1923 Sailings and Notables – Empress of Asia

Arrival: February 12th 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on February 12^th, 1923. Gales and snow squalls were encountered on the crossing delaying arrival at Victoria by 6 hours.

A light passenger list of 239 was reported with 35 First class, 50 Second Class and 154 Steerage passengers.

Aboard was a party of 8 former Officers of the British Army in India.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Victoria and Vancouver on February 12^th, 1923.

J. J. Paterson	Of Shanghai, associated with Jardine, Matheson & Co.
F. P. Lachlan	Of Shanghai, associated with Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Dr. W. S. Parsons	En route from Shanghai to Montreal.
Lancelot Ashcroft	Of Shanghai, associated with the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada.
Major W. L. Reid	Former Officer of the British Army in India travelling to Kelowna B.C.
Captain C. R. Addinall	Former Officer of the British Army in India travelling to London.
Captain F. H. Charnley	Former Officer of the British Army in India travelling to London.
Captain V, Corfield	Former Officer of the British Army in India travelling to London.
Lieutenant G. F. Evans	Former Officer of the British Army in India travelling to Vancouver.
Captain W. H. Hartmann	Former Officer of the British Army in India travelling to London.
Lieutenant N. H. Kerr	Former Officer of the British Army in India travelling to Vancouver.
Captain O. A. Thornton	Former Officer of the British Army in India travelling to Vancouver.
W. H. Bolton	Of Shanghai.
S. A. Presby	Of Manila, en route to New York.
Andrew Pain	Of Seattle.
C. F. Bullard	En route from Calcutta to Estacada, Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Aquilino Monsod	Of Manila, en route to Seattle.
H. M. Olson	Of Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Werner	En route from Canton, China to St. Helens, California.
Mr. and Mrs. Tsin Sing Nam.	Disembarked at Victoria.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Rasmussen	Of Saanich, B.C.
G. B. Thompson	Of Victoria en route from China.

Departure: February 22nd 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on February 22^nd, 1923.

A passenger list of 350 was reported

Annette Swanson, 8 years old, was travelling from the United States to join her parents who were Salvation Army missionaries at Yokohama. During the crossing to Japan, Annette Swanson was cared for by the Purser’ Department.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA February 22^nd, 1923 at Vancouver and Victoria.

Annette Swanson	En route to Yokohama from Montana.
David Spencer	Of Victoria.
T. A. Spencer	Of Vancouver
Mrs. F. Ryder	Associated with the American Consulate at Vancouver.
I. J. Reyes	Of Manila, returning from Washington, D.C.
A. P. Scott	Associated with the Shell oil Company at Yokohama.
A. Warren	Associated with the Consolidated Mining Co. at Trail, B.C.
M. Gaston Kann	Minister plenipotentiary of France in the Far East.
Major Charles Bridge	Assistant Military Attache of the British Embassy at Washington D.C.
F. C. Gilbert	General Field Secretary of the Seventh Day Adventists at Kakoma Park, Washington.
A. J. McMillan	Manager of the Robin Hood mills,

Arrival: April 9th 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on April 9^th, 1923. A passenger list of 450 was reported.

At Victoria a group of passengers from Japan disembarked en route to Seattle.

P. B. Navarasth, en route to the United States as Minister of Siam, accompanied a party of 8 students from Siam destined to attend school in the United States.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Victoria and Vancouver on April 9^th, 1923.

P. B. Navarasth	En route to the United States as Minister of Siam
R. Shewan	Of the Hong Kong firm of Shewan, Tomes & Co.
Brigadier-General G. N. Culville	Of London
L. L. Redford	Of Robert Redford & Company, Montreal.
Captain C. O. Oliver	British Army officer who had been stationed at Hong Kong.
Dr. J. M. Christie	Of New Zealand.

Departure: April 19th 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on April 19^th, 1923.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on April 19^th, 1923 at Vancouver and Victoria.

C. A. Calkins	Of Vancouver.
T. F. Finn	Of Seattle.
H. Geddes	Of Vancouver.
Richard Hubert	Of Montreal.
F. D. Macquodale	Of Montreal.
Mrs. F. M. Ryder	Of Vancouver.
A. S. Campbell	Of Eastbourne, England.
C. Dauban	Of Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Ditesheim	Of Neuchatel, Switzerland.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Dunlop	Of Bloemendual, Netherlands.
Edwin Lee	Of Trinidad.
A. Mosch	Of Hamburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Erich Sandner	Of Bremen.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wizansky	Of Warsaw.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Anglin	Of Seattle.
W. L. Bates	Of Toronto.
Mrs. K. M. Cook	Of Vancouver.
C. Cook	Of Vancouver.
Lee Hong	Of Winnipeg.
Mit Singh	Of Vancouver.
Carl Brakenhielm	Of Copenhagen.
Mim Chang	Of Havana.
Hans P. Larsen	Of Copenhagen.
Mrs. N. C. McClelland	Of the Philippines.
Svend Schroeder	Of Copenhagen.
Dr. and Mrs. Walter B. Toy	Of Bangkok.

