorous fresh- Australian Navy well. o THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 3 xxmxmxit ^JMercanttie iMutmtl ,3) (ttnmpang Boring in Bird Land. LIMITED. AN AUSTRALIAN INSURANCE COMPANY. Coral Island with one Foot-high Cocoanut Palm. fpirector*: A. K. JAQUKS. CHAIRMAN. Oyster Cay and Shattered Illusions. C. C. GAI.K J. M. ATKINSON. THKO. J. MARKS. I„ J. NAVIES. (BY THOMAS 1)1' \ HA HI V. M.A.)
FIRE, MARINE, ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS, WORKMEN'S LIFE ON A CORAL ISLAND. WRECK OF THE " UPOLO." COMPENSATION, BOILER EXPLOSION, MOTOR CAR, It has been selected as the site of the bore, HE very phrase has about it something of which the Great Barrier Reef committee is, under PUBLIC RISK AND PLATE GLASS INSURANCE. the magic and witchery of the South Seas. T the control of its Director of Research, Mr. It calls up visions of a narrow ring of land en- Losses by Lightning, Bush Fires and Be Patriotic—Insure Australian Property Charles Hedley, putting down to test the depth closing a blue lagoon, and set in a sapphire sea and nature of the deposits of dead coral that make Gas Explosion Paid. in an Australian Insurance Company. stretching away on every hand till it meets and up the Barrier. For this purpose it has advan- melts into the blue sky. On the windward side of tages which, in the minds of scientists, outweigh the island great rollers rise up to dash themselves its lack of the elementary qualities which popular HEAD OFFICE: 16 MARTIN PLACE, SYDNEY. into masses of white foam. High above the tops imagination gives to all coral islands, and which KELSO KING. MANAGER. of coconut trees, palms looking like "animated were to a large extent possessed by Funafuti on feather dusters "— as some Philistine puts it— which a bore was put down nearly thirty years ago. wave in the breeze, and from time to time a huge A nut drops to provide meat and drink for the dusky It is situated about half-way down the length of inhabitants. the Barrier, nearly equi-distant from its northern end close to the New Guinea coast and the region Interstate Steamship Sailings There was once a popular novelist who laid the off the Queensland coast where it "peters out" in scene of a story on a coral island. The book was Swain's Reef and other groups of reefs and islands. Modern Passenger a great success, so great that the writer decided to It is, too, about half-way between the coast and Steamers: go to see a coral island for himself. No doubt he the outer edge of the Barrier—here about 50 miles found it interesting to compare the efforts of off the coast. Regular Passenger and Freight Services nature with the wonderful descriptions that had KATOOMBA Twenty-seven miles away, too, the port of Cairns done so much to give the book a well-deserved offers a convenient base from which supplies can CANBERRA success. to all Australian Ports. be obtained. If there are no coconuts to drink, it LEVUKA I.et us hope for the sake of Nature's credit that is a comparatively simple matter to get water he did not strike a coral island like Oyster Cay. over from Ca-rns. And if there is no lagoon, there ZEALANDIA BUILT FOR SPEED AND COMFORT. This is undoubtedly a coral island, for it consists is no narrow channel to steer through at the risk KAROOLA entirely of coral and coral sand. But there is no of shipwreck. lagoon—there are no great rollers and no coco- •YREEMA That it is, however, possible to make shipwreck nuts. There is one coconut tree, but as it has even in these calm waters inside the Great Barrier BOMBALA only four leaves and is about one foot in height, it is proved by the bones of «.n old time ship still FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO hardly comes up to the specifications. Except visible on the Upolo Reef, not a mile from Oyster DIMBOOLA mirim when a fishing lugger manned by Japanese and by Cay. One is tempted to imagine that the name of Adelaide Sttammhip Co. Ltd. . 22 Bridge Strut, Sydney - »S20 COOMA Torres Straits islanders or Papuans comes to the the vessel was Apollo, but Upolo is the spell ng of A. U. S. N. Co. - . .7 Bridge Street, Sydney • 10685 island, there are no dusky natives about. the Admiralty charts. Of the story of the wreck Auetralian Steamship Lid. - 350 George Street, Sydney • 6221 Mcllwraith, McEachqrn Line - 61 Pitt Street, Sydney - • 7566 Yet Oyster Cay, »ne of the smallest and least the oldest inhabitant of these parts knows nothing. Hmddart, Parker, Ltd. - - 10 Bridge Street, Sydney • 9566 conspicuous of the myriads of islands scattered It was there when he first ran into Trinity Inlet V- Metkomme Steamehip Co. Ltd. - Cr. Clarence and Barrack Streete 6213 along the I,JOO miles of the Great Barrier Reef is before Cairns began to be, nearly half a century achieving world-wide fame. ago. 14 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 15
TERN TOWN. rise up so that they may settle down. Every now Not only is Oyster Cay nearly all that a coral and then a bird settles on a patch of which another island ought not to be, but it seems utterly out of is already in possession. Then there is a fight, place to find a crude oil engine coughing and but no one is much hurt. From time to time an The Aberdeen Line spluttering on this lost little islet. The harsh out- egg lying near the edge of the bank is dislodged in lines of the machinery, the rising and falling of these scuffles and rolls down on to the beach. Regular Service between Australia and the head-piece of the drill stand out black, stark, There it stays. and unnatural against the background of sand, sea Southampton, London and Hull, via Finding the room for the machinery and the hut and sky while the sounds of the drilling plant run. that houses the invaders has meant the displace- South Africa. Finest Steamers ning day and night, are utterly out of harmony ment of a certain number of birds. However, with those other sounds that never cease - the they take the invasion in good part. There are on the Route. crying of the terns that swarm over the island. always dozens of them sitting on the machinery For man is but a temporary and accidental and on the roof of the hut. When one has taken " EURIPIDES " 15,000 Ton. intruder on Oyster Cay. The real owners of the up his post anywhere he very much resents being " THEMISTOCLES" 11.250 „ " DEMOSTHENES " 11,250 „ island are the three species of terns which occupy disturbed. Thus one noddy took up a position on ' "SOPHOCLES" 12.500 „ every square foot of available space in the nesting the boat. He was very annoyed when it became "DIOGENES" 12,500 „ season necessary to launch it. With a length of 300 yards or 800 feet, hardly On Oyster Cay the terns reign supreme as far as Unsurpassed Accommodation for longer than some modern ships, the island has at birds are concerned. A few brown gulls visit the First and Third Class Passengers. its highest point an elevation of but eight feet island occasionally, but they are pirates and above spring tides: It is overgrown with grass poachers. Their object is to steal the eggs or Inclusive Tours to South Africa at reduced rates. and weeds, and all amongst these are the nests of chickens of the terns, and they hang around NEW ABERDEEN LINER " DIOGENES," 12,500 TONS. the noddies, the wideawake terns and the crested waiting for a chance to seize an unguarded egg or terns. young bird. Luckily for the terns, each gull steals " —* VAVMANT a rttl'BS, -eflHlcsS oOrI p for his own hand. Unlike certain .politicians, they Freight, Sailings, Ac. on application DALfiETY & C0M ANY) UMITED THROUGHOUT The total number of the birds that inhabit this AUSTRAI IA AND have not learned " the cohesive force of public tiny islet must amount to nearly 100,000. How N*w ZKAI.AND. plunder." prolific of fish and other life the surrounding waters must be is shown by the fact that if each A more daring, but perhaps less destructive bird is allowed only a pound of food a day it marauder, the frigate or man of-war bird, occasion- would take 50 tons a day to supply them all. ally visits the island. One of them is sometimes Terns are not large birds, but their consumption is seen perched on an old stake at the eastern end of White Star Line the Cav- The frigate bird lives by stealing the CABIN Passengers Only. high, for they are extremely active, and must need a deal of " fuel " to keep them going. fish from other birds. When he sees that a tern Australia lo Southampton, London has been lucky he swoops down upon it and makes This is true above all of the wideawakes. On and Liverpool via South Africa. it drop the fish which he catches in the air as it this island at least these birds do not pronounce falls. Regular Sailings of the Fine and very clearly the words from which they take their PIRATES OF THE AIR. Popular Steamers name, but their habits well deserve the title. They When observing these corsairs of the air at "CERAMIC" - 18,500 Torn cry continually day and night, and must eat and Bramble Cay, at the extreme northern end of the sleep in relays. No matter at what hour of the "MEDIC"- - 12,000 „ Barrier, where they are more numerous, Mr. night the visitor awakes, there are numbers of the "PERSIC"- - 12,000 „ Hedley came to the conclusion that if the bird birds flying and calling to each other. "RUNIC"- - 12,500 „ waylaid refuses to give up its fish, the frigate bird sometimes breaks its wing with a blow from its own "SUEVIC"- - 12,500 „ FIGHT FOR A FOOTHOLD. powerful pinion. There are several crested terns Alio Cargo Steamers at So crowded is this city of the birds that there are with broken or injured wings on Oyster Cay, but Frequent Intervals. WHITE STAR LINER "CERAMIC,' 18,500 TONS. always little parties of birds for whom there is no one hesitates to assign such a cause to the injury. room on the top of the island where the nests are. Po THROUGHOUT They spend their time on the beach, or else they Ticks are, however, the worst enemies that the DALGETY <& COMPANY, LIMITED AUSTRALIA AND. keep flying to and from, waiting for other birds to terns have to face. What writer of romance ever NRW ZEALAND 14 15 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL.
placed ticks on his coral island ? They are here, are what appear to be traces of gannet nests on Regular Fortnightly Service however, in myriads, in millions. It is not safe to parts of the Cay. In tern time, however, there is Passenger Freight leave the beach or the paths that have been cleared no room foi them. through the grass, for if you do the ticks are bound Of the human visitors there is little good to be to get you. said. The crews of the luggers engaged in gather- As long as the terns are in good health they ing trepang and trocas shell on the reefs, land at manage the ticks fairly well. times to gather eggs. The Torres Straits islanders and Papuans are at least less destructive than the P.&O. You will often notice one scratching himself as he flies, evidently trying to get rid of the ticks. white sailors and others who occasionally visit the ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. Other bird >, however, get into a low condition and islands. They take the eggs that they want and become too weary and worried to fly. You see leave the others alone. Their slight acquaintance them moping about the island till death releases with our modern civilisation has not led them to them from their sufferings. They are studded find a pleasure in throwing eggs at each other or with gorged and bloated ticks. From one dead knocking the harmless and beautiful terns over bird 250 ticks were taken by an enthusiastic with a stick. KI.KH'.T. It is the dead coral—not the living terns—that •OOITAN .. 20 8.7 scientiest who counted them carefully. Is it any TM.K. wonder that the bird died ? is leading the scientific world to fix its eyes on j HALOJA . ».»7 NALDERA .. 15.993 Oyster Cay as the central point of Michaelmas Ticks are not the only insects on the island (a Reef, itself but a minor reef amongst the scores i IIOKOUI l(!« CHI m AL .. 15 !<• purist may object that, according to one classifi- that make up the so-called Barrier Reef, which is cation, a tick is not an insect, but it is generally j MOLDAVIA.. 1I.IU COMORIN . 15.115 really a congeries of reefs. reckoned with them). As Victor Hugo pointed NtlKUKDA IS.227 CATBAY 15 101 out long ago, butterflies are fond of flying over the PROBING REEF'S SECRETS sea. Even in fine weather you will find the big Is the Great Barrier, which has played so great blue fellows a mile or more from land off Cairns, a part in the history of Australia, but a thin veneer »MS " HWH.TAN 2».|4? Tw evidently flying for pleasure. Often an offshore of coral over a platform of rock, or is it a mass of winds blows one over to Oyster Cay. coral many hundreds—perhaps thousands—of feet LUXURIOUS NEW STEAMERS in thickness? Is the 50,000 square miles and LOST IN A GRKAT CITY. FOR more which the reef covers, a lost province of Beetles, too, are blown out in the same way. Australia which has sunk beneath the sea in recent Ceylon, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and There are resident grasshoppers and spiders as ages, as geologists count time ? ENGLAND well as SOHK ..mall beetles and various creeping On these and many other questions the core of creatures. Special Return Tickets between Australia and Ceylon (Colombo) may be obtained coral that is being brought up by the calyx drill on From time to time, too, a small land bird is Oyster Cay should throw light. But the memories at the following Reduced Rates: blown out to sea and comes to rest on the Cay. left on the mind are the glories of sea and sky, the The swarming, shrieking population of terns FIRST SALOON SRCONII SALOON dazzling white of a sand bank on which vegetation arouses in these little wanderers the same emotions FROM ». d. £ ». d. has not yet taken root, the green of a distant BKIHRANR (available for IfO dayn) 0 0 44 0 0 that a resident of the remote back-blocks may be island low down on the skyline, and the wonderful SYDNRY ( „ „ 100 „ ) 0 0 42 0 0 expected to feel when he first tries to cross MKLBOUKSR( „ „ 90 „ ) 0 0 40 0 0 sweep of the coastal mountains of Queensland, ADRLAIDR ( „ „ 88 „ ) 0 0 38 0 0 Circular Quay, Sydney, during the rush hours. from Bellenden Ker to Peter Botte, near Cook- FKKMAKTI.R( „ „ 78 „ ) 0 0 38 0 0 One of them has been known to take refuge inside town, rising in tumbled masses against the western the hut till he was rested enough to leave the sky for a hundred miles 011 end. APPLY TOR ILLUSTRATRD DESCRII-TIYR LITIRATURR AND ALL FL RTHRR 1'ARTICrURS TO island. The presence of human beings evidently And above all, one recalls myriads of terns MACDONALD, HAMILTON & CO. inspired him with less terror than all the tumult weaving an ever-changing pattern as they, fly over Agents, P. & O. S. N. CO. and confusion of bird life outside. the low island, and of the calling and crying that 247 GEORGE STREET There is some indication that when the terns are ceases not day and night as they fly to and fro. SYDNEY not breeding, the gannets, who can be seen fishing Cabins-de-luxe Electnc Lifts in the channel between the island and the Queens land coast, make their nests on the island. There Please interest a Friend in the Navy League THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 29 •28 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL.
Yarrow appear to be doing wonders in the saving Naval Notes from Europe. of weight, and her competition trials with the From a Special Correspondent. Thornycoft AMAZON are awaited with interest. BHBGOGK & WILCOX LTD. The construction of the new shallow gun boats HEAD OFFICE & WORKS IN AUSTRALIA: It is understood that the new battleships for service against C linese pirates is proceeding REGENTS PARK. N.S.W. NELSON and RODNEY will not be fitted with torpedo rapidly on the Clyde. tubes, which has started a discussion in British naval circles as to whether the torpedo is not Through the closing down of the coastal motor- entirely obsolete for big ships. boat base at Haslar, Portsmouth, the depot ship Manufacture HORNET, formerly C.M.B. 102, has been paid off. During the general strike in London several The move is regarded as poor economy. The World Renowned Water submarines were sent into the Thames docks and Tube Boiler, unanimously recom- supplied electrical power to the city by means of After a distinguished career dating from 1863, their powerful generators. taking a big share in the " little wars " of the time, mended by the Boiler Committee Admiral Thomas MacGill, C H , has died in his appointed by the British Admir- As the Navy is H.M. cruiser EMERALD which was taken out of 76 year. the hands of the private contractors in 1920, and alty and now the Standard Boiler to England so is has been completing in a Royal dockyard ever The German navy is building an 8,ooo-ton of the British, American, and " B.P." to the Home! since, leaked badly on her maiden voyage and had vessel with three 100-foot rotors for experimental to return to Malta. purposes. other Navies. The German navy is building a number of The work of clearing away the wreckage of cruisers and destroyers, and is remanning the fleet H.M. ships THETIS, INTREPID, and IPHIGENIA CITY OFFICE: with volunteers on a twelve-year enlistment. which were sunk as blockships in Zeebrugge Har- bour in 1918, is almost completed. The French navy is scrapping a number of its 0)I10K HOUSE, mm SHEET, SYDNEY FOr* BERBERS. older units, including several destroyers, which had Vice-Admiral Marten Pasha, Commander of the to do cruisers' work during the war, and the famous Dardanelles defences during the war, has died at six-funnelled JEANNE D'ARC. Berlin. It is the intention of the British Admiralty to The largest submarine in the Japanese navy, a strengthen the anti aircraft armament of most 2,ooo-ton vessel, recently arrived at the Yokosuka capital ships by substituting 4 inch guns for 3-inch. Naval Station for completion after its launching at the Kawasaki dockyard. A. FORSYTH & CO. Ltd. It is understood that the wonderful apparent qualities of the lo-ooo-ton Italian cruisers exist The Spanish navy is to be increased by the Australian Rope Box 86, G.P.O. 339 Kent Street, principally on paper, and that for the real work of addition of a cruiser and three destroyers. Their a cruiser the ships of the COUNTY and AUSTRALIA construction is under British direction. Works Cable Address! "Rope" Sydney classes are far superior. CODES: The British submarine L.27 has now been com- A.B.C 4th and 5th Editions and The plans for developing the Greek navy, which pleted, and has been commissioned. She was laid Beatlcy'i were to make it capable of resisting any Turkish down during the latter days of the war. aggression by sea, have been held up for lack of funds. Portsmouth naval establishments were recently • j visited by Prince Chichibu of Japan. WORKS: Bourke Street, Waterloo New South Wales The famous battleship PELAYO, their only battle- Kangaroo Rope Works Brisbane, Queensland ship at the time of the 1898 war, is being broken The British submarine X.I., the largest vessel of up in Holland. her type in the world, has commenced her experi- LARGEST MANUFACTURERS IN AUSTRALIA OF: * mental cruise via Gibraltar. It is understood that The French Navy League is increasing its this cruise will take her round the world, and will White and Tarred Manilla, Coir Rope, Spun Yarn, Lashings, membership rapidly, and in addition to propa- test the utility of this type in a possible Pacific Clothes Lines, New Zealand Flax and Russian Hemp Rope, ganda work, is undertaking a number of training War. Log Lines, Harvesting Twine, etc., ManillaDiving Ropes, schemes. Plain and Cable Laid Cotton Ropes, etc. Prince Nicholas of Roumania and Prince The Russian navy is still talking of building a Charles of Belgium have been appointed Honorary number of submarines, getting the parts and Sub-Lieutenants, R.N., on completion of their A. FORSYTH & CO. LTD. 339 KENT STREET. SYDNEY. N.S.W. machinery from Germany, but the financial diffi- .. training in the British navy. Phones: CHy 101 IS and Oty 341 culties appear to be insurmountable. _ Vice-Admiral Sir John Franklin Parry, K C.B., In the new destroyer AMBUSCADE, Messrs. Hydrographer to the British Admiralty, 1914-19, 14 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 15
has died at the age of 62. Latterly he was Presi- WHITE AUSTRALIA. THE HUMOUR OF THE R.A.N. dent of the International Hydrographic Bureau at Monaco. Mr. H. S. Nicholas, the well-known Sydney The French flotilla leader TRAMONTANE, first of barrister and writer, in the course of an article in a series of three 1,450-ton boats to be completed, the official organ of the Australian Dejence League, has run satisfactory speed trials. wrote :—The White Australia policy affects very Japan is constructing four cruisers of about few Japanese, for it is so administered as not to 7,100 tons. The first of these, the FURUTAKA, interfere with merchants, students, or tourists, but has been recently completed. it has been the subject of protests time after time, French and Italian squadrons recently visited and however carefully it has been explained, has the British Naval Base at Malta, and were given a been treated as inconsistent with the doctrine of very cordial reception. equality among civilised peoples. In almost every instance the desire for peace and disarmament is The 25 German destroyers sunk at Scapa Flow subject to a reservation of those interests which in 1919 have now all been salved, but the capital each nation considers vital to its honor or its ships will present a harder task. security. There is no interest which Australia Admiral Sir Osmond de Beauvoir Brock, late considers more essential to its security than the Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, has maintenance of the White Australia policy, and succeeded Admiral Sir Sydney R. Fremantle as none which other nations consider nearer to their Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth. honor than the right of their nationals to be The British cruiser CONCORD, after two years' treated on the same footing as those of other service on the China station, has returned home countries for refit. During her commission she covered about 40,000 miles. The White Australia policy entails two obliga- tions on the Australian people. The first is to be The Argentine cruiser BUENOS AIRES, carrying able to explain it to the peoples of other countries H.M. the King of Spain, recently inaugurated the and to the British people in particular. Some opening of the new channel at Seville. English writers assure us that the interests of the During the national stoppage the British people of Great Britain and of Australia are one, destroyer VIDF.TTE conveyed mails between Eng- as we believe they are, and that therefore Aus- land and Belfast- tralia's quarrel will always be Great Britain's, which by no means follows —others writing with Spring Cruise* apparent authority declare that the two countries The spring cruise of H.M.A. ships Sydney having nothing in common, and that Australia (flagship of Commodore G. F. Hyde, C.B.E.), must be prepared to defend herself. The one Adelaide, Swordsman, Platypus, Success, and thing clear in this divergence is that our policy Tasmania has been arranged, and the fleet will must be explained ; it may or may not be accepted, leave Sydney on August 10. but it will not be taken on trust. The second obligation is that we must be prepared to defend The itinerary is as follows:—Arrive Jervis Bay, ourselves so far as our resources will permit. The August 10, leave September 3 ; arrive Port Ade- two obligations are from one point of view the laide September 7, leave September 20; arrive same. YVe cannot expect to convince other nations Port Lincoln September 21. leave October 4; of our belief in a policy unless we are ready to arrive Westernport October 6, leave October 11; defend it, and can give proof of our readiness. It arrive Port Phillip October 11, leave October 15; is no use asking other people to take a share in our arrive Geelong, October 15, leave October 18; defence if we also say that it can never be in arrive Port Phillip October 18, leave October 29 ; danger. In the early days of the Australian Navy arrive Port Melbourne October 29, leave Novem- and of the Citizen Forces readiness for self defence ber 8; arrive Port Phillip November 8, leave was treated as a test of self-respect. It should be November 15; off Port Melbourne or Williams* # the same to-day. To say that we will adhere to town November 15, leave November 15; arrive , the White Australia policy at all hazards, and back in Sydney November 18 yet that we will submit to no sacrifices is to make Fleet exercises will be carried out during stay at ourselves ridiculous. We issue a challenge and Jervis Bay, Port Lincoln, and Port Phillip, and then refuse to put ourselves in readiness. To call nearing the conclusion of the cruise men who are ourselves a nation, and yet not to fit ourselves for natives of Victoria, South Australia, West Aus- defence when other nations have still their armies tralia and Tasmania will proceed on Christmas and navies is bad enough, but to call ourselves a BILL : '• I've--er.-proposed to your daughter and ahe'e accepted me." leave from Melbourne. New South Welshmen nation with a policy and yet not to have an and Queensianders will proceed on leave on the organised defence force is humiliating. DAD: " Well don't oome to me for aympathy ! You've been hanging around return of the fleet to Sydney. her all your ahore leave ao you've got no one but youraelf to blame !" THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 29 •28 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL.
William T. A. Moran, to Sydney, to date August 5; Globe Brand R.N. and R.A.N. Appointments. Ifcivkl H. Harries, to Tasmania, and for *• N " duties, to date August 6 ; Alfred E. Buchanan, to Sydney, to date August 6 : Arthur J. G. Tate, to Delhi, to date June 28. Meat Products Following is the latest list of naval appointments :— Engineer-Commander. — Ralph P. Janion, to Penguin, QUALITY GUARANTEED Captain : Hector Boyes, C.M.U., to Cerberus, additional additional, to date Auguut 14; Douglas P. Herbert, to for passage to United Kingdom, for reversion to Royal Penguin, as First Assistant to Engineer Manager, to date ASK FOR Navy, June 22. Commander: Edwin (». Morris, to August 14: Arthur C. W. Meant, to Platypus, additional, Sydney, in command, and as chief staff officer to Com• to close accounts, to date August 2, and to Penguin,, modoie George F. Hyde, C.B.E.. commanding H.M.A. additional, to await passage to United Kingdom, to date fleet (temporarily), to date June 22. Lieutenant-Com- August 12 Engineer Lieutenant Commander.—Percy Globe Sheep Tongue mander : Herbert V. Creer, to Cerberus, additional to W. Sims, to Platypus, to date August 2. Paymaster date July II. Lieutenant: (ilen L. Cant, to Cerberus, Commander —Keith M Lawler, O.B.E . to Cerebus, additional, July 11. Sub Lieutenant : Neil M. Sher- additional for passage to United Kingdom per R M.S. lock, Marguerite, July I. Engineer Commander: Orvieto, as Secretory to Rear Admiral P. H. Hall Douglas F. Herbert, to Brisbane, additional, to date Thompson, C.B., C.M.G., and for reversion to Royal Globe Ox Tongue July 10. and to Feuguiii, additional, to date July 24. Navy, to elate June 29 Paymaster Lieutenant-Com - Engineer Lieutenant Commander : Ernest Baker, to mandcr. — Basil M. Peck, to Cerebus, additional as sec- Tasmania, additional, to date June 26, and to Brisltane, retary to Rear Admiral William R Napier, C.M.G, D.S.O., to date July 10. Paymaster Lieutenant Commander : First Naval Member, with the temporary rank of Pay- Globe Meat Extract Eric Kiugsford Smith, to Platypus, and for flotilla duties, master Commander, whilst holding the appointment, to to date July I ; Wellington T Hogan, to Platypus, date June 29. Surgeon-Lieutenant (D) Alfred R. KIWI, THE QUALITY POLISH, additional, to date July 1, and to Adelaide, to date July H; Woolcott, to Penguin, to date July 23 ; Gilbert R. Carter, JAMES BARNES LIMITED Geoffrey H. Lane, to Adelaide, additional, to date July 8, to Cerebus, to date July 23. Senior Master.—William IS DISTINCTLY SUPERIOR. IT ami to Cerlterus to date July 16: John Hehir, to Cer S Edgerton, to Adelaide, to date July 28. School- GIVES THE SMART APPEAR- MANUFACTURERS Items, additional to date -iuly 10, and to Penguin to date master.—Frederick C. Lamliournc to Platypus, and for July 21. Commissioned Instructor: Roliert A. Baker, flotilla duties, to date July 23: Bernard E. Fits id, to ANCE. IS WATERPROOF, AND REDFERN, NEW SOUTH WALES to Cerberus, additional as assistant to District Naval fVrebns. to date July 23 ; Gilliert L. Carter, to Cerebus, POLISHES PERFECTLY. ESTABLISHED 1B61. Officer, South Australia, to date July 0. Commissioned to elate for advanced course, to date July 28. Paymaster Gunner : William Windsor, to Platypus, to date July 8 ; Cadet.—Philipp O I* Owen, to Cerebus, additional, to James J. L. L. Baker, to Platypus, additional to date date June 14. July 8, and to Cerberus, additional for passage to United Kingdom, per R.M.8. Ormonde, for reversion to Royal Promotions.—Lieutenant -Commander Alexander J. Navy, to date July 24. Commissioned Boatswain : Loudoun-Shand to be Commander, to date June 30; Albert J. Haberfield, to Cerberus, to date July 1 ; Alfred Engineer Lieutenant Commander Arthur C. W. Mears to J. Reed, to Adelaide, to date July 3. Gunner : Frank * he Engineer Commander, to date June 30; Gunner R. Dobson, to Cerberus, additional to date July U. Samuel S James to IK? con.missioned Gunner, to date Warrant Engineer: Norman J. E. Lark, to Cerberus, July 1. additional to date July 11. Paymaster Midshipman: Albert H. Sheppard, to Platypus, additional to date June 2. Promotions :—Lieutenants : Frederick John Dumford and Norman Arthur Cyril Hardy to be Lieu- THE WARSHIPS. tenant Commanders to date May 15 and June 13 respec- tively. Surgeon Lieutenant Robert Martin to be Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, to date June 28. Gunner Arthur Open for Inspection. Ernest Geer to be Commissioned Gunner to date May 19. Increasing in Paymaster Cadets Eric Douglas Creal and Ralph Frank popularity year Mars ton Lowe to bo Paymaster Midshipmen, to date i Commodore G. F. Hyde, C.B.E., R.A.N.. has July 1, 1926. after year. informed the press that vessels of the Royal There is no The following were receivod on going to press :—Rear- i Australian Navy lying at buoys in Farm Cove, substitute tor Admiral: Percival H. Hall Thompson, C.B., C.M.G., to Sydney, will be open to the public between the "Vice-Regal" Cerberus, additional for passage to United Kingdom per hours of 2 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Saturdays, Sun- quality, nor for R.M.S. Orvieto, for reversion to Royal Navy, to date days, and 011 general holidays. June 29. Commander James R. C. Cavendish, to the comfort of the Swordsman, in command and as Commander ^D) to date " Ivory tips, August 5. Lieutenant Commander: Cordon B. R. smooth to the Rudyerd Helpman to Adelaide, to date June 28. Lieutenant. —Norman K. Calder, to Swordsman, for DINNER DANCE. lips." flotilla duties, to date August 5 : Claude H. Brook•• to // you amoke < pipe, of course you amoke " Vice-Regal' Swordsman, and for " N " duties, to date August "»; Packets oj 10. Bghtperice Mixture in « Civie Pipe. John R Miller, to Cerberus additional, to date August 5; Please invite a Friend to the Navy League Packets of IS. II- Raymond P. Middleton, to Success, to date August 5 ; i Dinner Dance at the Wentworth, August 5. W. D. & H. O. WILLS Aii tight tms 01 SO. J/J. Alvord 8. Rosenthal, to Swordsman, to date August 5 ; Tickets 15/- each, including dinner.
