RMS Ausonia Passenger List - 29 September 1928

 

 

 

Cabin Passengers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Information for Passengers.

 

MEALS will be served at the following times in the Cabin Dining Saloon:
When One Sitting
BREAKFAST: 8-00 a.m.
LUNCHEON: 1-00 p.m.
DINNER: 7-00 p.m.

When Two Sittings
BREAKFAST: 7-30 a.m. and 8-30 a.m.
LUNCHEON: 12-30 p.m. and 1-30 p.m.
DINNER: 6-30 p.m. and 7-30 p.m.

The Bars in the Cabin will not be open later than Midnight, but it is within the discretion of the Commander to close them during the voyage at any time should he consider this course desirable.

SEATS AT TABLE.—Application may be made at any of the Chief Offices in advance, or to the Second Steward on board the Steamer on day of sailing.

DIVINE SERVICE on Sunday at 10-30 a.m.

DECK CHAIRS AND RUGS may be hired at a cost of 4/2 (or $1.00) each, on application to the Deck Steward. Each Rug is contained in a sealed cardboard box, and bears a serial number worked into the material so that passengers will have no difficulty in identifying their rugs. At the end of each voyage, the rugs which have been in use are sent to the store and thoroughly cleaned, before being re-issued.

THE SURGEON is authorized to make customary charges for his services, subject to the approval of the Commander, to First Class, Cabin, Second Class and Tourist Third Cabin passengers.

LIBRARIES.— In addition to a library of Standard Works, a special selection of up-to-date literature is available for the use of passengers.

BERTH LADDERS.—These may be obtained on application to Steward or Stewardess.

PORT HOLES.—Passengers should request their Bedroom Stewards to open and close the port holes in the Staterooms, as required.  It is dangerous for passengers to handle these themselves.

BERTHING OF PASSENGERS.—No alterations can be made except officially through the Purser.

VALUABLES.—The Company is not responsible for theft if valuables or money are kept in the Staterooms. The same should be placed in charge of the Purser for deposit in his safe, and n receipt will be given on the Company's form. As no charge is made for carriage the Company cannot accept any responsibility for loss or damage, however arising. Passengers are accordingly advised to protect themselves by insurance.

PAYMENTS.—Passengers should obtain a receipt from the Purser on the Company's form for any additional Passage Money, Rugs, Chairs, Excess Baggage, Freight, etc., paid on board.

DOGS.—Passengers are notified that dogs cannot be landed in Great Britain unless a license has previously been procured from the Board of Agriculture, London. License forms must be obtained by direct application to the Department before the dog is taken on board. Dogs are carried at the owner's risk, the rate being from £4 upwards, payable to the Purser.

Special Information for Westbound Passengers

RETURN ACCOMMODATION. —For the convenience of passengers who may be returning from Canada to Europe and have not made the necessary arrangements, the Purser will be pleased to radio for any required accommodation. This will enable passengers to complete their arrangements before leaving the steamer, consequently saving them time and trouble in Canada.

All inquiries regarding baggage on board the ship should be addressed to the Baggage Master.

Passengers are specially requested to claim their baggage before leaving the Customs Baggage Room. Otherwise, considerable delays and extra carriage charges will be incurred in forwarding any baggage not accompanying passengers on the Railway to the destination.

BAGGAGE. —INSURANCE OF BAGGAGE—The Company, while taking every possible care and precaution, strongly recommends passengers insure their baggage, as in the event of loss or damage, the Cunard Company cannot accept any liability beyond the amount specified on steamer tickets.

The Company offers facilities for the insurance of baggage prior to embarkation against loss by sea or land, risk of fire, breakage, theft or pilferage.

Stateroom baggage must be limited in size to 14 inches in height, 2 feet in width, and 3 feet 8 inches in length. Packages exceeding these limits are placed in Ship's Hold.

No individual baggage, whether for the hold, baggage room, or stateroom, should exceed 250 lbs. in weight.

