December 2 1935 - Notable Passengers

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by A. V. R. Lovegrove, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on December 2^nd 1935. On the North Pacific the ship encountered heavy weather that resulted in Victoria being reached several hours behind schedule. Some passengers disembarked at Victoria, and mail, 200 tons of general cargo and 3,000 bundles of Japanese mandarin oranges were discharged.

The ship was also late in arriving at Vancouver because of dense fog in English Bay. At Vancouver some 100 passengers disembarked.

To assist passengers in making East Coast connections with Atlantic sailings a special train was dispatched with passengers, mail and baggage.

The cargo discharged at Vancouver included including 30,000 bundles of Japanese mandarin oranges.

Major D. E. Andrews	Of Bombay enroute to London.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Aylott	Methodist Mission at Wenchow, Chekiang enroute to England.
Marie Barham	China Inland Mission returning to Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Best	China Inland Mission enroute to the USA.
J. D. P. Chapman	Attache of British Legation at Tokyo travelling to London.
R. I. Cherrill	Asiatic Petroleum Company, Hong Kong, enroute to England.
Mrs. W. G. Dove	South British Insurance Company, Shanghai, travelling to England.
R. Griffith	Logan and Amps, Hong Kong, travelling to England.
G. C. C. H. Harper	Jardine Engineering Company, Shanghai, travelling to England.
M. E. Johnson	Manila, travelling to USA.
R. E. Lunkley	Manager of Otis Elevator Company, Shanghai.
M. Pierpoint	Logan and Amps, Hong Kong, travelling to Liverpool.
G. E. Siedle	H. J. Heinz & Company, travelling to Pittsburgh.
O. G. Simpson	Crittall Manufacturing Company, Shanghai.
R. S. K. Irving	Corn Products Corporation, Tokyo, enroute to New York.
R. V. Fleming	United Church of Canada Missions in China.

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