The Register, Wednesday 16 May 1906:
The fact of losing three captains within the space of a little over a fortnight has been responsible for a good deal of shuffling of positions in the White Star line. Capt. A. E. S. Hambleton, R.N.R., of the Romanic, succeeds Commander Walter S. Atkin, R.N.R., in the Arabic. Capt F. E. Beadnell, R.N.R., who has been running between Liverpool and Australia in the Persic, is promoted to the Cymric. Capt. Ditchburn, R.N.R., late of the Armenian, is advanced to the Persic, which arrived at Sydney in charge of her new Commander on Sunday last. Capt. C. A. Bartlet, R.N.R., of the Canopic, which has been running between the States and the Mediterranean, takes the place of Capt. Kidley, who has retired, in the R.M.S. Gothic, running under the Shaw, Savill, and Albion flag, between London and New Zealand. The Canopic is now commanded by Capt. Inman Sealby. There are two promotions to command to record – for Mr. Phillip Taw (?), R.N.R., chief officer of the Majestic, now takes charge of the Cufic, which has paid many visits to Sydney, and the chief officer of the Cedric, Mr. Crosby Roberts, takes command of the Armenian.
The fact of losing three captains within the space of a little over a fortnight has been responsible for a good deal of shuffling of positions in the White Star line. Capt. A. E. S. Hambleton, R.N.R., of the Romanic, succeeds Commander Walter S. Atkin, R.N.R., in the Arabic. Capt F. E. Beadnell, R.N.R., who has been running between Liverpool and Australia in the Persic, is promoted to the Cymric. Capt. Ditchburn, R.N.R., late of the Armenian, is advanced to the Persic, which arrived at Sydney in charge of her new Commander on Sunday last. Capt. C. A. Bartlet, R.N.R., of the Canopic, which has been running between the States and the Mediterranean, takes the place of Capt. Kidley, who has retired, in the R.M.S. Gothic, running under the Shaw, Savill, and Albion flag, between London and New Zealand. The Canopic is now commanded by Capt. Inman Sealby. There are two promotions to command to record – for Mr. Phillip Taw (?), R.N.R., chief officer of the Majestic, now takes charge of the Cufic, which has paid many visits to Sydney, and the chief officer of the Cedric, Mr. Crosby Roberts, takes command of the Armenian.