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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936.

THE QUEEN MARY NEARLY READY

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HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

MAIDEN VOYAGE?

THE Queen Mary, pride of the nation, is fast

approaching completion.

Just Received.

Nothing Ulko the radio telephone A Fresh Shipment of VIOLINS, VIOLAS AND

oquipment has been seen before. The

ship will have 12 wavelengths. In CELLOS.

the two radio stations, 250ft apart to allow simultaneous working, overy-

thing is duplicated in case of break- Also VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, DOUBLE-BASS, GUITAR BANJO, TENOR BANJO, MANDOLINE

down.

If both these stations should be put

out of action there remains a complete AND UKELELE STRINGS AND ACCESSORIES.

independent emergency station.

Five hundred cabins have tele- phones, so that in mid-Atlantic pas songers may take an early call from home without getting out of bed.

Walk through the "show" deck- the Promenade dock-and soo it as iti will look by May 27.

The Main Hall is 100ft. long and is

The fountain stands in the centre. ballroom is decorated in silver and

Intense interest is being taken throughout the world in the new flagship of Britain's merchanted with shops. An ornamental marino.

blue, with silver pianos.

The Verandah Grill has 22 windows

It is believed that sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic would be highly gratified by the poking out on the sports deck. These announcement that one or more members of the windows have sills which are heated Royal Family would be aboard for the maidons that they cannot be marred by voyage from Southampton to New York which begins on May 27.

The presence of the Duke and Duchess of York or the Duke and Duchess of Kent would be extremely popular. It would set the seal on the close personal association of the Royal family with the great liner in all her stages of construc-

tion.

The arrival of the Queen Mary is being eagerly awaited in the United States, and pictorial displays in connection with her trip are already appearing in New York shop windows. Compliment To American People

Nothing would be calculated more effectively to heighten the appeal of the ship in America than the presence of royalty. It would be regarded as a charming compliment to the American

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A main lounge has an enormous talkies. It is one of three cinemas.

a drawing-room, smoke-room, a library with

2,000 books; a children's playroom fitted studios for musicians and stage artists who want to work on board..

with model railway, and sound-proof

Swimming pools with alumínium water-chutes, turkish baths, gymna aluma and tennis and squash courts

of exercise.

fining down of the machinery to a are provided to give passengers plenty five hundredth part of an inch,

In every bedroom you can turn a

air.

to give yourself warm air or cold

A man who worked on the engines and who wanted to bet that one could set up a billiard table, and play snooker on any deck while the engines wore running at full speed, concluded his challenge with the words: we admit we're guid."

Everything to please you, nothing ot disturb you, that is the slogan of the "Ay...Queen Mary's builders. When she blows her whistle (she has three enor- mous syrens, cach Bft. long, but they are still "whistles) you will not bo inconvenienced, because the note the A, two octaves below the middle C-- has been selected after ler; experi in ment

causing least vibration,

They have a world reputation on The British Royal Family is the Clyde for microscopie accuracy.

When the Queen Mary puts out to greatly respected throughout the

of steel-the United States, and the distin-1 guished travellers in the Queen se her 80,000 tons

original 73,000 tons have been Mary would be received as am-creased by new machinery and im- though it reaches several miles.

be controlled by The Queen Mary is classed as a provements will bassadors of good will.

engines developing 200,000 horse cabin skip at present, a fact which A series of brilliant entertain- power. The engines of the Norman Is giving the Cunard-White Star Line ments would inevitably be staged die, the crack French ship, develop a new influence in its current dealings

in their honour.

100,000 horse-power.

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1 The plenipotentiary who carries

his drink well.

0 This fellow's an auctioneer.

Rods and lines are within his province.

11 They speak well, giving a deser-

ter an alternative.

12 Where Elsie takes them.

13 Whore bella'a ticket was all the

time. with the North Atlantic Conference

Although the Normandie can point over the vexed question of farea.

Cabin fare one way has been fixed season, to an overall length of 1,020ft. ns

It has been suggested that the Queen horself is to be invited to Bail in the linor during the final against her British rival's 1,018ft., tho' at £GG 5s. in the summer

Normandie's bows let her taper away which starts in August for West- to less than 1,000ft, at the waterline, bound traffic and in June for East stages of her trials.

while the Queen Mary's waterline bound trafic. The round trip in the length is 1,004ft. -

summer will cost £105, cabin.

