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Show OFFICERS' WIVES ON A FREIGHTER San Frnnclsco, Sept. 28. Customs and immigration officials were surprised sur-prised to find, on the arrival here of the British freighter Strathardle from Australia, yesterdaj, that the ship carried car-ried no less than five stewardesses, despito the fact that the Strathardle is not licensed to carry passengers Further amazement awaited them on tho disclosure of the identfty of the ship's feminine help. They were Mrs G F. Cottle, wife of the surgeon of the United Statos gunboat Annapolis, Mrs. R B. Westlake, wife of Paymaster Paymas-ter Westlakc. and the wife and two daughters of Pay Clerk Smith, also of the Annapolis. Tho Annapolis has been ordered home from Pago Pago There is no direct passenger son Ice to that port, and as Uncle Sam does not allow famy parties on his warships, the wives of the officers of tho Annapolis avoided a long, roundabout Journey by shipping as part of the crew of the freighter. |