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RELATIVE STRENGTH OF FLEETS. CoKKKCTKD Tl) 9TII MARCII, 1928. AND Si'FPU ED BY THE NAVY LSACUE, LOSDON. - TOOTHS THE British I'nited Soviet .la|mn France Italy Germany Empire States Union KB CLEVER J KTtueLAGER Battleships ... IS IS i; 9 7 5 s Battle Cruisers 4 4 CLEANER Cruisers 47 .12 .11 15 14 7 I) Cruiser Minelayers — •> — — Armoured Coast Defence Vessels K.B. possesses in a marked degree and Monitors 1 — — — Wluranrdlrt and |rMM ooll«il "0LIVI1 »»•» - all the qualities that distinguished Aircraft Carriers SC 1 1 — will b« found th. quloka.t way of b.nlihln* tham. 1 the highest-grade Lagers imported Jual rub an 'CLEVER M««Y and tha graaaa rub, Flotilla Leiulers 17 — 2 1 1 — — in pre-war days. You'll enjoy alt at anoa Olaaaarara. thing, at nl.kal and Destroyers 17 2 :tt>9d 10.1 54 52 8.3 Hi K.B. aluminium, w.adwaf*. flaara. wlndawa tar all Tor|iedo Boats 54 Hi thaw and lot alaanliw handa thara a nathln« Juat aa goad Submarines ... 56 120 5.1 45 42 23 Sloops .14 - S 4 Brewed and bottled Coastal Motor Boats i; 12 by 2 Gunboats and Despatch Vessels . 12 I; 49 12 .3 TOOTH & CO. Kiver Gunboats IS 6 s 4 — Limited CLEVER. Minesweepers til 44 4 29 40 20 .35 Kent Brewery, Sydney.
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Battleships ... 1 Battle Cruisers — Cruisers 15p Sa s 9lt 3w Armoured Coast Defence Vessels rfi " Sr and Monitors — - — m Cruiser Minelayers 1 — — — Aircraft Carriers It 2 •i 2r — Flotilla Leaders — — — 201 — — BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY C° L Destroyers ... 2 12e 24 .16m 24h 24 12x MINE OWNERS IRON & STEEL MASTERS Torpedo Boats — — — — — — ly Submarines ... 10q Sf 26 58n 20 o 3 — WORKS: Sloops ... — — — — — — — MANUFACTURERS OF: Coastal Motor Boats — — — — — — — Gunboats and Despatch Vessels 4v _ — — — TEE RAILS. BRIDGE RAILS. River Gunboats 6b — — — — — BEAMS. CHANNELS. Minesweepers 2 —i ' «j ANGLES. TEES. ROUNDS. «li.VgW-«-KAD MINK : SQUARES. FLATS NOTES. • ROKIN HILL. N.«.W. a 8 authorined, 5 appropriated for, 3 others will lie laid n 27 projected but not yet authorised. (In addition it OCTAGONS. PIG-IRON, down before the end of U.S. financial year, is pi (jjM)sed to lay down 3 or 4 coastal submarines INGOTS, BLOOMS AND BRANCH OFFICES: b Authorised arid appropriated for. each year.) 0 Including 2 Cruisers under reconstruction as Aircraft ^ . u Including 8 projected but not yet authorised. BILLETS. REINFORCING Carriers. p Includes 4 authorised but not yet laid down, and 3 BARS, WIRE RODS, d Includes 14 fitted as Minelayers and 20 assigned to projected. C.O. duties. q Includes 6 projected. BENZOL. TAR. SOLVENT e Authorised but not under construction or oontract. r 1 Carrier and 1 Aviation Transport. NAPHTHA, SULPHATE OF f Includes 4 authorised but not appropriated for. H 1 not yet authorised. g 3 projected but not yet authorised. > ^ Projected (for Australia). AMMONIA h 8 projected but not yet authorised. y Authorised but not yet laid down. ITo be combined minelayers and minesweepers. 3 projected but not yet authorised. w 2 not yet authorised hut contained in 1926 estimates. 1 12 projected but not yet authorised. * 6 not yet authorised but contained in 1928 estimates. m 14 projected but not yet authorised. y Not yet authorised but contained in 1928 estimates. MOTE.—The number of ve»wels Huilding and Projected if added to tbo numt»er already built does not represent the future lelative •trengths, for many vewels in Schedule IL are forreplacemen t of vessels in Schodule I which will become obsolete j-j HEAD OFFICE: IV^l MELBOURNE Q • i 14 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 15
BALMAIN. BIRCHGROVE.
(Cantiibutcd by Mr. S. Coopct) (Conuibuud by Mr. F.. H. Fiddcn). The cadets of the Birchgrove Company are not Mr. T. Fox, President, and Miss Rita Fox, who disheartened at the result of the cutter race, recently returned from Honolulu by the " Niagara," and hope to make a better showing next time ; were met on arrival by the Sea Cadets under the breaking an oar was simply a bit of bad luck, but Officer-in-Charge ; lalrr the President enteitained worse things than that happen at sea. he Boys at the Depot and gave them an interest- As the Harbour Trust cannot allow the bar- ing talk on his trip. quentine " Lindstol " to be moored in Snail's Bay, The Sydney Harbour Trust has commenced the the Birchgrove Committee has decided that a rei.-wal of our Sea Wall which collapsed at one waterlront depot will be more suitable for the boys, cor ler due to the dredging operations in connec- and a sub-committee has been formed for the tion with the adjacent Coal Mine. When the wall purpose of acquiring a favourable site. is completed it is intended to erect davits and Mr. T. H. Silk presided at the monthly meeting boom and to finish the slip. held July 8th, when it was decided to hold a The Navy League is Non-Sedarian. The Navy League is Non-Political. The H.M.AS. " Marguerite " was recently vis- pillow slip evening in aid of the Balmain Hospital. ited by the Company and many intricacies 36 members were present. explained to the Boys by the courteous Officers. We have to thank Mrs. Silk for presenting the Arrangements are being made to visit Fort Company with a bugle ; also Mr. Wells for a set SUB-BRANCH AND COMPANY NEWS. Denison where Mr. Sumner is always so pleased of boxing gloves. to take a party over this historic Island. The Company's Godmother donated 18 lan- Mr. J. J. Booth's latest gift to the Company is a yards, 3 gold and 1 silver medals for knotting and BAT W A TM ItWr.li.Oh.rg. Mr W BUCXLAND DaL.JHilil1 Hm, t.or.t.ry Mr 1DOAII FIODEN UBUMlUmDRRTMMOTNiT Ho* S.or.t.r, MMrr «J WALKHIRONS! splendid Phonograph and Records. signalling competitions.
NORTH SYDNEY - JUfSSSSST ILtSSS RT0HM0ND W"~R"» I«DI Messrs. Houlder Bros, have kindly donated Birchgrove Company claims the honour of niUnaiUHU Hon ».Or.t.ry Mr. J. KYNOCK some Antifouling Paint for our Boats. having the youngest juvenile member in the LANE COVE League - Rae Cooper, born June 30th, and •UUNI/B0NDI-R0SI J.HJUEU BAUQ Y± o">°« MR 0. J. MPKJNS " Speed up Summer " is the Slogan of our Boys ; Winter time precludes most of the acquatic sports received certificate same day. Can any Company OOOOEE-OLOVELLY—Mr "V M*™!I Offlc.r In Ch.rg. BffiCHGBOVE Han iMrfUrr as Swimming, Sailing etc. beat this ? It is understood the Sydney Collieries Ltd., are Mr. Waterfield, late Chief Yeoman of Signals, and the cup were awarded owing to an unintentional making every endeavour to abate the Coal Dust R.N., was appointed an officer of the Birchgrove McMaster Cup. infringement of the rules by Richmond. nuisance ; if they can do so it will make conditions Company on June 23rd, and Mr. Whitmore. late much more pleasant. Coxswain, P.O., 1st class R.N., was appointed After the racing the Drummoyne Indies' July 7th. Ideal weather conditions favoured the Navy Committee provided refreshments for the guests An interesting gentleman, Mr. Arthur (I^ate The results of examinations held on ?istand League Sea Cadets on June 19th, when the annual including about 200 Sea Cadets. R.N.R.) has visited the Depot and promised to cutter race for the "Oswald McMaster" cup took give a lecture to the Boys on a date to be 28th June, for Petty Officers and Leading Seamen place. RKSUI.TS : — 1 st Heat. arranged. Cadets, are as follows :— 1. Richmond. 1. North Sydney. 3. Balmain. LEADING SEAMEN FOR P.O.— 1. E. Starkey, Two heats and the final rowed over a course 2nd Heat. Officers from other Companies are also frequent from Wright's Point to Gladesville wharf, on the visitors. 9o5fe; 2. W.Ryan, 87.1%; 3 N. Allen, 85.7%; 1. Drummoyne. 2. Birchgrove. 3. Eastern Subs. 4. A. Jackson, 74 3% ; 5. R. Fraser, 67.7%. Parramatta provided a splendid afternoon's sport Final. for the boys and plenty of excitement and thrills 1. Drummoyne. 2. Richmond. SEA CADET FOR LEADING SEAMEN, i. E. for the large crowd of spectators present, who KINDNESS. Wells, 971%; s. A. Kendal, 94.3%; 3. G. shouted encouragement to their favourite crews. Walker, 93^, 4- J- Lamperd, 92.7^.; 5. J The first heat proved to he the tit bit of the Route March. Starkey, 85.3%. afternoon as it was only in .he last stroke that " We shall pass through this world The following gentlemen assisted at the exami- Richmond crew with a magnificent effort forged nations :—Messrs. Cooper, Starkey, Waterfield, By kind permission of Commodore G. F. Hyde, but once, any good thing therefore ahead and snatched victory from North Sydney, C.B.E., R.A.N., Commodore commanding the Pearce (late R.N.), Wells, Harvey, and Nicholls. the holders of the cup, by a bare three feet. In Royal Australian Navy, the band of the flagship, that we can do and any kindness The cadets will be decorated at the next parents the second heat the honours went to Drummoyne Entertainment Night. " Sydney," will head the march of Navy League that we can show to a fellow crea- after a hard contest with Birchgrove who werei Sea Cadets through the city on Saturday morning, The following cadets have joined since the June unfortunate in breaking an oar and spoiling an July 24. ture, let us do it NOW, let us not issue of the JOURNAL :—George Craig, Albert excellent chance of winning. Cadets will parade on the west side of Circular defer it, or neglect it, for we shall Slattery, Douglas Waterfield, Colin Cruwy», Robert Whitmore, Thomas Tennant, James Alexander, The final was also a splendid race, Richmond Quay and commence their march along George not pass this way again." crossing the finishing line nearly three-quarters of Street at 10 o'clock. The Officer-in-Charge of Thomas Pinkiss, Robert Sherman, Arthur CroM. a length ahead of Drummoyne, to whom the race Drummoyne Company will be Officer of the day. Harold Fletcher. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 29 •28 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. AUSTRALIANS ALL. NORTH SYDNEY the request of the Rose Bay-Bondi Sub-branch of the Navy League Sea Cadets for the use of the Club Gymnasium be acceded to." Contributed by Miss Murray. Cadets of the North Sydney Company assisted In his letter Mr. J. H. Cash, Hon. Secretary, at the Annual Junior Red Cross Pageant held at states that " the Association wiil take an interest the Sydney Town Hall in June, and were compli- in the welfare of the boys, and that they are to be mented on their smart appearance. congratulated on the opportunity of securing a home to carry into effect the good objective they An enjoyable afternoon was spent at Drum" have set themselves to attain." moyne depot after the boat race for the McMaster Mr. \V. Hunter (President), ex-naval man, Cup. The North Sydney crew used Drummoyne Lt -Col P. W Smith, V.O. (Chairman of Trustees), Company's cutter, and were 2nd in their heat. E. F. Hally, A A.A. (Treasurer), A. O. Butler Plans for rhe erection of cat-heads at the depot (Asst. Hon. Secty), G. M. Stafford, B.A., L.L.B. are in the hands of the Town Council for approval. (Hon. Solicitor), and J. B. Middleton, M C. (Hon. Architect) are also taking keen interest in The arrangements for completing the quarters us. at the depot are well in hand, and the O.C. will shortly take up residence there. Mr. C. J. Brown, another member, editor of " The Leader," has placed his large room at On recent drill nights a good deal of boxing has Harris House at our disposal for training purposes, been indulged in. Many of the cadets—both and Mr. Mark Harris has given us the use of senior and junior—show great promise with the another room. gloves, and are ready to participate in friendly Mr. Brown will also assist us per medium of bouts with boys from other companies. his enterprising journal, " The leader," by giving publicity to our activities from time to time, thereby bringing it under notice of those chiefly LANE COVE. interested. Hearing that we were short of oars, and having The officer-in-charge (Mr. M. Sommerville) difficulty in obtaining same. Messrs. Kopsen's Ltd., reports a most successful Committee meeting held of Clarence Street, kindly donated three very fine at the School of Arts on June 21. Those present pairs to our sub-branch. included : —Mr. T Oakes (in the chair), Mesdames Mr. C. Isles, Suburban Carrying Company, as M. Oakes, E Home, M. H. Gooch, E. M. Darcy, usual, collected the oars and other gear in various Quiet* of the Birehgrove Company lend North Sydney Sea Cadets are adept* . C. W. Sommerville, Prestoi* iiaker. Thomas, Miss parts of the city, and delivered to our depot a hand on h.«nl Mr. I). CarmentH signalling. These lads are semaphoring graceful yacht " Athene." I to their colleague* in the unita gig. _ E. Darcy, Capt. \V. W. Beale Mr. R. M Sommer at Rose Bay. Mr. Isles has been a keen sup- ville (O.C.), Mr. F. L. Hodges (hon. sec ) porter—in donations and service —from the incep- tion of the movement in the Eastern Suburbs. The Company, though small, is progressing, PERSONAL. and if enthusiasm counts for anything the time Our best thanks to the above gentlemen for August 5. is not far distant when Lane Cove unit will hold its their assistance and generosity. Captain W. W. Beale, O. B.E., who has been ac- own with the best. tively associated with the N.S.W. branch of the Navy Our week end trips comprise two surprise visits The Governor, Admiral Sir Dudley De Chair, League as Organising Secretary since 1919, will A satisfactory credit balance-sheet at the B^nk to " The Surprise" and H.M.S. " Delhi,"—trips to l.ady De Chair and Miss l)e Chair will lie present soon be closing the final chapter of his labours for was reported by the hon. treasurer. Mr. Hedges. Manly, also Middle Harbour, and Watson's Bay. at the Navy League Dinner Dance to be held at the League and vacating his office chair. And many Mr. Harold Cochrane, one of the sub-branches The Whaler and Dinghy are kept in commis- The Wentworth on August 5th. Naval Officers, are they who will be unfeignedly sorry at his going. most active supporters, is the President. sion, and do not get a chance to grow barnacles. including Commodore G. F. Hyde, Commanding Shortly after returning on board the troopship With two such fine boats the intention is there to the Royal Australian Navy, have reserved tables, Leicestershire to Australia, Capt. Beale was chosen ROSE BAY-BOND I. keep them fully employed and their sea-going also many society girls and prominent Sydney busi- for the League from a large number of candidates. qualities well looked after. ness men. Tickets 15/- each. Ring B 7808. In April, 1920, he founded the League's official A pleasing feature of these week-end outings is organ, The Navy League Jmrrtal, which he has (Contributed by Mr. C. J. Hopkins). the keenness of the boys to learn how to handle the edited and controlled since. At the end of 1920 Big results are expected from our efforts to form boats under varying conditions, wind, and weather, Capt. Beale, on behalf of the Navy League Execu- companies in other centres of this large district, and the results attained are more than gratifying. tive and in association with Mr. W. L. Hammer, and we are pleased to report that accommodation A Generous Member. established the first unit of voluntary Sea Cadets in for training purposes will be at our disposal at the Australasia. Despite many obstacles, political and Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall at At the last monthly meeting of the Navy League financial, things have moved since then and at the Bondi when completed in November. Please interest at least ONE friend in Executive Mr. Harry Shelley with customary large present day our branch of the League is one of the most vigorous in the world. It will be with sincere At the annual meeting held recently the follow- heartedness promised a further hundred pounds our Sea Cadet Movement. feelings of regret that officers and cadets will say ing resolution was passed unanimously:—"That worth of advertisements for our Journal, or the Good-bye to Capt. Beale. equivalent in cash. 14 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 15
H.M.A.S. "MELBOURNE." WHY A SUPREME FLEET IS VITAL TO YOU. trophies Issued ami distributed by the Navy Lea$ut in England. for Jill Sports 1. Because it is your only guarantee of peace. mO^ HARDY BROTHERS offer an unexcelled seiection of 2. Because in case Britain is attacked, it is articles suitable for Sports your one hope of victory. rophies. Each one 3. Because it ensures the safety of our hearth ^^^^^ attractive design and excellent and home. quality. The cup illustrated is an example and demon- 4. Because it is intended for defence not strates the moderation . defiance. • 5. Because you and 46,089,249 other Britons ; ^^^^^^^^^^ A handsome Catalogue potted live in an unvictualled ocean citadel in the North Silver-plated Miniature 'ree anywhere. Goods tent Sea. Cup, on plinth. Height, on approval throughout Aus S inches. tralia. Five per cent, die- 6. Because it guarantees the safe arrival of _ count allowed for cash. f your food supply and raw materials from over the sea. 7. Because for you a Fleet is a necessity, to HARDY BROS LTD most foreign nations it is a luxury. "TirraTTTrTTumSTjoITncp^ In with the system of exchanging ships between the British and Australian Navies, 8. Because the value of your sea-borne trade ruiser Melbourne is now on her way back to Australia and H.M.S. Delhi 13 HUNTER STREET, SYDNEY is ^1,359,907,029, per annum. has left Australian waters for Malta. 11B 118 QUEEN STRUT 9. Because over ^570,000,000 worth of food, and over ^690,000,000, of raw material is imported annually into the British Isles. 10. Because you require 300 merchant ships THE NAVY LEAGUE-NEW SOUTH WALES BRANCH. every week to provide you with food and raw RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1925. materials in the British Isles. 11. Because you possess a mercantile marine 1925 RECEIPTS. 1925 PAYMENTS. TRAVEL BY of 19,440711 tons in the United Kingdom, and, Jan. I—To BALANCES brought forward from Slat Doc. 31—By DISTRIBUTION on 2,781,487 tons in the dominions, which would December, 1924:— account of Equipment, Rents, require protection in time of war. Bank of Now South Wales £173 9 8 etc., for Sea CadetB • • £86 3 7 Cash in hand 3 4 2 Donation to Richmond 12. Because if the supply of material and the Deposits • - 3 10 0 Co., for Drill Hall 50 0 0 export of manufactured products is arrested, the Net Boat and Gear !0 16 6 wage fund will disappear: so that the purchasing 180 3 10 liO 16 « ORIENT LINE Leas London Office 9 3 147 0 1 power of the people must prove utterly inadequate —- 179 14 7 SALARIES - 606 0 0 to ENGLAND to their needs, and the available store of provisions, Dec. 31—SUBSCRIPTIONS, DONATIONS, ETC. PRINTING,STATIONERY,to. lit 4 4 however increased, will be entirely beyond their Annual Subscriptions 382 3 2 RENT • • 38 0 0 Via means. Net Proceeds—Navy League GENERAL EXPENSES, 4c. • 95 6 3 13. Because the sea is your highway from any Ball • 239 18 6 758 10 7 Ceylon, Egypt, Italy, The Riviera " Walter 4 Eliza Hall Trust" • 100 0 0 NET COST OF CALENDARS - 2 3 2 one part of your Empire to any other part. Special Donations 85 14 0 By BALANCE carried foiward and Qibraltar. 14. Because you have an Empire of 13,909,782 807 15 8 Bank of New South Wales -221 0 2 NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL- Deposit • - .10 0 square miles to protect. Advertisement and Speeial 15. Because the population of the Empire is Subscriptions • • 772 16 8 FARES over 450,000,000. Less Coat of Production and Less London Office - 3 12 3 SYDNEY TO LONDON Distribution - . 338 0 0 Petty Cash Overdraft 2 1 10 16. Because without it you could not transport FIRST SALOON-SINGLE - - from £98 Lane Cove Co. 5 0 your troops over-sea to India, or wherever they 134 16 8 RETURN - - from £172 1 8 0 SALE OF BADGES - THIRD CLASS—SINGLE - • from £36 might be required in time of war. RETURN - - /torn £c6 17. Because in the settlement of international £1,123 14 II Wntr for Mutinied Booklets to disputes, it is the right arm of the Foreign Minister. ORIENT S. N. CO.. LTD. 18. Because it helps, as Admiral Mahan, Audited and found oorreot. U.S.N., said, to guarantee the peace of the world. 2-4-6 SPRING STREET, SYDNEY. A. G. MILSON, HON. SECRETARY. W. RUSSELL CRANE, F.C.P.A.l „ , H0V A0D,T0KS 19. Because the foundations of the Empire are l«th Miy, 1926. H. J. OIBBONH, F.C.P.A. j - laid upon sea power. 14 15 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 20. Because you are a trustee for a world-wide Empire which was won for you by your forefathers, Ex-Naval Mens Association and which it is your duty to hand down unimpaired to those who follow you. SUCCESSFUL SMOKE NIGHT. 21. Because defeat at sea would mean the loss The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited of your Empire and your liberties as a free people. A most successful Smoke Night was held by the ESTABLISHED 1834 22. Because it means for you the fact that you Ex-Naval Men's Association at the Lady Betty CAPITAL PAID-UP £3.500.000 0 0 are free from invasion. Cafe, Sydney, on Wednesday, 30th June, 1926. RESERVE FUND £2,830,000 0 0 23. Because your past has lain 011 the water, Among the guests present were : Commodore RESERVE CAPITAL £3.500.000 0 0 your present lies 011 the water, and your future CM. F Hyde, C.B.E, R A.N., Capt. J. F. Robins, £9.830.000 0 0 must lie on the water. R.A.N., Commander R. Garsia, R.A.N., Capt. DIRECTORS: 24. Because Beale of the Navy League, and Mr. Massey, Vict. GEORCE J. COHEN. CHAIRMAN : HON. SIR THOMAS HUGHES. M.L.C.. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN ; Store Officer. "THE FLEET OF BRITfAN IS HER ALL O. E FRIEND; HON. JAMES ASHTON. M.L.C. : HON. J. W. MACARTHUR ONSLOW. M.L.C. IN ALL, This was the first Annual Smoke Night of the GENERAL MANAGER: J. R DRYHURST. N.S.W. Section, but the sixth for the Victorian "HER FLEET IS IN YOUR HANDS. Section, and was largely attended, about 125 mem- HEAD OFFICE: SYDNEY. 343 GEORGE STREET. " AND IN HER FLEET HER FATE. bers being present. LONDON OFFICE : 18 BIRCHIN LANE. LOMBARD STREET. E.C 3. LONDON BANKERS : A very enjoyable programme was provided and THE BANK OF ENGLAND : WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED ; BARCLAYS BANK LIMITED. the orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Pitt, Joint Shipping Service. rendered appropriate music for the occasion. Mr. BRANCHES THROUGHOUT NEW SOUTH WALES and QUEENSLAND. J. Edney rendered a solo which was applauded. AGENCIES THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA anil NEW ZEALAND and ALL OTHER PARTS of the WORLD. Aberdeen, Blue Funnel, and White Star Lines Mr Hamilton, R.N , proved himself to be a first- class conjuror, performing many sleight of hand TOTAL ASSETS, June 30th, 1925 - - £45,217,645. via the Cape. tricks with cards and coins. Cass Mahomet (In- dian Entertainer) rendered several very amusing PROGRESSIVE TOTALS OF THE BALANCE SHEETS Three well-known lines of steamers, the Aber- items which were well received. deen, Blue Funnel, and White Star lines have 1855 £1.335.071 1875 • £4.781.854 1895 - £12,108.532 1915 - £29,706.833 arranged to modify their services between England Toast " Our Guests." proposed by Mr. S. Harvey, 1865 £2,216,524 1885 • £10,569,722 1905 - £15,529,856 1925 £45.217,645 and Australia via South Africa, and to inaugurate was responded to by Capt Robins, and Commander a combined service on a joint time-table. The Garsia. Aberdeen steamers " Euripides," " Themistocles " Toast " Our Navy," proposed by the President, and " Demosthones " and the Blue Funnel Mr. W. H. Butler, and responded to by Commodore steamers " Nestor',, " Ulysses," " Anchises " and Hyde. For Downright " Ascanius" will together afford a first saloon /.MANGROVITE . service sailing at regular intervals from Brisbane, Toast " Kindred Association," was proposed by Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Fremantle, and Mr. Evans, and responded to by Capt. Beale and Solid Service calling at Durban and Capetown, as well as at Mr. Hoskins. Teneriffe in the case of the Aberdeen steamers, Toast " The Press," was proposed by the Presi- and at Las Palmas in the case of Blue Funnel dent, and responded to by Mr. Park. MANGROVITE steamers. Several members of the H.M.S. Delhi were In addition to this first saloon service, the joint present and thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and LEATHER SOLES arrangements provide for the White Star Liners received the best wishes of the Association for a The satisfaction of good hard wear is yours "Ceramic," "Suevic," "Runic" and "Medic," happy return to the old country. when you instruct your boot repairer to attach which are already very popular on the Cape route, The evening was concluded with the singing of Mangrovite Leather Soles to your footwear. to continue to provide an additional service at Auld Lang Syne at 11.15 P m- High quality leather and expert tanning com- intermediate dates, carrying " cabin " passengers bine in the production of these ever reliable only as at present at moderate rates. soles, which by reason of their length of The new arrangements will offer greater facilities service prove an undoubted economy. . . . to travellers who prefer the Cape route, by pro- time-table will be the " Ascanius," which is due to viding a more comprehensive time-table than leave Sydney on 16th Angust next, to be followed "Mangrovite " and " Flintitone " Waterproof Half Solet — hitherto, and greater regularity of sailings. As a by the "Euripides" sailing on 27th September, Men'* Si- (pottage 6d). Women't apd Youthi' //• lpoetage4d). further convenience, it has been arranged that and by the other vessels at regular intervals. In the Original Branded Bottle. "MANGROVITE " ORDINARY HALF SOLES:—Men a l/S, MARY GOLD ESSENCES (pottage 5d). Women'a and Yautht' lid.(pottage 3d). passengers may secure accommodation and take } Childrrn't 9d. (pottage 3d). It should be noted that the Blue Funnel Line known hit over the Commonwealth out tickets by any steamers of the joint service carry 1st class only, and the Aberdeen 1st and 3rd for their Sterling Value. either through Dalgety & Co. Ltd. or Gilchrist class, but the Aberdeen 3rd class bookings will OBTAINABLE FROM ALL 1TORIS OR DIRECT FROM Watt ahd Sanderson, who are already well-known remain separate from the new arrangement and be MANGROVITE BELTING LTD. as agents for the Lines concerned. handled solely by the existing agents, Messrs. CHAItl.CS LUDOWICI. MANAGING DIRECTOR The first sailing from Australia on the combined Dalgety & Co. Ltd. 49 YORK ST. (WYNYAKD SQUARE) SYDNEY THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 29 •28 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL.
