Notable Passengers

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on May 26^th, 1924. A large passenger list of over 1,000 was reported. Cargo included 3,000 bales of silk valued at $4,000,000.00, tea, walnuts, rice, and cigars.

Captain J. S. Clark was a passenger on this voyage and a leader of a party of 16 travelling to England from Japan where they had delivered the steamer SOUTH AMERICAN

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Victoria and Vancouver on May 26^th, 1924.

W. Hill	En route from China to London.
H. F. Albright	Vice President of the Western Electric Company.
R. E. J. Summers	Chief Engineer of the H. K. Ferguson Company.
Captain J. S. Clark	En route to England from Japan.
Colonel W. R. Dockrill	Of Vancouver, associated with the lumber industry.
Dr. R. Masujima	Of Tokyo.
G. B. Slater	Of Tokyo, associated with W. H. Allen & Company of Bedford England
K. T. Gurney	Associated with the British Embassy at Tokyo.
Dr. M. Shiowaza	En route to Geneva on a diplomatic mission for Japan.
L. Hannaford	Associated with the South British Insurance Company, Japan.
Professor M. Kamo	A Professor at Tokyo University and a delegate to an International Conference in London.
R. Stunzim	Associated with Sieber Hegner Company, Kobe.
S. P. Kitcat	Associated with the Rising Sun Petroleum Company.
R. Steele	Associated with the Peking Mukden Railway.
Percy Folwer	Associated with the Brunner Mond Company.
Hugo Reiss	Associated with the Anderson Meyer Company.
H. T. Hancock	Associated with the Standard Oil Company.
A. G. Stephen	Associated with the Hong Kong Shanghai banking Corporation.
Honourable C. McHesser	Treasure of the Hong Kong Government.
Captain G. I. Bruce	Of Vancouver
J. L. McQuarrie	Associated with the Western Electric Company.

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