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Not every great lawyer-has proved himself so good a witness as Sir John Simon did in his few minutes in the box in his recent case against a clergyman for Ubelling him
THE WHITE STAR'S
SETTING
CAREER OF A FAMOUS
SHIPPING LINE
SIXTY YEARS OF SPLENDID
ACHIEVEMENT
(By Capt. Frank H. Shaw)
Lord Darling had to be pulled up in a coroner's court for A
PROUD page of British sea-mission. The Teutonic cut the speaking twenty to the dozen. history closes with the formal crossing down to five days sixteen
Montagu Williams said that winding-up of the White Star houra, k Mr Justice Hawking, who pro-Line,
These were lovely ships: in alm-
secuted a man for threats, was For over 60 years the white five Ing atapeed and strength a lean, the worst witness I ever had on pointed star house-fog of the gaunt beauty was achieved, and my hands. Instead of giving line has conquered the worst we of that day always felt a thrill simple answers he did what assaults of white water. To realise of pride when we met them counsel and judges always scold exactly what auch conquest means pounding east or west, their smoke a witness for doing he made you should have seen the brave, trails low on the grey-veined statements."
lean greyhounds of earlier days water, hurtling at 21 knots Lord Alverstone once gave diving into the Atlantic snarlera, through whatever opposition the Jevidence for a cabman who was swamping their reeking Tunnels in Western Ocean was pleased
summoned for dangerous driv furious brime, reeling formidably send. Ing.
across that devil's playground of
beak
Queen Of Atlantic
When the case was dismissed the winter Atlantic." the cabman offered to drive the Power, beauty, courage these Then the speed-craze lessened Lord Chief Justice anywhere he qualities went to make the con- when the Blue Riband was wrest- liked, adding in a stage whisper, quest possible. Thomas Henry Ised from the five-pointed star: Ger "I knew it would be all right may, founder of the Line, built many put her Deutschland at when you went and sat beside the better than he knew.
work, and the Teutonic and Majes- There were other storms than tic became obsolescent; the Luca nature's weathered by these proud nia and her sister-ship beat them ships? financial crises occurred, handsomely. During the Rome conversations the War inflicted a heavy toll of But if speed no longer appeal. Signor Mussolini told M. Laval how loss. But it can be said truly ed, comfort and safety did; and, he had lost his last vestige of perantic that lessening of cla- nic, Queen of the Atlartle a ship that the real conquest of the At the result was the glorious Ocea sonal liberty.
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
Not even Hitler and Stalin are tance in spite of elemental deter-which set new standards of of- more closely guarded than he rents, the linking of continent ficiency and comfort fast enough But at last the thought he had with continent owes much to to make useful crossings, luxurious delved all the rewards that were solved the problem of how to
the White Star Line, for its grim enough to tempt the world's keen- available except the one main snatch a few moments of solitude. opposition to the rival Cunard cat comfort-lovers. But the Oceanic thing which she contended for, He is a powerful swimmer, and he
Line set astir such a competition was lost in the War when serving:" BELL-CALKIN—On 4th April at the insertion in the Covenant found seclusion in the waters of as made for ever-increasing ef with the 10th Cruiser Squadron,
Hong Kong. William Henry Bell, of the League of a section giving the Mediterranean Gradually he ficiency.
maintaining the blockade eldest son of the late James Bell equal rights and status to the extended his daily swim to spells For years the Line boasted own The Teutonic and Majestic were and the late Mary Bell of Liver citizens of all member states of half an hour.
ership of that coverted Atlantic the first of British merchant ships: President Wilson's idealism was This was top much for the peace pool, General Manager of he not equal to facing the outery of mind of his escort. One day he wrest the guerdon from its keepers. The tradition remained with blue riband, and the endeavour to to be equipped as auxiliary cruis Asiatic Petroleum Company in from the politicians of California found he could not shake off which were, in their day, the joined the Royal Navy in 1914. as South China and the Philippine and otherWestern States, and swimmer who kept at a respectful,
ing resulted in triumphs of speed, the Line: five White Star cracks
active units. Most of the fleet served. as transports, and the total fosses by transports, and the total losses_by-- enemy action were Itannic, first Oceanic, Arabic, Laurentio Cym
Calling Hightresa',, Road, Walton-on-Thames.
third
afford to risk the loss of the ad- Lalan daughter of Walter Lewis the other statesmen could not but codatant distance, to amazement of the world Ashley hesion of the United States. pursuer. He was an Italian swim He challenged his supposed When, after that and other con-ming champion pressed into tam
Tradition Of Speed ditions had been conceded, the porary bodyguard service, Oceanic, giant in 1871, of full 8,000 ric, Afric, Georgie, Cevic and Pel-
Before the sailing of the American Senate rejected the
“The China Mail
Hong Kong, Friday, April 6, 1955,
Treaty altogether, the League was left under the auspicion.
and to a large extent, in the
Pattons, the White Star. had been car phlo.
