The San Francisco call., 1913-08-28
MANCHURIA DUE
EARLY ON MONDAY
Pacific Mail Liner Is Bring
ing More Than 500
Passengers
Ship B. P. Cheney Is Char
tered by Moving Pic
ture Concern

The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria.
Captain Andrew Dixon. was 1859
miles from here at o'clock Tuesday
night and is expected to arrive about
10 o'clock a. m. Monday. The Man
liable cargo and more than 500 pas
sengers.
The cargo of 1000 tons includes 60
tons OF raw silk. There are 201 cabin
passengers on board and 500 Asiatics
in the sfeerage.
Passenger travel IN the trans-Pa-
cifc trade has increased steadily with
every improvement in the service and
was never heavier than It is now. On
outward bound steamers the demand
for FIRST class transportation is
greater than the supply and all the
steamers are heavily booked long in
advances OF the sailing date.
The service between here and Homo
lulu VIII be increased shortly by the
addition of the new Matson liners
Matsonia and Mansa, both of which
will be in commission early in the
new year. 1t is expected that the
new ships viii create lot Of new
business and that the present ratio
OF supply and demand Will be practi-
cally unchanged.
The Oceanic Steamship company S
liner Sierra. due tomorrow, is bring
ing q large crowd of passengers. The
army transport Thomas Is due Satur-
day.
Captain william Matson. president
of the Matson Navigation company,
returned yesterday from the east,
where he went 70 witness the launch
ing OF the big liner Matsonia at New
port News. The Matsonia was built
by Captain Matson for freight and
passenger service between here and
Honolulu and viii be the largest ship
+. Of the Matson fleet. This Is the first
TO be launched of two new steamers
for the same trade and the same
company. The other ship, twin sis
ter TO the WiIheImfna. is to be called
the Manua and will be launched in
about month. Captain Mztson said
through without a hitch and that the
Matsonia Will fulfill every promise
that has been made for her.
Novel Charter for Clipper ship
The ship b. p. Cheney has been
chartered by a moving picture con-
Germ and for the next few weeks viii
be the liveliest windjammer seen on
the bay for many years The tug
Pfl0 has been chartered in connec-
ton with the same enterprise and the
work OF transferring real Incidents in
a life on the ocean wave to reels of
Photographic film will begin in a few
DAYS A full crew will be shipped to
,andie the Cheney and Commuters
who keep their eyes open are likely To
be rewarded with the rare sight of a
IuH rlgged ship naneuvering anon g
the ferry boats. incidentally the
pictures viii advertise the generous
Proportions or San Francisco harbor.
Water Front Notes
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1.546.000 feet
The Grace liner Trfcolor arrived
Yesterday from Chile with a cargo OF
nitrate and copra
The British steamer Spfthead. which
arrived August IS from Norfolk, Va.
with cargo of coal for the United
states navy, sailed yesterday for the
Bremerton navy yard to deliver the
coal there.
The Jebson liner Jason arrived
Tuesdav at Mazatlan from gulf ports
The City Of Para. from Panama and
way ports, left Acapulco August "a
for this port via Mazatlan.
Change of Masters
Schooner Crockett-John BoIn,an
old master: Mons Storksen, new mas
ter
EnroIImenfs
Steamer Bridget. T. b. ough
master