Articles or packages weighing over 250 lbs. will not be accepted as baggage on the Canadian and United States Railroads. Packing cases, crates, bacon boxes, etc., will not be accepted as baggage but must be forwarded by freight train in Canada, and charges will be paid on full weight, whether or not the passenger takes baggage with him on the train.

Articles described below must not be enclosed amongst baggage, viz.: —
Money, Jewelry, Negotiable Papers, or Valuable Documents of any kind. Perishable Goods, Pictures, Glassware, Bottles, or Bric-a-brac Liquids.

The Steamship Lines can assume no liability for loss of or damage to or caused by such articles.

Dangerous articles include Fireworks, Matches, Gunpowder, Gasoline, and Cartridges. Moving Picture Films, etc., must not be enclosed in baggage on any account.

Baggage Allowance on Atlantic Steamers is on the following scale for Cabin passengers:—
Free, 20 cubic feet.
Excess Charge, 2/6 per cubic foot.

To avoid leakage and damage, passengers are requested not to carry liquids in their baggage.

BONDING BAGGAGE. —Baggage can be checked In Bond at the Landing Port to the principal points in the U.S.A. and Canada.

Baggage is subject to Customs inspection at the port of landing, and packages should be such that they can be quickly opened.

Careful attention to instructions will facilitate baggage handling on the steamer's arrival and thus prevent passenger delays.

Passengers disembarking at Quebec or Montreal are specially requested to claim their baggage and obtain a numbered check for each piece from the Railway Baggage Master.

REFRESHMENT FACILITIES ON SPECIAL BOAT TRAINS - LONDON TO SOUTHAMPTON. - Arrangements have been made with The Southern Railway for early Saloon trains run from Waterloo to Southampton in connection with Cunard sailings to have breakfast cars attached for the convenience of Saloon passengers. Any passengers wishing to reserve seats in this car should advise either of the Cunard Company's London Offices.

For Cabin passengers, breakfast baskets will be supplied by the Railway Company, and passengers can purchase these baskets before the departure of the special train from Waterloo, or passengers can order them in advance through either of the Cunard Company's London Offices.

Arrivals In Québec and Montréal

Cabin passenger examinations occur in Quebec or on board a steamer between Québec and Montréal.

On arrival at Montreal, the Customs attend the Dock, with Representatives of the Railway Companies and passengers destined for interior points holding rail orders. They exchange such orders for Rail tickets, pass Customs, and check their baggage to their destination.

Passengers are transferred from the Dock to the Railway Stations in the Transfer Company's vehicles.

In the event of the steamer docking at Montreal too late in the evening for passengers to connect with the night trains, they may remain on board overnight and disembark at 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

In the event of the steamer arriving in Montreal after 7 p.m. and before 9.30 p.m., passengers have the option of staying overnight on the steamer. Still, they must come ashore that evening for customs examination of baggage, exchange of rail orders, etc.

If the steamer arrives after 9.30 p.m., only local passengers with hand baggage are permitted to leave the steamer, and if they have heavy baggage, they will be required to attend the Dock early the following morning to pass Customs on the same.

PUBLIC TELEPHONES. -Telephone service with booths and operators in attendance will be near the Customs Lines on the Wharf.

TAXICABS can be hired at the Piers.

MONEY EXCHANGE. —As a convenience to passengers, the Purser has been authorized to carry funds for Exchange purposes. Still, owing to fluctuations, making any fixed Rate of Exchange is impossible.

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS. - CANADA.  Wearing apparel, articles of personal adornment, toilet articles, and similar personal effects of persons arriving in Canada may be passed free, without entry at Customs, as travelers' baggage, under the provisions of the Customs tariff, but this provision shall only include such articles as accompany and are in use of and as are necessary and appropriate for the wear and use of such persons for the immediate purpose of the journey and present comfort and convenience. It shall not be held to apply to merchandise or articles intended for other persons or sale.

