HOMEWARD BOUND.Editorial Staff:

E ditor: Captain J . L. Scoullar.Sub-Edito r: Sergt, P . R. Kennedy.

Magazine Committee:

Editor, Sub-Editor, Capt. A. H. Wilding, S.Q.M.S. E. M. Samuel, Sergt. N. J . Barrow.

“ HOMEWARD BOUND.”

Penning this, the last of our editorial efforts in connection with Homeward Bound, a deep sigh escapes from our breast. The days of anxiety are gone. No longer will our waking hours be disturbed by worrying thoughts of style and com­position ; of short story, verse and article; of cartoons and photographs. We have passed through th is period, we see the ligh t of day, bu t ours will be no story of a commercial struggle to build a dividend-earning circulation, for this, first., is also our la st issue. Should we fade in your memory, perhaps, some day, we may be unearthed from a forgotten corner of your library and, perusing our pages once again, you may call to mind th is home-coming on the Ruahine. This is our object—to provide a souvenir—and if, by our efforts, we give in addition an hour’s amusement, we are happy'.

We tender our most sincere thanks to our contributors, through whose ability-with pen and pencil we have been able to select the contents of th is volume, and we deeply regret th a t space wOuld not perm it of our publishing all the m atter received.

Ere we land in our own fair country the joyous festival of Christm as will be with us. To one and all we tender the best wishes of the season, and all good luck in the coming years.

LEST WE FORCET!

As we plough our way across the sea And home thoughts fill th e mind,

Do we ever th ink of the days th a t are gone And the cobbers we’ve left behind?

Of the lessons we learn t on battle-scarred fields And the m ates we found and lost,

Of days of sorrow and days of fame,And all th a t our victories cost?

As we gaze out on the silvery deep And watch the crested wave,

Do we ever th ink of the men who sleep Deep down in an ocean grave?

Of the harvest vile of the submarine And the toll of the lurking mine,

The struggle grim and the end unseen Of the heroes who’ve crossed the line?

R.C.S.

SPECIAL LICENSING POLL.

A Review of the Act.I t has been definitely decided th a t members of the

N .Z.E.F. returning to New Zealand by the R.M .S. Ruahine will have the opportunity of exercising the ir righ t to vote on the Liquor Referendum issue th a t is now before the electors of the Dominion in connection with the ensuing General Election in December.

N ational Prohibition not having been carried a t the Special Licensing Poll taken on the 10th April, 1919, it is provided th a t a further poll shall be taken a t which there will be three proposals for decision, nam ely :—

1. National Continuance.2. N ational Prohibition without compensation.3. S tate purchase and control.The resu lt is to be determined by a bare majority of the

to tal number of valid votes recorded. Thus, if on th is ship GOO votes are recorded, and they are cast as follows fo r :—

National C on tinuance ............................................. 150National Prohibition without compensation ... 149S tate Purchase and Control................................... 301 •

then S tate Purchase and Control would have a majority of two votes over the other tw o ; or, in other words, a bare majority of the votes reccfrded, and would consequently come into force.

STATE PURCHASE AND CONTROL.Should this come into force it would mean t h a t :—(1) All licences will lapse and become void.(2) No person other than the Controller of the Trade in

Liquor shall m anufacture or sell or import into New Zealand any alcoholic liquor.

(3) All property in connection with a brewery, publican’s licence, accommodation licence, or wine maker’s li­cence will vest in the Controller on behalf of His M ajesty the King.

(4) The determination in favour of S tate Purchase and Control shall not be deemed to authorise th e sale of liquor in a no-licence district, or in a proclaimed no­licence area.

The following persons, and no others, are entitled to com­pensation, nam ely:—

(1) Brewers.(2) Owners, lessees and sub-lessees of hotel premises.(3) Hotel licencees.(4) Holders of wholesale licences.(5) Wine makers.

and claims for compensation are to be determined by speci­ally constituted compensation courts.

NATIONAL PROHIBITION WITHOUT COMPENSATION.If the resu lt of the Poll is in favour of National Prohibition

w ithout compensation, then such determ ination shall come into force on the 30th June next. On th a t date all licences of any description then in force in New Zealand will lapse and cannot be renewed.

I t will be unlawful to import into New Zealand or to manu-' facture or sell intoxicating liquor of any description.

No person will be entitled to compensation for loss of pro­perty or loss of business arising from National Prohibition.

No licensing polls are to be taken in any d istric t whilst National Prohibition is in force.

2 fiOMEWARD BOUND.

NATIONAL CONTINUANCE.

If the result of the poll is in favour of National Continu­ance, then—

(1) No question relating to local no-licence shall be sub­m itted a t any licensing poll.

(2) A t any subsequent general licensing polls the issues of N ational Continuance, N ational Prohibition w ithout compensation and S tate Purchase and Control shall be submitted until such times as National Prohibition or S tate Purchase and Control is carried.

Officers and other ranks will observe th a t a t the forthcoming Licensing Poll no local no-licence questions will be submitted, and th a t the issue will be confined to the three questions above mentioned.

The proposal of S tate Purchase and Control is a new inno­vation, and this is the first time the elect-ors have had the opportunity of recording their views on this vital question.

All ranks m ust produce the ir CURRENT N .Z.E .F . PAY BOOKS before they can exercise the ir vote.

TENERI FFE.

The soft m antle of the tropical eve falls gently over the tranquil sea, bringing the lines of sight closer and closer, th a t great mystic line where the sea kisses the skies. On our right, looking forward, the outline of ■the mighty, majestic mountain, Teneriffe, stands out like a lonely sentinel, a beautiful sapphire blue against a background of am ethyst sky. The great half-moon, hanging in space, like “ Alad­din’s Lamp,” reflects its rays on the placid Waters, and forms a silvery strand of light, in which the tiny, lisping waves dance for joy, and kiss the reflection with amorous lips. Myriad stars peep out like sparkling diamonds, adorning the dark blue cloak of night, helioing messages of love to one another in harmony with the sea and moon. The beauty of the quiet skies and placid sea seems to carry one far away away, and weaves round one a web of mystic awe, filling the human heart with g reat desires and intense longings for the unattainable. Nearer and yet nearer the g reat moun­ta in looms up, changing into a tawny hue, and the great rugged grandeur of this volcanic formation lies now unveiled; the summit enshrouded in misty wreaths of clouds. A t the foot of th is great handwork of the Unseen, crested wavelets, caress the rocky shores, and in the little sandy bays, bathed in' moonlight, nestle the tiny, white cottages, showing from their windows gleaming, welcoming lights of red and gold. Rounding the bend, into vision flashes a cluster of lights and the dark outline of an ocean liner, a t re s t in the bay. As the anchor chain ra ttle s and descends to the depths below, little dancing lights on the w ater’s surface, like fireflies in the gloom, draw near. Ahead, reflecting lights of green, red and gold denote the position of the picturesque town of Teneriffe, while on the mountain-side lights gleam from many artistic villas. W afted through the still air, gloats the soft, broken English of the Spanish boatmen, garbed in white, bartering fru its and cigars with the passengers, while the lights from the ship’s port-holes display the rich, tropical fru its with which the boats are laden. A little launch, white and gold, rides gracefully a t the ship’s gangway like a beautiful swan. I t rests for a while, then glides through the still waters, leaving behind a white wake, jewelled with phosphorus lights, as i t disappears shorewards. The siren booms out on the peaceful harbour, the anchor is weighed, and slowly and majestically the g reat ship moves in response to the throbbing screws. While the dawn sleeps behind the shadowy mountain, we steam away from th is beautiful fairy­land.

A.H.

MEMORIES OF OTHER DAYS.

T hud-thud! Thud-thud! The dull monotone of the engines singing the ir incessant refrain reaches me as I slowly fill up my pipe. The day is gloriously fine. The burning sun sends out its beams from a cloudless sky, beams which are caught on the tin iest of ripples on the almost still ocean, and are thrown th is way and th a t, like dancing sprites. I t is too hot to read, the deck burns beneath my. feet. The few passengers on the boat deck are reclining in w hat little shade there is, sleeping or fitfully reading. The smoke from my pipe curls slowly in front of my eyes, seems to wrap round my b ra in ; forms a mist—a m ist through which my present surroundings, boat deck, paten t davits, funnel, wireless and bridge, seem to fade away. The picture is almost indis­cernible when another gradually takes its place.

Again there is the deep, bine sea, again the burning sun and the dancing sunbeams on the water, again the burning deck. B ut everything else is changed. • There is no thud- thud of engines—only a gentle flapping as the merest puffs of wind catch the sheets of snowy canvas above me. Funnel and wireless have yielded place to stately fore, main and mizzen with their score upon score of shrouds and stays. No stately deck structures lif t one high above the waters. The few passengers on deck are reading or lolling in the shade of bulwarks and hatches. Passing an open hatchway, my nostrils are assailed with the odours of stifling humanity. From aft there comes the voice or the officer on w atch : “ Brace the yards up, Bo’sun ! ” and in my ears I dimly hear his cheery “ Aye, aye; s i r ! ”

“ Aye, Sir, Aye, S ir.” Gradually the voice fades and dies away, giving place to th a t incessant thud-thud, thud- thud which assails my ears once more. Again I am back on the steamer—back to the present.

HOMEWARD BOUND.

B ut the memory will not be dispelled. Musing, I gaze round a t our shipload of soldiers and their wives—the men returning home to their own country, and the women of the ir choice accompanying them. They are the new generation of fathers and mothers, pioneers in every way who will build up the race of overseas Britons. Involuntarily, one’s mind compares this journeying of pioneers to the journey of an­other day, when the fathers and mothers of these men left their native shores and, pu tting their tru s t in Divine Provi­dence, sailed out over the d istan t seas to found the ir homes in the new settlem ents of New Zealand. Brave and fearless the menfolk w ent; doubly brave and doubly fearless their womenfolk accompanied them. Oh, ye women of B ritain, ye mothers of our race, how can we thank you for giving us life in our own dear country with its equality of men, its freedom and its beauty and health? Aye, we know what you endured, your hardships and perils !

B ut the mind wanders on, and I leave the passengers be­hind, and once again I am the youthful apprentice learning the trade of the sea. I remember the passengers coming aboard in London docks—a motley collection with bundles of house­hold goods and furniture. In those days they furnished the ir own cabins—small dark holes with but little ventilation and little light. We are outward bound, the trade wind has caught us, and we are dancing merrily along. W ith good luck we should be over the Line by “ dead-horse n igh t.” *

I t is evening, and being off watch I take a stroll around. M ost of the passengers are abed, for once darkness sets in the few oil lamps do little to dispel the gloom, and except one be lucky and obtain a seat immediately under the lamp, one cannot play cards or read. Some of those who know not yet what they will have to go through are complaining of the ir initia tion into salt and tinned foods and their ration of a gallon of water per day for all purposes. B ut they will soon get used to it, although the women will find it very hard for a while.

E ntering the “ cu d d y ” (first saloon), one’s ears catch the sighings and murm urings of sleeping folk in the cabins opening off from the sides. They are sleeping fretfully in the heat and stuffiness. From the “ cuddy ” the memory takes me to the steerage. Oh, God, w hat a place of to r­m ent! Packed tightly together, the stench of cooking and eating and sleeping quarters and the odour of hum anity— smells th a t can find no outlet. Ventilation is very primi­tive.

S till on and on the memory glides, to the days of tem pest and storm. All passengers are battened down below. The decks are awash, seas keep tum bling in on us. To raise a hatch would mean disaster, for once le t the seas make an entry into the sleeping quarters down below, no power of man could save us from a watery grave. For three days the storm has raged, for three days we have lowered food to the steerage through a ventilator. No one knows how they are faring. I t is madness to open a hatch. To relieve the anxiety of the m aster, I manage to squeeze down through the ventilator. Is it possible? Can there possibly be human beings in such a place? The air foul and fetid, w ater rushing across the floor, tossing furniture, food, clothing, tins, h ither and th ither. I t is a world of chaos. In the dim light one can discern blanched faces, faces th a t are pictures of despair. B u t i t is a picture too terrible to dwell on. I pass on to another storm.

We are in the roaring forties. Again the wind has raised a-tem pestuous sea. Over the side a mighty wave comes thundering along our decks. Crash! The deckhouse is gone. The front of the saloon offers a-m om entary check, but there is a ripping and tearing, and th e w ater forces its way through and strikes the cabins and smashes them to matchwood. On, on passes the terrible flood, on, on, over the side, carying with its deck fittings, fu rn itu re and—a mother and her babe.

Thud-thud! Thud-thud! I am in the present again. A gong sounds. ’Tis lunch which calls, and I slowly make my way below to the luxuriously-fitted saloon, quietly contem­plating the marvels of our age. Truly the years have made their difference in ocean travel.

N a tjt ic u s .

* “ Dead-horse night ” —the th irteen th night out. On th is night the 30 days’ advance of pay usually given to the crew when they sign on expires, and to celebrate the occa­sion a wooden horse is made, and with quaint ceremony hoisted to the yard-arm and dropped into the sea.

“ PEACE.”I hear the roar of voices in the street,

The clang of bell in steeple and in dome,The V ict’ry songs, the sound of many fe e t;

B ut all unheeding, for My Boy is Home!The women give me welcome to the throng,

And wonder a t the tears I cannot keep When every voice is raised in laugh and song,

Oh, H ush ! My tears are Joy ! My Boy’s asleep !He came to-day ere yet the sun did burn,

And brought me Peac^ and V ict’ry evermore; Himself my Peace, my V ict’ry his return.

Oh, leave me now. My Boy is back from W ar!

And all the ta lk of Presidents and Kings,The clamour and the shouting and the joy

Mean little to the m other-heart th a t sings W ith praise to God for sending back her B oy!

D a n F l o o d .

BIOGRAPHIES.Lieut.-Colonel W. C. Sinel, D.S.O.

A command which involves a certain measure of dual con­trol, th a t calls for great ta c t and personality in the main­tenance of discipline in more or less confined spaces, and in keeping up a spirit of cheeriness and comradeship under adverse conditions, is surely not one to lightly entered upon. Couple these with ordinary military duties, and it becomes obvious th a t the appointment of O.C. Troops is no sinecure, and yet, with all due modesty, we may claim th a t during the war just ended, New Zealanders have proved them ­selves capable of assuming onerous commands with great credit to themselves and to thq country of the ir birth . In this connection all passengers, both m ilitary and civilian, on this the la st trip of the “ Ruahine ” as a troopship, will well remember Lieut.-Colonel W. C. Sinel, D.S.O., Auckland Regiment.

The voyage once started , Lieut.-Colonel Sinel soon made his presence felt in the formation of committees to organise sports, games, concerts, etc., and it is in large measure due to his personality and energies th a t there has not been a day for which one or other of the committees has not arranged some pastime to relieve the tedram of the long journey.

Lieut.-Colonel Sinel is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Sinel, Grey Lynn, Auckland, who are to be congratulated in having so fostered the spirit of Empire in their family th a t their six sons have all rendered service in the N .Z .E .F . Lieut.-Colonel Sinel oommenced his career as a soldier in 1899, when he joined the Native Rifles, la ter transferring to “ A ” Battery of the N .Z.F.A ., with whom he remained until 1907, when he accepted a commission as lieutenant in the Defence Cadets. Promotion soon came his way, and in 1908 he was promoted Captain. On the inception of the Territorial Scheme in 1911 he carried on with a company of Senior Cadets, holding th a t appointment, except when with the N.Z. Contingent a t the Coronation celebrations in 1911, until the outbreak of war, when he enlisted with the Main Body, and was appointed 2nd in command of the 6th (Hauraki) Com­pany of the Auckland Battalion.

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Captain Sinel, as he then was, received his baptism of fire in the operations on the Suez Canal in January and February, 1915, when the Turks endeavoured to seize th a t im portant highway of the sea and open up the road to Egypt.

Gallipoli was his next sphere of action, and in th a t landing, which will go down to posterity as one of the bravest feats of arms in our history, Captain Sinel bore his full share of the brunt of the fighting. His company commander was killed and, although wounded himself, he took command of the H aurakis, and with the rank of Major, to which he was promoted on the 26th April, carried them through the hard­ships of the campaign until he was severely wounded during the Suvla operations in August. A fter a period in hospital in Egypt and England, Major Sinel was boarded and marked for New Zealand, leaving as O.C. Troops on the “ Arawa ” in January , 1916. The healthy climate of his own country and treatm ent a t Rotorua soon repaired th e ravages of war, and Major Sinel embarked a second time for active service as O.C. 21st Reinforcements in January , 1917.

On the formation of the 4th N.Z. (Inf.) Brigade, Major Sinel was appointed 2nd in command of the 3rd Battalion of the Auckland Regmient, ajid saw further active operations with th a t u n it a t Messines and Passchendale, and in the various a ttendan t periods of front line work. When the 4th Brigade was absorbed into the other three infantry brigades, Major Sinel was ordered to*England to undergo the Senior Officers’ Course a t Aldershot, a course which is reserved only for those officers about to take command of a unit.

March, 1918, a very fateful month for the Allied Forces, saw him in France, this time as 2nd in command of the 2nd Battalion of the Auckland Regiment, an appointment he retained until the Armistice was signed. During this period, particularly subsequent to the August advance, “ 2nd Auck­land ” were engaged in many severe battles, and in two of them, namely, the action a t Bancourt and the operations around Le Quesnoi and the Foret de Mormeil, Major Sinel was. in command of the un it and, in addition to being men­tioned in despatches, was awarded the Distinguished Service Order as a mark of His M ajesty’s approval of his services.

