The San Francisco call., 1910-12-13

port 1t would have been necessary for
the stevedores to hustle to get this
cargo out and another of equal size in
before sailing day In addition to the
two days lost by the liners hardness
another "a hours was lost because the
quarantine authorities decided to fumi-
gate tne snip. and when Doctor TrOt-
Ter, chief quarantine officer decides
that a ship needs mitigating the fumi-
eating is done.
the late arrival of a collier from the
north. The local market was all out
OF the kind Of coal the Manchuria
uses. In spite of all the handica ps
however. by working night and day
the Manchuria will sail on time and
with a full cargo.
The 10 contraband Chinese brought
over on the Manchuria will be deport-
ed on the liner. together with a large
number Of undesirable celestials, who
nave been refused permission to land
oY the immigration authorities.
For the cabin passengers the voyage
across the Pacific will probably be
pleasanter than travel on Pacific Mail
ships has been for some time, as R. P.
liner, has countermanded nearly all the
rules and regulations that were driv-
ing travellers to the Japanese ships,
which, after the first of the year, will
run IN connection with the Western
Pacific.
Customs Inspector Injured
Customs Inspector E. H. Montell mar
rowly escaped death yesterday when a
bale of 1ute fell from the upper deck of
pier A and struck him on the head.
Monte1 had just been relieved by an
inspector OF the night force and was
walking up the dock on his way home,
when the bale rolled off a chute. 1t
struck him a glancing blow, and for a
time 1t was feared that he had sus-
tanned a broken neck. He was taken
to the harbor hospital, where Doctor
- q alnT rod 41,aF
broken, but that Montell would have a
sore neck and an aching head for some
time to come. He was removed from
the hospital to his home.
Watson in Smooth Weather
Fine weather is now prevailing along
the coast between here and Puget
sound. and so impressed was he with
the difference between this and recent
trips that Captain O'Brien, master of
the Alaska Pacific steamship company's s
coaster Watson, made special mention
of the fact in an aerogram, which left
the ship at o'clock Sunday morning.
heads, the wind was light northwest
and the sea smooth. The Watson left
here Saturday for Seattle. The Buck
man Of the same line Will sail for Sc
attic tomorrow.
Persia to Return to This Port
The Pacific Mail liner Persia, for
merly the Coptic Of the White Star
line, will return to the passenger run
between here and Hongkong after the
Togo Kisen Kaisha sewers its relations
with the Pacific Mail company. The
Persia is a sister ship TO the Asia,
which is now carrying freight and in
termediate passengers on the China
run. The Persia, since its purchase by
the Pacific Mail company, has been
running between the far east and Mex
lean ports carrying coolies.
WiIheImina Due Today
The Matson navigation company's
liner Wilhelmina, Captain Peter John
son, is due today from Honolulu. The
liner has on board 20 cabin passengers
and II in the steerage. The cargo in
cludes 1882 sacks of rice. 1921 bags of
cases of canned pineapples and 571
crates of fresh pines.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to $4,000 feet.
The Pacific Mail liner China arrived
yesterday at Honolulu from this port.
The San Juan left San Bias Sunday
The freighter Mexican. Captain Tap
ley, arrived yesterday from Salina Cruz
with a large cargo of New York and
European freight.
The barkentine Coronado, Captain
toria. The Coronado, loaded with 20,290
sacks of wheat, was towed from the
Columbia river by the tug Defiance.
Change of Masters
Schooner Ida McKay-Late master,
E. T. Erickson; present master, A.
Olsen.
Enrolment
Barkentine James Tuft-A. Fried
berg, master.