Settlers' Effects Free of Duty.—Wearing apparel household furniture, books, implements and tools of trade, occupation or guns, musical instruments, domestic sewing machines, typewriters, livestock, bicycles, carts, and other vehicles, and agricultural implements in use by the settler for at least six months before his removal to Canada, not to include machinery or articles imported for use in any manufacturing establishment or for sale; also books, pictures, family plate or furniture, personal effects and heirlooms left by bequest; provided that any dutiable articles entered as settlers' effects may not be so entered unless brought with the settler on his first arrival, and shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of without payment of duty until after twelve months' actual use in Canada.

CANADIAN CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS. The attention of passengers bound for Canada is drawn to the "Framed Notice" relative to the Canadian Customs' Requirements at Canadian ports.

CANADIAN POSTAL RATES.

Local or "Drop" Letters. —Two cents for the first ounce, one cent for each additional ounce. Letters for delivery in Canada. United States, all places in the North American Continent, and British Guiana—two cents for the first ounce, two cents for each additional ounce; for Great Britain and all other places in the British Empire except as above—three cents for the first ounce, three cents for each additional ounce, to all other countries not mentioned above— eight cents for the first ounce and four cents for each subsequent ounce.

Postcards for delivery in Canada, Great Britain, all places in the British Empire, and places in the North American Continent, two cents each; all other countries, 4 cents each.

Canadian Newspapers to points in Canada. United States, Mexico, Great Britain, and certain other places, one cent for each four ounces.

Printed Matter for delivery in Canada, United States, or Mexico, one cent for every two ounces.

Commercial Papers for delivery in Canada at "Letter Rate"; to other places, eight cents for a packet not exceeding eight ounces in weight and two cents for each additional two ounces.

Samples for delivery in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, one cent for every two ounces; to all other countries, four cents for the first four ounces and two cents for every two ounces over four ounces.

CASH ON DELIVERY — PARCELS. - Passengers are requested to note that the Company does not undertake to accept delivery of parcels in Great Britain and Northern Ireland if the value of the contents is to be paid on delivery unless prior arrangements are made with the Company for the amount to be paid.

PASSENGERS' MAIL AND ADDRESSES. Letters for passengers on board the steamers should be addressed c/o The Cunard Company's offices at the Port of Departure or Arrival.

The name of the Passenger and steamer must be clearly given.

Passengers' addresses may be left at the Purser's Office so that any letters received after passengers have left the ship may be forwarded.

Passengers may have Mail. Telegrams and Cables sent to the care of any of the Cunard Chief Offices.

TOURIST DEPARTMENT. —A Department is maintained at each of the Cunard Company's American and Canadian Offices, where accurate information and helpful assistance relative to travel in the United States and throughout the world is at patrons' disposal.

Cruises in season to the West Indies and Pacific Coast. South America, etc.

CONDUCTRESS—On each vessel to Canada a qualified Conductress is carried whose special duty is the welfare of all unaccompanied women and children during the voyage and at the port of landing.

NURSE. A fully certificated Nurse is carried on every Passenger Vessel of the Line.

SPECIAL RAIL RATES FOR FRIENDS OF WESTBOUND AND EASTBOUND OCEAN PASSENGERS.-Special cheap return tickets are issued to friends of Westbound and Eastbound ocean passengers wishing to travel from London to Liverpool, Southampton or Plymouth, the fares being as follows:—

London to Liverpool
First Class: 55/- return.
Third Class: 33/- return.

London to Southampton
First Class: 22/- return.
Third Class: 13/3 return.

London to Plymouth
First Class: 62/9 return.
Third Class: 37/9 return.

 

Special Information for Eastbound Passengers.

RETURN ACCOMMODATION. —For the convenience of those passengers who may be returning from Europe to the United States and who have not yet made the necessary arrangements, the Purser will be pleased to radio the Company's Head Office at Liverpool for any accommodation required. This will enable passengers to complete their arrangements before leaving the steamer and consequently save them time and trouble in Great Britain or the Continent.

