Capt. Pote-Hunt Going Home 'After 37 Years' Service On the Admiral's deck of INS, Falmouth, lying off the Bund. about wenly white-uniformed British naval officers gathered on Sept. 26 at 1130 hm. for a ceremony in whichs Ade rmiral Sir Charles Little presented gleaming silver' tray' to Capt. Ri Bole-stunt who fs retiring after hav Ing served as the Admiraliy's ange tag pilot for 37 years.
Engraved on Ue silver tray were the names of 145 British war vessels, which Capt. Pote-Hunt has. piloted, many of them several times, and the following inscription "To R. Pole. Hunt. Beg, OBE, as a token of [appreciation and goodwill on the feccasion of hig retirement after over thirty-seven years service as admiralty pilot from' the Commander-in-Chief, Rear Admiral, Yang Cepaing and Com in-Chief of the British China opened hig presentation speech by saying: "We want you to accept this small. token of appreciation for your many Tong years of service, Tt is merely a token of the high esteem which we and our predecessors feel for you." "Me continued by saying {that it was not. inappropriate that the set of presentation should fall to him, for in 1098 as a midshipman \in HAMS, Britannia, he was the frst to be piloted by Bir, Pote-Hunt.
Through Many Wars wht "atr' otetuont "served the the many periods of stress thro
'Admiralty' were then alluded to by ihe" Admiral "wha. mentioned" the Boxer Mebeliton of 1900, the "Grest the, 1027 hostlues, the Sino-Baines roe In 00 ud pat Pointed out thatthe Tong relations were not being severed for Mr, Pote-unt was "coming home to England to us" He also said that ho thought was time that Mr, Pote-funt eave was block: wa Upon "accepting. the ray, Pole-Hunt expressed his appre ton of the gift and said that the pames of the ships brought back many.
sappy memories, Me said that. re ish China feet and sews laugh by add them odd cases 2 ihat Toredey 1 was 00°" he said alvan as three score and ten, andi he ne aflowed eter to White there i sti time Admiral "the very" good heath of toast was then proposed by the
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