Arrival: January 26th 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on January 26th, 1925. Rough seas off the British Columbia coast caused the ship’s arrival to be delayed eight hours. A passenger list of 400 was reported with 150 First Class, 150 Second Class and 100 in steerage. A capacity cargo was reported including a large shipment of silk valued at $4,000,000.00
The EMRESS OF ASIA was making her first trip after being overhauled at Hong Kong.
Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on January 26th, 1925.
| C. K. Magill | A prominent Victorian who has resided in India since 1907. Connected with the Texas Oil Company |
| W. Inglis | Of the Kobe branch of the Hong Kong & Shanghai bank en route to England. |
| R. T. Wright | Of the Kobe branch of the Hong Kong & Shanghai bank en route to England. |
| H. E. Gripper | Of Kobe, The Rising Sun Petroleum Company. |
| J. P. O’Connor | Secretary from Kobe enroute to Vancouver. |
| Rosoman | Of Nagasaki, Ringer & Company, Canadian Pacific agents enroute to England. |
Departure: February 6th 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on February 6th, 1925. A record train crossing of 84 hours from Montreal to Vancouver brought 500 bags of mail and passengers for the EMPRESS OF ASIA. Both passengers and mail reached St. John, New Brunswick aboard the MONTLAURIER on February 1st, having sailed from Liverpool on January 24th. When China was reached on February 18th, only 25 days had elapsed since departing Liverpool.
Before entering Victoria the ship was forced to anchor at Royal Roads for several hours awaiting the departure of the AORANGI.
A cargo of 3,000 tons and a passenger list of 300 were reported. The cargo included a large shipment of automobiles destined for Manila.
Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on February 6th, 1925 at Vancouver and Victoria.
| Mr. and Mrs. D. W. L. McGregor | Of Portland, embarking on a world tour. |
| Reverend J. J. Deguire | Of Montreal, on an official inspection tour. |
| Reverend Philip Lecompe | Of Montreal, on an official inspection tour. |
| Mrs. E. G. McGeachie | Of Vancouver, en route to Shanghai. |
| J. M. McGeachie | Of Vancouver, en route to Shanghai. |
| Mr. and Mrs. A. Pieroy | En route to Hong Kong. |
| Lieutenant E. L. Armstrong | Of London, en route to join the military staff in Hong Kong. |
| A. Strok | Renowned concert manager in the Orient. |
Arrival: March 23rd 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. W. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on March 23d, 1925.
A cargo of 4,000 tons was carried that included silk valued at $4,000,000.00.
A passenger list of 302 was reported.
Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on March 23d, 1925.
| Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Mullins | Associated with the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, en route to England from Kobe. |
| Captain J. S. Stevenson | En route to Scotland. |
| W. J. Grey | Of Shanghai, associated with the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, |
| H. Farrant | Of Tientsin, Associated with the Peking-Mukden Railway. |
| E. F. Harris | Shanghai Manager of the Sun Life Insurance Company of Canada, en route to Vancouver. |
| E. R. Brown | Associated with the International Banking Corporation Of Shanghai, en route to New York. |
| E. W. Trorrey | Associated with the International Banking Corporation Of Shanghai, en route to New York. |
| J. H. Green | Of Shanghai, associated with Thomas Cook & Sons. |
| Bishop P. J. Muldoon | Of Rockford, Illinois, returning to the United States. |
| Monsignor E. A. Kelly | Of Chicago. |
| Reverend J. E. Callaghan | Of Chicago. |
Departure: April 3rd 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on April 3rd, 1925.
A capacity cargo and a passenger list of over 300 were reported. The cargo included automobiles, asbestos, lumber, flour, canned fish, and fruit.
Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on April 3rd, 1925 at Vancouver and Victoria.
| G. S. Bull | Of New York, a Director of the National Aniline & Chemical Company en route to Japan. |
| G. S. Beebe, | Of New York, associated with Carte, Macey & Company. |
| A. K. Ruroll | Associated with the Singer Sewing Machine Company of New York. |
| P. E. Bonsfield | Associated with the tea merchant Peller & Company of Shidzuoka, Japan. |
| H. C. Hutchings | Associated with the General Motors Exchange Corporation. |
| Harry Lachlin | Of Shanghai, associated with Jardine Matheson Company. |
| G. B. McFarland | Of New York, en route to Bangkok. |
| G. H. Pson | Associated with the rubber industry and Rothchild & Company, en route to Malaya. |
| O. D. Wanamaker | Of New York. |
| H. L. Wilson | Of Winnipeg, Canada en route to the far East. |
| Helen S. Wilson | Of Winnipeg, Canada en route to the far East. |
| H. W. Stevenson |
Arrival: May 18th 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on May 18th, 1925.
