FRENCH LINER'S RECORD.
Tho 110 do France, flagship of the Cio. Gcnerale Trans-atlantiquc, which arrived at New York on tho 15th May, mado a now record for tho French lino for sea passage from Havre to New York with a call at Plymouth. Tho liner's time for the voyage from Havre Light to Ambroso Light was five days and 19 hours. The best previous mark for a French lino steamer was five days and 17 hours, without a stop at Plymouth. It is also of interest to record that' tho Paris, tho company's second largest vessel, has just completed her 100 th trip between Europe and tho United States. Sinco tho 15th June," 1921, when she sailed from Havro on her maiden trip, the liner has covered a distance of 029,000 nautical miles, and carried 151,124 passengers.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 4, 5 July 1928, Page 16
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