1918 Sailings and Notables

Arrival: March 4th 1918

The EMPRESS OF ASIA concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on March 4^th, 1918.  

The ship reported a large passenger list, full cargo and a quick and pleasant crossing of the Pacific Ocean.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Victoria and Vancouver on March 4^th, 1918.

Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davidson	Returning from a rip to the Far East.
A. M. Dollar	Associated with the Dollar lumber and shipping companies, en route to San Francisco,
H. G. Simon	Of New York.
R. S. Davis
R. S. Ford
Lusia Aguila	Of Mexico City.
Reverend A. M. Anderson	Of Amoy.
G. E. Bardwel	Of New York.
W. F. Bass	Of New York.
Mrs. Bass	Of New York.
C. D. J. Bell	Of Hong Kong.
M. L. Bewley	Of Manila.
E. F. Birchal	Of Peking.
H. Blouin	Of Montreal.
Mrs. Horvath Borjechko	Of Vladivostok.
J. V. Botelho	Of Kobe.
E. A. Boxhall	Of Hong Kong.
G. L. Brander	Of Peking.
Mrs. B. Brown	Of Peking.
W. Bullard	Of Shanghai.
Dale Bumstead.	Of Chicago.
Mrs. Bumstead	Of Chicago.
J. L. Burchfield	Of Manila.
Mrs. Burchfield	Of Manila.
Mrs. M. T. Chapman	Of Hong Kong.
S. H. Clement	Of Changsha.
Charles E. Clay	Of Manila.
I. B. Cohen	Of New York.
E. Connibere	Of Sydney
Dr. E. D. Cook	Of Yardley, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Cook	Of Yardley, Pennsylvania.
Alice Cook	Of Yardley, Pennsylvania.
L. Correa	Of Manila.
A. Cox	Of Penang.
Allen G. Cressman	Of New York.
S. J. Crouch	Of Colombo.
H. W. Dainty	Of Colombo.
Mrs. Dainty	Of Colombo.
Norman Dainty	Of Colombo.
S. Dollar	Of San Francisco.
Doo Toy	Of Hong Kong.
Thomas Donaldson	Of Glasgow.
Mrs. M. W. Donaldson	Of Kuala Lumpur.
D. Donaldson	Of Kuala Lumpur.
J. Donaldson	Of Kuala Lumpur.
A. Donaldson	Of Kuala Lumpur.
R. A. Dowler	Of Shanghai.
C. Doyle	Of Shanghai.
H. V. Duncan	Of Brisbane.
E. E. Embrey	Of New York.
J. Fairhurst	Of Peking.
S. Fairhurst	Of Peking.
P. Fornaci	Of Philadelphia.
J. Forrester	Of Singapore.
A. V. Friede	Of  Petrograd.
Mrs. F. D. Gamewell	Of Peking.
M. E. Garner	Of Shanghai.
M. R. Goldsborough	Of Washington DC.
Mrs. Goldsborough	Of Washington DC.
A. N. Guttery	Of Shanghai.
Mrs. Guttery	Of Shanghai.
Jean Guttery	Of Shanghai.
M. Haber	Of New York.
E. J. Hammond	Of Batavia.
J. J. Handelsman	Of Manila.
C. F. Hare	Of Bangkok.
J. Haswell	Of Hong Kong.
Mrs. Haswell	Of Hong Kong.
E. Haswell	Of Hong Kong.
B. Haswell	Of Hong Kong.
H. H. Hasin	Of Hong Kong.
J. Hawk	Of Changchow.
Mrs. Hawk	Of Changchow.
Mary E. Hawk	Of Changchow.
Jean B.Hawk	Of Changchow.
P. M. Hayward	Of Cebu.
Mrs. H. Heaslett	Of Tokyo.
N. Heaslett	Of Tokyo.
P. C. Heming	Of Hong Kong.
A. A. Herschler	Of New York.
F. W. Horne	Of Yokohama.