The passenger list included a tourist party from London on a world tour. The party was led by Edward Gray and boarded the EMPRESS OF ASIA in Japan. The party had arrived in Japan aboard the EMPRESS OF FRANCE.
Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on January 26th, 1925.
| Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone | Of the British North Borneo Company en route to England. |
| Judge James Ostrand | Of the United States Supreme Court of the Philippines en route from Manila to Washington D.C. |
| John Gadsby | Kobe Director of Lever Brothers |
| J. P. Lawrie | Of Chicago. |
| Manuel A. Alzate | Assistant Director of Prisons in the Philippines en route to London to attend the International Prison Conference. |
| Mrs. H. W. Wade | Of Manila. |
| Gertie Chan | En route to Victoria. |
| Winnie Chan | En route to Victoria. |
| C. W. Passmore | A mariner in the Far East. |
| A. Brearley | Of Hong Kong, associated with the Chartered Bank at Hong Kong. |
| G. Combe | British Consul at Chengtu. |
| Mrs. Faulkner | Of Victoria, associated with the Kailen mining administration at Tientsin. |
| Edward Gray and party | Of London, on a world trip. |
| Owen Percy | Of Nagasaki, a timber merchant. |
Departure: May 28th 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on May 28th, 1925.
A heavy cargo of general freight and a passenger list of 270 were reported. Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on May 28th, 1925 at Vancouver and Victoria.
| Dr. and Mrs. Frank Gamewell | Of New York, associated with the Methodist Foreign Mission, en route to Shanghai. |
| T. Yasui | Of New York, en route to Yokohama. |
| Honourable Lo Chong | Consul General for China at Ottawa travelling to China. |
Arrival: July 16th 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on July 17th, 1925. A fast crossing of the Pacific from Yokohama was accomplished with Victoria being reached on July 16th, 1925 and Vancouver on the following morning.
A good passenger list consisting of 108 First Class and 81 Second Class passengers was reported.
Cargo comprised 4,000 tons and included 3,000 bales of silk valued at over $3,000,000.
Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Victoria and Vancouver on July 16th, 1925.
| H. Breuer | Of Hamburg, associated with Bollenhagen & Company, |
| G. Homewood | Of London, associated with the Rising Sun Petroleum Company at Kobe. |
| Father J. J. Deguire | Member of the Franciscan Mission in the Far East. |
| Father J. Lecompte | Member of the Franciscan Mission in the Far East. |
| C. M. Poole | Associated with Dodwell & Company. |
| G. H. Stacey | Of Reading, England, associated with the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank Corporation. |
| R. M. Theaker | Of Liverpool, associated with the Liverpool Salvage Association. |
| John Enson | Of Tallying, Chosen, a gold mining engineer returning from the Far East. |
| Alice Gwinn | Of Kyoto, associated with the Dosbsha Girls’ School, en route to the United States. |
Departure: July 23rd 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on July 23rd, 1925.
The ship made a quick turn around to accommodate schedule and sailed 7 days after arriving in Vancouver.
Victoria harbour was exceptionally busy on July 23rd, 1925 with 7 deep sea ships calling at the port. The visiting ships, in addition to the EMPRESS OF ASIA were the CANADIAN PLANTER, CANADIAN FARMER, AORANGI, HANNA NIELSEN, EMMA ALEXANDER and DOROTHY ALEXANDER.
Unsettled conditions and social unrest in China discouraged travel to the Far East and produced a very small passenger list with the ship reporting only 27 First Class and 29 Second Class passengers.
A large cargo of 4,000 tons was reported including automobiles, lumber, flour and spelter.
Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on July 23rd, 1925 at Vancouver and Victoria.
| Captain W. C. Passmore | A pilot on the China coast. |
Arrival: September 9th 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. D. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on September 09th, 1925.
Social unrest in eastern China was causing difficulties for the Canadian Pacific Steamships. At Hong Kong the Chinese crew was not able to reboard the ship making it necessary to raise a new crew.
Also the EMPRESS OF RUSSIA faced labour problems in Japan that resulted in the EMPESS OF ASIA carrying a special Chinese crew to Japan to join the EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
The EMPRESS OF ASIA, because of the unsettled atmosphere in Shanghai, omitted her regular call to this city and called upon Woosung instead.
On this crossing of the pacific the EMPRESS OF ASIA reported a passenger list of 250.
