The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Lurline Takes Big Holiday Shipment for
Hawaii's Christmas Shopping Trade

The Matson navigation company's
liner Lurline, which sailed yesterday
for Honolulu. is carrying large quanti-
ties of holiday goods for the stores of
the island port. The Lurline will be at
Honolulu within a week and in ten
days from now the Christmas shoppers
will be taking home with them what
now constitutes an important part of
the liners cargo.
The Lurline has on board 73 passen-
gers. Among them is a Mormon party
from Salt Lake city. They will remain
in the islands for three months. The
main Mormon is S Hanson. whose
name was the only one of the party
furnished the steamship company. The
party consists of Hanson, six adults
and eight children. They engaged all
the available staterooms on the upper
deck and two cabins, seven rooms in
ALL
L. Lund, the diver who is under con-
tract to do some work for the govern
ment at Pearl harbor. is passenger on
the Lurline- Lund is accompanied by
his wife.
The Lurline is carrying a large guam
tity Of supplies for the work at Pearl
harbor. On deck, forward a little aft
of amidships, under snow white avn
ings are 102 mules also for Pearl har-
bor.
ne VIII call at hdHulul u
land part of it's cargo. The steamer
has on board some mail for the colo
nies, which will be picked UP at Homo
lulu by an Australian liner from Van
couver.
The passengers included:
S. Hanson and party of six adults and
eight children. L. Lund and wife, T.
w. Rider, Mrs. NJ. Meek, Mrs. G. Har-
vey Elder, Mr.. and Mrs. r. l. Lippet,
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l.. Peterson and wife, Mrs. Etz and
Miss c. Coiman.
Both Requests Denied
The harbor commissioners, acting as
committee of the whole yesterday,
turned down the request of the San
Francisco. Oakland and San Jose rail-
lower floor of the north end of the
ferry depot be amended so as to give
the Key Route people a larger waiting
sioners decided that inasmuch as the
ferry companys upper floor waiting
room had been doubled in size the de-
pot accommodations were sufficient for
the company's requirements.
The request of the Gunton lumber
done was also refused. The lumber
company asked the commissioners to
pave the states half of Beach street
streets. The commissioners notified the
lumber company that when the prop
erty owners along the route in ques-
tiop petition the board OF SSuPTserylls2Lrs SaPTs " tLs
street done the harbor commissioners
will be ready to consider the request,
but for. the time being would take no
action in the matter.
Leave Their Boats Tied to Buoy
Five crab launches were caught in
heavy weather yesterday outside the
Humboldt river. The breaking bar made
hoisted signals Of distress. The life
saving crew and the tug Ranger went
out to their assistance. As it was i'm
fishermen were taken off and the FIVE
crab boats tied to the whistling buoy
canti6ne nintoTS 70 Reen coasfwis bTeSt looEeSt sn
avoid collision with the crewless
launches, which will be left where they
are until the weather moderates.
FreightIess Fleet Reaches Port
Although quite a feet came in through
the Golden gate yesterday between sun
rise and sunset not one of the arrivals
brought pound of freight. The ar
one big. sailing ship, The arrivals
were: The Standard oil tanker Cuya-
hoga from Mororan; the Texan from
terey; the steamers J. B. Stetson, Man
dalay and ChehaIis from San Pedro. and
the French ship Asnieres from Dublin
but the Asnieres, being fed by a gov
ernment bounty based on the distance
travelled, made money just the same.
Buford Sails Today
The army transport Buford. Captain
Hall. will sail today at noon for Ma
nila by way of Honolulu. The Buford
is taking to the Philippines a large
pennies, all fresh from the mint. Among
the passengers will be about 300 blue
jackets and marines for the Asiatic sta
tion and 20 recently graduated West
Pointers, who have been commissioned
officers in the Philippine scouts.
steamer for Prince Rupert Trade
VICTORIA, Dec. 4.-The steamship
Powhattan. bought at Hongkong by
the Mackenzie steamship company, ar
days from Hongkong. and left for
Vancouver, where she will be re-
christened the Rupert City, and after
being remodeled will be used in the
Prince Rupert trade The Powhattan,
which is 5000 tons dead weight, carry
ing capacity, was formerly used in the
coolie carrying trade between Hong
kong and Mexico
Water Front Notes
According to a wireless message re-
ceived yesterday the steamer Enter
prise will be in port early this morn
ing. The Pacific Mail liner Korea ar
rived yesterday at Honolulu from the
orient and is due here next Friday.
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
pany's steamer Governor is due today
from Puget sound with S75 passengers
The City of Puebla. which sailed
yesterday for Seattle. carried a full
cargo and 150 passengers.
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