New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-17
Storage Oversold, Maure-
tania Sails as Disappoint-
ed Ones Line Pier.
HEAVY MAIL BAGS
TAKE UP ROOM
Rio Cunarder, with All Cabins
Full. Will Reach Fishguard
Monday Morning.

With every stateroom in the first, sec
ond and third class cabins occupied 400
hays Of Christmas mail below her decks
o,a Ct Nicholas as her patron saint. the
Mauritania. Of the Cunard Line left her
uier here soon after s o'clock last night
II the weather is propitous. the huge
vessel will reach Fishguard at O'Clock
Nordav morning, December = giving
ter Messengers a chance TO be IN 'dear
old Iuunon" by noon of the same day'
leaving ample time for them TO accllma-
tive themselves and work up an appetite
Cor really and truly English plum pud-
ding on Christmas.
Passengers bound for Paris. It was sald'
would reach their destination early Tucs-
dav morning. while those bound for Der
lin are scheduled 10 arrive there later IN
the dav. Mails for those cities are eA-
rected TO be only an hour or so pehIhu'
Tbose who intended to offset the hiSh
cost Of Christmas giving by hing al 'he
wheel at Monte Carlo stand an eXce"e'l'
chance of being in the gaming muH'c'-
pality on Christmas Eve.
with persons returning 10 their naive
countries for the holidays, ScandinaVia"S
and Irish predominating. When the YES
col sailed. after being delayed fifteen mil
rtes on account of the extra heavy mail
r,ore than a hundred would-oe passengers
lined the pier.
Agents in Canada and distant cities OF
,,a r-rited States. in spite Of warnings
from the Cunard Line, oversold the steer
age The disappointed ones Will be taken
ocross on the first available steamship
hut they may be disappointed in not oelns
., home when Santa Claus makes his
rounds. ,o
Among the passengers on the Maure-
,ania Was Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, crosslhs
~ enAnd Christmas with her daughter
.rd eon-in-law. the Hon. John Hubert
Ward. Mrs. Iind-af-Hageby, the Enshsh
observation-disclosures, who came TO lhe
United States recently TO attend the anu
,ivisectionist congress at Washington
was also a passenger.
THE congress was a great success
Miss Hagebv said. Although your couh-
try seems to be behind England IN recog-
rizinr the Importance of the movement
remarkable progress is being mace. Inc
attitude Of medical men here IS some
what peculiar; they seem TO resent the
intrusion of the work of such gathering
as we have just held
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Alfred Gooosoh' OIL
London. we're also aboard the Christmas
shin. taking with them five PeklnGese
dogs. valued at $1,000. Mrs Goodson was
Judge at the Pekingese dog show held
recently in New York.
Others who made the voyage on the
hollv-decked vessel were the Hon T.
Agar-Robartes. of London: Sir CHARLES
Lady Allom and the Misses Margaret ana
Doris Allom, OF London Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Ambrose Clark and Miss Clark; Major
and Mrs. II. Cleeve, of Washington
Prince Henry Of Croy. Mrs. Frederick r.
Guest and three children, the Right Rev.
DIR. Frederick j. Kinsman. Miss COR
nelia Kinsman, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Stern and Mrs. r. c. Livingston, Ne"
York; Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. ID. Mears, OF
Vancouver: Sir George Paish. OF Liver
pool; Mrs. II. Gordon Selfridge and Miss
Rosalie Selfridge. Chicago, and Lady
EVELYN Ward. Toronto.