In December, 1918, Major Sinel was promoted L ieut.- Colonel and appointed Officer Commanding the Reserve Battalion of his regiment. On the inception of the De­mobilisation Scheme, Lieut.-Colon el Sinel was appointed Officer Commanding the Auckland Prov. D etachament, in which capacity he served until the un it was disbanded in August, 1919. I t is a striking tribu te to Lieut.-Colonel Sinel’s personality and ability th a t during th is very trying period, with a t times as many as 2,000 and more men of all arms and units under his command, he m aintained a spirit of harmony and cheeriness th a t overcame the spirit of unrest consequent on delays in demobilisation.

Such is a brief outline of the m ilitary career of L ieut.- Colonel Sinel, a career of which he himself and all New Zea­land m ight well be proud. The joy of arriving home will be tempered with a grief a t parting, and Lieut.-Colonel Sinel carries with him the best wishes of all for an equally suc­cessful career in civil life.

Captain T. E. Smith.I t is said of the Brtish nation th a t we cannot take a lesson

to heart, th a t if a given situation recurs we make the same • blunders, bu t th a t as surely as the earth ro ta tes Ave will somehoAV or other muddle through, and finally, after days of tria l and tribulation arise as victors. Be th a t as i t may, there is one thing th a t th is generation a t least will never forget, and th a t is the debt we owe to our mercantile marine. In those dreary days from ’14 to ’18, and particularly in th a t most anxious of years, 1917, the calling of the sea was doubly and trebly dangerous. The ordinary perils of the sea were intensified by the lurking submarine, the deadly mine, and the ubiquitous raider, and it is fitting th a t in th is journal we should make our tribute, and more particularly to our M aster, Captain T. E. Smith, who, except for one trip across the A tlantic with American troops on the “ H orora ta ,” successfully kept the “ Ruahine ” on the w aters between New Zealand and the Old Country during those trying times.

To have a torpedo miss one by only twenty feet is enough to make one trem ble; add to th a t the though t th a t a t any moment one might be on top of a mine, while th a t smoke on the horizon may betoken a raider, and i t takes no great effort of the im agination to realise the responsibility th a t rested on the shoulders of Captain Smith and his fellow mariners.

Captain Smith was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and at the age of 15, entered H.M .S. W orcester, from which he graduated a t 17 to serve his apprenticeship' on the Shaw, Savill Coy’s ships, the “ Timaru ” and “ C anterbury.” In 1891 lie joined the New Zealand Shipping Co.’s “ Tongariro ” as 4th Officer and has remained in this Company’s service ever since. H is first command was the “ R akaia ” in 1901, and he has successively commanded the W aimate, Opawa, R im utaka (2), Paparoa, Orari, Turakina, H urunui, Ruahine, and the H ororata on her A tlantic tr ip as above related. In all he has made thirty-four trip s to A ustralia and New Zea­land as M aster, and the fact th a t he has not had a serious accident a t sea speaks for itself.

Captain Smith has entered fully in to the deck-sports on the trip , arid th a t his present good fortune will continue is the earnest wish of all on board.

The sea is accredited as a .hard taskm istress, b u t either this is not a fact or else she has made an exception in the case of Captain H . E. G reenstreet, la te Commodore of the New Zealand Shipping Co., who, after a spell ashore of some two years following his retirem ent in 1917, is accompanying us on this trip to New Zealand. Despite his 60 odd years, Captain G reenstreet has the air of health and vigour th a t is seldom enjoyed by men of forty-five or fifty. H is cheery personaltiy, his in terest in games and his wealth of rem inis­cence when he can be prevailed on to speak of the past, have endeared him to all, while i t is no exaggeration to say th a t he is probably the most well-known m aster-m ariner in the New Zealand run. When one reads the following par­ticulars of Captain G reenstreet’s career up to th e date of his retirem ent, it will be hardly wondered a t th a t he is be­lieved to have made many more voyages round the world than any other man. To these figures, of course, m ust be added the increases occasioned by this, his 93rd voyage.

Captain G reenstreet has made 90 complete voyages round the world, or, including two voyages through the Panam a Canal, 92 round voyages between England and the Antipodes. H e has rounded the Cape of Good Hope 95 times, and Cape H orn 75 times, has passed through the S tra its of M agellan 14 times, and crossed the Equator 192 times. H e has travelled, approximately, 2,500,000 miles a t sea, has never had a serious mishap and has never been off du ty for a single day a t sea owing to illness. Born in 1851, Captain Green­s tree t joined H.M .S. W orcester as a cadet in A ugust, 1866. Two years la ter, he went to sea as a midshipman on the “ Holmsdale,” and then served consecutively as an A.B., third, second and first mate on various vessels trad ing to the F ar E ast and A ustralasia; until, in 1881, he was appointed master of the barque “ M autaura ” —the first ship to be fitted with refrigerating appliances.

Captain G reenstreet’s first steam er was the “ A orangi,” on which he made two journeys as second m ate and two as first, and . in June, 1885, was appointed m aster of the “ Ruapehu.” From then on, as Commodore of th e New Zealand Shipping Co.’s .fleet, he was given the command of several new vessels as they were built.

As stated above, Captain G reenstreet retired in 1917, but he was perfectly willing to keep on with the sea. The strain , however, of navigation and responsibility a t ,sea under the conditions then prevailing was very g reat indeed, and, according to the Times, to which we are indebted for the above particulars, the Directors of the Company were convinced th a t he was thoroughly entitled to a rest. They were loth to think th a t a splendid ,sea career was in danger of being brought to a forced close—for Captain G reenstreet .was then due for retirem ent—under the harassing conditions which then prevailed.

Captain H. E. Creenstreet.

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Captain Greenstreet, however, would not le t himself remain idle, and it speaks volumes for his sense of duty th a t he immediately took up Red Cross work under the High Com­missioner for New Zealand, and for many months did yeoman service in meeting New Zealanders a t V ictoria Station when they arrived on leave from France. L ater, he took charge of the N.Z. Red Cross Depot a t Southampton.

Miss M. Greenstreet, who is ju s t recovering from serious illness, is accompanying her father on th is trip.

TH E BO SUN.The Bo’sun. Ah! W hat memories th a t name recalls;

memories th a t linger longer than we should have thought they would.

Of the sturdy figure with the searching eye and sandy' moustache, as he stands a t the end of the Promenade Deck, clad in navy blue, and wearing sea-boots and apron.

Of th a t writhing, wriggling hose, with its m ultitudinous coils like some gigantic antediluvian monster pouring forth its to rren ts of venom upon its shrinking panic-stricken prey. See how relentlessly it pursues its victims—the particles of d irt and waste th a t lurk about the ship’s deck. W atch it, as i t steals upon them, slipping and sliding, until it approaches w ithin striking distance and then with a hiss and a roar of trium ph, sweeps upon th e m ; swirling them round and round in the ecstacies of v ic tory ; playing with them as a cat with a mouse, and then with a final carouse it hurls them into the scuppers, the sea and oblivion.

B ut what of us, poor mortals, fellow sufferers, here below ? A las! Our lo t is a sad one. A t the first rumour of “ There’s the bo’sun,” deck chairs are folded up as if by magic.; blankets, rugs and m attresses are whisked away in a trice, and people, whom we thought an earthquake could not move, vanish into th in air. Down he comes, and into every corner his prying eye goes; not a nook or cranny on the whole ship, from Boat Deck to Poop Deck, from stem to stern, escapes his scrutinising glance. All our little “ possies ” are ru th ­lessly broken into and the liose and water do their work.

A t last we venture to appear again, and commence to settle down, when io and behold! the Demizon, accompanied by his satellites, comes swishing round a corner with a grin of joy on his face, and we are driven hither and th ither like leaves before a “storm. There is no escape from his handiwork— from all sides and above, pours the stream of wrath. From hatch to hatch we hop, and double round deck-house and gal­ley, until in sheer despair we plunge down the companion way and take refuge in the fastnesses of the hold, .and with a sigh, as we are a t last safe, pan t “ Cleanliness is next to Godliness—but, oh, Hell! ”

R . H . GltAVESTON.

THE SONG OF THE “ TOTE.”We say we don’t care, and Ave’ll pay, yes, we’ll pay!The “ Tote ” is now open—is open, I say.The Chief Engineer, in spite of the breeze,Is backing tw o-ninety: so boys the re’s the wheeze.We’ll bet y e r ! We’ll bet yer, whatever yer back.Get in fer yer ration while business is slack.H ere’s Colonel Sinel and M ajor Levien.Are yer lis t’ning? And please le t the punters righ t in.Two men kept the watch to see how she does.Cried one, “ H ere she comes! ” And one, “ There she goes!” So fast is she ploughing th is w atery track,But we’ll bet yer! W e’ll bet yer! So what do yer back? P u t five on two-eighty for our friend, Mr. Gore,And three for the Doc. on two-ninety-four.Look, George! There’s a lady kept out in the rea r;Take her bet while I deal w ith the old Bombardier.Now they’re all strongly backed; tw o-ninety’s in favour, Supported by stewards and our friend, the ship’s barber. There’s not long to go, so back them we p ray ;And we’ll bet yer! W e’ll bet yer! Moreover, we’ll pay!!

V.L.M.

3RD OR 2ND?

W e’d got aboard the “ Ruahine,When near the stern, I said to Quennie, “ The number 3, when shall it be Changed to one less upon the sea? ”For answer, she morosely said “ Look a t the paint above your head;I t surely has been changed of late,For when close-scanned it looks like 8, And yet, ’tis 2.”

R.S.G.

[A year ago the world was filled with rejoicing, for a t last the titanic struggle between nations had ceased. B ut there still remained dangers for individuals, and through them to tlie Empire. The hazardous work of clearing up had to be commenced and we are not exaggerating when we say tha t, perhaps, the most dangerous ta sk of all was the sweeping up of the enormous minefields laid by ourselves and the enemy. How well this has been done is evident by reason of the fact th a t we can now steam a t full speed over almost any waters w ithout the fear th a t a t any minute we may hear the deadly roar of a mine exploding under qur bows. We are indebted to Lieut. Chandler, R .N .R ., for his detailed description of the German mine and the work of the minesweepers.—Ed.]

MINESWEEPING.

Early in the war, it became apparent th a t the Germans had profited by the experience of tlie J apanese in their mine- laying enterprises during their war with Russia, in fact, on the day before Avar Avas declared, a large B ritish oil-tank steamer struck a mine Avhilst leaving the Elbe, having been deliberately taken- over the minefield by the German pilot. The German Admiralty had evidently gone to much trouble and expense in perfecting this powerful and ingenious engine of war, and when hostilities broke out, the German mines were much superior to ours both in destructive force and the simplicity and reliability of the ir mechanism.

Tne German mine is oval in shape, about 27 inches across its lower diam eter, and about 36 inches long, and is also made of steel p late 3/16ths of an inch thick. The lower part of th is chamber contains th e explosive charge, usually between 200 and 300 lbs. of T.N.T. or guncotton ; and the detonator. The upper part contains the electric batteries and wiring, and being comparatively empty, also serves as a buoyancy chamber, w ithout Avhich the m ine Avould sink. On top of the m ine are five projections or “ horns,” about 5 inches long by 1J inches in diameter. These horns are made of lead, and are hollow and are t igh tly screwed to nipples secured in th e mine casing. Inside the horns is a glass tube containing a chemical, and Avhen a horn is bent by a vessel coming in contact Avith it, th e tube is broken; the chemical runs down into th e battery, Avhich is inside th e mine, and an electrical current is generated Avhich in turn creates a flash or spark Avhich fires the charge. These m ines may be laid either by surface craft or submarines, but th e latter vessels we're usually employed Avhen laying m ines in the vicinity of th e British coast, and they performed their work Avith Avonderful regularity and accuracy.

The mine and its “ s in k e r” is dropped overboard; the sinker drops to the ocean bed and the mine rises to a pre­determined distance from the surface of th e sea, and is then checked by a brake on the mooring A\rire , Avhich is operated by means of a hydrostatic valve on the mine itself, and is acted upon by the pressure of the Avater a t various depths.

W ithin a few days or Aveeks of Avar being declared, the Germans had laid thousands of these mines round our coasts, and also those of Belgium and France, and had also utilised them largely for protecting the ir oavii harbours. The B ritish Admiralty Avere not sIoav in realising the danger, and very soon had a large fleet of traw lers and drifters, besides paddle

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steamers from the various seaside resorts, busily a t work sweeping up these hidden dangers, and it. was during the early days of the war th a t such heavy casualties occurred among the minesweeping flotillas and personnel. The paddle steamers were more suitable than the traw lers for minesweep­ing, on account of the ir shallow draft, and consequently, accidents were not so numerous among them as was the case with the traw lers, which in many cases drew as much as 14 feet of water. As the Avar progressed, i t became apparent th a t if the coasts and the routes and harbours which sheltered the Grand F leet were to be kept clear of mines, much larger and faster vessels which would be able to keep the sea in any weathers would be required. W ith this end in view, the Admiralty built a large number of powerful twin-screw vessels, which were formed into flotillas desig­nated F leet Sweeping Flotillas, and it was in one of these th a t the w riter served during three years of the Avar.

There are various m ethods of “ SAveeping,” but the m ost effective one is called the “ A ” SAveep and is the one which will be described here. Usually from 8 to 12 vessels go out together, proceeding in “ line ahead ” to th e area Avhich is to be SAvept and, having previously, been split up into pairs, each pair on receipt of a signal from the Senior Officer proceeds to “ pass sweep.” As th is is an operation Avhich has been brought to great perfection during the war, I may not be in order in divulging th e m ethod employed, so Avill content m yself by saying th a t a steel Avire haAvser is passed from the stern of one vessel to a corresponding position on the other, Avhere i t is “ made fa st .” The Avire is paid out until there is sufficient length to reach to the required depth, and the vessels are by th is tim e at th e required distance from one- another, usually about 500 yards. W hen suffi­cient Avire has been paid out an appliance called a “ k ite ” is employed to carry the Avire doAvn to th e required depth, Avhich latter may vary from five to fifty fathom s. Tlie “ k ite is triangular in shape, about 12 feet long, by 4 feet Avide, and is com pletely boarded up on two sides, the loAver side being boarded up to about half Avay. The sAveep-wire passes through a hard steel ring Avhicli is securely attached to the kite, the latter is loAvered on to the surface of the Avater and, being toAved along, i t im m ediately dives and drags the SAveep-Avire doAvn Avith it . The depth of th e kite, and consequently of the SAveep-Avire is regulated by th e “ k ite Avire,” Avhich is also attached to the kite, and is paid out to the required distance.

All the vessels of the F lotilla having “ passed sweep ” they iioav proceed in execution of previous orders, th e outside vessel of one pair folknving slightly inside th e wake of the inside vessel of the preceding pair, thus ensuring th at every foot of the ground is thoroughly searched. The m ooring Avires of any m ines Avhich may be encountered by th e sweep- Avire as i t is being dragged a t h igh speed through th e water, are very soon cut, and' th e m ine being buoyant, bobs to the surface. If many are being found, a Aressel is detailed to sink them, and this is usually done by means of rifle fire or LeAvis gun. Occasionally a m ine Avill explode Avhen struck, but more usually they gradually fill with Avater and sink, after Avhich there is very little danger to be apprehended from them.

After tlie day’s SAveeping is finished, the sAveep is “ sighted ” in order to prevent any mines Avhich may have become en­tangled in the Avire, from being drawn against the ship’s stern Avhen the Avire is being re-Avound on to th e barrel of the traAvl Avinch. During th e Avar several vessels Avere lost from th is cause, and many exciting m oments Avere experienced Avhen it Avas found th a t a sudden “ jam ” on the Avire was caused by a mine, Avhich had been drawn up against the ship’s stern and Avas in imm inent danger of exploding with Avhat Avould have been rather serious consequences to those in the vicinity.

There can be little doubt th a t the Germans had pu t great confidence in the mine as one of the ir certain means of win­ning the Avar, and there is no doubt i t would have done so had it not been for the energetic measures taken by the Admiralty and the loyal co-operation and faithful Avoi'k,

firstly and lastly, of the hardy N orth Sea fishermen, Avho went out and remained ou t in all Aveathers in the perform ­ance of the ir hazardous duty; much more hazardous in the early days of the Avar than in the la ter years.

HOMEWARD BOUND.We have crossed two mighty oceans, and full many smaller

seas ;W e’ve upheld the N ation’s honour, and its sacred liberties;We have borne our flag trium phan t and unfurled i t to the

breeze:And now Ave’re going home.

We bore our p a rt in Egypt, and a t the D ardanelles;At Anzac Cove, on W alker’s Ridge, and a t the Cape called

H elles;Ten thousand Braves lie sleeping beneath Gallipoli’s fe lls :

While Ave are sailing home.

W ith Allenby in Palestine, by Tigris Banks, in France,They “ did their b it,” they shed the ir blood, they gave the ir

lives, perchance;Mid the thunder of the shelling, or th e clash of steel and

lance,They flinched not going home.

They fought a t Ypres, Messines, Cambrai, the Sonnne, and Paschendaele.

They are not dead, but liv e ; the ir song is in the g a le ;And many gallant brothers Avill in fu tu re te ll th e ta le—

How those Great-Souled Avent home.