Lord Forster's NAVIGATION. Although navigation is a subject on which separate instruction is given and hand-books issued, Illlllll MR ^ Ofl IIUHUI it is essential that all ratings should be acquainted Farewell Message with its general principles and also certain details dealing with it. Such knowledge will be found To the Young People of Australia. useful in boat work and when quartermaster of the watch in small ships. NAVIGATION is the art of taking ships from one J-lbrollt^L AUNT MARYS To all of you I give the message dear to place to another, out of sight of land. IjiiCDyBQBEiEDQBBiil BAKING generation after generation of children through- PILOTAGE is the art of taking ships from one OR your DCW home, seaside or mountain place to another when land or navigational marks F bungalow—specify "FIBROLITE" As- POWDER out the Empire:— are in sight. This is done by the aid of Charts, bestos Cement Sheets for Exterior Wall*, Interior Walls and Ceilings and "FIBRO- which are maps showing the coast-line and the LITE " Slates for Roofing. 44 Fibrolite " This pure product of the grape is appreciated <3[ear C&ob an& ^onor tlje ^Ring. depths of water in different parts of the sea, the costs no more than weatherboards and lining by thrifty housewives. It makes delicious latter marked in feet or fathoms, as stated on boards and is superior in every respect. It scones, cakes, pastries, etc., filled with appetising: Remember that the flag of the Empire is made the chart. These charts are made by the survey- is Fire Retardant, White Ant Proof, and Im- flavour and wholesome nourishment. Be sure up of three emblems of Christianity — the cross ing ships, and published by the Hydrographic proves with Age. department of the Admiralty. Write for Free Catalogue. you ask for Aunt Mary's Baking Powder. of St. Andrew, the cross of St. George, and the cross of St. Patrick. Think of that when- LATITUDE.—The sides of a chart are marked off £250 IN CASH PRIZES. in a scale of latitude. The lines drawn from side James Hardie & Coy. Ltd. ever you see it and salute it, and strive to make to side across the chart are called parallels of "A»b«MtOM Houte " Full particulars of interesting Competition latitude. inside every tin. this Empire over which it is flying worthy of it York and Wynyard Streets, Sydney. LONGITUDK.—The top and bottom of a chart SAVE THE LIDS. day by day. potior tlje ^Rutg ! Remember are marked off in a scale of longitude. The lines drawn up and down the chart are called meridians the King is the symbol of the unity of the of longitude. Empire. He is the keystone of the arch. These are used to describe positions on a chart. READY-TO-ERECT WEATHERBOARD COTTAGES Nowhere in the world are people more free, COURSES—If it is desired to take a ship from one position on a chart to another, a line is drawn We supply all necessary materials, the best of their respective kinds, together with nowhere is Government more democratic, joining the two positions. The angle this line framing timbers—cut, marked, and numbered, ready to fit together. Our •• Cottage than in Australia. makes with the north and south line is called the Home " Catalogue shows forty-four Modern Designs of buildings containing from one course. Having carefully noted that this line runs to eight Rooms and Offices. This booklet with complete Price List mailed free to any well clear of all dangers to the ship, depending on address. Enquiries solicited. Australia for Australians aub her dtaught of water, &c.t the ship is then steered on this course by her compass, with certain small ilje ^Empire! corrections. Do not be content to grow up only to take DISTANCE.—On certain plans of harbours a scale "SIMPLEX" PORTABLE BUILDINGS of distance is given on the chart. what Australia can give you. Give in your The •• SIMPLEX " house solves the building problem where skilled labour is difficult On coast charts and ocean charts, distance is to obtain or expensive. The-SIMPLEX " is absolutely portable. The materials are turn. Give to your country all that you can measured by the latitude scale at the side of that forwarded in panels, together with Illustrated working and key plan, so that anyone of service and good citizenship. It may be chart. As the latitude scale changes from the top of a chart to the bottom, the scale abreast the can put them together. No nailing required. The Houses are as readily dismantled much or it may be little, according to your position of the ship must be used. without damage. The - SIMPLEX" is the Ideal seaside or week end home. For circumstances, but at any rate all of you can One degree of latitude equals 60 minutes of isolated settlers there Is nothing to compare with it. It can be shipped or railed to any place in' a comparatively small compass, and its erection is a matter of hours make up your minds to give something. So latitude equals 60 nautical miles of distance. only. •• SIMPLEX " Catalogue and Price List on application. may you grow up to be honest, upright, and FIXING POSITION OF SHIP ON CHART.—When within sight of land the position of a ship is obtained Christian people. by taking bearings by compass of two or more Obtainable only from prominent objects marked on the chart. These fling tije dame from Jfurst to ^Caat, bearings are then drawn on the chart in pencil. A. C. SAXTON & SONS, Ltd. PYRMONT, SYDNEY The point where the two lines cut is the position TIMBER AND JOINERY MERCHANTS and may God bless and keep you. of the ship. Telephone Nos.: MW 2616 (8 Lines); MW 1782, MW 1601 (Joinery Department). City MM and City »1«. 1
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When out of sight of land the position of the The highest high waters are called Springs. Their errors on Greenwich Mean Time are found instant" or "epoch," independent of local situa- ship is obtained by observations of heavenly bodies The lowest high waters are called Neaps. by W/T or time ball signals, which are made from tion, which is the same for all the inhabitants of with a sextant. This is only possible if the horizon different stations throughout the world. the earth. is clear. These observations are called sights. These occur alternately, approximately, every 7i days. DECK WATCH AND HACK WATCH are very accu- Local time is reckoned at each particular place If no observations are obtained, the position of rate watches for use on the bridge and for taking the ship must be found by calculation from the from an epoch determined by local convenience, When a tide rises higher than usual it also falls sights. They are compared with the chronometers course and the speed maintained over the ground such as the transit of the sun's centre over the lower than usual, and vice versd. daily. since the ship was last fixed. meridian of the place. TIDAL STREAMS are horizontal movements of SEXTANT is an instrument for accurately measur- The courses steered by the standard compass the surface water of the sea caused by the tidal Greenwich time is the mean solar time of Green- are drawn in pencil on the chart. ing angles It is used for fixing the ship by wave. In the open sea they usually run in one observations of heavenly bodies and by angles of wich, usually called G.M.T. The speed through the water is found from direction for 5 or 6 hours, then become slack, and patent logs and the revolutions of the engines. terrestrial objects. Ship time is the mean solar time at the place run in the opposite direction for 5 or 6 hours, but where the ship happens to be. The amount the ship has been drifted, due to they vary very much in their rate and direction, currents, tidal streams, and wind, must be allowed especially near the land and entrances to rivers. In east longitude it is evidently before Green- for to obtain the course and speed made good over Details are found in tidal atlases. MEASUREMENTS. wich time, and in west longitude behind, every the ground. Hence the need for careful steering 15 degrees of longitude making a difference of one and accurate working of the patent logs. CURRENTS are continuous or periodic move- hour. ments of parts of the ocean, due to prevailing TIDES are vertical movements of the surface of winds and other causes. Details are found in Cable.—As a measure used by seamen is one- Zone time is a method of time keeping which is the sea, caused by the attraction of the moon and Current charts of the oceans. tenth of a nautical mile, which is estimated roundly always a whole number of hours fast or slow on sun. The effect of the moon is much greater than at 6,000 feet. Thus, i cable = 600 feet = 100 Greenwich. To attain this, the world is divided that of the sun. CHRONOMETER.—This is a very accurate and fathoms. into 24 zones: the breadth of each zone is 15 The tide usually rises from low water for 6J expensive clock, which is slung in gimbals and Chain.—The unit employed in the actual degrees of longitude and Greenwich is the centre hours till high water, then falls for 6J hours till stowed in a special box, so as to prevent shocks of zone o. Greenwich time is denoted by the and vibration. measurement of lengths by surveyors. The land low water, and so on, but the times taken and the surveyor's chain consists of 100 links = 4 poles — number o or the word zero. The eleven zones to heights vary everywhere. They can be found from A ship generally has three chronometers which 22 yards = 66 feet. The marine surveying chain eastward of zone o are numbered—1 to — 11, the tide tables. are wound every day and compared with each is 100 feet. eleven to the westward are numbered + 1 to + 11. High water occurs about 40 minutes later every other, so that if one goes wrong the error will be Degree.—Is the angle subtended at the centre The zone exactly opposite zone o (i.e., on the day and varies in height. shown by the other two. of a circle by an arc equal to the 360th part of the opposite side of the world) is divided into two half- zones called— 12 and +12. In quoting times circumference. A degree is subdivided into 60 by this method, the number of the zone and its minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds. prefix — or + (minus or plus) is always added A degree of longitude is equal to 4 minutes of and is called the zone description. time. Give Your Boy a Tountain Pen Earth.—The circumference of the earth at the Division oj the Circle. equator is little less than 25,000 miles. 60 Seconds - 1 Minute and Select Fathom.—Measure of length and equal to 6 feet. Soundings are reckoned in fathoms. 60 Minutes - 1 Degree 90 Degrees - 1 Right angle Nautical Mile.—Is equal to 6,080 feet, or 2,000 THE PENFOLD yards (approx.) is often used. or quarter of Knot is a speed of nautical miles per hour, and a circle It Is a strong reliable make, holds a big supply never should be used to express a distance. 2 Right angles - - - 1 Semicircle of Ink, and Is the best class of Pen for a hard If a ship is going at a rate of 12 nautical miles 360 Degrees or 4 right angles 1 Circle writing schoolboy, who wants Quality at a low cost. per hour she is said to be going " 12 knots." 4 Minutes of time - - 1 Degree of Statute or Land Mile, as used ashore in England longitude =» 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet. 15 Degrees - - - 1 Hour. Price 9/6 League.—Is three nautical miles. Sound.—At an average temperature of 62° travels at the rate of 1,125 feet per second. REMEMBER Time.—A definite portion of duration. It is W. C. Penfold 8l Co., Ltd. marked in a general manner by the recurrence of -ffce Sea to Mr We. striking natural phenomena, such as the alterations ~ By Ike •>« •< II the taplre was Unaetf.' Stationers, Printers and Systematists, of light and darkness, and the succession of the seasons. Thus the two natural measures of time " It we tall u iMrtcWt Ha Mlae. Ike laplre wUl pcrtofc." 88 PITT STREET, SYDNEY. are the " day," or period of the earth's rotation on —Admiral '//.count Jelhooe. her axis, and the 14 year," or period of the earth's Eatd. 96 year. (1880-19*8) ' Phone, B 8484 - Four Lines revolution in her orbit. Please interest a Friend in the Navy League. Common time is reckoned from an "initial 14 15 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 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AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THEATRES. THE NAVY LEAGUE. ANTHONY HORDERNS' J. C WILLIAMSON LIMITED •aaasiat Mrcctan Sir C. TaWf. I. J. Tsa. ss4 fraak Tall. HE NAVY LEAGUE is a Voluntary Patriotic Association of British Peoples, entirely outside FOR EVERYTHING party politics, desirous of rendering the great- HEH MAJESTY'S THE NAVY LEAGUE. est service of which it is capable to the Empire, par- ticularly in connection with all matters concerning the sea. It upholds as the fundamental principle of LOVELY "ROSE MARIE" We Invite the amplest Inves- PATRONS— National and Imperial policy COMPLETE NAVAL PRO tigation into both quality H. E. TUB OOVSRHOR OBNRRAL TECTICN FOR BRITISH SUBJECTS AND BRITISH COMMERCE and price of the goods we THS RT. Hon. LORD STONEHAVEN. P C.. O.C.M.O.. D.S.O. ALL THE WORLD OVER. THEATRE KOYAL offer, and we are content H. E. THE STATE GOVERNOR, to leave the result to you. ADMIRAL SIR DUDLEY DE CHAIR. K.C.B. Its objects are : — 1. To enlist on Imperialand National grounds, the sup- "THE SILVER KING" Upon this confidence the vast business or ANTHONY PRESIDENT— port of all classes IN MAINTAINING THE NAVY AT THE THE HON SIR W. P. CULLEN. K.C.M.O.. M.A.. LL.D. HORDERNS' has been built, REQUISITE STANDARD OP STRENGTH, not only with a a confidence not to be trifled view to the safety of our trade and Empire, but PALACE THEATRE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE— with by any statements or also with the object of securing British prestige EowAno W. KNOX SIR F. O. WALBV. K.B.E. on every sea and in every port of the World. ours that cannot be substan- KELSO KINO SIR A. MACCORMICK, M.D. "THE CLIMAX" tiated to the utmost extent. SIR SAMUEL HOROBRN, K.B. JUDGE A. P. BACNHOUSB. M.A. 2. To convince the gene/al public that expenditure F. W. HIXSON, O.B.E. J. PAVNB ALPRBD O. MILBON SIR A. W. MIRKS, K.B.E..M.L.C upon the Navy is the national equivalent of O. E. FAIRFAX, B A.. LL.D. C. M. C. SHANNON the ordinary insurance which no sane person H. H. MASSIE HARRY SHBLLBV grudges in private affairs, and that SINCE A E. P. SIMPSON WALTER M. MARKS. M.P. CRITERION THEATRE A. CONSETT STEPHBN S. FOSTER NEWLANDS SUDDEN DEVELOPMENT OF NAVAL STRENGTH IS ANTHONY HORDERN & SONS, LIMITED SIR THOMAS Huauss, M.L.C. A. J. WARRY IMPOSSIBLE, ONLY CONTINUITY OF PREPARATION BRICKFIELD HILL, SYDNCY. CAPT.A W. PEARSB, F.R.O S. HON J. LANB MULLINS, M.A..M.L.C "THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY." CAPTAIN S. O. OREEN. F.R.O.S. T. FOX CAN GUARANTEE NATIONAL AND IMPERIAL CAPT. O. SMITH T. H. SILK, A.M.I.C.E.. M.I.N.A SECURITY. E. R. WHITE H. COCHRANE 3 To bring home to every person in the Empire that commerce can only be guarded from any HON. MEMBERS- f t COMMODORE O. F. HYDE, C.B.E., R.A.N. possible attack by a Navy. IN CONJUNCTION CAPTAIN J.S. ROBINS, R.A.N. WITH THE AIR FORCE, sufficiently strong in all the COMMANDER H. L. QUICK. R.A.N. "PACIFIC" COMMANDER R. C. OARSIA. R A.N. elements which modern warfare demands. 4. To teach the citizens of the Empire, young and j Cbe Bellambi Coal j HON. TREASURERS— HON. SECRETARIES— old alike, that "it is the Navy whereon, under Is splendid Household and KELSO KINO F. W. HIXSON. O.B.E C. M. C. SHANNON ALFRED O. MILBON the good providence of Cod. the wealth, safety j Company Limited j HARRY SHELLEY and strength of the Kingdom chiefly depend." ! COLLIERY and STEAMSHIP OWNERS < STEAM COAL ORGANISING SECRETARY, AND EDITOR OF JOURNAL— and that THE EXISTENCE OF THE EMPIRE, with the W. W. BEALE. O.B.E. (MIL.) liberty and prosperity of its peoples. No LESS BRIGHT BURNING and DEPENDS ON THE MERCHANT SERVICE, WHICH. ! PROPRIETORS OP THE J UNDER THE SURE SHIELD OF THE ROYAL NAVY. ! SOUTH BULLI aid BELLAMBI COLLIERIES { WELDS US INTO ONE IMPERIAL WHOLE. GREAT HEATING • pleash^note. ! SOUTHERN COAL DISTRICT, N.S.W. • 5. To encourage and develop the Navy League Sea POWER. Contributions of a suitable nature are cordially Cadet Corps not only with a view to keeping invited, and should be addressed to the alive the sea spirit of our race, but also to * .Steam Collier Fleet capacity, 3.400 ions. « EDITOR, THE NAW LEAGUE JOURNAL, enable the BOYS TO BECOME GOOD CITIZENS OF 1 Hulkage capacity, 1,600 tons. Waggon J Wentwoith Building, 6, Dalley St., Sydney. THE EMPIRE, by learning discipline, duty and ! and bunker storage capacity 6,000 tons. * self respect '.n the spirit of their Motto - J Total 11,000 tons. * HEAD OFFICE i The Navy League does not necessarily endorse •• For GOD. fof the KING, for the EMPIRE." the opinions of Contributors to the Journal. 1 Contractors to numerous mail lines « 6. To assist the widows and dependents of officers 58 Pitt Street, Sytaey, New Sntl Wales > Bunker requirements can be supplied ? All alterations of standing advertisements and men of the Royal Navy, including the 1 at short notice. - should reach the Journal NOT LATER than Royal Australian Navy. Royal Marines and ALBERT SIMS, Manager. the 1st day of the month of issue. Mercantile Marine who were injured or who lost their lives in the War. and to educate their Telephone B 4417. : OFFICES—16 SPRING ST., SYDNEY | PHONE: B 7801 children. ; - I WMOU.V sar u. .*• maraa is AusraAtiA av H. r. SUM. ASS so., M M osesas STSSST HOSTH. SVONSV. NEWLANDS ALL STEEL BEDS RANGE IN PRICES FROM £2 TO £50 EACH
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Make sure it is made by Newlands Pictured above is the "York" design Equip these twins with " Steelite-de- of all steel twin beds that cost approx- Luxe" springs and " Morning Glory" imately £6:17:6 each bed, without bedding and you have a sleep unit that mattress. Different freight rates makes that all-to-be-desired result— sound, healthy sleep—a certainty. make this price slightly higher in Remember too, that there are specific districts outside the metropolitan area. hygienic and economical reasons for These beds, made in all sizes, and metal beds. If not, why is their use finished in a wide range of modern in hospitals always insisted upon by colored enamels, are of a design of medical authorities? Since when has simple beauty that will harmonise in a wooden bed been tolerated in any all furnishing schemes. hospital anywhere? THERE IS A RELIABLE FURNITURE SUPPLIER IN YOUR DISTRICT STOCKING NEWLANDS PRODUCTS The Leading Hotels and Clubs in Australia are "Morning Glory" bedding comes to you as the equipped with the"Steelite-de-Luxe" Spring because purest bedding it is possible to produce. It is of its hygiene, comfort and service. made in all sizes.
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Wliat har- Never since our plapet put on its atmospheric Further a speoial feature of the Com- Ceilings frithin the means of even the modest Homebuilder. vests of scorn to be reaped by (he strong pany's service is the deferment of Corpus coat and found that life was good, has need Send to-day for our free Catalogue M. 2 Commission oharges until the estate WUNDERLICH LIMITED and winnowed into the lightei halls of a richer been greater or universal wish more sincere than Baptist Street, Redfern. Sydney beoomes distributable. sympathy and . braver tolerance when 'tis in this generation for a TRADESMAN to arise mxrumtTomr moon-cr roar fhi*. WUNDERLICH Art Metal Ceilings , preached to White Australia stalwarts and Kenya and draw together the filaments of Tennyson's E. V. T. WHITTLE J. W. BABNE8 ASSISTANT MANASCR MANAOIR ^Tp II II II it i •• .1 •• • colonists; and what jo* will lighten the tread of mightiest line, and with resounding hammer Esperan.tists when thr. ' single tongue' is voiced blows beat them.into the possiHt whole "where 25 rCIMELL MEET, mil abrnad I . - " • all men count, but none too much." y/ 2 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL JHmattfik jHirtual ^mwcmxtt (ttompattg With Harpoon and Lance. LIMITED. How Bay Whaling Flourished in the Early Days. AN AUSTRALIAN INSURANCE COMPANY. Forgotten Pioneers and Pathfinders. (BY THOMAS DL'NBABIN, M.A.) glitr*ctov*: V A. K. JAQUES. CHAIRMAN. A C. QALK J. M. ATKINSON. VER a thousand years ago the Basque time stations, Twofold Bay in New South Wales, THKO. J. MARK8. I- J. DA VIES. O manners of the south east corner of the and Te Awaiti in New Zealand, have survived to Bay of Biscay, to whom we owe the word harpoon, the present day. FIRE, MARINE, ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS, WORKMEN'S used to put out in their boats to harpoon whales, At Twofold Bay the Davidson family have been COMPENSATION, BOILER EXPLOSION, MOTOR CAR, which they towed back to their shore stations. whaling for two generations. Davidson is an old PUBLIC RISK AND PLATE GLASS INSURANCE. In the early days of Australian settlement methods man now, and it is hard to get a boat's crew in very siirilar to those of the Basques, who were the these days, but sometimes he still goes after a Losses by Lightning, Bush Fires and Be Patriotic—Insure A ustralian Property first whalers in Europe and probably the first in whale with harpoon and lance in the fashion of the Gas Explosion Paid. in an Australian Insurance Company. the world, were practised by the bay whalers who old days. plied their trade round the coasts of Tasmania, WHALES' BACKBONES AS CHAIRS. along the southern shores of Australia and in New In Tasmania itself all that is left of the dozens HEAD OFFICE: 16 MARTIN PLACE, SYDNEY. Zealand. of bay whaling stations once scattered along the KELSO KING. MANAGER. It is true that bay whaling does not go back to eastern and south-eastern shores of the island are the very ear.>st days of Australian settlement. a few old chimneys, now reduced to mere heaps of The first whaling on the Australian coast was done stones, often almost hidden by scrub or bracken in 1791, but that was by British vessels sailing out fern, an occasional rusty pot or some other moul- of Sydney, and it was deep sea whaling of the dering relic of the old trying-out places, numerous orthodox type. In 1805 the first Australian-built sections of the backbones of whales (sometimes Interstate Steamship Sailings whaling vessel, the brig King George of 185 tons, used as seats in remote huts), and a few names, constructed at Sydney by Kable and Underwood, such as the Fishery, where no one ever fishes now, was commissioned, but this, too, was a deep sea or the name Lookout given to the point or hill on whaler. which a man was stationed to give warning of the Modem Passenger approach of whales. Regular Passenger and Freight Services It was in Tasmania, not in New South Wales, Steamers: Yet in 1841 the records show that 35 sites for that the idea of capturing whales in boats working bay whaling stations were leased from the Govern- not from a ship but from a station established on KATOOMBA ment. This means that something like r,ooo men to all Australian Ports. shore was develcped. The first bay whaling station were employed at these stations, a great number CANBERRA was that set up at Ralph's Bay, on the eastern side for those days. An estimate of the number in of the Ucrwent in 1806 by William Collins, the ZEALANDIA New Zealand in the same year gives a total of over BUILT FOR SPEED AND COMFORT. first harbourmaster of Hobart. Even then others 700. KAROOLA seem to have been slow to follow his example. At the same tinje there were bay whaling stations By 1820, however, there were a number of bay BOMBALA in N.S.W., Victoria, South Australia and Western whaling stations in Tasmania. The golden age of Australia. Probably over 3,000 men were then DMBOOLA bay whaling, both in Australia and in New Zealand FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO employed in bay whaling Unlike deep sea whaling was the thirties of last century. KANOWNA it was a seasonal occupation. The black whales, AdMdo StommMp Co. Ltd. - 22 Bridf Stmt. Sydmmy - 9B20 Whether in New Zealand, in Victoria, or in which were the species mostly hunted by the bay A. V. N. Co. 7 Bridf Stroot, Sydnoy - lOtSS 5. South Australia, bay whalers were the pioneers and whalers, visited the coast during part of the year AmotnUmm StommMp Ltd.. KomUm BmOdrnf. Marfan! St.. Sydmmy «« forerunners of settlement. By 1850, however, bay only. Usually the season lasted from five to six McMmrmth, Mc£acW* Um - 61 Pitt Str—t, Sydmoy - • MM months; for the rest of the year the bay whaler tr, Ltd. - -10 BHdf Stroot. Sydt—y • MM whaling was almost a thing of the past, lingering Co. Ltd. - Cr. Ctmrwncm omd Barrack Str—U S311 on only in one or two places. Two of the old- had to find something else to do. 14 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 15 For the organisation and working of a New threw the harpoon by hand and killed the whale Zealand bay whaling station we have the detailed with lances. It was a case of " first catch your evidence of the Piraki Log, the diary kept by hare." To harpoon a whale it was necessary to Captain Hempelman, who was in charge of the get very close to it. station at Piraki on Banks' Peninsula in the thirties. Unfortunately no such record is available for Tas- HARPOONERS AND HEADSMEN. mania or Australia. There remain only scattered 1 When the boat had been worked close enough Regular Service between Australia and bits of evidence in books and writings, of which for the harpooner to have a chance he did not Southampton, London and Hull, via the main concern is not with whaling, a few stray throw the harpoon straight at the whale. The art documents and some fast dying traditions. of harpooning lay largely in throwing the heavy South Africa. Finest Steamers harpoon so that it descended on the whale from WHALEBOATS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT. on the Route. the air. Then the very weight of the harpoon A bay whaling station usually had four whale- helped to drive the barbed head deeply into the "EURIPIDES" - - - 15,000 Ton. boats, each manned by a steersman, a harpooner whale. "THEM1STOCLES" - - 11,250 „ and five rowers. The true old-fashioned whaleboat, "DEMOSTHENES" - - 11,250 „ 30 feet in length and with a beam of six feet and The harpoon was not intended to kill the wliale. "SOPHOCLES" 12,500 „ built on very fine lines, is now almost as extinct as That was the work of the lance. But it was "DIOGENES" - - - 12,500 „ the 18 or ao feet oar which the steersman used. played with the harpoon first. Attached to the * New Sieamcr. Hobart was once a great centre of whaleboat harpoon was a hundred fathoms or m<>re of jine, Unsurpassed Accommodation (or building, but it is many years since a whaleboat which was coiled in a tub in the bows of the boat. First and Third Class Passengers. was built there, and it is doubtful if there is a This ran out when the whale made off after being builder there now who would undertake to turn harpooned, and then the whale was allowed to Inclusive Tours to South Africa at reduced rates. one out even if it were required. exhaust itself dragging the boat along. Yet the old whaleboat was a very fine type of To kill the whale was the work not of the har- NEW ABERDEEN LINER " DIOGENES," 12,500 TONS. boat. It was built primarily to be rowed, but it pooner, but of the boatsteerer or headsman, and sailed well too. It was exceedingly handy and a after the harpooning they changed places, the DALGETY & COMPANY, LIMITED fine sea boat. With his long bar the steersman headsman going into the bows and the harpooner TO ' had a command over the boat unknown in these ~ going back and taking the steering oar. Some- days of rudders, and this command was not lost times the whale sounded so deeply that the line when there was no way on the boat. It was this had to be cut to save the boat. Failing that his that largely helped to make the whaleboat such a fate was almost certain. Not being a fish, though fine surfboat. the whalers called it one, the whale has to come White Star up to breathe every few minutes. Sooner or later, Remarkable stories are told of the control which exhausted by towing the boat, it would stay on the CABIN Passengers Only. a good steersman had over his boat. Thus in surface long enough for the boat to l PIONEERS OF PORTLAND BAY. across more than 500 miles of often stormy seas. It may be the half whale which causes this Chaseland was a half caste Australian aborigine; Regular Fortnightly Service Freiaht Passenger season's catch of Gardiner's station to be remem- and it is interesting to note that William Lanne, bered, but it is likely it was an unusually good the last full-blooded male Tasmanian aborigine, one. No such sensational day's work is remem- was also a whaler. It was after he had been paid bered for any of the Tasmanian stations as that off from the whaler Runnymede at Hobart Town which resulted in the capture of seven whales in a in 1869 that he began the spree that ended in his P.&O. day by the bay station at the New River in South- death. land (N.Z.) " Black " Murray was another whaling heads- ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. The value of whale varied greatly. It was man who has found a niche in the history of New affected not only by the quantity, quality, and Zealand. He maintained a discipline at his price of the oil but in the case of the black whales station which was not found amongst all the bay- which formed the great majority of the catch by whalers. He once made a crew pull a whaleboat the bay whalers by the amount and quality of the across Cook Straits in a storm, with himself at the FLF.KT. whalebone and the rate at which it could be sold. steering oar, because tliey were more or less drunk, FLKF.T. In 1834 the value of the whales captured off and he considered this a good means of keeping NoeLTAN .. 2ft. 147 them from becoming more drunk. UUIII ism various parts of the Tasmanian coast varied from MAlftJA . 