Help needed reading Merchant Navy record

[ladyhall]

Hi,

Can anyone help me to decipher what this NA record for ALFRED JAMES SMTH says please?

Most grateful!

Alex 

[rutht22000]

left hand side is

"temporary sub lieutenant 25 August 1917" and underneath it is "temporary lieutenant 23 (or 25) August 1918"

the going across "(something- name of the ship maybe?) for hydrophone service = 23 (or 25) August reappointed on promotion"

"20 January 1919 demobilised 26 January 1919 granted 12 days leave"

"3 January 1919 9 October 1919 informed the (something ) which appeared in the papers usually about officers (something - can't work it out what it says) to all RVNR officers who received a gratuity on demobilisation"

"Kinvarre Turriff Aberdeenshire 10.17 Father James Smith"

[philipsearching]

"3 January 1919 9 October 1919 informed the (something ) which appeared in the papers usually about officers (something - can't work it out what it says) to all RVNR officers who received a gratuity on demobilisation"

My reading is:

"9 October 1919 informed the notice which appeared in the papers (??) about officers retaining their rank refers to all RVNR officers who received a gratuity on demobilisation"

[O1dgobbo]

Hi
The ship is HMS Tarlair. It is shown as the frontispiece in a book "Hush or the Hydrophone Service" by H W Wilson. You can find this on line by googling the book title.
All the best
Gobbo