LINER QUEEN MARY

Evening Star, Issue 22273, 26 February 1936, Page 9

LINER QUEEN MARY

WORK PROCEEDING RAPIDLY KING TO PAY VISIT (Bm'.th Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, February 24. The visit of the King to the new Cunard-White Star liner Queen Mary on March 5 will be the third he has paid to the great ship. The announcement of his decision has given the utmost satisfaction on the Clydeside. Work in the Queen Mary is proceeding rapidly. During the week-end dock trials were completed of her 200,0CX) horse-power propelling machinery. The engines were kept running for several days last week. ship’s siren was blown for the first time yesterday, and it was heard over a great area, although the tone has been so adjusted that actually little noise was heard aboard. The work of decoration is now engaging a small army of joiners, painters, and decorators. They arc at work embellishing the Queen Mary’s two swimming pools, ball rooms, cinemas, tennis courts, and squash racquet courts, as well as the usual public rooms. and promenade covering over 5,000 square feet to he used for various sports. Much of their work will be done before the King pays his visit, but the final touches will be' added just before the liner sails from Southampton on her maiden voyage in May. DISPLAY OF FABRICS LONDON, February 25. (Received February 26, at 11 a.m.) The display of fabrics for the liner "Queen Mary, now at the British Industries Fair, will be shown in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The display consists of silks, satins, velvets, brocades, and linen. Twenty firms produced 13 miles of fabrics for use in the decoration of the ship.