1936-06-01 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1936.

QUEEN MARY'S TOP SPEED TO REMAIN SECRET; STRATEGY IS TO AWAIT ATTEMPT ON RECORD; NEW YORK

WELCOMES CITY AFLOAT

1,018 Feet

Liner's Colours Queen of Seas Extends 1,018 Feet

Red And Black

Southampton.

T Queen Mary, decked in black, red and gold paint, represents beauty as well as size as it ploughs the Atlantie in her maiden crossing.

NEW YORK PREPARED On the waterlins the hull's

l's hinck. ness is relieved by a strip of red and above where the 12 decks begin a belt of pure white surrounds the verrel, extending upward to the white of the superstructure and the bridge.

Stark against the sky the Queen Mary's throw masive-funnels pers sent a striking colour contrast to the other visible portions of the: exterior. Deep black hands atop the funnels crown the red of the huge Antokestacks' bodles.

LETTERS IN GOLD

On the bow of the ship the lettera "Queen Mary" appear in gold two and a half feet high and 56 feet long, Within the giant liner variegntel colours in passenger cabins and. public

rooms have been applied to! impart an atmosphere of Gaudiness

comfort. Plaborate splendour ve been avoided. The objective of both the painting and decorative motifs for the interior has been to produce an effect of up-to-the-minute modernity combined with aesthetic benuty.

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A colour scheme of blue silver lends appropriateness to spacious swimming pools. White predominates In the kitchens aud pantries, where liberal use of stainless steel and nickel alloys has been made wherever practicable.

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MAP TRACES PROGRESS Some 80 artists were engaged in the task of decorating the ship's interior. They achieved striking res sults. For example, om n wall of the dining saloon-largest room ever constructed 131 21

ashipun be seen a huge decorative map with moving illuminated

modej of the Queen Mary hernelf. As passengers dine they may look at this ກາດ ງາ,

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created by the Scottish artist, donald Gill, and see for themselves how they are progressing across the Atlantic steamer inne.

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In the ballroom passengers view an unusun wark of art, a series of paucis done on glass by the London artist, Jon Juta.. Working with instrument that is not unlike dentist's drill in cutting his designs, it took Juta eight months to complete these panels.-United Press,

Mary R

NEW SIGNATURE- FOR QUEEN ·

London, May 12. Her Majesty Queen Mary, who signed her name "Mary R.1." dur- ing the quarter of a century she reigned as mistress of the House of Windsor, has a new signature

now.

It is "Mary R" and she used it for the first time recently in signing several so-called Grants of Dignity received by members of the Order of the British Em- pire.

The full signature was "Ainry R Grand Master" but the "Grand stas- ter" was engraved on the documents. King Edward appointed his mother Grand Master of the Order several weeks ago in succussion to himself. He could not hold the office after he be- came king-United Press,

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Compares to Shing Mun Dam.

Salient facts concerning the liner Queen Maryja

It in 34 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower in tall.

Three modern locomotives could pass abreast through Its funnels.

If the ship were placed op its stern, it would reach ten times higher than the Peninsula Hotel.

The Queen Mary would lonve no room for Hongkong bathers to sun- bathe on the bench if it went nshore at Repulse Bay,

Dimensions--1,004 feet long waterline; 1,018 feet overall: 118. feet wide, 136 feet tall.

Scheduled crossing-time-Four days from England to America at approximately 30 knots.

Engines Four single reduction geared tarbines, generating approxi mately 200,000 Hornepower.

Propulsion-Four propellers, ench weighing 35 tons. Electricity-828 electric mators capable of developing 13,600 horze- power supplying current through 325 milles of cable,

Coinnunications-Four separate wireless transmitters providing ship- te-shore and intra-ship telephone service.

Public rooms Twenty-five public rooms for a variety of purposes. · Passenger capacity-Approximately 2,600. Crew Approximately 1,000. Anster-Capt. Sir Edgar Britten.

H. K. PASSENGERS JOIN QUEEN MARY ON RETURN VOYAGE THREE well-known Hongkong residents will travel from New York to Southampton on the return maiden voyage of the Queen Mary.

They are Mrs. Bryson, Miss Marion Bryson and Mr. L. D. Skinner.

Miss Bryson is a well-known local Hockey player, and has represented the Colony in interport matches.

Mr. Skinner, who is attached to the Hongkong Telephone Company, is also a well known local sportsman. He was Ilon. Secretary of the Hongkong Badminton Association until his de- parture on leave.

