Fifty Years Aboard A Cable Ship News In A Nutshell (1935)

Fifty years aboard a cable ship. Originally part of News in a Nutshell - international news stories in brief. On board ’Monarch’, a Post Office Cable ship. Various shots of Sir Kingsley Wood, the Postmaster General, being welcomed on board ship by officers. M/S of Sir Kingsley making a speech. Sir Kingsley presents John Campbell with the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Mr. Campbell has worked as a steward on board the ’Monarch’ for 50 years. C/U of Mr. C. speaking to camera he is pleased with the honour being conferred on him and his ship. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramo