1937 Sailings and Notables – Empress of Asia

Arrival: January 9th 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by A. V. R. Lovegrove, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on January 9^th, 1937. On the voyage the ship experienced bad weather with plenty of snow and carried passengers, considerable cargo and heavy mail consignment.

Captain Lovegrove retired at the end of this voyage, completing 26 years service with Canadian Pacific Steamships.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on January 9^th, 1937.

Note of Interest:

Included was a large theatrical troupe from Shanghai who were to play an extended engagement in the United States.

George Beebe	Cotta Macy Tea & Coffee Company, Kobe.
Harry Bernard	Texas Oil Company, Shanghai.
M. E. Blackmar	Douglas Fir Exploration Company, Kobe.
A. J. Cornes	Principal of Cornes & Company, London
E. Hardisty-Smith	Relative of the late Lord Strathcona returning to Canada from the Orient.
J. S. Drummond	Sub-Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China at Kobe.
John Graham	Partner of Graham & Painter, architects, Shanghai.
Rev. C. P. Green	Baptist Missionary Society, Lansing.
D. M. Lowe	Standard Vacuum Oil Company, Manila.
Lady Nuttall	From London, proceeding on a world tour.
T. C. O’Connor	Standard Vacuum Oil Company, Shanghai.
R. V. Sweeney	Standard Vacuum Oil Company, Shanghai.
N. Saiki	Okura & Company, prominent exporting merchants of Tokyo, enroute to Berlin to join the Company’s Office there.
W. S. Way	Standard Vacuum Oil Company, Tientsin.

Departure: January 19th 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on January 19^th, 1937. On this voyage the ship would stop at Hawaii before reaching Yokohama. A passenger list of 500 was reported. At Victoria the ship loaded passengers, 1,000 bags of mail and some general cargo.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on January 19^th, 1937at Vancouver and Victoria.

Mrs. P. Kopf	Boarded at Victoria en route to Yokohama.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cameron	Residents of Yokohama.
H. E. Clarke	En route to Honolulu.
Dr. and Mrs. C. Braley	Of North Carolina, travelling to Hawaii.
A. L. B. Alexander	Of Victoria, proceeding to Hong Kong.
Captain E. Aikman	General Superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Steamships at Vancouver, en route to the Orient on an annual inspection.
A. K. Doull	Commercial Attache of the Canadian Legation at Tokyo.
W. A. Blair	Of London, Canadian Pacific naval architect on a visit to the Far East.
D. Dorward	Pacific Coast representative of the Philippine Refining Company, Manila.
Arthur N. Young	Financial Advisor to the Chinese Nationalist government, Nanking.
J. Walter Doyle	Customs, Honolulu.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Conran	Of Seattle.
Harry Hussey	Shanghai Merchant.
Rear Admiral George J. Meyers	United States Navy.
Dr. Mann	Washington.
Dr. Williams	Of the National Geographic Magazine.

Arrival: March 27th 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by G. Goold, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on March 27^th, 1937. On the voyage the ship experienced stormy weather west of the Meridian that delayed arrival to Victoria be several hours. On the crossing the ship carried passengers, cargo mail.

While berthed at Victoria the ship sounded her whistle in recognition of the PRINCESS PATRICIA, a retired Canadian Pacific ship that was being towed into the inner harbour destined for the breakers.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on March 27^th, 1937.

H. Faulkner	Of Kailen Mining Administration, Chingwangtao, making a round trip to Europe
P. Marienthal	Returning to New York following a world tour.
A. Tcherepnine	Resident of New York returning after a trip to the Orient.
C. L. Tupper	Of Birmingham England, returning home.
E. A. Lane	Member of Japan Mission Service at Ashiya en route to England.
R. D. Howard	Member of Japan Mission Service at Osaka en route to England.
S. Heidelbach	Returning home to New York after a world tour.
Captain A. J. Holland	Marine Superintendent of Canadian Pacific Steamships, arriving from Hong Kong after a visit to participate in the annual overhaul of the Company’s ships.
R. R. Liddell	Engineer Superintendent of Canadian Pacific Steamships arriving from Hong Kong after participation in the annual inspection of the Company’s ships.