Great God, our hearts are thankful for the noble p a rt they p layed;

Their manly lives, the ir glorious deaths, the sacrifice dis­played ;

W e Avait th e consummation of th e pile all fitly laid :When Ave have turned us home.

O h! May the nation never, in the fu tu re years of peace,Forget her glorious dead, or settle on her le es ;B ut may the ir glory magnify in songs th a t never cease—

While Ave are marching home.y .l .w .

HOMEWARD BOUND.

BELOVED SLING!!Yes, for the past fortnight or so my mind has been full

of one thought only—th a t of home; b u t to-day, this photo-- graph which you have shown me, of a kiwi on the hillside, takes my mind back. I am once again in a place th a t the majority of “ Diggers ” wish to see no more.

Yes, Sling is Sling to most of us, for the name makes one dwell upon the thoughts of bull-ring and discipline, the hard work attached to them. A h ! A fellow then, was only one of thousands passing through and, yes, what a grand time the staff m ust have had we thought, driving the idea of fitness into us, and then standing by watching each draft off to Prance as if i t were a school trea t.

Well, these things had to be in days of war, bu t le t’s put ourselves on the staff after the cessation of hostilities. We find our duty is to send the boys back to God’s Own Country. Though the work is thankless, we know th a t the drafts now are of men going to build up once again the peace of a home, not the parapet of a front line trench.

W ith its hours of work th is job is not so bad, for w hat is the use of being on the staff if one cannot wangle privileges. W hat do I do a t n ights? Well! W hat a question to ask. W ith Netheravon, some of the finest W .R .A .F .’s in England only an hour’s walk away, a chap can always learn something- new in the a rt of flirtation. You don’t suppose th a t a fellow kids to about a dozen W .A.A.C.’s in Bulford not to be dancing, four or five nights a week. 1 can tell you these girls are sports. Their canteen is free to New Zealanders only. W hy? Because they are such fine fellows, you know. I might tell you, even the troops in Garrison, if married, allow their wives to converse with the most ordinary digger, because we are all such harmless-fellows.

Oh yes, my job carries with it these three buskshee stripes, too, so all the messes in the Garrison are open to my friends. I, not being a drinking man myself, I ju st look on, so in an hour or so am able to make the oldest Regular believe I ’ve taken a platoon over the top myself many a time. I was nearly forgetting, too, th a t one can hang over the counter a t the Y.M.C.A. for hours, and all for nix, bu t one is advised not to buy anything for your feelings may be hurt, as they give everything away a t our own Y.M.

There is plenty of leave, too. I, myself, go to the “ Big Smoke ” sometimes ju s t to see my Colonial brethren safe home from the “ P ig and W histle.” I t ’s a real tre a t to stand in Trafalgar Square and hear the lions roar. You see, we have the right, kind of O.C.’s these days, and one can have quite an am ount of leave unofficially. About the Oscar Asche. Well, you see, again the privilege of being on Staff, For one’s pay-book can be always overdrawn, and then, again, there are no railway fares to pay, for the A djutant is so fond of a chap th a t he throws a book of free w arrants a t a fellow now and again.

Am sorry, friend, but there are some things in the life th a t a chap m ust not unfold, for you know the authorities are hot on “ w aste.” As this is wasting your time and mine, I ’ll te ll you some more when you spend th a t vacation a t the ranch “ Old Bill ” is going to give me for my services.

THE LAND OF THE FREE.Oh! I ’m weary to death of the memories

That haunt the grey years of the war,I ’m tired of the thoughts of the sorrows,

Of mothers whose sons are no more.I ’m waiting and watching for something,

A glimpse of a land and a sun,Where the laughter and freedom and stillness

Will banish all thoughts of the Hun.I t ’s a land th a t endears and entices,

Of space and stars w ithout en d ;A land where the wild bush keeps calling,

And N ature, .abundant, unbends.W here R a ta ’s stretch gaunt arms to heaven

And th e soft winds, and rustle of wheat, Like the passing of some fairy goddess Through the vestas of gold a t your feet.

W here the women breed men of the boldest. Those women undaunted who w ait;

W here the hand of the Lord m ust have lingered In the m aking; and marvelled its fate

I t ’s a land of gladness and sunshine,Of promise—and the blue of the sea

Around the shores, match the eye of its maidens, New Zealand the land of the free.

F.M .P.

WHEN THE “ RU AH IN E ” PASSED,

“ W hat monster so disturbs the deep,For rushing waves I scarce can sleep,”

The little mermaid sighs.

“ So strange a thudding noise I hear, Some danger is around, I fear,”

H er fishy husband cries.

“ Come! Let us rise upon a crest,When you have donned your scaly dress And see who doth the sea oppress,

Come! Upward rise.”

“ Oh, ’tis a great tremendous whale, Lumps on his back and on his tale,Two coloured eyes, and dreadful pale,”

His wife replies.

“ Nay! ’Tis no whale and ’tis no foe. ’Tis F ather N eptune’s friend, I know.” So down they dive once more below

Where coral lies.

LEAVING TORQUAY.

I t was a moon of gladness That th ird November day,

For was it not the time to leave Our last old camp—Torquay?

We rose up bright and early To s ta r t our homeward trip ,

For all were quite determined To catch our fine troopship.

The march through Torquay City Was an historic show,

And all the worthy citizens Turned ou t to see us go.

The crowds th a t lined the roadway, All smiled as of one mind

To see us boys go marching off:I thought i t most unkind.

B ut it is more than likely That scores of lassies dear,

Were peeping out behind th e blind And shedding many a tear.

For these had all been promised,As some false sergeant’s wife,

That they should take a tr ip abroad And settle down for life.

And now the final “ good-bye ” comes Then many a blushing bride,

Though bearing up righ t bravely, Smiled hopefully—but cried.

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While others thinking of the ir homes, And the trip they had to go,

Perhaps, too, of the ir husbands,Wished they had answered, “ No.”

All scrambled up the gangway,Some needed help ju s t here.

I t may have been the parting keen,I t may have been the beer.

And now the brave and gallant mayor Spoke, and us sorely tried,

’Bout goodness, purity and love—I wonder if he lied.

A t la st we board our transport,B ut things go not too well.

The privates think i t ’s good enough',B ut the sergeants growl like hell.

They rush about in wild dismay,Though “ purred ” to by the “ skip.”

Like ra ts from off a fated craft,They straightw ay leave the ship.

By d in t of th rea ts and promises,They are induced a t la st

To “ stick ” the privates bunks and grub Though not w ithout a. “ B last.”

Now out in to the gloaming,We steal ’neath wings of night.

Our troubles so far ended,Our lives a pure delight.

A.M.M.

THE RED TRIA NCLE.

This magazine would he incomplete if i t did not include in its pages, a t least, a brief appreciation of the splendid and self-sacrificing work done by the New Zealand section of Y.M'.C.A. The Institu tion is well known to all of us, in times of is in war: in alm ost overv town are foundits homes and club-rooms, whose size and comforts are them­selves eloquent testimony to its great popularity, and the successful achievement of its purpose

B ut few of us, however, realise the enormity of the task it has undertaken in the war, the careful organisation th a t has been required, the changes th a t have been bravely met and the difficulties th a t have been cheerfully overcome. We are so used to having it always with us, in the trenches, the R est Camps, depots and train ing centres, a t home and abroad th a t we have come to looking for its familiar signs as a m atter of course. Everywhere th e Red Triangle held out its welcome to all, and the soldier soon learned to depend on its mobility and unfailing resource, its magic power to produce something hot and comforting out of apparently nothing. In the most distressing times, when the limits of human endurance seemed to have been reached, when the whole of creation seemed ghastly and horrible, the Y.M.C.A. was near by with its hospitality and good cheer, to remind us there was still le ft human sympathy and charity and brotherhood. And in the Depots i t Avas the Club where all foregathered for recreation or for quiet rest. Never has the Association had so grand an opportunity^ to show its Avorth and devotion, and never has any institution performed its self-imposed duties more heroically and efficiently.

The war work of th e Association, Avith the completion of m obilisation, is now drawing to its close, and its organisers and workers can conserve Avith just pride their memories of five years of benevolent to il Avherein all th e trials and d is­

appointments Avill be dimmed by the ir successes. Still, even in the last stages, the same method and care are shown in the efforts made for the comfort and welfare of the troops.

On th e “ R u a h in e ,” as on o th e r t ra n s p o r ts , th e re is a Y.M.C.A. rep re se n ta tiv e , S g t. C. J . D a rra o o tt, who h a s b ro u g h t w ith him as m uch zeal and energy as h e has m a te ria l com forts. T hey have p rovided a lib ra ry of som e 250 volum es, of Avhich ab o u t 75 a re changed da ily , an d in ad d itio n , sup­p lies of B ibles, T e s ta m e n ts and hym n books. T h ere a re also a p iano an d a gram ophone Avith m usic and 46 excellen t reco rds and a la n te rn Avith slides for five i llu s tra te d lec tu re s . Gam es th e re are in p len ty , such as chess, d ra u g h ts , cribbage b oards, dom inoes, q uo its , sk ipp ing ropes, a c rick e t s e t, boxing g lo v es ,-p u n ch ball, p u t tin g and m edicine balls , and an a ir gun Avith sh o t an d ta rg e ts . F o r th e ch ild ren th e re a re th re e dozen to y s and such th in g s necessary to peace and harm ony as puzzles, Avhistles and m o u th o rg an s .

■There are 350 magazines for free issue, as Avell as stationery, tinned fru it, beef extract', lemons, sherbet and lemonade crystals, biscuits and sweets, special a tten tion being- paid to those in hospital. Even such details as needles, buttons, thread and avooI have not been overlooked, and a distinctly happy inspiration is the supply of photographic developers, and the use of a developing tank.

Sgt. D arracott and his energetic assistant, Sgt. C. W. H . Child, do not, hoAvever, confine themselves merely to the distribution of gifts. They take a prominent and Avelcome p art in the organisation of games, sports and competitions of all sorts, assist the ship’s Chaplain in the arrangem ent of divine services and Bible classes, and v isit and do all in the ir poAver for the comfort of patients in hospital. They have already provided 30 prizes for competition, and have about 50 more for issue, and they co-operate A\dth th e gifts committee in the distribution of gifts not made by the ir own organisation.

In the restrain ts and unusual conditions of troopship life , it is always a m ost difficult m atter to m aintain happiness and contentm ent, and the presence on board of an energetic and capable Y.M.C.A. representative Avith the resources of the organisation behind him, is a b lessing to all. H is duties are no sinecure— he m ust sacrifice much of his OA\ai freedom for the benefit of others, and to S gt. Darracott and his assistant Ave OAve a debt of gratitude which is m ounting up day by day. The services of the ‘Y.M.C.A. are, hoAvever, given as ever freely and cheerfully and no rewa^pl is asked, but th at Ave accept what is given in th e spirit of good felloAV- ship, and help Avhere Ave can for the common Aveal.

TH E IR ISH EMICRANT.

My name is Eddie Colbert, and I hail from Aughnacloy.I t ’s a toAvn in bonnie Oireland, and I leave i t b u t a boy. For I ’m sailin’ to Noo Zealand, Avith my brother H arry, ten, To go to school, prepare for work, enter the world, and then— Och! The prospect is just splendid, and I simply jump for joy, Though i t ’s sad I am a t leavin’ my dear ould Aughnacloy.

When Ave came on board this brave ship, Ave were lonely and cast doAvn;.

For Ave’d left our friends in E rin ’s Oisle in a good ould U lster town-

N oav Ave found us among soldiers who spoke a different tongue From any th a t Ave ever heard in the County of T yrone;And it confused us greatly—it shurely did, indeed;For they spoke i t Avith such emphasis th a t Ave were forced

to heed :

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“ M urder! M urder! M urder! M urder; And get in, Sir, for your chop!

Any more before we tw ist her ? Pop it in, good m aster, pop!Good bet to you! Who w ants a red ? Come, masters, are

you done? ”A hundred words we never heard in the County of Tyrone.“ We’ll bet yer, Sir, we’ll bet yer! We don’t care, Sir, who

you are! ”I suppose th a t is the way men speak return ing from the war.

But when these soldiers feed, i t ’s astounding to be shure.Like Oliver Twist of Dicken’s fame, they persist in asking

more.“ Get off th a t hatch! ” they loudly call. “ Tear i t in and

sleep on bags! ”Devouring, meanwhile, A PPLE P IE — their ardour never

flags.They grapple with the Board of Trade, Jan i Roll, or Oirish

Stoo.The sossidges elude them, so they fall back on Burgoo,Calling “ M urder! M urder! Off th a t hatch! W e’ll bet yer,

all we say,“ Any more before we tw ist her? Pop it in for we will pay!”

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TH E W OMEN’S PACE. By The Cobbler.

(M.C.)

I hear i t whispered th a t there is a lot of sickness among the ladies aboard. 'Sea-sickness, say I, divil a bit, i t is all this strange hole-and-corner life th a t is wearing the ir nerves out, the ir best frocks all huddled up in boxes and hardly one decent mirror aboard. And more than anything, be­lieve me, they are missing the woman’s page in the Daily Mail, the Sketch and the la tes t in The Mirror. So I have just done a b it of quiet thinking, and sure the m antle has fallen upon me, and like Shakespeare’s Cobbler “ I meddle not with men’s m atters nor with woman’s m atters, bu t with awl.” And here you have it, my p retty dears.

You would like to know what they are wearing in London, now ? ' Sure, now, you shall know, for is it not myself th a t has the gift of the second sight straigh t from my mother and her mother before th a t? H ats first, ladies? In Picca­dilly, le t me tell you, they are wearing hats as high as steeples and as bright as peonies; in the S trand they favour the Tartan tam o’ shanter with or w ithout a beau—no, sure, a bow. In W hitechapel i t does not seem to m atter much about the shape—it ’s the trimming, and they do say th a t the feather is still the thing there.

Then the frocks, ladies. Ah, the frocks in England now are wonderful! I hear th a t there was one worn a t the Criterion the other night th a t fairly turned the men silly. I t was like th is: a soupcon of velvet—chiffon velvet—bright as a tropical sunset, with just a t in t of sea blue merging into midnight mauve, the whole finished off with a s trip of black satin coquettishly caught up a t the back. There you have it, a creation!' Another th a t was seen the other day in Leicester Square—

bu t there, I ’m getting too much into details. W hat I really want to tell you, ladies, is th a t there is nothing in London a t the moment to touch what they are wearing right here on board the “ R uahine.” H ave you noticed the frocks in the daytime and the gowns in the evening; and the veils and the head dresses ? Did you see the black charmeuse edged with white and tammy to m atch? And have you seen the vamp w ith tra iling veil and swathed chiffon? Then, too ,, there are the summer girls’ figured muslin and shady hats, and not far off you get the southern touch—cherry jumper, cherry hat, and Gipsy eyes. Sure, you get the variety aboard the “ Ruahine.” W hat do you think of the natty pink and bhie teazle-wool affair worn on the head of M rs.— but names are not perm itted. And the tammies from the barber’s shop—th e checker board fantasies—what of them ?

The men, too, are not far behind. You have noticed the open “ Y ,” haven’t you, and the three-quarter sleeve, in some cases one-quartered sleeve? Then there is the hand- painted chest or arm, the low shoe and sock or no sock. In one case I noticed the novel idea introduced of two socks each of different designs and shades; and in another case a note of originality was struck by wearing one sock the righ t side out, the other wrong side out.

And, in conclusion, just a word between ourselves, ladies. The cobbler has a kind of notion a t the back of his head th a t if developments in dress—or undress—should proceed as rapidly after we leave the Cape, as they have done since we left England, the modes on reaching P o rt may be such as to move New Zealand from Auckland to the BlufF, and sure, i t may bo the dawning of a new era in the progress of th a t grand country towards civilisation.

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Who follows tlie Chief each day 011 the many wins has he had?

: Tote?” How

If there arc not plenty of “ Peaches ” in the Aft Saloon? And also plenty of “ Melons? ”

When the A djutant’s luck a t Bridge will tu rn ?

If a certain young lady isn’t much misjudged? And if she isn’t the best-hearted person on the ship?

Is S. M. Robertson the author of “ Tho A rt of Public Speaking?” Who' is the ’dusehold H orator?

If a certain lady will be more careful where she sits a t Church-time next Sunday?

The names of the visitors to the roulette ? was a full representation of a Battalion ?

And if there

CAN YOU TELL US------

Are all-K ernels, N uts?

Who is “ W hining W innie?”

Is the “ S ile n t” Service really silegt?

S.Q.M.S. Ham lin’s la st song?

Who conceived the baby-story?

Who are the occupants of Dopey Alley?

Is it the “ Heavenly Twins ” duty to -see Lights Out'?

Why do civilians travel 011 a troopship?

W hat “ Mossie ” la st remembers of Torquay.

W hat will her husband say about it?

The name of the “ quick change ” artis te?

Dil Lieut. Fulljames enjoy the Church Service?

Why the Chief Engineer doesn’t strike a winner more often?

If Archie really could teach a Scotch lass how to love?

Is Captain Cory-W right publishing a book?

If Capt. Edie has yet been called to the Bar ?

Why some “ ladies ” objected to being called females?

If Queen Victoria has run every single man on board?

Why Nos. 2 and 3 H atches are so popular in evenings?

Who found the ship’s Sergeant-M ajor’s fountain pen ?

Is R eckett’s Blue manufactured a t Gore?

