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Another record has been established ty the Cunard liner Mauretania On a recent westward voyage,: after disembarking Canadian troops 5U Halifax JNTov<a Scotia, she pro-needed to New York' j and broke all records for running time' netyreen these two ports, making the trip in just twenty-four hours. Th 6 previous record was thirty hours. The Cunarder's. achievement is actually twelve hours better than the fastest ! trains which run between the Nova1 Seotian. port and New York Thel ,Mauretinia, which is the fastest passer*-. ger liner afloat, established a world's record by Bteaming 676 knots in on« day equivalent to an average speei of orer thirty-one miles per hour. "" ; * 3fe Cauldron's Hacking; Cough. Wo©*>' <?reet TVpperrrtnft O'T>

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Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 151033, 26 July 1919, Page 6

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Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 151033, 26 July 1919, Page 6

Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 151033, 26 July 1919, Page 6