The three Hongkong passengers will join the Queen Mary this week, departing from New York on Thursday.

BEAUTY AND TALENT CAN'T GET JOBS IN

HEARTBREAK. CITY

By A Woman Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, MAY 24.

IF YOU HAVE DREAMS OF "GATECRASHING" HOLLYWOOD, STAY AWAY FROM HERE. I KNOW, BECAUSE I HAVE JUST BEEN THROUGH THE MILL, AND IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR PERSONAL FRIENDSHIPS I COULD STILL BE HAMMERING HOPELESSLY AT THE STUDIO GATES.

TO-DAY

BRITAIN SHOULD RULE THE WAVES AGAIN SOON

By SANDOR S. KLEIN United Press Staff Correspondent

New York, June 1.

When the liner Queen Mary steams into New York harbour to-day on its maiden trans-Atlantic voyage, the world's bustest port will not greet a new.speed queen of Un seas,because it is believed that nữ attempt will be made on the record until the ship's engines are "worked In."

Shipping men here are confident, of sicaks and chops, all cooking and however, that the

Queen Mary, baking is done electrically, crówning schlevement of British Electricity furnishes the motive marine engineering, will eclipse the power for "mechanical Molly," aft Atlantic speed records now held by automatic maid-of-all-work that can the French liner Normandle on sub-wash, rinse, polish and sterilise sequent trips.

thousands of dishes In

an hour, The owners, the Cunard-White Star without smashing cych the must ne, have disclaimed any intention delicate china. of attempting เจ regain

the

The Itchens are geared to pre- blue ribbon of Atlantic

pare more than 50,000 meals ex- speed supremacy, which for many years pected to bo served during each hud been held by

the Bner Mauretania unt11 Germany, Italy and A "dog hotel," comprising 28 France began building new ships, kennels for dogs, is provided on the but the United Press has learned from sports deck. Each Kennel has hol An authoritative source such anjand cold running water, steam heat attempt is being made, on the second and ventilation system similar to that installed in the staterooms. An exercise deck, 80 feet long, is set aside for the exclusive use of the canine travellers.

trip.

The Queen Mary is deliberately not going "all out" in the present record uttempt.. Speed is being maintained nt a polat where, if British expecta- tions are fulfilled, it will just be below the Normandie's record. The engines additional power will be re- served for another time.

on ts

the

voyage.

use

TWO SWIMMING POOLS

There are two big interior swim- ming pools, one for the cabin passenger and the other for tourists. Adjoining the pools Turkish and therapeutie baths.

It. cost approximately £50,000. tr

Mary with a full

arc

room in cabin

The 80,775-ton pride of the British mercantile marige left Southampton maidon crossing on Wexingsday. New York is all ready to welcome the glant iner, surpassed in size equip the only by the Normandie, when it supply of linens, including 300,000 sails into New York harbour

thisects pillow cases, napkin, tablo There will norning.

eloths and be

I towels. usum marine demonstration in

Virtually every the bay and Its arrival will be the beca-class boasts private bathroom. sion for public celebrations, banquets, Many of the tourist class rooms have receptions and speeches.

private baths.

Ench of the three classes has its Although the formal stopover of¢ own motion

will be free days Children in the cabin playroom lave Mary the Queen

picture installations. it will remain at its New York: pler their own automatic movie, operated,

ve days to give the American

amusement of the

public ample time to inspect its the mere pressing of a button, inultifarious splendours, its 12 spact- which show Mickey Mouse, Popeye the Saflor and other comedies in- ous decks, its luxurious pubile rooms; and its tremendous engines.

tended for the The liner's first two passages al-younger generation. ready are booked, according to the The ship contains 10,000 electric White Stor line. Many prominent Axtures and 30,000 electric lamps. persona will make the initial suficient to light a town of 100,000 crossing.

inhabitants. The Queen Mary

There is a sound-proof sludio for latest word in inarine science and concert rehearsals, for proctice use architecture and has been described by travelling musicians or for broad- as a city afloat."

casting to the United States or Europe.

represents the

BOASTS "DOG HOTEL"

BEAUTY, TALENT AND EVEN SEX-APPEAL ARE A GLUT-Air-conditioning a floating gallery ON THE MARKET HERE.

