August 16 1928 - Notable Passengers
The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by A. J. Hailey, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on August 16th, 1928.
A full cargo of freight was reported.
The ship carried 560 passengers comprising 135 First Class, 125 Second Class, 50 Third Class and 250 Steerage.
Many passengers with missionary or business interests in the Far East were returning after summer furloughs in Britain, Canada, and the United States.
Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on August 16th, 1928 at Vancouver and Victoria.
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Bishop W. N. Ainsworth |
En route to Yokohama. |
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Reverend J. A. Harmon |
En route to Yokohama. |
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Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Mills |
En route to China on missionary assignment. |
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Rev. Montgomery H. Troop and family |
En route to China on missionary assignment. |
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Mrs. Charles Steinbeck |
En route to Japan on missionary assignment. |
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Alden Steinbeck |
En route to Japan on missionary assignment. |
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M. J. Higginbotham |
Of vancouver, travelling to Kobe for a teaching assignment. |
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J. A. Langley |
Trade commissioner in Tokyo. |
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Dr. J. E. De Becker |
Prominent Kobe barrister. |
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B. Guggenheim |
Of the noted financial family. |
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Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Guy |
Of the Bradford Company, British Woolen manufacturers. |
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G. A. Johnson |
Shanghai architect. |
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S. H. Laurence |
British textile industry representative. |
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F. B. Marshall |
A Madras tea planter. |
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G. S. Merrick |
A Director of tobacco merchants Godfrey Phillips, London, England. |
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Mrs. Lee Dan |
Wife of Lee Dan, Victoria importer. |
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Lee Chune |
Of the Yung Chong Lung Company, Victoria en route to Shanghai. |
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T. W. T. Tucker |
Prominent Kobe businessman. |
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