11.137 an average of for the Great Swanport fishery Of Tasmanian Bay whaling headsmen, Gardiner cairati . ism to £70 for Hobart Town. In the case of Hobart •UKftLIA . M.SM and Watson are still remembered, because their Town, however, the greater part of the catch was CONORIN IS.lis names are still attached to the sites of their long- the result of deep-sea rather than bay whaling. MftUIVII 11.111 vanished stations on Forestier Peninsula (Watson's CATHAY .. lS lftl •taaonDt n.217 Of the men who set out in pursuit of Leviathan being almost at the spot where Tasman's carpenter, in their 30-feet boats few records remain. The Peter Jacobzon, swam ashore with the Dutch flag very names of almost all of them have long been in 1642.) They are, however, names, and nothing a.U.S. " M—1TAN." lft.147 Tsss. forgotten, and are to be found only—where they more. There are no traditions to show what are still preserved - in old documents still kept in manner of men they were. LUXURIOUS NEW STEAMERS the archives of Hobart and elsewhere. FOR Incidental reference has already been made to One whaling headman (William Dutton) has the bay whalers at Portland Bay before the Ceylon, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and achieved a certain amount of posthumous fame Hentys. The bay whaling station at Port Fairy through his claim to have been the first perma- (Victoria) associated with the name of that noted ENGLAND nent settler within the limits of what is now shipbuilder and pioneer, Jonathan Griffiths, of Special Return Tickets between Australia and Ceylon (Colombo) may be obtained Victoria, five years before the Hentys. He first Launceston (like Hamilton, Hume, John Batman, went to Portland Bay from Launceston in 1828, and James Kelly, the circumnavigator of Tasmania, at the following Reduced Rates: and spent several years in the season whaling and he was born at Parramatta) goes back almost, FIRST SALOON SFTOND SALOON sealing there. In 1829—according to his own though apparently not quite as far, as that at Port- FKOK £ s. d. £ «. d. statement—he built a house there and lived in it land Bay. The old station at Malacoota inlet in BRISBANE (available for 100 days) STDNRY ( „ „ 100 „ | for two years in all. East Gippsland, founded by Captain Stevenson, is MM.aorRNK{ „ ,, no „ ) apparently of slightly later date. AllKUlSR ( „ 8ft ,, ) In 1833 he went farther and started a vegetable FRRMANTLR( ,, 78 „ .) garden. One difficulty about this claim is that, if In South Australia the old bay whaling station the house and garden are considered to make him at Encounter Bay was founded by Launceston AM.T FOR IlJ.RSTRATKU DlMCRlPTIVR I.1TRRATCKR AND ALL FRRTIIRR PAHTICCLARS TO a permanent settler, a prior claim might be urged whalers years before the first settlers came to MACDONALD, HAMILTON & CO. for the sealers from Port Dalrymple, who in 1826 Adelaide, just as the sealers of Kangaroo Island, had two acres under wheat on Phillip Island. Agents, P. & O. S. N. CO. with their headman, Abyssinia, were there many 247 GEORGE STREET SOME NOTED BAY WHALERS. years before the whalers came to Encounter Bay. SYDNEY Another noted headman was William Chaseland, The Encounter Bay station figures in Simpson C«bin»-de-luxe : / j Electric Lifts who is still remembered for his feat of steering a Newland's " Paving the Way," a fine story of the ^ - • : • : -whaleboat from the Chatham Islands to Otago pioneer days of South Australia. This appears to 15 THE NAVY LEAGUEJOURNAL . 23 8 63 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. be the only instance in which one of the most The naval branch of the Russian Soviet has picturesque episodes in Australian history has been placed orders for the construction of ten 130-ton used in romance. submarines and 15 C. M. Bs. for the protection of Leningrad. BBBQOGK S WILQOX LTD. Bay whaling in New Zealand had reached its HEAD OFFICE & WORKS IN AUSTRALIA: height, and was just about to decline when regular A new history of Sea Warfare is being prepared settlement began. Amongst the leading founders by the well known British naval author, Mr. H. W. REGENTS PARK. N.S.W. of stations was Johnny Jones, of Waikouaitit, Wilson. It will consist of a revised edition of his once a waterman on Sydney Harbour and later a ' Ironclads in Action,' and a second volume dealing leading citizen of Dunedin. He even had a kind with the War, entitled ' Battleships in Action.' of chaplain for his station, bringing a Wesleyan The Turkish Government has voted 3,000.000 JfCanufaclure missionary to act as preacher and teacher. It is Turkish pounds for the first part of the woik of The World Renowned Water on record that one of these chaplains greeted his reconditioning the cruiser YAVOUS. She is the Tube Boiler, unanimously recom- successor with the words:—"Welcome to Purga former German GOEBKN. tory. Brother Creed." The British Atlantic Fleet's Summer cruise, mended by the Boiler Committee which was interfered with by the National Emer- appointed by the British Admir- As the Navy is NAVAL NOTES from EUROPE gency, has now been resumed. alty and now the Standard Boiler to England so is The National Research Society has temporarily of the British, American, and (•V A araciAL COMRaaPONDINTl " B.P." to the Home! shelved the proposal to erect a VICTORY Museum at Portsmouth. other Navies. Captain E. R G. R. Evans, C.B., the well- The R.N. V.R. drill ship PRESIDENT has returned known Antarctic explorer, has been appointed to to her moorings off the London Embankment for CITY OFFICE: the command of the British battle cruiser REPULSE. another six yeais on completion of her overhaul. (idi (wk She is the vessel in which the Prince of Wales During the National strike she was employed as a took his recent voyage to Africa and America. limn IK GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY depot ship for Royal marines at the London FOR BERamrrs. The German Fleet during a Summer cruise docks. recently visited Spanish waters. It lias l>een decided to introduce names for sub- marines in the British navy instead of initials and • Vice-Admiral Sir Walter Cowan has relinquished numbers. The first vessel to be dealt with is the the post of Commanding Officer (Coast of Scot- Oi„ building at Chatham dockyard, which is being land) to become Commander-in-Chief of the rechristened OBERON. North America and West Indies Station. A. FORSYTH & CO. Ltd. Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawksworth Fawkes at one The aviation arm of the Japanese navy is being time commander of the Royal yacht OSBORNE, Australian Rope increased by five companies, to each of which is and Rear-Admiral of the British Channel Fleet Box 86, G.P.O. 339 Kent Street, attached an average of 16 planes. cruiser squadron from 1902-4, has died suddenly Works Cable Address: "Rope" Sydney in his 80th year. The British liattleship WARSPITE has replaced CODES: the QUEEN ELIZABETH as flagship of Admiral A.B.C 4th and Sih Editions and On the completion of the fitting out of the late Bentlcy's • Sir R. Keyes, Commander-in-Chief in the Medi- • British mine sweeper GOOLE as a drillship for the terranean. She conveyed 4 J tons of silver coins R N.V.R., she will be towed to Manchester to from Britain to Cyprus during the National Emer- replace the training ship IRWELI. The IRWELL gency. During her refit her two funnels were replaces the r 22-year-old EACLET at Liverpool. WORKS: Bourke Street, Waterloo New South Wales reduced to one. Kangaroo Rope Works Brisbane, Queensland The British battleship QUEEN ELIZABETH has The Spanish battleship PELAYO, built in France returned from the Mediterranean to Portsmouth, in 1887, is being broken up in Holland. LARGEST MANUFACTURERS IN AU TR ALIA OF: where she is to undergo a long refit and complete White and Tarred Manilla, Coir Rope, Spun Yam, Lashings, modernisation. The Swedish sail training ship Ar CHAPMAN Clothes Lines, New Zealand Flax and Russian Hemp Rope, built at Whitehaven in 1888, as the DUNBOYNE, The death lias occurred at Guernsey of Com- Log Lines, Harvesting Twine, etc., Manilla Driving Ropes, and purchased for training duties in 1923, recently mander H. Butterworth, R N., Captain Super- Plain and Cable Laid Cotton Ropes, etc. visited Dover. intendent of the Mersey training ship INDEFATI- GIBLE, ex cruiser. HEAD OFFICE: Captain H. R. Godfrey, C.B., D.S.O., Com- A. FORSYTH & CO. LTD. 339 KENT STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W. mander of the British destroyer BEAGLE during tbe The British battleships NELSON and RODNEY, Phone.: City 10115 and City 341 landing at Gallipoli of the Mediterranean Expedi- which were laid down in 192a, will be completed tionary Force, has been appointed a Naval aide-de- shortly, and eight specialist officers have been ' camp to H.M. the King. detailed for duty in each vessel. •28 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 29 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. NAVY LEAGUE STALWARTS. NAVAL NOTES—CONT. Kong, is returning to home waters in October for The Dutch submarine K. XIII. recently left recommissioning. Amsterdam on a seven months cruise to the Dutctr Plymouth was recently visited by the U S. East Indies. This is one of the longest trips ever training ship NANTUCKET, which during her voyage undertaken by an unescorted submarine. across the Atlantic under sail lost a cadet over- board. The British mine sweeper FORBES, employed as tender to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Captain Claude Cumberledge, R.N., formerly on has started her Summer programme of Cadets the Australian Station, has retired with the rank of instructional ciuises. Rear-Admiral. The Japanese Government has abandoned its The King has honoured Commodore T. E. intention of installing 5 9111 guns in the new Wardle, D.SO, R N., with the CB. cruiseis, and lias decided to fit 4 7-in. instead, thus saving ^200,000. Navy League Dinner Dance. The British cruiser COVENTRY which returned to Portsmouth in May, has been recommissioned ' Splendid specimens of potential manhood, and returned for duty as flagship of the Rear- Navy league Sea Cadets, formed a Guard of Admiral (D.) Mediterranean Flotillas. Honor for the Governor and Lady de Chair in the Palm Court of the Wentworth Cafe, where the An award of ^600 has been made by the Royal Navy League Ball WAS held last night. The Commission to Captain M E. Dunbar-Nasmith, dance was an immense success, gay parties over- V.C., R.N., for a submarine sounding apparatus. flowing the ballroom or dancing in the gallery. Japan has under consideration the construction' Supporters of the League of all of 33 new vessels to be completed by 193 r. They ages were present in force, many having tables will include four 10 000 ton cruisers, sixteen 1,700 adorned with a profusion of flowers. They have ton destroyers, and five 2,000 ton submarines. reason to be proud of their hobby for in five years eighty-one Navy League Sea Cadets have gone to The British ' Flower' Class sloop HARKBELL sea, and there are four hundred in training in has recently returned to Portland after a courtesy Sydney at present," thus it was written in one of visit to Continental ports, including Ostend, the State's leading newspapers when describing the Amsterdam, and Copenhagen. function. Other papers were equally eulogistic and unanimously voted the ball an unqualified The British cruiser CASTOR which took J promi- success. nent part in the battle of Jutland, and which has About four hundred people were present when bean refitting for about 12 months at a cost of over the Governor and Lady de Chair, who were ^100.000, lias now re-commissioned. accompanied by the Chief Justice and Mrs Philip Street, Mr. and Miss Kelso King, Mr. A. G. Vice-Admiral Sir W. R Bentinck, Chief of S:aff Milson, Commander and Mrs. Quick, Miss Doreen to Admiral Beatty in the LION during the war, is Higgins, Miss Francis Glasson, and Captain Beale, to succeed Sir R. F. Phillimore as Commander-in- entered the ball room. Chief at Plymouth within a few months. Among '.hose present were: Commodore G. F. Hyde, C.B E., R.A.N. ; Captain G. L. Ma>sey, R.N. ; As part of a scheme for the reconstitution of the Commander Johnston, R.N. ; Commander R. C. Garsia, with the officers in charge of Companies, including Two hundred and fifty Sea Cadets marched Italian navv, the old body of naval constructors is RAN.; Commander H. L. Quick. R.A.N, repre- through Sydney on Saturday, July 24. The above Messrs. S. Cooper (Birchgrove Coy.), W. L. senting the Royal Australian Navy Messrs. Kelso being abolished and replaced by a new corps of King, A. G. Milson F. W. Hixson, O.B E , H. Coch- picture shows portion of the parade leaving West Hammer (North Sydney Coy ). R. M. Sommer- naval engineers. rane, T. H. Silk, S. Foster-Newlands, Captain O. Smith, Circular Quay. North Sydney Cadets are in the ville (Lane Cove Coy ), C. H. Hopkins (Rose J. J Booth. E. R. White, and J. Payne of the Navy Bay Coy.X R Stone (Coogee Coy.), R. H. Wade The French six-funnelled training cruiser JEANNE League Executive Committee. Mr. and Mrs Higgins, foreground followed by Drummoyne unit, and Misses Joan and Freda Higgins, Miss Bertha Ander- D'ARC recently paid a courtesy visit to the port of eighty-five boys from Birchgrove Company. The (Richmond Coy.), and W. Buckland (Balmain son, Miss Helen Fell. Mrs. Waring, Mr. and Mrs. Liverpool She is shortly to be scrapped. march was led by the band of the flagship Sydney (see Coy.), deserves great credit for the success of the M. D. Goddard, Miss Jean Goddard, Mr. and Mrs. II. E. page 19),followed by representatives from Richmond, march. hite, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart F. Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. A tower to Lord Kitchener has been erected on Williamson, Captain L. M. Hatfield. Mr. G. Bunting, Coogee, Rose Bay, Lane Cove, and Balmaih Com- Marwick Head, Orkney Islands, in memory of his Praise is also due to other officers who rendered Captain Lundgren, Mr. & Mrs. N. Seale Mr. and Mrs L. panies, then came the splendid boys shown above. loss on board the cruiser HAMPSHIRE when she Davies, Mrs. Venour Nathan, I-ady Richards, Mrs. J. J. sterling service, including Messrs. Harvey, Watt, was mined and sunk off there 011 June 5, 1916. Booth, Generkl and Mrs. Herring, Mr and Mrs. S. J. Mr. J Hirons, Officer of the Day, handled the Hamilton, L. Butcher, Hayward, F. Hopkins, Evans Mr. G. II. Leibius. Dr. Whiteman, Mrs. T. II. Silk, Miss E Mingaye, Miss P- Apple!on, Mr. and Mrs. S. parade in a very workmanlike manner, and he Parton, Waterfield, Whitmore, and Mr. G. Wells. The British cruiser DURBAN on the China Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Sommerville, Mr. G. Rainsford, station which recently completed refitting at Hong Captain and Mrs. Geoffrey Hughes and Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd. / THE NAVY I^EAGUE JOURNAL. 13 26 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. Globe Braod THE STOPFORDS. Meat Products A Naval Family. QUALITY GUARANTEED ASK FOR HR (: A FT J I! WATSON. K.K.A.H 8. U'KKWIIiKNT HOVAI. Al'CTRAI.lAN II IKTIfHICA I. BOCIKTVI Globe Sheep Tongue II. N connection with Edward Stopford mentioned Bay This was seen from the Warspite, and a I in the first |»art (June) of this family's history boat was sent from the ship to rescue them. Globe Ox Tongue there is a link with early Sydney which may have Possibly, the midshipman in charge of the boat some interest for local readers. The battleship was Edward Stopford. Warspite, into which he changed fr«>m the Boa- Whilst the Warspite was in Sydney, H.MS. Globe MeaMOxtract dicea, when Commodore Sir James Brisbane trans- Success and Volage were here, the former com- ferred his fl.tg, put into Sydney on account of the manded by Captain Stirling and the latter Wonderfully serious state of the Commodore's health. The by Captain the Hon Richard Saunders Waterproof and JAMES BARNES LIMITED result is told on a marble tablet on the interior Dundas; and after Sir James Brisbane's death MANUFACTURERS wall of St. James' Church, the inscription on which Captain Stirling, as senior officer, appointed REDFERN, NEW SOUTH WALES reads:— Captain Dundas to the command of the Warspite, ECONOMICAL Sacred to the memory of and she sailed in due course for South America. Commodore Sir James Brisl>ane, Kt., C. B., K. W., She completed her commission by going round who closed with his life an honorable career of action Cape Horn, being the first battleship to do so, to and distinguished service. Whilst commanding H.M. Squadron in India, he conducted in person the naval Portsmouth, having circumnavigated the warld. force employed in the difficult and harrassing war Coming back to the Stopfords, there was a which ended with the submission of the Burmese Empire, subsequent to its termination. Lieutenant William Stopford contemporaneous in He sailed for South America in command of H.M.S. 1811 with Edward Stopford, and who was ap- Warspite, but being greatly impaired in health by that pointed to H.M.S. Fawn in 1812; also a Lieu- arduous service, landed in Sydney, and after protracted tenant Thomas Stopford appointed to H.M.S suffering, died on 19th December, 1826. aged 52 years. Tyne in 1814, but what branch of the family these Sir James was buried with full naval honors in belong to, the records available do not state. the Devonshire-street burial ground ; and when For the same reason it is likely that some of the that ground was taken over for building the family will be unintentionally omitted ; but passing Central Railway Station the remains and the ^over a gap, we reach the time in December, 1857, Increasing in monument erected over them were transferred to when Robert Wilbraham Stopford entered the popularity year the South Head Cemetery. navy as a cadet, became a Sub-lieutenant in after year. *July, 1863, received his first commission in Another incident occurred in connection with There Is no September, 1865, and in 1870 he was Flag- the Warspite whilst in Port Jackson, and was in substitute for lieutenant • to Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Gennys consequence of the greatest bush fire that has taken "Vice-Regal" Fanshawe on H.M.S. Royal Alfred on the North place on the shores of the harbour. It commenced quality, nor for 1 American and West Indies station. He reached the comfort of the near Pennant Hills on November 26th, and swept " Ivory tips, down to Middle Head, clearing all before i*, in-^ post rank in 1885, and in 1888, was Captain smooth to the eluding a cottage belonging to, and the home of of the Curacoa while in Sydney, and made many lips." Mr. James Milson. He was absent from home, friends here. In 1899 he retired as Rear-Admiral Ij you smoke a pipe, of course you smoke " Vice-Regal' but members of the family made vain efforts to and Vice-Admiral in 1904. His war and meri- Mixture in a Civic Pipe. Packets of 10, Bgktpnct save the furniture and also some valuable horses torious services are numerous, and include a medal Pockets of 15, //- Ati tight tots of SO, 3/5. and cows, and finally, to save themselves, had to for Suakim when as Commander of the Arab he w. D. & H. o. WILLS seek refuge in the waters of the harbour at Neutral served ashore in the naval brigade. 23 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 14 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. Frederick George Stopford was born on May and sent to Rose Bay to be used for gunnery ioth, 1852, and entered the Navy as a cadet in practice in connection with the training ship March, 1865, passed for midshipman, and was Tingira. TOOTHS appointed to H.M.S. Ocean the flagship of Vice- The Hon. Arthur Stopford came into the ser- THE a Admiral Sir Henry Kellet, K.C.B., January 26th, vice as cadet on January 15, 1893. "d became 1867. In 1870 he transferred to the flagship of midshipman April 15, 1895, and was appointed in KB CLEVER Vice-Admiral Sir Hastings R. Yelverton. H.MS. 1897 to the battleship Renown, the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir John A. Fisher on the North = KTrue LAGER London, on the Mediterranean Station. Pro America and West Indies station. (This vessel is moted Sub-Lieutenant in June 1875, Lieutenant, not the same Renown that was here with the CLEANER September 1879, and Commander, December Prince of Wales in 1920). He was Sub-lieutenant 31st, 1889 in which capacity he served on the in 1898 and lieutenant in 1900. In 1907 he was K.B. possesses In a marked degree Duke of Wellington, flagship of Admiral the Earl serving on the battleship Invincible. all the qualities that distinguished Wherever dirt and gruM oolloot. "OLEVER MARY" of Clanwiliiam, at Portsmouth. He got his Cap- the highest-grade Lagers imported will be found the qukofcoot way of banishing: them. In 1913 he was Flag-Commander on the per- in pre-war days. You'll enjoy Just rub on 'OLEVER MARY" and the grease rubs taincy, December 31st, 1891, and retired as Rear- K.B. off at onoo. Clasowaro, things of nlefcel and sonal staff of Vice-Admiral Sir Geerge J. S. War- aluminium, woodwork, floors, windows - for all Admiral in June, 1907. render, whose flag was on the King George V., thooo — and foroloanlng hand*-there's nothing which was under the command of Captain George Just 00 good. The Honorable Walter George Stopford, was H. Baird. Brewed and bottled born on September 18, 1855. and went to the The Hon. Guy Stopford entered as cadet on by Britannia at Dartmouth as a cadet on January TOOTH & CO. September 15, 1900, and passing through the Limited 15th, 1870, by 1890 he had attained the rank of CLEVER. various subordinate grades was in 1913 Lieutenant Kfnt Brewery, Commander, and in 1896 had command of the and Commander on the Teal, a small vessel of a Sydney. Halcyon, a topedo gun boat in the Channel class built especially for the shallow China rivers. Squadron. He was gazetted Rear-Admiral in MARY Barrington G. D. Stopford was a midshipman in October, 1907, and retired. E. M. Stopford who 1907 on the Cornwallis battleship, and in the same joined the Britannia as cadet in 1870 is not , . capacity served later on in the Vengeance, also a traceable further, and Lieutenant Grosvenor Stop- battleship. THE . ford who in 1870 and 1871 was serving on the Robert Maurice Stopford was a midshipman tS "En China Station, also seems to have passed out. in 1907 on the Exmouth — a battleship — the TD flagship of the Atlantic Fleet. Phillip James Stopford entered as cadet in 1885, : These names of members of this family have BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY C° L and was midshipman in May, 1887, by 1891 he been brought down to a pre-war period —to had reached the rank of Sub-Lieutenant at which enumerate their services during the war would MINE OWNERS IRON & STE^L MASTERS time he was serving on the battleship Inflexible possibly make too long an article, the object of in the Mediterranean, and it may interest New which has been to establish for the Stopfords the MANUFACTURERS OF reputation of being a Naval family. South Wales readers to know that the pfesent TEE RAILS. BRIDGE RAILS IRON A TTLLL WOWMI Governor of New South Wales, Admiral Sir Dudley BEAMS. CHANNELS. N KWC AS TLB, N.O W. Rawson Stratford de Chair, K.C.B., was a Lieu- A POPULAR COMMANDER. ANGLES. TEES. ROUNDS IROWSTQNI QUAMH1 ; IRON KNOS. O A tenant on that ship at that time, being the Officer A well-known figure in the P and O Company's SQUARES. FLATS OTLVAW-LKAP MIW I borne for Torpedo Duties. The Sub-Lieutenant service is the commander of the liner " Balranald," OCTAGONS. PIG-IRON, Ci 4ILL. N S.W. Captain W P Townshend, R N.R The genial was promoted to Lieutenant in April, 1893. In" INGOTS, BLOOMS AND mariner formerly skippered the s.s. Berrima, and BRANCH OFFICES: 1903 he was 1st Lieutenant of the Venus, a first BILLETS. REINFORCING was transferred to the newer and bigger vessel SYDNEY: class Cruiser on Coast Guard Service in South- before she left London on her present trip. BARS. WIRE RODS. AA O CONNILL OR. hampton Water. Captain Townshend. is a product of sail and in BENZOL. TAR. SOLVENT ADELAIDE addition to many useful years as an officer in NAPHTHA. SULPHATE OF In 1912 when he had the rank of Commander , steamers belonging to his present owners, he spent AMMONIA he was appointed to the Pyramus, succeeding the war period, and for some time after in the a «•. WIMCMBSTKFF OT. Commander F. H. Mitchell on her being recom- Royal Navy. Hosts of friends afloat and ashore will read in the worthy skipper's change of ships a missioned at Sydney, on November 30th when she sign that the year is not far distant when one of took over the officers and crew of the Pioneer when the famous line's crack mailboats will house him that ship was handed over to the Commonwealth as her commander. EQUITABLE HEAD OFFICE BUILDING MELBOURNE a! 67 23 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. BALMAIN. Mr. Hinchliffe, one of our pioneer members, has very kindly offered his services to the Company (Cunlribwud by Mr. E. H. Fidd.nl. to teach the boys signalling, at which he is very Arrangements have been made for Mr. T. W. proficient. Needless to say we have gratefully Arthur (Late R.N.R.) to give a Lantern En- accepted his offer. tertainment on " Nelson and His Times," in We are glad to have P.O. Pickles back amongst St. John's School Hall, Balmain, on Thursday us again after his recent mishap. evening 19th inst. Mr. Arthur recently lectured before the Millions Club and was splendidly Since the last report in the JOURNAL Mr. Harry received. Over 100 slides will be used during the Pickles has been promoted to Junior Officer, and entertainment. Invitations have been extended R Swain to Petty Officer 1st class. The following to Officers and Cadets of other Companies and it boys have also joined the Company :—G. Lee, is hoped each will be well represented. Parents C. I-ee, A. Moberg, S. Moxon, H. Moxon, J and others are to be charged the nominal amount Gartrell, A. Hett. T. Blake, W. Batterham, of 6d. J. Hutchison, E. Livingstone, S. Wellington. The Sea Wall has l>een repaired by the Sydney Harbour Trust and all are busy getting ready for the Summer. LANE COVE. The Navy League is Non-Setfarian. The Navy League is Non-Political. Our Cricket Team recently rowed to Gladesville where the Drunimoyne Company's Team were (Contributed by Mr. R. U. Sommervillc|. met and a game indulged in. We started off this month by giving a Boys' SUB-BRANCH AND COMPANY NEWS. A Church Parade at St. John's on 8th inst. was Party, which was a decided success. A delicious well attended. cake of substantial proportions was made by Mrs. Mr. G. Phillips has been appointed 3rd and Oakes (a member of the Welfare Committee), and Mr * aUQKLAND nDTTUIinTNT «•«* Officer In Charg. Mr. J. HUMS thoroughly enjoyed by the boys. BALMAIN-J2.", Mr IMM rtOOIM UllUBLJJlUIflli—Mimtuj MrAWautSB Sports Officer, and P.O. Gurre has been promoted to C.P.O. These appointments will be confirmed Mr. M MASK We hope to make this party an annual event, NORTHSIDNEY BIOHMOND ZSESST Mr. 4. KTMtOK at the next meeting of the Committee. and to be financial enough next year to invite all companies. Mr M Mnaimui BONDI-BOSE BAY--w,~-,"-CB"Vr. LANEOOVE-KT Mr r L HMU 0. J. M«UU DRUMMOYNE. All the Welfare ladies worked hard and deserve Mtt. • -in-S Mr. • ITHI many thanks OOOOEE-OLOVELLY Mi ta Mr. J K MIL LI I BIBCHGROVE KrESSS** (Contributed by Writer C.P.O. ErerinKhant). We are grateful to Messrs. Brsiiford, Jensen, On August 4th the Company was presented Curtis and Coe for donations towards the party. TO HELP DRUMMOYNE. NORTH SYDNEY with the trophies which have been recently won. A musical programme was carried out by the The presentation was made in the Town Hall by Misses Harvey and Cooper (Birchgrove), Jessie (Contributed by Mr. W. I.. H.mm.rL the Mayor, Aid. Nielli The boys' parents were The Governo- (Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair) Barker, Nellie Thomas, Lane Cove Boys'quartette, invited, and an enjoyable evening was spent. will be accompanied by Lfdy de Chair and Miss Mr. B. Flesselles, a junior officer of this unit, has and Cadet Harris, and a novelty item, " Tommy Captain Bea't and members of the local Com- de Chair on the occasion of the ball to be held at answered the call of the sea, and shipped on board Atkins," by four tiny tots, pupils of Miss Macallum. mittee were present. Mr. Shelley sent his apologies, the Cairo Hall, Bridge-road, Drummoyne, on the Burns, Philp fine steamer " Marella." Mr. N. and promised that he would be down one night to Games and dancing filled in the remainder of evening of September 16. The proceeds of the King, an old boy of the Company, has filled the vacancy created "by Mr. Flesselles'absence. see us, so we are all looking forward to the occasion. the afternoon and evening, Miss Macallum officiat- dance will be devoted to the Building Fund which ing at the piano. has been instituted for the purpose of enabling the The O.C. has taken up residence al the depot, A Plain and Fancy Dress Ball will be held in During the alternoon Mr. Cochrane, in a very Committee of the Drummoyne Sub-branch of the and is thus able to keep in closer personal touch the Cairo Dance Hall, Bridge Road, Drummoyne, happy speech, presented knives to those boys who League to provide a permanent depot for the local with officers and cadets. on Monday, 16th August His Excellency the were entitled, and to Cadet lack Standish, a prize sea cadets. The Chairman (Captain O. Smith), Much boxing is indulged in by the cadets, and State Governor, I.ady de Chair and Miss de Chair won by him last year, for an essay on the dedica- assisted by other gentlemen and a Committee of some of them are becoming quite proficient in the will be present, and a brilliant evening is expected. tion of the Flag. ladies, is working hard to ensure the success of the use of the gloves The proceeds will be devoted to the building fund function. Tickets are j/6 each, and may be The Guard of Honor to H. E the Governor for our proposed depot at the foot of Bayswater We must again express our gratitude to Mr. obtained from the Navy League officers. and Lady de Chair on the occasion of the Ball at Street, Five Dock. Bashford for interesting himself on behalf of our the Wentworth on the 5th inst. met with a splendid On Thursday, August 5th, a party of boys, Company, with the result that he has passed over reception from the four hundred people present. to us a skiff to enable us to go out to our CLOVELLV-COOGKE. together with the Officer-in-Charge, attended at The Governor expressed pleasure at the smart The Wentworth to form part of a Guard of moorings. appearance of the cadets, and complimented the Honour. Thanks are also due to Mr. Taylor for his offer Mr. R. Stone, O.C., reports that progress, though O.C. on the turnout. to us of a room. slow, is maintained, and since he assumed charge We have endeavoured to persuade ourselves Mr. J. McGarry has been appointed P.T.I, to Church parades are being carried out, also of the Company the following cadets have joined that Spring is here, by going out sailing in the this Company. weekly boat drill. up :—J. Mock lair, W. Bailey, R. Worrall, D. Peters; cutter and the " Quambi." But on our portion of P. Coote, A. Luth, B. Luth, E. Worrall, J. Hen- Please ask