ARRIVAL OF THE lONIC.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LX, Issue LX, 29 December 1910, Page 8

ARRIVAL OF THE lONIC.

DEATH AT SEA. BY TELEGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, Dec. 29. The lonic arrived from London, via Hobart, to-da_v, with 701 passengers. The third-class passengers totalled 575, of whom 148 were assisted by fhe Government, 35" being farmers, 7 farm hands, 45 domestics and 19 wives who are rejoining -their husbands. Except for a rough trip across the Bay of Biscay there was good weather. A male thirdclass passenger named Payton died on the voyage and was buried at sea. A third-class passenger (a male) was detamed by the Port Health Officer on the ground that he was suffering from a chest complaint and will be senifback by the Tainui. .