Some Naval Yarns

warships. They will not tell you how many of these schools there are in Great Britain alone, but you may learn that no undue activity has been brought about in these places because John Bull is at

s of signalling and of wireless telegraphy; and one is filled with interest in fo

ed or they are not. The youngsters receive their first seafaring garb in a large, well-ventilated room. They have been in the bath, and their hair is as close as the clippers can make it. One of them said he

et a pot shot at the Kaiser. Seems to me that they imagine that William is always st

Follows then a whirl of wonders to them. There is a model of the forepart of a ship, which they can steer, and so learn port from starboard; there is the ingenious

ion, by which they can become proficient operators. They have models of ships, so that they can tell which are British and which are German. Then there are gunnery schools, and it speaks well for the young Briton that 90

every time one of the youngsters passes where he can see that mast he salutes reverently. Beyond that there is the recreation ground, where every Saturda

stitution. I was told of would-be sailors who were sloppy and dirty when th

e instructors. "And when you add to this lessons in sea-neatness, a good deal of interesting headwork, manual labour

he money given to them by the Government is spent for extras in the eating line-principally candies. Each table constitutes a mess, and there are prizes for the cleanest and best-arranged mess; so they

glory is what they will tell you they hope to get out of the Navy, and not money. And the idea o

it makes a visitor feel as if he would like to sit down too. There is little waste here, for I observed that each plate was polished clean; and, when eating was over, the b

al pass. When you first land you are decidedly struck by the great figure-heads of old war vessels, which are set up on the "quarter-deck" and i

of mother-ship for mine-sweepers and trawlers, and one of the busiest places one can imagine. The King not long