a Friend to support our the river there has been little or no wind to speak The boys enjoyed the route inarch on Saturday, hessey, J. Hay, L. Lindsay, D. Marsh, C. Phillips, Sea Cadet Mooement. of, and consequently we have not yet got back into 14th inst., and also their trip to Coogee in the G> Seattle and A. Beattie. our sailing trim. afternoon, and we hope good results will ensue. RtK THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 19 18 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. ROSE BAY-BOND I. We expect to show good results with Rose Bay IN COLUMN OF ROUTE. Company shortly, and hope to attain the same (Contributed by Mr. C. J. Hopkins). results there as at Bondi—namely, the use of the One distinct advantage which this Sub-branch Returned Soldiers' Hall (free of charge) for training possesses is the fine geographical position in which purposes. our boat-house is located at Rose Bay, with plenty The march through the city referred to else- of room to get a good offing if the wind is against where in this issue, was a great success. Our us owing to its accessability. We are able to keep in whaler, occupying a prominent position, was a touch with anything of passing interest from time to feature of the march. time, inspecting warships, millionaires' yachts, sailing ships, disabled ships when salvaged, varied To enable us to have the boat hoisted out of the by trips to Manly, Balmoral, Clifton Gardens, water on Friday by the Harbour Trust, it was Clark Island, Shark Island, Neilson Park, Double necessary to bring it to Circular Quay on Thursday Bay, or a visit to one of the other Sub-branches, night. A call for volunteers resulted in 13 boys, helps lis to avoid monotony and makes the boys 1st officer and O.C. turning to. The trip around keen to be out every trip. under sail was thoroughly enjoyed, as it happened to be a particularly warm night, and with a good Since the formation of this sub-branch the gig breeze blowing we got around in quick time. — until handed over to Clovelly—the whaler, and Avoiding the ferry traffic we tied up under the lee dinghy, received at a later date, have been in use of the mission ship John Williams, and left gear every week end, a band of enthusiasts turning up and boat under the watchful eye of a Harbour every time. As an outcome of the training re- Trust official. ceived quite a number of the boys are able to handle either boat and take charge like veterans. All hands regret that Captain Beale is relin- Mr. Eric Murray (3rd officer), H. Richards quishing the helm with which he has so success- (C.P O). C. Richards (P.O.). T. Berkley (leading fully guided the destinies of the Navy League Sea seaman) deserve special mention for their initiative Cadet movement since its inception in N. S. and resource, and are a band of trusty Vikings Wales. any O C. would be proud to have with him when Detachments from the various Companies— the wind is blowing and the waves running high. Richmond, Lane Cove, Drummoyne, Birchgrove, On parade the boys have been complimented North Sydney, Coogee, Clovelly, and Rose Bay- time after time on their smart appearance and Bondi, with their senior and junior officers, in all bearing. But when they indulge in a game of about 150, attended by the Randwick Muni- cipal Band, and followed by the Boy Scouts, led football, the uniform is doffed for the jersey This picture conveys an idea of the length of the parade of Navy League Sea Cadets (which, in some cases, would make Joseph with his the march down Belmore-road to the Esplanade at coat of many colours take a back seat). The Coogee, and formed a Guard of Honor on the last month on the occasion of the march through Sydney's principal streets. Led by eagerness displayed by the small boy to bring down occasion of the laying of the Coogee pier founda- the Royal Marine Band from H.M.A.S. Sydney (by the kind permission of Commodore the heavyweights (the senior and junior officers) is tion stone. G. F. Hyde, C.B.E., R.A.N., Commodore Commanding H.M. Australian Navy) the boys amusing, and many good falls are due to their The Deputy-Mayor (Mr. Goldstein), Mr. New- made a splendid showing and created a most favourable impression with the large crowds efforts. One small boy, whose "gameness " is the man, Mr. Emslie, Mr. Percival (Town Clerk), biggest part of him, on being complimented on his of spectators who lined the route along George Street. In the" middle distance a boat Commander Rolleston, and other prominent citi- success, replied that he liked them big, as the — a 27-fL whaler the gift of Mr. G. E. Fairfax to the Navy League for use by the zens expressed their appreciation of the fine " bigger they are the heavier they fall." A truism showing made by the boys ; and we are led to Rose Bay-Bondi Company — can be seen supported on a jinker and drawn by four endorsed by those brought to earth. understand that provision will be made on the horses. Further astern a lorry carried a fine model of a cruiser—the property of the In their enthusiasm hard knocks are given and pier for a pair of davits for the use of any visiting Birchgrove Company, and an Ambulance Section brought up the rear. taken in the best possible spirit, and the best of Company of Navy League Sea Cadets. good feeling prevails in all ranks. collar; black silk scarf; white lan- After the function the boys were entertained at REGULATION UNIFORM. The boys realise that this is not a Kindergarten, yard ; navy slacks; black boots- Sargents. Navy League Sea Cadets are reminded that, Note : Gaiters may be worn with the and each one is on his toes to hold his own in the when on parade, they must be correctly dressed, class or outdoor with the other fellow. Other trips since last issue include Watson's consent of the O.C. Company. Bay, a visit to the four-masted barque the C. B. either in Regulation Long Rig or Short Rig, and SHORT RIG: Cap and tally as in Long Rig; navy officers are requested to see that the practice is Following on the publicity given to this splendid Peterson, Clifton Gardens, Lyne Park, Shark jersey ; silk and lanyard as above ; adhered to. movement by visits to the schools, the march Island. brown leather belt; navy shorts; dark through city, etc, we are pleased to report that our. LONG RIG : Man-o'-war cap with white top; cap socks with companytops; black boots. Bondi Company has been augmented by about 46 PROMOTIONS.—A. Murray and E. Walker to taily with the words NAVY LKAT.UK Badges of rank, etc , must also be properly worn new boys of a splendid type keen to learn and Acting-P.O.'». j, T. Berkley, H. Humesworth, B. thereon; navy jumper with jean by all ranks. qualify for the job higher up. Woodhill, leading seamen. 26 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY I^EAGUE JOURNAL. 21 Gunnery at Sea. Six rounds from each gun are generally sufficient, and the information noted as each fires is tabu- BY LIKUT.-OOMDR. C. H. ROIXR8TON. R.N. (RKTIKKD). trophies lated, averaged, and, combined with the results noted by the shore party, the muzzle velocity cf URING a discussion on relative Naval jectile used in calibration has, therefore, to be each gun can be calculated. Knowing the range strengths and other matters affecting Sea weighed prior to being fired and due allowance for Jill Sports D set on the sights and the angle of elevation of each Power il was stated that, at the beginning of the made for discrepancies. With live shell any errors gun it is then a matter of comparative simplicity Great War, British Naval rangefinders were most in the weight of the metal portion of the projectile |-| ARDY BROTHERS offer an unexcelled se ection of to select the graduated sight strip corresponding to inaccurate and that our ships laboured under a can be allowed for by increasing or decreasing the articles suitable for Sports the muzzle velocity, and to attach it to the sight serious handicap in consequence. That our range, weight of the T.N.T. or other burster with which I rophies. Each one is of attractive design and excellent bracket, so that with each gun at its appropriate finders were inaccurate as compared with the it is filled. quality The cup illustrated angle of elevation each sight pointer will point to German instruments cannot be doubted, but we is an example ; ana demon- When calibrating her guns a ship is anchored at the same range. suffered no handicap as a result. Strange as it strates the moderation of the both ends—bow and stem—in smooth and unfre- prices. may seem the position actually was somewhat Even this process of calibration does not give quented waters, and a target, consisting of a reversed, and the extreme accuracy of the German A hm nil tome Catalogue poited absolutely accurate results, but they are as correct wooden cask with a flag on it, is moored at a Silver-plated M1 mature free anywhera. Goo I projected. It must be noted that the biggest CRUISERS Gunboxts 4 - - 1 calibre than 8 inches, and the number of these gun carried by a British aircraft carrier is a 6-inch, Launched since 1918 8 10 17 5 - Motor Launches ... - 4 guns allowed to be carried is limited. smaller than that in most modern cruising ships, Launched 1914-1918 31 S'bm'rine Depot Ships 1 - 1 The total tonnage of Aircraft Carriers of over Net Layer - - - - 1 while the American and Japanese vessels are being Launched before 1914 8 20 13 15 II 10,000 tons displacement which may be maintained designed to carry 8-inch pieces. DESTROYERS. Repair Ship ... - 1 - by the Contracting Parties is: — v.Ula. I* ... Jh Floating Dock ... 1 British Empire 135.000 tons. It is impossible to consider what the position Launched since 1918... 29 145 48 19 21 United States 135.000 ,, will be five years hence, for while we have frankly Launched 1914-1918 .. 158 132 29 25 32 APPENDIX III. Japan ...... 81,000 „ put our cards on the table, and have declared the Launched before 1914 2 30 4 27 8 AN OUTLINE OF THK PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS OF France 60,000 ,, programme which is a minimum necessity to SUBMARINES. THE WASHINGTON TREATY. Italy 60,000 „ maintain the fleet in its present position, the Launched til. % 1918... 21 83 49 16 — The following is a general outline of the out- United States, Japan, Italy, and to a certain extent Launched 1914-1918 .. 34 51 6 24 42 standing points in the Washington Treaty as far as REPLACEMENT. Launched before 1914 — 10 6 11 — France, are in a position to increase their building it pertains to ships of war :— There is an agreed programme of replacement plans, and are practically certain to do so. This APPENDIX II. of existing Capital Ships, individual existing ships PARTIES TO THE TREATY. will make the position even worse than it appears The building programme as approved by the being named for scrapping in each year. The The British Empire. above. Government is as follows: — dates for commencement of replacement vessels The United States of America. APPENDIX I. CRUISERS. are included in the Treaty. L»»-!LL. 1936-27. 1M7-28. IW8-29. 11&M Japan. MODKRN SHIPS. Class A. 4 2 I I I France. SHIPS OF 10,000 IONS DISPLACEMENT OR LESS. CAPITAL SHIPS. Class B. ... - Italy. No limit is placed on the number of ships of O. .Ml- III I', A J-Iuu, From IU1. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS - 10,000 tons displacement or less, whether they be CAPITAL SHIPS. Cruisers, Aircraft Carriers, Submarines, Torpedo Launched since 1918 3 6 2-- DESTROYERS ... - A limit is placed on the displacement, arma- Submarines, O Type - Craft, or other auxiliaries of the Main Fleet. Launched 1914-1918 11 77 4 - ments, and total tonnage of Capital Ships of the „ Fleet Type - launched before 1914 9 6495 Contracting Parties. A Capital Ship is a ship of over 10,000 tons NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. displacement or carrying guns of more than 8-inch calibre. WRITE FOR BOOKLET Following is the latest list of naval appointments :— The maximum calibre of gun which may be setting out the advantages to be obtained by appointing Captain : Francis H. W. Goolden, to Sydney in (mill • mounted in any ship is 16 inches. •nana and as chief staff officer to Commodore Hyde, C.B.E., commanding H.M.A. Squadron, to date July 26. The maximum tonnage of individual Capital Commander : Edwin G. Morris, to Sydney, to date July 20. Lieutenant-Commander i Arthur G. Mack, to Sydney Ships is fixed at 35,000 tons. Perpetual Trustee Company (Limited) and as squadron torpedo officer, August 12. Lieutenant: The maximum tonnage of Capital Ships which Andrew S. Donovan, to Sydney additional, August 12. EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE OF YOUR WILL to Penguin additional, to await passage, August 10, and may be maintained is as follows : — to Cerberus additional for passage to United Kingdom per Trustee of your Marriage or other Settlement, Attorney, or Agent. R.M.8. Mooltan for reversion to Royal Navy, August 25 ; British Empire 525,000 tons. William H. Williamson, to Adelaide, August 3; James C. D. Esdaile, to Sydney and as squadron A/S officer, United States 525,000 „ Established over 99 years, during which it has successfully handled almost every class of asset August 4; Lieutenant (E)i Walter H. S. Rands, to Japan 315.0°° •• Adelaide, June 26; Otto F. MoMohon, to Adelaide, Director* : Hon. R. J. BLACK, M.L.C. (Chairman)! additional, August 1. Surgeon Lieutenant (D) : Alfred France 175,000 „ Dr. ROBKRT L. FAITHFULL1 T. H. KELLY ; Sir SAMUEL HORDERN ; R. Wooloott, to Tingira, August 2; John K. Richards, Italy 175,000 „ to Platypus and for squadron duties, August 5; Hugh WALTER T. BRUNTON; SHEPHEARD E. LAIDLEY. Wright, to Penguin, August 9. Commissioned Gunner : AIIICRAFT CARRIERS. Francis W. Potter, D.S.C., to Tingira, July 26; Charlee Sutmcribed Capital • £1,000,000 0 0 Perpetual Deposit with The displacement, size of armaments, and total H. Soper, to Tingira additional, July 26. Warrant K.U n, ijnnnn n n Government - £'20,000 0 0 Engineer : Brifoteaux Laughton, to Cerberus additional, Capital Paid Up - - - 140,000 0 0 Tru.t ami Agency Fund, under '.onnage of Aircraft Carriers of over 10,000 tons of August I. Reeerve Fund . 100,000' 0 0 Adnuniatration exceed • 25^(90,000 0 0 the Contracting Powers are limited. Promotions. — Surgeon • Lientenant William Edward John Paradice to be Surgeon-Lieutenant Commander, Moderate Charge* Economical Management Undoubted Security. The maximum tonnage of Aircraft Carriers is ^ August 1: Paymaster Lieutenant Commander Charles H. ordinarily >7,000 tons, but tech Power may build Spurgeon, O.B.E., to be Paymaster Commander, July 1.' 33 to 39 Hunter Street, Sydney. not more than two of these vessels of not more : than 35,000 tons. R COPLAND LETHBRIDGB, Mioqln, Director. H. V. DOUGLAS, Mana«r. PLEASE SfiffHT (Hit AIVEITISEIS | Aircpft Carriers may not carry guns of greater . 74 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 23 SYLLABUS OF TRAINING FOR SEA NAVY LEAGUE SEA CADETS BALMAIN COMPANY. CADETS. COUGHS BALANCE SHEET—YEAH ENDING 31/12/1925. i. Character Building. Quickly Stopped j. Squad drill and marching. ]. Mariner's Compass—construction and uses. —if treated promptly RECEIPTS. £ s. d. EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. Cr. Balance as at 31/12/24 89 10 4 Purchase of Oars .... 4 0 0 4. Helm—construction and uses. . Contribution* by Cadets 31 B 3 Uear for Depot—Anchor, mooring, chain, Take proper steps in the first stages 5. Anchors—construction and uses. Ex Ladies' Committee 42 10 0 rupee, etc. • . 0 1 10 of a cold, or on the slightest sign of Donations and Memlierehip Keen 7 12 0 Timber ..... 0 14 8 6. Boat management —oars and sail. Rentals II I t Repaira to Side Drums 2 hoarseness and you will ensure relief, 7. Knots, bends, hitches and splices. Pence Cards ..... I easily. Exs. for Officers' lout timo at Depot—24 8. Rule of the road. hours concreting 3 Elliott's Compound Syrup of White Proportion (1M A/o. .... 2 9. Lead-line and markings. Installation of Electric Lipht And Meter, Pine and Tar is a soothing, natural 10. Semaphore signalling. Light A/c. 28 medicament for throat and lungs. It Typewriter .15 11. Morse signalling. Audit Fee ..... 2 prevents coughing and relieves hoarse- 12. Encouragement of healthy sport. Advuuces to Ijodics' Committee 8 ness. It is splendid in all cases of loss Advances to Officer-iu-Cliarge for entertain-. menu, towage, wreaths, Cot—Balmain of voice. Hospital 21 2 0 Uniforms ... 1 I II Elliott's Compound Syrup of White Sundries— Cartage, Sand, Stationery, Poet- ages, etc. .... 5 10 II Pine and Tar is obtainable from all Bank Vee 0. 10 0 Please Ask a Friend to Join chemists, Insist on the genuine. Rent for Depot »l 0 0 Credit Balance—Cosh in Bank «> 5 •> The Navy League. ELLIOTT BROS. LTD. O'CONNEIJ. STRUCT, SYDNEY I hereby certify that I have examined the records of the Branch and find the above statement to agree with same and to lie in order. JOIN THE NAVY LEAGUE. CECII. TURNER, F.I.I.A., AUDITOR. HOW IT CAN BE DONE. PEARSONS MEMBERSHIP SCALE . VICE-PRESIDENTS £5 0 0 CARBOLIC ANNUALLY. VICE-PRESIDENTS for life 25 0 0 WILL BK QIVCN FOR THE RETURN OF FELLOWS (Ladies and Gentlemen) ... 1 1 0 SAND SOAP BREAKFAST D'LIGHT & FOUNTAIN S. R. FLOUR ANNUALLY. FELLOWS (Ladies and Gentlemen) for life 10 10 0 BONUS END LABELS MEMBERS 0 5 0 ANNUALLY. ON THM rOLLOWMn BASIS : DOES ITS WORK JUYENILE MEMBERS ... 0 10 - . „, . For 50 2-lb. D'LIGHT - BONUS END LABELS ANNUALLY, AND UPWARDS. 2/6 or 3/• | ob WELL WORTH OF 26 4-lb. D'LIGHT - BONUS END LABELS MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OP THE MONTHLY OB GROCERIES I88UE OP THE JOURNAL. 60 2-lb FOUNTAIN FLOUR BONUS END LABELS COMMUNICATE WITH THE NAVY LEAGUE, 6, DALLBY STREET, TEL. B 7808, FOR FURTHER USE NO OTHER PARTICULARS. r. o. ootJo; .... - 32 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL SYDNEY'S CHIEF AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THEATRES. THE NAVY LEAGUE. J. C WILLIAMSON LIMITED ANTHONY HORDERNS' KiMflH Mrectan Sir C. TaBto. I. J. Tea. u4 Fraak Tea. HE NAVY LEAGUE Is a Voluntary Patriotic Association of British Peoples, entirely outside FOR EVERYTHING party politics, desirous of rendering the great- est service of which it is capable to the Empire, par- HER MAJESTY'S THE NAVY LEAGUE. ticularly in connection with all matters concerning the sea. It upholds as the fundamental principle of We Invite the amplest Inves- National and Imperial policy COMPLETE NAVAL PRO- PATRONS — LOVELY "ROSE MARIE" tigation Into both quality H. E. TUB GOVERNOR OBNERAL TECTION FOR BRITISH SUBJECTS AND BRITISH COMMERCE and price of the goods we TMB BT; Hon. LORD STONEHAVEN. P.C.. O.C.M.O.. D.S O. ALL THE WORLD OVER. offer, and we are content H. E. TH« STATS OOVERNOR. Its objects are :•— to leave the result to you. ADMIRAL SIR DUDLEY DE CHAIR. K.C.B. 1. To enlist on Imperial and National grounds, the sup- THEATRE ROYAL Upon this confidence the port of all classes IN MAINTAINING THE NAVY AT THE vast business or ANTHONY TMB HON SIR W. P. CULLEN. K.C.M.0 . M.A.. LL.D. REQUISITE STANDARD OF STRENGTH, not only with a HORDERNS' has been built, view to the safety of our trade and Empire, but 'WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS" also with the object of securing British preslige a confidence not to be trifled EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE— on every sea and in every port of the World. with by any statements of Eowtno W. KMO> SIR P. O. WALBV. K.B.E. KBLSO KIHO ours that eannot be substan- SIR A. MACCORMICN, M.O. 2. To convince the gener; i public that expenditure tiated to the utmost extant. SIR Sittuil HORDBRH, K.B. JUDOK A. P. BACKMOUBB. M.A. P. W. HixtoN, O.B.E. J. PAVNK upon the Navy is the national equivalent of ALFRED Q. MILEON SIR A. W. MRBKB, K.B.E..M.L C. the ordinary insurance which no sane person CRITERION THEATRE O. E. FAIRFAX, B A.. LL.D. C. M. C. SHANNON grudges in private affairs, and that SINCE A H. H. MABBIB HARRV SMKLLBV E. P. SIMPSON WALTER M. MARKS. M.P. SUDDEN DEVELOPMENT OF NAVAL STRENGTH IS A. CONBBTT STBPMBH 8. FOSTER NBWLANDS IMPOSSIBLE, ONLY CONTINUITY OF PREPARATION "The MASK and THE FACE" ANTHONY HORDERN & SONS, LIMITED A. J. WARRV SIR TMOMAB HUOMBB, M L.C BRICKFIELD HILL, SVDNEY. CAPT. A W. PEARSE, P.R.O S. HON. J. LANK MULLINB, M.A..M.L.C. CAN GUARANTEE NATIONAL AND IMPERIAL CAPTAIN S. O. ORKBN. F.R a.s. T. Pox SECURITY. CAPT. O. SMITH T. H. SILK. A.M.I.C.E.. M.I.N.A. E. R. WHITE H. COCHRANE 3 To bring home to every person in the Empire that commerce can only be guarded from any HON. MEMBERS— possible attack by a Navy. IN CONJUNCTION COMMODORE O. P. HYDE, C.B.E.. R.A.N. WITH THE AIR FORCE, sufficiently strong in all the (I CAPTAIN J.S. ROBINS. R.A.N. COMMANDER H. L. QUICK. R.A.N. elements which modern warfare demands. COMMANDER R. C. OARSIA. R A.N. PACIFIC" 4. To teach the citizens of the Empire, young and Cbe Bellambi Coal old alike, that "it is the Navy whereon, under HON. TREASURERS— HON. SECRETARIES— Is splendid Household and KELSO KINO P. W. HIXBON, O.B.E the good providence of God, the wealth, safety Company Limited C. M. C. SHANNON ALFRED O. MILBON and strength of the Kingdom chiefly depend." HARRY SHELLEY and that THE EXISTENCE OF THE EMPIRE, with the COLLIERY and STEAMSHIP OWNERS STEAM COAL liberty and prosperity of its peoples. No LESS W. W. BEALE. O.B.E. (MIL.) DEPENDS ON THE MERCHANT SERVICE, WHICH, PKOPKIBTOKS OP THE UNDER THE SURE SHIELD OF THE ROYAL NAVY, BRIGHT BURNING and SOUTH BULLI and BELLAMBI COLLIERIES WELDS US INTO ONE IMPERIAL WHOLE. SOUTHERN COAL DISTRICT, N.S.W. GREAT HEATING PLKASK NOTE. 5. To encourage and develop the Navy League Sea Cadet Corps not only with a view to keeping Contributions of a suitable nature are cordially alive the sea spirit of our race, but also to Steam Collier Fleet capacity, 3,400 tons. POWER. invited, and should be addressed to the enable the BOYS TO BECOME GOOD CITIZENS OF Hulkage capacity, 1,600 tons. Waggon EDITOR, THE NAW LEAGUE JOURNAL, THE EMPIRE, by learning discipline, duty and and bunker storage capacity 6,000 tons. li'i i -J . i • '.? Wentwoith Building, 6, Dalley St., Sydney. self-respect in the spirit of their Motto— Total 11,000 tons. The Navy League does not necessarily endorse •• For GOD. for the KING, for the EMPIRE." Contractors to numerous mail lines. the opinions of Contributors to the Journal. 6. To assist the widows and dependents of officers HBAD OFFICE s Bunker requirements can be supplied »Rtt Street, Sytey, New SMth Vales and men of the Royal Navy, including the All alterations of standing advertisements at short notice. Royal Australian Navy, Royal Marines and should reach the Journal NOT LATER than ALIUT SIMS, Manager. . Mercantile Marine who were injured or who - . J the i st day of the month of issue. lost their live; In the War, and to educate their Telephone B 4417. OFFICES—16 SPRING ST., SVDNEY PHONE : B 7808. children. WHOLLY MT OP ARB PRINTED IM AUSTRALIA BY H. T. DUNN AMD CO.. MM QEOROB STREET NORTH, SYDNEY. i * i . NEWLANDS ALL STEEL BEDS RANGE IN PRICES FROM £2 TO £50 EACH This metal label is attached to all beds we make. Be sure you see it. It ts J or your protection. f t Make sure it is made by Newlands Pictured above is the "York" design Equip these twins with " Steelite-de- of all steel twin beds that cost approx- Luxe" springs and " Morning Glory" imately £6:17:6 each bed, without bedding and you have a sleep unit that mattress. Different freight rates makes that all-to-be-desired result— sound, healthy sleep—a certainty. make this price slightly higher in Remember too, that there are specific districts outside the metropolitan area. hygienic and economical reasons for These beds, made in all sizes,' and metal br:ds. If not, why is their use finished in a wide range of modern in hospitals always insisted upon by colored enamels, are of a design of medical authorities? Since when has simple beauty that will harmonise in a wooden bed been tolerated in any all furnishing schemes. hospital anywhere? THERE IS A RELIABLE FURNITURE SUPPLIER IN YOUR DISTRICT STOCKING NEWLANDS PRODUCTS The Leading Hotels and Clubs in Australia are "Morning Glory" bedding comes to you as the equipped with the"SteeUte-de-Laxe"Spring because purest bedding it is possible to produce. It is of its hygiene, comfort and service. made in all sizes. Awarded Medal and Certificate of Honour Britifh Empire Ex- hibition L«ndon. 1924 ii (Tw:! NEWLANDS BEDSTEADS J "Stpelite-de-Luxe" Springs :: "Morning Glory" Bedding ^ THE BUILT TO ENDURE. AUSTRALIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Whatever your part In the great productions and LIMITED. Industries of the world, you are building to endure, Authorised Capital (2.000.000 for the result of your labour will never be entirely Capital Paid-up and Reserves • £2.634.560 Aggregate Assets at 30th June. 1925 £15.395.937 lost. Director*: SIK MAKK SHKLDOK, K.B.K., Chairman; FKASK X. YAKWOOIJ : DUNCAN CAKHON : And just as you will demand the best of yourself, H. It. LYSAOHT. O.H.K . Deputy Chairmun : you will require the highest degree of efficiency GKOKUK J. Sl.V. LL.D.; LLKUT.C'OI.. T I.. F RLTI.KDGK General Manager: C. M. C. SHANNON. and security in the banking service you use. Chief Inspector for New South Wales: W. G. Hui.u The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is built upon the strong foundation of Australia itself. Head Office, Sydney (Corner George and King Streets) Founded by and for Australia, its deposits and other BRANCH ICS AND ItKC'KI V1NG OFFICKS AT 150 liabilities are guaranteed by the Commonwealth FLACKS IN NICW SOUTH WALKS. BRISBANK:-'.'HI Queen *t. Chief Inspector for Government, and its efficient service Is extended Queensland -I* AVKYAKD. Manager-G. H. HOWKI.I.. to every part of Australia, through 89 Branches BHANCHKS AND KKCKIVING OFFICKS AT 27 and 3.400 Post Office Agencies, and through l'LACKS IN QUKKNSLAND. 10,000 Agents, to every part of ihe world. M KLUOUHN K:—3£> Collin* >t. Mannger-M. B. FINNKV. The Navy League Journal ADKLAIDK :-35 Bundle st. Manager—R. T. MooniK. Whatever your business, great or small, there Is FKRTH : -7:< St Georges Terrace. Mannger-A. C. DIHOIN a service provided for you by the I.ONDON :-37 Thread needie st . K.C. 'I Manager-A. F. JKNKINH. Agents throughout Ihe text of Australia, Tasmania and Vol.. VII. No. 5. SVDNKV, SEPTEMBER, 1928. Price 3D New Zealand, and at all Chief Cities throughout the World KVKUY DKSCHIFTION OF BANKING B T; SIN KSS T R A NS A CT KI). (Guaranteed by Ihe Commonwe.ilt'n Government) Imperial Unity and the League. N the midst of the problems of a growing and other good thing, must be fought for and striven Ivirile nationality and in the absorption of for. It necessitates the will and knowledge to pressing domestic affairs we must not lose hold of understand and the courage and active duty to or sight of the great responsibilities that are ours secure and maintain adequate protection for by virtue of our sisterhood in the far-flung group ourselves in the pursuit of our lawful occasions. PERMANENT of self-governing nations of the Empire. Each of It behoves, therefore, every thinking citizen to TRUSTEE COMPANY Of N.S.W.LTD. these nations has its peculiar domestic problems. devote a little more of his time, thought, and And each, again, in the course of its growing and money that this active spirit may be nurtured and Trustees — Executors — Attorneys—Agents. history, gains a specialist knowledge and experi- kept alive. Estates Under Control Exceed ence which have already been—and which are £11,000,000. becoming of greater utility every day—of the During a period of rehabilitation, extension and Eeery department o# the Company's business is utmost service in the development of the Empire progress, in the stress of our work-a-day lives, controlled by sn experienced staff all of ichom there is a tendency to lose sight of the need to are at the disposal of cllenta. The experience of in the widest sense. By reason of geographical the Company, extending ocer thirty-eight years, in Beauty and Permanence position, by its experience with other races, insure the fundamental basis of our society on all mattera connected with trustee and executor- OMEBUILDERS everywhere are achieving permanent Ceiling neighbours and aboriginals, by the bounties and which not only is built the real progress of national ship, cannot be expected of any pricate executor. beauty, by installing Wunder- life but which is the first and imperative condition Absolute security ia afforded by special Act of Hlich Art Metal Ceilings. Reasonable exigencies of its climate and the particular trend prices and low cost of fixing place our Parliament which renders the whole of the Com- Ceilings within the means of even the of social and economic development—in fact, all of living at all. pany's capital and aaaets ocer one million pounda modest Homebuilder. those forces that mould a nation and stamp it as a -liable for the protection of cllenta' interests. : Send to-day for our free Catalogue M. I Against this natural human tendency the Navy Arrange an intereiew or writs for explanatory WUNDERLICH LIMITED definite unity from an erstwhile heterogenous League acts as a resistant and buffer. It is booklet, aent post free on request. Baptist Street. Redfern, Sydney mass, each obtains a fund of knowledge that can DIRECTORS : WUNDERLICH watchful of its greatest adversaries, apathy and ALFKKD <». MILBON F. N. YAKW HE Navy League has always been deeply heretofore, so that the youngster when the time Tinterested in anything that has a bearing on comes may be educated in the highly technical the fostering of a Sea Spirit in this Island branches of knowledge that is required in the Continent and has for some years past kept in smallest vessel of the Navy. And apart from the Aberdeen Blue Tunnel White close touch with the system of training boys for the purely educative, and, what may be described as Royal Australian Navy. Recently the question of the utilitarian point of view, the sailor has to be training has come very much into the limelight and imbued with the true value of discipline, the ethics Star Joint Service it has been decided that the training ol boys for and tradition of an institution of which they are the Service is to be definitely abandoned for at members and which has produced men of the least 5 years. Also it is mooted that in, say 3 finest type as citizens, and for the job that is theirs. Regular Sailings to ENGLANO—via DURBAN, CAPETOWN & CANARY ISLANDS year's time, the question of training will be re- During the last 14 years a consistent policy of considered :—whether or no it is feasible to training has been carried out with excellent results. re organise and continue boy-training after the 5 A large proportion of the Petty Officer personnel J1 combined service offering Unequalled Tacilities at farts years' quiescent period. to suit all travellers in our Squadron have been boys who have passed In place of the above, the system provisionally through these training courses, and they are also urged for the immediate future is a period of only to be found in the present Instructional Staff of S.S. "NESTOR"- - 14,547 tons S.S. "EURIPIDES" - 15,000 tons 3 months training, the trainees to be young men the Training Establishment. The high standard of an average age of 19 years. S.S. "ULYSSES" - 14,626 toiis S.S. "THEMISTOCLES" 11,250 tons attained in efficiency by the men manning our It will be seen, therefore, that this change in the ships is recognised by the Imperial Navy and the S.S. "ASCAN1US" - 10,148 tons S.S. "DEMOSTHENES" 11,250 tons other Dominions, yet is not so generally recognised (Firstaod Third Class Passengers carried) vital policy of training is complete and drastic; but S.S. "ANCH1SES" - 10,000 tons by the public in Australia. Perhaps the fact is so (For Third Class Fares apply it is put forward as a necessary measure of (First Class Passengers Only) Dalgety ( Co. Lid. only) economy. It is true that ship-construction costs near home that it is taken for granted and any will have to be met in the near future but it is such expression of opinion might smack too much S.S. •CERAMIC" - -18,945 tons a pity that the groundwork of training an of self-laudation. An important work such as the S.S. "SUEVIC" - - 12,686 tons efficient personnel for the manning of these ships establishment and maintenance of an up-to-date S.S. "RUNIC" -12,663 tons should be even temporarily sacrificed and reduced Training School is, relative to other naval commit- to desuetude. ments, by no means a great burden in the monetary S.S. •MEDIC" -12,222 tons sense; and, when its undoubted utility and the The training of the future rank and ratings of the (Cabin Class Passages) fundamental part it plays in the economy of the R A N. is of the utmost significance, and the work, Navy is borne in mind, its benefit and need far quiet and unostentatious as it may seem, bears full Passengers from New Zealand can be Fares and further particulars on outweigh and inestimably cover the relatively small fruit in due season. It will be perhaps 5 years booked by local New Zealand Agents. application. charge on moneys that is incurred. ahead that any cessation or diminution of training JOINT AGENTS: lads for the Service will begin to be felt to any As stated above the results will be cumulative BRISBANE-Dalgety ft Co. Ltd. and Wills, Gilchrist * Sanderson Ltd. great extent, but thereafter the results of such a and more severe during the passage of time. SYDNEY—Dalgety * Co. Ltd. and Gilchrist, Watt * Sanderson, Ltd. policy will show rapidly and cumulatively. Immediately no great harm will accrue—in fact an MELBOURNE Dalgety ft Co. Ltd. and John Sanderson ft Co. immediate benefit will arise; a certain saving of ADELAIDB—Dalgety ft Co. Ltd. and George Wills ft Co. Ltd. It is axiomatic in Naval circles that it is expense in this direction. But we venture to ALBANY—Dalgaty ft Co. Ltd. and Henry Wills ft Co. supremely necessary to train boys destined for the FBEMANTLE and PERTH-Dalgety ft Co, Ltd and George Wills ft Co. Ltd. suggest that it will not be saving in the long run. Service, whether they be officers or men, at a com- L paratively early age i.e., at their most plastic and With whatever vigour and ardour any training receptive years. It is more essential to-day than scheme is taken up in the future some years will 81 23 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. be irretrievably lost. These can never be made BOYS' WEEK. Regular Fortnightly Service up, and must be written off as a deficit when Passenger Freight balancing up the advantages and disadvantages " If you are going to do anything permanent for the average of the proposed curtailment. man, you have got to begin before he is a man. The chance of success lies in working with the boy —not It therefore is the paramount duty of the league the man " —THEODORE ROOSEVELT. P.