The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-01
MAURITANIA HERE
AS AN OIL BURNER
Welcomed After Half Years
Absence; Made Trip in Five
Days, Twelve Hours.
JUDGE MOORE RETURNS
Going to Washington From
Hague: Six Foot Irish Girls
Life Of the Trip.
JUDGE MOORE RETURNS

The Cunard greyhound Mauritania,
holder of the speed record Of the seas,
has been truly rejuvenated, according to
her commander. Capt. A. II Rostron.
who brought her in yesterday from
southampton and Cherbourg as an oil
burner in the fast time OF five days.
twelve hours and seventeen minutes
over a course of 3.16l nautical miles at
an average hourly speed Of 1898 knots
For three hours OF the nautical DAY end
ing at noon on Wednesday. in a rough
sea, the ship averaged more than &c
knots. The skipper said he could not
wish to command finer vessel and
added, with condolences:
I'VE have not been pressing her, but
her performance on this trip conyirces
me that she is capable of doing every
thing she has done in the past"
II Is not unlikely that before the end
or the spring the Mauretania may mako
an effort to eclipse her>westward run OF
four days ten hours and forty-one min
utes. made twelve years ago between
Queenstown and Sandy Hoof>N. Capt
Fostron indicated that the trip ended
Yesterday was more In the nature Of an
ocean trial to demonstrate the recondi-
toned liners capabilities than an effort
at swift passage. This is not the
season for breaking records
Ihe temperance Of the Mauretania
after an absence of half a year from
this port inspired local steam craft to
greet her vigorously as If she were a
new creation. and bells along the North
River front helped in the whistle greet
ing. She brought 100 passengers
IN. \. NJ
TWO tallest sisters that have landed from
a liner in long time. They are the
Misses Patricia NJ and Dorothy
Brooker, daughters of Major G. III
brooker Of the Iniskillaa Tusileers They
are six feet in their shoes and have n
little brother going TO school in England
VINO Is SIX feet three. The young women
i've IN England now. Their place in
Limerick was raided twice BY Sim Fein-
ers and they were chased twenty miles
they will visit friends in Washington
Their fellow voyagers say they were
the life Of the ship.
John Bassett Moore. American Judge
or the Permanent Tribunal of Inter
national Justice who returned from The
Hague. said that after the formal meet
ing OF the court in June he would be
able TO tell more about 1t and its work
Although the United States is nor oft
Judge Moore win 20 to Washington and
confer with several officials and other
person. interested In IT,
=. ~ arhour head OF the linen thread
coDpa'tg ~ Paterson. said that the flax
coming Out Of Russia was being handled
Nv French syndicate and that the
BolsheNists would not dispose of It i'm
lots OF less than 1000 tons. Russia did
rot need outside help TO bring her out
: Or her present condition. he said. Re-
form would come from the inside and
she would resume her place among the
nations OF the world
Brock Penherton. theatrical producer.
returned with Mrs. Peniberton from
London. where he put on Enter
Madame" at the Royalty Theatre. lie
went to Berlin and Vienna and found
the theators there Furnishing. He has
acquired the rights to several new
plays. but will not produce anything
until next fall
Mrs. William Ziegler Jr.. who has
been touring the Mediterranean. said
She would go TO her home III Connecti-
cut. where she will be Joined hy her
husband, who has been playing with the
polo team at Aiken. S. a. Other ar
rivals were w ". Read. British horse
man; the Countess Gizyka, Mr. and Mrs
r. Il. Swift, Mr., and Mrs. r. r. Swift
.Tr., Robert r. Smith. manager OF the
a. and II. chain stores, and Mrs Smith
Maxwell Morris, and Paul Toledo Lopez,
Charge dAffaires OF Honduras in Paris.
and Mrs. Lopez.