DIRECT FROM WALES.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 February 1922, Page 4

DIRECT FROM WALES.

CITY OF CORINTH ARRIVES. GOAL FOR RAILWAY DEPARTMENT. The steamer City of Corinth arrived at New Plymouth yesterday morning direct from Cardiff, Wales, with a cargo of 6130 tons of coal for the railways. The vessel sighted land near Cook Strait and thence hugged the coast, dropping anchor off New Plymouth at 11.45 p.m. bn Monday. The harbormaster (Captain Waller) and port medical officer went on board at 6 a.m. yesterday, and by 6.40 the vessel was alongside. The City of Corinth is a vessel of 6363 tons gross, her registered tonnage being 3972. Her draught on entering port was 23ft. 9in. forward apd 24ft. 3in. aft. Her length over all is 405 ft., t beam 54ft. 2Mn., and depth 31ft. sin. She belongs to the Ellerman Hall Lino, one of whose vessels—the s.s. Walton Hall —visited New Plymouth some time ago. The City of Corinth was formerly on the Indian run, but owing to the falling off in trade she was diverted for one trip to the South African run, and then was sent out to New Zealand. This is the first occasion on which the vessel has brought a coal cargo, as she was originally used for the transport of general freight. The ship was in New Zealand waters previously about four years ago. Her home port is Liverpool. There are eighteen Europeans on board, but the crew is almost entirely composed of Lascars, who number 56. The City of Corinth was 48 days on the journey. The run across the Atlantic to the Panama Canal took 20 days. At Colon, where coal and water were taken on board, the only stop on the voyage was made, and this was only for three hours. The last part of the Journey from Colon to New Plymouth took 28 days, and the men were naturally glad to sight land again after a month at sea. Fa.r weather was encountered all the way. It is expected the vessel will take at least ten days to discharge. Unloading operations commenced soon after the vessel berthed yesterday morning.