The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20

port yesterday afternoon. The Nippon
Maru came in from Hongkong, Yoko-
hama and other ports. docking first.
The Hongkong Maru is from San
Francisco; she locked about one hour
after the other vessel The Nippon lies
at the Pacific Mail wharf, while the
Hongkong is moored to the Navy
wharf.
The boat from San Francisco brought
three days later news from the u'side
world, having sailed from the Coast
on the 18th instant. There were just
two cabin passengers for Honolulu.
Otto w. Helm and Roger Lyons. There
were los packages Of mail for this port
and 226 packages OF mail in transit.
The Hongkong also carries 212 packag-
$487, 1882. She has 1851 packages Of
cargo for the Orient. amounting 20 1929
tons.
Aboard the Nippon Maru there are
many passengers for San Francisco;
the only one for Honolulu was T. Hin
alta, a representative Of the Horticul-
tural Society Of japan. Seven Japan
csc and 10 Chinese, for Honolulu. ar
rived in the steerage.
Among the through passengers are
Rev. r. Meredith OF Brooklyn, and Mr..
and Mrs. H. D. Annabel, Jones' tour
lists; Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Jones, con-
Quoting the tour, and Koizumi, Capt.
T. Matsuo and servant, Capt. Fl Ia
kenouchi and Commander K Tamada
Of the Imperial Japanese Navy, who
are on their way to London on bust
ness connected with their department.
Capt. j. F. Allen, formerly com
mander of the Nippon Maru. is also a
passenger on the vessel for San Fran
cisco. Captain Allen has resigned from
the service. and is now on his way to
| London, where he will join his wife,
who preceded him about eight months
ago.
| 1t Is with the deepest regret that the
officers of the Nippon Maru see their
friend and captain depart from the
vessel in which he was an ideal COM
mander and a man admired and re-
spected by all with whom he came in
contact. He now retires from the sea
to enjoy well earned rest ashore.
Capt. w. w. Greene is at present COM
nander of the Nippon Maru.
| Sister Sanghamitta, a Buddhist, is
also passenger for San Francisco
She has been travelling in the Orient
and is now going to the Coast TO lee
ture concerning her faith. She has
journeyed and studied extensively In
India, and Is the author of much val
liable data on its religion. She Is at
present engaged in preparing a book
on Buddhism.
George T. Keys. purser Of the Nippon
Maru. and one of the best all round
fellows who go down to the sea In
steamships. was besieged in his office
aboard the boat last evening almost
as soon as people were allowed aboard
Keys has a great many friends in Ho-
nolulu: not only Is he ever obliging
and always ready to put himself out
OF the way to do his fellow creature
a good turn. but he is a great judge
of human nature, and an endless source
OF interesting information.
Freight Clerk George E. Kidder Is
another pearl Of great price There Is
little Joke told on Kidder. It Is this:
Mr.. Kidder Is bald, and when the
Nippon Maru was in Yokohama this
last trip an expert phrenologist was
very DESTROYS of showing his skill tc
the officers of the vessel He agreed
to allow himself to be blindfolded, an6
in this manner was to feel the bumps
of any one of the officers, not knowine
who 1t was upon whom he was operat.
ing, and the particular officer chosen
was elected by his brother officers.
kidder. the bald-headed and hand
some freight clerk, was picked out.
The blindfolded phrenologist was led
to where Kidder was seated and I'M
Imediately began to run his fingers over
the bald surface of the shining cram
lium.
Get out with you fellows" the
iphrenoiogist cried, angrily, this isn't
the first time they've tried to fool me
with a summer squash"
SHERIDAN'S REPAIRS COMPT EFT
| ED.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 11.-Excell-
ing all the other army transports In
many important respects, the Sherman
has been turned over for service, and
was locked yesterday at Folsom
wharf l. where small army of paint
ers on swinging platforms began tc
paint a dress of white over the somber
red that has covered the transport fol
lseveral months past. AS the Sheridan
lis scheduled to sail next FRIDAY fol
Manila, is will be necessary to rush the
work upon her, and a force of mer
will be kept busy today. The officers
tquarters have been enlarged and great
ly improved, the dining saloon ha!
been made larger and more attractive
1.-THE galley, refrigerating plant and 9th
Ier departments are the best to be fount
on any of the transports, and the &C
Communications for carrying 1900 troop
have been put in first-class condition
All the improvements and extensions
costing about 100000, have been mad
ohucf the uiTeCtlOn OF Cn1e1 Eng1nee
Joseph Mathews and Assistant I3ngi
neer Humphreys of the transport ser
. vice, and have not lessened the carg
capacity which the Sheridan fornerl
possessed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ia Iarg
force OF men worked all day yesterda
in loading the transport Sheridan wit
supplies, and another large force wa
employed in Frightening up the inter
ior of the big transport She will b
In fine condition by Wednesday, and o
Friday will sail for Manila on the reg
ular trip. The transport Lawton wi
be the next transport to receive after
ton from Chief Constructing Englnee
Mathews and his assistant, Mr.. Hun
phreys. The vessel Is to have a ne
upper deck put in and will undere
lother alterations and improvements
Will be about two months before til
4 Lawton Is again ready for service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IA
! available casuals and unassigned n
tcruits now at the Preside belonging
organizations serving in the Philippir
Islands or China will be held in read
ness to sail on the Sheridan on Mover
per 10Th. The men are to be orga,fze