The San Francisco call., 1908-04-07
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Trades Clothing to Pitcairn
Islanders for Provisions

Pitcairn island has taken a sudden
sump into popularity as p sort of half
way house for sailing vessels bound to
this port from Australia. The descend
ants Of the Bounty mutsneers who peo-
pie the island are a thrifty folk. and
although they Go not allow the crews
Of visiting ships ashore they are ready
% supply ships with fresh meat fruit
and vegetables in exchange for money
or clothing. The ship A. J. Fuller.
Captain Haskell. which arrived here
yesterday. 90 days from Newcastle.
would have been short of provisions
but for visit. February is, TO Pitcairn.
Shortly after the ship came TO anchor
of the island the merchants exchange,
board OF trade and chamber of com
Enerce Of Pitcairn loaded themselves
into canoes and rowed out to the Ful-
Ter
Captain Haskell opened the ships
slop chest for their inspection. They
selected what clothes they. needed and
. tn return sent out To the ship canoe
loaded with vegetables. fruit chickens
and fresh pork Captain Haskell
learned that the ship Carnarvon Bay
had been there the DAY before and the
bsrkentlne Amaranth the day before
that. The barkentine Makaweli, bound
from Newcastle for Mazatlan was
sighted February Il south of Pitcairn.
The Fuller and the ship Charles E.
Moody lay within four miles OF each
other for two DAYS. The Moody. also
from Newcastle, arrived here March IS.
and Captain Haskell of the Fuller ex-
pressed surprise Yesterday that Cap
tain Rasmussen of the Moody had
failed 10 report him. The Fuller was
/ leaking slightly when it came into
port. the result of straining in the
heavy gales encountered after leaving
Newcastle.
sherman Sails for Manila
The army transport Sherman, Captain
8ruguiere. sailed yesterday at noon for
Manila by way Of Honolulu and Guam.
Among the passengers on the Sherman
was Frank :. Randall. who has been
appointed master OF the transport War
ren. which is stationed AT Manila Cap
tain HOrnsman. at present in command
OF the Warren VIII return 10 this
port after turning over his ship to
Captain Randall
The Sherman carried 2.GO0, 600 pesos
for circulation in the Philippines.
There were comparatively few pas
senEers on the t-oopship and the crowd
on the wharf TO witness the departure
was corrcspondmcly small. The Thir-
t5--fifth coast artillery and a number
Of casuals constituted the military con-
rihgent that sailed on the Sherman.
Teamen 10 sail on Asia
The Occidental and Oriental steam
ship company's liner Asia. Captain
Harry Gaukroger will sail at / o'clock
this afternoon for the orient. The Asia
viii carry a fun cargo and about 80
cabin passengers. Among the latter
VIII be several tea buyers on their an
n0aI visit to the orient. The teamen
who have taken passage on the Asia
include O. IT. p. Noyes. A. c. Bryer and
.. W Clifton. J. c. Siegfried a mer-
chant Of Japan. also viii be pas
senger.
Steamer VIII Be Total Loss
The French steamer Canarias, from
Antwerp. which was reported ashore at
Tarifa is full Of water and will be
total loss. heavy weather making sal
wage operations impossible. A survey
revealed q great hole in the huh for
ward
Steal Gasoline Launch
Captain d. Oraf Of the barkenrine
Amazon. lying in Mission bay, reported
10 the police yesterday that a gasoline
launch belonging 10 him had been
stolen early sunday morning. 1t was
valued at $3.50
Water Front NOteS
The liner Nariposa. from Tahiti. had
not put in an appearance yesterday at
sundown, but will probably land its
passengers shortly after sunrise today.
The Pacific Mail liner San Juan
cleared yesterday and will sail today
FOR Panama and way ports
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 3.f35, 600 feet.
The British steamer Cape Finisterre
arrived yesterday, - days from Balti-
more, with $50 tons of coal for the
navy.
The schooner Ida Mckay. Captain Nc
Intosh. cleared yesterday for Port Ben
nett and Bear harbor.
The ships Standard and Oriental of
the salmon feet cleared yesterday for
p Bristol bay.
Captain Henry T. Morton has been
appointed master of the liner Mongolia,