The San Francisco call., 1910-10-05

coasters has made
in many months.
All the Panama
ships have been making better time
lately. and credit for the Improvement
IS given 10 Marine Superintendent VIII
liam Chisholm, who is said TO be on
spes king terms with every engine on
every ship OF the Hartman fleet. At
the time Chisholm took charge only one
ship. the Newport. made the run from
MaZatlan in six days with any degree
OF regularity. The other ships made
the run in :. and days. sometimes
10 DAYS. Even the Acapulco does bet
ter than that now, and the San Juan,
which came up from the isthumus
ahead Of the Sydney. made the run
from MazatIan in less than days.
Chishoim's heart TO heart talks with
the black squads on the different ships
are bearing fruit. and all the engines
are on their best behavior.
The City OF Sydney. Captain William
Fisher, brought from the iSthmus and
way ports y passengers and .19 tons
2.I63 sacks Of coffee. 4e hardwood logs
and 354 cases of lines. The New York
freight included iron and steel. crock
cry, paper and hardware. Except for
ney was favored with fine weather all
the way from the isthmus, and made
the run IN 20 days, getting here day
ahead Of time
The Sydney's passengers included:
Fusnk C. Maulding Francisco de Oieds
Jose Maria Fruiba Frederick Goodchild
Richard Comley Gabrielle De Ojeda
Nsria Hurtado Luis de Ojeda
William H. Needham Harry Osborne
Edith II. Needham Joha Alex Campbell
Mary Conley Nellie Campbell
Repair Contract Awarded
The harbor commission yesterday
awarded 10 the Healey-Tibbitts con-
struCtiOn company the contract for re-
pair work along the water front for
the next year. The board also accepted
the bid Of the Pennsylvania steel COM
pany for supplying the frogs, rails and
other equipment 10 be used in the con-
struction OF the spur track on Filbert
street wharf.
The secretary was directed to notify
the board of public works that the har-
Dor commission did not think il advis-
able 10 fill in Berry street between
Second and Third, but that the
state would stand half the expense Of
building a temporary roadway.
Asia stripped of Its Yards
The Pacific Mail liner Asia has been
stripped Of its yards and hereafter will
be registered as schooner rugged
steamer. II was the success of the eX-
pertinent in the case of the China that
led TO the stripping of the Asia. The
Asia was rugged as a four masted bark
and the yards and gear connected
Herewith while adding TO the ships
beauty offered a resistance TO the air
10 overcome which meant additional
coal consumption. Without its top
ia mper the Asia will lose much of its
crank klness and viii also burn less coal
on the run between here and Hong
kong.
Vancouver Tug a Total Loss
The Vancouver tug Albion, which
went ashore at Black Point, Scow bay.
near Vancouver, last Friday. is a total
loss. It struck the rocks at night, and
the heavy sea soon damaged IL so
seriously that the crew was compelled
10 abandon the tug. A wrecking harge
sent to save the Albion found it brea =
old and valued at $4,000.
Mongolia Sends n Wireless
Although the liner Mongolia Will not
be here until next week. the big Pa
ciic Mail steamship is already in wire
less communication with this city. A
MESA ge was received yesterday giving
the liners position as latitude go 45
north. longitude 1917 east. and con-
well. Captain Morton. the Mongolia s
commander. who has been ashore for
two VoTs ges. is in the city and will re-
lieVe Captain Kilt upon the ships
arrival.
To BE Equipped with Wireless
United Wireless telegraph company for
the insta llatiOn Of wireless instruments
on the steamers Cnehalis and Carlos
and on the tankers Roma and Whittier
The Whittier was towed into port the
other dav with q broken shaft. Having
no wireless the tanker's predicameni
might have been serious but for the
timely appearance of the freighteI
Stanley Dollar. The Whittier will be
equipped before leaving port.
Water Front Notes
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 1.556. 900 feet.
The Pacific Mail liner Aca pulco viii
sail today for Panama and way ports
with freight and passengers.
The MatSOn navigatio0 company'S
liner Wilhelmina. Captain Peter John
son. which left here September 2S. ar.
rived Monday al Honolulu.
The Kosmos liner Abessinia is due
today from Hamburg via South and
Central America with about 1000 tons
of freight. Of which $500 tons is fol
Puget sound ports. When the Abes
sinia leaves here IL viii be with about
5000 tons Of freight. and from this porr
the liner viii go direct TO the United
'The British steamer Kilchattan
which arrived at Honolulu from Nor
folk on Monday. will proceed to New
castle, Australia, in ballast
BY United Wireless
Tuesday. October l.
STEAMER sIERRA-Hence Oct ! for Honolulu
S00 miles from, Son Fronciro