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WHEN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. 1938.

THE NAVY HAD TO COAL SHIP'

Competitive Strategy of Rival Crews which Lightened a Laborious Day

quarters.

By Capt. LIONEL DAWSON (R.N. Retd.)

to lle fuil

Coal-firing in the ships of the stoker, who suggested that trimming tributed, extra leave promised and British Navy has been generally coul was preferable to shovelling It superseded by oil-firing a develop or pushing it in barrows, Since I various other illegalities practised which eventually led to counter- ment which is regarded as unwise and found it was necessary unnecessary in some responsible length on my stomach to accomplish legislation on the part of authority. Despite the dirt and discomfort, that trimming job recollect ngree the enthusiasm was really extraor This article, in reminiscent vein, ing at fast with my mentor that her dinary, and woe beilde anyone in a describes what the process of "coal- vice in the Royal Irish Constabulary ing ship" meant in the routine of the was to be preferred to that in which mart ship who did not pull his Fleet in times past, To-day condt we considered we had too rashly em pound in cobling. tions have changed and with modern barked.

There is the tale of the band and wes improvements both in coaling and in

the Ingenious Commander. It it was a first experience of what the practice for the band to ploy firing coal-burning ships the discom- fort and heavy labour of the old days was always to me, as I am sure it was during the day-moving round the has been largely eliminated.

to everyone else who had the honesty ship to various strategic positions EAR lower deck, to say so, a remarkably unpleasant from which to encourage the workers. that it Ha

This Commander duckied - --and Coal Ship, operation.

would be better to employ the extra Omcers cali 3 Gs." Such was the

Not long go, executive command at the dawning London, I was cannoned into by a of a voaling day when the Royal Lurly coalman

band, through the bundinnster, for fuel in its coal from a horsedrawn coaleart to pr Navy burned coal furnaces.

deposit it down the bunker of

to music, might suffer by a This had been preceded, when the house-one of those domestle bunkers heaving or barrow pushing. "There hands turned out, by: "Hands clean whose mouths yawn perilously in the may be reason in your protest." re-

plied

the resourceful officer. into coaling riga contradiction in footpath. My attention was then at would, no doubt, be unwise to riek terms, since coaling rig was composed tracted to the load still in the cart of the oldest and generally the dirtiest load, in my opinion, too much for your inusical clothes available. The RN salior, one horse (as seems to be regretta- will revert to music, which will be however, to this day "cleans into" bly

distributed fairly in positions where the case often

nowadays). any rig-from the "Number Ones" of Memory then went back to the day all can hear." ceremony to football kit.

when, as a Sub-Lieut. and 1st Lieut. PRACTICE WHICH of a River class destroyer, I first per-

BORE FRUIT formed the evolution of coaling ship In her.

ร

SHIP'S REPUTATIONS

MADE OR LOST

On an average these two comunands were followed by 10 to 12 hours of

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The Adventures Of

ROBIN HOOD

THE STORY THUS FAR: King, Richard, leaving for the Crusades In 1191, put England under a Regency, mistrusting his Saxon- hating brother, Prince John. At a jousting match before the latter, Sir Robin of Locksley, a swashbuckling Saron, worata Sir Guy of Glabourne, a Normen, the winning the dislike of Lady Marian Fitzwalter, Sir

Sir Guy's sweetheart. King Richard is cap- tured abroad and held for ransom and Prince John schemes to take over the

reason taxing and torturing the

Saxon serie Bong, for that

by many valorous deeds, flouts Prince Jolin,. finally denouncing him as a traitor. Prince John, puts a price

Robin's head and in retaliation Robin sends word on to

all op- pressed

Saxons to meet at the Gallows Oak in Sherwood Forest to band together as Merry Men to fight the Normans.

Robin addresses the vast company of Merry Men and they vow feally to him, Robin adds a new member to his band in the fat and Aghting Friar Tuck. When they hear that Sir Guy, the Lody Marian, the Hipli Sherif of Nottingham, and a guard of men-at- arms, are coming through, the forest with the vast sum of money wrongfully collected from the Saxons-Robin and his men plan merrily to waylay thein.