Did Captain Briffault enjoy Mrs. Coghlan’s repartee?

The reason men dance with one another.

If. Mr, Oakey is going into Revue and if it would not be Delysia-us ?

If i t takes two N.C.O.’s and one female passenger to play 0110 game of draughts?

How many meals tho Q uarterm aster ate on Sausage Day?

If a certain jealous husband will give us the story?

Which Colonel was it abused his partner a t Bridge?If some of the people tak ing dancing lessons don’t look

Why have 6/Staff’s influential cobbers left him in the lurch ca^s on hot bricks?as usual?

Why a certain Pay Corps Major was absent from dinner on Will playing the piano be allowed in the music-room in Tuesday n ight and is it as bad as all th a t?

fu ture ?If Uncle Norman really likes nursing babies or has he been

If many who suggested th a t husbands should help their appointed agent for “ G laxo” ? wives really do so?

Who is the lady who spends most of her time preparing her “ glory box ” ?

If the Y.M.C.A. didn’t get in good propaganda work.with the tinned fru it?

Who is the officer who would pay a pound to anyone who would take his seat a t table and will the price go up?

W hat one young lady thinks of the Colonials ? And why sho m arried one?

Didums Kissums for three-quarters of an hour—one long Kiss-um !-um!! And was it seen from the bridge ?

Why Captain B artle tt didn’t try to win his game of deck bowls in the tournam ent?

Who is the Sergt.-M ajor who writes every day to a wee girl in Torquay, and what will his wife say ?

Is it tru e th a t “ Baldy ” intends taking up Comic. Opera 011 returning to Noo Zee? Who told him lie could sing?

his stayWho is the officer who leased the “ Royal ” during hii in Torquay, and why didn’t he m arry the girl?

Why the earnest consultation between tho M ajor and, the Sergt.-M ajor in secluded conifers?. H as i t anything to do with their swollen jaws?

Who is the Major who prepares the babies’ food, and does ho wash the ir “ nappies ” ?

Why a certain young lady has been nicknamed “ MdlJe. Tussaud ” ?

Are a certain couple going to make a match of i t or is it a one-handed affair?

W hat the rest of tho ship think of the male quartette ?W hat “ Snowy ” said when asked what subject he taugh t

under the Education Scheme ?

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Was tliere ever sucli a voyage, Was there ever such a ship?Was there ever such a Captain, Was there ever such a trip ?

W as there ever such a long day, W as there ever such a n ight?Was there ever so much water, Was there ever so much spite ?

Was there ever such high tension, W as there ever such disdain ?Was there ever such distinction, W as there ever such a “ gain?”

Was there ever such a profit,Was there ever such cuisine?Was there ever such a “ dry ” old time, Was there ever less canteen?

W as there ever such a cabin,Was there ever such a swell?Was there ever such a menu,Was there ever such a hell?

Was there ever such a good O.C.,Who strives with a few good men,To get the Diggers5 lot improved,And cheers for the old Y.M.

M .V.H.

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“ APPRECIATION? ”

(By Chris. H. Read.)

“ H e re you are, sir. T his is your cabin. C an I go and fe tch your lu g ­gage ? ”

I looked round in am azem ent. Surely a m istake had been m ade. I t seemed too good to be tru e . I, a com m on ser­gean t, trave lling in a sta te cabin!

I looked a t m y ticket again , and the nu m b er surely corresponded. T he stew ard stood w atching me. H e ' ev i­dently noticed the expression of surprise on m y face.

“ I t ’s all r ig h t, sir. T hey always t re a t you fellows like this. M y orders are, * m ake ’em ’ap p y .’ ”

“ B u t surely you have o th er passen­gers to a tte n d to ,” I replied.

“ N o, sir. O ne m an, one boss is the ru le on this sh ip .”

I t w as th e n I asked him to fe tch m y lu t bags and haversack, w hilst I sat down on th e beautifu lly upholstered set­tee and view ed m y surroundings. N o ­th in g had been fo rg o tte n to m ake this luxurious com partm en t com fortable. T h ere w ere p ic tu res of snow-capped m ountains, of lakes and rivers, bush • scenes and sea scapes. H ow they b ro u g h t back to m e m em ories of th a t “ L an d o’ M ine ”—N ew Zealand.

Y e s ! In a few weeks’ tim e I would be clim bing th e S ou thern Alps, fishing for th e speckled beauties, exploring the bush, an d b ath in g in th e surf.

I was d isturbed from , th is reverie by the stew ard (whose nam e, by th e way, was Claude) ask ing to be excused, b u t would I like a shave and sham poo be­fore d inner? “ I can shave you s itting up or lying down, w hichever suits you best, and should you w an t refreshm ents you can r in g th e bell any h our of the day o r n ig h t,” he said. F eelin g dry, I p ressed th e bell. H ow delightfu l i t was to feel tho keen edge of th e razor slip­p ing over m y face, and the cool breeze' from th e electric fan. This was in ­deed life.

Soon afterw ards _ C laude announced th a t d inner was on in th e dining saloon, so I slipped on th e dress su it (provided by th e shipping com pany), and joined th e others.

To m y g re a t astonishm ent all tho heads w ere th ere from L ondon H e a d ­quarters. T he tables looked lovely, a dazzling display of silver and cu t glass, and the p ink carnations showed up well on the spotless dam ask. Seated n ex t to m e was Colonel H all. I found him to be a very nice .sort of a chap, qu ite talkative, and we w ere soon discussing th e ideal conditions u n d er w hich we were travelling .

‘“‘I t ’s like th is, Chris. W e, th a t is th e N ew _ Zealand G overnm ent, realise th a t n o th ing is too good fo r you boys. W e have always m ade up our m inds th a t we would give you boys who came th ro u g h the try in g ordeal of active ser­vice a ‘ B onsor ’ trip back. W hy, i t ’s th e least th e D om inion can do for her brave and courageous sons. A fte r all w ha t is it? Y o u r passage will only cost us £ 100, and th e o ther £ 10.0 is paid by th e shipping com pany. W h a t is a hun d red pounds com pared w ith the hardships and ho rro rs of th e past five years? ”

A t th is ju n c tu re he passed m e the wine list.

“ Y e s ,” h e continued, “ th e shipping people are very k ind. T hey look a t i t like t h i s : I f you boys had n o t crushed th e ‘ B ru ta l H u n ’ every ship of th e irs w ould e ither have been sunk or sa il­ing u n d er th e G erm an flag. N a tu ra lly , then , they feel th a t th e question of divi­dends will have to s tan d aside w hen it comes to th e conveying of heroes back to th e ir h o m eland .”

M y word, so a t last we w ere being shown in a practical m anner how m uch o u r efforts in th e d ifferen t th ea tres of w ar w ere apprecia ted . I began to feel fa in t; the shock w as so g rea t.

A f te r d inner I w en t back to my . cabin. I could see a t a glance th a t

C laude had ibeon busy. A bunch of ‘‘Rod le t te r day ” roses placed on tho side tab le added to th e charm and b eau ty of th e surroundings. H av ing ru n g for C laude, I asked h im w here th e roses cam e from . ' M y astonishm ent was g re a t w hen he to ld m e th a t a ce rta in po rtion of th e deck space had been_ converted in to a flower garden . “ This ship, sir, is as n ea r a floating palace as possible. She’s a w o n d e r! ”

I th o u g h t so, too, b u t did n o t say so. Feeling dry, _ I requested C laude to

fe tch m e a w hisky and soda. H e soon re tu rn ed w ith tw o drinks on a tray , and w hen I asked him why he b ro u g h t tw o, he re p lie d : “ I t ’s like this, sir. Y ou don’t look th e sort of chap th a t can d rink fifty qu ids’ w orth in seven rm i8' so ^ i t 's all the sam e to you 111 help you occasionally.”

“ F if ty pounds’ w o r th ! ” I exclaim ed. “ Yes, sir, and you can p u t fifty

pounds w o rth on th e slate a t S elfridge’s C anteen. Y o u ’re in for a rea l good tim e, sir, and you have n o th ing to worry about. ”

A s soon as. C laude left m e I w ent an d had a stroll round th e ship. U laude was r ig h t; she was indeed a iloatm g palace. F low er gardens, tennis courts, sw im m ing pools, every conceiv­able th in g had been created for our com fort 'Why, even the lad ies’ dresses appeared to be m ore dain ty and be­coming. I w e n t back to m y cabin and pressed the bell for some m ore lub ric­an t.

Suddenly I hea rd a voice sho u tin g ; 'Show a leg ! .Show a l e g ! Come on,

m y earties, we w an t to go to church as well as y ou! N ow then , ladies,

y o u ] ’’1 ------ ' a *°ot cl° from

W here was I? Surely I had n o t been d iearn ing? Yes, tw as only a dream and I picked up m y bed and w alked down to th e Glory H ole

t h e n a n d n o w .As I dw elt on th e possibilities of a

m agazine being published, perhaps th e last one of th e N .Z .E .F .’s hom ecom ing, 1 le lt th is a golden opp o rtu n ity to draw a com parison betw een then and now and endeavour to p lace before you all th e vivid p ictures of tra n sp o r t life~ n Z J v V° \V 7 j cW C1'0n t conditions —nam ely, W a r and Peace.

T hen i t was one of g re a t secrecy th e m ovem ents of tran sp o rts concealed th e ir com plem ent no th ing b u t khaki-S ^ d iv id u a ls , all eager to tak e th e ir

Continent C°‘' ffict taeins 0,1 thoLife on board th en was one of grave

concern,- fo r dan g er loom ed ahead, bo th above w a te r and u n d er w ater, as tho

m ost dreaded m eans of w a rfa re (mines and subm arines) w ere very m uch in evidence upon th e h ig h seaways. C o n ­s tan t w atch had to be kept, subm arine g uards appoin ted , and a s tric t b an n p laced on th e sh ip’s wireless. P ic tu re fo r one m om ent th e deck a t n ig h t—no ligh ts allowed, and a s tric t p en a lty of th e g u ard ro o m fo r any who d a re lig h t a ‘ m a tc h ; s tum bling u p th e d ark com ­pan ion ways, g ro p in g y o u r w ay along th e deck, and you have g ained a sligh t know ledge of th e conditions th a t p re ­vailed there .

D u rin g the day tim e physical drill and p len ty of exercise w e re th e order, and one needed them a f te r be in g cram ped in th e holds w ith m en n u m b erin g close on1,300, for i t was necessary to th e h ea lth of m en trav e llin g in such a w ay th a t they be given m ost useful exercise.

D am e F o rtu n e , how ever, sm iled a t us from above, g iv ing us th e h ea lth fu l sunshine, so wo w ere ab le to don N a tu re ’s a ttire and en joy the p leasures of th e good old sun b ath , m uch’ to th e deligh t of a ll on board, fo r w e soon becam e an olive colour, m uch prized by all ad h eren ts of sun bath ing .

W e m ade th e m ost of ou r tr ip , h av ­in g com e to E n g lan d by w ay of C ape T ow n, an d one’s eyes w ere opened in am azem ent to th e vastness of B r ita in ’s sea-pow er, fo r before us lay th e escort ships of H is M ajes ty ’s '■Navy, w a itin g to ta k e us safely to o u r destination . M any and varied w ere th e sigh ts we w itnessed —h u g e tran sp o rts w ith th e ir liv ing jre ig h t, cam ouflaged to deceive th e ever- lu rk in g subm arine , ships w ith p a r ts of th e ir hu lls caved in by s trik in g a m ine searchlights in abundance sw eeping th e e n trance to th e h arb o u r. I t w as all so vivid, an d one realised th a t a g re a t conflict was in progress.

W e are now n ea rin g th e E ng lish coast, an d a fu r th e r proof of sea-pow er is ex ­h ib ited w hen ou t of th e distance sm all specks quickly develop in to th a t m ost useful q u a n tity of destructive pow er fo r subm arines, nam ely , to rpedo - boat destroyers, an d as th ey circle ro und oach ship w e feel a sense of secu rity and the stiam- lifts. W e s team up th e C hannel, an d th e g lories of Old E n g lan d s tand ou t m all th e ir m agnificence. B efore us aio the cliffs of D evon—th e ra m p a rts of m any a sto rm y sea, th e good old iro n ­clads, th e m inesw eepers, th e subm arine nets, th e p a tro l ships, th e dirigibles, th e subm arine chasers - ev e ry th in g th a t speaks of w ar. W o p u rsu e our course p ast P o rtsm o u th on to S o u tham pton ,

6 *aj?d to find th a t w e are sup ­posed invalids from F ra n c e ! A . hospita l tra m aw aits us, th an k s to th e in te lli­gence of m ilita ry au th o rities , an d m uch to th e disgust of th e officials w hen they discover th a t w e a re only ra w re cru its from D iggerland . T ho re s t is b rief and m ay be sum m arised in th e good old d S °u ?Lm g’ fo r a ro u n d , th a t n am e dwell all th e m em ories of B ull R in g s and B ayonets, so I w ill pass on to th e l ig h te r vein and d raw a p ic tu re of th efnvm S- and w h a t a tra n s ­fo rm ation m ee ts th e eye.

T h e sh ip’s destina tion is know n, the seas a re sw ept of a b itte r enem y, and ' freedom once m ore is en joyed to its full. L ig h ts illum inate th e decks, and m ingled w ith k h ak i are th e d iffe ren t co lo iu ings of O rie n ta l sp lendour w orn

7m re r sey w-h° ai’e on board w ith us. T he scene is one of thankfu lness a t being ab le to en joy such happiness af te r the strenuous years of darkness. As we scan o u r eyes a f t w e h av e a p ic tu re w hich discloses th e presence of th e juvenile elem ent, for upon th e clo thes­

lines hang many of those dainty little articles of attire with which fond mothers are wont to bedeck their children. What a change! and it tends •to gladden the heart when we realise th at this younger generation will in tho future help to till the places made vacant by our heroes who paid the great debt and made the noble sacrifice'. And in .the midst of such freedom and happi­ness let us not forget that only through the great sacrifice made and the many hardships endured by the noble sons of Britain and her Dominions have such conditions been made possible for us, and our thanks are duo to that grand spirit of comradeship which carried us tnrough.

H.C.

Dear Dig,I cannot let time pass without sending

you a short account of my last leave in the Big Smoke, for 1 know you’ll have recollections only of a city crowd­ed with highly perfumed ladies and of unshaven Colonials, all of whom are on the cadging stakes.

Times had changed the Depot I was in, and, applying for leave, the C.O. astonished me by saying I could have as much as 1 wanted, and to tell you the truth, I thought he had buzzizig sounds in his napper, but, being a good soldier, I said nothing and went for my life.

Passing by Headquarters a cliap in livery hailed me, and I was informed that the N.Z.E.F. taxi would leave for

-Salisbury in three minutes, and so I waited. I t was good to get a buckshee trip to the City of the Plain, and on arriving at tho station we (there were four others in the car) were m et by the R.T.O. who, when the train ran along to the platform, escorted us to a 1st Class carriage, ovidently reserved for Colonials.

Since the big strike the trip to W ater­loo takes only 45 minutes, and so, say­ing “ good day" to my four fellow travellers, I turned to walk to the Strand, and so to Southampton Row. Ah, my boy. The signing of Peace has changed the city beyond all imagi­nation, and could you have been with me once again, you’d have learned how stupid it was of us, when on those few days’ leave from France, to pretend we were multi-millionaires. As 1 was pass­

in g over Waterloo Bridge I was stopped by an Aussie with the old-time excuses, and was steadying myself for my usual “ Broke myself,” when he asked if I had enough money, as he would give • me some if I was short. I was astound­ed, but thanked him and walked on.

Going to my usual hotel, I was re­ferred to the “ Russell,” as that was be­ing run by the N.Z. Y.M.C.A. Im ag­ine yourself, old chap, with two ser­vants, one man and a maid. The fel­low’s duty was to clean my gear, etc., and I had been in London often enough not to asik the maid her’s; she was there, so I was satisfied if my room was kept in order and my breakfast brought to my bedside. Being tired I decided to tu rn in early.

On going downstairs next morning (sh! 11.45 a.m.) I was handed a card bearing the name of “ Lady Veronica Shellout.” Yes, of course I ’d see the old dame, as I predicted she would be, strolled into the lounge, only to find a ,3'oung girl whose beauty oven Gene

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Stratton Porter could not write of. W ith apologies she outlined the reason of her presence, and I was given to understand that England was under the wave of democracy. A band of noble ladies had set themselves out to enter­tain even tho most humble Colonial.

I thanked Lady Veronica and—it was no good, there were to be no “ buts,” and it was her pleasant duty to escort me to anywhere, bear the expense of everything. W hat digger would resist such an offer?

To describe in detail that fortnight’s lapse into almost iairyland would tax my brain too much, but you’ll under­stand everything ’twixt then and now, old chappie, when I tell you I ’ve ap­plied for permission to marry, also my discharge m U.K.

If you’re ever ablo to lift your feet high enough to step out of your Tara­naki mud, make haste to Blighty, where Pil give you a rare old time.—Cheerio.

TH E SENTIMENTAL DIGGER.

Farewell to London,There’s a trail that leads me home,

So long, Big .Smoke, I ’m off to-day.The train slides out ot Paddington,

Tlie liner’s waiting in Tor Bay.

I t ’s good to think of home again;But still I take it rather badly

To leave the girls of London town.I never thought wo’d p art so sadly.

