Notable Passengers

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on November 13^th, 1930.

The ship carried a large passenger list of 740 aboard with 55 First Class, 42 Second Class, 21 Third Class and 622 Steerage. Many of the passengers were returning to the Far East for New Year’s celebrations.

The Roman Catholic Church of Canada had two groups of missionaries aboard the EMPRESS OF ASIA. One party was led by Rt. Reverend Andre Defebre, Bishop of Ning Po, China, and was composed of four priests of the Redemptorist Order proceeding to Japan and China. The other party consisted of 8 sisters of the Sisters de Notre Dame Des Anges, Lennoxville, Quebe, who were proceeding to Tsungming and Manchuria.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on November 13^th, 1930 at Vancouver and Victoria.

Rt. Reverend Andre Defebre	Bishop of Ning Po, China.
Reverend Alphonse Fiset	Proceeding to missionary duties in the Far East.
Reverend Thomas Cote	Proceeding to missionary duties in the Far East.
Reverend A. Grenier	Proceeding to missionary duties in the Far East.
Reverend O. Boulet	Proceeding to missionary duties in the Far East.
Florence C. Woo	Principal of St. Paul’s Girls School in Hong Kong, returning home after a lecture tour in North America.
Y. K. Woo	En route to Hong Kong.
A. C. Cornish	En route to Shanghai, associated with the Standard Oil Company.
W. C. Hereford	Of New York, associated with the Anglo-Chilean Nitrate Company.
Edith J. Wilburn	Of London, on a tour of the Far east.
A. Maluenda	Of Manila, prominent merchant.
T. S. Morrison	Lloyd’s agent at Hong Kong.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Reid	Of Belfast, on a visit to the Orient.

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