The San Francisco call., 1910-06-25

China would not arrive until Sunday,
and the customs and immigration Of
ficials to whom this would have meant
the sacrifice of their weekly day off
learned of Captain Friele's wireless
with joy.
The China has on board large num-
Der of passengers, 123 In the cabin and
100 Asiatics. The cargo of 2,100 tons
incldes so tons of raw silk and silk
goods.
VIII Have Many Passengers
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia, Cap
| tain Feeder, will leave here Tuesday
for the far east with crowded cabins
The star passenger will be Secretary
of War Dickinson. In his party will
be General Edwards, head Of the bureau
of insular affairs For the Dickinson
party all the best suites have been re-
served.
The Siberia will make a special call
at Manila to land $500 tons of gov
ernment freight. This government car
go includes two inch guns and 1880,
600 rounds of small arm ammunition.
City of Para Sails Today
The City of Para will sail at noon
today for Panama and way ports with
cargo which includes big shipment
of California products for New York.
| The New York freight includes $4,000
cases of raisins, $500 cases of canned
goods, 200 tons of wool and 700 barrels
of wine. The coast cargo includes
10000 feet of lumber and 75o tons of
| flour.
The liner will carry about 90 cabin
passengers.
Shenandoah at New York
The big American clipper ship Shen-
andoah. Captain. Jim Murphy, arrived
yesterday at New York, 12S days from
this port When the Shenandoah left
here 1t was understood that the fa-
nous windjammer would be sold upon
arrival at New York and converted into
barge. The Shenandoah is the largest
of American wooden sailing ships and
has made some famous passages.
British Ship Abandoned at Sea
According to advices received yester-
day from Monteyideo the British ship
Invernessshire, bound from Hamburg
for Santa Rosalia, has been abandoned
| at sea. There is some mystery about
the abandonment. The vessel. ap-
parently undamaged but deserted, was
seen, lying at anchor in latitude 81
south. longitude SO west. A tug has
been sent from Port Stanley, F. l., to
Investigate.
Deckhand Is Fatally Injured
| Simon Johnson, deckhand on the
ferry steamer Berkeley, was fatally
injured on the arrival of the boat at
accident being witnessed by the COM
muters and other passengers, the
women among them screaming with
HOIIOI.
Johnson was dragging truck loaded
with trunks from the boat, assisted by
other men pushing behind. When cross
ing the apron one of the wheels of the
truck broke and Johnsons head was
crushed between the truck and the
stanchion- supporting the apron He
was hurried to the harbor emergency
hospital. but died on the operating table
and the body was removed to the
morgue.
Johnson was about so years of age
and lived in Bay avenue. Melrose.
Water Front Notes
Captain j. w. Hibberd, marine su-
perintendent of the Pacific Coast steam
l'ship company, is in Seattle on business.
He will return July 6.
Max Kalish, manager of the Hum
| boldt steamship company. is spending
few days in the city on business con-
nected with the steamer Humboldt.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 2.201,000 feet.
The tanker Santa Maria bound, for
| Honolulu, was $50 miles from Port San
Luis at O'Clock June %.
| The Korea, which left here June z,
arrived yesterday at Yokohama.