enates on bah Eon anithts See okiee ier wpb Sei Geeta age "Sate Esl Satire sees Although the Queen Mary established anew Atlantic record on her crossing to New York, beating her rival the Normandie by a com= fortable margin, it. transpired that she had not "regained the Blue Riband although earlier reports on Monday indicated that she had done Js0," That cherished honour remained possession of the French liner, which on a west to-east crossing Lasi year attained a speed of 30.31 knots, which was in excess of the Queen Mary's " speed "on that trip. A mutual exchange of congratulations between the two skippers, Captain Sir Edgar Britten, and. Captain Pierre Thoreux, through the medium of the press, reveals that both masters are extremely proud and confident of the prowess of their commands and an Interesting Anglo-French competition to continue on the Atlantic for, as Captain Britten observed, "a little competition is a good thing," which recalls to mind the friendly rivalry among the China clippers last century when the frst box of tea tossed ashore at the East India Docks was the challenge inspiring the great. tea Faces from Shanghai "and. Foochow and London Town. Alt this Is to the benefit of the mercantile marine despite the fact that the modern liner is largely: a floating engineering. plant. "Although the Mauretania held the Blue Riband for many years since she relinquished it there have been far more interesting maritime develop ments culminating in the struggle of the two Anglo-French giants for supremacy on the busiest ocean in the world, iis for fe Soe rein Nw ta Ea shan ne coe See photes Greaves elses Na cine arses
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