The San Francisco call., 1908-12-10
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

VICTORIA, Dec. 9.-steamer Tango Maru Of
the Nippon Yusen Kaisha sailed yesterday with
$500 tons or cotton. -four and salt fish and
general merchandise.
Steamer Aki Maru which is due today is
bringing 1.5o0 bales Of silk and silk goods,
valued at about three-quaTters OF million
dollars Five baggage ears have been prepared
Seattle to rush this valuable freight east
ward.
PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. 9.-Steamer Sue H.
Elmore sailed for Tillamook this evening.
Steamer Breakwater left this evening for
Coos bay. and the steamer Alliance is due to
arrive here tomorrow from Coos bay.
Steam schooner Tallac cleared last night for
San Francisco with a cargo of wheat and lum-
her, there being 500 tons Of wheat and 400, 900
feet Of lumber.
Steamer George W Elder will not leave for
San Pedro and way ports until Friday night.
yesterday, left up this morning and should
reach the hsrbor tomorrow morning. She comes
in ballast under charter TO the Portland -four
ing mills company TO load wheat for Europe.
Steamer Argo, which left San Francisco yes
ferday for this port TO go the Portland Til
lamook run. will stop at Eureka on her way
Der TO be discharged at Reeder's, on the Column
bia river.
Astoria this morning from San Francisco. comes
TO load lumber for a return cargo for the
Patterson lumber company.
British steamer Uganda left down this after
noon. bound for st. Vincent for orders. with a
cargo Of 217,ocO bushels wheat. valued at
$195. 600.
Lighthouse department was notified this morn
ing that the big acetylene gas buoy OF Swift
sure bank. at the entrance of the straits OF
Juan de Fucs, is missing.
SEATTLE, Dec. 9.-Steamer Missourian
sailed this morning for Salina Cruz, via San
Francisco, with general cargo for the Atlantic
German steamer Mera shifted 10 Tacoma early
today to load an additional consignment OF
wheat.
Steamer Meteor is due here SatuIc,y with a
fun cargo OF concentrates. canned salmon, salt
hsh and fish oil from southeastern Alaska.
Steamer Pleiades will be converted into an oil
burner. the work going to the He1ernan en-
IS 10 be turned over TO the American Hawaiian
company January ].
Dr. Elmer E. Heg, secretary Of the state
board Of health. today notified steamship inter
ests that rat guards and fumigation are still
required and there is TO be laxity in this
Local shipping interests are fighting hard to
get a sufficient appropriation from congress for
properly lighting the Alaskan coast on the
American side. Statements Of masters, petitions
and other data being forwarded to represent
atives at Washington
SAN PEDRO, Dec. 9.-Steamer Hanalei, Cap
tain McFarlane. bound from San Francisco for
San Pedro. blew out cylinderhead Monday
afternoon and her machinery was disabled. She
was picked up by the steam schooner ]. J.
IOggie. Captain Rainier. and towed into this
port this morning. The Ioggie was out three and
a half days from Eureka and brought AGO. 600
feet Of lumber
Mexican steamer Curacao. Captain Psulsen
arrived this morning from San Francisco bound
FOR west Mexican coast ports After taking
passengers and additional cargo she proceeded.
Steamer Roanoke. Captain DunhaL. arrived
this morning from Portland via Eureka and
San Francisco. with passengers and 80 tons
Of freight and merchandise.
Steamer George IOonlis arrived today from,
Point Richmond with a cargo Of fuel oil for
the Union oil company. She cleared tonight for
San Francisco.
Alter discharging a part cargo of lumber at
port Los Angeles the steamer James s. Hfr
gins, Captain Higgins, arrived from Fort Bragg.