The San Francisco call., 1906-07-17
Brings Many Pas
sengerS and Val
liable Cargo.
ChinaTakeSHerDe
parture for the
Far East.

Orient. She was given speedy dis
patch through quarantine. but did not
start for her dock until 6 o'clock and
was not alongside the Pacific Mail
wharf until almost dark. The Nippon
brought a large number of passengers
and $500 tons Of freight including iSi
bales Of raw silk.
CAPTAIN Greene, the Nippon's com
mander, is sick in Japan and Captain
". E Filmer, who commanded the
HongkOng Maru before the war, is for
the time being master Of the Nippon.
During the war Captain Filmer. who is
senior captain OF the line, commanded
the army transport Manchu Maru.
whose sloWness once saved her from
a Russian mine which blew up two
other and speedier transports in the
vicinity OF Port Arthur. He was later
in command Of the hospital ship
Rohilla Maru and for his services in
the war Captain Filmer received
medal from the Japanese Government.
Among the passengers on the Nip
pom was W. L. Stewart OF the Union
Oil Company, who went 10 Japan to
bid with other California oil men on
some large contracts While Mr.. Stew
art was not directly successful the
business he sought viii come TO Cali
fornia, as told the other day in The
Call.
Miss Elsie and Miss Houston Cook.
daughters OF Judge Carroll Cook, who
have been holidaying in Japan. re-
turned on the liner. Miss Genevieve
King OF this city was also a passenger.
\. Post. who has been. Consul for
Austria at Hongkong. and his wife
were passengers on the Nippon. Mr.
Post has been transferred 10 Rio de
Janeilo. but before going to his new
post viii visit Vienna. The Nippon's
passengers were:
H Amano, I Alturio. Miss J. W. An
derson. y Awoyama- Captain George
Cook Miss Houston Cook. H. NJ. Crane,
d Curtis, Miss A. Dorr, Mrs. w. NJ.
Dudley Mrs S D. Easton, J. r. Edgar,
Dr.. Mabel Hardie, Miss Grace Hardie,
c. Herrick. Mrs. F. c. Herrick, Miss
Ethel Herrick, F. 3. HOFFMAN, w. w.
HuHteT EOSFo K fcho M fTea go6n HHiRfs fnFiis
J. c. Jefery. Mrs. J. c. jeffrey, Miss
Kennedy, Miss 9. King, S. Kondo,
Captain n Kostenko. l. L. Kountze,
Mrs. L. L Kountze. R. Lyon. Mrs E. c.
Manning, A MatsuZaki, Miss E. D. Nc
COrmick. Miss P. /. Mccormick. DR.. NJ.
Aakabaydshi, Mrs. NJ. Nakabayashi. n.
Post Mrs y. Post, J. W Price, H Ropes.
W. Sands. G. l. Slaughter, W. s. Stew
art. Alden Swift, Miss Whitacre. K.
Xoshimi Mrs. K Yoshimi.
From Eonolulu-S. A. Moffatt.
China Sails for Orient.
The Pacific Nail liner China, Captain
D. E. Friele. sailed yesterday for Hon
olUlu and the Far East. She carried
few cabin passengers but a full cargo
$500 tons-which included 500 tons Of
-four.
Among the passengers were:
For Honolulu H Petrie, Mrs. n.
c. Grider, Miss Elavana Thomas, w c.
Hargreaves, y. c. Grider, ]. z. Lawson,
H J. Johnston, H Johnson.
Yokohama. S. Schmidt. Mrs Hidee
Matzmura, H. SilbernageL
Manila-John R. Mitchell, H r. Hare,
Schmutz. c. ". Beattie, a. B. johnson,
Miss Carrie NJ. Stein, Mrs. H. w. Beattie
Hongkong-Edward weismann.
San Juan Reaches Port.
The Pacific Mail liner San Juan. Cap
tain Urry, arrived yesterday from the
isthmus. She brought thirty-one pas
sengers and 3ez tons OF cargo. which
included 1882 bags of coffee. From
Mazatlan and La Union she brought
treasure valued al S34,296.
Among the San Juan's passengers
was Miss Laura E. Moss. a writer on
the staff Of the Buffalo Express. Miss
Moss is on a vacation. Another pas
senger was William Chamberlain, who
was mate Of the British ship East
African. which he left at Acapulco. He
IS returning TO England
AGHLd4A ALIN EAp ApGCleQ 10 q
party Of Central American Commission
ers from Nicaragua, Honduras and Sal
vador as far as Salina Cruz, but the
Commissioners decided TO wait for the
City Of Sydney. They are going TO
Washington 10 discuss with President
Roosevelt the relations between Guate-
mala and her neighbors
The San Juan's passengers included
the following:
ATfss Tapra Moss Vysllfan, cham,
berlain, Lyman Lancaster. Mrs. Mary
Lancaster, Mrs. Alta Crane, Miss Thela
Crane.
New Liners TO Burn oil.
Following the lead Of the Oceanic
Steamship Company. the Toyo Kisen
Kaisha viii before long substitute oil
for coal as fuel on its trans-Facifc
lines. The two big liners now being
built in japan are to be equipped with
oil-burning apparatus. They will be
IN commission in about a year. When
the opportunity offers the Nippon,
Hongkong and America Maru will be
converted into oil burners. 1t is also
understood that the T. x. X. has ar
ranged for a supply OF California oil.
and that the Standard Oil Company did
not get the contract
Liners Hull Not Damaged.
The Pacific Mail liner City of Para
came of Hunters Point drydock yes
terday and is now alongside the Pacifie
Mail wharf An examination of the
liners hull showed that she escaped
damage when she struck bottom of
Pigeon Point. but also made evident the
fact that She had very narrow escape.
Her bottom on both sides OF the keel for
the entire length of the vessel is
scratched by the gravel or sand over
which she slid. A few hundred tons
more OF cargo and she might have been
OF Pigeon Point yet The United States
inspectors viii hold an investigation
for the purpose OF fixing the RESPONSE
bility for the accident. Captain Brown
has been relieved of command pending
the investigation. Captain Curtis. for
rnerly master OF the Costa Rica, yester-
day took charge of the City OF Para,
which sails tomorrow for Panama and
way ports
Passengers Leave Quarantine.
The passengers Of the Pacific Mail
steamship City of Para, after anguish
ing in quarantine for FIVE. days. We're
landed yesterday afternoon at the Pacffi)
Mail dock by the tug Arabs. Some fault
was found by the passengers over what
was called the extreme zeal displayed
by the Government quarantine officers
in OBTAINING them. Steerage Steward
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