THE RENOWN AT SEA
...ii ROYALTIES INSPECT ENGINES NO NEED FOR OVERALLS. H.M.S, RENOWN, Wed. (midnight). With the Canaries well astern_ life aboard the Renown dropped quickly into the usual channels of a long voyage. All deck sports were organised before Teneriffe faded from view. The Duke and Dnclicsa-of York and suite attended a cinema show in the evening, and during a temporary breakdown of the machine they listened to the audience singing Chanteys, and after that the Duke, who has a machine of his own, helped the operators to discover defects. To-dav their Highnesses made a thorough tour of tho engine, boiler, and furnace rooms, every part characteristic of the new oil-fired Navy. The Duchess did not require to don overalls, the Renown’s engine room stall boasting that it was unnecessary to wear anything over the ordinary clothes, everything being spotless, as it was, . Their Royal Highnesses received a cablegram from Mr Bruce conveying Australia’s best wishes for an enjoyable cruise, and promising a warm welcome to Australia. The Duke of York suitably replied.
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Evening Star, Issue 19456, 14 January 1927, Page 7
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175THE RENOWN AT SEA Evening Star, Issue 19456, 14 January 1927, Page 7
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