NAVAL SACKINGS.
— 1831 BRITISH OFFICERS GET | NOTICE. (Received May 11, 5.5 |>.m.) LONDON, May 13. ! The British Admiralty announces tlr.it ‘ owing to large reductions in the re- ; quircincuts in the personnel for the I Fleet, and, the naval establishment gen- > orally, a large surplus of officers exists | of certain ranks and seniorites. lhe I total surplus is approximately 1835 men. | Of these, 1429 belong to the executive j branch of the Navy. The Admiralty says it hopes that all the officers m I the ranks and sonorities affected, hav- | ing special chances of settling in civilian life, or an exceptional opportunity of taking another career, will do so.' The Admralty state that should the response’ to this invitation be insufficient, then the requisite number of officers necessary to complete the reductions will be selected, and will be given the alternatives of either retiring on special terms, or being placed on half pay _
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Grey River Argus, 15 May 1922, Page 5
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152NAVAL SACKINGS. Grey River Argus, 15 May 1922, Page 5
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