The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-17
TURBINE LINER
HAS Big CARGO
Among Passengers Is Delegation
of Merchants With Nippon's
Foremost Businessmen

Foremost Businessmen
If the Japanese turbine liner Tenyo
Alaru, Captain Ernest Bent, keeps its
wireless promise. made when 500 miles
away, the big steamship will be at an
Choir off Meiggs wharf by o'clock this
morning. As the Chinese boycott is
still working, the Tenyo Will bring few
Chinese passengers. but the cabins will
be wei filled with the usual cosmopoli-
tan collection of globe trotters. officials
and businessmen.
1t is expected that among the pas
sengers VIII be a delegation of Japan
csc businessmen come to make a tour
Of the United States Among these
VIII be Baron Yeiichi Shibusawa and
Buyei Nakano. The baron is probably
the most distinguished man in the
business life OF Japan. He has been
great traveller and has devoted the
latter part 70 his life to the business
education of the Japanese people. He
founded the first bank in Japan, and
was chairman of the Tokyo chamber
Of commerce from its inauguration
until 1908, when he resigned.
Nakano is president of the Tokyo
chamber Of commerce and of the Tokyo
stock exchange He is interested in
street railroads.
Inc CHlyO ; cargo lHcluueS n ldI 60
shipment of new season tea and big
consignment of raw silk. we'll as
large assortment of oriental merchan-
disc.
Launchman Is Drowned
William McNalley. who was captain
company's gasoline launch Dora, sta
toned at Dumbarton point, lost his life
Monday night. While deckhand
steered the boat McNalIey climbed to
the top of the house TO adjust the cleo
trio lights. A lurch OF the boat threw
him overheard. The deckhand, UNI
skilled IN the handling of gasoline
boats. saw him fall and tried 10 pick
him up, but so Unanswered the boat
that * is thought the revolving pro-
peller struck McNalIey on the head.
McNalley was a good swimer. bat
was not seen again after the launch
had passed over where he last ap-
peared. His body was picked up
Wednesday on the beach and the deep
wound on the head was made, it is
supposed. by the Dora'S wheel.
After hunting in vain for McNalley
the deckhand ran the launch into
mudbank and waited there until the
him. McNalley who was 20 years of
age, was employed for some years by
the Crowley launch company His
home was 3S41B Twenty fourth street
Alameda VIII Sail Today
The Oceanic steamship company's
d.
dell. viii sail at II o'clock for Hawaii,
with a full cargo and a large number
of passengers Among the passengers
will be II members of theatrical
company. J. II. Hertsche, manager of
the Young Moana and Hawaiian hotels,
will return on the Alameda. He has
been here on a vacation trip.
Homer to Go North for SeaIskins
The steamer Homer. Captain Donald
son. which is under charter to the
al ma
will sail next Saturday for the islancs
of ST. Paul and St. George to collect
and bring home the seasons catch or
sealskins. This may be the Homer
last trip north on this mission as the
commercial company's sealing conces-
sion will soon expire. During the
Captain Donaldsons home and left
little boy.
Kansas City at Journeys End
The steamer Kansas City, which was
bought in the east by the Hartman
interests for the San Francisco and
Portland line should be in the bay this
morning. The Kansas City, one of the
few Hartman ships equipped with
wireless. was in communication yester-
day with the steamer President and in
a message to Captain Cousins of the
President Captain Kidston, who r.
bringing the Kansas City from the
pected to have his ship in port by mic-
night.
Drummuir Changes Owners
The four masted Uruguayan bark
Drummuir was sold al auction yester-
day afternoon on the floor of the Mer-
chants exchange and was bought by
Sydney Hart for $15,50o.
Gayhead Spoken OF Kodiak
The whaling bark Gayhead is not
making fortunes for the green hands
aboard her. but is catching some
whales. The vessel was reported June
10 off Kodiak and at that time had
$50 barrels of sperm oil.
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Mail liner Newport left
MazatIan Thursday for this port
The Japanese liner Chiyo Maru, from
this port. arrived yesterday at Yoko-
hama.
The Pacific Coast steamship ,91s5 COM com,
Mazatlan for Guaymas.
The Pacific Mail liner Asia arrived
yesterday at Honolulu from this port.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1,435. 900 feet.
The steamer President arrived yes
terday from the south with 1874 passen-
gers, and the City Of Puebla from the
o The 0 Pacific Mail e freighter Aztec
sailed yesterday for Nanaimo to load
coal for the Central American coast.
Portuguese T.aborcrs for Hawaii
VICTORIA. B.. c., July 1.-THE
steamer Aorangi which left tonight for
guese laborers to Hawaii to replace
striking japanese
The governor of Fiji. Sir Everard
Thurm, and Lady Thurm, departed for
Suva on the Aorangi.
New Log and Lumber Raft Scheme
PORTLAND. July ia proposal is
made by a California firm to tow logs
lumber and piling from the Columbia
river inclosed in a huge framework
The scheme has been submitted to and
sanctioned by the underwriters, subject
to a few minor changes.
The capacity of the skeleton frame
work is estimated at about 5000 600
feet. on emptying the framework it
will be folded up and towed back to
the Columbia river.
PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICE
Depth at mean low water entrance TO harbor.