The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-08
GAELIC MAKES A
Squirt OF SPEED

On almost her last voyage across the
Pacific the fine old Occidental & Orien-
tai steamship Gaelic, arriving last even
ing from San Francisco, made a squirt
for speed that was entirely unexpected
here. The vessel Incidentally made a
record for herself.
The Gaelic left San Francisco at 2:02
p. m. on Saturday, October 1, and ar
rived within telescope view of ..Dia-
mond Head Charley about Z p. m. last
Ievening. The purser's time for the trip
down is six days, eight hours and TWEEN
ty-eight minutes. Asked for the reason
of the squirt one of the officers said:
|"Oh, we just wanted to show you that
although the Gaelic is almost pau on
the Pacific she still has considerable
life in her.
The vessel carries quite a good-sfzed
list of passengers, four of whom are
lay-overs at this port. She is also well
loaded with freight, large portion of
which is supposedly contraband war
material.
In the cargo are 1900 casks of beef
that is presumed to be intended for the
Russians. 1t is. however, consigned to
Shanghai. Just how it is to reach Rus
sian territory after being landed at
Shanghai is probably a military secret.
Along with the beef goes a shipment
of 200 tons of lead, 1900 tons of -four
and so tons of leather, all of which
might be considered as contraband of
war by either Russia or Japan. All of
this stuff is, however, consigned to
Chinese ports, which makes it likely
that the stuff is intended for Russia.
The entire cargo of freight carried by
the Gaelic amounts to $3.50 tons
The Gaelic is making her last through
voyage. She will return from the ORR
ent to San Francisco once more, and
on sailing from San Francisco again
will return to England via the Suez
Canal Captain William Finch, her
popular commander, will take the yes
sci home.
The Gaelic arrived off port last night
This was done without a nishap, the
vessel docking at the Hackfeld wharf.
Five hundred tons of coal will be taken
and the vessel will depart for Yoko-
hama at p. IN. Among the passengers
for Honolulu are Mr.. and Mrs. w. d.
Keyston and Miss Keyston of San
Francisco, who are making world
tour. They will remain here for two
or three weeks as guests at the Moana
Hotel, and intend to visit the Volcano.
Mr.. Keyston is a wealthy manufactures
of San Francisco. Emil C. Peters,
Deputy Attorney General, while resi-
dent of California, was for some time
his ward. j. NJ and E. NJ. Abbott are
two young college men, also making a
tour of the world.
Among the through passengers are
the following missionaries from the
Southern States, bound for China: DR..
and Mrs. Meadows, Miss Meadows, Mr.
and Mrs. Upton, Mr. and Mrs. Pro
vence, Mr.. Lake, Mr.. and Mrs. Steph-
ems, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas, DR.. and Mrs. R. H. Graves,
Mrs. H. F. North and four children.
The Gaelic sighted the following yes
sells: Oct. LIST, p. M, Lat. 1922 N,
Long. 1916 W., passed U. S. A. trans
port Sherman; Oct. End, 11:4O p. M,
Lat. s5.t N, Long. 1918 w, passed
o. S. s. Co.'S S. S. Alameda; Oct. 9Th,
$40 a. m, Lat 26.1S N. Long. 1874 w,
passed Q. S. S. Co.'S Ventura; Oct. 7th,
$40 p. m, Lat. 2L40 N. Long. 1906
w, passed P. NJ S. S. China.