The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-03

senSers on the Chiyo will be j. c.
McNally, United Ctates consul at Tsang-
tsai, with his wife and family; H. Nj.
Andrews, a Yokohama merchant; NJ. S.
II. Frank, a Manila silk dealer. and his
wife, and A. S. Hardie and wife of New
York, who are on their way around the
world.
Another passenger on the liner will
be 5. 5. Babb, purchasing agent for
the Santa Fe, who is going to the
orient TO buy material for the construc-
ton of cars
Although the travel is increasing
from this side of the Pacific it is
| heavier from the other side The
! SHIPS that have started from the orient
are ali crowded to their full capacity.
1he Mongolia, which left Yokohama
AprI q Tor this port, has on board $40
cabin passengers and 400 in the steer
age. The liner will have only 26 berths
available from Honolulu to this port
ana these have already been engaged.
/ Inc Tenyo Maru, which is due to leave
! okohama May 4, is said to be booked
Sierra Due Early This Morning
Unless wall of fog intervenes the
Oceanic steamship company's liner
sierra Captain II c. Houdlette, will be
| IN port early this morning In his
| last wireless message Captain Houd-
| iette gave the probable hour of arrival
as $50 a. m, but it is believed that
ne VIII beat that by several hours.
Inc sierra left Honolulu in company
with the new MatSon steamer WilheI-
nina 1t was thought when they sailed
that there might be an exciting race,
put Captain Houdlette seems 10 have
mad no time to wait for anything like
that. At o'clock Sunday night the
Wilhelmina was 109 miles astern of the
Sierra The Sierra has a large num-
Der OF passengers and a fairly big
Bear TO Have Trial Trip
The steamer Bear, which was built
by the Hartman interests for the run
between here and Portland, and which
arrived here recently from Newport
News, VIII sail Saturday on its first
trip to the Columbia river. The Bear
VIII take the place of the Kansas City,
which viii be laid up and held as are
serve ship. The crew of the Kansas
city viii be transferred to the Bear.
The Bear will be given a trial trip
around the bay next Thursday. and
General Manager r. p Schwerin has
invited number of guests TO go along.
Inc steamer viii be out from 10 a. m.
until p. M, and may visit Mare island.
The Bear is an attractive looking ship
and is said to be as good as she looks.
The Beaver, the Bears twin sister, is
at Portland preparing to go on the
same run.
VIII Carry Census Enumerators North
y.
Haake, which is under orders to leave
here May 5, will carry the census
enumerators to the Aleutian islands,
where a very much scattered branch
of Uncle Sans big family resides The
Perry VIII pick up the enumerators at
Seattle, and the officers of the ship will
place their knowledge of the northern
land and its people at their disposal in
the task of counting noses and digging
up the accompanying statistics The
Perry is the smallest sea going ship in
the revenue cutter service and one of
the prettiest on the Pacific.
Lurline Sails for Honolulu
The Matson navigation company
liner Lurline, Captain Weeden. sailed
yesterday for Honolulu with all the
cargo that could be slowed away. %
cabin and steerage passengers The
Lurline was scheduled TO sail last
Thursday, but was held back in order
that certain repairs might be made
while the snip was on the drydock haV-
ing its rudder repaired. More cargo
was offered than the Lurline could
carry, and large quantity of freight
was left behind for the Nevadan, which
sails for the island port May g. J. r.
Harry, who was chief steward of the
liner Alameda, is now chief steward of
the Lurline.
Governor Sails for Seattle
The Pacific Coast steamship com
pany's Governor, which sailed yester-
day for Seattle, carried more than 20
passengers. Among them were:
DR.. T. J. Thompson and Miss b. Doherty