CORINTHIC
The
CORINTHIC departed Gravesend on
25 May 1911 and arrived in Wellington via, Teneriffe, Capetown
and Hobart, on 11 July 1911. Captain F. Hart was in command.
Transcribed
from Dominion, 12 July 1911, Page 9
R.M.S.
CORINTHIC ARRIVES.
Shortly
before 11.30
a.m. yesterday the Shaw-Savill mail steamer
Corinthic arrived in the stream at
Wellington from London,
via way ports. After being granted pratique by the Port Health Officer
(Dr.
Pollen), the liner berthed at the King's Wharf at 1.25 p.m. A report of
the
voyage, supplied by the purser (Mr. R. H. Harris), states that the Corinthic left Gravesend at 6.23 p.m. on May 25,
with 600
passengers on board, and experienced a fine passage down the English
Channel.
The steamer left Plymouth at 3 p.m. on May 27 in fine, clear weather,
which
lasted throughout the journey to Teneriffe, port being made on June 1at
4.30
a.m. A good number of the passengers availed themselves
of the opportunity to go ashore, and spent an enjoyable time. Left
Teneriffe
for Cape Town at 2.58 p.m. on the same day. and had light to fresh
north-easterly trades and fine weather to the Equator, which was
crossed in 10deg.
W. on June 7, and some good sport was held owing to a visit from
"Father
Neptune." After crossing "the line" the vessel experienced light
to strong south-east, trades and moderate winds to Cape Town, arriving
there on
June 16 at 11.27 a.m. Thence she proceeded into dock, after which
everyone went
ashore. She left the South African port at daybreak the next day,
thence to
47deg. S. and 100deg. E. experienced light to strong following winds,
moderate
to strong south-westerly swell, and fine, clear weather. From 100deg.
E. to
120deg. E. she had fresh gales to strong winds with frequent hail
squalls and
high following seas, and from 130deg. E. to arrival at Hobart had fresh
north-westerly winds, fine clear weather, and long south-westerly
swell. She
arrived at Hobart at 3.59 a.m. on June 6, where 240 passengers left for
the
various ports of Australia. After discharging 500 tons of cargo, she
left at
7.58 a.m. tho following day, and experienced light to gentle easterly
winds and
fine, clear weather until arrival at Wellington.
Captain
F. Hart is still in command, and has the following officers associated
with
him:—Chief, Mr. J. Thompson; first, Mr. J. Catloin;
second. Mr. W. S. Hodgson: third, Mr. S. Hall; fourth, Mr. j.
G. Hughan; surgeon. Dr.
Curran;
chief engineer, Mr. M. Hunter; second, Mr. J. Ferguson; third, Mr. J.
McCann;
fourth, Mr. W. Senbert; fifth, Mr. J. A.
Hanson;
sixth, Mr. Jas. Hill. Mr. J. Pritchard is chief refrigerating engineer, and Mr. J. A. Davies second. The
boilermaker is
Mr. W. F. Bright, Mr. R. H. Harris is purser, and Mr. F. Spence is
chief
steward.
It
is
probable that the Corinthic will leave
Wellington for
Lyttelton on Saturday or Sunday next. About
the end
of July, she might make Port Chalmers a
port of call
for Homeward loading.
In
addition to the list of passengers published on July 6, (see below) the
following
joined the Corinthic at
London:—Saloon—Miss J. C. Leader.
Second Saloon- From Cape Town— Mr. and Mrs.
Hadfield, Misses Hadficld (2), and Master
Hadfield. Mrs. Stephens,
Messrs. Moss, Stephens (3), Thompson. Third class
- Mr. Beirne. Second
saloon - From Hobart
- Mr. J. F. Gray. Third class Mrs.
Thompson and
two children.
From Dominion, 6 July 1911, Page 7.