Arrival: June 4th 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on June 4^th, 1923.

Nine Hundred sacks of mail were discharged at Victoria and transported to Seattle by steamer.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Victoria and Vancouver on June 4^th, 1923.

J. K. Tweed	General Manager of the China Mutual Insurance Company, en route to England.
Marquis and Marchioness of Sligo	Disembarking at Victoria.
Mrs. Hugo Reiss	En route to Europe.
Captain W. M. McMurray	Retiring from 37 years service on the China coast.
E. S. Brockman	General Secretary of the international Committee of the Young Men’s Christian Association and American missionary in China.
J. Johnstone	A partner in Jardine, Matheson & Company travelling to Europe.
Sir E. H. Vesty	En route to England.
A. J. Danelon	British scientist returning to England from the Far East.
C. Barraclough	A manager with Jardine, Matheson & Company.
Reverend T. Grogan	Australian clergyman en route to Ireland.
David Rees-Davies	Architect with the Hong Kong Hotel Company.
J. H. van Gennep Luhra	Managing Director of the Holland-Pacific Trading Company en route to the Netherlands.
H. Noyes	Founder and Manager of the Noyes Hospital in Canton.
S. D. Merkuloff	Former leader of the defeated Provisional Government in Vladisvostok, travelling from Japan to the United States.

Departure: June 15th 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on June 15^th, 1923.

Hector Gilchrist is reported to have joined the crew of the ship as Fourth officer.

The ship carried a light passenger list comprising 65 First Class, 40 Second Class, 25 Third Class and 125 Steerage passengers.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on June 15^th, 1923 at Vancouver and Victoria.

Colonel Travers Newman	Of New York travelling to Peking University.
Noell Hallet	Of the Vacuum Oil Company.
Commander W. Eadie	Of the Salvation Army.
A. W. McCallum	Of the Sun Life Assurance Company, Montreal, en route to China.
Colonel A. Bruce Powley	Of Vancouver.
O. M. Peacock	Of Victoria.
L. McCleary	Of Toronto.
R. J. McCleary	Of Toronto.

Arrival: July 30th 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on July 30^th, 1923. Exceptionally fine weather was reported and the crossing from Yokohama was completed in a fast time of approximately 8 days and 21 hours.

The ship reported 75 Saloon Class, 110 Cabin Class, and 400 Steerage passengers.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Victoria on July 29^th, 1923 and at Vancouver the following day.

Duchess of Aosta
Duke of Spoleto	With the Italian naval Service in the Far East.
Lieutenant A. J. Mariano	Aide to the Duke of Spoleto.
Josef Hoffman	A musician returning to North America after a three month tour of Japan.

Departure: August 9th 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on August 9^th, 1923. The ship reported with 130 First Class, 40 Second Class, 25 Third Class, and 150 Steerage passengers.

Notable passengers embarking aboard the EMPRESS OF ASIA August 9^th, 1923 at Vancouver and Victoria.

F. Bertelsen	Of Seattle.
A. H. Brennan	Of Vancouver.
Reverend and Mrs. Broadfoot	Of Toronto.
Alexandra Broadfoot	Of Toronto.
Barbara Broadfoot	Of Toronto.
Sir J. Thomson Broom	En route to Colombo, Ceylon, former Member of the Ceylon Legislative Council.
Major and Mrs. E. P. Brown	Of Toronto.
Eva N. Clement	Of Montreal.
Allan Geddes	Of Vancouver.
Catherine A. Gemmell	Of Toronto.
Leslie Glinz	Of Oak River, Manitoba.
W. H. Littlefield	Of Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Arnold	Of Hamilton.
Mrs. M. A. Dock	Of Seattle.
T. Hara	Of Vancouver.
Mrs. H. Stuart Jones	Of Victoria.
C. K. Lawyer	Of Seattle.
Mrs. George Kun Lee	Of Victoria.
Peter Mar	Of Winnipeg.
W. F. Topping	Of Seattle.
Mrs. J. L. Willis	Of Toronto.
Colonel and Mrs. R. M. C. Buxton	Of London, en route to Peking.
Mrs. E. S. Rosoman	En route to Nagasaki.
D. P. Brown	President of the United Shoe Machinery Company of New York.
Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Hutcheson	Of Cincinnati.
H. Hutcheson	Of Cincinnati.

