ARRIVAL OP THE COPTIC.
(By Telegraph.) Port Chalmkrs, May 7. Arrived—Coptic from Plymouth •■i<i Capetown and Hol>art. She brings 175 i tons of .■^r^o and <U passengers. 7 ba<;3 of mails, and ■M c.iscs of parcels post. Captain Burton K.N.8.. is still m command, aud amongst her other officers there has been a alight change. Mr KcmuJon, her !at>' chief officer, has been transferred to the X M.S. "Celtic, and Mr I'nsworth of tho Celtic him taken his place. I>r Mi-Askar sucecods Dr Humphreys, and Mr Hayes comes m tho place of Mr Thornton as fourth otliyt-r. She leaded ~>s piiFsenjjors and lf>> tons of cargo at Hobart. She left Plymouth at 12.-')7 p.m. on March 23rd, nud Toncliffc at Ij.jU p.m. on the 2.Sth. Had light, variable winds until crossing the Equator on April tth. long. 1010., thence fresh heart winds to Capoton-n at 2 a.m. on the 14th. Left .igain at 10.57 a.m. oa tho satno day, aud L-ncotmtoreda stron" N.K. ga\o for two days, followed by N'.W, winds. withocc:vsioual saow 'quails. Arrived at Hobart at 5.50 p.m. on May 2nd, left at 11.55 a.m. on the 3rd. and h:id strong westerly winds with light sea to arrival.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4534, 8 May 1889, Page 2
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200ARRIVAL OP THE COPTIC. Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4534, 8 May 1889, Page 2
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