My little dear from 'Dulwich Hill,The skirt who hailed from Shepherd’s

Bush,My own sweetheart from Surbiton,

And all the happy PJumstead push.

The Finsbury flapper and her friend,A chicken—from Chalk Farm, I think,

The Shoreditch sheila whom 1 met,A t Southend, in the skating rink.

The kid who came from Kennington, The Bloomsbury bint from near H.Q.,

The peaches gay from Piccadilly,My modest Mayfair maiden too.

The Wanstcad widow {at her place She’d never let me stay too late),

My Leyton lass, and, best of all,My fairy fay from Forest Gate.

The beauties, too, from Bayswater,Tho tarts who toiled at Turnham

Green,The Brixton brides, tho Tooting tabs,

And many a charming City queen.

Farewell to girls of London town,I ’ll dream of you for many a day.

The train slides out of Paddington,The liner’s waiting in Tor 'Bay.

P h i r h o .

SU BMARIN E CABLE LAYING AND REPAIR IN G.

A brief outline on Submarino Cable- laying and Repairing, by Captain W. R. Holmes, of H.M. Cableship “ Iris, ”*Pacific Cable Board, London.

[The cable may be likened unto the nerve system of tho world. By _ it we notify our relatives and friends in dis­tan t countries of our comings and goings. N ight and day it is flashing its mes­sages along the bed of the ocean, en­lightening us as to the progress of

events in other lands. Yet how many of us, when we hand the simple cable torm across the counter in the telegraph office, pause to think of the enormous pre­liminary work that has to be completed before such messages can be transmitted? We are fortunate in having Captain Holmes on board to give us such a clear and concise account of cable-laying and maintenance.—Editor.]

A submarino cable consists of three essential parts, viz., the copper conduc­tor, the watertight covering of gutta­percha, arid the arming wires. The copper conductor conveys the current of electricity or message, sent by Morse or siphon recorder instrum ents; the gutta­percha prevents any water getting at the copper conductor, and the arming wires give the necessary strength to the cable for laying and picking up purposes.

There are usually throe or four types of cables used when laying a new route of submarine cable, beginning with the heavy end, weighing from 15 to 26 tons per nautical mile, with a diameter of 3 to 3>>- inches, to take the ohafe of the rocks and currents and heavy sea3 found at the landing spot of the cable. Tlie next type is called heavy intermediate, and is usually laid in depths up to 100 fathoms, according to the nature of the bottom. Then follows the intermediate type, weighing from two or four tons per mile, on to which is spliced tho deep sea type, with a diameter of ono inch, and with a breaking strain of 7 to 9 tons. This cable is usually laid in depths varying from 200 to 3,700 fathoms (equal to 34 miles) or more, and is manufac­tured with hardened steel wires.

When a new cable route is contem­plated, a special ship is chartered to survey the route of the proposed line, which is done by taking soundings and examining carefully the proposed land­ing site of tho cable, care being taken to choose a sandy bay where possible, and avoiding all outlying rocks or un­oven bottoms. The sounding-ship then sounds the ■whole route, carefully bring­ing up samples of the bottom of the ocean, and taking soundings every one, two or ten miles in a zig-zag fashion. Should any submarine hills or extremely uneven bottom bo encountered, they are avoided.

Tho soundings finished, and the neces­sary length of cable manufactured, the wholo or p art of the section is coiled into the tanks of a specially built ship or ships,_ some of which have a carrying capacity of from 2,000 to 3,000 nautical miles or more. A fter landing the shore end, the ship proceeds to lay the cable along the sounded route. Careful observation is taken every four hours when possible,_ and a record made of the slack laid in, which in deep water usually amounts to 7 per cent. All cables and anything else that weighs heavier than water gradually sink to the bottom of the ocean, no m atter what the depth is. There is a common belief that after a certain depth, a body or a substance remains suspended, on account of the pressure, but that is a fallacy, as the pressure is equalised on all sides.

Usually a^special ship, by no means as large as a cable-laying ship, is built for cable repairing purposes. On board the repairing ship it is necessary to carry all tho different types of cables used' in the construction of tho cable she is supposed to be looking after. The tonnage of these vessels varies from 200 to 4,000 tons displacement.

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A fault or total break of a cable hav­ing occurred, the electrician takes what is called a copper resistance test, and also a test for insulation. The copper resistance test gives, by the instru­ments, tho distance along the line of cable to tho fault a t tho bottom of the ocean. The cable having been laid and charted by the laying ship, this distance gives the repairing ship, this position on the chart of the supposed or calculated fault, and the ship pro­ceeds to this position and lays down a mark buoy, by wliich she is supposed to work. The mark buoy, capable of sus­pending five tons of special mooring l’ope, is moored with a special mush­room anchor, in any depth up to 4,000 fathoms, or four miles deep. The sizes of buoys used depend on tho depth of water the ship is working in. The ship then proceeds to grapple, or drag, as it is called, across tho line of cable, pass­ing from half a mile to ten miles on each side of the cable, as charted, ac­cording to the depth of water. Having hooked the cable, it is. raised to the surface by specially constructed: machin­ery on board, tested, and the. fault taken out, and a piece .of new cable spiced in. Much depends on the weather during this operation, as a cable ship cannot crrry out a repair unless she is able to lower a boat without risking the lives of the boat’s crow. W ork is car­ried out night and day without cessa­tion during fine weather. Several kinds of grapnels are used, according to the nature of the bottom, some for sand, others for mud, rooks, and coral "forma­tion.

Faults in cables are chiefly caused by eorrosion, chafes on rocks where _ sus­pended, submarine volcanio eruptions, bites from sharks’ teeth penetrating be­tween tho arming wires, and a fault has been known to have been caused by a whale having become entwined in a cable: this happened in the Persian Gulf.

Tho crew of a cable-repairing ship, say, of 3,000 tons displacement, usually consists of about 80 to 90 men, several of whom are specialists, and as a break may occur a t any moment, it is neces­sary to Itocp the . ship in absolute readi­ness to proceed to any part of the, cable route, as a day's delay may cause a, g reat pecuniary loss to the Government

-■ or Company, whichever it may be, sometimes to the tune of £800 or £1,000 per day.' The Pacific Cable is owned by the

'Imperial, Canadian, New Zealand, and Australian Governments, and is laid from Vancouver Island, to Fanning Island, • thence* to Fijis, Norfolk Island, 'Auckland and Sydney,' being connected •up from Auckland G.P.O. to SydneyG.P.O. direct; another' line is laid be­tween/ Norfolk ' Island and ' Southport,

•near Brisbane,, in :caso. a break occurs between Auckland: and Sydney.■ Two' other cables'run from New Zea­land to Australia, viz., the Eastern Tele­graph Company’s cables, which are laid between Wellington and Sydney.

SCIENTIFIC LEAD-SWINGING. (By Chris. H. Read.)

[Having received many inquiries . as to tho best means of defeating the Pensions Boards, we are forced to the belief , that the average Digger _ must have forgotten his early training in the a r t of “ lead swinging.” We therefore publish below an extract from . Mr. Read’s standard work on the subject— a. work that is now approaching its :1;000th edition,—Ed.]

Lead swinging is a science, and to be a successful “-Lead Swinger,” long hours of .continuous study ar6 essen­tial... I t is not generally known that .“ Swinging tlie le a d ” is a nautical term. The sailor by constantly plumb­ing th o . depths of the water feels his way through the shoals and snags to a safe anchorage, and th at’s what the “ Digger Lead Swinger ” wants—a safe anchorage in some snug cove in Pig Island.

I began my article by saying that a successful “ L.S.” must be a student, and I ■ wish to emphasise this fact, for ‘I have yet to meet a candidate who has passed his final exam. (a_ stiff one) by relying solely on Luck, W it or Humour.

I t is heartbreaking to see so many fine young men fall at the last hurdle, “ Boarded' N .Z.,” _ when, had they studied their particular case from a “ Medical Jo u rn a l” they could . have boon away back in the “ Land of Sun­shine.” I t is a calamity, and injurious to - the future- prosperity of New 'Zea­land.

Look how many boys there are who, having been shrew'd enough to beat the Regimental; M.'O. . .with “ menagerie.” pains in tho back, allow_ themselves to develop pains, all: oyer .their “ A natom y” (that’s a good word, cribbed from the “ Lancet- ”-)' When snug in the sheets of a hospital ward. - W ith what ■ result ? A Diet—ibaclc to - Duty. “ F .L .S .” — “ Faulty Lead-Swinging.” Boys ! -what­ever you do, Specialise. HaVe one pain, and only one pain, and a stationary one a t th a t; • and don’t- eat “ Cordite ” to ■produce a tem perature; no man ever got home on that, and the -Burnt -Soda racket is dead.

If you select pains in the back, turn up “ K idneys” in your journal, and study the “ Kidney.” I knew a cobber who did this, bu t he read a cookery b ook ' by mistake. No! he didn’t get back on that, but on “ Chronic Indiges­tion. ”

W ith pains in the back you shouldn’t jump up smartly to attention when the S.M. roars “ Ward, ’shim,” on the Colonel’s inspection day. You raise

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yourself very slowly with both hands- pressed firmly on the. “ Kidneys,” at- the .same time groaning very softly un­der your breath, “ Oh, _ dear mo. Oh, dear, m e,” about 40 times, and then w hen . you are near the perpendicular say . something appreciative, such as- .“ Thank God,” “ Tray Bon,” or “ That’s ,th o stuff to give ’em.”■ Now look at the number of un­educated boys who try the “ Heart S tunt.” My advice is, “ Hands off the H eart business.” Every M.O. knows as much about tho H eart as he does the effects of “ Mag. Sulph.” on your “ innards,” and science in the form of" a “ Stethoscope ” puts ; up an insur­mountable barrier. . W ith this formid­able instrument the most ignorant

,M ;0 .■ can tell how many pumps are at work pushing tho blood through the “ canals ” to the arteries and on to the “ caterpillars.” Result of “ H eart S tu n t”—leave off smoking, plenty of exercise, Calomel grs. 5 a t .night and “ M ag g ie” in the morning (the" latter ensures you getting th e i necessary . exer­cise. . . . . , . ,

Many men - try the coughing, ■ chok­ing. and. consumption thing. They do< not. realise th a t any fool can cough and sneeze and choke. Cayenne rub­bed into a hanky will ■ suffice', but - t h a t . won’t produce the necessary picture under the microscope, and it won’t reduce your weight. ' All they ' get out of it is: Mist. Expect., T.D.S., and duty in the opeii (if wet weather). I think “ Mist. Expect.” is derived from “ Missed Expectations.”

Pains in the Head is another common: “ m alady,” but unless you have had the best part of a 6-inch lobbed there, don’t touch it, it’s not worth the trouble, you’ve got to have fits, and fall about,.. and_ th at’s not always pleasant or con­venient. I knew a cobber who tried the “ H ead Gag,” and took a fit outside the Canteen. Ho did the “ unconsoious” fine, but unfortunately for him they took his tunic off to give him plenty of* air. Oh, yes,, they found tho tunic-^-but the wallet with 20 quid (for final board leave) had fallen out—no doubt by acci­dent.

Boarding the T ender at Torquay.

O.C. Troops (Lieut.-Col. W . C. Sinel, D.S.O.), and A djutant Capt. J. W. Silcock.

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T h e M ayor of Torquay w ish ing ® on V oy ag e to the D eparting Troops.

F ather N eptune C elebrations—A V ictim .

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A S cen e at the T ote.

Sheeran and M acfarlane, W inner and Runner-up respectively of the Boxing Contest.

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T he N eptune C elebrations— A n in terested Crowd.

L ad ies’ Cricket M atch. L ightning in the T ropics.

T h e M aster congratulating the W inner of the Calcutta Sw eep.

Pay Parade.

Tho head is not a good la y : they can take a photo, o f your brains ;.(if you possess, any),., a n d .te ll a t a glance. if there is any “ confusion.” Talk ing , of the X-Ray reminds me of a cobber who dived into a block of c o n c re te h e was a Corporal a t the time, and when, they took the photo, of his head , they -dis­covered symptoms', of a, br.ain. N atur­ally there was a big row at • Headquar­ters when they heard of this; They wrote ■bade asking for a R eturn -■showing why a man with, “ brain symptoms’,’ was only a Corporal, he was promoted a t once to Sergeant, but- his language was thick when lie afterwards heard that had the photo been “ Negative regarding brains'” he would have received a Commission.

There is no doubt that it is far better to have a genuine case ’to work upon, let it bo ever so slight. I know of no­thing better than “ the clean drill” that heals up quickly, but leaves dull pains and twitchings, and the scars also help considerably : when locating: the seat of tho pain to the M.O. You cannot'sleep a t night (night sisters will always .assist with coffee and toast) and there’s the day untouched—your lifting capacity is limited to working table cutlery, and occasionally a free warrant to visit the sick A unt who never dies. “ Thank goodness!

Cobbers !. get a Dinkum H it, and play 011 it for all you’re worth. Get. the

. book and study it out. Don’t know too > much: give the M.O. credit for a little savvy. Study physiology from morn till night: always be on your guard: plumb the depths in every stream, and take nothing for granted. .If -you beat the M.O.' in Hospital, don’t swank. If

•you beat the Board, don’t swank! There are such things as reclassifications- at Torquay. Even when on the ship, don’t swank, but continue your studies, for. there are still breakers ahead.

A t every hurdle along the track you will see piled up thousands of unsuccess­ful competitors whoso failures can bo attributed only to blank ignorance.

Lead swinging is a science: study i t !’ Wives and fiancees requiring hints on

this important subject will do well to read my essay on “ M arriage.”

YE CROSSING OF YE LYNE.

Can any normal individual, we mean an individual who delights in assuming the motley and whose heart rejoices in the discomfiture of his neighbours, contemplate crossing the Equator with­out tho time-honoured ceremony of re­ceiving H IS MOST NOBLE M AJESTY KIN G NEPTU N E, his CONSORT and his RETINITE? We think not, and what m atter if the vast m ajority of our passengers had already crossed the, sea monarch’s domains once, twice and even more times? Wo are not without- imagination and tho labour of a few minutes is sufficient to formulate fanci­ful charges with which to hail the transgressors of an equally fanciful law to the B ar of Justice.

So it camo about that on the night of the 14th November the clarion calls of a buglo sounded through the ship calling all and sundry to foregather at No. 3 hatch, there to hear tho procla­mation of Neptune’s Herald. The pro­clamation informed the assembled throng th at His Majesty and H is Court would hoard the “ Ruahine ” at 2.30 p.m. next da3r, when, in addition to re­ceiving his customary homago ’ from

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m ere _ m orta ls _ w ho pass over his : D om ains, ce rta in persons, who. .were• duly warned, would be called to the bar

of his ■ Court. The Herald then re­turned to his ocean home.

As the-hour of .2.30 drew near, when all the points of vantage had been

■ secured by enterprising^ spirits, expect- . ancy rose to a great height when, with

the skirl of the pipes, a Court that would out-Solomon Solomon, that would make Oriental splendour appear funereal,* slowly wended its way to the temporary throne. 0 yes, O yes, O yes,

• King Neptune, His Consort and Court had arrived! -We inclined our ears unto

■ his proclamations and his preambles, for we, the spectators,_ considered- every-

.,thing a preamble which came before that which we longed to see—the trial and punishment of our unfortunate friends! W e saw them hailed before his Majesty, wo.bent our ears to catch tho words of the charge sheets. What

' cared wo if they were innocent . or

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guilty? W hat cared Neptune and his Court? The physician, the barber, the nurse, tho police all m ust. justify: their existence. Therefore give them work. The prosecutor prosecuted, the defender defended, the judge judged, the doctor doctored, the nurso nursed, the barberbarb----- , no, we can’t, but Jet it go.All the accused were foiuid guilty and .suffered the , penalties of the “ law.” Passed fit to undergo punishment, they were shaved and ducked in the canvas trough.

T h e . costumes, of the prisoners were hardly less .motley, than those of the Court, yet we are pleased to record that tho call of the nation to economise was not. lost on a ratlier-er-stout bid lady (Lieut. Oakey), who literally and truly had her. little husband (Mr. Syverstoli) on a s tr in g ! Neptune’s, dispenser of jus­tice was not without gallantry, and al­though the dear little lady must take her punishment, she. might remove her clothes to save them from the ravages

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of the soa water! W ere we a journal for men only _ wo might continue, but both sexes will read us, and modesty compels us to draw tho veil and we pass

We give below tho actors in the cere­mony and the charges against the prisoners. Everyone carried out his allotted task in a most humorous man­ner, and the fun was good, and when his Majesty, his Consort and his Court descended to the mighty depths to await the next victims, one of our best afternoons came to an end.

KING N EPTU NE’S COURT.Father Neptune ......... S.S.M. IleggieMiss Neptune ........ Sergt. J . S. McKayJudge ............................ Major PrideauxProsecutor ....................... Sergt. T. GlenPrisoners’ Friend ............... Capt. OrganClerk of Court .............. Sergt. C. HowP h y s ic ian .................... Capt. E . K. EdiePhysician (Asst.) ........ Mr. McCormackBarber .................. :. ... S.Q.M.S. GollopBarber (Asst.) S.-Sergt. J . A. Anderson Tippers ... C.S.M. J. Crocker and

2nd Lieut. F. ClearwaterNurse ................... ... Sergt. LonerganNeptune-’s Escort ... Sergts. Stuart

and HookerChief of Police ... S.S.M. R. MallascliCurate .................................. Sergt. FloodBears ... Sergts. T. Smith, A. E.

