ARRIVAL OF THE COPTIC.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9358, 8 May 1889, Page 4

ARRIVAL OF THE COPTIC.

Port Chalmers, Tuesday. — Arrived : R.M.s. Coptic, from via Capetown and Hobart. She brings 1,734 tons of cargo, til passengers, 7 bags of mails . and 20 cases of parcel post. Captain Burton, R. ><. , is still in command, but amongst her officers there has been a slight change. Mr. Kempson, her late chief officer, has been transferred to the R.M.s. Celtic, and Mr. Unsworth. of of the Celtic, has taken his place. Dr. McCaskar succeeds Dr. Humphrey, and Mr. Hayes comes in place of Mr. Thornton as fourth officer. She landed 55 passengers and IS4 tons of cargo at Hobart. She left Plymouth at 1.37 p.m. March 23rd, Tenenffe at 6.50 p.m. on the 28th: had light variable winds until crossing the equator on April 4th in bug. 10.10, and thence had fresh head winds to Capetown, which she reached at 2 a.m. on the 14th. Left again at 10.47 a.m. the same d&v, and a strong north-easterly rrale for three days, followed by north-westerly winds with occasional snow squalls. Arrived at Hobart at 8 a.m. on May 2nd, and left at 11.55 a.m. on the 3rd: had strong westerly winds with high sea to arrival. PASSENGERS FOR AUCKLAND. The following are the Coptic's passengers for Auckland : — Saloon : Messrs. F. W. Pvne, T. G. PleydelL Second saloon: Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wood, Misses Wood (2j, Masters Wood (2). Steerage: Mr. and Mrs. A- Jackson and family (3), Mrs. Smith and family (2). Messrs. Perobye, Schuster, Smith. Cosini, Watt, McMurray, Anderson, 0 Donnel, Resichk. Father.