TRUST JACK TAR.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 85, 16 May 1914, Page 2

TRUST JACK TAR.

HAPPY DAYS ON A BATTLESHIP. Of ..all- the ships upon the blue, v ' No ship contained'a better crew Than that of worthy (Taptain ileece, Commanding of The Mantelpiece. If ever they were dull or sad Their captain danced to them'like mad. A feather-bed had every man, ,;, ; , Warm slippers and hot-water - The Times and Saturday Review Bequiled the leisure of the V:~ ■ ' . —Bab^^lllilSvSA new routine is being tried in battle cruiser Queen named the'/ QueehY Thoprinciple' is to trust the '.. an ' exehangfe. Captain/ W» & -Hall, yfche gunnery expert, who. is .the-eaptain, has been entrusted by the Admiralty with the delicate task "of introducing the r changes. The commander is Commander W. M. James, the original in his boyhood of MillaisV famous picture. '' Bubbles,'' ahd he takes' an important part in making : the new system run. smoothly:'— -;' ! 1. Instead-of only two watches the crew are divided into' three—Redy White, and Blue watehes. This enables certainirdutlne duties 1 td' be more

speedily done and gives greater flexibility to the ship's organisation. r^WTßSW&H "aWgivTgnli longer breaks fast hour.

r^r?W^rJffiv^^eateV , •* freedom of movement. -——.**-.. *■•" '■■:■■■■■'■ of trusting the* sailor is ..ivery afully applied.* iMen on ••■ allowed ttiey^&jPe leave is given. - what is. termed The b<J§"r<ls for fiberty are opened'•'and i. goes ashore pntsSa-jpeg «.: his number.* |When ; the peg When the ,§ueen Mary is lying alongside a dockyard' jetty the liberty men go ashore as most convenient to I Sne is out at an aucEoVage'both "officers* and men' are obliged to time their comings and |>y of, boats. .The custom In other ships is for liberty men to fall in and .beanspectedi before going ashore. CHURCH OPEN AT ALL TIMES. 5. Sunday bias been reduced to a minimum. It is practicially finished in the early* mdraing. 1 ' The men then have the; remainder of the day to themselves. .:' Even attendance, at church ia not compulsory, though,'to,Jack's credit", be ; it said, this. makes little difference to the size'tif the congregation. Once £t month two services, are held at the same time, <<One» is conducted by thecaptain on .the .quarter, deck; the other is a .communion,service conducted by the Rev. W. B. Masefield, the chaplain,,' in the. permanerit church,' which is a, unique * 'feature: ef the 'Queen Mary'a •equipment. j ~:<•' C. This.permanent church is.open at all times for the use of the men.. { . <\ 7. The Queen Mary also carries a kinematographi . ?: : < 8. There are no naval police. Disci* pline is, maintained by the crew;' then** .</ selves. Police duties are:done by pettyofficers. For the seamen there is .'■&. •'.. chief petty officer, termed the master, • leaman, who has several petty officers, Similarly, for the stokers,,., there is a master stoker with ,his staff", of petty officers. In each case these act as boatswain's mates as well as. carry out disciplinary duties. So well does this answer that other ships are adoptingpthe rH"V * .*■ ■■• ;; ■■■