The San Francisco call., 1908-10-01
Shipping News and Gossip
OF the Water Front
Three japanese Training Ships Scheduled to Pay
Months Visit to This Port

The welcome given at this port to
the officers and cadets of the Japanese
training ship TaAsei Maru seems to
have pleased the government of Nip
pon. for 1t is now announced that with
in few months San Francisco is to
be visited by three Of the mikado
training ships which will remain IN
this harbOr for about month.
News of the approaching visit has
been received by local Japanese, who
are already preparing to make the
most of the social and business oppor-
tunities that the arrival Of the training
feet will afford. On each of the ships
viii be about 500 cadets, who are be-
ing trained for the Japanese naval
service. Two Of the ships were prizes
captured from Russia during the war
After leaving Japan the ships will
visit Alaska and Puget sound before
coming here. They will remain here
one month. From here they will go
to San Diego. and from there to Pana-
ma, and home by way of Honolulu.
Returns From Deer Hunt
DR.. w c. Hobby of the marine hos
pital service, chief quarantine officer
al this port, has returned from a brief
vacation spent in Mendocino county
and is on duty again. DR.. Hobby is an
his holiday to deer stalking in the
vicinity of the Eel river. He got two
fine bucks and reports the deer plenti-
ful. but difficult to approach.
Ashore on Philippine Island
A cablegram received yesterday from
Manila reports that the steamer Tarlac
dragged ashore September % during
a gale and now lies on. the rocks of
Borongan island. off Samar, total loss.
The Tarlac is a a-Yessel of 967 tons reg
lister and was built at Cadiz. Its first
name was the 1sidoro PoAs. The Tar
lac operated between the islands in the
tobacco trade for number of years
but, according to. the cablegram,. is now
the property Of the United States gov
ernment
Iindquist on Duty Again
victor Lindqufst of the United States
customs service, who represents Uncle
Sam at the Golden gate. in the capacity
of boarding: officer, has. returned from
months vacation and" today Will. re-
sumo his duties at the barge office In
addition to being one of the treasury
is an artist of ability. His cartoons
are the pride of the customs service,
but during his vacation be: has. devoted
himself to one of the higher forms of
number of clever water .eolors done in
southern California. %
Bags Would Not Hold Air
The tug Relief has returned from
Fort Ross. without the hull. Of the
wrecked coaster Pomona. The air bags
with which il was hoped 10 jfOat The
derelict did not stand. the pressure and
the vessel still lies on .i ,.e ocean floor.
Another attempt will be made later to
float the hull, which has been stripped
Of machinery and everything movable
Repairs VIII Cost $4,000:
" The repairs TO the. steamer Roma.
which struck on Montara reef during
its last voyage TO this port, Will cost
$4,000. The contraction the work has
been awarded to the Union iron works.
Water Front Notes
The steamer. President, on its way
to this. port from. Seattle. reported by
wireless. having spoken the. cruiser Mil
waukee at 9 o'clock Yesterday Inorning.
The milwaukee,. bound for Bremerton,
later was reported passing in at
steamer city Of Pdebla. Captain
Shea. which sailed yesterday for Sc
attic, will make the last run of the
season from Seattle to Nome in place
Puebla's place on the Seattle San Fran
United states revenue cutter Daniel
Manning arrived yesterday from Port
San Luis.
which arrived yesterday from Nanaimo,
brought {, 5,64F tons Of coal.
Pacific Mail liner Manchuria sailed
Yesterday from Hongkong for this port.
Ships of the Dollar steamship COM
pany were strongly in evidence in yes
terday's shipping reports. The Hazel
Dollar from Nanaimo arrived Septem-
Der % at Nome: the Melville Dollar
Guaymas. the Stanley Dollar from this
port arrived yesterday at Mendocino
and the Harold Dollar, coming here,
left Puget sound.