French Train Speeds Raised

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 23, 11 February 1937, Page 12

French Train Speeds Raised

PARIS — French rail speeds increased 10 per cent. during 1936 over 1935, putting France in second plaee for the highest speed over the greatest mileage. Only the United States surpassed France 's record, with Germany and Great Britain third and fourth. These speed records refer to commercial speeds of daily occurrence not Gto exploits of a sporting or technieai nature. To-day France has 5704 miles of tracy served regularly by passenger trains with an average speed of 62 miles per hour, and 12,144 miles covered at 60 miies per hour. In the United States the figures are 93^6 miles at 62 miles per hour aud 20,387 at 60, according to statistics announced recently by the researeh department of the combined railways of France. The United States has an an admitted advantage in this question of speeds, because its rail system is 10 times greater than that of France. For reasons of safety, France sets limits which trains may not exceed: 75 miles per hour for steam locomotives, and 81 miles per hour for electrie rail buses. Among the new commercial speeds attained this year are: Paris-Havre now covered by steam train at an average speed of 56 miles per hour, and by rail buses at 71 miles per hour; ParisGalais now covered at 58 miles per -hour; Paris-Boulogne, 61; Paris-Brus-sels, 64; Paris-Orleans, 71.5; and Or-leans-Tours, 74.5 (electrie trains) ; Paris-Lyons, 77 and Paris-Nancy, 62. Golfer's Guide. Address — Learn to distinguish between grounding the club and clubbing the ground. Bogey — The scratch score for any hole; so ealled because you have only the ghost of a change of beating it. Bye — The part of a-match at which you begin really to get on to your game. Caddie — So called because he is used for the tee. Cleek — An epithet applied to the Club Handicap Committee. Cup — The sort of lie which the man cOming behind you gets. Head — So called because it is at tha foot of the club. Putt — Originally a shot aloug tha ground", take their putt first. vs> 3> «> v MISUKDERSTOOD A young man was invited to spcnd the evening at the home of a girl friend. She asked if he would like to dance a new variation of the Charleston, and when he expressed his wish to do so, the rugs were rolled back and the granioplione turned on. While they were dancing her father apjieared. WithouL saying a wofd, he walked over to the young man, seized him by the eollar, and hurled him into j the street. The youth was too amazed | to protest, but picked himself up ana went to the nearest telephone to ring up the girl. "You must forgive father," she ex- j plained. "You see, he's very deaf, and | he didn't hear the gramophone! "