THE BLUE RIBAND
HOW FIGURES
OF TRIP ARE
CALCULATED From Cherbourg Or Bishop Rock
SOME CRACK LINERS THAT HAVE HELD THE RECORD
While the world is keeping a close watch on the voyages of the the Queen Mary across Atlantic in anticipation of her regaining the speed supremacy for Britain, many people are ignorant of the exact conditions upen which competition for the Blue Riband is based. Here is an explanation.
When taking ship across the a vessel one books on Atlantic which is characterised as a "six day," a "five day" or a "four and a half day,” ship. If one books on
the latter one thinks immediately of records and "blue ribands.” -
How It Is Counted
In actual fact the gaining of the "blue riband" of the Atlantic; does not mean a phenomenally i fast passage from Southampton to New York. In the majority of liners there is a call at Cherbourgi to be accounted for, and so the: cross-Atlantic run from England is measured either from Cherbourg or from Bishop Rock-that lone outpost off Land's End,
The
Queen Mary steaming down the Clyde.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1936
THE QUEEN MARY
HAS NOT YET
SHOWN FULL
POSSIBILITIES
Can Break Record At Any Time
CUNARD CHAIRMAN SAYS HE IS PERFECTLY SATISFIED
New York.
The Cunard-White Star liner Queen Mary missed an Atlantic| record on her maiden voyage by (only 42 minutes.
She arrived at Ambrose Light off New York, and "nishing" point of the blue riband course. at 93 am Her official time from Cherbourg Breakwater (3,158 sea miles) was 4 days 12 hrs. 24 mins. Her average speed for the voyage was 29.133 knots.
COLOURED SCOUTS TO BE ORGANISED
Lord Baden-Powell Tells Of African Scheme
A scheme to admit coloured boys into the Scout movement was mentioned by Lard Baden- Powell, the Chief Scout, when he handed at Southampton recently, after a seven months' tour in South Africa.
Separate federations of Scout organisations for native boys and Indians had been set up.
These would-be self-administer- ing, but under the general con- trol of the Boy Scout Council
ESKIMOS ORIGIN
Scientists' Research In Far North
DIPLOMATIC
PROBLEM OF
ANNEXATION
Question Of Emperor Of Ethiopia
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POPULAR RECORDS
By
POPULAR ORCHESTRAS
FR1363-Let's Face The Music
But Where are You ས Et; 1 FR1364—I'm Patting All My Eggt. We Saw the Ser
FR1373-Saddle Your Blues
COMPETENT-LEGAL OPINION NOT AVAILABLE
Premier Mussolini's annexation of Ethiopia as the foundation for the Empire of Italy and the decree giving the King of Italy the title of Emperor of Ethiopia has raised FR1376 here a new angle in the non-re- cognition problem.
Since now the King claims to be Emperor of Ethiopia the question is asked: "Can" other countries re- ceive his Ambassadors, or can they! accredit theirs to him as Emperor of Ethiopia, without thereby re cognising the Italian conquest of Ethiopia? Does Premier Mus DISCOVERIES ON ISLAND IN solin: seek thus to trick others
BEHRING SEA
into committing themselves as re- cognizing the Italian conquest of skeletons, ornaments, Ethiopia? If a policy of non-e The Normandie's record for the utensils and weapons found in the cognition is adopted may it not " same distance is 4 days 11 hrs. 42 clay of a lonely island of the Beh-lead at this time, therefore, to ring Sea, scientists are endeavour-severance of diplomatic relations) Fog far 11 hours spoiled the ing to trace the origin of the Eski-with Italy?
There is as yet no competent Cunard giant's chance of a re-mo; and whether the forebears of cord. Her speed during that period the North American Indian came legal opinion on these points and the opinions of the few who have was below 20 knots, and her run from Siberia,
Artifacts found in the lowest thought of them is divided. Some was nearly 100 miles less than!
mins
From
that of the previous record day. layer of earth at St. Lawrence point out that in the past men- have claimed titles: Here is the comparison of the Island are said to be more beauti- archs often daily runs of the Queen Mary and fully carved than those found in that others did not recognise with- out affecting diplomatic relations. the French liner on their malden higher and more recent strata. trips.
