HUGE MODERN HOTELS

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1929, Page 6

HUGE MODERN HOTELS

CANADIAN ENTERPRISE. Tim erection of a new hotel in Lon« ann has been decided upon as an aafuict to the Canadian Pacific Railways. In mentioning this fact on his arrival at Auckland, Colonel J - s ® later ’ manager in Australia and New Zealand, S Si alttojght 4 a been announced, it would be a manding one in a central part of Lon d °“Only the other day,” said Sclater, “our new modern Royal Hote in Toronto was opened by the Duke Gloucester. With regard to the one to be built, I think it is safe ,to say th it will be the most up-to-date m Lon - don. The Royal in Toronto has W bedrooms, and it is the largest in we British Empire.” Colonel Sclater Raid that a big P gramme of shipbuilding had been earned out in Britain during the past two yea > no less than 11 large vessels having been built there. Of these the newYn pms Of Britain was of 40,0 M ; tons had a speed of 24 knots, which that she could cross the Atlantic . Empress of J a P^ t tons, and with a speed of 2 » built for the Pacific route. In ordei keep pace with her on the revel the Empress of Canada had been re en gined. Four now vessels of the Duel class had also been the Atlantic. These, were of the. cab i class.” •