BAGGAGE. —Passengers are recommended to insure their baggage, as the Company's liability is strictly limited per contract ticket.

All inquiries regarding baggage on board the ship should be addressed to the Baggage Master.

Passengers are specially requested to claim their baggage before leaving the Customs Baggage Room. Otherwise, considerable delays and extra carriage charges will be incurred in forwarding any baggage not accompanying passengers on the railway to the destination.

To avoid leakage and damage, passengers are requested not to carry liquids in their baggage.

BAGGAGE BY SPECIAL TRAINS. -The Southern Railway.—Passengers landing at Southampton and proceeding to London by special train can hand their baggage over to The Southern Railway for delivery at passengers' destination on their system, on payment of one shilling per package.

ARRIVALS AT CHERBOURG. —Under normal conditions, passengers are landed by tender up to io p.m., but if the ship arrives later, they will disembark after breakfast the next morning.

In the event of the steamer not being able to land passengers sufficiently early to allow them to reach Paris before the early hours of the following morning, there is at Cherbourg a comfortable hotel, the Casino, which can accommodate anyone who wishes to stay overnight in Cherbourg and travel to Paris during the daytime. The Purser can arrange reservations by wireless.

Hand baggage is carried from the steamer to the tender by the stewards. Passengers are informed that from the time their hand baggage is on the tender, they are solely responsible for it, and they must see that it is passed through Customs and placed in their carriage on the special train.

All hand baggage not claimed on the tender or left in Customs is collected and included with registered baggage for Paris. For these packages there is a charge of Fcs. 40.00 per package, Cherbourg—Paris.

Passengers are advised that the Cunard Company cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage caused by neglect by passengers not claiming their hand baggage on the tender.

All baggage registered in New York or Montreal for Cherbourg only, if not claimed at that port, is forwarded directly to Paris at a charge of Fcs. 40.00 per package.

TICKETS.—All passengers without rail tickets can obtain them from the Company's Office in the waiting room at Cherbourg, which they pass through after clearing through Customs.

SPECIAL TRAINS.—Special trains are run in connection with the arrival of steamers. Dining cars are attached to these trains, and luncheons and dinners are served at Fcs. 25.00 per head, exclusive of wines.

RESERVED SEATS. —Passengers wishing to reserve first-class seats in advance may book the same onboard ship on application to the Purser, provided they have first-class rail tickets to Paris. There is no charge made for these reservations.

ARRIVALS AT PLYMOUTH. — Passengers from the United States are landed at any time of the day unless the steamer anchors after 9 p.m. In this case, passengers will land at 7 o'clock the following morning, the latter hour to be advanced to 6 a.m. between the period May 1st to September 30th.

LONDON. —The Great Western Railway will run special trains from Plymouth Docks to London (Paddington Station) when an ordinary express train is not available for the equivalent of 30 first-class, or 50 third-class fares immediately after passengers are landed and the baggage examined by the British Customs Authorities. The journey to London lasts four hours.

OTHER PLACES IN GREAT BRITAIN.—Express (rains are run from Plymouth to the principal towns in Great Britain, including:—

• Bristol
• Stratford-on-Avon
• Birmingham
• Cardiff
• Swansea
• Chester
• Liverpool
• York
• and to Scotland.

 

The latest Great Western Railway time-tables may be obtained from the Purser.

RAILWAY TICKETS.—Passengers are requested to secure their Plymouth-London railway tickets from the Purser before Leaving the ship. Tickets for other stations and for various sightseeing tours can be obtained at the Docks on landing. Particulars of standard tours at inclusive fares can be obtained from the Purser.

RESERVATION OF SEATS. —Accommodation is reserved for each passenger traveling by special trains to London. Tickets given the number of the compartment will be distributed to passengers in the Waiting Room at Plymouth Docks.

