French Train Speeas Raised

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 31, 6 February 1937, Page 9 (Supplement)

French Train Speeas Raised

PARlS—French rail speeds increased 10 per cent, during 1936 over 1935, putting Franco in second place for the highest speed over the greatest mileage. Only tho United Btates surpassed France's record, with Germany and Great Britain third aud fourth.

These speed records refer to commercial speeds of daily occurrence not Gto exploits of a sporting or technical nature. To-day France has 5704 miles of tracy served regularly by passenger trains with an average speed of 02 miles per hour, and 12,144 miles covered at 60 miles per hour. In the United Btates tho figures are 9306 miles at 62 miles per hour and 20,387 ut GO, according to statistics announced recently by the research department of the comDined railways of France. The United Btates 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 whiefi trains may not exceed: 75 miles per hour for steam locomotives, and 81 mijes per hour for electric rail buses. Among the new commercial speeds attained this year are: Paris-Havre now covered by steam train at an averuge speed of 5G miles per hour, and by rail buses at 71 miles per hour; FarisCalais now covered ut 58 miles per hour; Paris-Boulogne, 61; Paris-Brus-sels, G 4; Paris-Orieans, 71.5; and Or-leans-Tours, 74.5 (electric 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 called because you have only tho ghost of a change of beating it. Bye—Tho part of a match at which you begin really to get on to your Caddie—So called because ho is used for the tee. Cleek—A a epithet applied to the Club Handicap Committee. Cup—The sort of lie which tho man coming behind you gets. Head —Bo called because it is at the toot of the club. Putt —Originally a shot along the ground, take their putt first. <S> <s> <!> <!> MISUNDERSTOOD A young man was invited to spend tho evening at tho Homo of a girl friend. She asked if lie would like to dance a new variation of tho Charleston, and when he expressed his wish to do so, tho rugs wore, rolled back aud the gramophone turned on. While they were dancing her lather appeared. Without saying a word, ho walked over to the young man, seized 1 him by tho collar, aud hurled him into tho stroet. Tho youth was too amazed to protest, but picked himself up anu went to the nearest telephone to ring up the girl. “You must forgive father,” she explained. “You see, he's very deaf, and ho didn’t hoar the gramophonel ”