The San Francisco call., 1908-08-30
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Liner Asia Brings From the Far East
Raw Silk Valued at S2,OOO,OOO

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steamship company's liner Asia. Cap
tain Harry Gaukroger, arrived late
yesterday afternoon from the orient.
The Asia was expected early in the
morning, but a strong head wind
proved too much of handicap and the
sun was getting ready for swim
when the steamer came to an anchor
in quarantine.
The Asia met derelict between
cific fleet between Honolulu and here.
The derelict was seen August IL at
5.15 q. m. Kinomoto Maru was it's
name, as well as Captain Gaukroger
could make it out. Its decks We're
awash and the masts had been broken
off near the deck. The derelict ap-
peared to have been floating around
for a considerable time.
The Asia met the Pacific fleet, the
cruisers each with a destroyer in tow,
at 1915 p. M, August q.
The Asia brought II cabin passen-
gers, 46 Chinese and l japanese. The
3,42S tons of cargo included 1858 bales
of raw silk, valued at nearly $2,000000;
1O4 cases of silk goods, 22,911 chests
of tea and LILY rolls of mating.
Colonel Greene. the Mexican copper
magnate, was a passenger on the Asia
as far as Honolulu, where he. stay ed
over on account of the sickness of his
wife. Colonel and Mrs. Greene Will
come home on the Mongolia. Miss Eva
Greene and DR.. William Galbraith of
Los Angeles, who has been travelling
with the Greenes as their physician, re-
mained on the Asia. Dr. Galbraith will
return to Los Angeles today. but Miss
Greene will remain here until her par
ents arrive.
Among the passengers on the Asia
were Walter Daniel, Campbell Glover
and Arthur Lewis, English engineers,
who have been at Hongkong for five
years constructing a drydock for the
British navy. The new dock, hewn
out of solid rock. is $50 feet long, 95
feet wide at the entrance and has 80
feet over the sill at low water
Another passenger was Thomas c.
Haston, a typical Tommy Atkins, who
is one of King Edwards policemen
in South Africa. Haston was a SOL
der during the Boer war and after
and wears two medals, one a queen s
medal with three bars, and the other
a kings medal with two bars. During
the war he was a member of Lord
Roberts bodyguard. For the last few
years he has been a policeman sta
toned at Lake Ngami, which was dis
covered in 1S43 by DR.. Livingstone.
Haston describes Ngamiland as a
Cord forsikin plice." 1t took him six
weeks to get from there to the nearest
regular line of communication with the
civilized world. He is going back again
when his years leave expires.
The Asia's passengers were:
FROM HoNGKoNG
DR.. William Galbraith Miss Eva Green
Campbell Glover Walter Daniel
Arthur Lewis Thomas G. Hasten
Theodore I. owen Mrs. Theodore 1. owen
RpV and frFo
Miss Lillian Thomas Mrs. James f. Thomas
Walter Thomas Miss Edith Thomas
SHANGHAI
Hermann Jannicke Alexander Ichon
YOKOHAMA
Erdman Schreck Miss Georgina Weaver
HOngkOng Maru Sails for Orient
The japanese liner Hongkong Maru,
Captain w. c. T. S. Filmer, sailed yes
terday afternoon with a full cargo and
passengers, among whom were:
FOR YOKOHAMA
Miss G. Loenholm NJ Tokieda
H. E. Manwsring Lieut.. W. R. Van Auken,
Miss Gladys Manwaringl
KOBE
SHANGHAI
Rev. J. A. Gere shlpleyl James Lester shipley
Mrs. J. A. Gere Shipley Jerome w. Shipley
Miss Alice c. Shipley
HoNGKONG
Mariana Billedo lC. E. Ferguson
Carroll D. Bush Mrs G. E. Ferguson and
r. P. Carter infant.
Charles S. Dandois Adolph Lange
Francis Delgado Mrs. Adolph Lange
X. NJ. Hopkins Miss Ida f. Meyer
Mrs. X. NJ. Hopkins Francis W. Sheridan
JOIN AT HONOLULU
Mrs A. c. Bromich Miss Bess L. Hargear
Laid Up in Fresh Water
When the shipping business along
the coast is at its lowest ehb~ the
river port Of Antioch looks most like
real seaport. Vessels at Antioch lie
in fresh water, and as fresh water is
fatal to the forms Of life that flourish
in the cracks and crannies of the sub
merged parts of sea going vessels, An
tioch is popular resort for ships TAX
ing the rest cure. The Schooners John
G. North and Kona were towed up
there yesterday by the tug Restless
and they found themselves in plenty
of company; The vessels laid up at
Antioch include the briggs Galilee and
Geneva, the barkentines Arago and
John Smith. the steamers CoquiIle
River and Redondo, the barge Vidette
Alumna, Albert Meyer, Honoipu, j. A.
Campbell, Marconi, Muriel and Omega.
More than so coasters are laid up in
Oakland creek.
VIII Carry Honolulu People Home
Honolulu will be out in full force to
meet the liner Alameda the next time
it reaches the island port. The liner
will be due here Tuesday and will sail
for the islands Saturday with 125 cabin
passengers. Among these passengers
will be more than 40 residents Of Hon
olulu who have been spending more
or less protracted vacations on the
mainland. There will be a number of
returning school teachers among the
passengers and the members of the
Hawaiian rife team who came UP a
few weeks ago to attend the national
shoot.
Sold to Seattle Fishermen
The Alaska Packers association has
sold the steamer Thistle to Seattle
people to be used in the halibut fishing
trade out of Puget sound. The Thistle
is a vessel of Sc tons net, and was
built for use as tender to the salmon
canneries. The Thistle is now at the
United engineering works, Oakland
creek, having it's machinery overhauled
and being put into condition for. the
voyage north and subsequent work on
the fishing grounds.
Falls From Moving Car
F. J. Brown a soldier from Alcatra2
island, fell yesterday while trying to
board a Market street car which had
just started for the ferry. Brown, who