The passengers include a group of 115 exiles from Russia most of whom had been residing in Harbin, Manchuria after having fled their homeland 5 years earlier. This party plans to settle in Canada.
Cargo included 840 tons of raw silk valued at $4,000,000.00. Twenty-one special train cars met the ship at Vancouver to rush the silk eastward to New York and New Jersey mills. The ship also carried a 2,000 tons of general cargo.
A large consignment of mail was carried with 1,019 bags being discharged at Victoria to be forwarded to Seattle.
Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on September 09th, 1925.
| First Lieutenant Elias Dioquino | Of the Philippines en route to the United States. |
| Mrs. M. E. Featherston | En route to Ottawa from Hong Kong. |
| Mr. C. Bott | Associated with the Army and Navy YMCA in Manila, travelling to New York from Manila. |
| Professor U. G. | Returning from a tour of the Far East. |
| Dr. A. W. Sellards | |
| Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Richards | Of Langley, Buckinghamshire, England. |
| S. Garduno | Of Manila, en route to New York. |
| B. T. B. Boothby | Chief Engineer of the Chinese section of the Kowloon-Canton Railways. |
| Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Campbell | Of Tientsin travelling to Vancouver. |
| Dr. C. Holtzclaw | Of Portland, Oregon, returning from a trip to the Far East. |
| E. M. Terry | |
| F. H. Stevens | Of Manila, associated with the Pacific Commercial Company. |
| A. W. Burkill | Of Shanghai. |
| D. Pringle | Associated with the Pringle Furniture Company. |
| Thomas M. Skove | Of Shanghai, associated with the Cleveland Twist Drill Company. |
| R. D. Gillespie | Of Shanghai, associated with Messrs. Brunner, Mond & Company. |
| E. M. Poons | Of Kobe |
| William Gauge | Associated with the American Trading Company, Kobe. |
| J, E. Delburgo | Returning from a business trip to the far East |
Departure: September 17th 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on September 17th, 1925.
A capacity cargo was reported that included 1,000 cases of apples destined for Shanghai and Hong Kong.
A passenger list of almost 500 passengers was reported.
Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on September 17th, 1925 at Vancouver and Victoria.
| Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Brown | Of London. |
| Santiago Velasco | Of Manila. |
| Captain Frank Baylis | Shipping Master of the Port of Hong Kong. |
| L. S. Taylor | Associated with the Pullman Company. |
| Reverend J. A. Lapierre | Of the Franciscan Order en route to Mukden, Manchuria via Shanghai. |
| Reverend E. Verichon | Of the Franciscan Order en route to Mukden, Manchuria via Shanghai. |
| Reverend Leo Lomme | Of the Franciscan Order en route to Mukden, Manchuria via Shanghai. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Ross | The former being Traffic Manager at Shanghai for the Canadian National Railways. |
Arrival: November 2nd 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by L. W. Douglas, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on November 2nd, 1925.
A smooth and uneventful trip was reported.
A cargo of 1,500 tons was carried that included 800 tons of raw silk. A special train took the silk from Vancouver to silk mills in New Jersey. The silk filled 20 train cars.
Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on November 2nd, 1925.
| K. Matsui | En route to London to become the Japanese Ambassador. |
| Bishop Castanier | Of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Osaka. |
| Mrs. Alec Tweedie | |
| Mrs. D. A. Wilson | Of Singapore. |
| Dr. K. Ito | Professor at the Tokyo School of Technology. |
| A. St. Clair Campbell | Associated with A. Campbell and Company, Shanghai. |
| Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Moody | Of Hong Kong. |
| Mrs. G. L. Wilson | Of Shanghai. |
Departure: November 12th 1925
The EMPRESS OF ASIA began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on November 12th, 1925.
At Hong Kong the ship would be dry docked for her annual overhaul and would not return to Vancouver until January 29th, 1926.
A heavy cargo was reported that included 8,000 boxes of apples and a shipment of automobiles.
A passenger list of almost 400 passengers was reported.
Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on November 12th, 1925 at Vancouver and Victoria.
| J. H. Green | Far Eastern Manager of Thomas Cook & Sons. |
| M. D. Currie | Associated with the International Banking Corporation of Yokohama and New York. |
| R. C. McMichan | Of New York. |
| Dr. S. Ivy | Of Shanghai. |
| E. W. James | Associated with Cameron & Company of Kobe. |
| P. A. Cox | Associated with the Canadian Pacific Railway, en route to Shanghai. |
| T. R. Percy | Associated with the Canadian Pacific Railway, en route to Hong Kong. |