JACK TAR ON THE MOVE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2202, 15 July 1914, Page 9

JACK TAR ON THE MOVE

NEW CREWS FOR OLD NEW ZEALAND AND THE NAVY Moving 'jslowly and majestically up. to the Jung's Wharf at noon yesterday, the El'haw-SavilL liner Arawa resembled a troopship more than anything else, for her llush fofedeck- was picturesquely lined. with: mari-oWarsmen, decked out in their "whites," though the weather was bitter cold; whilst under the bridge and along the promenado : decks amidships and aft were' groups of naval officers — commissioned, warrant, and petty—making a brave show in the wintry sun. The contingent of ..Royal naval officers 'and men 011-the Arawa consisted of 17 officers and warrant officers, 14 chief petty, officers, aiid '173. sailors, who como to relievo , time-expired men on the Pyramus, Psyche, and Philomel. The new-: comers are men from- all tho fleet—men .frojn all the world. That co.uld;,be 4eo 'tficted'by-the names'oll their caps-—'Ex-, cellerit," "Vernon." "Vivid," "Hind," "Pembroke," "Victory," "Commonwealth," '!'Angler," ■■''.Impregnable,"-' : "Black -Prince," -names of modern ironclads,' many of- which perpetuated .those' of. vessels which have made history. The'transfer of men and baggage, was commenccd during the afternoon, and mil bo completed to-day. Thero are also some tons of naval stores on the Arawa which have to be transferred to tho lonic, by which steamer, leaving to-mor- ! row, the time-expired officers and men .from the warships mentioned proceed to | Portsmouth. : The contingent.sailing to■moriw consists of : 12 officers and warrant'officers,' 20 chief petty officers, and | 90 able soanien. '■■!■ The officers who arrived yesterday from. EnglanS and the ships they have boon commissioned to are as follow H.M.S. Pyramus.—Lieutenant-Com-mander T. S. L.- Dorman; EngineerLieutenant J. C. Boyle, Fleet Paymaster 31. Leask;-warrant officers Messrs. A. Trovett- and P. Tumor. H.M.S. Psyche.-'-Lieutenant-Comman-der : y. 11. N. Porter, Lieutenant A. C. Brown, Staff-Surgeon It. 11. Horley, Sub-Lieutenant H. A. r Simpson, Fleet Paymaster W. F.,Wells; warrant officer; Mr. J. Hand. 1 H.M.S. Philomel.—Lieutenant W. I. Preedy; Engineer-Lieutenant H. I l '. Itussell; Sub-Lieutenant. J. C. Shelton; Artificer Engineer, P. CI. Munro; "Warrant Officer, Mr. Millar. , In the second-class were: Chief-Petty Officers W. Albury, A. Bennett, E. Ohilds, C. Crossley,. F; Felton/R. C. Gentry,. .W. A. Hawkes, G. S. Jarvis, 11. Moore, 1 J. Paterson, A. A. Pyke, H. Ryan, 11. F. Taylor, and AV. Taylor. The officers who are. leaving for England to-morrow by the lonic are as fol-lows-.—Lieutenant Pennefathcr: (Philomel), StaffrSurgcon Lightfoot (Psyche), Paymaster Bickord (Pyramus), Engin-eer-Lieutonant-Commander Wyles (Philomel), Eugiiioer-Lieutenant-Command-er Eayner (Pyramus), Lieutenant Tucker (Psyche), and Lieutenant Stephenson (Philomel). . The warrant officers leaving for Homo are: Messrs. Cain, Sandford, and Leo (Pyramus), and. Messrs. Montgomery and Turner (Philomel).- !' To-day tho "P" Class cruiser Philomel is to ■ be taken ovor by the New Zetlland 'Government, to whom she- has been loaned by the British Admiralty, to be used as a training-ship in connection with tho contemplated establishment in these waters of a locallyowned and .manned arm of tho Navy. Thero will be 110 ceremony in connection with the-,event, fraught as it may bo with importance to the , Dominion. Commander" Ballard will come ashore, and Captain Hall-Thompson (the Government's new Naval Adviser) will go 011 board, hoist liis pennant, and then formally report that ho has done so to the Minister of Defence. . From to-day tho Philomel will be maimed with British Naval officers (who will receivo Navy rate? of pay), and a training (or skeleton), crow of Imporial Navy men. These men will be paid tho colonial rate of ji'ay, and their dntv will consist of training New Zealand recruits to the Navy. To show what this difference in pay' is we quote the rates' :— Plus B. Navy. N.%. Pay. Boys 6d. &7d. Is. day. Ordinary sea- , men Is. 3d. 2s. day. Able Seamen ■ Is. Bd. 3s. day. Stokers' Is. Bd. it 2s. Id. . 3s. day. The extra pay granted by the Now Zealand Government (under tlio old regulations) was placed in the Savings Bank to the credit of tho men, and 'could only bo withdrawn at tho ond of the live-year, term of service.' Captain Hall-Thompson is at present engaged in drafting out the now regulations respecting recruits for the Philomel.,