The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
RooseveIt's Gift
Reaches New
Zealand.


Samoa and Honolulu. She brought $50
passengers and 1850 tons of cargo.
Fine weather prevailed throughout
the voyage, and the liner reached port
and made all points of call strictly on
schedule time.
The Hon. Hans W. H. Irvine, a
member OF the upper house of the
Australian Parliament and the big
gest wine grower in the Antipodes, was
a passenger on the Ventura In addi-
ton to being a legislator and a vine
yardtst, Irvine IS interested on a large
scale In mining. He has come to Cali
fornia TO see something of the vine
yards Of the Golden State and to study
the newest methods in some Of Cali
fornia's biggest and most important
mining centers. Irvine's vineyards and
wineries are situated at Great West
ern, about 160 miles from Melbourne.
He manufactures about 100000 gall
Ions OF wine per year, and sells most
Of Il In Australia direct TO the con-
sumer. He exports every year to Lon
don about $4,000 gallons. He owns
about 200 acres OF grape land, and
handles the product of about 1900
acres In his mining operations he
owns quartz and placer properties,
does hydraulicking, and lately has
started handling battery tailings on
large scale by means OF the cyanide
process. A man Of vast wealth and
varied interests, he is counted one Of
the foremost public men in the COM
monwealth.
Among the passengers on the Ven
tUra were Lord and Lady Ennismore.
Some day, If he lives, Lord Ennismore
viii be the fourth Earl of Listowel Of
County Cork. Ireland. Ennismore
Guards, and he served with the Cav
airy Yeomanry during the Boer
war. He visited San Francisco, he
said yesterday, about fifteen years
ago. He is travelling now merely to
pass away the time. He is SO years
old
r. Colebrooke, another Of the Ven
tura's passengers, is said to be going
TO England to assume title which
the death of a relative has released
for his use. Colebrooke, a man of tall
stature and retiring disposition, is ac-
cOmpanied by his sister, and the few
and non-committal words he vouch-
safed were dictated to him by Miss
ColebroOke, who watched over her lit
tie brother with almost maternal care.
Another passenger on the Ventura
was Miss May Curtis, a singer Of some
distinction from Melbourne. Miss Cur
tis who has a soprano voice Of excep-
tiOnal range, purposes singing in the
States, and will probably be heard in
the near future in San Francisco. Dur
ing the passage of the Ventura Miss
Curtis gave a remarkably successful
recital. Triumphing over the difficulties
Of song in the social hall Of an ocean
liner she gave some Of the gems from
the grand operas, and sang with equal
acceptance the most horid solos from
Verdi and Neyerbeer and the pleasing
fragments Of such composers as WILLIE
by and Guy d'Hardelot. A collection
for the seamen's fund realized sub
stantial sum.
During the homeward voyage the Ger
emonies attendant on the Ventura
crossing the line were exceptionally
elaborate and a source of great amuSe-
ment to the passengers. Cecil H.
Mathieson, an assistant mail agent
from New Zealand, was making his
first trip. MathieSOn, who is 25 years
old. confided to a fellow passenger that
he had never yet been kissed. The word
was passed to the members Of the crew
in charge of the crossing the line"
ceremonies. and Mathieson, who was
found in the rigging, after being ini-
tiated according TO the rites ruling at
the court Of Neptune, was compelled to
kiss the oakum- whiskered Neptune
three times.
The Ventura took from here the wild
animals and birds presented by Presi-
dent Roosevelt TO the New Zealand
Government. One elk and three deer
died during the voyage, but all the rest
were delivered in splendid condition.
Part Of the shipment was released on
North Island and the remainder on
South Island In the collection were a
number Of raccoons, which it was not
intended to release The New Zealand
officials who received the animals had
posted themselves on the habits and
requirements of the American animals
with which they were not familiar.
They knew just what raccoons liked
best to eat, but overlooked the fact that
the coon is something Of a climber.
They Gagged the raccoons in a roofess
dOmicile, and by next morning the
Roosevelt 'coons had disappeared.
On the outward voyage David Lynch,
steerage passenger, who had left Sgd
ney on the Sonoma for San Francisco
but who had developed insanity and
had been ordered back to Sydney by
the New Zealand authorities and was
being returned on the Ventura, jumped
overheard and was drowned shortly
after leaving Auckland
Among the Yentura's passengers
were:
From sydney-Mrs. A. Aigeltinger Mrs NJ
a. Armstrong. Nr. and Mrs H. Beinssen. P.
r. Eurgoyne. c BurgOyne D. ]. Chandler.
Miss May curtis. James 7 Furzer, Harry Ro-
sIfs-f i4er-,- kf-s E5s,. 81. S.i'Sstle' =. II
Miss X. Hay, Mr. and Mrs A. II Hill MIss
T. r. Hill Hon. and Mrs. Hans W. H. Irvine
Carmen Jerome H. r. Kinnear. Mrs Tneo
I5instedt. J. ". Margerson, Mrs Harry Mars
den, Francis Merton. James H. Moorhead
Robert II. Millar. G. II. Mlsr Mrs NJ Nc
I.ene, Dr. c. s. g. Nsgel Rev. NJ o. Sullivan
Miss z A. OHsra- z J. Rogers Major a
Spain, J. shentall, Il shentall. Mr.. and Mrs
A T. Spartan and three children. 7. sleeman
Mrs. &. Sievcrs. Miss II. ssievers, Miss X SIe-
vers A. II. Scott. A. p. Tom. II. A. Wilcox
Arcksnd-Dr. and Mrs z. Aubice James
Begg Miss Fannie Begg r. Colebrooke and
valet. Miss II, colebrooke and maid. A. w
Donald, Mrs. A 3 Donald. Miss A. NJ Dom
aid Lord and Lady Ernismore, W. II Ford
Captain and Mrs: A. =. Hislop. B. NJ lizard.
r. Rershsw. w. Cecil Legs. Miss W. Ieys. Mr.
and Mrs r. Lsidlaw. Mr. and Mrs +
L.arner. Miss Cecil Lamer, Mr. and Mrs G. A.
Morris J. NcMenamen. Miss Maud Niccol
Nr and Mrs ". Penseer and two children
Mr. and Mrs George Price J. J. Roman 8
= Smith. Dr. e ". Shead, G. NJ. Spndler
T. Jones H. J. Thomson
Pago Paeo-H. Kriiger. G. Loher Captain
ana Mrs G. H. May and infant, Francis Pa
fIonoIulu-Mrs W. NJ Clifford Miss J cir
ford Mrs O. A. Cooke. Miss II. A. Cooke
Rfiss Crane Nr and Mrs r. p Sills Mr. and