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attained on the Atlantic, she is probably 

 still the favourite, even as she is still the 

 fastest. 



During several winters the ' Mary ' 

 was specially chosen to make the trip to 

 the Mediterranean from America, and she 

 was described as the " millionaires' ship ", 

 so rich were her passengers. She proved 

 a great favourite. 



Since the War a big, fast liner scarcely 

 pays her way on the Atlantic route in the 

 winter months, and it is becoming in- 

 creasingly the practice to withdraw them, 

 smaller and less speedy ships taking their 

 place. It is better to employ the fliers on 

 a winter cruise if possible than to lay them 

 up. 



The Mauretania is such a remarkable 

 ship, and is so representative of the best 

 ship-building practice, that I propose to 

 tell you as briefly as possible something 

 about her before passing on to speak of 

 her successors, which, though larger, 

 are substantially the same in all vital 