Dr. W. H. Hudson	Of Kashing.
Husueh Hai Hsieh	Of Shanghai.
C. C. Irwin	Of New York.
G.F. Jones	Of Hong Kong.
G. J. Kappes	Of Peking.
I. Karp	Of New York.
J. Kassler	Of Winnipeg.
Mrs. C. E. Kirby	Of Yokohama.
E. Kirby	Of Yokohama.
Mrs. J. M. Kelly	Of Seattle.
Charles J. Kerr	Of Ilotio, Philippines.
Mrs. T. de Kraywossewski	Of Tientsin.
A. A. Kunkle	Of Detroit.
Reverend J. B. Langstaff	Of New York.
G. W. Lefevre	Of Hong Kong.
J. I. Leibman	Of New York.
T. A. Lavack	Of Yokohama.
A. Lorimer	Of Hong Kong.
Mrs. Lorimer	Of Hong Kong.
E. Lorimer	Of Hong Kong.
E. Linoff	Of Shanghai.
E. Mackie	Of Sydney.
Reverend G. McCahon	Of Amoy.
Mrs. E. C. McCrea	Of Cebu.
P. McCrea	Of Cebu.
A. McCrea	Of Cebu.
C. McGillivray	Of Shanghai.
E. McKie	Of Sydney.
P. B. McNeil	Of Sydney.
L. G. Meldraw	Of New York.
Captain J. G. Miller	Of Shanghai.
H. M. Newling	Of Kuala Lumpur.
F. G. Nicholls	Of Penang.
Mrs. Nicholls	Of Penang.
Alice Noyes	Of Macon, Georgia.
A. W. Olson	Of Shanghai.
M. Otto	Of Kobe.
F. G. Penny	Of Penang.
Mrs. Penny	Of Penang.
F. B. Pernaut	Of Tientsin.
Mrs. Pernaut	Of Tientsin.
Z. Phelps	Of New York.
J. Phillips	Of New York.
A. Pivert	Of Hong Kong.
A. C. Pidtosky	Of Hong Kong.
Prudell	Of Peking.
J. A. Queyle	Of Shanghai.
A. G. Randell	Of London, England.
M. Rees	Of Melbourne.
Colonel M. Perez Romero	Of Mexico City.
Mrs. Romero	Of Mexico City.
Refugio Perez Romero	Of Mexico City.
M. Perez Romero	Of Mexico City.
Dr. R. M. Ross	Of Hong Kong.
Mrs. Ross	Of Hong Kong.
Arthur Ross	Of Hong Kong.
Donald Ross	Of Hong Kong.
Lydia Ross	Of Hong Kong.
L. A. Rostein	Of New York.
J. H. Ruffin	Of Shanghai.
Mrs. Ruffin	Of Shanghai.
R. Ruffin	Of Shanghai.
B. Sayer	Of Tsingtau
J. Schneiders	Of Melbourne.
Mrs. T. E. A. Shepherd	Of Peking.
H. G. Simon	Of New York.
A. Brooke-Smith	Of Shanghai.
T. Stadnitchnako	Of Petrograd.
W. A. Steen	Of Calcutta.
A. E. Stenning	Of London, England.
Dr. C. S. Stephenson	Of Washington DC.
Mrs. B. Talambiras	Of Manila.
H. B. Taylor	Of Anking.
Mrs. Taylor	Of Anking.
Soulanger Tessier	Of Hong Kong.
G. A. Tisdall	Of Hong Kong.
Mrs. Tisdall	Of Hong Kong.
S. Tisdall	Of Hong Kong.
H. Tisdall	Of Hong Kong.
A. Tisdall	Of Hong Kong.
Dr. W. B. Toy	Of Bangkok.
Maurice Toy	Of Bangkok.
Norman Toy	Of Bangkok.
Robert Trotter	Of Glasgow.
J. H. Trudell	Of Peking.
A. J. Tillis	Of Hong Kong.
T. W. Tutwiller	Of Hong Kong.
Mrs. Tutwiller	Of Hong Kong.
F. Valentine	Of Shanghai.
G. Van Tronhoven	Of Manila.
G. E. Vincent	Of Calgary.
W. B. Walters	Of Hong Kong.
F. D. Wards	Of Singapore.
A. Watson	Of Hong Kong.
Mrs. G. M. Waggott	Of Shanghai.
Mrs. Alfred Welhaven	Of Seoul.
Mrs. S. P. Westaway	Of Chengtu.
Jean Westaway	Of Chengtu.
W. Westaway	Of Chengtu.
C. Williams
O. V. Wood	Of Zamboanga.