CHAPTER VI

when walking in so hands and dispense with inte into-and R-robin H-hood and his find our camp again!"

carrying a sacked that their Angers, attuned

In on a full speed GETTING A START

trial, most of iccess or failure do

upon

the

Tedliig bic

OVERNIGHT

"It

future; so the band

the

THE WAR YEARS

Queer colliers with

In-

Sheriff!"

The

The

against

rode

a

to

TO-

"Hadn't we better put out f-flank- "Don't bother to mark the way, ing parties, Sir Guy? You know this Sir Guy," said Robin Hood, "it'll 19 Sherwood Forest we're coming take keener men than you've got to

"You'll hang for this? All of you!" M-merry M-men have the run of it--

Robin turned to Marian with an "Afraid of that gallows-faces, ingratiating, if mocking smile.

"Hanging would be a small price "Afraid? Certainly not! .. But to pay for the company of such il's h-here that he's boldest

You are charin- ...charming lady! "Don't worry, Sheriff .. we've ing, are you not?". more than enough to take care of

can a Saxon hedge-robber What can a him Outlaws have no stomach to know." replied Murion with cool con-

themselves

armed tempt, "of charm... or ladles?" show

"Me a hedge-robber? Tck-tick!" you sure?" asked Marlon, He leaned closer to her. "Tell me uneasily, "I seem to remember-" more about myself! You may have

"Oh, he jumps out of ambush at been misinformed small parties. But.

"Perhaps d

she replied felly, Sir Guy finished the sentence with "but I don't find it interesting enough A delighted ship's company ne

shrug which was meant to suggest to bother about. We were lying alongside the jelly cordingly greeted with enthusiasm

that the size of this retinue put it Sounds of uproarious mirth came. filth and drudgery lh which, if it was of the little port of Granton, near the isolated performances of a keen ship, every officer und man Edinburgh, and were coaling from dividual members of the orchestra, beyond all danger of attack. It was, from the baggage wagons from which took a part. Even the chaplain railway trucks which had to be man- sintioned all over the ship and col-Indeed an impressive one-divided the outlaws were pulling Sir Guy's would be seen

and tossing them to disguised as a coal finndied along the jelly. It was n

aller, with orders not to relax their into three parts an advance guard rich costumes

and archers, their ragged comrades who donned beaver and wielding shovel or slow process, until-thanks to some musical efforts throughout the day of forty men-at-armas

paraded in

The cymbals mounted and on foot; rear guard of the finery and

_it. pushing a barrow. Though there intuitive sympathy with those who The big drum and

was provided of such, pinces deal in horses-f managed to per-

sounded particularly well ny solo ten larger men-at-arms, protecting High Sheriff's armour was half off; as Gibraltar or Malla, there was yet suade a railway carter (who should items.

four rude, horse-drawn wagons con- Sir Guy stood in cold and murderous work for all.

presumably have been employed on It need hardly be said that a little tafting chests and bales, followed by rage as Little John forced him suppose that neither officer nor other duty) to lend me his horse to of this went a long way with the commissary wagons, cooks and ser- take off his apparel. Much danced vants. The middle section consisted about like a troll distributing rags man can be at actially to regret haut my trucks.

musicians, who shortly petitioned to the passing. of coal. Certainly to the

be allowed to take their shore in of Sir Guy and Lady Marian, her to the nights. Friar Tuck, broad- ner ward in hand whanged the High the atoker, whose

occupation It There was only one horse avail- manual labour,

nurse, Bess-und was to shovel this fuel into the able, and with Its help we were able With the coming of war "coal ship" portant High Sheriff of Nottingham. Sheriff with his sword to hurry his furnaces, its

by bit can to "wipe the eyes" of my fellow first became, at least during the first few

udvance was quite out of sight supersession tiave brought no regrets. Nowadays lleutenants, who laboured, horseless, months, almost

of the middle portion and that was n routine common-

rough tables had been set in row the length of the green glade. an "oll ship day hardly causes a in other parts of the harbour, and to place and the excitement died. A why the Sheriff riding forward, break in routine, and certainly no earn praise from my gratified com- week at sea, 24 hours in harbour and

back in a state of high excitement Two whole steers und several pigs excitement unless, perchance, a pipe manding officer by completing the a full stowage of coal to be embarked

to give Sir Guy the alarming report were being turned on spits over fiery Job some time before thêm.

