The San Francisco call., 1910-12-09

an excuse would do the trick. Being
$4,000 it was also worth collecting. and
the board decided that the railroad s
excuse was not worth that much. in
view of the fact that the damage in
cluded the replacing of creosoted piles
that had been in place only a few
months when the ferry steamer Berke-
ley, in one of its eccentric whirls cut
them in two. The secretary was d.
rected to send the Southern Pacific a
copy of the engineers report on the
of the bill.
ed to S12, 1920. 1t is to eliminate this
heavy expense that the board is de-
sirous of going on as quickly IS pos
sibie with the permanent work. It is
crete piers for the remaining wooden
ones will effect saving which will be
sufficient to take care of a considerable
portion of the bond interest.
The chief wharfinger was given au-
thority to assign e. V. Rideout to some
berth along the water front better
street wharf No. 2. Rideout wants
part of Howard street wharf No. 3.
Chiyo Maru VIII Be In Early
The japanese liner Chiyo Maru. Cap
tain Filmer, is due today from the far
east and, according to an aerogram re-
ceived yesterday. will be in port early.
The Chiyo will dock at pier "a, which,
after the first of the year. will be its
regular dock. Pier A. where the Chiyo
would dock under ordinary circum-
stances. is still covered with freight
discharged by the Manchuria, which
arrived late. Pier "a has belt railroad
connections and the shift of berths
will cause no delay in the transship-
ment of the raw silk and overland
cargo The Chiyo is bringing a large
number, of cabin passengers. among
them the majority of the local busi-
nessmen who formed the commercial
delegatlon that went to China on a
friend making cruise. Captain Filmer
is in command of the Chiyo this voy-
age. He relieved Captain Greene at
Yokohama. Captain Greene's wife died
here and he remained in the orient to
receive the remains, which were
shipped out on the Tenyo Maru.
oceanO Here From Australia
The British steamer Oceano. Captain
Davies, arrived yesterday from Aus
tralia via Suva and Samoa with a
large cargo and four passengers. The
tralia and the sugar from Suva. The
Oceano was favored with fine weather
all the way across the Pacific. The
passengers were all from Samoa. They
were Lieutenant B. T. Ghent, United
States navy, and wife; j. Murray and
Q. Schmidt. Ghent was executive of
hcer of the gunboat Annapolis which
is stationed at Pago Pago, and Murray
was quartermaster on the same vessel.
They report everything quiet in Samoa
Maitai Is Due Today
The Union steamship company's liner
Natal is due today from Wellington
New Zealand, via Tahiti. The Natal
is the second ship of the new line be-
tween here and the Antipodes and is
bringing passengers and q full cargo
The Natal is smaller than the Aorangi
but both vessels are on the run tempo
rarily and will be succeeded az soon as
possible by two large, fast and up to
date liners. The Natal is not equipped
with wireless and, being a stranger to
this port the hour of its arrival will
not be known until the vessel is sighted
from Point Lobos.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 100000 feet
The schooner Manila, bound from
Mukilteo for Pearl harbor, went ashore
shortly after getting under way but
was foated at high tide undamaged
and will proceed.
The freighter Columbian will sail to-
morrow for Salina Cruz. and the Olson
and Mahoney of the California Atlantic
line for Panama direct.
The freighter Hyades is due tomor-
row from Honolulu with freight to the
Matson navigation company.
Changes of Masters
Steamer Klama th-Late master.
Charles Marc; present master e. John
son.
Steamer Coos Bay-Late master. 7
o. Faria; present master, c. H White
License Renewed
Steamer Pasadena-M. McGovern.
master