1939 Sailings and Notables

Arrival: February 25th 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on February 25^th, 1939.  On the voyage the ship reported usual winter weather.  While in Hong Kong the ship underwent an overhaul. A small passenger list was reported and the ship discharged a general cargo and mail.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on February 25^th, 1939.

G. J. Freakes	A cable engineer travelling from Saigon to Bamfield.
Lieutenant-Commander H. Caddy	Royal Navy, proceeding from Hong Kong to North Devon, England.
Lieutenant G. N. Beamont	Royal Navy HMS EAGLE, proceeding from Hong Kong to England.
Mrs. Grace McIntosh	Travelling from Manila to Rhode Island.
Mrs. P. Wallis and children	Proceeding to Vancouver.
William O’Neill	Reuters representative at Hong Kong en route to England
J. Halkett	Of Standard Vacuum Oil Company travelling to Scotland.
H. M. Booth	Managing Director of Cassidy’s Limited, Montreal, returning after a business trip to the Orient.
W. J. Riddell	Cassidy’s Limited, Toronto, returning after a business trip to Japan.
L. Brosilow	Returning to Chicago from a business trip to Japan and China.
D. E. Hughes	Royal Air Force Flying Officer en route from service in Hong Kong to Plymouth base in England.
Rev. Father B. Bitter	Of Sofia University, Tokyo en route to the United States.

Departure: March 4th 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on March 4^th, 1939.  The ship carried a very small passenger list, cargo and mail.  Several passengers from the United States joined the ship at Victoria.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on March 4^th, 1939 arriving at Vancouver and Victoria.

Quentin Roosevelt	Proceeding to Interior China and Tibet on a collecting expedition.
Mrs. Nellie B. Hussey	Operator of Chinese art stores in New York and Peiping.
Rev. Sister St. Pierre Clavier	En route to missionary duties in the Orient.
Rev. Sister St. Gabriel de L’Annunciation	En route to missionary duties in the Orient.
Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Hamilton	En route to missionary duties in the Orient.
Rev. G. C. P. Hellman	En route to missionary duties in the Orient.
Rev. Father T. McCarthy	En route to missionary duties in the Orient.
Rev. R. C. P. Norris	En route to missionary duties in the Orient.
Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Woods	En route to missionary duties in the Orient.

Arrival: April 20th 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on April 20^th, 1939.  On the voyage the ship visited Honolulu on the return trip.  Strong headwinds were encountered between Honolulu and Cape Flattery and delayed arrival at Victoria by a few hours.  The ferry vessel from Victoria to Vancouver was held back to accommodate passengers wishing to meet connection with the east bound train leaving Vancouver. Some 350 passengers were reported

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on April 20^th, 1939.

J. W. McMaster	Prominent Manila accountant.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Danby	Of Manila.
R. H. Griffiths	Government Education Department, Hong Kong.
R. Ferguson	Government Education Department, Hong Kong.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Major	Of Hong Kong.
W. R. Andrews	Kowloon-Canton Railway
R. Miller	Hong Kong, Messrs. Butterfield & Swire.
Mr. and Mrs. Brandes	Kapeen
N. Hiscox	Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.
Lambert	Assam
E. H. Evans-Thomas	Tientsin, Manager of the Chartered Bank of Australia & China.
P. R. W. Wallis	Shanghai, Manager of Confederation Life for China.
J. C. Drysdale	Shanghai, Shanghai Power Company.
W. H. Winstanley	Of Shanghai.
A. Woods	Of Shanghai.
Mr. and Mrs. Beardsworth	Of Shanghai.
H. S. G. Isitt	Of Kobe.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Winter	Of Kobe.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Carson-Roberts	London residents on a world tour.
Mrs. C. Wallace	Of Kobe.
F. J. Blyth	Of Yokohama.
G. Wevill	Of Yokohama.
W. O. Strachler	New York business man.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sprott	Of Vancouver, former being Manager of Sprott-Shaw Schools returning from a holiday in Honolulu.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Dillaway	The former being Lloyd’s surveyor at Boston, returning from a holiday in Honolulu.
Mrs. W. H. Pascoe	Of Shanghai.
P. V. McLane	Canadian Trade Commissioner at Kobe, met by Hugh Dalton of the British Columbia Division of the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association.
Captain J. M. Chaudhuri and Mrs. Chaudhuri	Former of Indian Army, they boarded at Hong Kong and are on an around the world tour.

Departure: April 29th 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by M. J. D. Mayall, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on April 29^th, 1939.  The ship carried a small passenger list, cargo and mail.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on April 29^th, 1939 arriving at Vancouver and Victoria.

