NEW LINER

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19897, 28 May 1936, Page 9

NEW LINER

THE QUEEN MARY SAILS. HUG! OROWD 0F SIGHTSIERS. RECORD MAY BE ATTEMPTED. United Press Assn—Elsa. Tel. copyright (Raceived May ‘2B. it am.) LONDON. May 27. The liner Queen Mary sailed at 4.82 p.nl. on her maiden voyage to America. ' Rivailina the Derby crowd: were sighteeere at. Southampton to witneee the departure. Blr Edgar Britten lnepeoted the crew In the morning. The thin was aearched tor atowawaye. The decision as to whether an attempt will be made to set up a record reete with Sir Edgar Britten, and wit! depend largely on the weather. Huge crowds Everywhere. Crowds estimated at a quarter of a million. thronged the Southampton dorks. the shores of Southampton. the water. and heights of tho- lsle of \\’lght and packed the decks of every available steamer and motor heal. and aeroplanes new overhead. as the Queen Mary cast off and aimed slowly from her herth. The manoeuvre was earried out perfectly. and in less than a quarter nt‘ an hour the ~:zreat vessel. dwarnmz all the craft. she passed. gathered way and moved rapidly towards the sea. .\lany busy hours preceded the linr'i“s departure. and every ineident. from the muster of the entire. rrew of 1100 and heat drill. with the launching or the. El unsinkahle motor life—heais. to the arrival of many distin—guished passengers and their friends. was cheered by quayside sightseers. Link of floodwili. In an interview the liner's Captain. Sir Edgar Britten. who received mes—sages to-day from \vell-wlshers all over the. world, said he was sure the Queen Many would be a great success. and spoke of her as a link of goodwill hetwecu the two great Eng—lish~speaking peoples. Crowds gathered this evening at Cherhnurg tr) welcome the Queen Mary on her first. call.