The San Francisco call., 1909-03-24
LINER CHINA HERE
FROM THE ORIENT
has Valuable Cargo and More
Than One Hundred Cabin
Passengers

Tbs Pacific Nail liner China Captain
n 7. Bailey. arrived early yesterday
morning with small but very
valuable cargo. los cabin passengers
and about 40 in the steera ge. The
cargo included Ss7 bales Of raw silk
valued at $500. GOO. and 41S cases of
opium The duty on this opium viii
amount TO about 100000 It is the
last shipment of the drug that viii be
allowed TO land in the United States.
this country having joined with China
and England IN an effort to stamp out
its use.
Although no longer the largest liner
on the Pacific. the China is still the
most attractive. Captain Bailey com
pleted his first round trip as master in
the Pacific Mail service and he is just
as proud Of the China as has been
every man who ever commanded her.
Captain Dan Frielc reluctantly relin-
quished the China 10 take command OF
the Manchuria, and Bailey, who was
chief oficer OF the China, was pro-
NOTED TO the command. He arrived
here yesterday with his ship clean and
on time. II winning the good viii of
passengers and the wholesome respect
OF his crew is making good, Bailey
did it
Among the passengers on the China
were Mrs. Clara T. Booth and Miss
Booth the mother IN law and sister in
law OF Dr.. Hugh Cumming OF the ma
rine hospital service. whose guests
they have been al Yokohama Doctor
Cumming was chief quarantine officer
al this port for three years. He was
transferred three years ago TO Hoko-
hama. Mrs. Booth and her daughter
VIII be the guests Of relatives here
for some time.
Did Not Wait for Orders
The revenue cutter Snohomish, which
was 10 have sailed early this morning
for its station at Neah bay, will hot
leave until afternoon. Captain Lewis
agreed 10 postpone his departure when
he learned that a number Of local ship
owners were desirous OF inspecting the
life saving apparatus with which the
cutter IS equipped
Captain Lewis, who brought the Sno-
hOmish around the horn and who VIII
have charge Of the cutter IN northern
waters, Is graduate OF Annapolis,
where he was q classmate OF Captain
Berry. now commanding the revenue
cutter Golden Gate. and OF J. 7. Nc
MILAN. nautical expert Of the branch
hydro phic Office OF the navy. They
graduated in a day when Uncle Sans
needs for officers was more limited
than at present and only a small per
centsge OF each class received commits
siOns in the navy In this way the
navy lost many good officers The
naTyS loss. however, was gain for the
marine corps and the revenue cutter
service. both OF which branches drew
many Of their best officers from these
graduates.
When news was received Of the R. D.
Inmsn disaster the crew OF the Sno-
In from q 5000 mile voyage Captain
Lewis, on his own responsibility, pre-
pared TO start for the scene OF the
wreck Captain Berry got the news
was laid up but the little old Hartley,
also under his command. was at Meiggs
wharf.
Here" said Berry is a chance for
Lewis and the SuohOmish.'
He FASTENED 10 Meiggs wharf and
reached the SnOhOmish at SauSalito
just as LeYis was getting under way.
Several hours later. while standing by
ceived orders from Captain Munger. Sc
nior officer OF the revenue cutter serv-
ice here, 10 proceed 10 the scene OF the
wreck.
Acme Encounters Many storms
The American ship Acme, which ar
rived yesterday from Newport News
with 500 tons OF coal for the navy,
met with stormy weather both in the
Atlantic and Pacific and was IA days
on the way. In a storm encountered
the day after leaving Newport News
the fore royal mast was carried away.
There was e week Of heavy weather off
Cape Horn. and last Saturday the Acme
received the full benefit Of the storm
-
accompanied by rain and hail and the
decks were filed TO the rail with the
water that poured over the sides and
flooded the cabin
Is Bringing Many Passengers
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria.
Captain Daniel Friele. sailed yesterday
from Honolulu for this port and is due
here Monday. The Manchuria is bring
ing 165 cabin passengers, Of whom so
are from the far east. and $50 steer
age passengers, most of them Asiatics.
The cargo. 400 tons, includes 1900
tons OF overland freight. so tons of
raw silk and silk goods and $50 tons
OF rice and mating
santa Rosa Sails for the south
Among the passengers who sailed for
southern ports yesterday on the Pa
cific Coast steamship company's Santa
Rosa were:
Il. &. Gsden and wife J. F. VIM
Dudley Lindley T. b Deering
Miss julia shay n. Stevens and wife
Miss Z. de Mara #. Tennmore
4. =. Beggs and wife r. r. Ruden
Wreck of the AdatO Sold
The wreck OF The British steamer
Adato, which went ashore at Oshima
January 20, has been sold to the Yama-
shitO marine engineering company for
$1,000 According TO advices brought
by the China the cargo was to have
been sold at auction February n.
TenyO Maru Beats Schedule
The japanese liner Tenyo Maru,
which left here February 26. arrived
yesterday at HongkOng, four days
ahead OF schedule time.
Water Front Notes
The Norwegian steamer Thordis,
which arrived at Yokohama February
p from Victoria. experienced heavy
weather and reached the Japanese