Those Funny Funnels

Modern ship-funnels are like modem musical compositions—not everyone likes them. This goes for the new Orient Line flagship Oriana which made her maiden appearance in the Pacific in January.

Many feel that the two odd-shaped funnels on this fine ship very much detract from her appearance. (See phoio on news pages).

The justification is that these chimney-pot designs efficiently project smuts upwards and well clear of the open passenger decks.

But passengers who have travelled in other modern vessels— mostlv foreign—with comparatively low, attractively streamlined funnels which slope down aft, have had no complaints on the score ° f S Oriona's after funnel does not carry exhaust gases and could profitably have been eliminated from the point of view of appearances There is no denying that a streamlined attractively shaped funnel suggests speed and can sell passenger tickets, as certain Italian owned ships amongst the most attractive looking on the world’s sealanes— seem to have demonstrated in recent years. *n nrtis+s drawing of the new Canberra shows a somewhat more unolrtmsive arrangement of side-by-side funnels for that ship. A Smilar artist’s impression of the Northen Star indicates two tall and decided "controversial funnels in line fore and aft.-J. P. Shortall.