The San Francisco call., 1910-07-16

ship at the battle of Chemulpo, where
the Asama battered the Russian cruiser
Variag into heap of junk. The other
vessel is the scout cruiser Kasagi.
The Asama is vessel of 300 tons
displacement and carries two inch
guns, IA inch and II II Founders
The cruiser has four torpedo tubes and
van Was h,u built up in Engiand % in 1885 ali'a
The Kasagi is only 400 tons, but. is
faster than the Asama and is also
equipped with two s inch guns. The
The squadron will visit this port and
San Diego. No plans have been made
for its future movements, but 1T is be-
lieved that the ships will visit Central
Both ships are manned by Japanese
naval cadets.
Peterson Wins Whitehall Race
Charlie Peterson, the launchman
ter than .pugilists for the reason. that
they can if the occasion demands come
oack." Charlie was never a champ
like his big brother Henry, but could
days before the gasoline launch dis
placed the whitehall boat.
Charlie has not only been out OF
training for years. but spent nearly 40
taking life almost as easy since he
surrendered his star and club.
w men an Oakland man IOW6d CWC
whitehall boats into the Folsom street
landing yesterday afternoon Charlie s
hands began to itch for grasp on the
oars.
You're too fat and lazy to row now
said Henry Park, who learned oarsman-
ship in one of Crowley's launches.
Il may be fatter than l used to be
but there amt lazy bone in my body
and / can row as we'll as ever could,
replied Peterson.
The argument ended in a race bein G
arrang ged. Peterson took one boat with
Harry Johnson as his coxswain and
Park took the other with Harry Lewis
as coxswain at the tiller. The course
was half mile with. the tide. Peter.
son won by half a length. Time, Is
minutes and 10 seconds.
Captain Anderson Makes Report
Captain Anderson. master of the
wrecked schooner Annie E. Smale, made
his official report yesterday of the dis
aster to the local inspectors. He places
the blame for the loss of his ship on
the fog and a strong inshore set. which
carried the vessel on the cliffs of Point
Reyes.
Captain Anderson estimates the value
of the cargo at 100000.
The only lives lost on the Smale were
those OF the pig and. the captain S
canary. The bird was forgotten in its
cage in the cabin and nobody thought
of opening the pig pen and giving the
fat porker a chance to swim for his
life.
Asia Is Due Early This Morning
The Pacific Mail liner Asia Captain
Harry Gaukroger, is due from the far
east early this morning. According to
the latest wireless from the ship the
hour of arrival will be about o'clock
a. m. and the port officials, quarantine.
customs and immigration, will be at
the barge Office by that hour, ready
to put the passengers through all the
customary jumps The Asia has on
board S4 abin passengers and 100 in
the steerage. The cargo of $500 tons
includes 55 tons of raw silk.
All Bore Appropriate Names
There arrived at New York on the
fourth of July three big liners all bear :
ing names singularly appropriate to the
anniversary then in course of celebra
ton. They were the German steamer
George Washington from Bremen. the
Austrian steamer Martha Washington
from Trieste and the Danish steamer
of the trio bore good Indenendence
day name but they all carried foreign
flags.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to / 456 900 feet.
The Pacific Mail liner Acapulco left
Mazatlan Thursday for this port.
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia, out
ward bound, arrived yesterday at Yoko-
hama.
The Oceanic steamship company
liner Sierra sailed yesterday from
Honolulu for this port.
The liner San Jose, Captain Thomp-
son. cleared yesterday and will sail
today for Panama and way ports.
The army transport Logan sailed yes
terday from Manila for this port.