Leggett, T. McKay, and McLaughlan.

Stage Manager ........ Capt. R. Beveridge

THE CRIMES.Major Levin.—That on the night of

12th November, having consumed two of Carter’s Little Liver Pills, he did exact 2-2- per cent, commission, thereby rendering the said Pills inactive. (2) That contrary to all recognised prin­ciples he. did make a book on the ship’s run, thereby depriving the gift fund of the sum of 9d.

Capt. Cory-Wright.—A t Teneriffe tho accused did surreptitiously obtain large quantities_ of fruit which he did “ hawk” without licence, not with the object of financial advancement, but with the ob­ject of attracting the attention of the fair sex. (2) Neglect of duty, in that he being Div. Litelligence Officer, did fail to supply accurate information re­garding the ship’s run, thereby causing pecuniary loss to all on Foard.

Capt. Bartlett.—Conduct to the pre­judice of good order and military disci­pline whilst filling the position as Ship’s Forms Officer, in that hej was guilty of illegal transactions with tho dagoes at Teneriffe, exchanging Army Forms for Henry Clay eigars.

Capt. Denton.—Contrary to good con­duct and military discipline in that he being of such an unassuming demean­our has disappointed the ladies by re ­maining aloof and not fraternising as should be done.

Lieut. Oakey.—Contrary to the Ship’s Routine and F ood Control Act in that he has exceeded his rations by ONLY asking for TH REE helpings of each course

T.W.O. Sheeran.—Embarking on the S.-S. “ Ruahine” without an appetite.

T.W.O. Westerman.—Showing con­tempt for his temporary rank, in that he, at Torquay, contemplated disguising himself as a common sergeant.

T.W.O. Robertson, F .—Charged with boing a Christian Scientist, and on second count to tell the Court who told him he could sing.

T.W.O. Ripbertson, II. F .—Being a trier in a triangle for the affections of an ex-V.A.D.

C.S.M. Allen, M.—When a t Torquay during the period of the Great War was too lenient with Blue Boys, in that he allowed them to remain out of camp till 2 a.m.—“ PER H A PS.”

C.S.M. Rankin.—Being a first cousin of Pua., he did demean himself by travel­ling open steerage on a second-class ticket.

5.0.M .S. Tailored and Sergt. O’Con­nor.—Breaking clients and failing to comply with Monte Carlo regulations, in that they refused to pay the said clients’ passages home..

5.0.M .S. Hamlin.—Giving his reper­toire during a card tournament" and fail­ing to take an encore.

Staff Sergt. Pilcher.—For allowing a junior N.O.O.' to forestall him in his flirtations with a flapper, and to explain when the said flapper flapped, why ho flopped.

Staff Sergt. Goodstein.—Failing to laugh at his own pointless jokes.

Staff Sergt. Lyons.—W ien after com­posing that famous song “ Abi, My Boy,” he failed to fulfil his obligations to the lady in Whitechapel.

Staff Sergt. Moscrop.—Defiance of re­gulations in Lady Stout’s handbook, “ Guide to Young Soldiers,” in that he did monopolise a lady passenger to such an extent as to prevent her making the acquaintance of her other fellow pas­sengers.

Sergt. Whisker (alias Harold Neil).— Drinking gills of gin with a barmaid at Holborn Empire.

Sergt. Downes.—Whilst on board wear­ing passionate pyjamas, given to him by the Merry Widow of Torquay.

Sergt. Wheeler.—Failing to make the acquaintance of _ the people of Europe under war conditions.

Sergt. Harvey, A. T.—Wifo desertion, in that he, on the passage from England to New Zealand, did wilfully neglect his wife.

A COMPLAINT.

Bake, bake, bakeThe pie that is named from the sea!

And I would that my tongue could u tter The thoughts that arise in m e !

0 well for the infant in arms That he has his glaxo and p a p !

O well for toothless old age—I t m atters to them not a rap.

And our stately ship goes on To her haven under the hill;

Yet why do I weep for tho vanished ca.t And the sound of her voice th a t is

still?

Bake, bake, bake The pie that is named from the se a !

But the tender scraps of the pie th at . we’ve had

May they never come back to m e !

T e n n y s o n J u n i o r .

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CALCUTTA SWEEP.

By kind permission of the O.C. Troops, a Calcutta sweep was drawn on the ship’s run from noon on Saturday to noon Sunday the 23rd. Major Levien was the ruling spirit, and was ably assisted by Lieut. Thompson, who was a brilliant success as auctioneer. Lieut. Oakey was- sweep clerk, and Sergt. M ajor Melhuish was Tommy’s right- hand man.

The first prize of £85 was won by Mr. Gore, who purchased the correct ticket (No. 275) for £2 15s. _ The winner donated £10 to be spent in fru it and delicacies for the wives and children in the second saloon.

The second and third prizes, valued £14 each, were won by Miss V. Porter and Sergt. G. H. Martin.

The subscribers numbered 373 at 2s. 6d. each.

SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

Good Work by the Committee.

On the 6th November, 1919, a m eet­ing was called to elcct representatives for a Sports and Entertainm ent Com­mittee, and the following were elected: Major Ross, Captain Organ, Lieutenant Bell, Sergeants C. J . Darracott, D. Flood, and C. How, with Mr. Honey to represent the civilians aboard.

The Committee held its first meeting next day, when Captain Organ was ap­pointed chairman, and Sergeant D arra­cott (the Y.M .C.A.’s _ representative) secretary. The Committee first ar­ranged for a concert, and steps were taken to secure a programme to be sub­mitted on the Monday evening. A most excellent concert, a t which the C.O., Lieut.-Col. W. C. Sinel, D.S.O., pre­sided, was rendered, and thanks are . due to the artistes who took part. Another programme, equally good, was given on the 17th, when Lieut.-Col. Hcrcus occu­pied the chair. Items have been' given by Mesdames Hodge, Marshall and Stapp, Lieut.-Col. McClymont, Lieuts. Bell and Oakey, Sgt.-Major F. Robert­son, S.Q.M.S. Hamlin, Sgts. Good- stoin, How, Hambling, Lonegran, McKay and Williams, Messrs. Glaysher, Rogerson and Syverston.

A capital little _ orchestra has been got together, consisting of Sgt. D. Flood, Sgt. H . Butler, Sgt.-Major Webb, Sgt. Mason and Mr. G laysher. These gentlemen have rendered_ some fine orchestral selections from time to time, and their music has been very greatly enjoyed by all on board.

Several card tournaments have been held, and at the moment of going to press an Auction Bridge contest is in progress. In a Euchre tournament. Sgts. Black and Ferry came first and second respectively; in the ordinary bridge, Sgt.-M ajor Thomas and Sgt. Downs secured first place, with Sgts. Lyons and Keyes second; while in the whist drive, Mr. and Mrs. Hucldo won first place, with Mr. Honey and Mrs. Scott second.

Danccs have been arranged, and, de­spite the very hot weather, many couples have taken part. A fancy dress ball is to be held after leaving Cape­town.

Three very successful cricket matches have been played, and others are to fol­low. Two of these games were played between teams from the 1st Saloon and the Rest of the Ship, and the third was

played between the ladies, in which tho Saloon had an easy win by 40 runs, their success being largely due to the splendid game played by Mrs. Stewart. The scores are given below:

Mrs. .Stewart.....................1 40Miss McDonnell...............5 7Miss Greenstreet ... 4 1Mrs. Spiers ............... ......0 2Miss Batchelor ...............5 2Miss Fitzherbert ... S 6Miss Russell .............. ......2 6Miss Campion ...............1 0Mrs. Maxwell.............. ......0 1Mrs. Naismith ...............2 0Sister iGilmour ......... ......1 8

REST OF THE SHIP.

First Second Innings. Innings.

Totals ................... 29 72

REST OF THE SHIP.

FirstInning:

Second . Innings.

Mrs. Jeffries .............. 2 0Mrs. Hall .................... 1 4Miss Lambert ........ 0 0Miss Porter ............... 6 .2Mrs. M ottram ........ 4 0Mrs. Holden .............. 10 0Mrs. M artin .............. 0 1Mrs. 'Down .............. 2 19Miss Hew itt .............. 0 4Mrs. Arlidge ............. 0 0Mrs. Mellor .............. 5 1

Totals ................... -30 31

The first game between the men was won by the Rest of the Ship, who made 44 against the Saloon’s 34; but the best match of the three was that played by the men on the 18th and 19th November. The 'Saloon won the toss and went in first. After some fine batting they knocked up 113 runs in a little over an hour’s play, Mr. A. W. Thomson top­ping the score with 35. When the Rest went in to bat a rot set in and only one man—Sergt. Bray — reached doublo figures. The bowling of Mr. Parker and Captain Denton was mainly_ responsible for tho rapid fall of the wickets. The Rest were put in again, and this time succceded in scoring 102, Bray, with 45 to his credit, topping the score and playing the best game of the match. The Saloon had now to obtain 28 runs to win. Play was resumed the next day, when the bowling and tho fielding of the Rest showed much improvement. So good, indeed, was the bowling of Bray and Dacre that tho Saloon were all out for 23, leaving tho Rest, after- what seemed a certain win for the Saloon, winners by 4 runs. Scores:

FIR ST SALOON.

McClymont ...Gossage .........Parker ... ........Gilmour .........E d io ...................Peace ...............Parry ...............Chandler .........Organ ...............Denton ........Thomson ........

First Second Innings. Innings.

15 00 0

17 310 015 18 ’ 14 3 0 1 19 0 0 4

35 0

113 23

Lantern lectures were arranged by the Y.M.C.A. and at the time of writing two have been, given—one on “ The Panama Canal” by Captain Wilding, and the other on “ The Humours of History” by-Sergt. C. How. The latter was distinctly funny, and gave those on board an hour of hearty laughter. Three more lectures will be given during the voyage—one on “ The River Thames,” and two on “ Now Zealand.”

Debates have proved a great attrac tion, and have led to mucli discussion. The subject, for th e , first debate was: “ That husbands should help their wives in domestic duties,” and caused quite a good deal of fun. Mrs. Coglilan and S.-Major Robertson spoke for the affir mative, and S.-Major Westerman and S.-Sergt C. Read for the negative. Other debates will ibe held during the voyage.

Sports have not been overlooked, and various events have taken place. Be sides racing, cock-fighting and pillow fights, shooting competitions and tug- of-war contests have been held. Prizes have been given for all events, usually to those securing first and second places.

Chess and draught tournaments have been arranged for the remainder of the voyage.

A sub-committee consisting of Lieuts. Mahoney and Clearwater, and Sergt.- Major Tancred. have arranged _ for a boxing tournament, and this promises to be quite a popular event.

I t has been the aim of the committee to have a full programme of amuse­ments and sports each week, and in this they have been very successful.

BOXING COMPETITION.

On Saturday last, 22nd inst., a box mg carnival, organised by the Sports Committee, was held on the promenade dock. The sub-committee in charge of the arrangements consisted of Lieut. Mahoney, 2nd Lieut. Clearwater, and Sergt.-M ajor Tancred. The first bout Avas three rounds of two minutes’ each between Sergt. McFarlane and Sergt. Bond. This provided a good, willing go, but McFarlane’s superior skill and knowledge secured him a verdict that was never much in doubt.

A bout between Mr. Burrows _ and Sgt.-Major Sheeran was the next item, and resulted in a win for the last-nam­ed on points.

A bye sparred by Sergt.-Major James and Pte. Williams provided much amusement to the onlookers.

A “ Heavy weight ” spar of three rounds between two juvenile passengers called forth much applause, and the courage and address of these youngsters

j u m m y s . i i m u i y s .Bray ........................... 17 45Dacre ....................! ... 0 2Ricketts ...................... .......3 0Butler .......................... .......6 6Murphy ............................0 16Southcombe ............... .......0 1Clifi'e ........................... .......1 7Mellor ......................... .......1 0H o n e y .................................5 15Ferry ................................. 0 10Forbes ...................... ...... 5 0

Totals ......................... 38 102

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so im pressed the audience th a t th e h a t w as passed round an d resu lted in the collection of som e th ir ty shillings, w hich was, divided betw een them .

' S e rg t.-M a jo r Jam es hav ing w ithdraw n from the com petition, tho final was left to S erg t. M cF arlane and S erg t.-M ajo r Sheeran . B o th of these m en are well- know n boxers and the contest was aw ait­ed w ith g re a t in tere st by the audience. In th e first round S erg t.-M ajo r Sheeran scored freely w ith bo th hands; M c F a r­lane con ten ting him self to a great- ex ­te n t w ith blocking and stalling.

In th e second _ round honours were m ore evenly divided, M cF arlane con­nec ting w ith his left on several occasions. In the th ird round M cF ar­lan e’s know ledge stood him in good stead , and his footw ork was m uch adm ired. A fu r th e r round w as .ordered by th e referee, and in th is round S heeran was forced to re tire for several seconds ow ing to a severe cram p in the arm . M cF arlane, how ever, in a very sporting m anner w aived his priv ilege at this ju nctu re , s tand ing off his m an un til Sheeran was sufficiently recovered to resum e. _ D uring th is round exchanges w ere fa irly even, b o th m en doing a ce rtain am oun t of h o ld in g ; b u t a t tlie conclusion Sheeran secured the verdict. T he boxing th ro u g h o u t was clean and sportsm anlike. M cF arlane was obviously a t a d isadvantage, having ju s t com e out of h o sp ita l ; w hile Sheeran was suffering from a dam aged eyebrow. T he sports­m anlike conduct of bo th boxers was m uch apprecia ted by the la rg e audience.

A t th e concert th e sam e evening trophies w ere p resented to w inner and runner-up by th e O.C., L ieut.-C ol. Sinel.

C apt. W ild ing acted as re feree, Sergt.D. M ason as tim ekeeper, and Lieut. M ahoney as M .C.

FREEMASONRY.

A t a pre lim inary m ee ting of b re th ren called to g e th e r by a notice th ro u g h S h ip ’s R ou tine Orders, and held on N ovem ber 11, it was decided to hold m eetings as often as possible du ring the voyage.

W . B ro . H arrison (Chairm an), Bros. C oghlan, P ark inson and P rid eau x (Secretary) were unanim ously elected as a stan d in g com m ittee, and th ey a re pleased to be able to s tate th a t, owinu to the la rg e nu m b er of b re th ren on board and th e w illing assistance re n ­dered them , th e ir du ties have been a pleasure.

T h e m eetings held up to th e present have been very well attended , and tho g ra titu d e of all b re th ren is due to th e S hip’s Q uarterm aste r and o thers who have_ placed in th e ir way facilities for m ee ting together.

SUMMER FICTION.

(And Summer Not.)

A B rief Review of som e of th e L atest Novels.

“ C olour P h o to g ra p h y .” B y Sergean t B land.

N o t up to his form er novel, “ B ull R id ing in C h ina ,” b u t he seems “ posi­tive ” th a t fu r th e r “ d ev e lo p m e n ts” along th is line will re su lt in an “ ex­posure ” of th e solar spectrum . A fine book for children.

“ T he H isto ry of th e G reat W a r .” By Colonel S tew art.

W e have received th e 97th volum e of vhis rem arkab le history, w hich takes us up to th e tim e of th e declara tion of w ar by G reat B rita in . T he style con­tinues terse and snappy, and shows a rem arkab le grasp of th e situa tion as it appeared in 1914. A good holiday novel.

“ D om estic E conom y.” B y S ergean t R ead in collaboration w ith W .G. W esterm an.

W e pred ic t a rem arkab le sale for this novel am ong th e m en, b u t i t has been received w ith derision by the u n fa ir sex. A . fine book for th e hom e, b u t hard ly su itab le for children of ten d e r years. T he tren d of the book is frankly social­istic, b u t is already in its second edition of 100,000 copies.

“ F o rty Y ears in th e R in g .” B y C ap­ta in A. H . W ilding.

B udd ing E ugene C orris w ould do well to study th is little volum e by C aptain W ilding, who, as everyone knows, is one of th e m ost p ro m in en t m em bers of th e N .S.O . and one of th e m ost-sought- for referees. In his breezy rem in is­cences th e au th o r reveals his w onder­ful know ledge of rin g cra ft an d th e laws of th e gam e. T he volum e is well w orth th e purchase p rice of five guineas.

“ F if ty Y ears as T u rf A c co u n tan ts .” B y L ieu t. A . M. Thom son and W .O. Tancred.

F o r those who like a snappy racing atm osphere in a novel we rccom m end th is la te s t effort by these w ell-know n w riters. N o th in g m ore redolen t of tho tu r f has appeared since N a t Gould and Charles Garvice. ' A rem arkab le novel.

“ C ooking as a F ine A r t .” B y the C hief S tew ard .

This book is a veritab le trea su re to the housew ife. F u ll of “ m ea ty ” dishes and recipes. A sequel to his well- know n book, “ D ishes for th e M illion .” T he section devoted to p astry is com ­prehensible to th e veriest ty ro . T he recipes, how ever, are not- recom m ended for those trave lling on transports , though wc have h ea rd of one m an who ‘ w ent into “ tran sp o rts ” over them .

“ C olour and ------ P y ja m a s .” B y S e r­gea n t C. Dow nes, R .O .C .