Departure: March 14th 1918

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by W. Davison, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on March 14^th, 1918. 

A capacity cargo was reported. 

The ship carried a large passenger list with most First Class, Second Class and Third Class accommodation fully booked.  A large number of Steerage passengers was also reported.

Passengers included a party of Royal Naval Officers en route to the Far East.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on March 14^th, 1918 at Vancouver and Victoria.

K. Yamashida	Returning to Japan after a visit to Seattle
Charles E. Harvey	Associated with Frank Waterhouse & Company en route to Japan.
M. D. Abrams	Of New York.
H. F. Albright	Of Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan	Of San Francisco.
C. F. Allerman	Of New York.
K. Atkins	Of Vancouver.
E. Backhouse	Of Hong Kong.
H. Bakker	Of New York.
R. B. Balt	Of New York.
J. C. Barretto	Of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Belden	Of Washington.
J. Belden	Of Washington.
N. M. Bhathena	Of New York.
H. Bishi	Of New York.
S. J. Burn	Of London.
S. Blumenthal	Of New York.
J. G. Bosc	Of New York.
G. H. Bosch	Of Boston.
C. J. Brady	Of Boston.
F. C. Brandon	Of New York.
Mrs. C. M. Brown	Of Philadelphia.
E. M. Brown	Of Philadelphia.
O. S. Buckner	Of Worcester, Massachusetts.
B. W. Cadwallader	Of New York.
Morton Cameron	Of Chicago.
Mrs. Cameron	Of Chicago.
D. Candel	Of New York.
F. F. Carter	Of Hartford.
Mr. and Mrs. Chang Chaw	Of New York.
Mrs. Tsoo Sing Chen	Of New York.
Ching Sang	Of Minneapolis.
Dr. H. M. Churchill	Of London.
E. L. Cohen	Of New York.
Mrs. F. B. Cook	Of New York.
J. Craig	Of Minneapolis.
J. Culin	Of Philadelphia.
B. A. Cutliffe	Of Boston.
S. B. Dalalad	Of New York.
T. Dalnams	Of New York.
A. L. Deal	Of New York.
Mrs. Deal	Of New York.
J. J. De Gast	Of New York.
J. Delbourgo	Of New York.
A. L. Dhonan	Of New York.
J. Donaldson	Of New York.
W. G. Drast	Of New York.
Dr. Marguerite Everham	Of Chicago.
M. Feldman	Of Philadelphia.
J. Fisher	Of New York.
L. Ford	Of New York.
Mrs. Ford	Of New York.
M. Fukuda	Of New York.
W. Gibson	Of London.
A. S. Gold	Of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Granger	Of Montreal.
J. R. Greaves	Of Liverpool.
A. Grigor	Of London.
George H. Guest	Of Boston.
Mrs. C. Haggerty	Of Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Harvey	Of Seattle.
J. Hatfield	Of London.
Lieutenant J. M. L. Hervey	Of London.
M. Hoogensteyn	Of London.
Dr. J. Westerman	Of Holstyn, New York.
H. E. Howard	Of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Irving	Of San Francisco.
R. W. Irwin	Of New York.
R. F. Irwin	Of New York.
Mrs. Irwin	Of New York.
H. E. Jaehne	Of New York.
J. A. J. Jitts	Of New York.
V. Koshkin	Of Pittsburgh
H. A. Kramer	Of New York.
I. Kuzahara	Of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Lang	Of Shamokin, Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Larke	Of Montreal.
Sen Leong	Of London.
J. R. Lloyd	Of New York.
A. Lyons	Of Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Marmelstein	Of London.
M. E. Marshall	Of New York.
Lady May	Of Hong Kong.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Meyer	Of San Francisco.
J. H. Moore	Of New York.
Mrs. T. P. Moorehead	Of Vancouver.
R. Moorehead	Of Vancouver.
E. Moorehead	Of Vancouver.
I. Murray	Of Shanghai.
Mrs. R. L. MacDougall	Of Hong Kong.
V. McFarland	Of Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McNabb	Of San Francisco.
J. E. Nelson	Of Montreal.
S. Nomura	Of New York.
M. L. Parish	Of Newton Centre, Massachusetts.
J. R. Patterson	Of New York.
E. A. Pau	Of London.
F. R. Pendleton	Of South Bend, Indiana.
J. Perreau	Of Paris.
C. E. Platt	Of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Mrs. G. Ravit	Of Shanghai.
R. Ravitt	Of Shanghai.
Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Reilly	Of Washington, en route to the Philippines
W. N. Reynolds	Of Cambridge, New York.
K. M. Ross	Of Hong Kong.
F. K. Sanderson	Of New York.
A. Sanderson	Of Chicago.
Mrs. D. M. Shaw	Of Manila.
F. M. Shields	Of Southbridge, Massachusetts.
G. T. Shoens	Of New York.
S. Spencer	Of London.
C. M. Stephens	Of New York.
M. Stewart	Of New York.
S. F. Tai	Of Shanghai.
Mrs. Tarrson	Of Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Teal.	Of New York.
Reverend T. Thomas	Of London.
J. Y. Tong	Of Shanghai.
Charles Trumpler	Of San Francisco.
J. Vanderbroek	Of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Tienen	Of San Francisco.
M. Voss	Of New York.
J. M. Walker	Of Hong Kong.
M. Watson	Of London.
John Watts	Of New York.
W. R. Wheeler	Of San Francisco.
T. H. Weaver	Of Toronto.
Mrs. White	Of Pittsburgh.
A. J. Wolfe	Of San Francisco.
K. T. Wong	Of Shanghai.
G. J. Wytenburg	Of New York.
Y. Yamashita	Of New York.
Tohou Yen	Of London.
Mrs. Yen	Of London.
J. M. Young	Of Paterson, New Jersey.

