New-York tribune., 1921-10-21
Departures for New vor
Maritime Miscellany

BAN FRANCISCO, oct 20--Cnder new
schedule Issued by the Pacific Mail Steam
chip Company, the Shipping Board "635',
lines operated by this company will be re-
duced to an, average speed OF 55 hnots
The step was taken, 1t was said III the
interests of economy and for better main
tenance of schedules. Tho liners have
been making from one TO two knots above
this their rated speed.
The number OF Shipping Board tanl1ers
operating on tho Pacific was Increased
from two to three yesterday with the salt
laden with fuel oil for Shanghai. The ficet
had been reduced to two, the stra Stockton
and Tippecanoe, because of tho depression
Marine surveyors ut this port have
adopted. With slight moderationa the reg
ulations OF the New York Marine Under
writer's Tor the lining OF vessels to carry
grain.
While RELIEF expeditions were getting
under way to conduct search FOR the ship
Santa Clara, overdue from Kodiak Island,
Alaska. the weasel made appearance off
the Goldan Gate late to-day. Tugs went
out to give her q tow. and 1t e1-
pected she would be in port BY sundown.
The Santa Clara was forty seven days out,
and 1t IS believed she was becalmed The
str Chiikat sailed from Port Angeles early
today In search of the vessel and the
str Nushagalz, specially equipped TO giya
relief. was to leave Alameda Tomorrow.
SEATTLE, Oct 2o-~-The demand for
steerage quarters on American and British
trans Pacific liners out of Puget Sound is
exceeding the 'accoTmo odatons because OF
a heavy movement of Chinese back to the
Orient The str Keystone State the next
Shipping Board liner TO SAIL is fully
booked for ateerage passengers although
permission was given to carry 120 persons
ABOVE the quota, and I. new request has
been made to raise the steerage lilnita-
tions.
The str Moiiere Cup Yesterday began
ioading ls 5000. boxes ,y % Northwestern ep-
at other Puget Sound ports.
SAN DIEGO. Oc' zo---After lying
aground in the mud near the municipal
pier cha mel for twenty-four hours, the
coasting ctr Multnomah WAS 1oated yes
terday with the assistance OF the str Wan
keena. Apparently undamaged, the Multi
nomah proceeded later IA the day for Re-
dondo.
lia,nent who is visiting this port. Is
quoted as saying that he Is contempt ting
the establishment Of a line OF refri gerator
ships to carry California fruits from this
coast to England
GRAY'S HARBOR, Oct 2O--Tndicative
OF the volume OF the Oriental lumber trade
five Japanese steamers are due here In the
next three weeks to load approximately
100000 feet OF lumber. while in the
same period four other steamers are ex
pected 10 load 100000 feet Of lumber for
japan, Australia and South America.
VANCOUVER, Oct 20--The new Cana
dian government str Canadian Transporter
which will have her trial trip Friday. has
been chartered to carry FULL cargo OF
lumber to Australia.
BALTIMORE. Oct 2o--Two italian
steamers to-day closed their matches on
4S2.6l6 bushels Of wheat loaded here on
Italian account The Persee has 242.64i
bushels and the vesuve 2Ss,974. The
ships are bound for Italian ports. for
which they viii get orders at Gibraltar
The body OF Chief Engineer r. +. Os-
singer, who died last sunday at sea on
the Isthmian Line str. Robin Gray while
bound here from RE de Janeiro. was for
warded tonight to Seattle, Wash.
After serving nihe months in the House
Of Correction. q sentence tmposed ~
Garcia and Manuel Fernandez We're re-
leased to-day in charge OF the irlnigra-
tion authorities and were removed 20 the
baltimore jail. whore the Will await de
nortation. The man vere convicted Of
smusgiing narcotics.
The str Pine Tree Sta =. aliocnted by
Of the Pa ciiic steamship Company for
service between Seattle and Far Eastern
ports. returned to Sparrows Point to-day
after AN official trial in the bay. She VIII
NJ out iqlediately for Seattle. tc sail early
The str Orcus arrived from New York
to Wilbur f Spice g. Co to complete cargo
for Valparaiso with coke at freight or
$3.50 ton.
TO keep UP. the schedule OF the Munsou
Mundnle which sailed Monday, Is to he
hastened back to make October 2s sailing
The shipping Board str Lake Fisttcfy
has been chartered to load pyrites al
Huelva at 10 shilllngs = pence ton 10 4
delivery at q port in the Norfolk NeH
York range. which embraces BaitimoreA
The strs Lewis X Thurlow and EyeA&
which have been active In the Fi9EA
phosphate rock business to this port. VII
OFT charter. have been taken to ioat&
at Norfolk. The Thurlow viii ioa&W .
Havana. the Evelyn for New York, ~ "a
With 1900 tons OF puin wood ts<42 -
manufacturers. the Swedish str 10y cal
rived from Herrosand. After dxTY FOR
she. Will proceed to southsTW
load outward. paper
PORTLAND. Ore, Oct asA .fen ar
ship Kennecott arrived t6xGa&W sharEing
from New York. The GF port TO
Romulus sailed for. tine .&Y
South America. The JspxW he motor
Maru arrived from LivsrX with freight
The Japanese str YehsStY fweKtan str
Australia with iunbtDR .est coast OF
&8N lcl to load grain