WORKING TO MUSIC.
U.S. SAJLORS POLISH BRASS.
WHILE GRAMOPHONE PLAYS.
At the shore end «f the-Prince's wharf this morning a dozen or more smart high-pow;ered launches were tied up alongside and ahead of each other. It was a busy time for quite an army of Jackies who were "cleaning ship." Much, hard work was being indulged in to get the brasswork shining. Water and mops were freely used, and varnish and white work were strictly attended to. On the largest of the launches, one branded "Cal" on the bows, a gramophone of large dimensions was playing the latest jazz tunes from the States on top of a deck-house. The men sang and joked at their work, the music appearing to have the effect of driving dull care away. Within an hour all those launches looked as if they had just been completed at the builders' yards and launched. Soon flaga and signals were received from the battleships in the stream, and away the little vessels scooted on their various errands on behalf of the United States Navy.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 189, 12 August 1925, Page 8
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