I n th is handsom e brochure", w hich has been issued p riv ate ly , M r. D ow nes gives some very in te re stin g observations on th e a ll-im p o rtan t sub jec t of colour schemes in n ig h t a ttire . H is tas te in th e m a tte r of th e la te s t in_ deck w ear is well know n, and w e arc in d eb ted to h im fo r giv ing us th e benefit of his experience in choosing and displaying robes d e nu it.

O ther publications received : “ Sweeps, and H ow to W in T h em ,” by M r. G. G ore; “ T he C olonial on a T ro o p sh ip ,” by L ieut.-C ol. W illiam s; “ T he Bone of C o n ten tio n ,” by S o u th A frica ; “ Im ­peria lism and E x p lo ita tio n ,” by M rs. M o n tg o m erie ; “ U n d e rstu d y in g M el­b a ,” b y M rs. S ta p p ; “ M y Own P a r t ­n e r ,” by S erg t. A H . H a rv e y ; “ Jo k es and T h e ir M ea n in g ,” by Miss Fijizhor- b e r t ; “ R u n n in g in F am ilie s,” by H odge and M e ik le ; “ B u ttin g I n ! ” by Staff-Sgt. P ilc h e r; “ Snooky O okum s,” by S erg t. L . A. B ru n to n ,

YE MOST CO M PREHENSIVE ASSOCIATION.

Fancy Coods of All Kinds in Stock.AVe can supply y o u r needs from a

B ache lo r’s B u tto n (for husbands only) to a B ab y ’s R a ttle .

W e have darn in g wool and d a rn in g needles, b u t w e do n o t d a rn y o u r socks

O ur circu lating lib ra ry of fiction is w ith o u t a riv a l (because w e have no com petitors).

M al-de-m er is n o t feared by thoso who ta k e our lem ons an d Ex-O x.

O ur sk ipp ing ropes a re g u aran tee d to m ake you hop. Y ou can ’t help i t if you use th em correctly .

G entlem en, please tak e n o te (or “ n o t e ” else b u t w a te r), ou r b u ll’s- eyes are excellen t fo r tho b re a th ._ O ther stocks too num erous to m en ­

tion.T h e prices charged are th e low est on

reco rd , and th e d iscounts th e m ost libera l.N o te o u r ad d re s s :

2, R u e de la D eck, R uah ine .B ranches th ro u g h o u t th e W orld.

L ocal M a n a g e r: C. J . D a rra co tt.

HOMEWARD BOUND.

LOST.—Tho old benevolent spirit that, allowed you to overdraw your pay- book.—Finder please return, and apply through the Orderly Room, for a posi­tion in the New Zealand Army Pay Corps.

FOUND.—Two hairpins, 1 lady’s handkerchief, 1 powder puff.—Apply Lieut. Bell.

LOST.—A buttered scone.—Finder kindly inform Sergt. Toose.

LOST.—A t Teneriffe, one basket of mixed fruit.—Please communicate by wireless to Alphonse Pietro, Teneriffe.

FOUND.—One Captain’s tunic, much worn at elbows; M.C. badges.—Apply Ship’s Bar.

LOST.—Stopping out of a gold tooth, on the port side.—Reward 011 returning to Dental Officer.

Try our famous Jane’s Digestive Sauce. I t will help you to “ swallow anything.” Recommended by leading Physicians.—Apply Barber.

LOST AND FOUND.

OAKEY BABY CRECHE.Voluntary Contributions _ required.

This work is of genuine assistance to distressed parents. No genuine case re­fused help. Excellent male staff under Professors Arlidge and Redward.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

W ANTED.—Ten _ men for peeling potatoes; must be intelligent and .used to wearing gas masks.—Apply Chief Steward.

MUSICAL.—Professor Goldstein has a few vacancies for pupils for the Jew ’s Harp.

W ANTED.—An expert, to investigate the possible commercial uses o f ' pie­crust (as supplied to the troops) having regard to its Axe, Knife, and Tecth- resisting properties.,,

FOR SALE.—A fine sitting of canary eggs.—Apply to S.Q.M.S. Clark.

FOR SALE.—The Sole Agency for New Zealand for the famous “ URTSU” Corsets. Can personally recommend.— Apply Cabin No. 27.

FO R SALE.—“ Secrets of In-Fight- ing” and 2 Volumes of “ The A rt of Self Defence.” Owner has no further use.—Apply Burrough, care Ship’s Hospital.

CAR FOR SALE.—One 1914-1919 10 h.p. “ T H IR ST ,” in good working o rder; normal consumption, 2 gallons to the mile. Owners going in for larger model on arrival in N.Z.—The Heaven­ly Twins, care Orderly Room.

“ PEA CE” DAY NOVELTIES.— Reloased from W ar Work, we can now supply in quantity all Peace _ Day Souvenirs and Novelties. Commission basis only,; Send NO money—we trust' you.—Particulars at Canteen.

TH EATRICAL AGENTS.—A New Zealand N.C.O. of_ engaging manner and appearance, wishes to enter into communication with above for Concert Work abroad.—E.C.H.S., Box 1.■ Mrs._ Haggis begs to notify the

travelling public that she has opened a First-Class Tea Room on the port side, adjoining tho crane, and hopes_ by strict attention to business to merit a fair

share of the ship’s patronage. No de­lay, 110 waiting. A large assortment of choice sweets always on hand.

Vanity Fair has on view a large range of Paris Hats a t low prices to clear. Now is the time to secure something smart for going ashore.

B O O K S A L E .Au Rue de la Poupee.

W anted known—for sale a job lot— Historical novels from Dickons to Scott ; Tales of Adventure, and Tales of Real

Life,Mixed up with H ist’ry, Biography,

S trife ;Long books and short books, both fat

books and thin,Are open to all, so step you right in, And buy, buy! The prices are low;You need not be careful, be Car(e)lcss—

Right Oh!Maison Carless,

Librarie.

Darning, sewing of all descriptions done at shortest notice; good workman­ship ; no connection with McSquirt and Co. ; terms m oderate; cash in advance.— Mrs. Reekie, No. 2 Hatch, S. S. “ Ruahine.”

Levien and Oakey, Casli Fielders; books made on all the principal events; 110 reply, 110 business; prompt payments (perhaps).

Ship’s Concerts, Boxing, etc.—Keys, How and Co. You want the best seats; we have them. ’Phones. Barrier 2 and3.

For sale or exchange: O110 perfectly good suit of pyjamas, almost now; owner has tired of them since the Neptune celebrations.—Apply Captain Bartlett, Cabin 41.

PERSONAL.

Lady, without her husband on board, is green with envy at the attention wives are getting, and would like to be adopted during the voyage. Very fond of sea­sickness. Only encumbrance, a grown­up daughter.

A young man, very fond of himself, dances every night. He can bo had cheap as a pet. Will be put up for auction. He has lost lots of money at roulette.

Two ladies, very interested in every­body, would like anyone’s personal his­tory.

Will the person who took the buttons off the steward’s coat kindly return for coat itself?

A dapper lieutenant named Bell,Quite a fine terpsichorean swell,

He would prance in tho tango And whirl in fandango

And other weird dances as well.

A medico captain named Edie,The terror of all who felt seedy,

In trenches or linesWith his vile “ number nines,”

Lord help him if ever he’s needy.

There was a young man named O’Connor Did his “ trick at the wheel ” with high

honour,Ho would cry as they bet On the tricky roulette

“ Now she’s off and there’s nobody on ’e r.”

There was a young sergeant named Rua, Whom the lads thought a regular doer,

While the girls all, by Heck,As he paced up the deck,

Would exclaim in wild ecstacy— “ Oh-oo-er.”

A . brave Q.M.S. name of Hammy Would sing like a linnet, but damme

When he tried “ Bandalero ”Our hearts sank to zero,

And we wish he would go home to his mammy.

A JOKE VERSIF IED.

“ Como, come,” said Jack’s father, “ at your time of life

There’s no longer excuse for this playing, the rak e ;

I t is time you should think, boy, of taking a wife.”

“ So it is, father—whose wife shall I take?”

F/M .P.

19

20 HOMEWARD BOUND.

NOMiNAL ROLL OF TROOPS AND PASSENGERS—S.S. “ RUAHINE.”S H I P ’S H E A D Q U A R T E R S .

O.C. T ro o p s: L ieut.-C ol. W . C. Sinel,D .S.O.

A d ju ta n t : C ap t. J . W . Silcock. Q u a rte rm a ste r: C apt. F . W . P a rry . F o rm s Officer: C apt. J . EL B artle tt. C anteen Officer: C apt. A . V . Peace. M edical Officers: M ajo r H . M.

B uchanan , M ajo r J . F . B row n. C hap la in : M ajo r J . W . Ross.D en ta l Officer: L ieu t. E . G. B ender.

^ S h ip ’s' S .M .: 6-1545 W . 0 . L . G ran t,

S h ip ’s Q .M .S .: 8-1469 C .S.M . Forbes,G.

O rderly R oom S erg e an t: 32933 S.- S erg t. M acgregor, J .

C anteen S e rg e a n t: 36427 Serg t. Day, R . C.

P a y S ta ff: 27758 S.Q .M .S. Sam uel, A. M.

R ecords: 10-262 S .S.M . B ick, H . A. C olonel I I . S tew art, D .S .O ., M .C .,

and M rs. S te w art, L ieut.-C ol. C. H . Tew sley, C .M .G ., M rs. Tew sley and tw o infan ts, L ieut.-C ol. R . H . W alton, L ieut.-C ol. A. G. P ilk ing ton , C .B .E ., L ieut.-C ol. J . B . M cClym ont, L ieu t.- Col. C. E . H ercus, D .S.O ., O .B .E ., M ajo r J . R . Bodley, M rs. Bodley and two infan ts, M ajo r C. I . Gossage, O .B .E ., and M rs. Gossage, M ajo r IN. J . Levien, O.'B.E., M ajo r F . P rid eau x , M ajo r S. G. Sandle, C apt. R . S. B everidge, C apt. S. C ory-W right, M .C., C apt. T . J . D enton , C apt. E . K . Edie, C apt. W . J . O rgan, M .C ., C apt. J . L . S coullar, C apt. PI. W . W ilding, C apt. R . B riffau lt, C apt. R .’ W . F . W ood, O .B .E ., M rs. W ood and in fan t, L ieu t. C. E . Bell, L ieu t. D . D oake, M .C., Lieut. A. G ilm ore, M .S .M ., L ieu t. A.H . K ing , L ieu t. L. B . Lowe, L ieu t. A. Oakey, Lieut- J . G. R ickleton, M .C ., Lieuit. A . INI. Thom son, 2nd' L ieu t. F . EL C learw ater, 2nd L ieu t. W . L . Full- jam es, 2nd Lieut. J . Peacock, 2nd L ieu t. G. C. Simmis, 2nd L ieut. J . S tellin , S ister R . Gilm er, S ister N . L. H ughes, M iss M cD onnell (V .A.D.).

N O M IN A L R O L L O F N .C .O .’S ONS.S. “ R U A H IN E .’’—SECO N D -CLA SS.

41427 Serg t. A rlidge, G. W ., M rs. Ar- lidge and infan t, 23-2541 A .-Serg t. A st ridge, R ., M rs. A stridge and infan t, 14905 C .S.M . A llen, M ., 6-402 S .-Sergt. A nderson, J . A ., 31394 Serg t. Angold, W ., 10-479 Serg t. A ldridge,-A . C., 12111 T .-Serg t. A ndrew , N . C., 6-1767 A.- S erg t. A llen, G., 21-22 S .S.M . B abing- ton, J . IE., Mrs. B ab ing ton and child, 10-3179 Serg t. B ale, A. E ,, and M rs. Bale, 3-2053 T .W .O . B arron , H . P ., 25-256 S erg t B aker, W . EL, 5-747 Serg t. B arker. W -, 28651 Serg t. B arrow , N . J . , 41468 Serg t. B arr , W . S., 3-879 S erg t. Bell B ., 70025 Serg t. B iggs, C.F . J . , 12476 Serg t. B ishop, W . G. J . , 29980 Serg t. B ird , L . B ., 75363 Sergt. B lack, N. J . , 3-3758 S erg t. B lennerhasset, N .. 70001 T.W .O . B land, C., 22639 S.- Serg t. B land, A. J . , 15132 S erg t. Bowie, R . G., and M rs. Bowie, 10-3494 C .Q.M .S. B oustridge , F . F ., 17-24 Sergt. Bond, N . W ., 10-1083 Serg t. B radley, C. A. K ., M rs. B radley and two infants, 68152 Sergt. B ru n to n , L . A ., an d Mrs. B run ton , 50601 C.Q .M .S. B row n, A .. 49968 Serg t. B row n, J . G., 36736C .Q .M .S. B ray , W . T ., 79895 Sergt.

Breeze, E. S ., 4-378 Q.M .S. Brow nlie, R . EL, 57603 S .-Sergt. B rocke tt, P . U , 22544 S.-Sergt. B u tle r, A ., 81302 A.- S erg t. B u tle r, EL A ., 3-3452 S .-Sergt. C arless, N ., and M rs. Carless, 3-1760 T .-S erg t. C arte r, W . B ., 10551 Serg t. C athro , J . A ., 43952 S .-Sergt. Cam pbell, A. W ., 10-1438 Serg t. C ham bers, F ., 31152 Serg t, C harlton , L. R ,, and M rs. C harlton, 64021 Serg t. Child, E. W . II ., 36255 S.Q .M .S. C lark, A ., 55424 Serg t. C lark, J . , 49667 Serg t. Cliffe, R . A ., 13-32 Serg t. C lime, S ., 2-2385 A -Sergt. C lingberg. A ., 4-1968 S .S.M . Coghlan, E E M rs. C oghlan and child, 49368 Sergt- C oulter, T . A ., 19-343 S .-Serg t. Colum b, C., 72819 S erg t. Collins, A. K „ 26803 C .S.M . Crooker, E . J . , 3-2161 S.- Serg t. C unn ingham , W ., 33850 A .-Serg t. Daly, J . W ., 39392 S erg t. D a rra co tt, C. J . E „ 14731 S .-Sergt. D aniel, F ., 33849 C .Q .M .S. D acre , L . M ., 60440 A .-Serg t. D ennehv, W . L ., an d in fan t, 25-380 Serg t. D ennan, A . M ., 48184 Serg t. D own, A. R -, and M rs. D ow n, 6-2472 S ergt. D ownes, C. V ., 3-3243 S erg t. Duffy, A. M ., 57647 T .-S erg t. D uck­w orth, A ., 53762 S erg t. D uncan, R . J ., 10-3246 Serg t. D uncan , J . S., 3-196 Q .M .S. E agle , F ., 25492 A .-Serg t. E ason, E . I I . , 10-1803 A .-Serg t, E ieh ler, C. IE., and M rs. Eichler,10-1479 T .W .O . Epps, H ., and M rs. E p p s : 10-200 S erg t. Eyles, G. A ., and M rs. Eyles, 23-1625 A .-Serg t, F e rry , A.E ., 3-576 S .-Serg t. Ferguson , R , A .. 28626 T .-S erg t. F lood, D ., 12-1028 A .-Sergt. F ow ler, L . E ., 58761 A .-Serg t. Gill, P . W ., and M rs. Gill, 33247 Serg t. G ibbings, R . IE., 25-763 _ A .-Sergt. G il­m our, J . , 59513 S erg t. G ilm our, R . S., and M rs. G ilm our, 81019 S erg t. G ilbert, N . J . , 13-2193 S.Q .M .S. Gollop, W „

■ 6-1236 S erg t. G odfrey, L . A., 14-19a S .-Serg t. Gosset, G. IE., 3-672 S .-Serg t. G oodstein, A. J . L ., 50298 S erg t. G len, T. J . , 12-3659 S erg t. Griffon, C. C., 82526 S erg t. G reen , W . G ., 44060 Serg t. G reen, H . H ., 74519 S erg t. G raveston , R . IE., 5-232 S .-S erg t. G ray, A. M ., 25-1636 Serg t. E larrison, J . H ., 5-100a S .-Sergt. H a r t , C. D ., and M rs. H a r t , 5-120b S erg t. Ela'lK C. A. E ., and M rs. H a ll, 46234 S erg t. E larkness T ., and M rs. E larkness, 24-171 S erg t. H arvey , A. T ., and M rs. H a rv ey , 23-451 S.-Sergt. H arvey , R . N ., 8-2342 S erg t. IEam bling, C. W ., and M rs. H am bling , 10-375 A .-Sergt. H a m p to n , W . A ., 13-2795 S.Q .M .S. H am lin , E . C. S., 3-1607 Serg t, H a rp er , A. J . , 10-986 S erg t. H a r t , C., 73828 Sorgt. H ahn , L . C.. 12-2729 Serg t. H aw orth , M. W ., 3-2167 Q .M .S. H eggie , H . P ., 43977 A .-Sergt. H enshaw , F. J . , 15907 Serg t. H iggins, M. L ., 24873 A .-Serg t. H ickson, C. M ., 8-2010 S.-Sergt. H ills, J . F ., 12-1008 S .-Serg t, Elodge, H ., and M rs. H odge , 8-2950 A .-Sergt. Elolden, J . W ., and M rs. H olden , 4-1936 S erg t. Hooker," R . E ., 29169 L .-S erg t. H ow , C„ 3-1029 S-Sergt. H ustw ick , R . G., and M rs. H ustw ick , 14816 A .-Sergt. IEunn, T. L ., 6-48C.S.M . E lunt, A. J . , 21842 S.Q .M .S. Irw in , J . G., 40959, S erg t. Jam ieson , O. D „ 23-1098 S .-Sergt. Jeffery , R . F , and M rs. Jeffery , 11-615 A .-Sergt. Jeffries,S., and M rs. Jeffries, 10-2657 Sergt. Jeffares, J . , M rs. Jeffares, 11782 S erg t. Jo llie , D. A ., M rs. Jo llie , and in fan t. 51170 Serg t. Jones. C. H ., 3-593 A .-Sergt. Ju d g e , A. W ., 10-1861 C .M .S. Jam es, W. H ., 46190 S erg t. Jen sen , J .D., 5-695 S .-Sergt. K een, W . J . E ., and M rs. K een , 36454 S erg t. K ennedy, P . R . , 44389 S.-Sergt. K enny, E . El. W .,