&O. to draw attention to these facts and the deduction's to be made therefrom. In no way do we wish to The Navy League engaged as it is in one of its ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. be unreasonable or didactic on the question from most important duties, that of the Navy League first to last, but we do desire that no hasty con- Sea Cadets, their control and welfare, has accepted clusions and matter-of-fact considerations shall the invitation of the Sydney Rotary Club to par- obscure and defeat its real, vital issues. ticipate in the doings and festivities of Boys' Week. The Rotarians have mapped out a full and FLEET. The Navy League further, in what it considers FLEET. varied programme for the interest, amusement and to be in the best interests of the Service in this edification of boys in general; and everyone will •OOLTAN :«.)47 TODI.M. NALDERA .. IS.Ifl regard, intends to do all in its power to set the wish them deserved success in their undertaking •lull • • 20.837 facts before the public, and actively to combat any and that they may be in a position to give material CHITBAL • • IS 248 proposal that has for its object any material benefits to the several institutions they are helping •oikoua.. II.UI COMOR1N . II.IIS reduction in the present policy and programme oe this year. MOLDAVIA.. It lJl CATHAY IS!•< boy-training. Our boys, we hope about 250 strong, will join in the big parade of anything from 10,000 to 20,000, NlRKllNDA IS.JI7 which will proceed through the city, on Saturday, 25th September, and thence to the Showground. RUS •• —LTAN." 28.817 T«». The Sea Cadets with their bands will lead this STRESS! wonderful procession, comprising a number of other LUXURIOUS NEW STEAMERS C.E.D. B. organisations concerned in boys' welfare. FOR Ships a sailing— The following Wednesday it is hoped to send a Ceylon, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and Outward sailing strong contingent of Sea Cadets to the Picnic at Toward the glooming wrack, Warwick Farm, where the boys will be entertained ENGLAND •Stemming a rising sea and trailing by various societies, employers and individuals, Special Return Tickets between Australia ind Ceylon (Colombo) may be obtained Smoke-drift 'long the track ! acting as hosts. Thursday night again at the Day dies ; the drear night's shade Town Hall the Sea Cadets will be in prominence at the following Reducid Rates: Settles mistily. in demonstrational work. Many of our Companies FIRST SALOON SRCOKO SALOON As questing, lab'ring hulls slow fade have signified their readiness to take part in the i ». d. £ a. d. FROM Into mystery. programme, and we can safely rely on them to BRISBANE (available for 100 daya) «7 0 0 44 0 0 SYDSKY ( ., ,. 100 ,. I 0 0 4-2 0 0 show the public what smartness and discipline Ships a looming— MELBOURNE( .. HO „ ) H3 (I 0 40 0 0 mean in the Sea Cadet Units of the League. ADELAIDE ( HO „ I HI O 0 .18 0 0 Dimly looming M00 3K 0 0 FREMANTI.E( .. 78 ) Out the lowering wrack, A member of our Executive Committee, and With a growing gale a booming President of the Clovelly-Coogee Sub-branch, Mr. ARPIR FOR II.T.RSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE AND ALL FURTHER PARTICULARS TII 'Long the homing track ! E. R. White, is acting as our delegate and repre MACDONALD, HAMILTON & CO. Salt-scarred the white hulls 'merge, sentative on Rotary's Committee for Boys' Week, Agents, P. & O. S. N. CO. Silent and chastened ; and by means of his exertion and enthusiasm our 247 GEORGE STREET And gath'ring strength, a quiet urge, prospective arrangements during this important SYDNEY Pass on unhastened. week will be systemised and perfected. *We bid Cabins-de-luxe Electric Lifts success and great ensuing good attend Rotary's splendid endeavour. 82 23 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. Changes have taken place in the command of the Naval Notes from Europe. three British monitors employed as turret drillships By a Special I 'orpwipondentl. at Portsmouth, Devonport and Chatham. These WHAT THE NAVY LEAGUE HAS are now the only ships of their type on the effective BflBCOCK & WILGOILTO. DONE IN GREAT BRITAIN. The British Battleship IRON 1>UKK, late flagship list. HEAD OFFICE & WG.3KS IN AUSTRALIA: of Admiral )ellicoe in the Grand Fleet, was recently recommissioned for service as flagship of The agitation for a revival of sail training in Ihe REGENTS PARK. N.s.w. the Third Battle Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet. British Navy has again arisen following the recent It has trained abont 21,000 boys in visit of the Swedish naval training ship AFCHAP- Naval Brigades and Cadet Corps In commemoration of the landing on Zeebrugge MAN to Dover, and the very smart work of her in the duties of citizenship and Mole in 1918, a tablet at the spot where the cadets. Manufacture seamanlike knowledge. assault was made was unveiled by Prince Charles of Belgium recently. It is rumoured that the battle cruiser Repulse, The World Renowned Water in which the Prince of Wales made his African and Tube Boiler, unanimously recom- Investigated 12,000 cases of sufferers The last submarine of the British war programme, American tour last year, may be selected to by the Great War, and given relief the I.26, which was laid down in 1918, will be convey the Duke of York to Australia early next mended by the Boiler Committee to the extent of nearly £260,000. commissioning for trials shortly. year. appointed by the British Admir- Assisted in the edncation of 900 child- The U.S. Cruiser PITTSBURGH has been relieved The British cruiser CASTOR, after a 12 months' alty and now the Standard Boiler of her duties as flagship of the U.S. Naval Forces refit at a cost of about ,£100000, has recom- of the British, American, and ren of men who fell in the war. in European waters by the new U.S. light cruiser missioned and joined the Nore Reserve Fleet. MEMPHIS. other Navies. Carrying on the edncation of 1,147 The Italian fleet has been carrying out exercise children of men who fell. The " Ronald Megaw " Memorial prize, consist- schemes in the Mediterranean in combination with ing of a presentation sword and its acf outrements, CITY OFFICE: the army. These exercises form part of the cam- The League has branches throughout given annually to the Sub-Lieutenant who obtains paign to foster Italian interest in naval matters. the highest place in the year's examinations, has, ONION HOUSE, mm STBEET, SYDNEY the British Empire. for the year 1925-26, been awarded to Sub-Lieut. The British light cruiser GLASGOW, last survivor E. K. Le Mesurier of the battleship REVENGE. of the Falklands and Coronel, and especially famous for her four months' chase of the DRESDEN A round the world cruise is being undertaken by which she finally compelled to surrender, has been a detachment of the Soviet Navy. A transport placed on the suspense list. serving as a floating exhibition is accompanying the squadron. Pembroke dockyard has now been reduced to a The British armoured cruiser NATAL, which care and maintenance basis. A. FORSYTH & CO. Ltd. blew up in Cromarty Firth in 1915 with heavy loss of life, is now being demolished as she lies capsized. The British submarine Xi , largest of her class Australian Rope in the world, is now undergoing further alterations Box 86, G.P.O. 339 Kent Street, A giant seaplane, with engines of 2,100 horse at Chatham dockyard, following her return from Works Cable Address! "Rope" Sydney power and wing span of 130 feet, has just been an independent cruise to Gibraltar. CODES: completed for the French Navy. A.B.C. 4th and 5th Edition, and For the first time since the war a strong detach- Bentley't The Second Cruiser Squadron of the British ment of the German fleet, consisting of four battle- Navy is carrying out a series of visits to holiday ships and two cruisers, has made a long Mediter- resorts around the English coast in place of the ranean cruise. The last German warships seen in WORKS: Bourke Street, Waterloo abandoned cruise to the Baltic ports. those waters were the GOEBEN and BRESLAU which New Soath Wales made their escape to the Dardanelles in 1914. Kangaroo Rope Work* Brisbane, Queensland Three officers of the Norwegian Navy have been promoted in recognition of their services in Captain The third British submarine (training) flotilla, LARGEST MANUFACTURERS IN AUSTRALIA OF: Amundsen's Polar expedition. consisting of seven boats of the " H " type has White and Tarred Manilla, Coir Rope, Spun Yam, Lashings, been brought to full strength again by the com- Clothes Lines, New Zealand Flax and Russian Hemp Rope, The British cruiser CURLEW from the North pletion of the refit of the H28. The depot-ship American Station is now doing a three months' Log Lines, Harvesting Twine, etc., Manilla Driving Ropes, MAIDSTONE has also recently refitted. itinerary in Pacific waters, during which she will Plain and Cable Laid Cotton Ropes, etc. visit ports as far North as British Columbia. After long delays the French cruiser DUGUAY- HEAD OFFICE: The Swedish battleships MANLIGHETKN and '1'ROUIN has recently run her trials off Brest. A. FORSYTH & CO. LTD. 339 KENT STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.V. She was laid down in 1922 and was to have been TAPPEKHETEN paid a courtesy visit to Portsmouth Phones: City 10115 and CHy 341 recently, and on the way home were very nearly ready for service in 2} years, but modifications in wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. — her original design have caused this delay. 23 83 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. NAVAL NOTES—CONTINUED. The Latvian Government's new submarine COMMON KNOWLEDGE RON is, a 400 ton vessel has been launched by the The new Yarrow-built British destroyer AMBUS- Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire. Her armament CADE will be commissioning shortly. She was consists of six torpedo tubes, a 3 inch anti-aircraft launched last January and will be, with the AMAZON, gun and two machine guns. the first post-war destroyer to be built for the Navy. The new rank of Surgeon-Captain (dental) has been introduced in the British Navy. A cruise to the Faroes and Iceland has recently been completed by the British fishery protection gunboat KENNET. A large flying boat is to be constructed for the Farewell Luncheon to Danish navy by the Supermarine Aviation Works, Southampton. Capt. Beale. Admiral Sir Edmund Freemantle, the ' Father of the British Navy,' holder of the office of Rear- N Monday, the 6th of September, a farewell Admiral of the United Kingdom for 25 years, has O luncheon was given by the Executive Com- celebrated his 90th birthday. mittee of the Navy League at the Royal Sydney Yacht Club's headquarters in honor of Captain The building of two new destroyers for service W. W. Beale, O.B.E., the retiring organising in the Dutch East Indies is under the considera- tion of the Dutch Government. There is a desire Secretary. to bring the strength of the destroyers in the fleet The occasion was characterised by the absence up to eight—this would mean an increase of four, of all formality, and the gathering, though feeling but the existing flotilla is obsolete for its work. the great loss of Captain Beale's services to the The work on the salvage of the German battle- New South Wales branch of the League, did not cruiser HINDENBURG (scuttled by the Germans in allow this fact to mar a heaity and cheery leave- Scapa Flow in 1918) is progressing rapidly. The taking. It was the severing of a connection which operations are being conducted by Cox and Danks was no doubt trying to all the members of the who have now brought a floating dock into use. Executive. A period of relationship which stood Vice-Admiral Henry Ixrah (retired) commander for progress and harmony—and which, we may of the Portsmouth flag and depot ship DUKE OK trust, will furnish the first, last and only precedent WELLINGTON from 1888 to 1891, who spent a con- of the spirit in which the administration of affairs siderable portion of his 41 years service on foreign in this Branch of the world wide Navy League has stations, has died, aged 76. been conducted. The battleship KING GEORGE V., built in 1911, A notable guest of the function was Captain in the Second British Battle Squadron throughout W. P. Townshend, R.N.R., who is at present in the war, and now used as an overflow ship to the IMPREGNABLE (boys training establishment at command of the P. & O. Branch liner "Balranald," Devonport), is shortly ceasing to be used for this the vessel that takes Captain Beale and his family purpose in view of impending scrapping under the to England. The two captains are old friends, Washington Treaty. being apprentices together in the same line of Surgeon-Rear-Admiral A. MacLean has been sailers in the old days. placed on the retired list to facilitate the promotion Those present were : Judge Backhouse, Messrs. of more junior officers. He received the D S.O. Kelso King, G. E. Fairfax, A. G. Milson, F. W. for his great zeal and courage during the battle of Hixson, A. Consett Stephen, Harry Shelley, J. Jutland. Payne, J. J. Booth, C. M. C. Shannon, S. Foster- Newlands, T. H. Silk, H. Cochrane, Commander The Prince of Wales distributed the prizes in R C. Garsia. R.A.N., Captain A. W. Pearse, the Metropolitan Asylum Board's training ship Captain S. G. Green, and Mr. G. E. I). Billam. EXMOUTH, lying off Grays, Essex, on July 6. on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the vessel's BILL: "LIBTBN! I'VE A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU! DID YOU TRLL COOKIE establishment. Although she has the appearance I WAS A LIAR?" of an old three decker she is in reality a steel ship PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS BERT: "S'TRUTH NO! I THOUGHT HE KNEW!" specially built by Vickers of Barrow. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 13 12 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. financial status. He stated that it is a matter of Globe Brand Annual Meeting. some concern to the Executive that the revenue from membership subscriptions is slowly decreas- Meat Products HE Annual Meeting of the Navy League ing due to the falling off of members. As the QUALITY QUARANTEED (N.S.W. branch) was held on Thursday, 2nd T gap widens from those days of stress and war, ASK FOR September, at Royal Naval House, Sydney. The there is a feeling—always prevalent during periods Hon. Sir William Portus Cullen, K.C.M.G., M.A., of peace—that a good deal of the usefulness of L.L.D., President of the League, presided and, such a league is diminished. A little thought will Globe Sheep Tongue after the reading of a very comprehensive and soon show the fallacy of such reasoning. In these satisfactory Annual Report and Balance sheet of days the League's work is doubly important, if only •f/i 1925 by the honorary secretary, Mr. Alfred G. to combat this tendency. Present members are Milson, moved its adoption, which was seconded therefore invited to do all in their power to pro- Globe Ox Tongue by honorary treasurer, Mr C. M. C. Shannon. mote an increase in membership and to place our In a happy address, the President emphasised monthly Journal in the hands of their friends not the important work that the League was performing, at present in the movement. Globe MdExtract and, analysing its chief activities, placed before the When we survey the many activities of the Wonderfully members present a remarkably vivid and clear League in New South Wales, and particularly its Waterproof and JAMES BARNES LIMITED conception of what the League stood for in its great work in the training of sea cadets, it is a MANUFACTURERS relation to the welfare of Australia and the Empire. matter for surpri.se that membership, and the The breadth of vision, .lie depth and earnestness REDFERN, NEW SOUTH WALES revenue derived therefrom, should ever lie the of the President's message should prove an inspir- ECONOMICAL subject of criticism and enquiry. ation to all those who were privileged to be present; and on such an occasion it is a matter for regret The wide scope allowed by the League's Aims that more members were not in attendance. Nor and Objects gives free play to the energies and were the boys forgotten'. Sir William had nothing citizenship of every public spirited man and but praise for the efficiency of the various sea woman, eliminating as it does political and sec- cadet units inaugurated and fostered by the League ; tarian issues. It is its wideness combined with and publicly thanked their officers and their busy definite legitimate objects and ideals that make its Committees for the work, lime, and energy that appeal universal. they were devoting to the instruction, recreation, The adoption of the Report was carried unani- and the moulding of character of the many boys mously and the re-election of the Executive Com- now in the movement. It is certainly gratifying to mittee as then constituted, moved and seconded know that these units are strong numerically and respectively by Messrs. White and Cochrane, was their enthusiasm boundless. also carried. Increasing in The President referred to the imminent loss to The President, in reply, pointed out the need popularity year the League of Captain Beale, and assured the to-day of a healthy attitude in the facing of facts as after year. meeting that the loss would prove a heavy one. they are. Many writers in prophesying mood tell There is no Captain Beale's work has been filled with the of the wonders of the future—of what may be or substitute for ardour of a man seeking to do good, and doing might be. Somehow or other these gentlemen "Vice-Regal" good. The success of the Sea Cadet movement is erect a wonderful economic and social system on quality, nor for largely due to his enthusiasm, patience and . premises equally as vague, blinding themselves to the comfort of the capacity for untiring work, and inspired at the the fundamental yearnings and springs of action in " Ivory tips, same time with his knowledge of boys and the sea. *man ; and whose creed (if it could ever possibly smooth to the The boys will always remember him as a good be realised) contemplates beatific happiness in the Hps." lj you smoke a pipe, of eourae you smoke " Vice-Regal' friend and inspiring example. cessation of all disciplinary work and the forcing Mixture in a Civic Pipe. Packets of 10. Bghtpevce Mr. C. M. C. Shannon in seconding the adop- of an old, rapidly-maturing mind in a young body. Packets of / 5. //- tion of the report referred particularly to the But in youth we have a trust to execute. Its very w. D. & H. o. WILLS Ait tight tins of 50. 315. Balance-sheet and the Statement of the League's fragility and tenderness endears us to it, and all we 23 "MWl 85 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. may do is to direct its growth and development— H.M.A.S. " MELBOURNE." not to impede or force. The pruning knife and the hot-house must not become the usual imple- TOOTHS ment in this Spring time garden. But in natural, We are glad to see the " Melbourne" back healthy pursuits we can use the present materials again in home waters after an absence of nine THE for the building up of our ideals. The League's months. In conformity with the scheme of ex- change ships H.M.A.S. ' Melbourne" has been KB interest in boys and youths is a practical expres- KTtue LAGER CLEVER sion of this utilisation the practical operation of lately attached to the First Cruiser Squadron of a vision looking ahead and inculcating the new the Mediterranean Fleet commanded by Admiral generation with the finest urges to work, manli- Sir Roger Keyes, during which time H.M.S. CLEANER ness, and happiness in sane pleasures. " Delhi" has taken her place in our fleet. K.B. possesses in a marked degree Events come and go : the world is a busy place ; During her commission abroad the "Melbourne" all the qualities that distinguished Wherever dirt and grease colleot. "CLEVER MARY" and memory plays over the past as the rays of the was present in manoeuvres and exercises carried the highest-grade Lagers imported will be found the qulckeet way of banishing them. in pre-war days. You'll enjoy Just rub on OLEVeR MARY" and the grease rubs setting sun turn all sharp outlines into dreaming out by the Mediterranean and Atlantic Fleets under K.B. Ask for III off at onoe Qlassware, things of nlokel and contours of hazy light. It seems a long, long time active service conditions. aluminium, woodwork, floors, windows —for all theee - and for cleaning hands-there'e nothing since the titanic world struggle with its hopes and Nearly ico ships were present when the " Mel- Just so good. fears, misery and god-like self-sacrifice. The bourne" sailed en route for home, and a hearty Brewed and bottled youth of to-day must be injected with some of that by send-off was accorded her as she threaded her way spirit of loyalty; the practical lessons that it TOOTH & CO. through this mighty, awe-inspiring concourse of Limited taught must not be relegated to the dust heap of Kent Brewery, CLEVER. fighting-ships. But, perhaps, the most treasured old and stuffy things. Sydney. and inspiriting of all the day's glories was the Sir William went on to remind us of Australia's farewell message of their Commander-in-Chief, vital dependence on the sea and shipping. Our MARY which read as follows : — markets are world-wide. To and from the prin- cipal one—the old country—there must always be " If the Australian Fleet possesses other ships secure access ; and on the navies of the Empire that are as efficient as the " Melbourne" there can be no doubt as to the part they will play in the fff THE fall the duty of policing the trade lanes and furthering in every way the ease and precision in defence of the Empire should the occasion arise." TD the conduct of passengers and the transport of The " Melbourne" has done well and worthily the wealth of many lands. Empire routes are so BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY 0° L represented our Fleet; and such service should be wide that, in what may be termed the Navy's a source of legitimate pride and gratification to the MINE OWNERS IRON & STEEL MASTERS peaceful pursuits, it is found necessary to maintain whole nation. and keep commissioned relatively large squadrons MANUFACTURERS OF: in various parts of the world ; and more vital still, WORKS: TEE RAILS. BRIDGE RAILS. to keep up the strength of these units and use measures of reasonable preparedness should hostil- NOAH'S ARK. BEAMS. CHANNELS. ities break out. ANGLES. TEES. ROUNDS. SQUARES. FLATS The President concluded by saying how happy aH.ygW.LKAO MINK : Major S. H. Hambling, lecturing at Plymouth OCTAGONS. PIG-IRON. he was to be thus associated with the League, and BROKEN HILL. N.S.W. Technical School in " The Romance of Shipping," INGOTS, BLOOMS AND to hold high office in an organisation which in a BRANCH OFFICES: remarked upon the wonders of the Ark Con- BILLETS. REINFORCING very real and practical sense was keeping the ideals sidering that it was built thousands of years ago, BARS. WIRE RODS, of service, citizenship, and pride in our Navy he said, it seemed wonderful to think that it was BENZOL. TAR. SOLVENT before the public eye, and at the same time helping only in 1852 that a vessel of larger proportions was NAPHTHA, SULPHATE OF the younger people to what was best in ttfe ethics constructed. The Ark was also built to the same AMMONIA of our own time. ratio, as regards length, breadth and depth, that is reckoned now the best by naval Architects, and Members are requested to interest and contained banqueting halls, a library; and even a enrol a friend• fish pond. HEAD OFFICE: MELBOURNE 86 23 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. NORTH SYDNEY—COMTINUED. expedition only reached Rose Bay and Shark Contributed by Mi., Murray. Island. They saw no signs of the Rose Bay boat in the vicinity. The Company wishes to convey how sorry everyone is to bid *ood-bye to Captain Beale. Mention might be made here of an experiment When in doubt as to anything, the first and last which has been carried out with the old set of suggestion was ; " As* Captain Beale "; and he Concord's cutter sails. The foresail has been was always able to senle the knotty point. The transformed into a standing lug and a jib. A Sub-Branch wishes him the best of good luck. favourable opportunity has not occurred in which to test the success of this idea. Also, a plan High Street Wharf has now the appearance of a for fitting the " Quambi" with a movable but busy place. The cathead* are already installed at undetachable fin has been broached by Mr. Pickles, the end of the Point and new mechanical which will, no doubt, prove a great advantage. Semaphore set up and in use. New Cadets are [In lighter mood it might be added that patents continually joining, which is an excellent sign of have been applied for.] the interest that is being aroused in our work locally. Many residents of this Suburb have Our Company meteorologist, prophet and opti- The Navy League is Non-Setfarian. The Navy League is Non-Political. recently remarked and mentioned their notice of mist. has informed us that selling and canvassing the drilling of our boys on the lawn outside the operations are going well, and that looking into his depot; and always in compliment to their smart magic crystal he has been assured that the Ball and seamanlike appearance. Mr. Hammer, will be a social and financial success. SUB-BRANCH AND COMPANY NEWS. gazetted as Senior Officer, North Sydney, is now, in conjunction with Mr. Currington, forming a sub- 1} A T IT » TW Aat( •WlaNrJa »"•>»• Or w HIGHLAND _kotg, Ottloar In Oharfa Mr. J NINONS depot at Balmoral and another is mooted for the DALMA.IM—Nan saaratary . Mr IDOAR FIDOEN DRUMMOYNE Han taeratary Mr. A. WALKtA Willoughby district. LANE COVE. OTflaar-ln-Oh ga Mr. W. L. HAMMER NORTHSYDNEY - - • Mlaa MlliSAV Han. Saaratary The Hon. Secretary is organising another Bridge (Contributed by Mr. R. M. Sommervilie O.C.I. LANE COVE STt^1' "' tTu-SSSa BONDI-ROSE BAY-*"-"—'VMr,. 