The San Francisco call., 1910-03-01

gers for this port The Chinese-Japa-
nese boycott is supposed to be over.
but a new one affecting all the trans
Pacific liners that come to this port
has taken its place. This new boycott
is likely to be short lived. 1t is said
to have been ordered by the Chinese
here as a protest against the alleged
i'll treatment of the Chinese at the
new immigration station on Angel
island.
The Tenyo is also bringing 40 cabin
passengers and 3,035 tons of cargo.
The cargo includes 9S tons weight OF
raw silk, 23S tons of mating and 25S
tons of tea and overland merchandise.
The liner is expected to arrive here
at daylight Friday.
Schooner Sinks Its TOwbOat
The bay schooner Edith until Sunday
night carried its own towboat in the
shape of powerful gasoline launch.
The launch now lies in 40 feet of water
near the entrance to Oakland creek.
Late Sunday night the launch started
down the creek with the Edith in tow.
the Ediths crew made sail on the
schooner and a fair wind behind the
canvas made it easy. towing for the
launch. Suddenly something went
wrong with the steering gear of the
launch. The little towboat turned
around and looked at the schooner.
way. rode the launch down. The man
who had been running the launch
saved himself by gra bling the Edith's
bobstay The launch rolled over and
on board the schooner knew of the
accident was when the launchman
walked aft and told of the loss of the
launch and his own narrow escape.
diver will try to locate the launch
today.
Announce Approach by Wireless
The. Oceanic steamship company's s
liner Mariposa, Captain Hayward,
miles away at o'clock Sunday even
! ing, and the WilheImina, from Homo
lulu, was S93 miles from this port at
the same hour and date. Both steam
ers are due here tomorrow. the MARI
poSa early in the morning. Among
the Mariposa's passengers are num-
/ ber of tourists from Australia and New
Zealand as we'll as the usual number or
| round trippers who make the voyage
| for health and recreation.
The Wilhelmina is completing its
| first round trip on the Honolulu run
and is bringing home large cargo
Sees German ship In Distress
T.. The schooner Polaris which arrived
! the other day a I Port Pirie from Ia
1 coma, reports seeing "a vessel on De-
cember 16 on its beam ends and with all
ably. SAYS the report. the German ship
T ParnasSus from Oregon TO the United
! Kingdom. The Polaris could do moth
( ing for its distressed sister, having
The Polarfs reached Port Pfrie rather
/: badly damaged.
Building Two New Launches
William Cryer has been awarded the
I contract to build launch for the Nor
gan oyster company and another for
1.-THE Southern Pacific railway. For the
oyster company he is building a 25 foot
tender. which will be equipped with
| II horse power engine. The boat for
the southern Pacifie will be 40 feet
Elong, full cabin and equipped with a so
/ horsepower, a cylinder gasoline engine
and viii be used as towboat on Salt
/ Lake.
Alameda Is Due Today
The. Oceanic steamship companys
liner Alameda, Captain DowdeH, is due
E;todaN from Honolulu and is expected
ITO arrive in quarantine about noon
Among the passengers on the Alameda
are the: Columbia Park boys who have
! been touring Australia and who just
missed tie Alameda the trip before this
+ antine. at Honolulu: The Alameda was
/ 556 miles from here at p. m. Sunday.
Water Front Notes
The German steamer Wotan. from
/ Antwerp. for this port. put into Dart
mouth yesterday leaking slightly.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to $4,000 feet.
/ = Lightship No. 20 returned yesterday
to it's station on the bar after having
undergone its annual overhauling.
The bark Andrew Weich. Captain
Kelly, cleared yesterday for Honolulu.
The torpedo boat destroyer sailed
yesterday for San Pedro
Turret steamer Arrives
SAN PEDRO, Feb 2s.-The British turret
steamer Inverness. Captain Clarkson, from Ant
werp:. via South American and Mexican ports,
put into the harbor today with cargo for San
Francisco Tie Inverness is a sister ship TO
the ClaverEy, which called here three months
ago. and these vessels the only eBes of their
peculiar tyne seen this far on this coast The
Inverness Is nearly square below the water
line and has a Wide. fiat bottom, blunt stern
aud bow and straightaway sides. IL is said to
have l2E per cent greater capacity than other
vessels of the same tonnage The Inverness
will proceed TO San Francisco.