Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-19
Naval Bureau Of Equipment.

! NsSs' ouVeau " Gqu'P"e''
Rear Admiral William S. Cowles. L.
Ia N Cbies nj tho Rureau of Eouip.
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ne mas Deeh aoie 10 Keep "''n'" MS
appropriation OF $1O,Os3,939. or this
$5.t5O,OOO was for coal and coal de-
mot, ana sa,so ooo s,r e,,ipment of
II,
'e''e''' summary 10 ~"
WORK uohe az each navy yaru anu
naval station. Turbogenerators have
proved successful and are being in.
stalled. improvements have been
made in various interior communica.
tion devices. FYrecontrol installa.
tions are beinp modified as eyperience
suggests. Electrically controlled
searcb,,,b,s have heep ord.r.d IN
complete n ouota of eight for each YES.
sci OF the Atlantic fleet. They are TO
be erected as high ms possible Light.
ing service aboard shin has been i'm
/ proyed TO encourage the crew IN read
and write.
The bureau has ken, sten with the
progress of wireless telegraphy and
has obtained gratifying results from
ito reseorcb work Al w,sblny,on 4,
to he located n station having n radiu,
of 1000 miles both day and nigh, and
cure secrecy. It is expected to give
as much security and dispatch in the
transmission of messa.es os cab,e
lines. This will ensure q greater SIR
veillance over matters OF International
Importance. Even with the presen,
crude equipment. the growth of M
service IL even now phenomenal Tn
gain to security at sea has come "a
be OF inestimable value. A contract
has been made to NJ all vessels OF the
frst-class submalin rs with submarine
signals.
! A full account is given OF fbe use.
ful work OF the photographic Office
| II IL urged that the navy should be
independent OF foreign sources for its
charts and sailing directions. and that
uncurveyed waters In which the Uni.
ted States has a growing interest ana
F, which are liable to be left unsuryey
ed should be surveyed BY the navy
1 The faithful work OF the clerical force
IL commended and an Increase I'm thei,
pay Is recommended.
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The Army Ordnance Department I'm
| pursuance of The new policy OF avoid.
Ing a great deal OF useless transporta.
! ton OF. equipment articles by freight
TO the various arsenals has decided
that IA great many things shall he
destroyed where condemned. II can.
teen cannot be repaired where n is
or . blanket-bag. shoulder strap or a
cartridge belt, these articles are TO
be destroyed. Canteens. tin Guns and
meat cans are subject to very hard
usage. In the case of the cantcens
new covers. corks. chains and thread
are. issued for making repairs but ~
lcanteens are badly rusted on the in.
side nothing can be done with them
and they are 10 be destroyed. Where
tin Guns are bad,v rus,ed ~, hur,a,
away. as tin cups are no longer issued.
the aluminium cup having taken it's
place. A large proportion of the meat
cans sent In to the Rock Island ARISEN.
al for repair are beyond saving. They
are usually badly bent, have broken
handles. have been somewhat melted
over the fire and are Of little value.
Where aluminium ems got IN, ., a,
der there is no use of sending them
back to be repaired, as they cannot
De soldered. With most leather equip.
meht that Is old and weak there is no
other course but to throw It away.
In The case of.band equipments, only
the BRASS parts are to no saut IN Doll,