ON THE RENOWN

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10305, 14 January 1927, Page 5

ON THE RENOWN

ATTRACTIONS OF SHIPBOARD L li-ji. CINEMA SHOW IN FULL SWING. LADIES TOUR AND FURNACE ROOMS. A. & N.Z.C.A. Special Correspondent (Received Jan. 13, 7.20 p.m.) HALS. RENOWN, Wed. Midnight. With the Oinaries well astern lil'e aboard the'Renown dropped quickly into the usual channels of a long voyage. All deck sports were organised before Tenerifte faded from view. The Duice and Duchess of York and suite attended a cinema show in the evening, qnd during a temporary breakdown of the machine they listened to the audience singing chanties, after the Duke, who lias a machine of his own, helped the operators to discover the defects. To-day their Highnesses made a thorough tour of the engine, boiler and furnace rooms, exploring every part. Characteristic of the new oil tired in the Navy, the Duchess -and Lady Gilmour. did not require to don overalls, the Renown's engine room staff boasting that it would be unnecessary to wear anything over ordinary clothes,- everything being spotless, as it was. The Duke and Duchess received a cable from Mr Bruce conveying Australia’s best wishes for an enjoyable cruise and promising a warm welcome to Australia. The,Duke suitably replied.—A.N.Z.C.A.