MAYOR OF NEW YORK

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 46, 23 August 1927, Page 11

MAYOR OF NEW YORK

LATE FOR EVERYTHING

(Beceived 23rd August, 1.30 j^m.) - .-.LONDON, 22nd August; The visit of ther Mayor -of New. York to England.has shattered.i every, illusion of the hustling: American. He has made it'plain that an "absolutely, outstanding American" can be late for everything. Such a record has never before^beeri estabUshed in ' England. Thus far he has kept everybody waiting, even up.to a period of two hours. J.ne real triumph camo when ho decided to go,, to. bed . at 10.30 in the morning instead; of going to Killarney. A; special _ mail train 'which had' been °f d. c.rea. Bt?9d cooling its wheels: at the station, and with an assembly of distmgnishea f booking.'■ at each other. The Mayor went' td bed,' «and' KilJarney was not visited.' ■'*•'. W Later he returned 'to London;? Ho awoke an hour after the . train v"had v reached the ''city, andflecided to visit the, town lato .as usual. He. was consequently late at a luncheon appointment VThe "Daily Express" comments that it; used to be said that punctuality, was the. politeness of princes. Possibly thb missing of minutes makes manners for Mayors. . ..-.; „ .. .:.. • „- / ■• ... •.