Your Daily Smilerled as a house flag by distinguish Apart from transport
ed windjammers which had made half a million troops,
redible tions
actual position, of being a League desirable residence for a tall, this min Australia with freights of tea and were hurried to war basea in the
A lighthouse is for sale. A highly record passages from China and freights of stores and of the European Allies in the who is fond of sen-fir. warthe very reverse of the p
Wools
yellow-funnelled giants.
-emas.
Son: Father, I want to get married. Father: No, my boy, you are noted. The Oceanic
The tradition of speed persistserved as hospital ships: the Bri Son: And when shall I be wise ed newer
not only tannic, mammoth of 48,000 tons, wise enough.
fast for her d
institut was torpedoed under the shield of the Red Cross in the Aegean in alming at
916. In return the Olympic ram as used her. And,
med and sank an, enemy submar age may be astonis
lue using her only weapon, her in- domitable bow
Father. When you get rid of the enough? idea that you want to get marri
The Peers Debate policy which had inspired the makers of the Covenant, which must stand or fall by the test "all Adebate in the House of or nothing". Lords is always dignified, fre- That unfortunate impression quently picturesque, and usually was only strengthened by the enlighting. It differs from a proceedings and the report of the debate in the House of Commons Manchurian Commission, and the The Eurtis is an example of how use. comfort of pass in that only men, who are con subsequent votes of the Leagues (streamlines are without good the last consideration aldered to be specially qualified Assembly. The Report is in it engine.
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
secend performance of
Iden" was enjoyed Theatre last night wded house at the China
The
for
paid for transport, and
New Chapter Opens.
Prior to 1914 the world's great-
whatever the Atlantic could bra the Titanie, such a ship as had and wave-swept decks were anten-never hitherto been conceived by able for three-fourths of aver mortal mind, saddened humanity. The Atlantic had exacted a savage: led toll of vengeance for, victories won. No stigma attached to the Liao
age winter passage. Lit was purgatory folks wer from their bunks as they
ingly tried to sleep.
Between the Oceanic
Club tons and the mammoth Majestic, of the seas of the world; saw the Ave $3,000 But not the Atlantic alone, bat
ché world's pointed
close on 57,000 tons hard biggest liner for many year gers. lies the whole story of the White SIK, a 28 Star's splendour
The
Sentence of al months labour was-imposed on
old unemployed, who before Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones at the competition really beg
1 Magistracy this
or the rival line
star braving their "dan-
For a period they were transfer red to American control, though
ing our national flag
to the fold to add
by knowledge and experience are self a sound and moderate docu- The man who has nothing but praise listened to, nothing could be a ment packed full of information for the preacher decan't stand high for mighty little else. The ships greater deterrent to a member but the Japanese resented the with the fellow who passes, the bat in were driven through or under est sea-tragedy, the foundering of who is bent on "talking to Bun implication that they should, church, kum" than the sight of his not have a free hand to restore audience Alling out for a smoke order in a badly governed area, and leaving him to address his as other First Class Powers had eloquence to rows of red benches so frequently done elsewhere. The means of escape by calling What, for instance is the dif for a "count" which means in ference between their action and the lower House, that if there that of Italy in Abyssinia? In are not forty members present the British maps the place where Fleet the house will stand adjourned: the frontier disturbance took are not available, because the place Ual-Val-is marked as House of Lords has no such situated sixty five miles within thing as rules of order; In an the Abyssinian boundary. Why assembly of experienced men of not a League Commission to se affairs who have no constituents tle the boundary in dispute watching to see whether theyIf Viscount Peel's suggestion distinguish themselves by ob merely meant that structing unpopular proposals Ambassadors at Tokyo and Nan the British rules of order have never been king or Pelping should use the necessary
good offices to prom It is a sign of growing in feeling, the Under terest in Far Eastern affairs, Foreign welcome though belated, that the adequately an Lords should have raised the mark that "the question of our policy in these ment had ah parts, for they are not given to friendly services discussing anything, that is contrlesIf formal sidered merely abstract or any intended it is difficult resolution that is not intended to good result could be have a practical Issue but what likelihood there It is difficult to see that any that the offer wou
thrown on our as coming fr
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