Dozens of "scouts" are employed by every film studio to roam the world in search of real screen attractions. So, if you, can do anything-dance, sing, tumble, act or make queer noises stay where you are and keep doing it. Do it louder and funnier. Thus you will stand a 10 to 1 better chance of crashing Hollywood.

girls glad to work in small cages There are hundreds of beautiful

some and ambitious boys who are In Hollywood, and crowds of hand- lucky if they can garage.

get a job in a

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So, with a lift-full of young hope-

fula and some not so young but not less hopeful, I arrived in the casting crowd was an old-timer with a bear bureau at U a.m. Prominent in the tiful Cockney accent whom everybody addressed as Tiny.

"Not yet," came anawe T.

"She's still hop-

tho

ing."

The Still

Is

hoping! what

Cabin and tourist classes cach have their own gymnasiums.

An observation lounge and cock-

50 different kinds of rare woods used Mary's church yesterday. I co nom in panelling public rooms and state an altar, sacristy and dressing room. rooms, telephone communication with The tourist library is equipped the entire civilised world, two in-similarly terior swimming pools, 21 clevators- The main hall, which is 111 by 70) these are some of the highspots of feet, contains the shopping centre. the Queen Mary, along the water line-a world record,

The window displays face the pro- The liner 1,004 feet in length menade decks. nccording to the Cunard-White Stor

COLOUR TONES CONTROLLED company-bnd 1,018 feet in length. The coloured lighting system used over all; 116 feet wide, 135 feet high in the ball room and verandah grill. from keel to the top of the super-is based on a new invention whereby structure.

the colour tones of illumination are

of the One arts, all-electric ittchens, tall bar is located immediately below a "dog hotel," elaborate therapeutic the bridge. baths, unique colour-change lighting The

drawing room, on the prom. features, specint movies for children, enade deck, became the Queen

They can sing, dance, net and "Hi there, Major," said a tall, red- make funny faces, but they can-haired woman, bareleggel, and with. not erash into films.

big green eur. I tried to find out why, and de-

Most modern applianeca for safety controlled automatically by a micro- elded to become

rings daugling to "extra."

nad navigation have been installed. phone at the front of the orchestra shoulder, Everybody said that the Central

"Did your

The huge vessel has two "skins." platform. The lighting is automn- Casting Burchu was

wife making it a ship within a ship. Thetically affected by the pitch of the the place: where "extras" were engaged, re-

got that tadi

lower part of the hull, running up notes played or sung. For example, celving hours being between 9

to 48 feet from the keel, consists of a high note immediately produces a.m. and noon.

un outer and inner surface. Between colour lighting of utmost brilliance. these two, there is enough room for The sun deck grill, designed along a mun to walk erect and it Is the lines of un intimate night club, divided into 100 parate and com-The main restaurant extends the

a large dancing floor. pletely watertight compartments.

entire width of the Queen Mary and ONE DECK 750 FEET LONG: seats 015

Four private gersons. There are 12 decks, the promenade dining rooms are adjoining. deck being 750 feet long. equal to More than 30 well-known artists the overall length of the famous were employed to decorate Mauretania. The funnels, elliptical vessels. Their canvases, sculptures, in shape, are each larger ban either metal and glass work are scattered the railway tubes under the Hudson through all three classes. River or the Holland vehicular Australia, Africa and South Ameri- tunnel between New York and Jersey ca, furnished much of the 50 kinds of City, The forward funnel, the rare woods used In the decorativo largest, measures 30 feet in diameter scheme. Some of them bear such and about 100 feet in circumference. strange names us avodire, petula, Three modern locomotives, travelling zehrano, bubinga, makore, tiger eat, abreast, easily could pass through patapsko, pomla and blackbean.

FREE HOMES FOR BRIDES

THEY'VE SET SCOTS "KING"

A PROBLEM

MR. JOHN SIDNEY CLUNIES.ROSS, the sixty-years-old Scots- man "King" of Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean, is faced with a big problem following his "free homes for brides" offer.

Saved His Conscience

The staple industry of the islands is copra collecting and selling, but prices have fallen, while the population has in- creased..

That

allywood

is do- ing. An hour later I still not registered when a woman with a curly-hair-

ed daughter ap- proached the

young woman in- stile the office rail and asked again for an application blank.

