The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-19

Honolulu. The Chiyo brought 156 cabin
passengers, % in the second cabin, and
6 in the Asiatic steerage. That there
is still some life TO the Chinese boy
colt Of things Japanese may be gath
cred from the fact that among the
Asiatic passengers in the steerage was
one Chinese.
The Chiyo brought 33,735 chests of
new crop tea and other even heavier
shipments are on the way. The Amer
lean buyers in the orient are said to
be taking it for granted that the new
tariff bill will impose duty on tea.
They are buying in large quantities
and are said 10 bave paid fancy prices
in order 10 secure big share of the
new crop.
The Chiyo made special calls at Kee-
lung IN Formosa and at. Yokkaichi and
Shlmidzu for shipments of tea.
The run from Hongkong to Keeling
was made at a speed of 202 knots an
hour. In spite of this squirt the liner
left Yokohama a day behind schedule.
The three turbines were again turned
loose, with the result that the big
liner arrived at Honolulu a day ahead
OF time. This margin was ma intained
for The rest of the voyage. The run
from Honolulu was made in days and
/ 8 hours.
The Chiyo Maru was released from
quarantine at $50 a. m. and under
ordinary circumstances would have
been at the wharf by s o'clock. The
Pacife Mail company, however, had
not finished discharging the Manchu-
ria, which was in the Chiyo's berth at
pier "a. This necessitated a wait I'M.
III afternoon. but that the passengers
might not be Inconvenience by Pacific
Mail hardness tugs were engaged and.
on these the passengers and their bag
gage Were transferred to pier AZ
search for stowaways by the i'm
10 lie
start for the wharf until after the
period of slack water. and after vainly
trying with the aid of four tugs to jam
the Chlyo alongside pier "A the attempt
was abandoned and the liner was tied
up at pier q TO await the turn of the
tea the Chiyo brought raw silk valued
at 100000 and other general cargo to
the total of nearly 5000 tons
Mariposa Here FrGm South Seas
There were burning hearts and sup
pressed ambitions aboard the steamer
Mariposa as she steamed into the bay
from TAHITI Just as Thursday night
was waning into Friday morning for
the cabins held a horde of billiard
players who had contested for suprem-
acy all the way from the South Seas
and failed TO discover just who was lne
champion of the boat. 1t all happened
because of the wavelets that playfully
slapped the steamer and the accom-
spoiled the players aims and came as
near causing a squabble may be.
Several very ticklish shots in decidir~
games were made what they were not
intended TO be by the oceans action,
and most every one had some quarrel
with the sea about it.
The trip from Papeete was made in
II days, hours and % minutes and
was a splendid. one after the zone of
rough weather that has been prevail
ing about the islands was passed. Just
: n id6 fVnf Do
peeJe and points farther south and
LAP tons of cargo.
Wireless Operator l. ]. Larson sue
ceeded in keeping the Mariposa in
touch with all necessary points, and
next trip, when the usual crowd goes
down to witness the fall of the bastile
festivities, he intends to Guido him
self and exchange sparks with the
ends of the earth.
Captain Hayward brings word that
the July IA celebration is to be made
a much more brilliant event this year
than usual and that the governor of
the islands has succeeded in interesting
each isle in the group in the games and
musical contests. The native costum-
ing win be especially gorgeous this
year.
Shipwrecked Sailors Going Home
Consul General Nagai of Japan yes
terday relieved Captain Sowden of the
five Japanese fishermen who were
picked I'D at sea by the steamer Win
nebago and brought to this port. Con-
sui Nagai thanked the skipper of the
Standard oil ship for saving the lives
of his countrymen and for the kind
care that he gave them afterward. The
castaways were placed on board the
Japanese liner Chiyo Maru and will
return to Japan as passengers on the
big liner.
MissOurian Delayed by Rain
Heavy rain. which made it mad
visable TO work cargo. held the Ameri-
can Hawaiian company's freighter Mis-
sourian, Captain Lyons, at Salina Cruz
for MORE than week longer than
usual. The Missourian arrived here
yesterday after a fine run from the
Mexican port. The steamers cargo in
cluded about 200 tons of European
freight shipped by way of the Tehuan-
tepec railroad
Water Front Notes
The japanese liner Nippon Maru ar
rived at Yokohama yesterday from this
port.
The Pacific Mail liner Peru sailed
June Is from Ancon for this port.
The army transport Sheridan, Cap
tain Healey, sailed June Is from Ma
nila homeward bound
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1.026,000 feet.
The excursion steamer City of Long
Beach from San Pedro, which put in
here Thursday for. coal, sailed yester-
day for Seattle.
The United States cruiser st. Louis.
Captain Reeves, will sail this morning
on a cruise of the South Seas with
Honolulu as its first port of call.