Notable Passengers

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by A. J. Hailey, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on June 21^st, 1928.

To meet the demands of the Summer Schedule the ship made a fast turnaround, having arrived only on June 16^th.

The ship carried approximately 400 passengers with 73 First Class, 69 Second Class, 18 Third Class and 220 Steerage passengers. Twenty-five passengers boarded at Victoria. A heavy cargo of 4,000 tons was carried and destined for various ports in the Far East. The cargo included heavy shipments of canned goods and refrigerated fruit.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on June 21^st, 1928 at Vancouver and Victoria.

Emilio Aguinaldo
Major T. C. Bowie
Monsignor J. J. Clifford
Walter L. Fasnacht
George Gassoun
P. K Konigsberg
Justice and Mrs. E. Finlay Johnson	Travelling to Manila from the United States. The former a member of the Supreme Court Bench in the Philippines.
Dr. A. A. McFadyen
Arthur H. Mescher
Rev. Dr. O’Connell
Robert T. Paine
Captain J. P. Shelley
Lady Whyte
N. C. Schippers
K. P. Au
Frances Russell
L. D. Plummer
Dr. P. G. Iske
Isobel Ingram
H. C. Hawkins
E. Louise Crow
Bertha Cornish
C. Chapman
D. H. Belliss
H. Ott
Mrs. T. B. Culver
Miss Harris	Associated with the British American Tobacco company.
Mrs., Peter Honigsborogh	Of Shanghai.
Mrs. Cole	Associated with the American Trading Company in Tokyo.
J, K, Bousfield	Of Hong Kong.
E. C. Moss	Travelling from St. Margaret’s School on Vancouver Island to Kobe.
H. I. Moss	Travelling from St. Margaret’s School on Vancouver Island to Kobe.

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