The San Francisco call., 1908-03-05
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
gtemS of Interest TO Mariners
of the Pacific

PORTLAND. March 4.-The British ship
Crown OF India viii be in the hsrbor tomorrow
% cement. Colonel S. ". Rosseter United
States corps OF engineers. returned from a trip
70 the Atlantic coast last night. The British
eDip Arctc STREAM VIII be thoroughly over
hauled before loading wheat for Europe The
steamer Sue Il. Elmore is due Saturday from
Itlamook and Is booked 70 sail for Tillamook
March 10. Lightship No. 50 viii be equipped
with submarine bells March -. They Will sound
the No IS during foggy weather in addition
- the regular fog whistle or fog bell some
time during the present year the light vessel
VIII be replaced by the new light vessel No 81
With a hold full OF freight and % passengers
the steam schooner Washington Captain Mason
arrived this morning from San Francisco The
steam schooner Z. s. Loop viii be here from
San Francisco this evening. Three sailing yes
seis finished loading wheat here today for
BouRs inTjle snd Pierre Lott. The combined
csrgocs represent about :25. 600 bushels Of
wheat. The big British steamer Grvfedsle is
expected 10 finish loading tonight tomorrow
With many vessels in the harbor under charter
10 load and barge 6eet about to arrive. indi-
cations are that March, as well the three
preceding. viii be = record breaking month";
SAN PEDRO. March 4.--rhe departure of the
British ship Howard u. Troop. CAPTAIN Dllrkee
~ Tacoma has been postnened 1,otu r-iSsT
The steamer BoWdon. Captain Larsen arrived
this morning. from t;rays IIarbor with 20 600
feet Of lumber. The Roanoke Captain Durham
arrived this morning from Portland IL viii
clear on the return trip tomorrow night The
steamer Pasadena Captain Kalnin arrived
today from Eureka with 3i5 600 feet OF lumber
TACOMA. March 4--Offcers Of the Alaska
Pacific steamship company today decided 10
couip the steamers Buckman and Watson with
wireless felegraphy. The Buckman OF this fleet
arrived here today from San Francisco via scat
tie. Captain ". Frazer Of the British bark Pal
kirk now IN port. denies that any pressure was
brought 10 bear on Fred Bradley TO induce linn
70 sign the Fsikrk in 1906. The lads mother
asserts that he drurged and taken aboard
Bradley deserted the vessel IN Melbourne The
French bark Mates bound for Dublin direct with
wheat went 10 sea this morning The British tug
Bermuda. towing scOw. brought 400 tons Of
copper ore and 700 barrels OF lime from Van
Anda B. C. The freighters Transport and RaDid
Transit arrived with $500 barrels Of lime from
Roche harbOr and San Juan.
ASTORIA March 4.-Thc steam schooner F.
g. Loon arrived this morning from San Francisco
10 load lumber. The revenue cutter McCullocb
arrived from Neah bay today 10 pay OF the crew
End coal II viii return there for time, and
then come here FOR a permanent station The
British ship Crown Of India was towed up the
river today 10 load grain for Europe. The
French bark MOiere arrived from San Francisco
and Is under charter 10 load cargo Of grain
for Europe. The French bark La Perouse ar
rived down the river today route 10 Europe
with . grain cargo. The German ship Nereus
arrived from Valparaiso today after passage