New-York tribune., 1922-04-01
Mauretania, I'm
New Carb, Gets
Noisy w elcon1e
Fastest Merchantmen Comes
10 Port After Undergo
ing Regeneration in the
Yards of Her Builders
Furnaces Now Burn Oil
John Basseu Moore, Serv-
ing ON The Hague Court
of Justice, a Passenger

The rejuvenated Cunard liner Maure-
tsnis. fastest merchantmen in the
world, came to port yesterday from
southampton after "rest" of six
months in the yards Of her builders.
During her vacation her famous tur-
bines we're tuned Up and overhauled
snd oil burning furnaces were sub
stituted for those that once burned
coal. The big flyer was redecorated,
painted, enameled and polished from
stem to stern and in her new dress
she looked like some late creation OF
the sea- sent over on a maiden voyage
1t has been said that she is the
popular belle of ship society at this
port art her return to service yester-
day received the enthusiastic welcome
Que g debutansc. From the Narrows
" 10 the Cunard Lines piers in the North
Rive whistles afloat and ashore hailed
her and kept her own siren busy in
response.
No Effort to Set Speed Mark
The Mauretania's unbeaten record of
days 10 hours and II minutes from
Daunt's Rock Lightship to Sandy
Hook was not even closely approached
on the run which ended Yesterday
Captain A. II. Rostron. the Maure-
'ania's master, sald yesterday this is
not the season to reach out for rec
ords and he did not push his big
charge. The vessel came through
bad weather throughout the run and
was content TO steam at an average
speed of 1898 knots, which brought her
here IN days IL hours II minutes
On her famous record run across the
Atlantic before the war, when she was
in command of Captain Paddy" Dow,
The Mauretainia maintained an aver
age speed of 26.06 knots.
BY way of slight test to see how
she would tune up Captain Rostron
crowded"on speed on Wednesday dur
ing three hours of fairly heavy
weather, and when the squirt was over
IT was observed that the flyer main
tanned speed of twenty-s,x knots for
The full three hours. Her days run
+or the twenty-four hours ending
wednesday was COS miles.
1.-The Mauretania is better ship to-
day than she ever was" said the skip
per, "and am confident that within a
few months she will be breaking her
own great westward record"
cheerful innovation in the matter
of decoration, which pleased her travel
ers, was the profusion of growing
plants scattered throughout tho public
rooms and companionways. Her per-
,nanent floral equipment includes 80
palms, 80 bay trees, 100 ferns and 500
potted plants, blooming in great
variety Of color.
John Bassett Moore Returns
Ap,
ssngers was John Bassett Moore, who
is serving as an American Judge of the
Permanent Court Of international Jus
tice at The Hague. He returned for
short stay and will go back to Hol-
land in June when the sessions will
begin. On June 15, he said, the court
will go into formal session and draft
rules and regulations. The sessions
which he left, he said, were devoted
exclusively to determining the pro-
cedure the court will use when it con-
venes in June.
There are fortyfive countries which
are signstory to the courts function
ing" said Mr.. Moore, land many ques-
tions will be brought before it for
settlement. Officially the United States
is not member. nevertheless | shall
go to Washington to confer with sev-
eral persons who are interested in-'the
court and Its Off1c1alS.
Brock Pemberton on Board
Brock Pemberton, the theatrical
producer, who presented Miss Gilda
Varesi with Enter Madame" in Lon
don, returned with Mrs. Pemberton.
While in Amsterdam, he said, he was
much impressed with an exhibition of
the theater crafts, which included
scenery, miniature stage sets. CO.'S
tunes and properties, and after the
exhibit has finished its display in Lon
don he will organize q committee to
bring it to New York. While abroad
the producer procured several new
plays which he will present next fall.
Among. others on the Mauretania
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Barbour, the
Misses Patricia and Dorothy Erooker,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. +. Swift jr., Robert P
Smith, Senior Paul Toledo Lopez and
W Il Eead