The San Francisco call., 1910-04-22

tine officers. Cap
tain Greene sent a
wireless yesterday
~ to the Toyo Kisen
Kaisha Office and
announced his abil
g ity to have his big
ship in the harbor
at any time after midnight w. II
Avery, after consultation with the port
officials, sent wireless instructions to
Captain Greene not to reach quarantine
until $50 a. m Day breaks early these
mornings and it was decided that it
would be unkind to turn Prince Taai
Tao, the star passenger, out in the
morning air before the California sun
had a chance to warm it.
The Chinese reception committee,
which viii include the Chinese minis
ter and all the dignitaries of the local
Chinese colony, will leave Meiggs wharf
on the revenue cutter Golden Gate
about o'clock, and the prince and his
retinue will be taken off the Chlyo
before the liner proceeds to its dock.
The Chiyo has large number OF
passengers on board other than the
prince and his party. There are so
Japanese merchants on a tour of the
world and the usual aggregation or
tourists, missiOna ries, returning mill
tary and naval officers and scatter
ing of diplomats of more or less emil
nence The liner has a large and val
liable cargo.
Training station Boat Swamped
A rowing cutter from the Yerba
Buena naval training station, which
was being towed from Washington
street to the station by the gasoline
tender Castro. was swamped yesterday
morning by the swell from Key Route
ferry steamer. The boat turned turtle
and left four seamen apprentices swim
ming on the tide The boys We're picked
Up promptly, but the vegetables and
provisions with which the cutter was
loaded were lost. The boat, bottom
side up, was later picked up by a steam
cutter and towed to Goat island.
The boat that swamped was heavily
loaded with stores, and when 1t left
Washington street in tow of the Castro
had but a few inches of freeboard. The
Castro steered course close to an on
coming Key Route steamer, and when
the swell from the ferry boat hit the
cutter the water just piled over it and
As the boat keeled over the four boys
who were on board. dived clear of the
wreck. As they came TO the surface
they were fairly bombarded with life
preservers thrown from the Castro and
We're picked up a few minutes later.
VIII Go Into Commission Tomorrow
The new steamer Napa Valley, the
20 mile an hour racer, built by the
Monticello steamship company, will be
placed in commission tomorrow and will
take the place of the steamer Gen
eral Frisbie on the run between here
and Vallejo, leaving Clay street wharf
on its first trip at 9:45 a. m. j. A.
aIcGregor. president of the Union iron
works, said yesterday that the Napa
Valley, under favorable tide conditions,
should have no trouble in making the
run between here and Vallejo in one
i
the fastest passenger vessel ever built
on this coast and probably the most
powerfully constructed.
SIanchuria VIII Soon BE Able TO Talk
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria. now
in port. viii soon be able to talk for
Itself through the medium of the five
kilowatt wireless outfit that is being
installed on board the ship. 1t took
r. P. Schwerin some time to get started.
but he IS now making good job in a
wireless way as far as his China liners
are concerned The Korea was equipped
some time ago When it was decided
TO equip all the ships they were taken
IN turn as they arrived. The Siberia and
China have been equipped and the
Manchuria will be talking in a few
days.
In addition to wireless an electric
piano for the distribution of canned
music is being installed on the Man
churia-
StOrk Visits Sandberg Home
Captain. 5. sandberg, commander of
the Pacific Mail liner Korea, but at
present enjoying a leave of absence, is
making the acquaintance of new
daughter who arrived at the Sandberg
home in Hollywood, southern Califor-
mia. Both Mrs. and Miss Sandberg are
in the best of health, and the skipper
is in good spirits in spite of the fact
that his nose is out of joint. Captain
/ Sandberg will resume command Of the
Korea when the liner returns from the
far east. He was relieved temporarily
by Captain J. w. Saunders.
MaripOsa still Talking
The liner Mariposa, which left here
April Is for Tahiti, was in communi-
cation by wireless with this city Tues
day evening. At o'clock that night
Captain HAYWARD sent a message to
tile effect that the liner was 1858 miles
the other side of the lightship. running
through smooth seas and famed by a
gentle breeze from the northeast.
The China. which sailed Tuesday,
was 447 miles away at a. m. yes
terday
VIII BE Here This Morning
The Matson navigation company's
Hilonian is due today from Kahului.
yesterday, viii be in port about 9
O'Clock a. m.
Sails for Southern Ports
! The Pacific Coast steamship COM
panys Santa Rosa. which sailed yester-
dav for southern California, carried $50
/ NJ. c. Chase Mrs. r. Buckonsky
! Miss NJ. Bauer g. Stewart and wife
I Miss J.. Laubach ]. ". Buhrlage
/ L. C. Tulk and wife R. Maurtzer
Miss Z. Sprague Miss NJ Robinson
1 Mrs. G. Holland Miss 3. Wilcox
/ Mrs r. Morgan Mrs. A. Lucas
/ Mrs r. X. Wake Miss II. Mclean
Mrs G. Dariagh Miss g. Schmidt
Miss F. Busley Miss L. NJ. Bryant
I. V. Nentuck and wife Mrs. n. J. Cook
/ H. c. Woodford S. A. Ramsey
/ A. l. West G. Mccarthy and wife
/ W. S. Fonda F. A Bates
! J. Anderton r. A. Bates
/ p. H Ehlers Miss NJ Il. Bates
s. B. Wilson Mrs. NJ. Z. Connolly
4 Claire Wilson Miss NJ Connolly
/ Mrs A. Zimmerman Mrs. winslow
Water Front Notes
The Pacific Mail liner Pennsylvania
sailed April 30 from Ancon for this
| port.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO $50, 900 feet.
The British steamer Knight of the
Garter arrived here yesterday from
Newport News with 9,110 tons of coal
for the navy.
w. II. Holiday has been detached
from the liner Manchuria as second
steward and appointed chief steward
of the City Of Para.
Sea Brake Proves Success
PHILADELPHIA April 2l-The hat :