The San Francisco call., 1908-12-22
AerOgrams Reach This Port From Ships
That Are in the South Seas
Nippon Maru Opens Wireless Communication
Six Hours Out of Honolulu

The wonders of wireless are increas-
ing every day and the Pacific ocean
is growing smaller. The extent of the
modern conquest of the air was demon
strated yesterday when aerograms
were received at the Merchants ex-
change from six steamers, three of
them in the south seas, one jim Alaska
waters and the others off shore along
the coast between here and Puget
sound. The most interesting feature
Of Yesterdays demonstration is its
showing that a ship equipped with
wireless, running between here ana
Honolulu. is now in constant communi-
cation with the land.
The Japanese liner Nippon Maru.
which left Honolulu at 2 o'clock sun
day afternoon, was in communication
with San Francisco SIX hours later.
The message was brief, being limited
TO statement of the time, the fact
that the liner was 1920 miles away
and that all was well on board. But
II the star passenger had wanted to
engage the swinging floor at the St.
Francis hotel or tickets for the Or
pheum it would have been just as
easy.
The Hilonian, bound from this port
for Honolulu, and when sent q wire
less at o'clock Sunday night from
1900 miles away. has been in daily
communication with the office here of
the Matson navigation company since
the steamer left Howard street wharf
December IA. Another message was
received from the Lurline. which was
also l,S00 miles away. The steamers
Portland. in Alaskan waters, the City
Of Puebla and the Buckman were also
heard from.
Liner Korea Sails Today
The Pacific Mail liner Korea. Captain
Sandberg, cleared yesterday and will
sail today for the orient with $50 cabin
passengers, 300 Asiatics in the steeragt
and a fun cargo. Among the passen-
gers will be Commander Hugh Rodman
of the navy, Mrs. Rodman and Mrs.
Hugh Lloyd, wife of Commander Lloyd
Y. s n. all bound for Manila. The
Korea VIII be at sea Christmas day and
Shief Steward Walter Thompson is
fully prepared to make the passengers
forget that they are away from home.
Neptune has been notified by wireless
telephone and has promised TO meet the
liner on the high seas and spend a few
hours with the passengers. There will
be a Christmas dinner at which a plum
pudding will be served in a blaze of
blue fame and after dinner there will
be Christmas tree, from which Cap
tain Sandberg. disguised as St. Nicholas,
viii select presents for each passenger.
Inspector Has It's Trial Trip.
The steamer Inspector, which was
built for the immigration service to be
used as a boarding cutter and means of
communication with the new immigrant
station on Angel island, was given its
trial trip yesterday and will shortly be
in commission. Commissioner Hart
North and a number Of immigration of
fcials were on board during the trip
and before the trip was over all had
developed a goodly pride in the first
ship of the immigration bureaus local
navy.
Encounters Blizzard and Iccbcrgs
The Danish bark Havila from Ia
coma arrived Sunday at Falmouth,
nearly three months overdue after
most strenuous voyage. The Havila. en-
a terrific snowstorm and biiz-
zard October 5 during which four men
were washed overheard. Three of them
were rescued. After the wind died away
the ship encountered field OF icebergs.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
to 2,125, 600 feet
The Japanese liner Nippon Maru,
which is que here December %, has on
board 19 cabin passengers and II Chi
nese in the steerage-
The British steamer Gymeric, which
arrived Sunday from Sydney. brought
one passenger and a general cargo.
The freighter Mexican left Salina
Cruz Sunday for this port.
The French liner Amiral Duperre
sailed Sunday from Marseilles for this
mort