GOOD PROGRESS.
REPORT FROM QUEEN MARY. VESSEL OF MANY ATTRACTIVE FEATURES. BROADCAST TO CHILDREN. RUGBY, May 28. A message from the liner Queen Mary this morning states that the great ship is making good progress with a following wind in cool and cloudy weather, while visibility is good. The ship’s passengers are enjoying the comforts of the vessel and discovering her many attractive features. The commander, Sir Edgar Britten, received from King Edward a message conveying all good wishes for a successful maiden voyage. School children all over Great Britain will listen in to-morrow afternoon to a descriptive broadcast from the liner in mid-ocean specially arranged for schools. Sir Edgar Britten and Mr. Llewellyn Roberts, chief engineer, will go to the microphone and themselves tell the children something of their work and responsibilities.—(British Official Wireless.) AVERAGE SPEED. LOWER THAN NORMANDIE’S LONDON, May 28. The Queen Mary’s speed is averaging 28.73 knots, compared with the Normandie’s 29.94 knots on the outward voyage, and 30.31 on the homerun. Mists have decreased the visibility to -a range of five miles. The sea is slight.
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Wairarapa Age, 30 May 1936, Page 5
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181GOOD PROGRESS. Wairarapa Age, 30 May 1936, Page 5
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