May 7 1934 - Notable Passengers
The EMPRESS OF ASIA, commanded by A. V. R. Lovegrove, concluded a Pacific crossing upon reaching Vancouver on May 7th, 1934. On the voyage the ship reported an uneventful voyage. A fair list of passengers was reported and cargo and mail were landed.
The ship arrived with two large Komodo Dragons captured by L. Grisworld, archaeologist and W. H. Harkness, ethnologist. One dragon was destined for the Bronx Zoo, the other to the Smithsonian Institute.
Notable passengers aboard EMPRESS OF ASIA arriving at Vancouver on May 7th, 1934.
Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Lindley |
En Route to London after
retiring as Ambassador to Japan. |
Mrs. B. M. McEwan |
Daughter of Sir Francis Lindley,
en route to London. |
Rt. Rev. R. E. Waller |
Bishop of Madras en route to
England on vacation. |
E. L. Collyer |
Of Dunlop Tire Company Far East
Limited returning to London. |
E. J. Taylor |
Of Hakodate, proceeding to
England on vacation. |
Colonel E. Clive Webb |
Of British India Army, returning
home on leave. |
Dr. O. G. Beebe |
Plantation owner from Isabela,
Philippines, en route to the United States. |
L. Grisworld |
New York archaeologist returning
home after an expedition to the Dutch East Indies and the capture of
Komodo Dragons. |
W. H. Harkness Jr. |
New York ethnologist returning
home after an expedition to the Dutch East Indies and the capture of
Komodo Dragons. |
Colonel R. S. Chaplin |
Of Vancouver, returning after a
world tour. |
Lady Musgrave |
Of Victoria, returning after a
world tour. |
Captain C. Tait |
Royal Navy, Hong Kong, en route
to London after a term of service with the Asiatic Squadron. |
Mrs. J. P. Baston |
Of Shanghai, travelling to
London. |
T. H. R. Churton |
Asiatic Petroleum Company,
Shanghai. |
G. Callagan |
Of Messrs. S. D. Sassoon,
London. |
H. W. J. Deffegniss |
Of the U.S. Rubber Company,
Sumatra, travelling to Holland on vacation. |
A. Rupp |
Representative of the Swiss
Watch Company, Kobe |
V. M. Craig |
Principal of Wellington Girls’
College, Wellington, New Zealand. |
H. C. Pim |
Of Pacific Mills Limited,
Vancouver. |
W. A. Janson |
Engineer with the Dutch East
Indies Government Irrigation Department proceeding to Holland on
vacation. |
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