RODNEY LAUNCHED.
PRINCESS MARY PERFORMS CEREMONY. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. AnatraJiHD mui N.Z*. OaDJo Assiwnui (Received December 18, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 17. Twenty thousand people watched Princess Mary, at Birkenhead, try three times to break a bottle of champagne on the bows of tho Rodney. The bottle was suspended by a silken cord from the prow. The first time the Princess threw very gently, the bottle bouncing back unharmed; on the second occasion she threw more forcibly, but missed the huge target; at the third attempt, amid thunderous applause, she succeeded.
The platform on which a number of women wore accommodated, collapsed. Several minor injuries were attended to by ambulance men who were in readiness.
By Cable —Press Association —Copyright Reuter’s Telegrams. (Received December 18, 8.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 18. . The bottle which Princess Mary broke was of Imperial Burgundy, which was substituted for champagne for the first time in. naval launching.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 19 December 1925, Page 9
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