The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
In Spite of Short Stay in Port Liner
Alameda Sails on Schedule Time

The Oceanic steamship company S
liner Alameda, Captain Dowdeil. sailed
at IL o'clock yesterday morning for
Honolulu with a full cargo and a large
number Of passengers. The Alameda
was lare IN arriving here on account
Of heavy weather, but in spite Of the
ourtailment OF its stay IN port carried
& full cargo and sailed on time.
The AIaneda's passengers included:
Miss A Crozier. NJ. l. Dow, z. Fraser,
NJ. A Gonsalves. Mrs. Hankey, Gordon
Jones, Gordon Jones Jr., r. I. Lilley,
Mrs. LiIley, s A. Mache, Miss F. c.
Mason, Miss NJ. A O'Malley, ]. j. Sui
livan, Mrs A Williams. Dr. J. A Bah
bftt. c. A. Bruins, J. c. Bruins, Mrs.
Bruins and two children. Miss S. Cohe-
Ian and D. ". Crowley.
VIII carry Big Crowd
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Mariposa, Captain Hayward,
which is scheduled to sail at II o'clock
Tuesday morning for Tahiti, viii carry
more than 20 passengers. Among the
passengers win be Governor Julien and
his suite. Princess 7. Pomare, a party
OF tourists from Portland, Ore. and
another party from Los Angeles. c. b.
Carr OF the California fruit growers
association and F. NJ. Hess, who sail
on the Msriposa. viii make the round
George Letter. a wealthy mining man
from the east. will be 3 passenger on
the Ms-ipOss-
salmon ships Go TO Sea
Half dozen ships OF the salmon feet
sailed yesterday and three others that
cleared viii sail today and tomorrow.
Those that sailed were the Star of
Peru. Indiana, Tacoma and Standard
for Bristol bay. and the schooner Glen
dale, for Nelson's lagoon. The Manga
Reva sailed for BelIingham to load a
cargo OF lumber for Bristol bay. The
bark Electra and the schooner EX-
pansion cleared for Bristol bay and the
ship. Santa Clara for Pyramid harbor.
Lafeboats for the Logan
Eight Iifeboats for the army trans
port Logan arrived yesterday from the
east and are now drawn up in military
format tion on the wharf, waiting for
the ship. which is undergoing repairs
at the Risdon iron works. Enough new
boats 10 equip the ship are on the way.
The lifebOats are of the self-baling
model. the kind OF which the sailor
says; When you gets in they throws
YOU out. and you get back if you can
The Logan Will probably be the only
steamship on the Pacific equipped ex-
clusively with this pattern Of lifeboat.
Quick Run to HfIo
The bark St. Katherine which left
here March 2s, arrived April at HiIo,
making the passage in II days, which
IS the record for many months. The
schooner Borealis. which arrived at
Hilo April from the sound, was "a
days on the way.
Overdue Bark Arrives
The French bark JoinvilIe, which was
placed on the overdue list a few days
ago at IS per cent, was reported yes
terday passing the Lizard. The Join
vile left this port October Is for
Ipswich.
Bark Resumes Voyage
The French bark Due d'Aumale, from
Rotterdam for this port and previously
reported at Port Stanley. damaged as
the result OF having been ashore, sailed
April from Stanley for Montevideo
with a fun cargo.
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria,
Captain Saunders. outward bound. ar
rived Friday at Yokohama
The Japanese liner America Maru
sailed yesterday from Hongkong for
this port
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to L,175,oo0 feet.
Visitors will be received today on
board the flagship Charleston and the
cruiser Albany