Liner Queen Mary

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 47, 26 February 1936, Page 5

Liner Queen Mary

TREMENDOUS INTEREST AROUSED. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyrigh t. LONDON, February 24. Tremendous interest is being aroused in the completion of the liner Queen Mary, whoso coat of black against her white npperworks seemed to magnify her, immensity. Crowds on Sunday swarmed opposite the river bank to admire the wonder ship. Additional to the tests mentioned iii the official wireless message on February 21st, another was carried out witn four thirty-live ton propellora coupled, causing a spectacular churning of the dock water. It is understood that the special instruments recorded an almost entire absence of vibration. The Queen Mary on March 24th wili be manoeuvred down the ticklish narrow channel into deeper water u 1 Greenock, thence to Southampton to complete her fitting. A small anriy of Clyde workmen will accompany the liner for this purpose.

An Army of Decorators Received Tuesday, 7 p.m, RUGBY, Feb. 24. The visit of the King to tile new Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary on March sth will be the third he has paid to the great ship. The announcement of his decision has given the utmost satisfaction on the Ciydcsidc. Work on the Queen Mary is proceeding rapidly. During the week-end, dock trials .were completed of the 200,000 horse-power propelling machinery. The engines were kept running for

several days last week. The ship’s siren was blown for the iirst lime yesterday. It wag heard over a great area although tho tone has been so adjusted that actually little noise is heard aboard.

The work of decoration is now engaging a small army of joiners, painters and decorators. They are 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 5000 square feet, to be 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.