1st day
2nd day
3rd day 4th day
15th day
The expedition concentrated at-The King of England long claimed tention on the historic midden on the title of King of France. Others Queen Mary Normandie
Miles Knots Miles Knots the island. When the overburden say, however, that this is all an- 23 26.30 as thawed and removed, it dis-cient history and that there is no 326 29.73
744 29.76 closed that considerable time had real precedent for the present re- 747 29.68 766 30.61 718 28.72 elapsed between successive migra-cognition problem
489.3tions: Remnants, of houses were in- 678 27.12 641 29.07 754 30.37
The exceptional character of The Queen Mary's performance covered and skeletons, dating back the situation is accentuated by to what ethnologists call the old the fact that, so far as can be re- recalled, there is no case of a State the Berhing Sea culture,"
a" sover-
is regarded here. as leaving no I doubt that she can capture
On the American side of the At lantic, the run is counted always! to or from either Sandy Hook or the Ambrose Light Vessel, at the entrance of the Ambrose Channel. In recent years the large liners! bave always accounted their time
SWALLOWED A FORK -on passage to the Ambrose Light Vessel. But on the European sidej
Teodor Roshke, aged 35, there are many points of de parture or arrival from which the lives in a village near Novo
diska, swallowed a ten-inch fork to do so and the weather is favour- ja year ago. It brought a few days'able.
Sir Percy Bates, the chairman, In 1909, when the Mauretania discomfort, that was all.
The other day Roshko had a painstated at the close of the trip that gained the Blue Riband, the pas-
reckoned as the time He underwent an operation, the he was perfectly satisfied. “I knew sage was from Daant Rock to Sandy Hook fork was removed-and he is fit all along that we had time to
burn," he added. the time was 4 days, 10 hours, 51 again.
time on passage may be taken.
1909 Record
minutes. Twenty years later thej Bremen won the Blue Riband for the Norddeutscher Lloyd with an -average speed of 2783 knots be-!
tween Cherbourg and the Ambrose)
year the
were
who blue riband of the Atlantic at any covered in the ocean side of the generally recognised as
out by annexation since the final] Gra- time the Canard officials wish her midden, in the lowest clay strata eign state being completely wiped partition of Poland. Morocco-is a Algiers, which protectorate, and France annexed, was part of the Turkish empire.
Arnold Bennett Mss.
FLATS REPLACING
· LONDON SLUMS New LCC. Schemes To
Cost $324,000
Since April 1934, the LCC. has built 11,100 dwellings, providing accommodation for 55,000 people.į This brings the total since the war to 62,700.
AIR-CONDITIONED COACHES
Improvements On FMS. Railways Light Vessel. In the following Manuscripts of nearly all ofļagainst you all”.
other Norddeutscher Arnold Bennett's principal works! Short story manuscripts reach-
included in the supplementary New echemes, recently before Lloyd ship. Europa knocked 26 were offered for sale at Sotheby's ed an average price of £4.
Mrs. Bennett secured "Mr. Pro-the Council include the acquisi-expenditure to the 1936 Railway minutes off the time for the same recently including some 600 pages
hack, a Play," for £5.
tion and clearance of two slum Estimates: passed by the Federal trip.
of "The Old Wives' Tale."
She had been a sturdy chal-areas in Bethnal Green, and one in Council, at Kuala Lumpur recent In 1933 Italy won the "bice
The first big price was for-the
lenger
ly was an amount of $25,243 for} to the
professional Southwark." riband" with the Rex. Here again manuscript of Bennett's first book,
bayers Half-way, through the The former will be redeveloped two bogie first-class air-condition- there was a different point of deThe Man From The North,"
sale she had made two purwith three blocks of flats accom-led coaches. which realised £50.
modating 920 persons. The total A sum of $27,000 was voted in. "Imperial Palace," which total- chases.
1935, but only $1,756 was spent led 241,300 words, was sold for The last story written by Ben-cost will be about £174,000. £200, and, as the auctioneer knock-[nett, some 5,600 words, un-named jed it down, he remarked: "That is and unpublished,.realised £21.
BACHELOR PARTY SEQUEL
Bridegroom-To-Be Not Drive For A Year.
Dr. James Willock McGowan, of Wadham-road, Walthamstow, is shortly to be a bridegroom:
He had a bachelor celebration with an old student friend, but tried to drive home in his car.
At Stratford he was fined £35,
ہو
"DEAD MAN" HOME
with £1 11s. 6d. costs and a year's WANDERING
suspension of his licence fer being under the influence of drink while in charge of a car.
parture. The Rex put up an aver-
age of 28.92 knots between Gibral-
PENNILESS
IN FRANCE
uner-
At Southwark there will be five because materials ordered through blocks of flats for 600 people. The the Crown Agents were › not re- total cost will be about £75,000. ceived: A re-vote of the
At Clapham Park it is proposed pended balance was therefore to spend £75,000 on acquiring ten required. acres opposite the Oaklands estate, where the Council recently com pléted three blocks of fats with a
“I did not knew a single thing modern horizontal elevation and about this ghastly business of my sun balconies. · supposed death and burial until Tuesday night," Mr. Bacon said.
troubles caused a brain
"I suppose over-work and other
storm FRINTON REJECTS When I left Portsmouth on March
SURVIVED INDIAN MUTINY
Woman Dies At 93
tar and the Ambrose Light Vessel. "Body" Identified By 29 I did not really intend to re"VULGAR", "BUSES Mrs. Emma Oshorne, formerly of
Last year the French giant Nor mandie won the "riband" with an average speed of 29.98 knots for the passage from Bishop Rock to the Ambrose Light Vessel....