Arrival: September 22nd 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on September 22^nd, 1923.

The ship visited Yokohama 2 weeks after the city had been devastated by an enormous earthquake that had occurred on September 1^st, 1923.

At Yokohama approximately 25 individuals fleeing the ravaged city boarded the EMPRESS OF ASIA and sailed to Canada.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Victoria and Vancouver on September 22^nd, 1923.

A. C. MacPherson	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. Mecock	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McNaught	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
J. B. Pearson	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
A. R. Simon	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Clara M. Stuart	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
W. T. Thornley	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Boris Bardacke	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Mrs. R. H. Chapman	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
B. Chapman	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
L. Chapman	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Dr. Judson Daland	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Mrs. H. Esping	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Mrs. Laura E. James	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
G. M. James	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
A. E. James	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Alice Van Hoosen Jones	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Sarah Van Hoosen Jones	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Keithley	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
L. Keithley	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.
T. C. Maitland	Boarded at Yokohama en route to Canada.

Departure: October 4th 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on October 4^th, 1923.

The ship carried a passenger list of 500 with approximately 200 in Saloon Class.

An earthquake had devastated Yokohama on September 1^st, 1923 and cargo included 30 tons of relief supplies destined for the Red Cross in Japan

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on October 4^th, 1923 at Vancouver and Victoria

Colonel C. B. Palmer CBE	Commander of a Division of the St. John Ambulance Association in the United Kingdom, en route to the Far East on a world tour that will include offering his services to earthquake ravaged Yokohama.
Colonel J. A. Smith	A Salvation Army Officer from London en route to China to attend the Chinese Congress at Peking.
Dr. H. P. Brown	Of Toronto, en route to China to become a Professor of Biology at the University of Changtu.
Thomas M. Fairbanks	Of New York, Vice-president of the Japan Paper Company on a business trip to Japan.
Herbert Hill	Yokohama business manager of the Japan Paper Company.
J. R. Harper	Representative of the T. Eaton Company of Toronto, en route to Yokohama to re-establish the Company operations. The T. Eaton Company assets in Yokohama had been destroyed by the earthquake
J. H. Green	Representative of Thomas Cook & Sons in route to Yokohama to re-establish the Company’s operations following the earthquake Thomas Cook & Sons had reported that 23 employees had perished in the earthquake

Arrival: November 12th 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on November 12^th, 1923.

On this voyage the ship visited the earthquake ravaged city of Yokohama.

A light passenger list of 285 was reported with 49 First Class, 70 Second Class and 166 Third Class.

The EMPRESS OF ASIA brought in the first large shipment of Japanese oranges for this season. Sixty ton of cargo was landed at Victoria and consisted mainly of Japanese oranges. Also at Victoria, 350 bags of mail were landed; most of which are destined for the United States.

Notable passengers arriving aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA November 12^th, 1923 at Vancouver and Victoria.

Elmer S. Knight	Of Victoria, returning from Hong Kong.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Scanien	Of New York.
E. Schweninger	Of Monterey, California.
Mrs. C. Crow	Of San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Fleisher	Of Tokyo.
Simone Fleisher	Of Tokyo.
E. E. Parsons	Of Shanghai.
Margaret Usher	En route to England.
Mr. and Mrs, Katsumi Ikeda	Of Seattle.
Mrs. E. Archer	Of Shanghai.
John T. Maynard	Of Chilliwack, British Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Adams	Of Colorado.
Captain Hjalmar Anderson	Of Seattle.
E. Appel	Of Portland, Oregon.
Philip M. Covey	Of Seattle.
Fred Knauf	Of the U.S. Marine Corps, en route to Mare Island Naval Yard in California.
Otojiro Kodzuki	Of Sidney, B.C. returning from a trip to Japan.
John Singh	Of Victoria, en route from India.
H. S. Kirkland	Of Vancouver, returning from Japan.
Major and Mrs. E. P. Brown	Of Toronto.

Departure: November 29th 1923

The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on November 29^th, 1923.

Included on the passenger list were approximately 500 travellers en route to the Far East to attend New Year festivities.

No other information is currently available for this voyage.