that it before any rest coul

could be obtained. had apparently vanished from pits. Outlaws in stolen anery

the face of the earth.

ludjerous as the inlaws in rags, was plenty of excilement, It was a foretaste of many subse- knocked all the glamour out of the however, with coal. Conling ship quent experiences of sharp practice process. Then it was that the prac-Sir Gus furiously. "Do men

"Where are they then?" shouted were beginning to gather about the dis. tables some hungrily snatching was regarded, in the last decade! be- in cooling shilp. Stringent rules tice of the previous years bore fruit

morsels of food fore the war, as perlings the most against cheating had to be laid down in the automatic speed with which appear in air?"

"Sometimes!" responded a ringing In the Atelight, somewhat important. of competitive onlu- In Fleet which prided itself on em- the fuel came in. But the reward tions and thins made or lost their barking coal at top apced.

was in the rest to be obtained by a

voice from the shelter of the leaves, moved from the height of the activi repkitatioris

fast coaling rather than in the dis-and when they do it's a devil of a ties, stood Robin Hood and Mald

business catching with

up comfiture of a neighbour.

than Marlan. She was an unwilling pri- vgain!"

soner. Watching the peasants, Robin "Who's that?" gasped the Sherif smiled, forgetful of her for the mo MEMORIES OF furnaces with coal by manual labour No other Nový made such a fellsh

"The guard! Quick!" bawled Sir ment. and the lovers were reinforced by of "coal ship" as we did, and I well

To them," he said softly, "this is Guy-but as the ten-at-arms started volunteers, both

Silks for rags officers and men, remember the scorn of the

decrepit their horses to respond to his call, a a night in heaven. blue-

kindness Instead of whips... from the upper deck.

jackets at the length of time it took winches and dubious gear began to

swarm of Robin's men drop from ・・・

of hunger! Oll

trees and out of bushes, knocking unlimited food instead I has no such latent possibilities Russian squadron visiting Portland appear as the strain upon shipping for communal enthusiasm, nor can to get in its coal. Certainly it ran row. Here the pre-war experience subduing them with staffs and threat-

them from their mounts and quieldy Why they're actually happy!" the turning

"Are they Into days, but I do not imagine that of div

of divisional lieutenants and engineer

ening arrows before the men-at-

"Aren't you even pressiveness of technique tabrettörts it was an "all-hands" job for officers officers helped, by strict survelliance,

a little pleased of the Individual stolter on the end and men in the old Imperial Navy to take some of the strain oll the

arma had a chance to get stasted to to see them enjoying themselves?" fight back.

"I think it's revolting!" of a showel.

though I presume that, on principle, hard-worked executive officer, who s or ammunition My entilest personal experience of it would be so now under the Soviets, might also have stores or

Marian consented reluctantly to of Marian, Six Guy, coaling with gods itsapić?

Bess horsen Executive officers would go to ex-

to embark simultaneously. 'ning of the

olt traordinary lengthis to "get to wind- all major operations in a

reared and plunged in con- meal was under way. "My friends," myself part, winch at weather add a ship. Whips

fusion. They gradually got them he said, toward the end of t, in or under

• #ba+golhg÷rinval-Entist{(Which general -"coal ship" days. Colllers en culties of war-time coal-

control however and Bess easy, buntering tone, "I

"I had supposed with you, that Sir longer exists) Engaged with an would be brought alongside overnight to the

and bad

moved close to Marian as if to pro follow. Yet he Guy was a scurvy Irish stoker in trimming coal in a and all the bugs lied in the holds ing; when no delays could be ac-donie amusement.

fect her. Robin stood at the edge of cross-bunker of HMS. Majestic, after dark by volunteers (who were cepted if they were humanly avolda-

the shrubbery

he provides this tasty watching her with sar Supper

he spoke a train then the flagship of the Channel ver

of men carrying heavy chests a lacking) Flect.

that,

"Welcome to Sherwood, lovely the signal to start was

then ble, and colliers surged and rolled Indy!" said Robin, bowing low. Then before and set them on the table him. "But is this meal the WHEN A HORSE

number of tons

made alongside the ships of the Grand Fleet curtly, “Well, Sir Guy glared in this train to-day he's brought us Sir Guy haven't you end of his beneficence? Ah, no! For MADE THE RUNNING --

ready packed; "Tekil hoists," whlea most of this; but another inducement greeting for I fancy that inni göf into the tion began, would run to fantastic gone, ousted by modern develop- so often said he'd give me a warm

were allowed before the opera- to team-work and esprit de corps is my lady, that your brave friend who's silks, and on the Northern shires!".

but did not speak, "Odd,

half isn't it. about 30,000 golden

a score of boxes Jewels, bunker with the connivance of that numbers of bags; beer would be dis-ments.

"You wouln't dare

be gan Sir

Guy, jumping to his feet. Little Sir Guy, white with rage, wheeled John pulled him down with disres

peetful speed. "You might think. that "Are you going, Sir Guy," cried sure for the coffers of Prince John host intended this trea- Marian angrily, without even...'

"Fighting?" Robin broke in grim- and you'd be righ!! But a change

Instead of to ransom the King ly, "I'm afraid he has no choice!"

Suddenly Bess rode belligerently

heart overcame him in the forest between Marian and Robin, "Whether and here they are, safe and or no Sir Guy 'as no choice-I 'ove

srund The

outlaws cheered mightily, not goin' to 'urt my lamb, my 'oney temptuously, "You

impudent rascal!

And you're Marian looked at him, saying con- talk of suckle!"

"Be still, Bess!" said Marinn.

loyally!" "Yes, why not?" suppose Robin, grinning, motioned to Much she said sarcastically, "intend to send

you and your breed of cut-throats," lo remove Bess, and he grabbed her this treasure A GOOD horse will go till it horse's head and led it off, not with wouldn't dream of keeping it your

ta Richard. You of horny-handed, simple talk. I

Adrops for you; a dog will die out sheepish glances at the buxom setves have met that remark so frequently man jump into the water to save you. Such self-sacrifice would be

It is not friendship that makes a for you, profecting you, or assisting dame. Little John, Will Scarlet and In recent years that I

He raised his hand for silence, um weary and Intolerant of it.

person I don't believe in motive altogether.

In difficulties, It is

Ը another impossible in a man

Allan-a-Dale seized the bridles of "Tell me, men ordinary Sir Guy, his In

what do we do the sincerity of people who declare

times.

squire, and the quaking with this treasure? Divide it among that they can find real friendship different. When they yield you their With children and animals it is

High Sheriff, while the other outlaws ourselves? Or

In a voice of If a man has wife and family or hustled the men-at-arms only among the simple folk.

the thunder the outlaws replied; WKeep friendship they do so without any other dependents he could not afford woods and took charge of the cara- it for Richard My experience has taught me that thought of self. Their feelings are to take so much from them and rive vans and the servanta. Robin placed the King

J It belongs to Send it for his ran- there is as much friendliness in one 50 much more acute and sensitive it to a friend. It might be admir-himself at the lead of Marina's horse son. 'section of this community as another. and Interise.

able of him, but it would be account and all started moving into the darker "Convinced?" asked Robin, with a but that friendship, real friendship. I had a letter from a little girl tasted wrong. It would be sold that he deeps of the forest. Sir Guy kept twinkle in his eye. I may have does not exist in the adult world at term which it would be unthinkable had no right to do such a thing, looking from alde to side as though been all. I do not believe it could exist for an adult to write. I suggested

noting the way and Will, secing it, "but

..hasty

said Marlap, in to-day's world any more than In that I should call at her school dure those considerations to hamper the

Children and animals have not nudged Robin.

(Continued to-morrow) the days when we lived in caves. ing the mid-term hallday and spend rich gift of their friendship. They Friendliness, kindness you will find a day with her. The answer I re- can give, with no thought that is not in varying degrees all over the world, colved was this:

of the moment. Your need is their rise from ignorance to culture and among rich and among poor, but I would love you to come, but all need, your joy is their joy, no envy back again; there may have been true, ungbillah' friendship you will day I should be thinking of the time or lealousy tinges it in its finest some period in those constant re-i not find anywhert except among when I should have to say good-bye manifcetations. children and animals.

petitions when friendship was possi- and that would be terrible.'