E. C. H. Charlwood	Director of Messrs. Harper, Gilfillan & Company, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. returning from a trip to England.
Mrs. Stella Alexander and family	Wife of British Consul at Shanghai.
Mrs. G. A. Harriman	Resident of Hong Kong.
Rev. Sister Ste. Therese de L’Enfant Jesus	Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Rev. Sister Ste. Raphael	Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Rev. Sister Ste. Mathias	Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Rev. Sister Julian du Ste. Sacrament	Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Rev. Sister Marie de Loyola	Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Rev. Deaver Lawton
Mrs. Lawton
C. Lawton
Rev. John G. McGee

Arrival: June 16th 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on June 16^th, 1939.  On the voyage the ship visited Honolulu prior to reaching Victoria.  An uneventful crossing of the Pacific was described.

While the EMPRESS OF ASIA was berthed in Vancouver harbour, the British cruiser HMS ORION, of the West Indies squadron paid a visit to the city and remained several days.

Some 358 passengers were reported, about 100 having joined the ship at Honolulu.  Many passengers, destined for the United States, disembarked at Victoria.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on June 16^th, 1939.

E. M. Van Voorhees	The Far Eastern manager of General Motors.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Schulthess	Of Manila.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Goebel	Of Cebu.
Mrs. J. Harrison & children	Of Manila.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Boyer	Of Melbourne.
Professor H. M. Roffey	Of the University of Hong Kong.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Hallowes	The former being Assistant Superintendent of Surveys for the Government of Hong Kong.
E. Hallowes
Professor G. T. Byrne	Of the University of Hong Kong.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Wolf	Of Hong Kong.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Marsh	Of Sumatra.
J. Turner	Of Johnson, Allan Company, linen manufacturers, Belfast.
Commander F. R. Davey	Director of the Sassoon Banking Corporation, Shanghai.
Commander E. Woodhall	British Naval officer en route to England from Hong Kong.
H. R. Sturt	Director of China Underwriters, Hong Kong.
H. E. Marquand	Of the British-American Tobacco Company, Shanghai.
R. Hall	British Consul at Foochow.
K. McNab	Of Toronto.
V. Tippett	Of the China Inland Mission, Shanghai.
H. Priestman	Of the China Inland Mission, Shanghai.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stark	The former being Secretary of China Inland Mission, Shanghai.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Whiteside	Of Shanghai.
Mrs. G. Steele	Of Shanghai.
E. Wilkinson	Of Shanghai, Asiatic Petroleum Company.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Andrews	Of New York.
Reverend Father B. Tarte	Dominican missionaries from Sendai en route to Ottawa.
Reverend Father R. Dauphinas	Dominican missionaries from Sendai en route to Ottawa.
Reverend Father B. Coutoure	Dominican missionaries from Sendai en route to Ottawa.
Reverend Mother Superior Marie du Coeur Immacule	Dominican Sisters returning to Montreal from assignment in Japan.
Reverend Sister Roberta	Dominican Sisters returning to Montreal from assignment in Japan.
Reverend Mother Superior Quebec, General Marie de la Presentation	Ursuline Sisters returning to Quebec after a visit to Missions in Japan.
Reverend Mother St. Edith	Ursuline Sisters returning to Quebec after a visit to Missions in Japan.
Ivy Bradbury
E. Maokoshi

Departure: June 24th 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by M. J. D. Mayall, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on June 24^th, 1939.  The ship carried passengers, cargo and mail.

Europeans who resided in the Far East occasionally enrolled their children in schools in British Columbia.  Among the passengers on this voyage were a number of children who had been attending school in British Columbia and were travelling to the Far East to spend the summer with their families

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on June 24^th, 1939 at Vancouver and Victoria.

Mary Camidge	A student boarding at Victoria en route to the Far East for a summer visit with family.
Betty Richards	A student boarding at Victoria en route to the Far East for a summer visit with family.
Marco Gaudossie	A student boarding at Victoria en route to the Far East for a summer visit with family.
Albert Ronvaux	A student boarding at Victoria en route to the Far East for a summer visit with family.
N. M. Lutz	A student boarding at Vancouver en route to the Far East for a summer visit with family.
D. Lutz	A student boarding at Vancouver en route to the Far East for a summer visit with family.
Billie Marie Maxey	A student boarding at Vancouver en route to the Far East for a summer visit with family.
Peter Hopkins	A student boarding at Vancouver en route to the Far East for a summer visit with family.
John Hopkins	A student boarding at Vancouver en route to the Far East for a summer visit with family.
Leroy Jensen	A student boarding at Vancouver en route to the Far East for a summer visit with family.
Colin Jensen	A student boarding at Vancouver en route to the Far East for a summer visit with family.

