The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-04
Pacific Mail COIOrs Substituted for
O. and 0. Flag on Liner Asia
Emblem That Has Waved for Forty Years Is
Hauled Down for Last Time

favorite on the Pacific for nearly 40
years. was hauled down yesterday for
the last time on the liner Asia, and
in its place the red and blue striped
emblem OF the Pacific Mail company
was hoisted to the mainmast head.
The Asia's smokestack, hitherto
yachtlike yellow. was painted black.
and by this afternoon all the gay and
festive touches OF color about the up
per works that distinguished the ships
of the 0. and O. line viii have disap-
peared and the Asia viii he as close a
copy OF the other Pacific Nail steamers
as paint win make her The Asia has
been under Pacific Mail management
for some time. but the O. and o. COM
pany had al least a theoretical exist
ence until the flag came down.
The Occidental and Oriental steam
ship company was organized in 1872
by the Central Pacific railroad to OPP
crate in opposition TO the Pacific Mail
company a combination was effected
later on and q joint schedule was ar
ranged in which the Toyo Kisen Kaisha
later Joined. The o and o. company
operated steamers chartered from the
White Star line and under the manage
ment OF the late d. d. Stubs the O.
and Q. ships won the favor of the trav-
cling public, and TO this day the ''regu-
lars among trans-Pacific travellers re-
gret the passing Of the old regime.
The building OF the big liners Siberia.
Korea, Manchuria and Mongolia en-
abled the Hartman interests to dis
pense with the use of chartered ships,
and one by one the White Star liners
went home all but the Doric and
Coptic, which were bought by the Har-
riman interests and renamed Asia and
Persia, respectively The Persia is laid
up at Hongkong- The Asia, which viii
sail Saturday for the orient as a Pacific
Mail liner, is now an intermediate
passenger ship with nothing to recall
the old days but the British flag. which
stiu floats over the stern.
Delayed by SoutherIy Gales
The steam schooner Pasadena. Cap
tain kalnin. left Albion al o'clock
p m sunday and did not arrive here
until > o clock yesterday morning. and
this in spite OF the fact that the Pasa-
dena. : engines were working at full
speed ahead all the time
Captain Kalnin says that il was the
nercest and most persistent gale he
ever experienced At times the Pasa-
dena. which was IN hurry TO get
and this with a greater consumption
OF fuel than the Pasadena had ever
burned before in an hours run.
The run from Albion usually takes
the pa ssdena IL hours on tbfs 60
sion the steamer was So hours on the
way In spite of the weather how
ever the steamer arrived here with its
100000 feet OF redwood lumber intact
and within an hour after arrival was
alongside the steamer NJ s. Dollar in
the stream, transferring its cargo to
that vessel.
The Pasadena was not the only vic
tim Of the south wind The steamer
tiheld, which arrived yesterday five
DAYS from Bandon, spent SO hours TAX
ing shelter IN brakes bay The Bruins
Wick was So hours coming from Fort
Bragg and the steamer Daisy Mitchell
was seven days from Astoria. They all
report strong southeast gales
The steamers Coronado and G.. c.
Lindauer. from Grays harbor for this
port. put into Eureka yesterday short
OF fuel They continued their way
after oiling I'D AT the Humboldt port
The liner Mariposa for Tahiti and
the Indiana for Panama. which started
for sea Tuesday. did not get out Of the
harbor until after o'clock yesterday
morning on account OF the storm They
both lay al anchor Of Meiggs wharf
during the night
Mud Bank Prevents Docking
The steamer HiIonian, Captain Peter
Johnson. which arrived yesterday from
Honolulu was unable 10 get alongside
Howard street wharf on account OF a
mud bank which the state dredging
department overlooked on its recent
visit 10 that particular part Of the
water front The united efforts OF two
tugs. strong ebb tide and the Hilo-
mans own wfnches forced the steamer
part way through the mud. near
enough for the space between wharf
and ship 10 be spanned by a gangway,
but at an awkward distance for han
ding freight
The Hilonian brought a number Of
passengers and a cargo which included
- Of raffr &--r
of raw sugar $500 lunches of bana-
mas. $500 cases OF canned pines. $50
crates OF fresh pines and about 900
tons Of miscellaneous island products
including coffee and rice.
Water Front Notes
The harbor commissioners will meet
this morning in the ferry depot.
The Pacific Mail liner Mongolia. Cap
tain Morton. is due tomorrow from the
orient with big cargo and a large
number Of passengers The liner is ex-
pected TO reach port about noon.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 2,3S3,000 feet.
The steamer NJ s. Dollar. which
sailed last night for Mazatlan and
Qua ymaS. carried more than 10000
feet OF lumber to be used in Mexico
in railroad construction
WOULD SUSPEND CoAsTwIsE LAWS
Especial Correspondence of The Call
HONOLULU. Jan. 25.-The business
men OF honolulu nave turned auDLlGT
somersaUlt and gained their original
position on the question of suspension
of the coastwise shipping laws. A
year ago they decided they wanted a
suspension. then late last year the
chamber Of commerce met and decided
TO withdraw their support from the
bills. The other day the civic fedora
ton. yielding TO popular clamor. called
a meeting OF representative men and
the subject was again discussed. The
vote was 163 for suspension to .
against