0. J. HOPKINS Party soon and the proceeds will go to the We had our election of officers this month extinguishing of the depot's furnishing debt. resulting as follows :—Mr. Cochrane (President), OOOQEE-CLOVELLY--? ii'- JWJHB BIRCHGROVE - -m\ Mr. Caldecoat, Mr. Oakes, Mr. Standish (Vice- Presidents), Mr. Hedges (Secretary and Treasurer), D R U M M O Y N E. Mr. Standish, Mr. Caidecoat (Auditors). RISING TIDE. NORTH SYDNEY (Contributed by Writer C.P.O. Kverinnham). Our cash in hand is slowly increasing, but we On August 29th a party of boys, under the have a long way to go before being able to build A perusal of the columns of Sub-branch and (Contributed by Mr. W. I.. Hammerl. supervision of Mr. Pickles, attended the Lantern our depot. Company news for the past several months cannot Lecture given by Mr. Arthur in the St. John's but show that individual companies are strength- Final arrangements are being completed for the School Hall, Balmain. The boys appreciated the A successful Euchre Party and Dance was ening their positions numerically, financially and institution of a sub-depot to be situated at " turn-out" very much, and we wish to thank organised by Mesdames Oakes, Barker, Thomas by the acquisition of valuable assets for depot and Balmoral. The proposed officer in-charge is Mr Balmain Coy. for their invitation and the enter- and Sommervilie, which resulted in a clear profit working gear. Furthermore several other districts H. R. Currington, who will be helped by an officer tainment. of jQt, xos. Miss McCallum gave her services at are planning to build up branches in the move- from the North Sydney depot lor the time being. the piano and contributed several items from her ment, which shows the growing interest that is Active canvassing and propaganda wort: is in We also desire to tender our apologies to Bal- class. Misses Cooper and Harvey (Birchgrove) being taken in our work. It is pleasing to relate progress and much local interest has been already main for the disparity in size of the teams when we delighted every one by their clever display of that the present position attained by the various stirred. It is hoped to form shortly a strong engaged them in a game of cricket on 14th August. dancing. units in general indicates a busy and progressive We can assure them that next time we will " trim committee through such agencies as ihe Parents Our dinghy is now practically ready for use. season ahead. The successs of thus getting and Citizen's Association, Mosman Public School the dish " and give our smaller boys a chance to a good start for the coming Summer months when and its headmaster. This gentleman has intimated display their talents. We wish Capt. Beale's successor every success much useful employment and pleasure may be that he is in a position to select about 25 boys, and in his new work. iudulged in by the boys, is due for the most part the acceptance of this offer will serve as a very good In order to advertise our Ball the O.C. decided to the asaiduity and keenness of their respective nucleus for Balmoral. to organise marches through various sectors of Our Company was examined for Mrs. Mayne's officers, backed up by the loyal help of the local Drummoyne on the three Saturdays prior to Thurs- medal for knots, bends and hitches, and after a day, the 16th September, the night of the Ball. The very severe test, Cadet Caldecoat was declared the Committees. A suitable place for the establishment of the first was held on Saturday, 28th August, and took winner. Our boys did splendidly at their exami- depot has been found in Mosman Bay. It is We are greatly indebted to the Sydney Morning in that portion situated north of Bridge Road. nations, and gave Mr. Hirons a stiff task, and the conveniently situated, being right alongside a 3-ton Herald for publishing recently a very full and The second had to be cancelled owing to several thanks of the Company are due to Mr. Hirons for slip and cradle equipped for the hauling of craft helpful article under the pen of Mr. S. Elliott 1 unforeseen contingencies arising. the services he rendered. Napier, dealing with the Navy League's Sea Cadet out of the water. Another very usefu neighbour Units. Through such a powerful medium muc h is the headquarters of North Shore Rowing Club The following Sunday a crew of boys, with Mr. The members of our Committee attended the good to the Companies must result and the public The site measures approximately 60 feet by 30 Pickles at the tiller, went for a cruise down the Felix Club dance at Birchgrove and bad a good interest be aroused. feet, and is to be leased at a very fair rental. Harbour. Owing to a belated departure the time. 23 87 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. ROSE BAY-BOND I. Mr. A. Parton, 2nd officer from Balmain, has given us the benefit of his services and experience (Contributed by Mr. C. J. Hopkins. O.C.). during the week-ends. Owing to the absence of " Once more into the boats " is the slogan of the Mr. Eric Murray in the country we have been boys attached to the Sub branch, and the more temporary short of officers, and Mr. Parton gener- boat work they get the better they like it. In this ously stepped into the breach. respect they are accommodated to the limit, as it PROMOT»OWS TO LEADING SEAMEN : H. Barker, is only fair to the generous donors that the fullest L. Wilson. possible use be made of the boats. At the Eastern Suburbs ball held recently at the During the month we have had trips to Watson's Casino, Bondi, we furnished a Guard of Honor to Bay, Clifton Gardens (where a football match was Lady de Chair. Her ladyship expressed her indulged in). Neilson Park, Farm Cove, Rush- appreciation on the smart appearance of the boys, cutter's Bay, Elizabeth Bay—a visit to North and requested the O.C. to convey her thanks to the Sydney depot where we fraternized with the O.C., Company for their splendid showing. Mr. Hammer and his boys; also another real I^ady de Chair signified her intention of being good time as the guests of Mr. F. W. Hixson, present at the forthcoming ball to be held at the O.B.E.. at Elizabeth Bay. As on previous occa- Casino at an early date in aid of the Rose Bay- sions, Mr. Hixson catered for the boys on a lavish Bondi Sub-branch. scale, and saw to it that everyone enjoyed them- During an interval between dances the Com- selves. Apart from his generosity in this and pany led by a detachment of Highland pipers did A few of the Batmain Company on the quarter- Drummoyne Gig and Crew—after Winning other directions we are indebted to Mr. Hixson a Grand March around the ballroom, which aroused deck at their Depot. a Strenuous Race. for the personal interest he takes in the welfare of great enthusiasm. our Sub-Branch. (Mr. Hixson has asked us to Mr. A. Kerr generously provided supper for the repeat the visit at an early date). Company after the march, and the amount of Messrs. Houlder Bros, have generously given us Jellies left untouched, showed that they had met B A l,M A I N. a quantity of anti-fouling paint for the boats. six months and one week from leaving Sydney ; a their Waterloo. Mr. Brunner, Redfern Box Factory, gave us a long time to be away from home some cadets will All hands agreed that it was " some night" splendid big packing case to keep our gear in at (Contributed by .X|r. K. H. Kidden). in all respects. Among others present who have say, hut lime-jnicers cannot be expected to run to the boatshed, which is very useful and acceptable. Mr. T. \V. Arthur's interesting lantern entertain- promised their interest and support are : —Mr. and We omitted to acknowledge receipt of a cheque a schedule. Mrs. Robert Layton, Mrs. C. L Davenport, Mr. ment 011 'Nelson and his Times' was well attended. from Mr. Kelso King in a previous issue and and Mrs. Foster, M.L.A., The Mayor and hasten to make amends. At its conclusion he was accorded a hearty vote of A novel way of catching albatross is explained in Mayoress of Waverley, Aid. and Mrs Jackamon, Mr E. F. Bayly Macarthur, one of our. Vice- Mrs. Pickering, Mrs. A. Norton, of Rose Bay, and thanks by the President, Mr. T. Fox. Mr. Arthur his letter. Two alighted close to the barque while Presidents, has forwarded a cheque for j£3 3s. others. would be pleased to repeat his lecture should any while she was becalmed ; fishing lines were rigged, We are pleased to acknowledge also the receipt We are indebted to Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Murray, of an anchor, and set of boxing gloves donated by other Company so desire and make the necessary and to each was attached a stout hook surrounded and Mrs. Krater for their untiring efforts in The Navy League. furthering the success of the Dance held at Harris arrangements. with salt junk. Each bird in turn gobbled the Following on and as a direct outcome of the Hall during the Month. very interesting article contributed by Mr. S. Elliott A few of the cadets under Officer A. Parton morsel and was hauled aboard. After being Napier published in last Saturday's l< Sydney Owing to the short time at their disposal and recently had a day in the bush ; North Ryde was photographed-the spread of wings was about Morning Herald " on " The Navy League its Aims the clashing of other functions on that particular 12ft.—they were again liberated. He also advises and Work " we have received a letter from Mr. N. night their efforts did not meet with the success the rendezvous. Mrs. B. Gilkes hospitably enter- L. R. Griffin with a cheque for £2 2s. enclosed. which they merited but everyone had a good time— that a school of sperm whales came quite close to The Navy League Cadets being well catered for tained the Company before leaving for home ; Mr. Griffin in his letter states that he will be them on one occasion. pleased to accommodate a limited number of boys by having special dances and prizes as well as thanks Mr. and Mrs. Gilkes for your kindness. chocolate dances for all comers. All hands had a (5)011 his yacht "White Wings" (17 tons) when Sharks followed them for a considerable distance, racing and a greater number (10) when not racing. good time and are looking forward to our next R. Gaul, late G. P.O., of this Company, who function. We trust that Mr. Griffin's generosity and joined the barque " Garthpool," after having served so a shark line was thrown overboard with the We expect to run a Social once a month when support will lead others to do likewise, and take portion of his time on the s.s. " Marella," writes a result that one greedy fellow was hooked. Unfor- an interest in the nearest Sub-Branch of their we get into our headquarters at the Returned tunately, the hook was not equal to the strain locality. Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial Hall, when com- very interesting letter on his experiences. The pleted in November. Our best thanks to the above gentlemen for their " Garthpool " had trouble with her steering gear when pulling him aboard, and it bent like a piece interesf and generosity. Mr. W. Hunter one of our Vice-Presidents is on the way home and was compelled to put into of tin. Mr. Shark lost very little time in putting As mentioned in a previous issue our Company President of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' has been considerably augmented with new recruits Memorial Hall so we can rest assured that the Rio de Janeiro where she was delayed for some distance iretween himself and the ship. home fires will be kept burning to welcome us into joining up, as many as 40 being on parade at t>ne time. The latest advice to hand is that she timei. our new home. When Master Gaul returns to Sydney the photo- A new Company is being formed at Rose Bay A party of officers met at the Secretary's arrived at Falmouth on the 6th September, exactly graphs he has taken should prove interesting. which will increase our strength materially. Office last Saturday morning to say farewell to Contintud on page 29. 26 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY I^EAGUE JOURNAL. 21 John Travcrs Corn well, V.C. Jack Cornwell was just an ordinary boy. No BOY —1st CLASS. one spoke ol him as especially clever or ambitious. trophies He was quiet and reserved, slow of speech as of anger, seldom gave any trouble, was always straight By Courtesy of Messrs. Hodder & Stoughton, Limited, Toronto, Canada. for Jill Sports and truthful. One of his teachers summed him up as a school boy by saying, " We always felt we " Mortally wounded early in the action, he Jack Cornwell, as he was always called, was the HARDY BROTHERS offer could depend upon him." And that is the stuff nevertheless remained standing alone at a most second son in a happy little family of three boys an unexcelled selection of that heroes are made of. exposed poat, quietly awaiting orders, till the end and a girl. His father and mother were both articles suitable for Sports of the action, with the gun's crew dead and Trophies. Each one is of In the school that Jack attended, the boys are country folk, one coming from Cambridge, the attractive design and excellent wounded all round him. Hia age was under put on their honour; they are taught that straiglit- other from Bedfordshire. There had never been quality. The cup illustrated years:'—Admiral Sir David Beatty's Despatch. is an example ; and demon- ness, truthfulness, a good character are the things much money to spend in their home in a small strates the moderation of the " BOY—2ND CLASS." that are worth while in life, that to do the work street at Manor Park, and it had not been easy to prices. before them, whether the teacher is present or not, F you had been standing on the platform of a make both ends meet since war broke out; for the certain London station on the 14th of A handsome Catalogue posted is the thing that counts. Each boy feels that the I father, who was a retired soldier and long past Silver-plated Miniature anywhere. Cooda aant October, 1915, you might have noticed a group Cup, on plinth. Height, on approval throughout Aua- reputation of the whole class is in his hands, that military age, had joined the Army again when he 5 inehea. traha. Five per oent. die- oount allowed for oath he cannot do as he pleases, because if he does of a dozen or so boys. The eldest was about heard Lord Kitchener's call for more men. Prior 301- others suffer besides himself, that just as a regi- eighteen, the youngest was just under sixteen, and Although Jack Cornwell had few of what people ment of soldiers depends for its name and fame on his name was John Travers Cornwell. Although call advantages—he left school when he was four- HARDY BROS LTD the pluck and bravery and endurance of every he and his companions were still dressed in ordi- teen—he had a patriot for a father. And that's a nary clothes—their Sunday best, I fancy—they single man in it, so the success or failure of a very big advantage indeed. His mother, too, was 13 HUNTER STREET, SYDNEY school or a class depends on the honour and sense were actually on that day all members of His always full of cheerful courage. She set to work 116-118 QVKKH STRKET of duty of every single boy. Majesty's Navy. to keep things going while her husband was at the Only a little time before these boys had been at war, and was helped by her eldest son who worked Duty and Honour— those were the watchwords school, or selling newspapers in the streets, calling at a factory and by Jack himself who had secured of Jack Comwell's school days. You shall read out the latest news of the war, or acting as mes- a job after he left school as a delivery boy on one how well he remembered them afterwards, how he sengers—in some way or another trying to do the of Brooke Bond's tea vans. lived and how he died with the clear call of those work of men who had gone to fight the Battle of words ever in his ears. Just a boy, just a very Jack had always wanted to be a sailor. Long- TRAVEL BY Liberty. But now they were " Boys—2nd Class," ordinary boy, but without thought of self he ingly he had watched the vessels on the Thames entitled to draw pay at the rate of sixpence a week answered that call—when it came ringing to him ever sailing forth to the ends of the world, ever and " all found," which means that they were to out of the roar of battle. Duty called, Honour steaming into dock laden with treasure from far- be fed and clothed at the cost of the country. called. His answer cost him his life; it gained distant lands. As a school boy he had listened so ORIENT LINE for him everlasting glory. And the country was very glad and proud to do eagerly to the tales told by " old boys" who this for them, for it needed these boys for His returned to visit their class-mates when on leave to ENGLAND Just an ordinary boy, but because he obeyed Maje.-ty's ships, the ships which have guarded— from the navy. His school had sent many boys to that call of Duty and Honour—think of it! His and will ever guard —this glorious land of ours via His Majesty's ships, and there were at one time at name goes down to the ages with the names of from every foe. The Navy had called for bovs— Ceylon, Egypt, Italy, The Riviera least a dozen on board the " Impregnable " alone those grand old heroes Drake, Frobisher, Blake but only for boys of the very best character whose and Qibraltar. and Nelson. Think of it!—when in the years to record was altogether clear and clean. His There came a day when Jack Cornwell made up come people read of the great war the story of Majesty's Navy will have no others for the work it his mind to "join up." "Your country needs Jack Cornwell will be part of the history of the does, and the work its boys do is so tremendously you," he read on a hundred posters. Needed FARES SYDNEY To LONDON British Empire. important that it can only be done by those who him ? Well, he was ready and willing—glad to FIRST SALOON—SINGLE - - from £98 IN TRAINING. are at all times to be trusted—absolutely. By the answer the call. He went to the recruiting office RETURN- - from £172 time a boy reaches Jack Comwell's age—and and asked if he could serve in the navy. Yes—if} THIRD CLASS-SINGLE • - - from £30 Now let's see just what a "Boy—2nd class'' before that—it is known whether he can be Jack Cornwell had brought with him letters from RETURN - - from £cS learns and does when he joins His Majesty's Write for Illustrated Booklets to trusted sr not. This little book is written to tell the head of his school and from his employer. Navy. ORIENT S. N. CO., LTD. the story of a boy whom the Country trusted, a.id His character was " very good " Yes, his country Jack Cornwell was trained at Keyham Naval 2-4-6 SPRING STREET, SYDNEY. of the way in which he repaid that Trust. needed him. Barracks near Plymouth Sound. There were about six hundred boys in this Royal Training 22 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 23 Establishment which was different from other First of all, of course, Seamanship. It's a big naval schools in one rather startling way. It was word and means a tremendous lot, and is divided entirely on land. At first you may well smile at into many subjects, to each a week is given. Jack the idea of teaching a young sailor his business on Cornwell's first week was taken up in learning all The Commercial Baokiog Company of Sydney Limited land instead of on sea, but in the early stages, at about his kit, how to roll his hammock, look after ESTABLISHED 1834 any rate, it has many advantages. For one thing - and wash his clothes. Next came a \veek of sema- CAPITAL PAID-UP £3,500,000 0 0 RESERVE FUND £3,000,000 0 0 and you may certainly smile at this —it is not easy phore or signalling work, then a week learning RESERVE CAPITAL £3,500,000 0 0 to teach a boy anything at all when he is sea sick ; " bends and hitches," or what you and I would £10,000.000 0 0 for another, there is much more space in which to call knots-it's very important to know how to DIRECTORS: knot a great rope so that it won't slip—and after keep the models and all the hundred and one GEORCE J. COHEN. CHAIRMAN : HON. SIR THOMAS HUGHES. M.L.C.. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN ; that all the mysteries of the compass by which a things that are used in the daily clashes, and you O. E. FRISND: HON. JAMES ASHTON. M.L.C. : MAJOR-GENERAL THE HON. J. W. can learn all about the lead and compass and the sailor steers his ship. Jack Cornwell himself had, MACARTHUR ONSLOW. V.D.. M.L.C. theory of seamanship and gunnery just as well in a of course, to learn to steer at the wheel—there GENERAL MANAGER: J. R DRYHURST. class-room as you can on a ship. The practical were full-size models worked by electricity at the HEAD OFFICE: SYDNEY. 343 GEORGE STREET. part, which must of course be learned at sea, training establishment—to rig and sail a boat, to LONDON OFFICE : 18 BIRCHIN LANE. LOMBARD STREET. E C 3. LONDON BANKERS : comes later. throw the lead by which soundings are taken to THE BANK OF ENGLAND ; WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED : BARCLAYS BANK LIMITED. find the depth of water. He had to know all The boys at Keyham were divided into "messes,'' about anchors, how to cast them and to weigh BRANCHES THROUGHOUT NEW SOUTH VALES and QUEENSLAND. or classes, of twenty. These messes always kept them, and he spent a good deal of time on AGENCIES THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA ni NEV ZEALAND ari ALL OTHER PARTS il Iit VOILD. together, and each mess passed through the course " lights" which mean so much in guiding the TOTAL ASSETS, 30th June, 1926 £47,099,229. of training as a whole. In this way it differed sailor through the darkness of the night. from a school, where certain boys at the end of the PROGRESSIVE TOTALS OF THE BALANCE SHEETS term go up to another class, and others remain His play was almost part of his work, for he £1,<71.885 1876 • £5,306,397 1896 - £12.000,056 1916 - £'29,087,847 where they are. The course of training meant spent many of his spare hours in the boats learning £2,460,277 1886 • £10,625,093 1906 - £17,513,869 1926 £47,099.229 hard work, "jolly hard work," for the boys then to " row a good oar," and had the joy of belonging had to learn in six months what in peace time they to a winning crew in a boat race. He was keen, would have been given two years or so to tackle. too, on football and played well. Now and again It was quick work, it was tough work, but the he and his friends took part in concerts at the For Downright enemy wouldn't wait. The boys were wanted. barracks, and sometimes when a ship came into dock they would be taken all over it so that they Solid Service Here's the order of Jack Cornwell's day. The might see what their future quarters would be like, morning bugle sounds at a quarter to six—half- and how, in actual fact, things on board ship fitted past five in summer. Rolling up hammocks, in to all they had learned from the models of their MANGROVITE prayers, clearing and tidying up the quarters till classes. And in the evening they would listen to eight o'clock, then a hearty breakfast. Inspection the yarns their instructors—"old sea dogs"— LEATHER SOLES by the officer of the day at half-past eight, and by would tell as they sat round the stove in their mess The satisfaction of good hard wear is yours nine o'clock the classes are in full swing. Dinner room-yarns of daring and adventure, of storms when you instruct your boot repairer to attach at mid-day and then work again till three, except and fights, of heroism and duty well and truly \ Mangrovite Leather Soles to your footwear. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, which are half- done. High quality leather and expert tanning com- 1 bine in the production of these ever reliable holidays, and after that games or practice in iK/wall Jack Cornwell worked with a will at Keyham. BgS?B PERFECT ESSENCES soles, which by reason of their length of rowing and sailing. Tea at five, then "go as you Against his name is no record of what they call service prove an undoubted economy. . . please," till hammocks are slung at half-past eight. " crime " in the Navy, no bad marks, you might By nine o'clock when the bugle calls " Lights out,'' "Mangroi ita "and " FUntatona " Waterproof Half Solea — say. *' He was quick and intelligent, he tried hard Man'a 21• (postage 6d). Women a and Youth*' 11- (postage 4d). In the Original Rranried Bottle. most of the boys are asleep. It has been a very "MANGROVITE " ORDINARY HALF SOLES —Uan'a 1/6, and behaved well. Yes, a good boy !" so one of MARY GOLD ESSENCES full day, but they have enjoyed every minute of it. (poatag* Bd). Women a and Youtha' 1 Id (poatage 3dJ. his instructors speaks of him. He was always known all over the Commonwealth Children's 9d (postage 3d). There is plenty of fun as well as work and exer- for their Sterling Value. cheery, and that made him popular among the OBTAINABLE FROM ALL STORtS OR DIRECT FROM cise, and the food is just as good and plentiful as other boys ; always spic and span, taking pride in MANGROVITE BELTING LTD. it can be. his appearance, and that gained for him the post CHARLES LUDOWICI, MANAGING DIRECTOR 49 YORK ST. (WYNYARD SQUARE) SYDNEY What did these boys really learn at Keyham ? of messenger to the Commander of the school. THE NAVY I^EAGUE JOURNAL. 25 26 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. Jack Cornwell was confirmed while at Keyham, his course. But no one at Keyham ever spoke of and though, like most boys, he spoke little ol his him as brilliant or in any way uncommon. I'll feelings, I know that in his quiet way the service tell you how they did speak of him there, and then £1 a Week for Life meant a great deal to him. He acted upon his you'll understand. " He was a thoroughly decent Will be assured to the housewife who collects and laith rather than talked about it—and that's the lad—he had a lot of character—he was a good forwards the largest number of lids from the tins boy." That's all. of Aunt Mary's Baking Powder before the 31st very best thing a boy can do. March, 1927. Full particuiarsof the £1 a week for After three months Cornwell and his mess Over and above alt this naval training there was life and the £100 competition will be found In every tio of Auat Mary's Baking Powder. started their gunnery course. He was taught by a something else that Jack Cornwell learnt, about first-class petty-officer who was an old navy man which it is not easy to write, for it is very difficult ••..•••••wMmiiaji'mMHnHbroll Q i Begin Collecting the Lids NOW I and at one time a London police sergeant. Now to put into words He learnt discipline. He gunnery calls, as you may imagine, for the utmost learnt it in a hundred ways—in the football field, OR your new home, seaside or mountain quickness of eye and hand ; everything has to be at the mess, in the classes, in the boats, by the fire bungalow—specify "FIBROLITE" As- F bestos Cement Sheets for Exterior Walls. done at lightning speed. A wrong movement, a in the evening ; all day long he was taught that to Interior Walls and Ceilings and "FIBRO- slow movement, the slightest mistake in following obey without questioning, without hesitation, is the LITE" Slates for Roofing. " Fibrolite " AUNT costs no more than weatherboards and lining an order, the least hesitation in carrying it out, secret behind all the might and majesty of the boards and is superior in every respect. It and—well, the chance is lost, the whole plan British Navy. He began to understand that is Fire ReUrdant, White Ant Proof, and Im- proves with Age. behind the order tumbles to pieces. Although orders, rules, regulations are not made by those in Write 'or Free Catalogue. MARYS the modern naval gun is a marvel of machinery authority just for the fun of making them and in it is useless unless it is served by men and boys of order to vex and annoy those under them, but James Hardie & Coy. Ltd. quickest brain and deftest hands. because long years of experience have proved that BAKING by obeying these orders, rules, and regulations, "Aifreitoi Houte " It is so wonderfully made that it takes wonderful and in that way only, can a ship and a ship's com- York and Wynyard Streets, Sydney. POWDER skill to work it—for, as you know, the more com- pany do the work it has on hand. He began to plicated a piece of machinery is the more careful see that those above him, right to the top of the you have to be in handling it, and the more likely tree, were subject to the same discipline, though it it is to " go wrong." might take different forms, that he was an impor- Now there's great danger that you and I should tant member of a glorious team, important because READY-TO-ERECT WEATHERBOARD COTTAGES look upon heroes like Jack Cornwell as so gifted, every player had to do his very best if the team was We supply all necessary materials, the best of their respective kinds, together with so naturally clever and brave, so out of the going to win. Slowly, surely he realised that while framing timbers—cut, marked, and numbered, ready to fit together. Our •• Cottage ordinary that we say to ourselves it is no good our he might do everything possible to score for him- home " Catalogue shows forty-four Modern Designs of buildings containing from one trying to follow in their footsteps because we are self, while he had every right to think for himself to eight Rooms and Offices. This booklet with complete Price List mailed free to any not " made that way "—we haven't " got it in us." and to be himself, it was much more important address. Enquiries solicited. I am not going to pretend that we all have Jack that his side scored, and that often he must sacri- Cornwell's chance of showing what we can do and fice his own wishes and his own ambitions for the endure when the guns are booming and the dead good of the team. Through discipline, Duty and "SIMPLEX" PORTABLE BUILDINGS and dying lie around us ; but I do say, and say Honor, the watchwords of Jack Cornwell's school again, that this was a very ordinary boy as far as days were brought into touch with every-day The " SIMPLEX " house solves the building problem where skilled labour is difficult any one could judge at school, at the training work. to obtain or expensive. The - SIMPLEX " is absolutely portable. The materials are establishment, and on his ship. You would think forwarded in panels, together with Illustrated working and key plan, so that anyone that every one at Keyham would have marked him When the sergeant shouts, "Left 1 Right 1 Left 1 can put them together. No nailing required. The Houses are as readily dismantled out as the one boy among ail the others. But no Right I Halt! 