The San Francisco call., 1903-01-20

~ HE Oceanic Steamship Company's
liner Ventura arrived yesterday
from the Antipodes and Homo
lulu. She encountered summer
weather throughout the voyage
and in spite of the fact that mis-
hap 10 one of her cylinders disabled
her starboard engine, came up from
Honolulu in days and l3 hours. She
was p days l3 hours from Sydney, and
from Auckland II days Il hours She
met the Alameda OF Sunday night and
the latter making splendid progress
in the direction of Honolulu DIR. Solp,
the Governor of German Samoa, was a
passenger on the Ventura from Sydney
TO Pago PagO. He was met some miles
at sea and escorted ashore by the United
States guaboat Wheeling. DR.. Solp had
been visiting New Guinea and other Ger
man colonial possessions, as well as
China. in search of cheap labor for the
Samoan plantations.
Major Davis, who has been in charge Of
the army post at Honolulu, came home
on the Ventura on a leave of absence
Among the passengers from Australia
was the Hon. c. J. Ham, a member of
Parliament who expects to spend the
the Sierra sails, in seeing something of
America.
DR.. Henderson. a South African mining
man, and q. W. Mallalieu, an American
wool buyer, were passengers on the liner
ana George W Carr an official in the
service Of the United States Postal De-
partment returned on the Ventura from
an inspection tour which included Homo
iuiu. New Zealand and Australia The
UfRlf he fore 10
land on the outward voyage 4 member of
Lord Hawkes. cricket team amused him
self by throwing overheard mis- steamer
chalr The splash Was heard by mem
Der OF the crew. Ii was too dark to dis
unguish the object that had caused the
noise. but no chances were taken The
snip was stopped and in three minutes a
ooat was in the water pulling in the di-
rection Of the splash Meanwhile the
cricketer informed tie ships officers that
MS chair was probably responsible for
Inc alarm. No chances were taken.
however. Captain Hayward took rapid
census OF passengers and crew TO make
sure that no one was missing. Mean
While the boats crew located the chair.
Inc ericketer's joke caused an hours
celay, but it demonstrated the excellence
o1 the Ventura 5 discipline ard gave the
crew chance TO establish a record in
life-saving maneuvers
The Ventura brought 162 passengers
ana tull cargo. The passengers in
cluded:
Mr.. and Mrs. s CIementson. George w
p, arr r; H. Botsford. J darcy. James A.
J., henderson; Hon. c J. Ham. NJ l. G:
mrs { J; Ham. Miss NJ Ham. Miss J Ham.
MISS }. J Henderson. Mr. and Mrs Henry
i-se. John Markey. Mr. and Mrs. G. W Nal
lalieu. 6; : McCalla. Thornton Pearson. I.
smith Miss y \. Walton. Major r H. Den
IIs. MAJOR and Mrs.. Davis Miss Davis J F.
lt2ckteld, Colonel George W Macfariane A
4 kinney 5 $ Dickinson. c J. Hutchins,
llr ~, ana MIS- i. J. Gettigan and two chill
dren. Captain Pattison J. Denhurst Mrs
d. n. Pratt and chld Mrs. Commings Mrs.
I,ggleston. Mrs. d V Gill, Mrs. g l. Rhodes
n Q Bammeil. Miss May ID. p Morreil II
D Pender. Robert z. Pealze Miss NJ olsen.
q. NJ Rolph. Judge and Mrs Gear T r.
hutchins. Miss Hutchins f Brown i
lsymer Jones. 7. c. Crawford A White Mrs
shaw and daughter. Miss RiGeeway Mr. and
.dis r ]. Russell and two children DR. and
Mrs 7. Il White p. High. N. II Davis G
y. DAVIS. HaddocE. H r Daley