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Show BIG SHIPMENT OF WAR MATERIAL San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 4. Tho close of the present week will see an ; unusual amount of war material and supplies shipped from this port to the Philippines and tho Hawaiian' islands, which fact, taken, in connection with the arrival of the naval tronsport Buffalo Buf-falo from Honolulu" today, painted leaden gray, the color that Is associated associa-ted In the popular mind with tho flghtr Ing garb of the American navy, and the unexpected return of the torpedo flotilla from the south, is causing some local comment. Tomorrow the bark Mohican will clear for Honolulu, riding deep in tho water under the weight of two great disappearing guns destined to form a part of the defenses at Pearl harbor, the site of the new naval station In tho Hawaiian islands. Saturday the Pacific Pa-cific Mall liner Asia sails for Manila and Japan, carrying 3,500 tons of cargo, car-go, 2,000'ton3 of which consist of army and navy stores for the Philippines. Included in this shipment are 200 submarine sub-marine mines, which are to be placed beneath the waters of Subig Bay, at the entrance ot Manila harbor, and 2.500 cases of small arms ammunition. The army transport Sheridan also leaves for Honolulu tomorrow laden with thrc- thousand tons of general supplier for the troops In the islands. In connection with the change mode in the color of the Buffalo it la stated that orders have gone out to tho Pacific Pa-cific fleet that the big fighting ships bo similarly altered In appearance on their return to Magdalcna Bay from the South American cruise, 'rhls is the first time since the building of th new navy, the "White navy," as it has been widely known, was commenced com-menced that the color of the ships has been changed except in time of war. While admitting that there is uu-usual uu-usual activity just at present in Pacific Pa-cific roast naval circles, officers of the navy profess themselves unable- to explain It. |