Gala On Evo Of Sailing The Queen's birthday falls on May 26, and a gala party in her honour will probably be held aboard the liner on the eve of the maiden voyage,

Meanwhile the "black aquad" has from the vessel, and the craftsmen and artists have moved in.

gone

Now 2,500 workpeople are planing and carving, painting and polishing, connecting thou- sands of telephones, bells and

Reach 34 Knots

In John Brown's yard they have no doubt that their ship will reach 34 knota. On her scheduled run from Southampton and Cherbourg to New required to do York she will be 12 knots.

who are The officern and men

under Queen Mary. to man the Captain Sir Edgar Britten are now? being selected. Thousands of men would give a year of their life for one of these jobs.

When Sir Edgar paid his first visit

That is the highest fare for the Queen Mary. But you can adil in her for much less than that. The singlo and return figures are:

oa Season

£52 10 and £00 15 $27 16 £51 10 33 10

Cabin Tourist Third

£18 10

H

Summer Season

Cabin Tourist Third

£65 6 and £105 0 £20 5 £18 10

£54 0

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£33 10

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lamps to thousands of miles of to his ship after receiving the comtravel in the Queen Mary with wire, laying linoleum, fixing mand he declared:

panels and friezes, glazing win- "She'll be easy to handle and a fine! dows, fitting up lifts and shops. saller. That's all a sailor could wish

fox."

More than 20,000 gallons of oil are Not only win the Queen Mary bel aboard. The bollers have been tried, out. Within the next week or two the greatest ship on the soven scas, the engines will be "turned over" for sho will be the safest, the first time.

Propellers will be disconnected; steam, will bo turned into the mammoth turbines; gearwheels weigh- ing up to 80 tons will revolve. The ship will come to life.

She has an inner skin and a double bottom, and she is filled with water: tight and fireproof bulkheads which will shut off any section of the ship."

all

And a baby under one year can

possible luxury for £2 the trip.

SAFETY FIRST ́. Special measures to safeguard tho

taken when Queen Mary word 10,200-ton Anglo-American Oil Com pany tanker was launched from a berth alongside the liner last month.

To swing her clear of the Queen Mary, the stern of which protruded 100ft out of the fitting basin into the Clyde, the tanker was weighted on the

14 One has to risk this, but--it's‘a

dreadful clue. 17 Dependente,

10 You will find the reptile, with-

out a head in the Pyrenees.

20 Fifty into four will go.

21

Having ve

given the poor father- child a lotter you'll find it chanting

23 hussy though she reminds one of several animals.

24 In this building the sallor met

the Turk

of five raw

20 She makes

potatoes.

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29 Anne joins Ken in the making.

of cotton cloth.

30 Out of the ordinary,

31 Expy.

12 Of course "Imet fanga" hold

securely (anag).".

DOWN

2 Imrticulate sounds near Stran- 3 If Mannors lost her ho'd still

have the misak.

4 Padgy little book that contilas a

poem.

6 Actually existing and spent in

Spain

6 Pub out in having made a hur-

WANG CHING-WEI

GOING TO HAWAII FOR CONVALESCENCE

Nanking, Feb. 12. According to the Chinese press Mr. were Howali for his convalescence.

The Government has given its assont to this course.-United Press.

Lifoboats Hold 140 People Her steel lifeboats, hanging from They are talking about this, the davits that drop them 100ft, to the port side with drag chains of 460 tons. biggest moment in John Brown's ship-water in little over a minute, have immediately sho was. fonted the yard since the launch. The exports motors that will start instantaneously. weight of the chains swung her Into Wang Ching-wol has decided to go to say there will be no vibration.

where anchors

They have taken all precautions against it, the greatest being the

SALESMAN SAM

SAY, BELLHOP, I GOT JEST TEN MINUTES TA KETCH MY TRAIN, WILL YA DASH UP TA MY ROOM AN' SEE

IF THERE'S A PACKAGE ON "TH"

DESK?

Each holds 140 people-more than mid-stream, the first Cunarder, the Britannic, dropped to provent her drifting Into

the finer. could accommodate in her cabins:

| NO SOONER

SAIDSKI THAN DONESKI, SIRI

Nothing To Worry About

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"must If taxation noble" there's no getting over it (anag.).

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nouncements.

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28 What sort of a game is this:

the "half" is holding me back. Yesterday's Solution.

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