QUEEN MARY’S VOYAGE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 208, 30 May 1936, Page 11

QUEEN MARY’S VOYAGE

Good Progress Being Made LINER VERY COMFORTABLE (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, Maj’ 28. A message from the liner Queen Mary tiiis morning states that the great ship is making good progress with a following wind in cool and cloudy weather, while visibility is good. The ship’s passengers are enjoying tlie comforts of the vessel and discovering her many attractive features. The commander, Sir Edgar Britten, received from Klug Edward a message conveying all good wishes for a successful maiden voyage. The run of 326 miles from Southampton to Cherbourg was accomplished at an average speed of 28.73 knots. Passengers are unanimous in declaring the ship marvellously comfortable. They say there is an almost complete absence of vibration and. out of sight of the sea itself, it is difficult to believe one is aboard ship. School children all over Great Britain will listen-in to-morrow afternoon to a descriptive broadcast from the liner in mid-ocean specially arranged for schools. Sir Edgar Britten and Mr. Llewellyn Roberts, chief engineer, will go to the microphone and themselves tell tlie children something of their work and responsibilities. SPEED 28.73 KNOTS Slower Than Normandie’s Loudon, Maj’ 28. The Queen Mary’s speed is averaging 28.73 knots, compared with the Normandie’s 29.44 knots on the outward voyage, and 30.31 on the homeward run. Mists have decreased- the visibility to a range of live miles. The sea is slight. PASSENGERS BY QUEEN MARY New Zealand Bookings When the Queen Mary departs from New York next Friday for Cherbourg and Southampton on the return passage of her maiden voyage her 2000 passengers will include a number of New Zealanders. The following were booked by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line Ltd. at Well’ngton to make the first eastbound passage : Mrs. D. Ayre ( Wellington), .Miss E. D. Haughton (Auckland), Mr. A. McT. McArthur and Mrs. McArthur (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. W. Bruce and Mr. J. Bruce, jun. (Auckland), Mr. E. O. Durlacher (London). It is possible that other passengers have been booked by other travel agencies in New Zealand. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line Ltd. recentl.v reee'ved a cable message from the Cunard-White Star Lino staling that tlie accommodation not only in the Queen Mary but also in the Berongaria and Aqtiitania was virtually fully booked for some time to come.