The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-12

The transport Thomas wirelessed IL
on Saturday that she would arrive IN
San Francisco, and viii remain here
couple of days, taking on about 1900
tons of COAL The Thomas is carrying
the 18th Cavalry to Manila. All the
troopships will be choekablock with
regiments from now on until fall, this
being the year for exchange OF regl-
ments from the mainland to the Phil
ippines and vice versa. On the May
transport Tor San Francisco, Company
A. Engineer Corps, stationed at War
kiki, will depart for the mainland, pos
sibly to Vancouver Barracks. Captain
Orwell, who has long been associated
with Army engineer work here, VIII
leave with the company.
Notice to Mariners.
Blunts Reef, california; List on
Lights and Fog Signals, Pacific Coast,
1908. page "a. No. 50, and List of
Lights. Buoys and Daymarks, Pacific
Coast. 1908, page 36).
Notice is hereby given that Biunts
Reef Light essel No. 50 will be re.
placed by Relief Light-Vessel No. 20
about April %, 1909. The change Will
be. temporary The relief ight-vessei
will show lights and sound signals nav
ing the same characteristics as those
of Lightly Vessel No. 80, now on the sta
ton. excepting that each OF the TWO
lights will be shown from the three
Iens-lanterns encireling the mastheads
aft a height of 46 feet above the water
and visible II miles in clear weather.
Relief Light Vessel No. rs Is Hush
deck steam vessel, has two masts,
schooner rugged. no howsprlt, piaek
smokestaek. and a steam wnistie pc
tween the masts. but differs from
Tight-yessel No 50 in having all vlsl-
HE narts from the bow to the middle
of the foremost. and from the middle
of the mainmast aft, painted red; All
visible parts between the fore and nam
naSts. including the middle third OF
each lantern mast, white. The DAY
marks at the mastheads have five YER
tieal stripes. three red and two white,
aud on the springstay, midway De
tween the two masts. there IS an eva
5avmarlx with one white and two REQ
vertical stripes. The number 70 i
in white on each bow and each quarter
and in black on each side of the spring
stav aaymark The word "Reiief I:
painted in large black letters or fht
middle of each side.
Entrance to San Francisco Harhor
cal List of Lights and Fog Signals
Pacific Coast. 1908. page II, No. %
and List of Lights, Buoys and Day
marks. Pacific Coast, 1893. page 22).-
Notice is hereby given that san Fran
cisco Lightvessel No. 20. stationed
about 3 IA miles outside the bar, OF
the entrance to san Francisco haroer
10 IS miles 234 deg. 30 min. (sN. a
wy from Fort Point Lighthouse, am
ahouf 500 feet nofthward of the rang
line marked by Fort Point Light an'
A1eafraz Light. was replaced on he
station March 26, and Relief Lightves
sci No. rs, temporarily marking tn
station. was withdrawn.
No change has been made IN Llght
vessel No. 20 as to the characteristic
of her lights, fog signals or general ap
pearanee-
Humboldt Bay Entrance. California
-Iist of Lights, Buoys and Day
marks. Pacific Coast. 1908. page 3d.
Notice is hereby given that Soutl
Jetty Outer End Buoy. ,, red first
class spar placed about $50 feet " b,
y Of the submerged end of the Sonfi
lefty. entrance to Humboldt Bay, Cali
fornia. is reported adrift March 80. /
will be replaced as soon as practicable
Rv order Of the Lighthouse Board,