The San Francisco call., 1913-07-30
PERSIA ARRIVES
FROM FAR EAST
Paclflc Mail Liner Carries a
Record Crowd of Steer
age Passengers
Lands 129 Filipinos at Homo
lulu to Work on Sugar
Plantations

I'm l4io ldr east. was Favored with
nne weather all the way across the
racine 1t Ks the fine weather which
usually prevails over the route fol-
lowed by the trans-Pacifc liners that
un from San Francisco via Honolulu
tnat makes the local lines popular with
nose travelling for pleasure The Ca
nsalsn tactic liner Empress of Japan
=. =, M MllN ca IN Victoria, B. c., July % The
rersla left Yokohama July l. and the
Empress liner July IL The Persia en-
pt nountered fine weather until off this
opscured the blue sky
rms Is what happened to the En-
toFia p5rss Of Toa Japan according :, to the Vic,
hardly lost sight of the Japanese coast
peIore she was swallowed up by
dense mist, and. although the at
Inosphere cleared to a certain extent a.
shor. intervals. the sun was not sighted
untli the last day out from this coast"
although the Persia brought few
CABIN passengers, it was a banner trip
as Tar as steerage passengers were
concerned The liner left Yokohama
With 294 steerage passengers on board.
Ihese Included j % Filipinos for Homo
iulu. Among the Asiatic passengers
Tor this port was a large number OF
Japanese picture brides and about
score OF Hindus.
The Persia's cargo of 1852 tons in
ciuded I'll bales of raw silk.
among the cabin passengers were
four Chinese students sent to this
country by the government of Human
province to study political economy
and mining engineering. Miss Ger
uude Frost, another passenger. is
9aughter of Judge Frost prominent
accompanied by Miss Helen Dearborn,
will enter the University of California.
another passenger was d. NJ. Matte
son OF Alameda. Mr. Matteson was for
p number of years connected with the
library of Harvard university. He made
me round trip on the Persia for the
benefit of his health.
r. u. Smith, Columbia. Tenn. chem
ist, returned on the liner after a tour
OF the world which has lasted two
wears Columbia. Tenn, owes Mr.. Smith
Yesterday that he found nothing in
Europe or Asia. either in the way of
scenic beauty or social enlightenment,
to compare with Columbia. Tenn.
Another passenger was Carlos Meiss-
ner. Brazilian coffee planter. who
made tie trip for his health and is
going 70 repeat it next year. when he
viii take his wife along with him.
On July % Mrs. Kiyo Miyasato. a
steerage passenger. was visited by the
stork. which left with her a fine baby
girl.
The Persia's passengers included:
From tho orie7t-A Anderson Tau Kom Bong
~ Tsso Chin Huang Yen Chen. J: f. Douglass.
brerb. n Wsttnsn, a1hert Nscb1in c.r1os Hu
MeiSsner. G. Ohata. Chen Yu 500 Mrs Frances
Senter F. G.: Smith. Dung Wee Tsain. Fong
Williams. Forc Yau.
Honolulp--H Van vueren. Emmanuel Ellen,
Henry A. Beeger.
Sonoma Sails for the Antipodes
The Oceanic Steamship company's
liner Sonoma. Captain Trask. sailed
Yesterday for Sydney via Honolulu and
Pago Pago. The liner carried a large
cargo and among the passengers We're:
Arleigh. r. ". Atkinson Miss Edith Rlanch A.
!. Brown. Mrs. Brown, Mrs. D. Clair. Miss Eme-
H. C1w1- ID .,1II all
crozier. W. Dunkling. ]. II. Evans. Mrs. Evans
Mrs. MarE F; Fischer, W F. Goleher Mrs
Miss ssIlie Havens. r. Heydenreich. r. B.
FoZue. F. J. IaEo. Roy D. Johnson. r. s. John
r Lansing Eff Frank aIt Mccord' Miss IS FvelTn Ne
Neil. r. II. Marten. Miss Agnes Mesel. Mrs. Fl.
r. Mills. Mrs. Robert Newell. G: G. Nunan F.
