The San Francisco call., 1899-10-21
MAIL STEAMSHIP
MOANA ARRIVES
FROM AUSTRALIA
Beats Hongkong Maru
From Honolulu.
THE PHILIPPINE A BEAUTY
SHE WILL MAKE HER MAIDEN
VOYAGE TO MANILA.
The Lottie Bennett Launched at Port
Blakeley Last Wednesday-Ln-
liebonne Coming Here for
Repairs-Notes
THE PHILIPPINE A BEAUTY
SHE WILL MAKE HER MAIDEN
VOYAGE TO MANILA.

The mail steamer Moana arrived from
Sydney, N. S. w, via Auckland, New Zea-
land, Apia, Samoa, and Honolulu, Ha-
waiian Islands, yesterday. She was off the
Farallones Thursday night, but owing to
the thick, dirty weather Captain Carey
oid not attempt to make port. When the
fog lifted a little yesterday morning the
vessel was put on her course and came
along under a slow bell.
The Hongkong Maru from China and
Japan reached Honolulu while the Moana
was there, day ahead of time. She was
to have sailed for San Francisco ten hours
after the Moana and there was lot of
betting that the Maru would make up the
lost time and beat the Moana into port.
Some of the Moana's passengers joined in
the belief that the Hongkong Maru would
reach port first, and one of them, DR.. Har-
tog, changed over to the China steamer
because OF his belief. He backed up his
champagne and will have the pleasure of
paying 1t as soon as the Hongkong Maru
gets alongside the wharf.
Ihe Hongkong Maru and Moana will
nave chance to measure speed on their
next voyage, as they both leave for Homo
lulu the same day
The last time the Moana left here for
the colonies the Gaelic sailed for the Ori-
ent: Both vessels were in splendid trim
ana an exciting race was expected. The
Gaelic got away thirteen hours in the lead
for the English mails. Once started, how
ever, the Moana wasted no time and the
result was that she reached Honolulu two
hourS ana half ahead of the Gaelic, thus
beating her fifteen and a half hours.
The Moana brought 60 cabin and 120
stee6age passengers. She also broght up
81, ~, ,l5U in treasure conb:gned to the Bank
OF British North America and the London,
Paris and American Bank. The overdue
American ship Charles E. Moody had not
arrived at Honolulu when the Moana left
there. ND no
cent reinsurance is being paid on vessel
and cargo
While the Moana was in Sydney the
United States Government made an effort
to get her for transport. a large sum
was offered for the use of the steamer,
but the owners would not agree to the
price, to the deal fell through. The big
mail steamer would have made a model
transport.
The new four-masted topsan schooner
philippine docks at Mission-street wharf
to-day. She is the first vessel with a
raised poop deck ever built by Hay &
Wright, and is as pretty a craft as has
ever been turned out of a shpyard. No
expense has been spared in fitting her out,
and in consequence there is not point to
cavil at in the, Philippine from stem to
are beautifully finished in hard wood. and
all the latest appliances for handling
freight have been put aboard.
The Philippine is 162 feet long, 81 feet
broad and Il feet inches deep, and will
carry 10000 feet of lumber. Captain Lar
sen, formerly of the R. w. Bartlett, will
command her and Martin Sanders is the
managing owner. From here she goes to
Puget Sound TO load lumber for Manila.
She has a splendid charter of 50 shillings
a thousand, being the second vessel to get
that figure.
The schooner Lilliebonne is coming here
from San Pedro in ballast. She had very
rough trip down the coast from Eureka
and sprang aleak. She comes here for
repairs.
The new schooner Lottie Bennett was
| launched from Hall Brothers yard, Port
Blakeley. yesterday. She will carry $50 900
feet of lumber and will take her first load
from Port Gamble to Hilo.
Captain J. w. Wallace of the bark j. B.
Walker was married in Manila on Septem-
Der q to a daughter of United States Con-
known in this port, his father being one
of the pilots, before which he was master
Of the vessel his son now commands. Mrs.
Wallace viii come back to San Francisco
with her husband.
The steamer Pomona will not sail again
for Eureka until the 26th inst. Her ma
chinery is being overhauled.
The WalIa Walla from Puget Sound did
not make port until p. m. Thursday. She
was eight hours late owing to the south
east gale.
What were surmised to be the remains of
VIII A. Snow were seen off Goat Island
yesterday by the captain of the gasoline
! failed. A dozen boats were soon out
searching, but none Of them succeeded in
relocating the body.
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ley, and he sustained his reputation dur
| ing the course of the meeting. His flights
of fOwery eloquence were quite beyond