The San Francisco call., 1909-01-08
Emile GaIIine No Longer Makes Money
When Sailing in Ballast
Celebrates Tenth Birthday, and Voyage to
Sydney Will Be Dead Loss

,
which arrived here January and
cleared yesterday for Sydney, and has
been sailing in ballast since last Au-
gust, no longer does its sailing at the
expense OF the French government The
liberal bounty that enables French sail
ing vessels TO tour the world without
cargo and still make money ceases
when the ship acquires the age of 10
years
The Emile Galline was built in 1899
at Nantes and celebrated its tenth
birthday on New Years day The
overcome, however, and the Emile
GaIine will leave here today without
any cargo.
Brings Cargo OF Sugar
The Matson navigation company's
bark. Annie Johnson, Captain Nielsen,
which arrived yesterday from Hilo,
made the run from the island port in
q days after a rather tempestuous
passage. A number of heavy gales
were encountered and the bark lost
some sails and suffered minor damage
The Annie johnson brought $50 tons
The bark Andrew welch. also of the
Matson feet, is due Saturday from
the islands, and Tuesday the freight
steamer Hyades, under charter to the
Matson company, is due Saturday from
Honolulu.
The Lurline. which sailed Tuesday,
and is plugging along just ahead of
the army transport Thomas, is expect
ed TO reach Honolulu Tuesday.
VIII Sail Around Horn
The American ship Aryan, which
came down from Port Costa Wednes-
day loaded for New York. shipped a
crew yesterday and will sail this week.
The Aryan is the first clipper ship in
many months TO leave here for q trip
around the horn. Instead of having
trouble TO get a crew Captain Whit
tier found himself deluged with appli-
cants from the ranks of whom he is
taking careful pick.
Close Call for Launch
But for the promptness OF Captain
John Leale in stopping and backing
the Newark, the ferry steamer would
have run down a big launch yesterday
belonging TO the Risdon iron works
and in charge OF Engineer Andrew
Johnson. The Newark was approach
ing its slip at the ferry depot. Disre-
garding the Newark's whistles the
rules OF the road and everything but
his own desire TO pursue a direct
course. Johnson drove the launch
straight across the Newark's bows.
The sudden stopping and backing
caused some excitement among the
NeWarks passengers and a delay of
JOhansen's SIoOp stolen
Gus Johansen of Howard street
asked the harbor police yesterday TO
assist him in finding his sloop, which
was stolen Wednesday night from Lit
lie Main street wharf The sloop is
Sc feet long and S feet in beam. The
hull is painted white and the top OF
the house yellow. In the cabin were
some clothes and an assortment OF
ships gear The total value of the
Gfn
launch Patrol has been detailed to find
the stolen sloOp.
ChiyO Maru Leaves Yokohama
The Chiyo Maru. the new triple screw
turbine liner built by the Toyo Kisen
kaiSha for service between here and
the far east. sailed yesterday from
Yokohama for this port. The Chiyo
is twin sister TO the Tenyo Maru but
is said TO be an Improvement in many
respects over the Tenyo. which was the
first turbine liner on the trans-Pacific
run and which has proved 10 be a
success.
Both Bridges Out of Commission
Both the Third and Fourth street
bridges over the channel are out OF
commission. The Third street bridge
yesterday only foot passengers were
allowed across the Fourth streer
bridge. The dredger engaged in deep
ening the channel fouled the cable oi
the Third street bridge and broke It
making IL impossible to raise and lower
the roadway. One of Crowley's launches
collided with the Fourth street bridge
late Wednesday night. The full eX,
tent Of the damage will not be known
until a survey has been made at low
water. The board of public works viii
make repairs to both bridges as speed
lily as possible
Water Front Notes
The weather was too thick yesterday
a ToTnnCh n p X Z
any marine observations.
The liner Mongolia. from this port
arrived at Hongkong prior to Janu
airy s.
The liner San Juan sailed January
from Mazatlan for this port.
The City Of Sydney left Panama yes
terday for this port.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by ses
amounted to 1.475, 900 feet
The French bark Emile Galline viii
sail from here TO Sydney. Australia, II
ballast
s line Of I street 1876 W OF Twenty -sevent
avenue. " - by 100; SO.
Isaac and Belle Indig to same. lot in " lin
Of Twenty seventh avenue, 100 OF / street