The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-20
MONGOLIA IN STORMS TEETH.

The Pacific Mail steamship Mongolia
( which has prevailed on Oahu recently.
! The liner left Yokohama a day late.
/ The day following her departure she
ran into a gale from the southwest.
j The seas began sweeping over the decks
aud the captain finally decided to heave
to- The wind blew a gale.
In the vicinity of the Hawaiian
Islands the Mongolia again ran into
rough weather, but it was nothing like
that experienced off the japanese coast.
Although the vessel was hove to, the
table racks were not brought into requ1-
sition, which is another advertisement
tor the excellent riding qualities of the
big liner, and not only Captain Porter
and Purser Rennie are proud of this
fact, but the whole ships crew and the
passengers join in saying that the Mon
golia is the kind of a ship to travel in.
Only four passengers were brought to
Honolulu and they are 1ay-overs-Mr.
and Mrs. H L. Spencer, tourists, and
Mrs. P. Umbsen and Miss Umbsen Of
San Francisco, who have been travelling
in the Orient.
The liner brought only 1902 tons of
freight for this port She has a little !
over 5000 tons for the Coast. She is
travelling light.
Only fair-sized crowd of passengers
is aboard the vessel. Among them is
Col. Birkbeck, English Army, and wife,
and Lieut.. Col. G. H. Fowke, English |
Army. Both officers have been at
tached to the japanese armies in Man
churia during the past year.
T. Appel, a third member of the ia
nous partnership of Rosencrantz &
Keegan, the ''Jew and the Irishman,'
the Yankee travelling men who invaded
the Far East successfully year or two
ago, is returning to the Coast. He re-
ports that their business was about
broken up by the boycott
Lieut.. Col. V. Postnitkov, Russian
officer, as well as Lieut. Salnowsky, hasl
been in Vladivostok for some time,
and both were there during the insur-
rection of the Russian sailors and
Hon. Edwin Morgan, former q. s.
Minister to Korea, is en- route to Wash
lngton, whence he goes to Cuba as
American Minister to the island He
IS accompanied by his secretary, Mr.. W.
D. Straight.
Commander Blish, U. S. N, has been
IN command of the Frolic in Philippine
waters
II. B. Blehr is a prominent Norwegian i
Who made fortune in chartering ships
% the japanese government during the
war. ,
Mike Haley is as close mouthed as
he proverbial oyster about his bust i
ness, but is regarded as a congenial l
travelling companion.
Lieut.. Engineer Nishikara, of the .
Japanese Navy, is en- route to the main |
and to supervise the construction of
Tessels for the Mikado IS navy. Mrs. S.
,. Hepburn is the wife of the Standard
)ll representative in the Far East.
Louis Eppinger. formerly of the
frand Hotel in Yokohama. and wife, T
ire en- route to the mainland, where the
ormer will have his eyes treated. They '
egistered yesterday at the Moana
Captain Thos Kelley was commander 4
# the American steamship Montara 4
When captured by the Japanese while r
arrying contraband to Vladivostok.
Mr.. NJ. Tyssowski was the American [
consular representative at Dalny dur |
ng the war troubles.
A number of local people and tour [
SITS who have been here for some time.
viii go to the Coast on the Mongolia.
The vessel sails at 9 a. m. today.
MINNESOTA TO CALL. !p
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Officers aboard the Mongolia declare ~
hat the steamship Minnesota. of the a