Arrival: April 29th 1918

The EMPRESS OF ASIA concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on April 29^th, 1918. The ship accomplished a fast crossing from Yokohama, requiring slightly over 9 days to reach Victoria.  The voyage from Asia was without incident and good weather was reported.  The EMPRESS OF ASIA carried a total of 1,154 passengers, with 338 Saloon, 60 Second class, and 756 Steerage. This was one of the largest passenger lists that the ship ever carried, and it was necessary to add extra accommodations at Yokohama to provide for all those that desired passage.  The ship carried a capacity cargo including raw silk valued at several million dollars.

The EMPRESS OF ASIA also carried a number of members of the British Red Cross Hospital in Russia.

A number of Russian passengers travelling to the United States are also reported as passengers.

This was the last mercantile voyage of the EMPRESS OF ASIA before the conclusion of the First World War.  On April 13^th, 1918 the ship was requisitioned by the Government of Canada and assigned as troop carrier on the Atlantic. 

Note of Interest:

In 1917 the Russian Railway Service Corps left the United States for Russia by way of Japan.  The Corps was composed of American railway personnel who had been dispatched to assist the Kerensky government of Russia maintain and develop the Trans-Siberian Railway.  However, by the time the Corps reached Japan the Kerensky government had been replaced by the Bolsheviks.  Some of the Corps were to remain in Japan and later serve in Siberia.  Others, not needed in Asia because of the changing political climate, were returned from Japan to the United States, including one group aboard this voyage of the EMPRESS OF ASIA.  France was reported as the next assignment of this group.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on April 29^th, 1918.

Shia Yi Ting	Chinese Minister to Brazil.
Dr. Yen Shu	Prominent educator in China.
Dr. Fan Yuen Lian	Former Minister of Education in China.
Sophia Chang	Administrator of Chen Chow School for girls in Shanghai.
Madame V. K. Wellington Koo	Wife of Dr. Koo, the Chinese Minister to the United States.
Lady Muriel Paget
Colonel L. Billington
Captain Bastin
Captain Fitzhugh
Captain Panton
S. E. Bodwell
Lady Aglen
J. Butler Wright	Member of the American Embassy at Petrograd.