The San Francisco call., 1910-12-06

$SefsA a. RI ports from pier ~
81 "a Ss at l o'clock this
= <sxs &C. afternoon. Promi-
| nent among h e
&SsE$ ~ 4 passengers to sail
.1SE& on the China Will
jesSssss be Miss Eni
Gregg, the popular
society belle who is
I a member of the
SSss Hamilton party,
So which goes to
EssEz e spend the Christ
mas holidays in
honolulu and vicinity. Miss Gregg is
TO be the guest of Deputy Collector of
the Port William b. Hamilton. his wife
and son, Allen II. Hamilton. A big dele
gauon OF society friends of the Ham
llton party VIII assemble at the Pacific
Mail dock at noon to bid the Hamilton
party bon voyage.
Other prominent. passengers on the
China are Rey. w. T. Austin. super
lntendent of the Yokohama mission So
eiety. who is returning home from an
extended visit in this country, and
harold Danzig the prominent baseball
Several new faces will be found
among the officers of the China A. D.
IIbbltts, WHO for some years past has
been trst otf1cer of the Manchuria, will
go cut as chief officer of the China in
place of NJ. T. Bailey. In place of r
Al; Bates, who sailed on the City of
sydney yesterday. and who has been
purser on the China for a long time
Will be c. NJ. Landers, formerly freight
clerk on the Manchuria.
ne o emma will carry 100 first class
and 200 steerage passengers. The cargo
consists of 2.2O0 tons, which includes
l,S00 bales of cotton for oriental mills
LOO tons of -four and general merchan-
Xmas Cheer in LurIine Cargo
The Matson liner Lurline, Captain H.
r Weeden, which sails a. noon tomor-
row from pier 3S, will be the last
time to reach the islands for the Christ
mas holidays and as consequence
the hold and ice boxes of the steamer
VIII be frefghted with good things to
eat for the islanders Christmas din
ners. In the main hold is big con-
slgnment OF holiday goods and toys for
the merchants holiday trade. while the
cold storage plant is filled with IS tons
of turkeys, meats, fancy vegetables and
general delicacies. In addition to the
goods consigned to the merchants of
the islands the government is sending
large stocks of holiday goods of all
kinds to be distributed to the officers
and men in the army barracks. The
passenger list of the Lurline numbers
people, among whom are a number
of island residents. army officers and
tourists mound to the islands to spend
the holidays
New Bar Pilot Appointed
Announcement was made yesterday
o fthe appointment by the state board
of pilot commissioners of Captain Harry
Marshall to the position of one of the
port pilots in place of Captain T. H
Barber, retired. Captain Marshall has
been for years in the employ of the
Red Stack tugboats company and is
considered to be one of the most ex-
perienced pilots of the port. Captain
Barber who recently retired. was the
dean of all the port pilots, having been
appointed in 1869. Captain Barber has
been looked on for years as one of the
most careful and expert of pilots. but
his advanced years caused him to retire
for Well earned rest from the strenu-
Gus work of bringingethe big boats into
safely cared for by Captain Marshall.
City of sydney of for Ancon
The Pacific Mail steamship companys
steamer City of Sydney, Captain w.
Fisher, cleared from pier AZ at noon
yesterday bound south for Ancon and
Intervening Mexican ports. The steam
Ell carried Is first cabin passengers.
mostly citizens of the southern republic
on the way home TO spend the Christ
mas holidays; 45 steerage passengers
also sailed-22 of which were Chinese
on their way south to work in the can
neries. The CITY Of Sydney carried also
400 tons Of -four, 450 tons of corn and
the balance general merchandise. The
officers Of the steamer are planning
a big celebration aboard the ship in
Ancon harbor on Christmas day Al
though tropical palms will be used as
decorations in place of mistletoe and
holly, the officers ire determined that
regulation Christmas cheer shell pro-
dominate.
New York Freight on NebrasI1an
After stopping at San Diego to dis
charge part Of its cargo the American
Hawaiian steamer Nebraskan. Captain
knight. from Saiina Cruz. arrived in
port yesterday with a consignment of
$500 tons Of miscellaneous freight
which left New York November 8. The
splendid service being given the coast
shippers by the Salina Cruz boats. in
conjunction with the Atlantic steamers
andathe Tehauntepec railroad. by which
the transshipment across Mexico is
made, is causing considerable comment
BY the prompt delivery and handling of
freight by the Atlantic-Pacifi steamers
and the Tehauntepec railroad the coast
shippers are receiving goods from New
York in from "a to 80 days. which very
frequently proves to be faster time than
shipments. The popularity of this route
of shipment is growing and it should
not be long before additional steamers
are placed on the run. The Nebraskan
reports an uneventful trip up the coast
Iaqua'S Master Suspended
Captain Arthur Self master of the
steam schooner Iaqua. has been sus-
pended for five days by United States
Inspectors Bulger and Bolles for violat-
ing pilot rules, which resulted in a col
lision between his vessel and the scow
schooner John Nagle in Suisun bay
early in the morning of August 49, The
captain was eXonerated of other
charges made against him in connec-
tion with the collision.
Water Front Notes
The transport Logan, with eight
troops of the Eighth United states
cavalry aboard and list of $50 first
and 100 second class passengers sailed
from the transport dock at noon yes
terday, bound for Manila, via Honolulu
and Guam. The Logan carried a full
cargo. consisting mostly of government
stores for the Philippines.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of
Para. Captain Nelson arrived from An
con yesterday, one day sooner than ex-
peeted The City of Para brought a
cargo of New York merchandise which
was loaded sooner than expected. al
lowing the steamer to clear in time to
beat its schedule nearly 30 hours Can
tain Nelson reports a smooth voyage
without incident
The coasting steamer President
which was due at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, came in nearly hours late
with 400 passengers from the Puget
sound. a nasty southeast gale which
the President ran into caused the few
hours delay in arriving on schedule
time.
The Norwegian ship Pegasus, Captain