June 21 1935 - Notable Passengers

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, under the command of Captain A. V. R. Lovegrove, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on June 21st, 1935.  On this crossing Hawaii was called upon prior to reaching Victoria.  Over 100 passengers embarked at Honolulu.  The ship reported an uneventful passage.  Cargo included mail and a large consignment of general freight.

Note of Interest:

Lawrence Griswold, an archaeologist and naturalist was a passenger on this voyage.  He was returning from the Far East after securing white monkeys and cobra snakes for zoological institutions in New York and Washington.

Griswold had previously sailed on the EMPRESS OF ASIA in 1934 when he and fellow scientist William Harkness had secured several Komodo Dragons in the Dutch East Indies.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on June 21st, 1935.

 

Reverend Father Martin O’Gara

Vicar Apostolic of Yuanling, Hunan, en route to New York,

Lawrence Griswold

Archaeologist and naturalist returning from a Far Eastern expedition.

Dr. E. Morgan and Mrs. Morgan

Missionaries from Shanghai.

J. Motherwell

Of the Consolidated Smelter Company, Trail.

General Nutt and Mrs. Nutt

The former of the Army in India, en route to England.

A. Porteous

Of the Consolidated Smelter Company, Trail.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Ringer

The former being with Holme, Ringer and Company, agents for the Canadian Pacific at Nagasaki, en route to England.

M. C. G. Ringer

 

V. Ringer

 

C. A. Rand

Of Shanghai, traffic superintendent of the Great Northern Telegraph Company.

Lieutenant-Commander Ryder

Royal Navy, of H.M.S. MEDWAY, en route to England.

Mrs. J. Stark

Associated with the Chinese Inland mission, Shanghai.

Mrs. Streatfield

Associated with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, en route to Toronto.

D. Streatfield

Associated with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, en route to Toronto.

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Easson

En route to Toronto.

Mrs. M. M. Dehague

En route to England.

N. Dehague

En route to England.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Black

The former being a golf professional in Manila, travelling to Montreal.

J. Black Jr.

Travelling to Montreal.

Mrs. H. F. Cabell

Of Portland, a member of the Garden Club of America returning from Japan.

Mrs. J. O. Gallagher

Of Seattle, a member of the Garden Club of America returning from Japan.

Mrs. E. Wood

Of Portland, a member of the Garden Club of America returning from Japan.

Dr. H. W. Wade

With the Leonard Wood Memorial at Manila

Mrs. George Cantaly

En route from Honolulu.

J. Darroch

Returning from missionary work in China.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Donnely

Of Chicago

Mr. and Mrs. J. Garcia

Of Maui.

C. Garcia

Of Maui.

Lieutenant J. Hamilton

Royal Navy, of H.M.S. MEDWAY, en route to England.

Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hemer

Associated with the British American Tobacco Company, Shanghai.

Deep Narayan Singh

Member of the Legislative Assembly of India, on a world tour.

 

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