Departure: April 3rd 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on April 3^rd, 1937. Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on April 3^rd, 1937 at Vancouver and Victoria.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Knight	Returning to Singapore.
Right Reverend S. St. George Tucker DD	Bishop of Virginia and former Bishop of Kyoto travelling to Japan
C. J. Barwick	Of London.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Baer
Gaston Blum
F. E. Davidson
H. E. Heilman
C. M. Jamieson
Frances Jeffery
J. Lewin
Ida Kuhn
D. McIntosh
Mrs. H. M. Naughton
Herman Riechers
D. C. Russel
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sherman
W. J. Ruston
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Swets
Frances Whedon
Mr. and Mrs. W. Bee
Mrs. A. E. Bigelow
James Black
G. F. Eaton
Marion Fitch
Reverend and Mrs. G. R. Gray
Ruth Harvey
Dr. and Mrs. J. V. Landon
Mrs. W. F. Reed
Marion Simons
Mozelle Tomlin
Lionel Wiggin

Arrival: May 17th 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on May 17^th, 1937 and berthing at Pier B. On the voyage the ship experienced fair weather and carried 404 passengers, 3500 tons of general cargo and a large shipment of mail. Approximately 100 of the passengers disembarked at Victoria.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on May 17^th, 1937.

John W. Eddy	A partner in Skinner & Eddy of Seattle and met at Victoria by the steam yacht AQUILO.
Dr. Murray Bartlett	Founder of the University of the Philippines at Manila in 1910 and President until 1915 returning after a four month visit to the Islands. Dr. Bartlett had recently retired from the Presidency of Hobart College at Geneva New York.
M. M. Young	A Missionary, age 81, who has been in Japan since 1895 and know travelling to Toronto.
J. Bentley	Of Union Insurance Society of Canton at Hong Kong.
Capt. W. J. R. Cragg	Aide-de-camp to his Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong.
Major H. A. Davies	Attached to Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Hong Kong.
Lieut.-Commander W. A. Elliot	Of the Shanghai Petroleum Company, Shanghai.
H. Hylton	Engineering Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs, Shanghai.
A. F. Handcock	Sub-Manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation of Kobe, Japan.
G. Adams	Of The Minneapolis Journal.
P. White	Daughter of the British Consul General at Osaka.
G. Burton	Of Gates Mills, Ohio.
Rev. A. Bibaud	Provincial Superior of the Dominican Fathers in Canada, Montreal.
E. R. Gerdine	Keijo, Chosen.
M. Hallberg	Swedish Consul, Hankow.
Lieut.-Commander E. G. G. Hunt	Royal Navy, Karachi.
W. J. McLaughlin	H.B.M. Consul at Yunnanfu.
C. H. Mellor	Of Shanghai.
A. McKellar	Of Hong Kong.
W. J. C. Monk	Imperial Chemicals Industries, Hong Kong.
N. Piercy	Of Shanghai.
R. H. Roberg	Foreign Sales manager of the Puget Sound Pulp and Timber Company.
W. Simpson	Shanghai Dockyards.
L. S. B. Simeon	Senior Civil Engineer of the Rising Sun Petroleum Company, Yokohama.
A. Harman	Assistant Secretary-Treasurer of the Shanghai Power Company

Departure: May 29th 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on May 29^th, 1937. A small passenger list was reported.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on May 29^th, 1937at Vancouver and Victoria.

W. E. Richards	Of Victoria, travelling to the Far East on a tour.
E. M. Johnson	Of Metchosin, en route to Ceylon.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Black	Of Detroit, en route to the Far East.
Professor and Mrs. E. M. Boen	Of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, associated with the Board of Missions of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren.
Carlos Bos	En route to the Far East from McGill University.
Paul O. d’Esterhazy	Associated with the B. C. Ritchie Corporation, New York.
Professor and Mrs. Stanley Smith	The former a Professor of Physics at the University of Alberta, travelling on a world tour.

Arrival: July 12th 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by G. Goold, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on July 12^th, 1937. On the voyage the ship reported a smooth passage with considerable fog being encountered off the Vancouver Island coast and in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. On the crossing the ship carried a fair list of passengers, cargo mail.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on July 12^th, 1937.

