The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
China and Manchuria Both Due From
the Orient Within the Next Week

The Pacific Mail liner China. Cap
tain Friele. which left Honolulu &
noon Saturday. IS bringing lse passsn-
gers and 2.19o tons OF cargo. Close
on the heels OF the China is coming
tne big Manchuria- Captain saunders
crowded with passengers and laden as
Il has not been since the days OF the
Japsnese-Russian war. The Manchu-
ria Is bringing 14.e0e tons OF freight
and Captain Wilson. the Pacific Nail
ccmpsny's head steveoore. Is already
making preparations 10 handle Il
II Is not any sudden picking up cf
business or any leap Of the Hartman
company into popularity that is re-
spoEsihie for the Manchuria's big
cargo On November l there will be
an advance IN rates as the result Of
ruling BY the interstate commerce COM
mission. and shippers are anxious 10
take advantage 70 the last minute OF
the old through rates The Menchuriz
Is the last ship on which freight could
be accepted AT the present rate The
Aanchuria is due here next Tuesday.
The China. which VIII be due here
next FRIDAY. IS bringing 80 tons OF
raw silk, 1Ie tons OF mating and 120.
tons OF tea On board the liner is the
body Of H z Smart Of Savannah. Ga
Smart left here IN company with his
VIE on the liner Mongolia and died
during the passage from Honolulu 10
Yokohama
An Aid That Is Overlooked
IAs local officials II the lIghfhouse service are
e-s-PPo-nted a. The lack Of interest shown by
S1lp oSne-s II re submsslne bells with which
every lightship q fhfS cossI has been equipped
As an aid 70 navigation in fogET weather re
Soomsriue bell is said 70 b one 0f the most val
uso-e so far invented. but although the govern
inent equipped The lightships with them months
sso. not EaereAzntnzn On TIE coast. passenger
-ine- ~ 1reiEhte-- has been equipped with the
annsrstEs fox receiving the bells warning.
ne receiving spps-st8s Is ssid 70 be simple
sHd Inexpensive wsrshipS equipped zfth The
receivers have fouad me submarine bell an i'm
porSant ssststsnoe. sHd X vas ea the strength Of
rrEsgrrs fro-n the DaFy that The EpEer1laenL
eeuiPped The iighfships 50 that vessels carrying
passengers n TIE eszstvise trade might navigate
II toggF Essfaer vita aere safety
me 4og and tie Wind play tricks with the
se'l1d q ghe odd fashioned he'll snd whistle and
A. times x ) Impossible for the navigator %
-rdge The ii-ecrica whence the sound comes.
VIA The suhusrine bell rhe posiriea y TIE
iigntsLip can be established absolutely
The government hzs recogniEed the value of
ne suhmsriRe bell - Al atd 70 navigation snd
u EnF disaster thar may occur v-hsch might
with 4 sEbHsEi1e receiver the local Inspectors
sre likely - comment q the ship owners fail
IRE - - equip his vessel TIE inspectors csa
EeI cs'lF-l rse Installation e srtnSri1e receiT
ers. hur Commander RaS,--r T. Lopez L. :. y.
who las ctsrEe - The twelfth Lighthouse dis
fricr- thinks tazr The tzer that X makes na-s-
America Maru Sails Today
Tie Jspzaes@ Einer America Mars. Captain
Fiiusr- wiz sail sE 0'cieck today for the orient
sin - cabin passengers loo Jspanese in TIE
carry q fEH cargo. uhieh viii include Effes foy
-he United states srrnF IN the Philippines sn6 8
PIPE organ fo- Tie Episcopal cathedral a. TokEo.
Alleng the pxSselEsrS vii - Passed Assistant
Surgeon H . Ei,err - the United States marine
EQSfi-sl service 8cconr panied hr his wife and
tTo caiidTel- Dr. Ebe-r hsS heen on quarantine
IN ---4-- -
york ef fumi>zti1g shipping IN this hzrbGr unde-
ur- H1ody has made many friends he has
officer AZ Manila and Eiu ee statfooed IN Tie
Philippines probably for three rearS Drker Dzs-
seasFrs cH TIE Americs win ~ Drs- Y. sato. ~
husaznoiu znd ! koE- Japanese nesiieoS Who
have been s1teadz1S the tuberculosis convention
- y sshinsfc1- T. &.
GET Judgment Againss ship
Nofley brothers Il ssr Francisca were rws-d-
81 5ndEmsnt of s572- Sc against tse oEBers II
district cozrr yesterday II Judge d Haven
,sotlsF bFezbers -srorgaf suE- 70 recover On that
ci1iurd Vas not delivered hT the Gaslsls-
Brings Cargo OF Goldfish
Tie srhoouer J. n SFreckeis. Captain Pren-
beg arrived yesterday from Tngz with -. .O5o
casihsh- Ire scsooaer sil NJ fishing bet loaaes
its cargo - the statiun- Csyrstn Preiiherc -e-
-a--s +5..= .s.--- 1870 49, s-----e1--s 80
the fishing
Heavy Weather on This Port
Th- Frenrh bark Lem Blum. Captain Iouvet.
which arrived here yesterday from Newcastle
Eng by way II Hobart. encsuntered heavF
ncrtherly gsles for the last two days OF this
Water Front Notes
The Msfson navigation eonpzuy's steamer Iu--
line riH sail for HoneluiE thursday instead of
oernsn sip Albert Rickmers. now in Assoris.
hss heen PLACED On fhe berth 10 losd here for
London
Gerusn steamer Niecnedis with freight eon-
signed 70 the Psc.fc Nail co1psny- IS due today
fron The oriea1.
American ship KenilToEth has been soid 70
the Alaska Vzckers' association TIE Price paid
Is said % have been Ss2. e.G.
Receipis q lumber yesterday hy amounted
70 = oq5 coo feet
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