LIVERPOOL TO NEW ZEALAND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 79, 23 May 1911, Page 5

LIVERPOOL TO NEW ZEALAND.

After a voyage of over 13,000 miles, without sighting land, the Maoriland Steamship Company’s new steamer Lauderdale unexpectedly arrived yesterday afternoon. She left Liverpool on March 23, and sighted Mount Edmont at 0 a.m. yesterday, coming into sight of the breakwater about 3 p.m. The harbourmaster (Captain Newton) went out to the vessel in the stream and brought her alongside the wharf, when the port health officer (Dr. McCleland) and the Customs officers boarded her. The officers’ report stated that the vessel left Liverpool on March 23, and passed Las Palmas on March 31. Fair weather was experienced to the Cape of Good Hope, and moderate weather across the Southern Ocean. Capo Tasmania was passed at midnight on May 16. An effort vas made to signal Hobart, tut mj in - ne was taken. One vessel was f, • Ko ; n, but its name could not !.■- v'lsti’.i-gu’fhc-tl. which was to • t _ r o ' ''tjyj the Lauderdale at Adelaide. Ibe actual steaming time was_ 59 days 1hours, averaging about 9.5 knots, and much shorter than was anticipated, as it was thought she would not arrive here before the 31st. The Lauderdale is a modern vessel of about 2000 tons dead weight, and is considered one of the most np-to-dato cargo vessels in Australasia. Everything has been arranged lor the quick handling of cargo. She was built by the Campbelltown Shipbuilding' Company, Campbelltown, and engined by Messrs David Rowan and Co., Glasgow. She is of the welldeck type with raised quarter-deck, bridge and top-gallant lorecastle. She has a complete installation of electric light, double winches and derspccially arranged for the owner s ricks to each hatchway, and has been New Zealand long coasting rrade. The officers’ and men’s quarters arc particularly well appointed. Captain Cox, late harbourmaster at Nelson, is in command of the vessel, and has with hi i tho following officers: F rri. .Mr Moirison; second, Mr Speckling; third. Mr McArthur; chief engineer, Mr H. B. Black; second, Mr Craig: third, Mr McNeil. The discharge of cargo, which c jurists of about 800 tons of fertilisers for Mr Newton King and machinery for the Ridd Milking Machine Co., will 1)0 proceeded with to-day. Iho Union Co, are acting as local agents for tlie vessel.—“Newa,”