Notable Passengers

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on July 12^th, 1930. Cargo included a silk consignment valued at over $3,000,000.00. The silk was unloaded onto a special train that left for New York shortly after the ship berthed.

At Kobe it was discovered that a steerage passenger had developed smallpox. When the ship reached the quarantine station at William Head, a thorough inspection was undertaken before clearance to enter Victoria was granted.

When the EMPRESS OF ASIA arrived at Victoria and Vancouver, 3 American destroyers were in each harbour, having arrived for a visit on Jul 11^th. In Vancouver the HOVEY, DORSEY and CHANDLER were berthed at Pier A. The SOUTHARD, LONG and ALDEN were at Victoria harbour.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Victoria and Vancouver on July 12^th, 1930.

C. A. Calkins	Of Vancouver, returning from a visit to China.
V. Gontard	Associated with a German financial house in Shanghai.
Mrs. Isaac Newell	Wife of Colonel Newell of the U.S. legation at Peiping.
Count Masano Abe	Japanese scientist proceeding to London.
Luis Depuy de Lome	Spanish Charge d’affaires at Tokyo.
C. M. Green	Editor of the North China Daily News.
B. Carter	Secretary with the Canadian Legation at Tokyo.
Lucy Pillsbury	Of Prince Rupert.
Arundel del Re	Professor of English literature at the Imperial University in Tokyo, proceeding to England and Italy.
Emile Traversini	Swiss minister to Japan.
A. W. Allen	Of Toronto, a missionary in the Far East.
Edna Walker	Of Toronto, a missionary in the Far East.
S. H. Reid	Of the American Church missions. Shanghai.

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