1 FEBRUARY 1935, Page 6

It was stated the other day, whether accurately or not

I do not profess to know, that the chef of a luxury liner ' draws a larger salary than the captain. However that - may be, I am told an authentic story of a recent reunion of a dozen or so former students of the crack Reole Polytechnique in Paris. They compared notes and found that of the whole group one who had been trained as a chef was earning not only more than any other, but something like double the salary of the next best paid.

JANUS.