I should have hated saying "good- Envy Jealousy, and selfishness are ble, but in the ordinary life of

part of the equipment of grown day, neither the simple folk nor the bye" too, but with nothing like the human beings. Without those char-cultured folk can live normal lives same intensity. My calloused adult acteristics I doubt if there would be and hope for friendship such as chill- HAVE travelled more widely feelings could not rise to so tender a much material success in the world.dren and animals can supply, Athan most people, but I have freight. I and any other adult would listen to someone speaking lan- never met a man or woman who be prepared to stoop to all sorts of der about the friend of world make any teal macrifice for a tricks or subterfuges to pretend Adults, if the scandal is spoken.con-

The man whom Christ urged to friend. For sweetheart, a lover, & there was will give everything it has judge for themselves. Children will have been turning away from such

in the parting. vincingly enough, will laten

give all lie had to the poor and fol- husband, certainly, but for a friend,

low Him, "lurned away," and men A child for friendship's sake, an adult will hate the person who speaks the scannerlices throughout our history. person you

call friend give sa much and no may

more. You dal unreasoningly. The fact that he would lend you 25 or £500 accord- may say these feelings on the part speaks against their friends brands To possess the friendship of chil ing to his focans and his affection for of a child are immature, or spring him as a bad fellow at once.

dren and animals: wo grown folk from, one of a dozen motives. Per

would have, like them, to forgo our lave of possession, our acquisitivo. [ness, our ambitioni. That cannot be, TUIERE may have been reat so we must content nurselves with Erlendship in the strange friendships of a much lessor order,

Coaling had its casualties, as hayoting and the High Sheriff of Not. take a place by Robin when the great-

No Real

that

that

Real Friends

was in all states of the sea. O avolda

Friends Among Adults

NEVER in my lifeline has the

NEV

simple countryman been so strongly championed as he is in book and Journal to-day.

I have just put down a book fin- atly and for ever because I encoun- tered the observation:

-SAYS-

PAT MURPHY

causes friendship in a man and loy- alty in an animal. That may be true, but if you call on an animal for help you will get far greater and more unselfish help than you would Exclude times of war and do not Ket from a mon, confuse acts of bravery with deeds A Dog Will Die for You of friendship, and try to think of a

"only found my friends among truly unselfish, disinterested gesture

." and then follows a description of friendship:

May Lend You £500

no

you.

You may and shelter in a friend's haps, but the feelings are there, Love of Possession home or Treat help and sympathy it "With animals the degree of loyally evou-arm-llybust can you think of a and self-incrifice is still greater than "Thiệnd who will give up what is his with children. Again you may say

to your welfare?

A

child.

And

welcome when we next met, shouldn't even.

his horse.

you

into

It is not the same emotion which history of mankind in its unecasing but at least let us be honest about it.

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ACROSS

1 One who prefers to make strik-

for

ing

engagements

people (10).

other

This row flies (4). 10 Greek letter Intelligible to geo-

graphers (5).

11 Edon's *Tips produce only

mild degree of warmth (0). 12 Part of Spain (8). 13 A pleasant spot as after nothing

Is following (5).

15 Fit for play according to the cockney, but has no ragld ap- plication (7). 17 There's plenty

of air here in Africa (7).

10 An enemy to activity (7). 21 Moral effect of upsetting ale

chit (7).

22 Anyone could get this from an

organ (6).

24 Do the Lapps use the first half

to guide these? (8),

27 A bow, possibly (D).

28 Burglars are lucky if they eur funt litt this and then it the Bwag (5).

20 A little valley like the first half

of 12 across” (4)."

30 in a very inert composition

(10).

DOWN

1 Style that upret an ancient land

2 It is an adjective, but of, ne-

tive voice (9).

3 Curtailed paradiso exerts à pull

(5).

4 Any old thing! (7).

5 Make clear what was once.

clear (7).

? Does this demand "push" from

reporters? (5).

8 Not overwhelming, apparently

(10).

9 Reprove (8).

14

Mendelssohn wrote one words-6, 4).

(Lwo :

18 He shows a natural interest In

the

study of his subject (8).

18 Some of its members indulge in blows, and others can't keep away from scrapes

(0).

20 Set in order (7).

21

This could give one 'n charm- ing glance, so many thought (two words-4, 3).

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120 Would a farmer use this vehicle- to cart itself beheaded?, (4),

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