THE BRITISH NAVY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 4395, 26 November 1912, Page 5

THE BRITISH NAVY.

UNDERPAID JACK TARS.' LEAVING IN HUNDREDS. THE THUNDERER’S HITS. Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. Lon don, Last'Night. Lord Charles Beresford, in a speech at Liverpool, said the bluejackets were dissatisfied at not being properly paid. The best men were leaving in hundreds. The warship Thunderer, using Captain Scott’s “director” at ten thousand yards with 13.5 guns, scored 41 hits out of 50. The Thunderer’s previous record was 37 out of 50; the Orion 24 out of 30 at 6500 yards. NAVAL CADETS’ FRIGHT. Paris, Last Night. Naval cadets were cruising in the Jean d’Arc, when a quantity of powder became overheated, which resulted in a fire, when near Madeira. There was great difficulty experienced in suppressing it. The officers and sailors flooded the magazines, and thus averted a serious disaster. All the ammunition was jettisoned. THE CHINA STATION. (Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) Sydney, This Day. Regarding the appointment of a Rear-Admiral on the China station, Senator Pearce, Minister of Defence, considers that the suggested interpretation, if correct, is very satisfactory to Australia. Referring to co-opera-tion with New Zealand, he says that hitherto only informal semi-private communications have passed, but bo expects something more formal lyHANDS ACROSS THE SEA. R ECIPROCITY IN DEFENCE. Invercargill, Last Night. Major-General Godley arrived at the Bluff this afternoon from Melbourne. In an interview the General said he had been very pleased with his visit to the Royal Australian Military College, and was well satisfied with the way in which the New Zealand cadets, sixteen in number, were being treated, and with the work they had to do, and the way in which it was done, as well ns the progress that was being made. While in Melbourne he visited the cordite factory, the remount depot, and other Australian military institptions and factories. He had conferred with Australian military institutions and factories, for co-operation in defence matters, between the Dominion and Australia, and he witnessed the review, by the Governor-General, of 18,000 senior cadets. Commenting on the display, General Godley said that he was very much struck with the efficiency of the organisation and administration, and the way in which the large number of cadets was marshalled and assembled for the review. He thought the boys on the whole were of very good physique, and were promising material for the Australian Territorial force-. They were all fully uniformed armed and equipped, and it was evident that the Australian authorities were sparing no expense to make the scheme of universal training a reality, and a complete success. No stone was being left unturned to ensure that all ranks were thoroughly armed and equipped, so that there would he afforded every opportunity of performing military duties to the best advantage. Arrangements were everywhere in progress tor camps on a large scale, where brigades and still larger assemblage of all arms will go under canvas during the forthcoming summer. The General stated that everywhere in Australia the prospects of the scheme were most flourishing and satisfactory.