Hon. Randolph Bruce	Canadian minister to Japan returning to Canada on holiday.
A. Brennecke	Agent for the Roechling Steel works, Wetzier, Germany, returning home from a business trip to Japan
W. A. Carrington	Ewo Cotton Mills, Shanghai.
Mrs. W. C. Cassels	Of Shanghai travelling to England.
H. Atlas	Of New York, completing a round trip to Manila
Capt. H. L. Foster	Of London, returning from delivering the SS MARIOKA to Osaka.
A. J. T. Hailey	China Navigation Company, Vancouver.
G. N. Hallett	Yokohama representative of the Standard Vacuum Oil Company, en route to Europe.
W. R. Hamme	Principal of Damaguete High School, P.I., on leave.
E. R. Harmer	Shanghai.
A. V. Harmer	Shanghai.
Colonel the Hon. R. M. Preston	London business executive returning home after a tour to the Orient.
C. T. Hil	London business executive returning home after a tour to the Orient.
B. H. van Ketel	Manager of the Netherlands Indian Commercial Bank, Kobe,
A. Pont Maclaine	Assistant Director of Amsterdamsche Mij van Levensver Zehering, Surabaya, bound for Holland.
M. E. Merriman	Manager of the American Express Company, Singapore, en route to the United States on vacation.
Rev. T. R. Morton	Of Irish Presbyterian Mission, Hsinmin, Manchuria, on furlough.
M. Kravchenko	Russian priest of the Orthodox Church travelling from Harbin, Manchuria. He joined the ship at Shanghai and left at Victoria proceeding to Portland, Oregon where he will lead a Church.

Departure: July 23rd 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on July 23^r^d, 1937. The ship left Vancouver a day early to accommodate at visit to Hawaii on the return voyage from the Far East. A fair passenger list and a heavy cargo were reported. Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on July 23^r^d, 1937 at Vancouver and Victoria.

Leopold Ramon Broggi	Associated with the National Mortgage Bank of Buenos Aires.
Senora Maria Luisa Alvarez	A correspondent of the Buenos Aires daily, La Razon.
George Murray	British Columbian Legislature member and co-editor of the newspaper The Bridge River-Lillooet News. On a tour of the Far East.
Margaret Murray	Co-editor of the newspaper The Bridge River-Lillooet News. On a tour of the Far East.
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Walford	Of Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Dillon	Associated with the newspaper The Minneapolis Tribune.
Dr. S. W. Tso	Associated with the Tungwah Hospital and the Hong Kong University, en route to China from England.
T. O. Tso	En route to China from England.

Arrival: September 11th 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on Sept 11^th, 1937. During this voyage the EMPRESS OF ASIA was involved in the evacuation of refugees from Shanghai.

On the voyage the ship experienced good weather and carried passengers, cargo and mail.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on Sept 11^th, 1937.

Mrs. R. E. Norris and two children	Travelling from Shanghai to New York.
Mrs. Bruce Miles and two children	Travelling from Shanghai to New York.
Dr. W. G. Campbell	Professor at University of Southern California
Professor B. R. Andrews	Leader of tour party returning from the Orient
Sister Mary Catherine	Catholic sister proceeding to Ohio
Sister Rose Marie	Catholic sister proceeding to Ohio
Miss Kirkaldy	Member of Reverend George Dempsie’s Japan Rescue Mission – proceeding to England.
Miss Morris	Member of Reverend George Dempsie’s Japan Rescue Mission – proceeding to England.
G. J. Haywood	Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
F. Warner	Fraser Estate Interests of Japan – returning to New York.
H. L. Dawson	Theo. Davies & Company, Honolulu.
W. Antill	Dunlop Rubber Company, Kobe.
Mrs. O. M. Funke	General Motors, Osaka.
Miss Nedra Lutz	General Motors, Osaka.
H. Chinouye	Engineering Department, Mitsubishi Jukogyo Company – travelling to Europe.
Y. Kodama	Engineering Department, Mitsubishi Jukogyo Company – travelling to Europe.
K. Matsuda	Engineering Department, Mitsubishi Jukogyo Company – travelling to Europe.

Departure: September 18th 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on September 18^th, 1937. The ship had accomplished a quick turnaround from the previous voyage, sailing from Vancouver only a week after arriving. The quick turnaround however, delayed the departure from Vancouver and the ship arrived at Victoria behind schedule. A small passenger list was reported; attributed to the fact that the expanding Sino-Japanese conflict was discouraging travel to the Far East.

Passengers included a group of missionaries that had 5 priests en route to Manila and seven priests and four sisters en route to Kobe.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on September 18^th, 1937 at Vancouver and Victoria.

Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Gohlson
Finn Koren	Norwegian Minister to Tokyo.
Nora Prag
Commander F. R. Davey	Of the Sassoon Banking House of Shanghai.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Johnson
Mrs. Kahn
Captain R. Leitzman
J. V. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. O’Connor
Mrs. M. C. Paterson
Dr. S. Stasoes
R. Stillard
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Prueussman
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Tennent
Mr. and Mrs. W. Thornber
H. F. Van Ecyk
Mrs. Herbert Woods
J. R. Constanza
Mrs. M. Beraha
M. A. Hecht

Arrival: November 1st 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by G. Goold, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on November 1^st, 1937. Fog was encountered off Vancouver Island that delayed the arrival to Victoria by several hours. On the crossing the ship carried a light passenger of 140 passengers with only 54 in Steerage. The passengers included some refugees fleeing the Sino-Japanese conflict in China.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on November 1^st, 1937.

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Perkins	The former being a representative of the Vacuum Oil Company at Manila.
George Murray	Correspondent of The Vancouver Sun and a Member of the Provincial Government of British Columbia for the constituency of Lillooet; returning from a trip to the far East.
Margaret Murray	A prominent British Columbia newspaper editor; returning from a trip to the far East.
Dr. and Mrs. N. G. Patterson	Associated with the Southern Presbyterian Mission at Sutsien.
Dr. R. B. Price	Associated with the Southern Presbyterian Mission at Sutsien.
Captain E. N. Sanguinetti	Associated with the Chinese Maritime Customs, Shanghai.
Father Bruno Bitter	A Professor of Economics and Philosophy at the Soph University in Tokyo, en route to Fordham University at Massachusetts.
G. Morris	Representative of Messrs. O. and M. Kleeman & Co. , London.
B. E. Kann	Director of B. D. Kann, en route to New York.
Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Judd	Associated with the China Inland Mission at Chefoo.
Captain J. M. Isaacson	Captain of SS COALBY, London.
Mrs. C. T. Hansen	Associated with the Great Northern Telegraph Company, Shanghai.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Garrett	The former associated with the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, en route to England.
Charles Brown	Of New York.
Mrs. H. Bryan	Associated with the China Inland Mission at Chefoo.
W. A. de Havilland	Of Tokyo, a patent attorney.

Departure: November 13th 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on November 13^th, 1937. The arrival of the ship at Victoria was delayed almost 2 hours due to a snowstorm that reduced visibility in the waters between Vancouver and Victoria. Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on November 13^th, 1937 at Vancouver and Victoria.

Henry L. Castillou	Vancouver barrister en route to the Far East.
G. J. Haywood	RCMP Officer en route to the Far East.
Fred W. Jones	Of Victoria.
Mrs. A. L. Ronvaux	En route to the Belgian Consulate at Yokohama.
George Reviere	Of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio.
Charles Blefield
Philip Cheskin
S. J. H. Fox
Carl Guggenheim
O. Hohbach
J. R. Hughes
Mrs. Hughes
H. Ishida
A. Jennings
Mrs. Jennings
T. H. Leathart
W. Lister
J. H. Lowe
J. K. McGann
J. C. Mahoney
J. F. Mayer
Dr. A. P. Proctor
H. Seuss
Ralph Thibaut
Mr. and Mrs. W. Voelker
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Warren

Arrival: December 27th 1937

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by G. Goold, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on December 27^th, 1937. The ship was delayed in reaching British Columbia after having encountered stormy weather on the Pacific. A light passenger list was reported with 38 passengers in First Class and Tourist Class and some 50 in Closed and Open Third Class.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on December 27^th, 1937.

Dr. J. W. Anderson	En route to Victoria.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Bisson	Associated with the Foreign policy Association of New York, returning home from the Far East.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Blitz	Buyers from Amsterdam en route to Holland.
T. H. Ellicott	Manager and Secretary of A. L. Tate & Son, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Haynes	Associated with the National Aniline Chemical Company, Hong Kong.
Reverend J. R. Neveu	Of the Congregation of St. Sulpice, en route to Montreal.
W. W. McVittie	Acting British Consul at Tokyo.
T. M. Womple	Manager of the Direct Tea Trading Company, Shidzuoka.
Mr. and Mrs. George Waard	En route to Victoria.
Dr. Stephen Tsai	Director of Yenching University, Peiping en route to New York.