Arrival: August 7th 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on August 7^th, 1939.

On August 9^th 1939 the DUCHESS OF RICHMOND, an Atlantic based Canadian Pacific Steamship, made fast along side the EMPRESS OF ASIA at the Canadian Pacific pier in Vancouver.  The DUCHESS OF RICHMOND was making a rare cruise to the Pacific Ocean that included visits to Alaska, Hawaii, British Columbia, California, and Mexico.

Included on the EMPRESS OF ASIA was a party of 68 non-commissioned officers from British posts in the Far East, led by Lieutenant P. R. Hemens of the Royal Artillery.  The group included members of Royal Scots, Seaforth Highlanders, East Surreys, Middlesex and the Durham Light Infantry.  The group was to travelling to Quebec and then to Southampton aboard the EMPRESS OF BRITAIN.

Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on August 7^th, 1939.

Father M. Sanchez	A Spanish priest en route from the Philippines to the United States.
Father M. Diaz	A Spanish priest en route from the Philippines to the United States.
Father P. Fernandez	A Spanish priest en route from the Philippines to the United States.
Father G. Diaz	A Spanish priest en route from the Philippines to the United States.
Father C. Garcia	A Spanish priest en route from the Philippines to the United States.
Father M. Garcia	A Spanish priest en route from the Philippines to the United States.
Captain E. S. Cepeda	Of Manila, US Army, en route to Kansas.
H. K. Bryant	Of the Malayan Forest Service at Kuala Lumpur.
P. Dietz	Manager of the B. F. Goodrich Company.
Mrs. M. A. Caine	Of Hong Kong.
R. A. Ward	Of Jahore.
C. W. Lyle	Of Penang, Malayan Civil Service.
C. E. Morton	Of Shanghai, Asiatic Petroleum Company.
Mrs. C. S. Shepperd	Of Tokyo, British Embassy.
Lieutenant P. R. Hemens	Of the Royal Artillery, leading a party on 68 non-commissioned British officers from the Far East to the United Kingdom.

Departure: August 19th 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on August 19^th, 1939.  The ship carried a fair passenger list, cargo and mail.

Notable passengers embarking aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA on August 19^th, 1939 at Vancouver and Victoria.

C. Ettele	Standard Oil Company official, en route to Yokohama.
Mrs. Z. Y. Loh	En route to China from the Chinese Consul at Portland.
J. J. Russell	Sales Manager of the United States Playing Card Co.
Dr. Grace K. Martin	Of Pittsburgh, en route to Shanghai.
Baroness Martha-Marie von Steiner	En route to Kobe.
Dr. N. Ale Sungursav	Turkish press representative at the New York World’s Fair, returning to Turkey.
J. H. Green	En route to Shanghai Manager for Thomas Cook and Son.
L. L. Lawler	En route to Singapore, General Agent of the Canadian national Railways.
J. A. Graham	Travelling to the Far East on missionary assignment.
Hallet Abend	En route to Shanghai, representative of the New York Times in the Far East.

Arrival: October 6th 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, under the command of George Goold, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on October 6^th, 1939.  On the voyage the ship encountered a gale of almost typhoon proportions 36 hours after leaving Yokohama.

The ship is described as bringing in a small list of travelers.  Included were a group of Hawaiian wrestlers bound for Seattle as part of a U.S. series of engagements.  Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on October 6^th, 1939.

W. H. Siegfried	President of Siegfried & Company, tea merchants of Chicago, returning from a visit to Japan.
Father P. B. Charboneau	Franciscan Order, proceeding from Tokyo to Montreal.
W. Buckberrough	Canadian Pacific Agent at Tokyo.
B. Butler	Assistant Canadian Trade Commissioner at Singapore.
A. Kemball	Kailan Mining Administration, Chingwangtao, travelling to London.
Lieut. Colonel C. L. Tayleur	R.A., travelling to London.
Surgeon Lieut. P. G. Burgess	R.N., travelling to London.
S. H. Chao	Travelling to Cornell University
G. L. Gregson	Travelling to Vancouver Island.
Chang	Prominent merchant returning to Seattle with family.
J. W. Spence	Leeds engineering firm of Greenwood & Battley travelling to England from Bangkok.

Departure: October 18th 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on October 18^th, 1939.

Due to wartime censorship, no additional news source information for this crossing is available.

Arrival: December 1st 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on December 1^st, 1939.

Due to wartime censorship, no additional news source information for this crossing is available.

Departure: December 16th 1939

The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by George Goold, began a Pacific crossing upon sailing from Vancouver on December 16^th, 1939.

Due to wartime censorship, no additional news source information for this crossing is available.