DRAMATIC FIRE TEST
GREAT CUNARDER QUEEN MARY. BELIEVED SAFEST SHIP AFLOAT. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright London, Feb. 22. The fire-resisting qualities of the great Cunarder Queen Mary were given a dramatic test when a passenger cabin, fully fitted but coated with fireproof paint, was drenched with 20 gallons of petrol. A light was applied and the scorching of the walls was the only damage. It is believed that the Queen Mary will be not only the biggest and fastest but the safest vessel afloat, '
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1935, Page 17 (Supplement)
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