I THE QUEEN MARY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 126, 29 May 1936, Page 6

I THE QUEEN MARY

HUGE CATERING j 0 |j GIANT LINER'S \'ICW A |J N e ARRANGEMENTS NEW ZEALANDER’S i M p O t. POSITION. To be associated with the largest liner in any executive j is a distinction about which might well feel proud. Britain"' ’ terpiece of marine architeptur Cunard-White Star steamer ? ' Mary, left Southampton at 3 t Zealand Standard her maiden voyage to New Y possible attack* on the Blue Rih 1 the Atlantic. Her construction ■ triumph of British engineering J? successful departure on her trip a credit to the officers of shore departments, wLt.sc k n( . ? and ability made possible achievement. It is not generally known th»t man who was entirely respond ! the fitting out of the Queen Jli a New Zealander. Air A. L f •' ‘ senior victualling the Cunard-White Star l ine at nmpto’n, successfully a. 'inpli<iebiggest Atlantic catering job that 1 one has yet been called upon to J take. Many months <>t pains',preparation, organisation and atte-s to the smallest details were brnasU a successful conclusion when the * liner steamed out of Southa*n* docks on Wednesday afternoon. ' Relatives in Marton. The victualling superintendent J trolling such a large Atlantic flee, lhe Cunard-White Star combined position which is certainly n 9 “ cure. Air. Gosling, however, was intendent of the White Star Line to the amalgamation - f the two« panics and is well experienced m j victualling of big ships. While d Majestic, Olympic and ll'uncnc re-»' commission he controlled an iniborta department in connection with vessels and when the merger of 1 companies took place wa> promoted! senior victualling superintendent. H Gosling comes from a well-known JU borough family and spent his youtij Blenheim. He has relatives in J Wanganui district, and i« a brotbd Mrs. E. Steere, of Marton. When a young man Mr. GoslinoJ advised to take, a sea voyage, 6 primarily for health reasons he wj the Shaw, Savill and Albion ,'tej Karamca (long since replace'! hr I modern vessel of the same name'. I found the sea life agreeable andi arrival at Southampton joined 9 White Star Line ami was soon moted to executive rank. in many of the companyN welllitM Atlantic liners and made one nr trips to New Zealand in lhe Gotlj • later partiallv destroyed hy fire, d the Tonic, still a frequent visits | New Zealand waters. Before ■ uromoted to assistant simorintopdeiit! •Southampton, however. Mr. was at sea dnrintf the war venr».tt experienced a fnir of ’ ment and hnrdshins, wa< in 4 i Gothic, the largest vox* 1 tn visitXd Zealand in her day. and wtinnobw . ’-on she caught fire near Tei*l This ra« nrio- to |La wnr a*'! rwa one oi’ th* first nf M>. Go-ling)! • enviable adventures at son. Wrecked on the Orkney*. When war was declared hcws'tfl > iiig on the Oceanic, en route froa.M 1 York to England with ?2.'•1'0,000ml 1 of gold bullion on board. The veid - master received a wireless me.-sijtl ■ vising her to alter rour.-e, and 1 r Oceanic was subsequently chased hl German cruiser. The pursnil lusted! over a day and culminated in a Brill warship coming to the merchantmil ‘ assistance. On reaching port I * Oceanic was immediately taken oveq ♦ the Admiralty. Within IS hour 4 ,q 1 guns mounted, she sailed for the ™ » noy Islands on patrol duty. A mol later the vessel was wrecked 0 s coast and Air. Gosling suffered 1 hardships, the effects nf whirli about a serious illness. On his w ery, Mr. Gosling was granted a ’•< porary naval commission and apP'R to the liner Oretir, which for a n time carried Ita'f a reservists J" New York and Genoa through torpj infested waters. He served in the New York, a Whitel liner under the Arneic-nn flag. B on board when the ves-d cnugM“R mid-ocean. . ) Before the war clomi- lifted nndj brought peace to Europe, Am' was on board a Whit' 1 Star hw she was torpedoed a'-: u coast. The vessel was saved !! >• warshins and managed to rer r ' with difficulty. IL- i >!’•? ’L i- Adriatic. Promotion •■noic I'R ° and when still a •■<<' .(.nrati'y. .q ' man he was promoted !" J c tualling siipcrintcmlc H a’ ‘•” d J ton. Before he wa- I" I,e *. t pointed victualling >u’>«-rintenJ , c has travelled widclv 'id e client trips to the '•' F ,| '’ n t anj j <• United States. A liners ch especially that of the J requires expert gnidam '*. e‘ taiion of any ship nni'inj • h depends largely upon tnc 1 ‘ arrangements. Interesting o . Mr. A. L. Gosling e-tin* 1 ' . a vear the Queen Mary J , 1 ’ 1,000,0001 b. of beef: whisky; 400,0001 b. lens of milk in a< *’ milk and 640 gallons of <’ rea ' | r lb of butter ( nn »jf 'd These figures -, f - ' hl „ sumption that t ; ■ J axerage daily po'i- f0 «<l The' wines, spirit- ' ,p , will include 22,000 " lager; 725,00 > bott bottles of minora of liqueurs; 2000 n , Mt a 5800 bottles of - champagne. Nea'l.'-••-• j of food will be stored m ci- the Queen Mam. -r