ARRIVAL OF THE IONIC.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10596, 14 September 1896, Page 1

ARRIVAL OF THE IONIC.

The Shaw. Savill, and Albion Company's R.M.S. lonic, from London, via Capetown, Hobart, Wellington, and Lyttelton. arrived alongside the George street pier early on Saturday morning to take in cargo for London. The lonic is still under the command of Captain C. H Kempson, R.N.R.; Mr R. W. James, chief officer; Mr E. C. Roberts, first officer; Mr R. B. Rainy, second; Mr L. Thomson, third; Mr F • Pentreath, fourth; Mr J. Bell, chief engineer ; Mr G. M'Mahon, second; Mr G. Wright, third ; Mr F. Purvis, fourth; Mr F. Warren, fifth -, Mr J.'Calderwood, chief refrigerating engineer; Mr J.-Reid, second; Dr W. Lillie. surgeon : Mr E. Owens, chief steward; Mrs M'Connell, stewardess; and Mr H. F. Middleton, purser, to whom we are indebted for the following report of the passage from London:—She left the Royal Albert Docks on July 9; experienced fine weather to Plymouth. After embarking mails and passengers she left again at 3.15 p.m. ; on July 10; had light easterly winds and fine weather, end reached Teneriffe at 4.47 a.m. on the ltitb, and left again at 5.43 p.m same d ay; carried N. E. winds up to the equator, which was crossed on luly 21, when she met the W.E. trades, which held to lat. 16 S., long. 4E.; they were followed, by jtrongN.W. winds to arrival at Capetown, which poi't was reached at 11.39 a.m. on July 30 ; landed 19 saloon and 140 steerage passengers. About 600 tons of coal were required, but owing to the want of wharf accommodation and the lack of any facilities for coaling the vessel wan detained for four days, leaving at 11.10 a.m. on August' 3 ; had light S.W wind with fine weather until the sth, then southerly wind and moderate sea until the 7th, when it veered to the northward until the 9th, and on the Bth she passed five small icebergs, and a quantity of ice was p»ss-.<- between lat. 452 S., long. 5431 E., and lat. 45~tf H., long. 5b"9 E. j thence she had strong N. ami N>W. winds with high sea, with an occasionally southerly breezt and squally weather to arrival at Hobart at 8 a.m. on the 21st; landed 26 passengers and discharged 360 tons of cargo, leaving again at 4.30 p.m. on the 22nd; experienced fine weather until entering Cook Strait, when a strong S.E. wind was encountered, which held to arrival at Wellingtor at 4;30 p.m. on the 26tb ; discharged 1659 torn cargo, and left again on September 2'; arrived a 1 Lyttelton on the 3rd; discharged 1500 tons cargo and left again at 3 p.m. on the 31th, and arrived as above. On August 4 passed barque Samar, o Boston, bound west, lat. 38275., long. 22288.