Queen Mary Nearing New York
SPEED REDUCED BECAUSE OF FOG United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph. Copyright. NEW YORK, May 31. A representative oi the New York Times aboard the Queen Mary states that at noon on Sunday tho liner had steamed 2517 miles at an average speed of 29.15 knots. During a large part of tho last twenty-five hours sho had run through fog, cutting the distance covered to C7B miles for au average of 27.12 knots. The Queen Mary is now scheduled to reach New Y'ork Harbour at 10 o’clock on Monday morning. Normandie Getting- Ready To Resist Challenge Received Monday, 9.30 p.m. LONDON, June 1. While the fog seems to have rendered a record by the Queen Mary on her maiden voyage improbable, the competition has already resulted in the decision to alter tho Normandie’s engines during the winter so as to reduce her present schedule by ten hours.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 128, 2 June 1936, Page 6
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