Pritchard. Miss Pritchard, ]. P. Richardson. G.
r. Richards. L. G. Rolley, Miss Bessie Seybolt.
Mrs. Mrs. W P. siler' F. s. spring. Mrs. Fl. F.
Stewart: Oswald Steven. Mrs Paul Smith, W:
r. Smith GsreTss Smith r. A. Iom MISS faTTl
vohres Mrs Worries Mrs. George wilhelm.
Mrs & Clara . Wist G B. WOOD Wood: John Il Willie Vile
Miss Dorothy Baker Miss Grace Alma Baker.
Beno Miss NJ. Beno, Pal. Brown W Burkhardt.
A. NJ. Byrp. g. Chowler. Mrs. P. c. Desne. ].
Dougherty. Edwin Fawcett. H. Featherstone. Fl.
T. Farley. Mrs. X. Gonzales, Miss Gonzales,
Alfred Cray. Doctor Harris, r. r. Irwin. G. r.
Hansen. G Huntress. Mrs ], Jacobs. W; n.
s. Lyme. James McMillan Mrs Mcmillan. Fl. l..
McFarlane. Rev ]. A. O'Malley. Mr. Marsailes,
Mrs. Marsailes. Frank Parish John Paulik. G.
children Mrs. A. P. Shelley. Mauritz Schneider.
Alhcrt Smith, Mr.. vsrdaman Mr. Williams. Mrs.
Join st Honoluu-R D. Burns s p. Bnsser
Mrs. Busser. Miss Busser, Miss Kitty Kline.
Mrs. NJ Barclay.
Perxia's Chief officer Injured
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which arrived here yesterday, received
painful injuries when he was struck by
2 hawser while the ship was being
docked at Manila. Cross was on the
work of warping the ship alongside the
wharf. A taut line slipped from bit
on the wharf. recoiled and struck Cross
on the head and shoulders. knocking
him down. IT was more than half an
hour before he regained consciousness
under the ministrations of the ship's
bones were broken. but he had sore
shoulder and an aching head for a con-
siderable time afterward.
Korea Due Early Saturday
The Pacific Mail liner Korea. horne
ward bound from the orient. was 1881
miles from here at 8 o'clock Monday
night and is expected to arrive at
o'clock a m. Saturday. The Korea is
bringing 1n3 ca passengers and ESQ
4 siatics The cargo OF 800 tons In
cludes 30 tons of raw silk.
Change of Stewards on Persia
George White. chief steward of the
liner Persia. has been granted leave to
enable him to visit England in connec-e
fion with the settlement of an estate
in which he is interested. During his
absence Ernest Gruby. former Ochief
steward of the steamer Yale, Will take
charge OF the Persia's commissary de-
partment.
Changes of Masters
Steamer wilhelmina, late master,
Peter Johnson succeeded by Charles
Peterson; steamer Sea Rover, Tonnes
Tonneson. late master. succeeded by Q.
s. Hansen.
Enrolled
Schooner J. ]. Stopea. John 0Nilsen,
master.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 500 900 feet.
The Matson liner Honolulan is due
early this morning from Honolulu with
cargo of island products and 3S pas
sengers.
the Japanese liner Hongkong Maru
from the orient arrived yesterday at
Honolulu.
The Oceanic Steamship ocompany's
liner Sierra, from Honolulu, and the
Pacific Mail liner Pennsylvania, from
Panama. are due here Friday.
The steamer Enterprise is due today
from Hilo direct.
The freighter Comedian of the .Har-
rison direct line arrived yesterday from
Puget sound and is scheduled to leave
today for Europe.
The Matson liner Wilhelmina. Cap
tain g Peterson. will leave today for
Honolulu with a big cargo and full
complement of passengers.
A. G. D. Kerrell has. just returned