The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-20

usual number of
tourists, the Mari
posa will carry 40 of
the Columbia Park
boys. in charge of
ezSs Sidney PeiXotto, who
are going to make a tour of Australia
and New Zealand. Among the passen-
gers viii be a number of French Off
Gals. Some of the passengers will
make the Oceanic steamship company's
south sea island tour, which includes
stay at Papeete, a visit to New Yea
land and calls at the most interesting
of the south sea islands, coming back
70 San Francisco by way of Samoa and
Honolulu.
Is Bringing Many Passengers
The japanese liner Nippon Maru,
Captain Filmer, which is due about noon
tomorrow from the orient, is bringing
a large number of passengers. Among
them is a distinguished Japanese vice
ADMIRAL Baron Sotokiehi Uriu, chief Of
stan of the japanese navy, who re-
ceived his naval academy training at
Annapolis. and who is coming to the
United States TO visit his alma mater.
board the Nippon and many tourists
and businessmen. The liner also is
bringing q valuable cargo.
VIII Repair BufOrd and Logan
The contracts for repairs TO the army
transports Logan and Buford Were
awarded yesterday ana IN eaCn case
the successful bidder was the Moore &
Scott iron works. The repairs TO the
Buford will be extensive and will take
several weeks. The transport will be
taken to the Moore & Scott ship build
ing yard at Oakland creek
The bids on the Buford were: Moore
& Scott, S12,6SS; Union iron works. sl3,-
737; Risdon iron works, S25, 409, and
United engineering works. $16,260.
The repairs to the Logan include en-
CINE work and carpenter aQd joiner
work and the combined bid amounted
to about $4,000 The work on the
Logan is to be completed by June 1.
StevedOre Badly Injured
Paul Schultz, a stevedore engaged in
loading the liner Korea at pier AZ. was
knocked down yesterday by a sling
load of freight. Bleeding and uncon-
scious he was harried to the harbor
addition TO extensive bruises he was
suffering from concussion of the brain.
His skull may have been fractured.
Rescued by Watchmen
Charles Aspin, while under the in
huence Of liquor, fell into the bay
early yesterday morning from Howard
street wharf. The splash attracted the
attention of Oscar Morris and j. Rig
men, wstchmen on the steamer Santa
Barbara. With the aid of a rope they
hshed Aspin out of the water and
turned him over TO Steward Heffernan
at the harbor hospital. In addition TO
getting wet Aspin sustained a number
of painful bruises as the result of
striking a fender as he fell.
Mariners Reading Room Burned
The frame and canvas structure at
IS Sacramento street used as a mari
ners reading room was destroyed by
fire early yesterday morning. Henry
the place when the fire broke out was
rescued with difficulty. Morse Patrol
man w Reed detected the odor of
an hour before the place burst into
flames.
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Mail liner San Jose is
due today from Panama and way
ports.
The liner Newport, Captain Russell,
will sail at noon today for the lower
The Pacific Mail liner Korea, Captain
Sandberg. which sails tomorrow for
the orient, win call at Manila and has
about 1000 tons of government freight
for the Philippine port.
The Pacific Mail liner Asia, Captain
Gaukroger, arrived yesterday at Yoke
hama from this port
The Pacific Coast steamship com
for this port.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 100000 feet.
The Kosmos liner SaIatis left CalIao
May Is for this port
Continue Australian Service
VANCOUVER, B. c.. May 19.-The
Canadian Australian steamship service
between Vancouver and Sydney via
Honolulu, Suva and Brisbane will be
continued for another year from July /.
according to a cable dispatch received
by }. G. Irons today, agent of the
Union steamship company of New Zea-
land, operating the line. The service
will be continued on the terms as to
subsidy and service at present in
effect. There is a probability, however.
that despite the fact that the increased
subsidies asked for by the retirement
of the steamer Aorangi and the re-
placing of her with a modern and
larger vessel.
Survey for New Fort site
PORTLAND, May 19.-Among the
passengers on the steamer Breakwater.
which sailed for Coos bay tonight. a
detachment Of Is soldiers and an Off
Ger from the Vancouver barracks, who
are supposed to be going down there
for the purpose of making surveys
a site for the establishment of fortifi-
cations near Marshfield or North Bend.
A similar detachment of bluecoats is
being sent TO Yaquina. The troopers
leaving on the Breakwater take with
them four horses. two wagons and a
complete camping outfit