"TOUCHING THE MATTER OF THOSE SHIPS" It has been said that Hillyard joined a service with its traditions to create.

Indeed, it had everything to create, its rules, its methods, its whole philosophy.

And it had to do this quickly during the war, and just for the war; since after the war it would cease to be.

Certain conclusions had now been forced by experience quite definitely on Hillyard's mind.

Firstly, that the service must be executive.