The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03


sengers on the liner is W. II. Avery, as
sistant general manager of the Toyo
kisen Kaisha, who has been to Yoko-
hama in connection with the companys
business. Accompanying Avery is the
recently appointed general manager,
who succeeded former General Man
ager Shiraishi. The Toyo Kisen Kaisha
during Avery's stay in Japan consider
ably increased it's capital and it is ex-
pected that the company's service viii
De spondingly extended
another passenger on the liner is
Mrs. Greene, wife of the Chiyo's COM
mander. 1t is against the companys
rule Tor a captains wife to travel on
her husbands ship, but the privilege
was extended TO Captain Greene as
special mark OF favor with the under
standing that il was only for once and
must not be construed as creating
precedent.
Painters on Cleveland Strike
Because nonunion electricians had
been employed to make repairs on the
Dig snip, zoe painters engaged in put
ting new dress on the liner Cleveland
yesterday quit work AS the Cleve-
lands stay in port is too brief TO brook
delay the trouble was compromised by
hiring mechanics who carried union
cards. The Cleveland is being re-
painted within and without and viii
look spick and span as a new ship to-
day, when the liner VIII be thrown
open TO public inspection. A number of
the crew have deserted at this port and
their places Will have to be filled before
the liner sails. which viii be at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
HilOnian I'm Heavy Storm
The Matson navigation company's
steamer HNonian, which arrived yes
terday from Honolulu, had fine weather
after leaving the island port until Sun
day night, when terrific gale struck
the ship The wind developed a velocity
of 75 miles an hour and seas swept the
decks The Hilonian arrived here with
its smokestack frosted with salt from
base to rim. The steamer brought only
II passengers and q cargo, which in
cluded $500 punches OF bananas, $4,000
bags of raw sugar, II ,5S9 bags OF re-
cases of fresh pineapples. c. A. Drew.
purser on the Hilonian, has been ap-
pointed purser on the new Wilhelmina-
MaripOsa Sails for Tahiti
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Mariposa, Captain Hayward, sailed
Yesterday for Tahiti with a full cargo
and large number of passengers
Among the latter were:
r. Atkinson Abbott ?. Duffy
A l. Ballinger c. r. Elliott
w II. Ballinger Mrs. Elliott
Colonel :. L. Brengle G. Cray
Norman Cain G. !. Guthrie
George Cook r T. lansing
W. Faulkner = N. McSieah
H. n Holcomb Wni. McCreary
Henry Peterson Mrs. MeCreary
a J. Potts Miss l. Payne
& A Thorpe c. Pellet
Lester Walbridge Nine. Pellett
Il Arwater ]. De PindreGy
Mrs AtWater NJ. II. Renetesud
4 NJ Archancelsky Captain John Simpson
lanes Banks Mrs. L. VI. SiSson
I q Retfs y Z. Sisson
Mrs Betts c. y. Smith
= Carroll 7. Il. Woodbridge
H. ". COlebrook Mrs. Woodbridge
Mrs. Colebrook A. Young
Mrs. g. Coutts
Tug and Tow in Heavy Gale
A wireless received yesterday from
the tug Goliah, which left here for
Seattle with the ship A. j. Fuller in
tow. reports them 40 miles southwest
of Blanco in heavT- southwest gale.
The Goliah is one o .fe most powerful
tugs on this coast sad no anxiety is
felt for the safety OF the Fuller
DestrOyers Leave for South
The torpedo boat destroyers Whipple.
Hopkins, Stewart, Goldsborough Row
an TruXton and Lawrence sailed yes
terday for San Pedro, where they will
rendezvous for some time. The supply
ship Iris will be kept there as station
ship for the fotilla.
Engineer Libels Tug Annie
Hugh Meenan, engineer, filed a libel
in the United States district court yes