“QUEEN MARY’S” VOYAGE

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 May 1936, Page 6

“QUEEN MARY’S” VOYAGE

WOMAN STOWAWAY FOUND.

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CHERBOURG, May 28. The liner. Queen Marv, arrived at Cherbourg four hours and twenty minutes after leaving Southampton. The liner embarked a hundred or more passengers here. She also received by air films depicting her departure from Southampton, and films of the Derby, which will be shown aboard tonight. The Queen Mary also took aboard two and a-half millions sterling worth of gold bullion here. A woman stowaway was found aboard soon after the liner left Southampton. She was landed in Cherbourg.

The Queen Mary is still a gala ship. There are flowers everywhere. More than 2000 bouquets were delivered for passengers at Southampton. The Commander received over 4000 telegrams wishing him good luck, including one from King Edward. The ship carries 3500 bags of mail from London, also 35.000 letters through the Southampton post office, mostly envelopes as souvenirs, owing to special stamping. The liner left Cherbourg for New York at 12.35 a.m.

The “Daily Mail’s” special correspondent aboard learns that the sailing orders are to attempt a record if the conditions are flavourable. To break the record it is necessary to reach Ambrose Light, New York Harbour, on Monday at 6 a.m. It is recognised that the course for an Atlantic record is between Bishop’s Rock in the Scilly Isles, and Ambrose Light New York.

MARVELLOUSLY COMFORTABLE

[BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.]

RUGBY, May 28. Messages from the liner Queen Mary record that the run of 326 miles from Cherbourg was accomplished at an average speed of 28.73 knots. Passengens are unanimous in declaring her marvellously comfortable. They say there is almost a complete absence of vibration, and oul of sight of the sea itself it is hard to believe one is aboard a ship. Schoolchildren all over Great Britain will listen in to-morrow afternoon to a descriptive broadcast from the liner in mid-ocean, specially arranged for the schools, Sir E. Britten, commodore, and Llewellyn Roberts, chief engineer, will go to the microphone and themselves tell the children something of their work and responsibilities.

Sir E. Britten received a message from the King conveying good wishes for a successful maiden voyage;

“KING GEORGE.”

LONDON, May 28.

The “Daily Herald” says that a sister ship to the Queen Mary, which is to be called the King George, will be announced in a few days.

NO SPEED RECORD.

LONDON, May 28.

The Queen Mary’s speed was an average of 28.73 knots, compared with tne Normandie’s 29.94 on the outward run, and 30.31 on the homeward run. Mists decreased the visibility to a range of five miles. The sea was snght.