THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 29, 1939.
SAILORS TELL WHY MEN
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DESERTED 'PRISON SHIP QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
Grave unrest is prevalent among the lower ratings of H.M.S. deavour, the surveying ship gaged off the coast of New land.
Surveying is one of the most ar- En-duous tasks in the modern Navy, en-necessitating much sea time and boat work, and longer hours than normal naval duties.
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The Admiralty has admitted, in The present cruise is understood answer to a question in the House to have begun at the beginning of of Commons by Mr. J. Parker, La-the year, and the ship is not bour M.P. for Romford, that 15 de-pected to return to Auckland again sertions have occurred. As the until June-six long, weary months. ship did not arrive at Auckland un- til June, 1937, this means the de- sertions have occurred in less than two years.
Deserters who have been covered are sent to prison.
ONE-THIRD PUNISHED
TACT IS NECESSARY Added to this is the fact that the Endeavour, now nearly 30 years of age-built 1912-is the oldest sur- re-veying vessel; in fact, one of the
oldest ships in the Navy.
In addition, she is a coal-burner, But the number of desertions whereas later surveying ships are does not tell the whole story. Upoil-fired. This means that, in ad- to the beginning of this year 25 dition to other strenuous duties, warrants had been issued for the crew have to coal ship and af- major punishments.
terwards clean ship.
This figure is about one-third of the lower ratings, because although the ship's company number 120, some 50 are petty offcers and ar- tisans.
SINGAPORE BASE LIST OF "DONT'S"
SINGAPORE, MAY 21. RESIDENTS OF SINGAPORE'S HUGE NAVAL BASE HAVE RE- CEIVED A NEW SET OF "DONT'S." NAVAL ESTABLISH- MENT'S (MINOR OFFENCES) RULES HAVE BEEN GAZETTED. THEY APPLY TO NAVAL OFFI- CERS, MEN, CIVILIAN EM- PLOYEES AND NATIVE LABOUR FORCES.
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In these conditions, tact and con- sideration of the men is more ne- cessary for their welfare than in any other type of ship or class of work.
The report indicates that the wel- fare of the men could be promoted with greater zeal.
Ratings who returned from New. Zealand in the cruiser Achilles in discussed January and who have the matter are not surprised at trouble in the ship.
They say that she was known on the station, both ashore and affoat, as the "prison ship." Breaking out of the ship and leave-breaking, on the few occasions when leave was given was a prevalent offence.
During discussions ashore mem- bers of her crew had said that they doubted whether the ship's com- pany would stand for another cruise, after 18 months of hell. In other words, there was likely to be a "down tools" protest.
The Admiralty state they have no information as to the conditions of
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