BAGGAGE. —The Great Western Railway Company allocates a porter to each passenger to handle baggage. If desired, baggage can be left in charge of Great Western Officials, who will arrange transit and delivery to the destination.

In the case of steamers inward bound from Montreal, Plymouth passengers are landed immediately on arrival. If this should take place at an inconvenient hour, arrangements will be made by our Plymouth Office for Hotel accommodation to be reserved for passengers' use.

ARRIVALS AT SOUTHAMPTON. — Passengers will be landed up to 8 p.m. If the ship berths later, passengers will disembark the next morning after breakfast.

In connection with the arrivals of the "Berengaria'' and "Aquitania" only, a Special Train will be dispatched to London (Waterloo Station) as soon as possible after landing, the journey occupying about 1 ¾ hours. Passengers wishing to travel First Class on the Special Train are requested to make an early application to the Purser for seats to be reserved. They are strongly recommended to purchase their rail tickets at the Purser's Office on board, as failure to do this may result in delay and inconvenience to the passenger.

It is notified for the information of passengers that the Cunard Company employs at Southampton the necessary labor for the transfer of baggage from the steamer to the special trains at the ship's side for London.

Passengers on arrival will find representatives of well-known firms in the shed alongside the steamer, and if their special services are utilized for the handling of baggage they are authorized to charge according to tariff.

ARRIVALS AT LONDON. -Passengers disembark from New York steamers at King George V. Dock, whilst passengers travelling per Canadian Service disembark at Surrey Commercial Dock. Vessels unable to dock owing to missing the tide, land passengers by tender at Tilbury, a special train being in attendance to convey them to St. Paneras Station (L. M. & S. Rly.), London. Passengers landing at King George V. Dock proceed by special train to Liverpool Street Station. Where Surrey Commercial Dock is the terminal, passengers are conveyed, with their baggage, by Motor Conveyances to a waiting room at 234, Gray's Inn Road, this location being centrally situated.

ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL. TIME OF LANDING PASSENGERS. —Under normal conditions, when any of the Company's steamers arrive alongside the Liverpool Landing Stage after 7 p.m., it is optional for the passengers to go on shore that night. If they remain on board, they will be landed after breakfast the following morning either on the Stage or in the dock as circumstances permit.

In the same way, when the vessel reaches the river but does not come alongside the Stage, to prevent inconvenience and to meet emergencies, any passengers desirous of disembarking will, on the arrival of the steamer, be landed with hand baggage only, by tender.

CUSTOMS. —The following is a list of the principal articles subject to duty on being brought into the United Kingdom, and the smallest quantities should be declared to the Customs Authorities: —Tobacco, Cigars. Cigarettes, Wines, Liqueurs, Spirits, Perfumery, Sugar and Goods containing Sugar, Silk and Artificial Silk, Lace and Embroidery, Musical Instruments, Gramophones and Gramophone Records, Clocks, Watches, Cameras, Field and Opera Glasses, etc. Reprints of copyrighted books and Mimic are subject to confiscation.

AUTOMOBILE TOURS IN GREAT BRITAIN. — The Cunard Company is in a position to arrange for the hire of Automobiles to passengers on the arrival of their steamers at Liverpool, Plymouth, or Southampton. Tour programs with fixed prices can be obtained on application to the Pursers or the Company's Offices.

The tours outlined cover the most interesting and historic places in Great Britain and offer a most enjoyable trip for people desirous of seeing more English rural life than is possible when traveling by rail from town to town.

AUTOMOBILE TOURS ON THE CONTINENT. — The Company's Offices in Paris and Cherbourg are in a position to arrange for the hire of Cars to meet steamers at Cherbourg and take passengers on long or short Tours or direct to their destinations.

Pursers will gladly give passengers particular rental rates and any other information they desire.

AEROPLANE RESERVATIONS -Seats can also be arranged for Aeroplane Services from London to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, etc. Applications should be made to the Purser.

PROFESSIONAL GAMBLERS.-Passengers are informed that Professional Gamblers are reported as frequently crossing on Atlantic Steamers, and are warned to take precautions accordingly.

