Captain Kennedy.—We (Independent) under* stand that the well-known and popular captain of the Airedale has been offered and has accepted the command of the pioneer steamer of the new ocean mail service to Honolulu—the Cty of Melbourne—which is to leave Sydney on the 26th instant. We cordially congratulate Captain Kennedy on this upward step in his profession, and, although we shall be sorry to. miß9 him in the inter-provincial line, we hope that he may ere long brine: his newTessel to this (Wellington) port as his New Zealand place of call. The A.S.N. Company is singularly fortunate in having secured the servioes. of such an experienced, judicious, and highly popular, officer, and it is said that the Company has also secured the services of another gentleman well-known on this coast—Captain Francis, formerly of the Taranaki—to act as Captain Kennedy's chief officer. , , ...'.. '
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Colonist, Volume XIII, Issue 1300, 11 March 1870, Page 2
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141Untitled Colonist, Volume XIII, Issue 1300, 11 March 1870, Page 2
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