September 9 1925 - Notable Passengers
The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on September 09th, 1925.
Social unrest in eastern China was causing difficulties for the Canadian Pacific Steamships. At Hong Kong the Chinese crew was not able to reboard the ship making it necessary to raise a new crew.
Also the EMPRESS OF RUSSIA faced labour problems in Japan that resulted in the EMPESS OF ASIA carrying a special Chinese crew to Japan to join the EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
The EMPRESS OF ASIA, because of the
unsettled atmosphere in Shanghai, omitted her regular call to this city and
called upon Woosung instead.
On this crossing of the pacific the EMPRESS OF ASIA reported a passenger list of 250.
The
passengers include a group of 115 exiles from Russia most of whom had been
residing in Harbin, Manchuria after having fled their homeland 5 years earlier.
This party plans to settle in Canada.
Cargo included 840 tons of raw silk valued at $4,000,000.00. Twenty-one special train cars met the ship at Vancouver to rush the silk eastward to New York and New Jersey mills. The ship also carried a 2,000 tons of general cargo.
A large consignment of mail was carried with 1,019 bags being discharged at Victoria to be forwarded to Seattle.
Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on September 09th, 1925.
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First Lieutenant Elias Dioquino |
Of the Philippines en route to the United States. |
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Mrs. M. E. Featherston |
En route to Ottawa from Hong Kong. |
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Mr. C. Bott |
Associated with the Army and Navy YMCA in Manila, travelling to New York from Manila. |
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Professor U. G. |
Returning from a tour of the Far East. |
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Dr. A. W. Sellards |
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Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Richards |
Of Langley, Buckinghamshire, England. |
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S. Garduno |
Of Manila, en route to New York. |
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B. T. B. Boothby |
Chief Engineer of the Chinese section of the Kowloon-Canton Railways. |
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Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Campbell |
Of Tientsin travelling to Vancouver. |
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Dr. C. Holtzclaw |
Of Portland, Oregon, returning from a trip to the Far East. |
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E. M. Terry |
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F. H. Stevens |
Of Manila, associated with the Pacific Commercial Company. |
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A. W. Burkill |
Of Shanghai. |
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D. Pringle |
Associated with the Pringle Furniture Company. |
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Thomas M. Skove |
Of Shanghai, associated with the Cleveland Twist Drill Company. |
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R. D. Gillespie |
Of Shanghai, associated with Messrs. Brunner, Mond & Company. |
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E. M. Poons |
Of Kobe |
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William Gauge |
Associated with the American Trading Company, Kobe. |
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J, E. Delburgo |
Returning from a business trip to the far East |
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