Three Witnesses
WALKED 145 MILES IN FIVE DAYS
Portsmouth
The Bremen's Speeds
A Unique Colony
·A survivor of the Indian Mutiny,
Kimberley-road, Gillingham, Kent, tark. When I got to France I
was buried at Gillingham recent- burnt my passport and walked
ly at the age of 93. from Paris to Dijon.
"After three weeks my money Motor-coach tours are barred at Born in India, the daughter of ran out. I adopted the name of Frinton-on-Sea, Basex. A pro- Capt. Wilkinson, who died during White and went to
Marseilles. posal to introduce them was re-the Mutiny, she was one of a party Then I tried to pawn some articles (jected by the Eastern Area Traffic of refugees, who were driven un- derground to await relief by the On the Eastbound passage, also, the point of arrival in Europe has A man who was reported drown-but could not without my pass-Commissioners at Colchester,
The Urbar Comcil raised ob-Gordon Highlanders.
the ground that the She once saw her father write been variable. The Mauretania ed at Marseilles, whose "body" port. I managed to borrow some in 1907 won the "blue riband" was identified by three indepen-money, however, and set out for fection on
town's amenities would be serious-a letter home, in blood taken from his art. When she was: 17 she with a run from Sandy Hook to dent witnesses, and for whom a some vague destination.
"I can only assume that whenly injured. Daunt Rock at an average speed of memorial service was held at
Mr. F. J. Eastwood, said that was brought to England by mis- 23.69 knots. Y
Portsmouth, has returned home. the poor fellow, whoever he was, In 1929 the Bremen put up a re- He is Mr. Wilfred Jack Pearce, found drowned in the River Jerret, Frintoneans had formed them-simmaries and given into the care cord run from the Ambrose Light aged 42, well known in Portsmouth which I do not know, he must have selves into a unique little colony, of her grandfather,
entirely different from any other Vessel to the Eddystone at an as a tourist agency manager He looked something like me.” average speed of 27.9 knots. Four disappeared two months ago, but Mr. Pearce said that he walked place in Britain. They had "nice years later the same ship set up his wife "felt it in her bones" that 145 miles in five days, living on a houses, a little money, and no
a new
record with an
average he was still alive.
speed of 28.51 knots between the Ambrose Light Vessel and Cher- bourg. Finally, the French Nor- mandie averaged 30.31 knots be- tween the Ambrose Light Vessel and Bishop Rock last year..
'pennyworth of bread a day.
Hundred-Year-Old
Key-Ring Picked Up
tor-cars," and day trippers 'were not desired.
"Nothing so vulgar as a motor- bus has even been seEN - ON the esplanade," he added.
the
BEACHY HEAD TRAGEDY
וי
Fall While Taking Photograph
Eastbourne-Walter. Pryor, dress brought" the ring to
jaged 34, of Blythfield, Catford. It will be seen that the blue
fell 500ft. from Beachy Head riband" is concerned not with a A newspaper advertisement an-jwhen Chubbs were established at makers.
Lord Hayter, chairman of recently while attempting to race between fixed points, but nounces that a Chubb, registered St. Paul's Church-yard.
Chabb and Sons, said to-day the take a photograph of Beachy It was issued to someone in the with the average speed attained key ring, sold about 100 years ago, between the point of departure has been found and awaits de name of "Jolm Foster, of 32, ring went back to the fan's Head Lighthouse. He was en- deavouring to focus his camera on one side of the Atlantic and livery to its owner on calling at Mount-street, Lambeth. To-day the early days the landfall on the other. Chubby head, office in Queen Vic-Post Office. Directory contains no Keys, bearing the firm's name on the edge of the cliff when Thus, a ship may well spend toria-street: It Is the oldest "find" mention of his thoroughfare. were returned almost daily, but he slipped
Pryor, was spending the day The ring came into the posses- this is the oldest “fnd” many hours in the English Chan-in the records of the fan. mel in calling at Cherbourg or The ring, bearing a key at pre-rian of someone who has since They have 50,000 registered key at Eastbourne with his fiancee,
ley-rise Forest hil elsewhere and still gain the "blue sent in daily use, was supplied by used it to carry his latchkey. When holders on their books at home Miss Winifred Allen, of Brock-
the firm somewhere about 1840, it was found recently, Chubbs-ad-and abroad.
riband? of the
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