2-1556 S erg t. K e rr , J . F ., 5320J S erg t. K eyes, D ., 8-1768 A .-Serg t. K itto , J . , 34874 A .-Serg t. K nox, El. N ., -38413 S erg t. Laycock, L . A ., and M rs. Lay- cock, 7-1487 C .Q .M .S. Lo B ritto n ,F ., 40153 S erg t. L eg g e tt, A. E ., 17023 T .-W .O . Lewis, R . M ., M rs. Lew is and d au g h te r, 47907 S .-Sergt. Lyon, R . K ., 66244 S .-Serg t. Lyons, R . S. IE., 80949 S erg t. Low , S. C ., 2-2668 S erg t. L o n erg an , C. S., 40120 Serg t. L udbrook, F . ;G., 52804 T .-W .O . Lyall,H , 3-1449 T .-S erg t. M assie, J . A .,11-732 S erg t. M anson, W ., 78060 S erg t. M angan, W . R ., 75978 S erg t. M alloch ,.E . A ., 26004 A.-Sei-gt. M ason, D. L., and M rs. M ason and in fan t, 3-705 Serg t. M aras, A , 34103 S erg t. M artin , G. IE., and M rs. M artin , 6-839 W .O .l. M al- lasch, R . W ., an d M rs. M allasch and in fan t, 24112 S .-Serg t. M affey, H . G., and M rs. M affey and tw o children,9-1334 Serg t. M arshall, J . , and M rs. M arshall, 24-513 S .Q .M .S. M elhuish, F . W ., 12-4227 S erg t. M ellor, C. G., and M rs. M ellor, 23-1115 C .Q .M .S. M eikle, W ., and M rs. M eilde, 26-858 S erg t. M oscrop, IE. F ., 5-706 Serg t, M ogonie,F ., 72367 S erg t. M ong, F . E . El. N .,3-2032 A .-Serg t. M on tgom erie, C. A .,12-3750 W .O .l. M u rray , R . El., 12229 S erg t. M urphy , P . J . , 3-3647 Serg t. M uis, E . A ., 81461 A .-Serg t. M ullen, J . R ., 26893 Serg t. M unro , M. R ., 24-2044 A .-Serg t. M ulcahy, F ., M rs. an d M aster M ulcahy, 20602 S erg t. M cCaull, A. E ., 23-838 S erg t. M cA llum , C. F ., 9-916 A.- S erg t. M cD onald, J . , 10280 S erg t. M c­F arlan e , W ., M rs. M cF arlane and infan t, 11320 S erg t. M cK inlay , J . El., and M rs. M cK inlay , 9-1201 S erg t. M c­K ay, T . M „ 10973 S erg t. M cK ay, J . , 53929 T.-W .O . McICeown, B . A ., 59030 S erg t. M cK innon, N . G ., 8-430 S erg t. M cEw an, J . , 75199 S erg t. M cG regor, W. C., 65117 Serg t. M cN atty , F . K , 38060 Serg t. N a irn , J . R ., 3-145 S .S.M . N orrie , E . R ., 79267 A .-Serg t. Old, O. O., 2-2895 S erg t. O’B rien ,. M. J . , 62125 S erg t. O’Connor, C ., 28366 W .O .l. O’N eill, J . P ., 59538 C .Q .M .S . O’S ulli­van, J . W ., 24-1459 S .-Serg t. P ato n , J .S., 3-1074 A .-Serg t. P a g e t, P . G., 13572 A .-Sergt. P a rn h a m , L. H ., 10884 Serg t. P earce, W . G., 54935 A .-Serg t. Pennell,F ., 12-839 S erg t. P e trie , G. S., 34426 Serg t. P enny , C., and M rs. P enny , 35303 S .-Serg t. P ilcher, C. A. N ., 44773 S erg t. P ren tice , A . A ., 3-3471 Serg t. P ren tice , J . W . A ., 24-1465 Serg t. P ries t, F . M ., 3-280 Q.M .S. R alston, W ., 16-232 C .S .M . R an k in , A. H „ 8-2792 S erg t. R apley , R . M ., an d M rs. R apley , 3-85a S .-Serg t. R ead , C. IE.,10-601 Q .M .S. R enn ie, L ., M rs. R ennie and child, 10-2748 Serg t. R ichardson, A. W ., 10-511 A .-Serg t. R itchie, C „ 12-3793 S erg t. R icketts , L „ 5-542 Sorgt. R obertson , El. A ., and Mrs. R obertson , 69364 T .-W .O . R obertson , H.F ., 76707 T .-W .O . R obertson , F ., 40160 Serg t. R obertson , ■ T . S., 43370 Sergt. R obertson , W. B ., 35152 T -Sergt. R obinson, T . S ., 12-3462 S erg t. Rush- brook, S., 3-63 Serg t. Saphii-, C. IE.,15-161 Q .M .S. Selby, R ., 5-144 S .-Serg t. S eym our, C. A ., 13-2911 T.-W .O . S heer­an, A. F ., 46791 Serg t. Shea, J . V ., 12-2112 Q.M .S. Silva, D . A ., and M rs. Silva, 10-1090 S .-Sergt. Sim m ons, W . R ., M rs. S im m ons and in fan t, 42821 Serg t. Rilcock. E. L ., 3-2187 A .-Serg t Sim m ons, R . C., 23-2887 S erg t. Sm ith , W. T ., 40301 S erg t. Sm ith , W . C., 8-4143 Serg t. S m ith , G. F ., 16234 A .-Serg t. South- combe, W. A ., 50955 Serg t. Spelm an,

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D., 60271 T.-W .O . S tew art, R . C., 10-3746 Serg t. S tew art, N . F ., 2-565A .-Sergt. S tu a rt, J . J . , 41999 Serg t. S to tt, R . IL , 31901 .Sergt. Sym ons, J . , and M rs. Symons, 73853 A .-Serg t. S trob- b an t, C. E . L ., 41456 C.Q .M .S. Taylor, R 3-2942 T .-S erg t. T ay lo r, A ., 279b.l S Q.M.'S. T ancred , G. W ., 3-2191 Serg t. Thom pson, R . W ., 17016 S erg t. T hom p­son A. E . F ., 74041 A .-Serg t T hom as, C J 26-920 T.-W .O . Thom as, S. H ., 419345'Sergt. Toose, F . N . , ' 11554 Sergt. T odd C. M ., 70424 S erg t. Tow nshend,G. F . V ., 3-1243a Serg t. T u rn e r, W ., 40260 Serg t. U rw an , H ., 12-3187 Sergt. W augh . C „ 30672 Serg t. W akelin , R . F .,3-291 S .-Sergt. W ade, P . T ., and Mrs. W ade, 3-136a S erg t. W ade R . AV and M rs. W ade, 10114 S erg t. W ells, C. T .,10-3733 Serg t. W est, M. H ., 45941 Sergt. W ebb, C., 21-39 Serg t. W ebb, F W ., and M rs. W ebb, 56057 T.-W .O . W este r­m an, V . L ., 65487 Serg t. W heeler, R . S., 78181 Serg t. W hisker, N. E ., 63982 Sergt. W hitham , L . A ., 6-2809 S.-Sergt. W il­liam s. F ., 7-1308 -C.S.M. W illiam s, G., Airs. AVilliams and in fan t, 49313 A .-Sergt. W illiam s, F . G., 39646 T .-W .O . W ilson, N . R .

N O M IN A L R O L L OF O T H E R R A N K S .- ,S .S . “ R U A H I N E .”

16-1020 P te . A nthony, S. J . , 35466 D vr. A shton , H ., 37761 A rt. B am ford,G., 53116 P te . B ates, J . , 27830 P te . B ate , A. E ,, 40480 P te . B arham , J . H ., 58841 P te . B lack, J . , 35104 P te . B raid- wood, J . T ., 51229 P te . B ro therstone , R .I I . , 5-183a D vr. B ourk , W ., 14590 Lce.- Corpl. C am eron, D., 50540 G nr. Callesen,A. H ., 51590 A r t. Coffey, W ., 18555 D vr. C resw ell, C. R ., 3-1132 P te . C raw ford,H ., 61321 P te .-D a w so n , J . T ., 46701 P te . D rum m ond , S., 44458 D vr. D uncan, E . P ., 34346 D vr. E llis, A. J . L ., 3-2811 P te . Gillingtoi*, G., 17921 D vr. G ray , J . , 72055 Spr. H o u g h , A. E ., 54482 P te . H udson, E , R ., 40218 P te . Jackson , D ., 47341 P te . Jo h n sto n , J . , 51400 R fn . K a rsto n , R , H , 58002 G nr. Law son, P . S , 53503 S pr. Lowe, G. AY., 81687 P te . M ayerberg , A . M ., 3-2705 P te . M ayes,G., 4-258 Spr. M anning , P . S., 11-728 G nr. M ackay, R . J . , 55885 Spr. Macken­zie, iR. R „ 42923 G nr. M cM illan, D ., 58009 G nr. M cR obie, A. M ., 5-853 D vr. M cN ally, C. P . S., 3-4216 P te . O ates, J .H ., 23606 P te . P ren tice , L. K ., 14-57 D vr. P a to n , W . A ., 31789 P te . P a rk in ­son, H . G., 12-1486 P te . Poulson, A ., 30690 P te . P u rk iss, A ., 3-2596 P te . R ed- w ard , C. R ., 12-2839 P te . S heahan , H ., 54296 P te . Skelley, J . H ., 3-1091 D vr. Slocombe, A. T ., 41366 A rt. iSlade, R .G., 54329 D vr. Som erville , J . S., 59758 P te . Tom linson, F . W ., 55665 Spr. T o n ­nage, A. G ., 44807 P te . AValdon, J . F . AV., 28389 P te . W allis, A. B ., 3-2826 P te . W atts, K . K ., 3-3590 P te . AYeight, L .G ., 50599 P te . W h itak e r, W ., 58309 G nr. W hite . B. A ., 48598 P te . W hitelaw , H .B ., 29329 P te . W ilson, R . H ., 32770 R fn. W illiam s, A. E . A.

N O M IN A L R O L L O F SECO N D CLASS P A S S E N G E R S —S.S.

“ R U A H IN E .”

M r. and M rs. D . J . Covell, M r. and M rs. R . G. F ry e tt, M r. and M rs. J . Iiu ck le , M r. and M rs. E. J . Saunders, M r. and M rs. B . S. Syverston and in ­fan t, M r. E . Jo y and M aster Joy , M r. and M rs. Gemm ell and infan t, M r. and M rs. W alkinshaw and child, M r. and M rs. Lew is, M rs. J . B. G. L. B arclay, M rs. S. B onner, M rs. J . B artle tt, M rs.H . Bicknell, M rs. L . Culling, M rs. E . D exter, M rs. Cook, M rs. S. H am bling , M rs. I. J . H ew ett, M rs. H . H olden, M rs. M. L . H ughes and in fan t, M rs. Johnston , M rs. K . M clndoe, M rs. E. L. M ottram , M rs. C. M ears, M rs. G. M ail, M rs. E . M cCracken, M rs. J . M. P e th c r, M rs. A. L . P o in ton , M rs. E . W. R ice, M rs. H . M. 'Rooney, M rs. A.G. Rose, M rs. P . M. Scott, M rs. G. Shute , M rs. Simmons, M rs. M. M. Sm ith, M rs. F . B . T aylor, M rs. E . O. Toms, M rs, F. L . T u rn e r, M rs. J . W a r­ren, M r. and M rs. A. S. N ew land, M r. and M rs. L . S. Lloyd, Miss A. C arte r, Miss A . Craw ford, Miss G. M . G reen­wood, Miss D . H ew ett, Miss G. H ew ett, Miss D . H a rtle y , Miss K . Lewis, Miss V . N . L am bert, Miss S. E . M ark , Miss W . E. M ansfield, Miss J . Peebles, Miss V. F . L. P o rte r, Miss H . S. R aym ond, M iss R . Shute , M iss L. F . Sm ith, Miss M. B. T u rn e r, Miss E . W aters, Miss A. M . W righ t, Miss L . A. AVoods, M r. R. P . M arsh, M r. A . A itken , M r. T.

' Beck, M r. F . S. B u rrough , M r. J . S. C allinan, M r. T. H . Chadwick, M r. H . Cottom , M r. Clem ents, M r. H . E . D avis, M r. C. C. D icker, M r. A. W. D rayton , M r. R . G. Fow ler, M r. G. H . Gould, M r. O. H . G reen, M r. H . G. G laysher, M r. W . H . H oney, M r. E. L. de Lautouir, M r. C. E . S. J e r r im , M r. K . K m gi, M r. J . Lam b, M r. AV.E . J . M . M cCorm ick, M r. H . N . M cLeod, M r. A. E . M oscrop, M r. A. N ew m an, M r. T . O’N eill, Mr. C. J- P innock, M r. W . M cK inven, M r. T . F . Smee, M r. J . R . Simms, M r. F . E . S tu a rt, M r. W . Thom pson, M r. J . AVatters, M r. J . P . W ayte, M r. R . T. W alls, Mast-er O. H ew ett, M aster W .E . C olbert, M aster K . G. H . C olbert, M aster P . N eville, M aster Shute .

N O M IN A L R O L L OF P A S S E N G E R S ON S.S. “ R U A H IN E ” — F IR S T CLASS.

L ieut.-C ol. and M rs. AVilliams, C apt, an d M rs. B one, C apt, and M rs. Spiers and in fan t, M r. and M rs. W. J . B row n, M r. and M rs. G. B. F ishe r and infan t, M r. and M rs. R . A . M ontgom erie, M r. and M rs. E , Salm ond, M r. and M rs.H . G. T eagle, D r. C. B. Innes and M rs. Innes, M rs. E . C am pion, M rs. F itz h erb e rt, M rs. A. H e rb ert, M rs. G. S. H olm es, M rs. F . N a th an , M rs. N .E. P . N aysm ith , M rs. E . A . R obertson , M rs. M. E . P es te r and in fan t, M rs. A.

Stapp, M rs. A. K . S tew art, Miss E . M. B atchelor, Miss E. P . B row n, Miss E. Close, O .B .E ., Miss A. M. F itzherbert, Miss G reenstreet, Miss A. M ontgom erie, Miss S. M ontgom erie, Miss B. J o h n ­ston, Miss E, I. Russell, Miss A. PI. S lator, Miss R . S p u rr, Capt. PI. E. G reenstreet, Cmdr. W . R . Holm es, Lieut. R . G. M cG ibbon, L ieu t. E. M ahoney, L ieu t. H . C handler, L ieu t.H . T. H olm , Lieut. A. R ogerson, M r.G. Gore, M r. D. PI. L ea, M r. J . B. P ark e r, M r. H . E . S tu rg e , M aster L.H . Teagle.

O F FIC E R S A N D E N G IN E E R S OFS.S. “ R U A P IIN E .”

C om m ander: E dw ard T. Sm ith, R .N .R . Chief Officer: W. L. Goddard.Second Officer: A. B. Sm ith.T hird Officer: N . PI. Shute.F o u rth Officer: C. B. H oggan , R .N .R . A ppren tice: W. Dickinson.W ireless O perators: AV. Pow er and H .

_ C. M asters>Chief E n g in e e r: E, G. W ootton.Second E n g in ee r: AY. PI. P a rk e r.T h ird E n g in e e r : J . Snell.F o u rth E n g in ee r: C. Plaw kesw orth. F if th E n g in ee r: N . M uir.S ixth E n g in ee r; J . B arry .1st R efr ig e ra tin g E n g in ee r: A. G.

M arsden.2nd R efrig e ra tin g E n g in ee r: T . H .

Oakley.E lec tric ian : J . C. Budge.Chief S tew ard : W . T. Janes.S h ip ’s B oatsw ain : C. M ayson.

SPO R T S A N D E N T E R T A IN M E N T C O M M IT T E E .

C aptain W . J . O rgan, M .C.L ieut. C. E . Bell.R ev. J . AV. Ross.Serg t. C. J . E . D arraco tt.Serg t. D. Flood.Serg t. C. How.M r. W . I I . H oney.

G IF T C O M M IT T E E .

R ev. J . W . Ross.C .Q .M .S. D. A. Silva. Serg t. C. J . E D arraco tt. S erg t. H . H . G reen.

C A N T E E N C O M M IT T E E .

L ieut.-C ol. AV. C. Sinel, D.S.O. C ap t R . AV. F. W ood, O .B .E . C apt. A. Y . P eace

C A N T E E N A U D IT O R S .

C apt. H . AV. W ilding.L ieu t. A. Oakey.

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