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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 79, 27 December 1928, Page 6

At one of the Nelson schools prior to the breaking-up ceremony a mock parliamentary election was held, there being candidates from all the respective parties, who addressed the “electors.” The “Reform” candidate made a strong point of the fact that under the late regime the school hours had been reduced from five to four daily. The argument was unassailable, and the candidate was “returned” with a thumping majority (says the “Mail”).

The fastest liners in the world at present are the Mauretania (25 J knots) and Majestic (25 knots), both British ships; then come the France (24 knots), a French vessel, and an American, the Leviathan (24 knots).