FAREWELLING THE DARTFORD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 660, 10 November 1909, Page 9

FAREWELLING THE DARTFORD.

PRETTY SCKNL AT , ' (By Telegraph Cdrroepondcnt) Christclinrth, JJovoiiibei 9. Frcih and ckan from the hands of the '' painters, %sith her sails bent and liei whitopaiuted yards trimmed ami fquiircd. "to an. inch" and tho"iilue l'etci" (lying, the Union.' Company's traifting-ship DaUiord w, an ob> iect ot considerable ltiUrcil to seafarers at Lytttlttm and to the little knot of pcoplo who gathcied on the dockhcud this' moriuni; to witness her departure for Newcastle and Sao. Traneisco. ' Beforo Oio gangnaj- was hauled aslwro, Captain E. Strang, manne buperintendent of the Union btfam Ship Coiupany, went on board Dlid niadfe a brief addroiis to tho cadets, who lined up en the poop to listen to Ins v>ord3 of advloo ind vvishcb lor a sdfo and successful, vovage, after which they gavo three liearty ohe«rs foi him Then the dock gate was opened, ivnd tho ship was backed gracefully out into,tho harbour, the tun-boat took h'cr tow-line, and, «, few minutes ut«r, sho vNas clear of tho brcAkwater on the outer «nd of whicb ivrs n.ffroim of girls eioitcdly v\nMtif liiindkorchicfs and \igoronslj faixiwolliug the lnde. Tho sMn, whon. two miles onrside tho heads, mado kill] and stood out to ctn, ,