The San Francisco call., 1913-08-26
TWO BIG LINERS
To SAIL TODAY
Siberia for Orient and Ven
tura for Antipodes Will
Be Crowded
China Arrives From the Far
East With Many Pas
Sengers

The cry OF hard times may be heard
In the land and little old costofliving
may be growing apace. but more peo-
pie than ever are indulging in the
luxury of travel, and in exchange for
their transportation are disbursing tons
of real money. The Pacific Mail liner
China, which arrived yesterday from
the orient, is an intermediate ship. The
cost of a ticket on tie China is con-
siderably less than on one of the first
class steamers. The China had fairly
large crowd of passen gers, but could
have accommodated many more.
The Siberia, which sails today for the
orient, and the Ventura, which leaves a.
> o'clock for the antipodes, are both
first class steamers. and every avail
able berth has been sold on both of
them. The Wilhelmina, which sails
tomorrow for Honolulu. also will take
all it can carry of first class passengers.
Among the Venturas s passengers will
be Captain E. n. Johnston of the United
States army engineering corps, who is
going to the antipodes on leave. An
other passenger for sydney will be
Keijiro Tsnkawaka, a Japanese wool
buyer. Mr. and Mrs G. A. Bond OF
sydney. who visit the United states
every year, will be passengers on the
Ventura
There will be about so passengers on
the Ventura for Pago Pago
China Arrives From Orient
The Pacific Mail liner China, Captain
early yesterday but for the fog which
held the liner outside the harbor until
afternoon The liner brought 1886
tons of cargo, 102 cabin passengers, SS
in the second cabin and 1S5 in the
steerage.
Among the passengers were 43 Chi
nese students, sent over by the Chlnese
government to complete their education
at American colleges. Their expenses
viii be paid out of the indemnity money
that this country returned TO China,
a h
ard a tea buyer; D. p. Sullivan, a prom
inent business man of Manila; Doctor
Winternitz Of John Hopkins university,
and his bride, who are returning from
an around the world honeymoon, and
Mrs. r. D. Read and family.
Mrs Read is the wife of the Pacific
Mail companys superintendent at
Yokohama.
Paul Rossiter Comes Home
Paul Rossiter. senior chief engineer
of the Pacific Mail service, who was
taken sick three days after he lett
here on the liner Korea, returned
removed from the ship to a local hos
pital, where it will be necessary Tor
him TO undergo an operation. A D.
Bower. chief engineer of the China, was
transferred at Honolulu to the Korea,
and although in a good deal OF bodily
discomfort. Rossiter acted as chief enSl-
neer of the China during the run from
the island port. The voyage that was
Interrupted by his sickness was Rossi-
ter's ffty-th on the Korea.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 2,530000 feet.
The British steamer Bellucia. Cap
tain Riddel. arrived here yesterday
from Norfolk. Va, with 5000 tons OF
coal for the United States navy.
The liner Sonoma left Sydney August
% for this port
The Persia, outward bound, arrived
August % at Yokohama
The army transport Thomas, home
ward bound from Manila, was LOS
miles from here at o'clock p. m, sun
day.
Change of Masters
Steamer Henrietta-Thomas 9. Low,
old master; II. C. Sand, new master.
Steamer Elizabeth-G. NJ. Fagerlund,
old master; John Olsen. new master.
Steamer Fruto-E. w. Sawtelle, old
master: William Elsasser, new master.
Enrolment
steamer Pedro Costa, Robert E:
Carey, master