The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-19

K K steamship Nippon Maru arrived
from the Coast yesterday afternoon,
bringing eight days mail. The liner
had a good passage, the weather being
fair. The steamer Rosecrans. with the
Monterey in tow. was the only vessel
sighted during the trip.
On this trip the Nippon carries no
fewer than three around-the-world
parties. each consisting of several
members. One of these parties is con-
Quoted by L Lewis, of Thomas Cook &
Son. and includes Mrs. Fisher and
daughter, Misses Blanche and Maud
Jones, of London; F. A Wills, Bristol
Thomas Soulby, Lincoln, and L. La
yard, Devon. The party left London
on September 1 and have visited many
Of the principal cities OF the United
States
Another Cooks party is headed by
Courier c. H. Babe, and is made up of
a number of prominent Eastern Ameri-
cans. Among them are c. R. Lane. T
F. Pierce. R. E. Pierce Miss Violet
Pierce, Mrs. Mary Russell and F.
Thferot.
Cook & Son are further represented
among the passengers by n. F. Blanch,
the general agent Of the company for
China and Japan, who is going to
Hongkong. accompanied by his wife,
Among the passengers for Shanghai
families.
DR.. A. D. Wilkinson is a prominent
physician of Lincoln. Neb. He Is max
ing a tour of the world. Another medi-
cal practitioner on board is DR.. F. W.
Dudley, a government physician, who
is returning to Manila after a years
leave of absence.
Mrs. r. H. Parker is going to Shang-
hal to join her husband, the general
manager of the Shanghai Life Insur-
ance Company.
European nobility is represented
aboard by Freiherr Schilling Won Can
staff. a German count.
Six of the Nippon passengers are re-
naming over in Honolulu, among them
being Mrs. W. H. Avery. wife Of the
assistant general mana ger OF the t.
K K. line. Mrs. Avery viii remain
here until the arrival of Mr.. Avery on
the Hongkong Maru.
Eight passengers are booked for the
Orient on the Nippon. which viii sail
at 10 O'Clock this morning with ali &C
commodations on the liner taken. She
viii have 100 passengers in the CABIN,
$50 in the Asi,.tic steerage and Is in the
European steerage.
OJIriT0 the of tho liner in mort
the passengers were busy among the
stores purchasing materials for the
creation of costumes for a big mas
querade ball. which is planned to come
off on board within a few days. A
committee from among them was also
delegated to purchase prizes for a card
tournament, now under way, for which
purpose the sum of $500 had been col
lected among the passengers.
Purser z. J. Roberts, one of the most
genial officials in any purser's office
on the Pacific. has been unfortunately
laid up since the Nippon left the Coast
having contracted a severe case of
pleurisy. Yesterday was his first ap-
pearance on duty for some days. Mr..
Roberts confirmed the report recently
received that the big steamers of the
Jim Hill line will soon be making a
the report in circulation among the
shipping circles at the Coast.
THE MONGOLIA'S CONDITION.
The condition of the s. s Mongolia,
on arrival at the Coast. is thus de-
scribed in the Chronicle:
The heavy plates on the Mongolia's
bottom forward We're crushed and per-
forated. in both the outer and inner
bottoms. and water poured into holds
l and ?. The engineers force dis
played remarkable foTtitude and daring
in rigging pumps in the hold, and ia
this work was ably assisted by the
Chinese stokers and fremen, every
man Of them going into the hold IN
hesitatingly to labor with the pumps.
These pumps are still in operation.
It is estimated that the grounding Of
the Mongolia, with all that it entails,
viii cost the Pacific Mail Company
more than $500, 000 including actual
damage, loss of 1900 tons of freight,
loss of time and other important items.
Il is generally believed that Captain
Porter viii be suspended by General
Manager Schwerin. Much sympa thy
has been expressed for Captain Porter.
who is one of the most experienced
commanders in the Pacific. At Homo
lula. when the Mongolia left for this
city he was Justify cheered by the
crowd on the dock for having saved his
big ship without assistance Of other
vessels.
NAVY HOLDS TO ITS SPELLING.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22-NavaI or
ders issued today show that the ques-
ton that had arisen in the Navy De
partment regarding the proper spelling
of the word passed as applied to en-
gineer and medical officers, has been
settled by the retention Of the old form.
instead of the use Of the past as set
out in the Presidents order relative TO
simpIified spelling.