THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 17, 1940
Thrilling Atlantic Dash Of Giant Cunard Liner QUEEN ELIZABETH OFF NEW YORK
BRITAIN'S EXPORT DRIVE
London, To-day. The exports drive was the subject of comment in the British Press yes- terday.
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LONDON, TO-DAY. BOTH LONDON AND NEW YORK WERE TAKEN COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE-TO-DAY BY AN OFF FICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE WORLD'S BIGGEST LINER, THE BRAND-NEW 85,000-TON CUNARD-WHITE STAR OCEAN GREYHOUND, "QUEEN ELIZABETH” WOULD BE DOCKING IN NEW YORK WITHIN A FEW HOURS, HAVING COMPLETED A DRAMATIC DASH ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
The secret of her departure for her first voyage, risk- ing a chance encounter with a submarine, was marvellously kept.
"The Times" praises the members of the Export Council for having come to grips with their task in a work- manlike way, while the "Manchester Guardian" points out that the Council stands to get all the kicks and notary 26. much of the praise.
The morning papers were also oc- cupied with the new 3 per cent War
Loan.
"The Times", says that the terms of the issue are nicely arranged not and the rate of Interest is excessive, while the "Daily Mall" calls it. "a first-class opportunity" for the small investor, for the loan is avallable in lots of £10 through the post office and trus tees' savings banks.
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The "Daily Telegraph" says the Government is keeping the rate of interest on war-time loans at normal level and this will lighten the burden of national indebtedness.
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On the other hand, the "Daily Herald" regrets what it feels is high rate of interest being offered to wealthy lenders.-Reuter.
LINER THRILL
London, To-day.
The `8,000-ton Dutch merchantship Stadtshiedam was saved from destruction by mines yesterday in the North Sea as the result of the vigilance of an R.A.F. Coastal Command plane.
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The plane sighted mines and ported their position by wireless, and flying over the ship flashed a warn- ing by lamp and dropped coloured lights on the sea immediately ahead of the ship, which, however, continued on its course.
The poultion was so desperate that the pilot of, the plane was compelled ..to fire his machinegun across the ship's bows. The vessel then swung hard to port away from the danger.. Reutor.
SELENGA CASE UNDER DISCUSSION
London, To-day.
Router understands that a call pald by M. Ivan Malaky, the Soviet Am- bassador, at the Ministry of Economio Welfare yesterday afternoon was to discuss the case of 'the Soviet steamer Selenga, now detained at Hong Kong. The Bolenga was brought to Hong- Kong some "little while ago for amination by, the contraband authorities.
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Only last evening, when all further danger was past was it disclosed that she actually left Clydeside on Febru-
Escorted by warships,
the huge "Queen Elizabeth" took a tortuous zig-zag course, in which she covered more than twice as many sea-miles as would be normal for the Atlantic crossing, and she is coming into New York after a ten-day voyage, though she is reckoned to be capable of cross- ing by the usual shipping route in under four days.
ONLY ONE PARALLEL The spectacular dash has only one Parallel since the war began, that of the Bremen which left New York at the outbreak of war, eluded the Bri- tish warships and reached Murmansk and later passing through Norwegian made safe territorial waters, finally anchorage at Hamburg.
The dramatic trip of the "Queen Elizabeth" which
made was!
two months before her scheduled maiden
Only 100 Saw Her Leave
Reuter makes no mention of
the
dramatic dash across the Atlantic of
COAL GOING
BY TRAIN TO ITALY
Lucerne, To-day.
Train loads of German coal are passing daily over the Simplon and St. Gotthard routes bound for Italy.
Return trains are loaded main- ly with Itallan agricultural pro-" ducts.
Traffic has become so great that the Swiss Railways had to bring. reserve locomotives Into service and engage extra staff.-Reuter,
"Queen Mary," which has been there the "Queen Elizabeth," but says
it since the
outbreak of war. Beside in has just been revealed
London her will be her famous Atlantic rival, that the world's largest liner left the the French liner "Normandie,,
on Reuter. fitting-out basin at Clydebank February 26,
near
in, striking contrast with the. scenes of enthusiasm which mark- ed the departure of the "Queen
100 Mary," fewer than
people: watched the delicate manoeuvring at the Rothesay Dock entrance. For nearly an hour the Queen Elizabeth" was in difficulties Radhiloc Light, practically the same "Queen Mary" spot at which the narrowly missed. fouling the bank. The liner, however, successfully com- pleted her 15-mile journey in four hours.
A “GHOST" TRIP
London, To-day, The "Queen Elizabeth's" crossing
voyage, which In peace "conditions of the Atlantic in secret without par would have commenced on April 24, | sengers is described
as the most
is not the forerunner of amlllar amazing maiden voyage ever
Ever since she was launched by the challenges to the Nazi U-boats.
workmen have been' Purpose of the trip was to lay her Queen in 1938 up for the duration, with her sister- making her ready to take her place other Cunard-White Star ship the "Queen Mary" in the safe beside anchorage of the Hudson River, in-liners, but no one thought the maiden stead of risking the attention of Nazi air raiders who might well have made her a target in the Clyde.-Havas.
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voyage would be a "ghost trip."
In New York, the "Queen Elizabeth" will join her famous sister-ship, the
Sha's twenty knots fastar l
By Ed Reed
EWO BEER
COST OF LYING-UP
London, To-day.” The "Queen Mary" is costing her owners. £5,000 a month while in New York." Reuter.
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