The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28

street W IldTl EclSu-
art street wharf
ss i viii also be cleared
this week of ten
- ants and that strue-
ture also will be torn out.
The Alaska Pacific steamship COM
pany and the Alaska packers associa-
tion, which have berths at Steuart
street, have been assigned space at
Howard street wharf No. and will
move there this week. The Matson
No. ), will move this week to pier 3S,
one of the new wharves at the south
end
Section 9 of the seawan will extend
fTom Harrison street wharf to Spear
street, stretch of 1000 feet. The jogs
in the present outline will be straight
ened and the new contour. will be an
unbroken sweep continuing the bulk
mead line that now extends from the
ferry to Harrison street. Section
VIII have a foundation of heavy rock,
the same a 5 the sections already built,
but in addition will be faced and topped
with reinforced concrete This will
make the new structure permanent
and viii make possible its use for
berthing ships until such time as
money has been provided for the con-
struction of the piers that will some
day be built.
In straig ightening out the present jogs
IN the water front line a number of
seawall lots viii be made. This new
land, as was the case with the lots
created by the construction of piers
So, 40, AZ and A. will have value
greatly in excess of the cost Of the
improvements.
VIII Succeed SiIyerstone
According to advices received yes
terday by the liner Asia Fred j. Holton
has been selected to succeed Sholom
Silverstone as agent for the Pacific
Mail company at Hongkong.
Holton was sent to Hongkong after
the San francisco fire to dig out of the
agency records data that had been lost
IN the eonfiagration He is now chief
clerk OF the agency. He is said TO be
Hongkong. Silverstone's resignation
was accepted some time ago and takes
effect at the end of the year.
The Hongkong agency is the most
important post in the gift of the Pacific
Mail company, outside OF this city, and
is said TO be one of the best paid jobs
of its kind in the steamship world.
Chiyo Maru VIII BE Crowded
The Japanese linec Chiyo Afaru, which
viii sail Tuesday for the far east, Will
carry more than 100 cabin passengers
and big cargo.
Among the passengers will be the
party of japanese businessmen who
have been touring the United States.
In their honor an ella aborate breakfast
10 o'clock Tuesday morning, to which
Will be invited number of prominent
local 4 businessmen. Governor Gillett
will be one of the guests.
Beaten by Beggars
William Yon, 10 years of age, was
accosted at Howard and Third streets
yesterday by man who asked him for
money. Yon refused and amplified his
refusal by the suggestion that he
worked too hard for his money to give
it to a stranger to spend on drink. The
repuised beggar called a brother men
dicant and the pair attacked Yon, who
was taken to the harbor hospital. 1t
was found that his jaw had been
broken in two places.
Captain Pierce to Command Homer
Captain Pierce has been appointed
master of the steamer Homer which
has been chartered for the banana
Mexican ports. Pierce for a short
time was captain of the army transport |
wharf and later was employed at Hilo
by the Matson navigation company Be |
was in the employ of the Pacific Coast |
steamship company.
Ashore in Straits of Sunda
The British ship King George is re-
Assistance has been sent The King |
George was bound from Hongkong for !
New York
Water Front Notes
The r zda pacific Ma. Mail liner Siberia, Cap
kohama from this port.
The American Hawaiian companys |
Nevadan left Salina Cruz November &c |
for this port.
Mike Fitzgerald dropped whitehaul |
boat on his left foot yesterday at
Meiggs wharf and sustained an injury |
which will cause him to limp for. some |
time.
The barkentine S N. Castle, Captain /
von Dahlen, cleared yesterday for Ta- !
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
to 6S2,000 feet.
Steamship Beaver Launched
NORFOLK, Va, Nov 27.-The steam
ship Beaver, under construction at the
yards of the Newport News shipbuild-
Frdncisco-Portland steamship company
on the Pacific coast, was. successfully
launched today. The Beaver complete
is to cost 100000. The vessel win he
taken to San Francisco via Cape Horn I.
by Captain Kidston of San Francisco
BeIIerophon Reports Quake at Sea
VICTORIA, b. c., Nov 27.-The
steamer Bellerophon of the blue funnel
line reached port today with 1900 tons
of general freight and so Chinese steer
age passengers.
The Gellerophon beat the osaka Sho-
shen Kaisha liner Seattle Maru, which
left - hours before, in a race across
the Pacific The Japanese steamer is
not yet reported.
The Bellerophon encountered a severe
seismic disturbance at 3:15 d. m. No
vember 10 off Bungo channel The
steamer vibrated as though it had
struck a rock The earthquake was
felt ashore, and at Natskawa. in Okla
wanna, woman and a baby were killed
In fallen house Severe typhoons
prevailed when the steamer was at
Manila.
The steamer lBellerophon from ASH
attic ports today brought news that the
British warships Hyacinth Proserpine
and Fox went from SINGAPORE to Batti-
ealos month ago to destroy the wreck
IF the steamer Sir John Jackson laden Il
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