The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-12
SIBERIA Is I'm
FROM THE ORIENT

After an uneventful voyage from the
! Orient the Pacific Mail liner Siberia
locked at the Hackfeld wharf yester-
day little before noon She arrived
OFF port at about nine O'Clock but as
the quarantine against Hongkong is
rather strict at this season On account
of the plague the inspection was rather
prolonged. Nothing of any Importance
happened during the voyage although
two squalls We're met the day before
her arrival The America Maru was
sighted Tuesday.
| Officers of the vessel bring further
news of the escape of the Korea from
the clutches of the vladivostok squad
/ ron. 1t seems that when the liner
passed Mazima light at the entrance
of Toxic bay the Russian fleet was on
ly fifteen miles away. The Korea was
shrouded in a heavy mist and in this
manner escaped what seemed a GER
tain capture. When Captain Seabury
heard of his narrow escape he was very
much surprised as he had no idea that
he was in any danger.
| The Siberia brings %, 722 packages of
freight for this port amounting to L.
$50 tons as follows: 1868 bags rice,
1870 bags beans, 5000 tubs Shoyu, Misc,
etc, 424 cases oil. 80 cases Sake, 90
chests tea, SO rolls mating. 392 cases
wine, 20 bags peanuts, 20 bags gum
MES, 81 cases curios, 1 case silk goods
and 1899 packages merchandise.
| The Siberia will get away for San
Francisco at noon today with some
! freight and big list of passengers.
Among the passengers for Honolulu
are Godfrey Brown, treasurer of the
local telephone system, Col. Cleve. a
German officer who will stop over I'M
til he can go to Samoa and several
japanese.
Hon. George Peel and Mr.. F. E.
Hesse are connected with the Eastern
Extension Gable & Telegraph Co. They
are making tour of inspection of the
offices of the company all over the
globe. The Hon. George Peel is a son
of the present speaker of the British
House of Commons.
NJ. K. Bamber is analytic chemist for
the tea planters of Ceylon and has been
making an investigation in company
with A. C. Kingsford, president of the
Ceylon Tea Planters Association of
the tea industry in the island of For
mosa.
r. NJ Benedickter who has been at
the head of a Russian bank in China
is making. arrangements for the estab-
Iishment of an Austrian bank at
Shanghai.
Rev. A. F. r. Bird is an English
clergyman on a tour aroud the world.
Mr.. Z. H. Clough has represented the
Hearst papers in the Orient for some
time is returning to the coast accom-
panied by his wife.
F. j. Englekin is a we'll known steam
ship man of Kobe.
Mrs. L. Van Rensselaer, and daughter
Miss X. Van Rensselaer, and Mrs. j. w.
Coffin are prominent New York soci-
ETY. people.
Mr.. Abdul Gufoor Khan is a wealthy
landed proprietor of India. His broth
er is Prime Minister to the Rajah OF
Delhi. He is accompanied by his in
terpreter and body servant.
Dr. p. H. Lowering is attached to the
United States Marine Hospital Service.
He is returning from the Asiatic sta
ton.
The Vicomte d'Ollone is military at
tache to the French legation at Shang-
hal
NJ. H. Shoemaker is capitalist of
Cincinnati.
Mr.. A. H Thompson is acting colo
NAL secretary at Hongkong.
]. E Whether is editor of the Amer
lean Asiatic.
Mr. W. Martin is American consul at
Marking. He is accompanied by his
family.
C. G. Smith is superintendent of the
Manila ice plant.
c. r. Richards is a professor in Col
umbia University. He has been max
ing an extended tour Of the East.
Rev. David Thompson and family are
missionaries returning from Toxic.
Helene Makes Port.