The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
Liner Mariposa Makes Record Early Docking


there were whales in all directions
Beyond moving out of the way, the
whales paid no attention to the are
thusa, probably regarding the navy
auxiliary as an oyergrown MEMBER OF
their own family AS they romped ana
spouted within a boats length of the
Arethusa the Arethusa's crew watched
and wished for something to throw.
Permission was given to shoot at the
whales. Carbines and ammunition were
served out and for more than an hour
the Arethusa's crew peppered the
whales with lead. Red spots on the
tough hides of the leviathans showed
that at least some of the bullets found
biliets, but the whales We're not serl-
ously disturbed and did not allow
Uncle Sans sharpshooters seriously to
interfere with their game of tag.
Trans-Pacihc Rate N8r Threatened
VICTORIA. &. G.. May 1S.-That
rate war will probably result between
the two Japanese trans Pacific lines,
following the establishment next month
of the Osaka Shosu Jaishas service in
conjunction with the Chicago. Milwau-
kee and st. Paul railroad, Is the news
received in todays mail from Japan.
The Ashai Shimbun of Tokyo, In
lengthy article regarding the new
steamship line, says the expectation is
and the Nippon Yuson Kaisha viii be
expected to fight injurious competition
on it's North American line to Victoria
and Seattle at the hands of the OSAKA
Shosen Kaisha.
The Osaka Shosen Kaisha has just
borrowed $l.000,0o0 on the security OF
of Sale Fraser & Co. of Yokohama. and
will have five new steamers in service
by next January and will draw subsi-
dies amounting to 100000 annually
from the Japanese government.
The Ashai Shumbun says that the
Osaka firm will not be a member or
the Pacific conference and VIII De aue
to compete in the matter OF rates
Chief Officer W. D. Watson OF the
Oceanic steamship company's liner
Mariposa announced yesterday that
after one more voyage to Papeete and
back he would swallow the anchor an1
coil up ashore. or. in the language OF
the land. would retire from the sea
Watson shipped on the Marlposa as
qua rtermaster IS years ago when the
liner left Cramps yard a new ship for
this coast. He has been on the MARI
posa ever since. Whenever the liner
laid UP for repairs Watson laid up too.
and now after more than quarter Of
century's service on the one ship he is
going TO try and find out what there Is
in life ashore that 80 many people care
TO live there. Watson was a quarter
master 80 years ago on the steamer
Pennsylvania. which the Pacific Mail
company has just bought for its Pan
anna fleet Twenty-eight years ago
he was on the Indiana, which also. in
her old age, became a Pacif1c Mall
liner and which was wrecked recently
on the Mexican coast.
VIII Soon BE Panama Liner
The steamer Pennsylva arrived
yesterday from Seattle and shortly viii
be placed on the Panama run in place
of her younger but i'll fated sister, the
Indiana The Pennsylvania was bought
by the Pacific Mail company from the
Alaska steamship company. which con-
Germ will replace the veteran with
new steamer. Although 81 years of
age, the Pennsylvania is up to date in
one respect. il is equipped with wire
less. and unless despoiied OF its an
tennae in the process of being prepared
for the Panama run Will be the only
Pacific Mail liner that carries this
modern device which has proved more
life preserver at sea. Superintendent
William Chisholm was a passenger
from Seattle on the Pennsylvania
Tenyo Maru Sails for Orient
The Japanese liner Tenyo Maru, Cap
tain Ernest Bent, sailed yesterday for
the far east. Among the passengers
were the following:
For Yokohsma-Nrs. Marie O. Chase. J. c.
Fletcher and wife. c. ". Miles and wife. c. W.
burlington and wife. S. Schopnocker, X. Sugawa.
Kobe-C. Heinlein
Shanghai-Miss B. Gertrude Pugh.
Hongkong-E. Z. Carr. George II. Corse, Wal
ter B. Davis J. Keegan and wife, Mrs. 5. T.
Mackenzie, H. j. Rosenerantz and Miss E. r.
Scidmore.
Join at HonoIulu-G v Blackburn and wife
F. B. Cooper and wife.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by >sea
amounted to 1.3S3.0oo feet
The steamer Enterprise from this
port arrived May IL at Hilo.
The army transport Sheridan. out
ward bound, arrived yesterday at Hon
olulu.