The San Francisco call., 1908-12-26
Nippon Maru Encounters Bad Weather
Between Yokohama and Honolulu
Pacific Liner Arrives With Light Passenger
List and Small Amount of Treasure

y AaC D4O hiSen halSnd steamship
Nippon Maru arrived in port late yes
terday afternoon from the orient. 1t
brought 16 cabin passengers, eight
steerage and four Asiatics. II carried
also $S2,3S4.25 in treasure. 2,453 tons
Of cargo and 323 packages of mail.
The steamer was 2S days from Hong
kong, L. days and % hours from Yoko-
hama and days and % hours from
Honolulu
Captain A c. Stevens. who is MAX
ing his first voyage in command of this
vessel. reports that the weather be-
tween Yokohama and Honolulu was
very. rough.
Among the passengers was Rudolph
Spreckels who has been on short
business trip to Honolulu. and George
Ridgway. A mechanical engineer of the
Imperial Chinese railway
Following is a list of the cabin pas
sengers:
Mrs. Mary r. Ament s. d. Millet
]. c. Porter lk. Makanah
j. Rdgway Rudolph Spreckels
w. Eames ]. J. Bergin
" 5. Higham Mrs j. J. Bergin
Ii Chiksng It. e. Thompson
Ii kia Slang Mrs. c. f. Thompson
Boy Adrift Is Rescued
Frank Athey. who went out on the
bay Wednesdays on a frail raft and
was buffeted about by the chill winds
and waves for "a hours, was picked up
by Captain Thompson of the American
ship homeward Bound and sent TO the
city yesterday. The Homeward Bound
was lying at anchor off Goat island at
the time, and Captain Thompson, sight
ing the lad, sent boat TO his rescue.
Mexican Due Monday
The American Hawaiian steamship
Mexican is due 10 arrive at this port
Monday from Salina Cruz 1t brings
5000 tons Of general merchandise
shipped from New York and eastern
points.
VIII Sail Tuesday
The steamship Nevadan will sail
Tuesday for Tehuantepec with freight
destined for New York
To Sail Monday
The Oceanic steamship company's
steamer Mariposa will sail Monday for
Tahiti IL will carry a large number
of passengers and viii carry a lot of
gear TO raise the bark Louisiana, which
is in leaking state at Papeete. 1t is
proposed TO list the Louisiana and calk
will soon be placed in seaworthy
condition and proceed to Valpairaiso
The Mariposa viii also take the lumber
for the new French government dock
that is to be built at -Papeete.
Brings Many Passengers
The steamship Queen arrived yester-
day from Seattle and sound ports with
a large number of passengers having
over 100 first class. 1t also brought
1870 sacks of -four, 2.226 sacks of
wheat, 5000 sacks of oats 2,S35 cases
of canned milk and 5000 bars of bull
lion.
Governor Robbie Arrives
The ship Governor Robie. Captain
Grant arrived yesterday with 2,1OO
tons of coal consigned to ]. & A.
Brown.
Arrives at Honolulu
The Pacific Mail steamship Siberia
arrived at Honolulu yesterday from the
orient on its way to this port.
Captain Going in Hospital
Captain Going, for many years con-
nected with tho Toyo Kjsen Kaisha
and until recently in command of the
steamship Tenyo Maru, is very i'll in
a hospital a Yokohama. 1t is reported
that he is suffering from nervous
breakdown.
Has New Position
William Chapman, who has been pur-
ser for several years on the steam
ship Nippon Maru. has been Changed
over TO the new liner Chiyo Maru. This
vessel. an adjunct TO the Japanese Pa
cific fleet. is due TO arrive at this port
the latter part of January
Tiverton Runs into Gale
The steam schooner Tiverton put into
this port yesterday for fuel. Cap
tain Johnson reports that on December
20 when off Cape Blanco at 3 O'clock
IN the morning, he encountered a ter
ribc southeast gale. The seas sWept
the decks and forced the bow down To
such an extent that IL was necessary ia
remove the lumber on the forward
decks to the stern.