The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
MaripOSa Carries Pumps and Gear
for Repairing Bark Louisiana
Liner Siberia With 46l Passengers Is Due
Here New Years Morning

liner Mariposa. Captain Hayward, sailed
yesterday for Tahiti with a large num-
Der of passengers and cargo of gem
eral merchandise. The Mariposa in
sugurates the new service between
here and the antipodes which brings
Wellington. n g.. within - days of
this port. Among the Mariposa's pas
sengers were about 80 booked through
to the colonies. AT Papeete they will
be transferred TO one of the Union
steamship company's liners, which will
carry them TO New Zealand.
In addition to its regular cargo the
Mariposa has on board pumps and gear
TO be used in repairing the American
bark Louisiana, which put in to Papeete
a few weeks ago leaking. There is no
dry dock al Tahiti, so the vessel will
be hove down on the beach and one
side at a time recalked. The work
viii be done by the ships crew under
the supervision of J. j. Haveside, who
is part owner OF the Louisiana. Have
posa, is the senior member of well
known local firm of riggers.
VIII BE Here New Years Day
The Pacific Mail companys liner si-
IBERIA, Captain Andrew Dixon. which
sailed from Honolulu at 10 O'clock Sat
urday morning for this port, is bring
ing III cabin passengers and $50
passengers are from the orient. The
others Joined at Honolulu. The cargo
OF $500 tons includes 1876 tons of raw
silk. $50 tons Of mating and 220 tons
of tea. The Siberia is due here New
Years day and probably will be in
port early.
Gotama Drifts Ashore
The schooner Gotama which was
abandoned off Willapa harbor Sunday
morning, went ashore later seven miles
south of Grays harbor and will prove a
total loss The crew was taken off by
the steamer Santa Monica and landed
al Aberdeen.
The Gotama was built in 1872 at Coos
Bay and has been engaged in the lum-
ber trade since then, except for a few
seasons, when the schooner was fitted
out for whaling.
Brings New York Cargo
The American Hawaiian steamship
companys freighter Mexican, Captain
Tapley, arrived yesterday from Salina
Cruz with 1000 tons of general cargo.
The freight left New York on the Amer
nian December 8. In addition to this
New York cargo the Mexican brought
some freight from Europe, shipped un-
der the recently inaugurated interna- l.
tional service.
Brings Hardwood Railroad Ties
The bark Emily r Whitney, Captain
Jorgensen. which arrived yesterday, &c
days from Hilo, brought cargo OF
hardwood. The wood vas cut into
railroad ties and there --ere 2O.O57 OF
them slowed away in IL windjammer S
hold They are for the Santa Fe rail
road company, and this cargo Will be
followed by many more of the same
kind.
Injured Engineer Returns
J. ". Welton, chief engineer of the
steamer Hazel Dollar. has returned to
his home in Fruitvale after spending
several months in hospital at Nanai-
mo- Weiton fell from the gangway
OF his ship September 13 at Nanaimo
and sustained a fractured leg. He is
now conValescent. but viii not return
10 duty until March.
sue for Damage 10 Coke
suit was filed yesterday by Meyer,
Wilson & Co for libel against the
French bark Duo d dAumale for s25, ,S05.73
in the United States district court Ii
Is alleged by the libelants that coke
and pig iron shipped in the vessel by
them were damaged TO the amount sued
for.
Water Front Notes
The japanese turbine liner Tenyo
Maru from this port arrived yesterday
at Yokohama.
The steamer Peru left Acapulco De-
cember 26 for Ancon.
The Pacific Mail liner Korea from
this port arrived yesterday at Homo
lulu.
The steamer Curacao is due Thurs
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted 10 2,15S 600 feet.
Surveyors Deputy Promoted
L. E. Beban, deputy in the office of
the surveyor of the port, was yesterday
transferred from the Pacific Mail dock
where he has been in charge for years.
70 duty in the Office. Inspector John
Greenan will fill the place left vacant
by the promotion of Beban The change
viii go into effect commencing with
the new year Beban has been in the
service since December 8, 1892; Greenon
since March s. 1888
All hut One Drowned
The British steamer Advance and the
British bark Iverna were in collision
yesterday off Newcastle, Australia
The Advance sank and all on board but
the first officer were drowned The
Iverna put into Newcastle leaking.
Wreckage Is Reported
VICTORIA. B. c., Dec. 2S.-The gov
sernment wireless telegraph station
sends word this afternoon that part of
a handrail painted black and white
with the letters IS. j. $40" painted on
il has been found near Carmanah.