The San Francisco call., 1909-09-02

possible sooner to comply with their
demand. Diagrammed on the face of
the new chart is all the information
concerning the south Pacific that the
photographic office has in its posses
sion. Before the publication of this
chart the information now SO easily
available was hidden in the pages of
hundreds OF charts and reports. In
formation formerly only to be won by
hours of research and some of it abb
solutely inaccessible to the average
navigator, may now be gained at a
glance.
OF all the publications prepared by
the United States navy its pilot charts
are probably the most. generally valued,
and with the compilation of the south
Pacific chart the photographic office
has covered all the known navigable
waters of the world.
The photographic office is now max
ing special Investigations of port IA
cilities, alteration of sound. great sea
waves, spontaneous combustion, strand
ing, collisions with fixed objects or
vessels not. under control, ocean cur
rents, ocean routes, Improvements of
signaling in the merchant marine
stellar navigation and correctness of
charts. The cooperation of mariners
is invited.
CROWDED LINERS DUE TOMORROW
Port officials are preparing for a busy day
tomorrow. but expect the rush to be over early
as the two liners due are both early birds.
The Oceanic steamship company's Mariposa is
due from Tahiti and the Japanese turbine liner
Chiyo Maru from the far east The Mariposa
has large number OF passengers and will prob
ably be the first 10 reach port. Among the
passengers tourists Who made the round
trip for health or fun, government officials from
the French colony and a large number OF tour
lists and business people from New Zealand
and Australia.
on the Chiyo are So cabin passengers and
Tor- .F
commander of the Chiyo. also has weakness
for anchOring of Meiggs wharf about the time
the sun rises and the Chyo's passengers will
probably be ashore by O'Clock.
The, Chiyois cargo includes big shipments of
silk and tea.
At l O'Clock tomorrow afternoon the Pacific
Mail liner China viii sail for Honolulu and the
far east crowded with passengers and carry
ing a fairly heavy cargo. Captain Friele, who
commands the China, Will probably fly his
commodOre's flag again.
One Pacific Mail commodore years ago hOisted
his single starred pennant in a Central Ameri-
can port where an American warship was lying.
A boat put OF from the warship and an officer
boarded the liner and asked that the flag be
hauled down. There VIII be warships In the
hsrhor when the China sails. among them the
cruiser Tennessee, flying rear admirals pen
nsnt There is some speculation as TO whether
.sScf,a,,- Eatb1r, nan, viii Ar his fao ON Tho
same breeze that 71utters Admiral Sebree's
The cigarette board has decided that mas
away with IA the navy Commodore Friele
fy all the pennants OF that grade that be wants
o.
oyerruled by r. p. schwerin, who knows all
about naval etiquette.
ARMY TRANSPORT MOVEMENTS
The army transport Buford. which left Seattle
August ;. arrived August % at Manila. The
Buford did not call at Honolulu. The trans
port Sheridan which left here the day the Blu
ford sailed from Seattle Is due today at Ma
Mia. The Thomas homeward bound, left
NagasaH August q.
Captain stinson has been granted permission
to remain at home for one voyage OF the
transport Logan and has been assigned for duty
In charge OF the laid up transport Crook. Cap
tain Williams who has been'in charge of the
Crook, has been transferred to the Logan as
master for one voyage.
WILL BE FASTEST FERRY ON BAY
The stern wheel steamer Telephone, which
wss bought by the Western Pacific railroad for
its fransbay ferry service. is at Moore &
Seott's shipyard being equipped with an oil
burning plant and having extensive alterat tions
made TO fit the steamer for its new work. The
Telephone was built 10 make % knots and il
street slip and the company's Oakland slip
in about half the time now taken by the
speedest of the other ferries.
FIRST OF THE SALMON FLEET
The bark Levi G. Burgess, first of the
salmon feet to return, put in appearance
10 miles of port about o'clock last night The
Burgess is IRON Bristol bay and its arrival
marks the beginning of a busy season along the
wharyes as the other salmon laden windjammers
may be expected close behind the leader. The
Burgess will not pass quarantine until this
morning.
DIVERS REPORT ON BANDoN DAMAGE
The steamer Bandon. which struck the other
day the jetty at Coquille river and was re-
ported total loss, has been taken alongside
the wharf at Bandon and yesterday was exam
iDed by divers. They found the keel. skag,
rudder and propeller gone aud two large holes
and many small ones in the bottom.
TO REPAIR MIFFLN
Bids opened yesterday for repairs to the
U. ). steamer General AIifhn of the quarter
masters department Of the army The con-
tract viii probably be awarded TO the Union
iron works, whose bid OF $3.50 was the lowest
submitted.
WATER FRONT NOTES
The liner Mariposa. which is due tomorrow
morning from Tahiti, was 40 miles away at
O'Clock p. M, August 81.
The German steamer Erna. which was sus-
peeted Of having large quantity of opium
board arrived yesterday at San Pedro.
The cruiser Albany, bound for this port
passed out at Tatoosh 10 o'clock Tuesday night
The British steamer Harcroft arrived yester-
day from Eureka TO finish loading.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea amounted
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