The San Francisco call., 1908-04-25
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Hongkong Maru Will Carry Many
lnsular Employees to Manila

The japanese liner Hongkong Maru,
Captain Ernest Bent which will sail at
l o'clock this afternoon for the orient,
will take a full cargo and many pas
sengers. Among the latter will be
many government employees going to
the Philippines to fill positions under
the insular government. The passen-
gers will include several parties OF
tourists. j. G. Stubbs, a son of d. D.
Stubbs, vice president and general man
ager of the Occidental and Oriental
steamship company, will be passen-
ger. Stubs will be accompanied by
his bride. They will return on the
Tenyo Maru, the new turbine liner that
will take the Hongkong's place.
The Hongkong's cargo includes a big
shipment of army supplies for Manila
and a large consignment of silver
bullion.
Neither Vessel Seriously Damaged
The scow schooner with which the Southern
Thursday night told in The Call yesterday,
was the Mary E. Fernandez, and neither schoon-
er nor steamer suffered serious harm Some Of
the guard braces on the Oakland were carried
away. The schooner lost its bowsprit and was
damaged to the extent of about $40 The repairs
TO the Oakland win cost $50. The schooner was
towed to the Southern Pacific shipyard yesterday
and viii be repaired at Harrman's expense.
Captain McKechnie, master of the Oakland, as
sumes responsibility for the accident. There
were two scow schooners drifting across the fair
way when the Oakland left its wharf, and in
trying to clear one the pilot into the other.
Nobody on the schooner was injured.
German Freighter Arrives
The German steamer Niconfedia. Captain
Wageman, arrived yesterday from the orient
with about 4,20o tons of freight consigned to the
nearly all gunnies and jute, will be discharged
at this port. The balance, rice and mating,
will be taken to Portland and there discharged.
The Nicomedia is under charter to the Hartman
lines and will be loaded at Portland for the
orient.
Tugboat Cook Stabs His Critic
Because A. H. Hammer fireman on the tug
Hercules Knocked has cooking, Louis Lar
sen, the Hercules cook opened his pocket knife
and jabbed the sharp blade several times into
the critical freman's anatomy. Hammer, who
was wounded in the right shoulder and wrist, Is
at the marine hospital undergoing repairs. Lar
sen is in Jail charged with assault wit ha deadly
weapon.
Passenger on His Old Ship
The steamer Hazel Dollar which sailed yes
manded by Captain Ridley. Captain Bruce who
was formerly master, Is travelling as far as
Victoria, B. c., where he will make his home.
Notice to Mariners
Captain T. Doyle of the bark Carondelet re-
ports TO the branch photographic office that
April Z, in latitude As f6 north, longitude 124.53
west. he ships topmast standing upright
in the water and showing about 10 feet above
the water line. The upper eud spntered
if broken or.
Water Front Notes
F. A. Goodwin of $50 Fairmont street fell 20
feet yesterday from the welcome sign In
course of construction Telegraph hill. At the
harbor hospital it was found that he had sus-
tanned a disiocation OF the right elbow.
The liner Korea, homeward bound, left Homo
lulu Thursday at O'Clock D. m.
The schooner Albert Meyer cleared yesterday
for Guaymas.
The schooner Salvador, one of the salmon feet
cleared yesterday for Bristol bay.
The Pacific Mail liner City of Sydney, Cap
tain Mclean, cleared yesterday and viii sail to-
day for Panama and way ports.
The schooner S. L. Alexander will be taken to
the shipyard of w. a. Boole & Son today to be
calked.