'Bout turrrn I Forrrm fours 1" and without damage. The - SIMPLEX" is the ideal seaside or week end home. For Isolated settlers there is nothing to compare with it. It can be shipped or railed to —in some ways he was a long way behind his com- you march and turn and do this and that at the any place in a comparatively small compass, and its erection is a matter of hours panions. Jack Cornwell found his gunnery words of command you may be tempted to think only. •• SIMPLEX " Catalogue and Price List on application. course, for instance, full of difficulties. He had it is all very silly and useless to ask what good learned " seamanship " easily and rapidly ; gun- such drill can possibly do. But watch a boy at Obtainable only from nery wus very hard, and he was not as quick as he his first drill and look at him again after a few might have been, as others were. He made up weeks' training. At first he hesitates as he hears A. C. SAXTON & SONS, Ltd. PYRMONT, SYDNEY his mind he'd do his best to learn, and his in- each order. He has to pause and think before he TIMBER AND JOINERY MERCHANTS structor says he was *' quite good " by the end of is certain which is left and which is right; he Telephone Nos. MW 2616 (8 Lines); IW 1782, MW 1601 (Joinery Department). City SIM and City M66. 26 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 23 5. The capital cost of an up to-date shore-establish- "'bout turns" the wrong way; he gets into a GOT HIS GOAT. Facts to be Borne in Mind re ment for boys could be estimated at £130,000 (one- muddle when he tries to " form fours" But thirteenth the cost of sea-nlane carrier) the numbor in residenoe at one time could oe increased to 400, and the gradually he learns to answer each order correctly, Boy Training for R.A.N. overhead expenses per training unit decreased by 50 per The story goes of a Chief Boatswains mate, a cent. smartly, almost before the word is out of the most invaluable adjunct to the ship's concert party, 1. Present system will be abandoned for a period of sergeant's mouth. He hasn't to wait and think, at least 5 years. t>. A training system must function, so that of the being the possessor of a very good bass voice, to wonder which way he has to turn ; to do the 2. System to be adopted as a temporary measure is a boys trained, a considerable proportion must be given an suffering an undignified interruption during his course of 3 months' training for young men of an average advanced education to provide well educated men for the right thing at the right time has become part of age of 19 in lieu of a training |>erioa of 1 year for 1M>VS higher Gunnery and Torpedo Ratings and for Warrant rendering. A dapper, smart little man, with a his nature. That is the result of discipline. And averaging 15J years. and Commissioned Officers. This necessity is increasing neatly trimmed beard and a thorough disciplinerian 3. The belief that these changes have been recom- with the intrusion of Wireless, Signals, Writer and Supply so in^the din of battle when he can see nothing for mended by the Naval Board cannot l>e supjK>rted. The Branches. It will be surprising if a Ixxly of young men but on the whole very well liked by all the men, he 44 the smoke, when his body and brain are numb " Sydney Morning Herald " states :— There is no doubt of 19 from the unskilled labour market can show even a was just reaching the deep critical finals of " Asleep —although the Boaixl itself cannot and the Minister will small proportion of sufficiently well educated men. The from the shock of the falling shells, if he hears an not admit it—that in coming to his decision Sir Neville abolition of Boy Training therefore means that only a few in the Deep," when in the frequent pause before order he carries it out in spite of all his weak- Howse has acted against the advice of the Naval Board. men will lie able to attain the higher Gunnery and the final admonition there rang out a long at- Questions that have l»een asked in Parliament and the Torpedo Ratings, fewer still to Warrant Rank, and none ness, and in spite of hardly understanding what it evasive replies and still more significant silences of the at all to Commissioned Rank within the age limit of 25. tenuated " Baaa "! This unseemly behaviour from means—just because drill has trained him to obey. Minister makes this implication clear." Results truly disastrous ! A high price, if it can be the direction of the back rows was fittingly reproved All information at tlie disposal of the Navy League measured in money, that Australia will have to add to That is what discipline does, and that is how supports this view. the Construction Bill, not subtract from it, as the by the artist albeit his style was rather cramped in 4. Examination of statements in Parliament goes to Minister for Defence suggests in defence of this unfortu- battles are won. . 44 forcefulness by the presence of visitors. The song show that it is on account of ship construction, and speci- nate decision, stating: The disadvantages attaching fically in having regard for the unexpectedly high frost of to the temporary abandonment of boy training must lx« There come moments in all our lives when we remained forever uncompleted and it was with construction of the Seaplane Carrier (£500,000 more than accepted for the time being." originally estimated, and costing something over £201) have no time, perhaps have no power, to think of difficulty that he was persuaded afterwards that the per ton) that the springs and very creation of an efficient culprit was the goat, a great pet of the ship's 7. The Navy League believes that the completion of right and wrong, of what we ought to do. Most of |>ersonncl for manning our ships is to be sacrificed—the the new training school in 1928 is essential to the future principle of comprehensive training of tajys at- a com- us want so badly to do the plucky, the brave thing, company, which in fact chose this inauspicious welfare of the Royal Australian Navy, and that the work j>aratively early age, which has the endorsement of many interval to vent his appreciation and applause. to bring this about should l>e taken 111 hand at an early the right thing when we have the chance, but shall years of experience and trihl and which has becomc an date to ensure the continuation of the system of boy axiom of the Service. we ? — if that chance comes suddenly, without training which has been so light-heartedly at>andoned. warning, and passes in a flash before we have time to work things out in our minds ? Yes, if we have been so trained, and we have so trained ourselves, NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. British Made Throughout by discipline that at the very whisper of the call of Duty and Honour we instantly respond, as to a Following is a list of the latest naval appointment**:— command. No, if we are always thinking about Commander: Cuthbert J. Pope, to Sydney, additional, to date Octol>er 14 ; to Penguin, additional, to await ourselves and what we are going to get out of life, passage to United Kingdom, to date October 16 ; and and forget that it is what we give and not what we to Cerberus, additional, for passage to United King- THE BRITANNIC dom, per Ceramic, to date October 23. Lieutenant- get, what we do, and not what reward we receive Commander : (iordon B R. Rudyerd-Hclpman, to Ade- — that is what matters. laide, additional, to date October 12 ; and to Sydney, and as a squadron navigating officer, to date October 14. Lieutenant: Franklyn B. Morris, to Melbourne, addi- FOUNTAIN PEN How did Jack Cornwell learu all this ? Largely, tional, to date October 8 ; and to Melbourne, and for I think, from the petty officers who taught him, 44 N" duties, to date October 12 ; John E. F. Rayment, to Adelaide, to date October 12; Neven R. Read, to men who had seen much of life in all parts of the Platypus, to date October 15. Sub-Lieutenant: Charles world, men of many years' service, whose pride inf Reid, to Success, additional, to date October 15 ; Ph'llip Price Bailhache, to Adelaide, to date October 8. Lieutenants the Navy was catching, who by their example and (E): Robert Gray, to Platypus, to date October 6; their teaching and their stories showed how reason-f Harrie (J. I). Oliver, to Platypus, to date October 6. 15/- Engineer lieutenant, R.A.N.R. (S): John Muir, to able and wise and necessary was the spirit of dis- Platypus, additional, for 3 months' training, to date cipline. Discipline was a great part of their lives, September 4. Chaplain: Rev. George Stubbe, to Cer- berus, additional, to date August 24, and to Adelaide, because it was a great part of the Navy's life, and to date October 6. Instructor-Lieutenant: George Lucas, they lived for the giory of the Navy. And so thai to Cerl>eru8, to date September 6. Schoolmaster : Henry F. Downes, to Tingira, to date September 15. W. C. Penfold & Co., Ltd. splendour of discipline, which so many people think is a dark, cruel, ugly thing, lightened and Stationers, Printers and Systematists, brightened Jack Comwell's days. And in that Please interest at least ONE friend in 88 PITT STREET, SYDNEY. light he died—and lives for ever. our Sea Cadet Movement. Eatd.96 year. (1850-1 926 'Phone, B 6484 Four Lines (TO BE CONTINUED). , 92 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 23 head (all expect such trifles in a 1 muck up'); this If the Tourniquet is properly approximated this A Treatise on First Aid. article is to help the boys to be ready, and it can improvision will have the desired effect. only be done by the interested cadet seeking the Now to explain the points at which to apply the ca-operation of at least another cadet or mate pressure (Dad is almost sure to have a chart in Wounds. (who should certainly be a cadet) to follow the one of his books shewing the circulatory system FOR NAVY LEAGUE SEA CADETS. directions I shall give. with these points marked in red dots); in any case BY RDOAK II. VIDDKN. Before giving the points at which compression here they are : — should be applied, let me say advisedly —never lose The Occipital, Temporal, Facial, Carotid, Clavicle, Axillary, Brachial, Radial, Ulna, Palma, (THE SECOND ARTICLE OF THIS SERIES APPEARED IN OUR MARCH ISSUE). your head, go about your job smartly but com- posedly and don't get excited. If you are impeded Femoral, Popliteal, Tibial, Planter. any case the distinction is worth repeating. All in your access to the patient ask politely for gang- Supposing for instance Jack has had a fall and ' T") EADY AYE READY!' is known to all lias sustained a nasty gash on his forehead, the blood running through the arteries is ' Arterial way, provided, of course, you have followed up the IV cadets of the Navy League ; and my short instructions, joined a local First Aid Class and arterial blood on account of the pressure behind it, article on Wounds and how to stop bleeding and through the veins 'Venous'; arterial blood is passed the necessary examinations. No cadet jets forth. Bill, if he has done as suggested, is quickly and effectively when necessity arises will, scarlet and venous is dark red. The former in the must think after reading an article that he can do ready for the occasion should at once give digital I hope, help the boys to carry out this admirable case of all wounds may also be distinguished by just as has been suggested—practical instruction is (indirect) compression at the temporal artery at the its, what I would term, hose effect; as the water the most essential, and the facilities for learning front of the upper part of the ear closest to the phrase. seat of the injury—if on the left side compress on leaves the hose it spurts out, whereas if a vein is First Aid thoroughly are easy and the cost very The saying 'he bled to death' would be ridiculed nominal. the left temporal and vice versa. to a degree if everyone had the knowledge of how severed it is likened to the flow of water from a In order to create interest I would welcome any hose with the tap a quarter on—it just flows in It is not possible to give charts showing the questions by the cadets, and will take the first to stop bleeding—that is the main thing. points of compression, and it is hoped the boys a continuous stream. opportunity of answering them through the In my last article I explained the Circulatory who are auxious (and it should mean all) will keep JOURNAL. There is no cadet who has not been afraid he their interest on the move, and that they will seek System, and if cadets will resort to their March Later I hope to treat with Fractures—an inter- advice at the nearest First Aid Class. issue of the Journal (and it is hoped they all keep was going to bleed to death because he happened esting subject, and one that will appeal to all their copies) they will find where I distinguished to cut rather deeply his finger, his toe, his leg or One point is certainly stressed ; a lot of judg- likely students of First Aid. between 'Arterial' and 'Venous' bleeding. In some other part of his extremities, or even his ment is necessary after having arrested bleeding ; the patient may be what I would term ' game' or possibly, as boys are wont to say, ' cracking hardy.' ROSE BAY-BONDI—CONTINUED. Use your head and, in the case of a serious wound, Captain W. W. Beale, O.B.E., prior to his departure take no notice whatever of the patient or his for England. WRITE FOR BOOKLET friends (the case is in your hands in the absence Endorsed with boundless enthusiasm for Navy of a medical man) and insist, discreetly, on the league interests, a keen knowledge and sym- setting out the advantages to be obtained by appointing doctor being sent for instead of sending the patient pathetic understanding of human nature, tactful, to him. Until the arrival of the medico keep the courteous, patient, firm and just. An idealist of part of the injury eievated and make the patient the highest order ye' intensely practical as results Perpetual Trustee Company (Limited) as comfortable as possible under the circum- attained show, he has set a high standard in the stances. literary as well as other fields, and established The EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE OF YOUR WILL Navy League Sea Cadet Movement on a permanent Pressure on a particular artery by the fingers basis, his presence and experience and advice will between the wound and the heart is what is known be greatly missed at Headquarters. Trustee of your Marriage or other Settlement, Attorney, or Agent. as ' Indirect Digital Compression,' but it may be necessary to apply pressure with the thumb or To know Captain Beale apart from his Navy Rfitnblishwl over 40 years, during wliieli it has successfully handled almost every class of asset. fingers directly oil the wound, thus directly com- League activities officially was a privilege. pressing the artery, this is ' direct digital compres- The success of this sub-branch is largely due to Directors : Hon. R. J. BLACK. M.L.C. (Chairman); the splendid support and encouragement accorded I)r. ROBERT L. FAITHFULL ; T. H. KKLLY ; Sir SAMUEL HORI1ERN ; sion.' The word ' Digital' is derived from the Latin word ' Digit' meaning a finger—or as pre- by Captain Beale. WALTER T. HRUNTON; SHF.PHEARD E. LAIDLEY. viously explained ' phalange'). The midday round table conferences at the office became almost a jeint habit. No difficulty Sutaoribed Capital • £1.000,000 0 0 Perpetual Deposit with Digital pressure cannot be maintained for very was too great to overcome and we were always « .. n n Government £'20,000 0 0 long. It will, therefore, be necessary to improvise Capital Paid Up - - 140,000 0 0 Truat ami Agency Funds under strengthened and bucked up by his wonderful Reserve Fund 105,000 0 0 Administration exceed • '20,980.000 0 0 what is known as a Tourniquet. A cadet's scarf optimism. will make an admirable one. Place a stone about Our best wishes go with Captain and Mrs. Beale Moderate Charge* Economical Management Undoubted Security. the size of a walnut in the centre of the scarf, take and the children. the two long ends and tie the stone tightly in the Mr. Billam, on whose shoulders Captain Beale's centre, then take a turn around the part above the mantle has descended, has created a very favourable 33 to 39 Hunter Street, Sydney. seat of injury and between it and the heart, tie a impression. Keen, alert, enthusiastic and court- reef knot, then secure a short stick; place it eous, we are extremely fortunate in securing the R. COPLAN^jLETHBRlDGE, Manaftnj Director H. V. DOUGLAS, Manafcr. between the first and second turns of the reef knot services of a gentlemen of his type who graduated and continue turning until tbe bleeding is arrested. •in the same school as Captain Beale. 93 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL. 23 SYLLABUS OF TRAINING FOR SEA BIRCHGROVE. of Bandmaster S. Thomas, late of Listnore and Armidale Bands, and of England, and under his CADETS. COUGHS (Contributed by Mr. S. Cooper, O.C.) able direction 21 instruments will be making the pulses race in Birchgrove. We have also a string As 110 notes appeared last month from Birch- 1. Character Building. Quickly Stopped grove we have some leeway to make up in news. band, which tackles jazz and lighter music ; and We have by no means gone off our course —simply we welcome with open arms anyone who will join 2. Squad drill and marching. so many things moving that the scribe's duties had up with either of our bands. 3. Mariner's Compass—construction ana uses. —if tnaUd promptly to be neglected. However, here we are "on Mr. Somerville, O.C. (Lane Cove) and Mr. 4. Helm—construction and uses. deck " again. Hirons, O.C. (Drummoyne) have been visitors, Take proper steps in the first stages 5. Anchors— construction and uses. For the last six weeks we have been out sailing. and the parade on each occasion numbered 103 of a cold, or on the slightest sign of 6. Boat management —oars and sail. With some slight alterations the cutter will be all and 98 cadets respectively. We were glad to see hoarseness and you will ensure relief, that can be desired ; and we hope to make a good these gentlemen, who complimented the cadets on 7. Knots, bends, hitches and splices. showing when the season s.arts in earnest. their fine showing. easily. 8. Rule of the road. Our Welfare meetings are booming ever* Thurs- Captain Beale paid a farewell visit and attended Elliott's Compound Syrup of White day, with an average attendance of 30 members, the Cadets' Parents Welfare Meeting. He spoke 9. Lead-line and markings. j Pine and Tar is a soothing, natural but we are still —as Oliver Twist— asking for more. in glowing terms of his happy association with us. 10. Semaphore signalling. Every cadet's parents are wanted and welcome at Leading Seaman W. Robertson, on behalf of the medicament for throat and lungs. It 11. Morse signalling. the writer's home, 65 Ballast Point Road, Balmain, boys, presented our late Organiser with a suitably prevents coughing and relieves hoarse- at 8 p.m. on Thursdays. inscribed silver cigarette case. Captain Beale, 12. Encouragement of healthy sport. ness. It is splendid in all cases of loss 30 ladies of the Welfare Committee made up a thereafter, was present at the promotions, among theatre party recently and attended "B;st People," which were three Leading Seamen passing to the of voice. which was thoroughly enjoyed. rating of 1st class Petty Officers. Elliott's Compound Syrup of White The junior girls of the Committee have formed 85 cadets gathered at the S.S. " Batranald " to Pine and Tar is obtainable from all what is known as the " Felix Club," and at their see Captain and Mrs. Beale's departure for Home. Please Ask a Friend to Join first drivs a dance—realised ^12, which sum A number of ladies of our Welfare Committee also chemists. Insist on the genuine. goes towards a forthcoming bazaar to be held for were present, and gave the departing lady a The Navy League. the benefit of the Company. "Well done, Felix!" memento in the form of a silver boomerang, while ELLIOTT BROS. LTD. Thanks to Mr. Handcock, boatbuilder, and our the Felix Club did not overlook the younger gene- n'cnNNELl. STREET, SYDNEY Boat Officer, the whaler has been reconditioned ration. The ship's side was a riot of coloured and as good as ever. Like the dinghy she was in a streamers, a profusion gathering in an apex on parlous state until these gentlemen took them both deck where Captain Beale and family stood waving in hand. The whaler now will soon be under sail. good-bye. We were all sorry to see such a good JOIN THE NAVY LEAGUE. A Navy League Brass Band is at last an accom- friend leaving us —the worthy helmsman who has plished fact, the Company purchasing a full set steered the Barque " Navy I-eague" for the period early this month. We have secured the services it has been in existence in Australia. HOW IT CAN BE DONE. : PEARSON'S I MKMBKRHHIP SCALK : CARBOLIC VLCE- PRESIDENTS (ANNUALLY) £5 0 0 WILL BE GIVEN FOR THE RETURN OF VICE-PRESIDENT* for life 35 0 0 SAND SOAP FELLOWS (Ladies ft (ientlemen, ANNITAIJ.Y) I 1 0 BREAKFAST D'LIGHT & FOUNTAIN S. R. FLOUR FELLOWS (Ladies and (.entlemen) for life 10 10 0 BONUS END LABELS MEMBERS (ANNUALLY) ...... _ 0 5 0 JUVENILE MEMBERS (ANNUALLY, AND UP DOES ITS WORK ON THB FOLLOWING BASIS! WARDS) 0 I 0 o /For 80 2-lb D'LIGHT - BONUS BHD LABELS WELL 2/6 or 3/- OH MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY or THE MONTHLY WOBTH OF { 25 4-lb. D'LIGHT - BONUS END LABELS ISSUE OP THE JOURNAL. COMMUNICATE WITH THE NAVY I.KAOUK, 6, GROCERIES ^ M 21b FOUNTAIN FLOUB BONUS END LABELS DALLEY STREET, TEL. B 7808, FOR FURTHER USE NO OTHER * PARTICULARS. r. O- 32 THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL SYDNEY'S CHIEF AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THEATRES, THE NAVY LEAGUE. I. C. WILLIAMSON LI M IT E 1) «'"|IH Mrnttn sirC. Tins. I. J.It. mi MM. ANTHONY HORDERNS' HE NAVY LEAGUE is a Voluntary Patriotic Association of British Peoples, entirely outside party politics, desirous of rendering the great- FOR EVERYTHING est service of which it is capable to the Empire, par- HEH MAJESTY'S THE NAVY LEAGUE. ticularly in connection with all matters concerning the sea. It upholds as the fundamental principle of National and Imperial policy COMPLETE NAVAL PRO- We Invite the amplest Inves- LOVELY "ROSE MARIE" PATRONS— TECTION FOR BRITISH SUBJECTS AND BRITSSH COMMERCE tigation Into both quality H. E. Till OOVIRNON OSNSNAL ALL THE WORLD OVER. and price of the goods we TMS RT. Hon. LORD STONEHAVEN. PC. O.C.M.O.. D.S.O. I Is objects are : - otter, and we are eontent H. E. THS STATB OOVBRMOR. ADMIRAL SIR DUDLEY DE CHAIR. K.C.B. M.V.O. to leave the result to you. 1. Toenllst on Imperial and National grounds, the sup- THEATRE ROYAL port of all classes IN MAINTAININGTHE NAVY AT THE Upon this confidence the REQUISITE STANDARD OP STRENGTH, not only with a vast business or ANTHONY RUN HON SIR W. P. CULLEN. K.C.M.O.. M.A.. LL.D. view to the safety of our trade and Empire, but HOBDERNS* has been built, "THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON" also with the object of securing British prestige a confidence not to be trifled EXSCUTIVB COMMITTEE— on every sea and in every port of the World. with by any statements or EOWARO W. KNOX Sin F. O. WALSV. K.B.E. oun that cannot be substan- KBLSO KINO 8m A. MACCORMICX. M.D. 2. To convince the general public that expenditure SIR SAMUEL HONOSNN. K.B. JUDOS A. P. BACNHOUSS. M.A. upon the Navy is the national equivalent of tiated to the utmost extent. r. W. HIXSON.O.B.E. J. P«VNB AIRNBD O. MILSON SIR A. W. MUM, K.B.E .M L C the ordinary insurance which no sane person CRITERION THEATRE O. E. FAIRFAX. B A.. LL.D. C. *. C. SHANNON grudges in private affairs, and that SINCE A H H. MASSIB HANRV SHBLLBV SUDDEN DEVELOPMENT OP NAVAL STRENGTH IS E. P.* SIMMIH WALTBR M. MARNS. M.P. A. CONSSTT STBPIISN S. FOSTBRNBWLAHDB IMPOSSIBLE, ONLY CONTINUITY OP PREPARATION "BROWN SUGAR" ANTHONY HORDERN & SONS, LIMITED A. J. WARRV SIR THOMAS HUOMSS. M L.C CAN GUARANTEE NATIONAL AND IMPERIAL CAPT.A W. PBARSB. F.R.O S. HON J.LANB MULLINS. M.A..M.L.C. BRICKFIELD MILL, SYDNCY. SECURITY. CAPTAIN S. O. ORBBN. F.R.O.S. T. FOX CART. O. SMITH T. H. SILX. A.M.I.C.E.. M.I.N.A. 3 To bring home to every person in the Empire E. R. WHITS H. COCHRARB J. J BOOTH that commerce can only be guarded from any HON. MBMRBRS— possible attack by a Navy. IN CONJUNCTION r t COMMODORE O. F. HVDB. C.B.E.. R.A.N. WITH THE AIR FORCE, sufficiently strong in all the CAPTAIN J.S. ROSINS. R.A.N. COMMANDER H. L. QUICK. R.A.N. elements which modern warfare demands. COMMANDER R. C. CASSIA. R A.N. j Che Bellambi Coal j "PACIFIC" 4. To teach the citizens of the Empire, young and old alike, that "it is the Navy whereon, under HON. TRBASORBRS- HON. SBCRETAR.SS— the good providence of God. the wealth, satety KELSO K.NO H.xs0R. O.B.E j Company Limited j Is splendid Household and C. M. C. SHANNON AIPRED O. MILSON and strength of the Kingdom chiefly depend," HARRY SHBLLBV T and that THE EXISTENCE OP THE EMPIRE, with the ! COLLIERY and STEAMSHIP OWNERS j STEAM COAL OROANISINO SBCRBTARV. AND EDITOR OP JOURNAL- liberty and prosperity of its peoples. No LESS O. E. D. B'LLAM. B.A.. LL.B. DEPENDS ON THE MERCHANT SEHVICE. WHICH. I PUOPRIBTOKS OP THE « UNDER THE SURE SHIELD OP THE ROYAL NAVY, ! SOUTH BULLI and BELLAMBI COLLIERIES > BRIGHT BURNING and WELDS US INTO ONE IMPERIAL WHOLE. please^note. ! SOUTHERN COAL DISTRICT, N.S.W. » GREAT HEATING 5. To encourage and develop the Navy League Sea Cadet Corps not only with a view to keeping Contributions of a suitable nature are cordially alive the sea spirit of our race, but also to POWER. invited, and should be addressed to the * Steam Collier Fleet capacity, 3.400 tons. ! enable the BOYS TO SECOME GOOD CITIZENS OP EDITOR, THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL, < Hulkage capacity, 1,600 tons. Waggon J Wentwoith Building, 6, Dalley St., Sydney. THE EMPIRE, by learning discipline, duty and t and bunker storage capacity 6,000 tons. J self-respect in the spirit of their Motto — J Total 11,000 tons. 1 The Navy League does not necessarily endorse " For GOD. for the KING, for the EMPIRE." HEAD omCEi the opinions of Contributors to the Journal. < Contractors to numerous mail lines J 6. To assist the widows ana dependents of officers « Bunker requirements can be supplied ? and men of the Royal Navy, including the All alterations of standing advertisements « at short notice. • SIM Street, Sytay, few SMlhNa Royal Australian Navy, Royal Marines and should reach the Journal NOT LATER than Mercantile Marine who were injured or who ALBERT SIMS, Maaa«*r. . the i st day of the month of issue. . * . - . - lost their lives in the War. and to educate their j OFFICES—16 SPRING ST., SYDNEY 5 children. Till!*- • 4417. PHONE . B 7808. i ; •MUfllT UP ARB Mm >N AUBTML.A BY M. T. .URN CO.. U4t OBOMOB BTR.BT RORTM. BYORBV \ PATRONS H. E. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL PRESIDENT — THE RT. HON. LORD FORSTER. THE HON SIR W. P CULLEN. K.C.M.O . P.O.. O.C.M.G M A , LL.D. "THE NAVY LEAGUE JOURNAL" is the Organ of the H. E. THE STATE GOVERNOR Lieutenant-Governor and Chief Justics of New South Wales. ADMIRAL SIR DUDLEY DE CHAIR. K. § Navy League N.S.W. Branch. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE— It appears monthly. EDWARD W. KNOX A. CONSETT STEPHEN J. PAYNE KELSO KINO A. J. WARRV C. M. C SHANNON SIR SAMUEL HORDERN. K.B CAPTAIN A. W. PEARSE. F.R.C.S. HARRY SHELLEY HOW TO JOIN THE NAVY LEAGUE:— F. W HIXSON. O.R.E. CAPTAIN S. O. GREEN. F.R.O S. WALTER M. MARKS. M.P. ALFRED C. MILSON SIR F. O. WALEY. K.B.E, PETER BOARD. C.M.G.. M.A. HON. SIR THOMAS HUGHES. M.L.C. Vice-Presidents £-"J 0 0 annually. O. E. FAIRFAX. B A . LL.D. SIR ALEXANDER MACCORMICK. M.D A. GORDON WESCHE HON. J. LANE MULLINS. M.A.. M.L OSCAR LINES ,, for life T. FOX 25 0 0 H. H. MASSIE HIS HONOR JUDGE BACKHOUSE. M.A. HON. SIR A. W. MEEKS. K.B.E.. M.L.C. J. J. EYRE E. P. SIMPSON Fellows (Ladies and Gentlemen) 1 1 0 annually. T. H. SILK S. FOSTER*NEWLANDS Do. Do. for life HON. TREASURERS— HON. MEMBERS- HON. SECRETARIES— 10 10 0 MAJOR-GENERAL BRAND. C.B.. C.M.G.. D-S.O. F. W. HIXSON. O.B.E. KELSO KINO Members 0 5 0 annually. C. M. C. SHANNON CAPTAIN A. O. CRAUFURD. R.N. ALFRED C. MILSON H. M. SHELLEY COMMANDER H. L. QUICK, R.A.N. Juvenile Members — 0 10 annually and upwards. ORGANISER, AND EDITOR OF JOURNAL— W W. BEALE. O B.E. (Mil.) YT7HE NAVY LEAGUE is a Voluntary Patriotic Association of British Peoples, entirely outside 1/ party politics, desirous of rendering the greatest service of which it is capable to the Empire. particularly in connection with all matters concerning the sea. It upholds as the fundamental principle of National and Imperial policy COMPLETE NAVAL PROTECTION FOR BRITISH SUBJECTS 19 AND BRITISH COMMERCE ALL THE WORLD OVER. ITS OBJECTS ARE :— TO THE HON. SECRETARIES of 1. To enlist on Imperial and National grounds, the support of all classes IN MAINTAINING THE THE NEW SOUTH WALKS BRANCH or THE NAVV LEAGUE, NAVY AT THE REQUISITE STANDARD OF STRENGTH not only with a view to the safety of our trade and Empire, but also with the object of securing British prestige on every sea and in ROYAL NATAL HOUSE, eviry port of the World. SVONIY. 2. To convince the general public that expenditure upon the Navy is the national equivalent of the ordinary insurance which no sane person grudges in private affairs, and that SINCE A SUDDEN DEVELOPMENT OF NAVAL STRENGTH IS IMPOSSIBLE, ONLY CONTINUITY OF PREPAR- Please enrol my name as a ATION CAN GUARANTEE NATIONAL AND IMPERIAL SECURITY. 3. To bring home to every person in the Empire that commerce can only be guarded from any possible attack by a Navy, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AIR FORCE, sufficiently strong in all of the NA VY LEAGUE for which / enclose the elements which modern warfare demands. 4. To teach the citizens of the Empire, young and old alike', that •• it is the Navy'whereon,under value £ : t. This rrctal label is cttcchcd to all beds we moke. Be sure ycu see it. It is for your protection. Make sure it is made by Newlands Pictured above is the "York" design Equip these twins with " Steelite-de- of all steel twin beds that cost approx- Luxe" springs and " Morning Glory" imately £6:17:6 each bed, without bedding and you have a sleep unit that mattress. Different freight rates makes that all-to-be-desired result— sound, healthy sleep—a certainty. make this price slightly higher in Remember too, that there are specific districts outside the metropolitan area. hygienic and economical reasons for These beds, made in all sizes, and metal beds. If not, why is their use finished in a Wide range of modern in hospitals always insisted upon by colored enamels, are of a design of medical authorities? Since when has ftimple beauty that will harmonise in a wooden bed been tolerated in any all furnishing schemes. hospital anywhere? 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