The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-17
SANTA MON|CA'S COMMERCE
Shipping Business That Mounts
Up to Big Figures
WITH THE CRACKAJACKS
Bicycle Experts and Their Work at
the Track
A Greek Evening-Among the Churchcs-Lo-
cal News and Personal
Notes

The collectors report for November shows
the largest amount of imports for the port
for some time. We clip the following from
the Outlook:
The total value of the goods entered free
OF duty during the month was $l9.2O7. Or
these the imports from Belgium mounted
to S4l09, con listing mostly of chemicals
and natural mineral waters. From Eng
land there were entered goods valued at
S036S, including sulphate of iron, natural
mineral waters, household goods, salt
(694,90O valued at $1,000. and seeds.
From British Columbia there wa imported
sawed woods valued at $531S, the GUAM
tity received beiug S21 900 feet. From
Japan came mating valu Il at 5000.
OF dutiable goods the val les imported
from the several foreign countries were:
Belgium, $1,000; France, 50; Germany,
$1976: Switzerland, So: England, $780,
SOL; British Columbia, $l4.l97; China,
500; Japan, $lS05; total, 1909.
Among the imports from England on
which duties were paid were: Portland
cement, Sl4.400; caustic soda. $43l1;
soda ash. S526; other salts of bicarbonate
of soda, S34S; earths and fire clay. 80
tons, $3.50; flax, hemp, etc, $lOS6; bot
tied goods, 1915: terne plates commonly
called tin plates), 1891; malt liquors,
bottled, $l945; olive and salad oil, 1886
gallons. S2202; ground specs and mus
tard. 1856; brandy, $40; whisky and gin,
$3.50; picaled vegetables, S63S; cham.
payne and sparkling wines, $3.50; wool
and dress goods, S262.
From British Columbia there came 1892
tons of btuminous coal valued at S24. 1877.
From Belgium there was imported Port
land cement valued at $500, window
glass valued at $1,000; olive and salad oils
valued at $50.
OF the goods entered those brought by
American vessels amounted to $3.50 :,
and those brought by foreign vessels to
$77,262.
The vessels on the way bound for Port
Los Angeles are as follows:
From New York
Ship st. Johns, Capt. Fales, tonnage,
1920: sailed August Is; consignees, SUIT.
ton & Beebe.
Ship Chas. E. Moody, Capt. Leonard;
From Antwerp
British ship Airliet, Capt. Adam; 1920;
sailed August z; W. r. Grace & Co.; dis
charges part cargo and proceeds to Port
land with balance; spoken September ii
in lat. N, lon. % W.
British bark Fernb ankt, Capt. Boyd;
1898; sailed November 9; W. r. Grace *
Co passed Dungeness November is.
From Hamburg
German ship Philadelphia, Captain
! O'Nelil; 171O; sailed October 4; Balfour;
Guthrie d Co. caught fire at dock October
8; forehold badly damaged.
Iron hull.
WITH THE CRACK-A-JACKs.
The work of the Syracuse and Stearns
racing teams here at the track is evoking
considerable interest among local and
visiting wheelmen, the following being he
work of the Stearns team. and good, con-
sidering that they have not yet got down
to regular record breaking, it being from
the Outlook.
Kiser rode a quarter mile unpaced in
% 40: Campbell. quarter mile in 20 !;
Shefski, one-third mile in 30. Randall in
working out cuts the miles in . "a and
2:25, unpaced. These figures are fast,
considering they are made in the first days
of training. The quad will he here in a
few days, when the work will begin for the
paced trials. Ulbricht and Hatton will
commence training for the tandem records
next Monday. The team will number
thirty men by January LIST. w. Edwards
of San Jose will be here Monday and COM
mence active training; he is one OF the
fastest of the coast men and 10 looked to
to break all the present records. kiser
will also make an assault on all previous
records, and from his riding the past sea-
son it is certain he will capture all he goes
for.
4 GREEK EVENING
On Thursday evening, December 10, at
the opera house, Miss Lillian Marie Bur-
ton, assisted by local talent, will give an
entertainment entitled A Greek Evening.
II will consist of musical selections and
pantomime representations, and gives
promi ,e of being unusually enjoyable.
The following is the program:
Observation-Disclosures
Sacr pantomime-Class.
Quartet-Messrs. Hathaway and McComas,
Misses bradshaw and Chaplin
sister Helen, 4 classic pantomime, by Dante
Ga brlel ko-etti-Class.
Solo, selected Clarence Hathaway.
Ladies of A hens, by Mrs. VI. Lipscomb-
Misses Lucy Collins Atal4 and Dis "a Carrillo
Zoe and Gloria Louthain, Della Brinton, Liz.
zie Woo l. aud Mrs Drips.
over ure-Orchestra.
solo. selected--Miss Bradshaw.
TabeRu vivants, pantomime drill by the
class Mrs. Drips. Misses ,loria and Zoe Lou
thain, Alfalfa and Diana Garlic, Lucy Collins,
Ella Della Brinton Jessie Wilson, Nettie and
May Crane and Lizzie Woods.
solo, selected--M 5. Kearse.
Art viii Have No Rival, pantomime by
Mrs J. W. Mo row -Messrs; Vic II pi, George
Williams, Misses Gloria Louthain, Lizzie
Woods, daster stephen carey.
statues by class.
Music by Barker's orchestra.
AMONG THE CHURCHES
All of the churches are preparing for a
proper observation of Christmas; and
everything points toward a happy Christ
mas for the little ones of the Sunday
schools.
The Methodsts hope to hold their SER
vices in the auditorium of the new church
on Christmas eve.
Saturday at the Congregational church
Rev. Geo. II. DeKay preached in the morn
ing on "A Limited Salvation IN the even:
ng on "The Manly Man,
The ladies of the St. Mary's guild of the
Episcopal church, give high tea on Wed.
nesday, December 18th, at e. A. Il. hall
when tea will be served from to and an
oyster supper from to 8.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Silverwave Rebekah degree lodge, No
1919, |. O. O. E.. elected the following Off.
GERS at their recent meeting for the ensu
ing term: n. g., Mrs. NJ. ID. Fea her; v
g., Mrs. L. II. Stevens; r. S., Mrs. w. L.
Barker; f. S., Mrs. John W. Hardwick
treasurer, Mrs. o. G.. Tullis; trustee, Mrs
Johns.
he annual ball of the flremen will be
given New Years evening at the opera
house.
City Trea surer Boehene makes the fol
lowing report for November:
Balance in general fund, $11S7.31; bal
ance in library fund, $2O6.26; balance ir
sewer fund. $e79 SO; balance in park fund
$2S4.97 balance in tax redemption fund
! SIT 90; balance in Incorporated fund
| lS93-94, $5.42: balance in inappropriate
! fund, 1S94-95, $500 "a; balance in unap
propriated fund, 1S95-96, $95O1 .32; bal
ance in firemen's fund, So; total, $11,
751.29; total received in November