The "Ausonia" carries an orchestra of professional musicians, which will play at the undermentioned times and places:

• Cabin Dining Saloon: 1-10 p.m. to 2-00 p.m.
• Cabin Dining Saloon: 7-10 p.m. to 8-00 p.m.
• Lounge (Orchestral) or Garden Lounge for Dancing: 9:00 p.m. to 10-45 p.m.

 

Procedure For Recovery of U.S. Head Tax for Passengers Landing at Canadian Ports.

Passengers proceeding to or through the United States via a Canadian Port and who have paid the United States Head Tax of 35/- will be required to make an application at the Purser's office during the voyage for a Head Tax Guarantee Certificate, such document to be surrendered to the United States Inspector on arrival, who will in exchange supply Form 514. This latter document, fully completed, will entitle the passenger to a refund of the Tax, provided such a passenger leaves the U.S. within 60 days and claims within 120 days from the date of entry into the United States.

Transit Certificate Form 514 must be handed to the transportation company when completed, in time to allow the same to be placed before the Immigration Authorities in Washington within 120 days of the passenger's arrival in the United States.

 

Long-Distance Wireless Service

This vessel is equipped with a special, up-to-date Wireless Apparatus, which enables passengers to keep in constant touch with their friends or business partners throughout the voyage across the North Atlantic Ocean.

WIRELESS TELEGRAMS.

VIA BRITISH COAST STATIONS—The inclusive rate for places in the United Kingdom is 11d. Per word, for other countries, the rate is 10d. Per word, plus landline and cable charges. Every word in the address, text, and signature is counted; all charges must be prepaid.

VIA UNITED STATES COAST STATIONS. The wireless rate is via New York City and New London. Conn., Tuckerton, N.J., East Moriches, L.I., Chatham, and Boston, Mass., is 9d. Per word, every word in the address, text, and signature is counted; handling charges are additional; all charges must be prepaid.

VIA CANADIAN COAST STATIONS.—The wireless rate via Cape Race and Sable Island is 1s. 0 ½ d., and Louisburg 9d. per word, via Montreal, Quebec, Gross Isle, Clarke City, T.Q., St. John, N.B., Grindstone Island, N. Sydney. N.S., Chebucto Head, N.S., Yarmouth, N.S., Belle Isle, Pt. Amour, Father Point, and Fame Point, is calculated at 7d. per word ; every word in address, text and signature is counted ; landline charges additional ; all charges must be prepaid.

VIA FRENCH COAST STATIONS. —The wireless rate is 8d. Per word, every word in address, text, and signature is counted; landline charges additional; all charges must be prepaid.

SHIP TO SHIP. —The general rate on ship-to-ship messages is 8d. Per word, Dutch, Belgian, and certain other vessels apply a ship tax with a minimum of ten words. The charges on messages to these vessels will be calculated as follows:

• English ship tax, 4d. Per word, without minimum.
• Dutch or Belgian, etc., ship tax, 4d. Per word, with a minimum of 3s. 4d.- Thus, for a message of ten words or more, the charge is 8d. Per word.

WIRELESS LETTERS.

Passengers may send Wireless letters to their friends from Mid-Atlantic. A special reduced charge of 4s. 2d. ($1.00) is made for twenty words: mail charges additional. For each word over this number, 1d Will be charged.

Wireless Letters—the text of which must be written in plain language —are sent by radio to another ship passing in the opposite direction and forwarded to their destination by air mail and/or express delivery on arrival at the first port of call.

Wireless letters for posting in the U.S. must show in the address the Christian names of the Addressee or the title Mr., Mrs., or Miss.

Passengers are requested to see that they obtain a signed receipt showing amount paid for each message handed in for transmission.

For particulars regarding Wireless communications established or expected, please consult the Wireless Notice Board.

Full information regarding rates, etc., can be obtained from either the Wireless or Purser's Office.