"Do you want to register as an 'extra'?'

asked

one of the

funnels.

the

27 oli-fed boilers with their 100,000

The steam of the Queen Mary's THIRD CLASS HAS OWN DECK

Third class has a promenade deck the girl behind 200,000 horsepower from

tubes will generate approximately of its own and even a cocktail bar. the desk and the

the fourThe staterooms are of two and four-

· following Mae West

Ma-

single reduction geared turbines. berth type and are comparatively logue took placo:

The turbines

wil twiel four spacious. "Yes, I want to do that very much."

manganese bronze quadruple-bladed The Queen Mary has a crew of 120

dearie."

propellers, each weighing 30 tons. "So would a couple of million more,

seamen, about Each of the four turbines can be engineers and nearly 800 stewards, operated independently, and together. are expected to drive the ship even through heavy seas at better than 30

-BY HALVES on his way to England from the Mr. A. E. R. Young, who is now On May 1, halves of fifteen islands, told Reuter's Singapore pound notes arrived at the correspondent that It costs Mr. British Treasury,

Clunies Ross about £4,500 a year. But my daughter in a dancer. On May 15 the Chancellor of the to provide for his "subjects," but She's a professional dancer." - Exchequer announced that he had received, the corresponding fifteen that he now makes a loss every copra prices have fallen so much year,

halves.

The scraps of paper, matched, be- eame fifteen pounds-conscience money.

Sender saved twopence half- penny, besides his conscience: Unmatched halves of banknotes i

"The burden grows heavier with the increasing population," added Mr. Young,

"And the reason is this-every are not currency. He did not have islander who marries la prosented to register the packets, saved four with a free hound by Mr. Clunies ponce, loss three-halfponce for; a Ross, To-day, houses are apring second atamp.

Ing up like mushrooms.'

signed up already, and we aren't re- "Well, wo've got 18,000 'extras"

gistering any more. We haven't ro gistered any for a year."

"But len't there home way my daughter could get in? Everyone tella me to come to Central Cast- ing, and why do they do that if you' aren't registering anyone."

ftnots,

So much for the mechanical and engineering phases the vessel. services

oflcers and

100 Commanding is Capt. 'Sir Edger Britten, commodore of the Cunard- White Star fleet and a veteran of 40 years' service.

The liner, originally known only "634" was launched at Clydebank, near Glasgow, on September 20, 1934, with Her Majesty Queen Mary be stowing her own name on the ship as the christened it before a. throng of

Its accommodations and are a story in themselves.

THREE CLASSES CARRIED There are three classes of accom-230,000 subjects. modation for a total of approximate-

It

Work first wan started on the liner ly 2,500 passengers cabin, tourist in 1930 and suspended a year later. and third class,

The main restaurant, the main the merger under British.

was resumed in April, 1934, after "I don't know, madnin. Begistra-legitimate theatre, and the tourist White Star lines.

lounge, which serves as a cinema and ment auspices of the Cunard and govern-

class restaurant, are air-conditioned.

With the singlo

The British government is expected charcoal grills for the preparation United Press.

of to help financo a sister: ship shortly,

if you got a letter from sonicons on, tions are closed. Maybe it would help the 'inside."

exception

ANNUAL SUMMER

SALE

COMMENCING TO-DAY

BATHING

COSTUMES

For LADIES.

GENTLEMEN

and CHILDREN

"JANTZEN". and other famous makes

WHITE WASHABLE

BAGS

from $1.25 NEW and SMART

SHIRTS HATS, TIES HATS, BELTS SHOES, Etc.

NEW STOCKS Very

Low

Prices

❤Jonizea

Everything Reduced

TO LOWEST POSSIBLE LEVEL

MAYFAIR Ltd.

CHINA BUILDING

THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;

HOTELS

"LIMITED,

In association with the Grand Hotel das Wagons Lite, Poking

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD., PENANG.

ORAG HOTEL.

Penang Is

(2,400 feet above scalerel)

Refreshment Rooms. (near summit station) 1 Railway..

"THE ISLAND'S MOST EFFICIENT SERVICE."

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL

On Sea Front.

Private Cars for Excursions Anywhere.

Caterers etc. to Imperial Airways,

Mouls are Jnterchangeable, no extra cost wherever you have your breakfast, luncheon, les, or 'dianer,

Rooms of both hotels bare private bathmone and modern manitation. At tim Runnymede each room has its own public telephone,

The flannymede Restaurant has undeniably pride of place amoni hotels of the Est with a caine, and justly claims by Ha msociation to offer the travellar auch me is not to be found elsewhere. ·