The Empress of Canada sailed to-day on her Christmas voyage] Arrention is drawn in the Chin-after every preparation had been ese press to the increasing number made for the enjoyment of those, of Japanese gunboats on the Yang-who were to spend the Yuletide tze. It is stated that the Japanese season at sea. A total of 625) had seven vessels in Chinese water passengers booked to go on the) last year, but this year four more liner and Captain Bailey and his) are to be added, two to be built in officers had seen among other Shanghai and two in Hankow, things that the larder was well Two other large cruisers are being stocked, Children on board were constructed in Japan, but it is not assured of a good time for it) was definitely known where these will' known that Santa Claus would find: be stationed. pone way of visiting the ship and ish Columbia Christmas trees were rhb ae F pam pass nes ces ave toys for all. Two large Brit- A taken to adorn the dining room and ce concerts, dances and other enter- from Haiphong on Gre man's side Hongkong Hari talements, of a kind befitting the January 3, an extraordinary altair season, were arranged. Mr. J. curr P.m. two Chin-Linden-Smith and daughter from) ¢9° came alongside in a boat, stab-New York sailed on the liner. Mr.|ing that they had come to take do-Linden-Smith is a noted artist and livery of a cargo, of pigs, but as lecture in the Orient. Dr. D, W.|wsual proceeding before entry into archeologist and will study andj this would have been a moo un-Lyon, a leader in Y.M.C.A, work, harbour. the captain refused them permission. They departed, butt The Admiral line str. President|!ater returned with others, prob: Grant, with Captain M. M. Jensen|@bly 50 in-number, and started on the bridge, after being ashore; TWsing round the steamer apsince July, sailed with ly, 500. og-parently with the intention of sengers, including 400 Orientals. finding a way on board.
The Her cabin passengers included the; captain accordingly ordered the Rev. E.\E. Waine, a Baptist gangway to be drawn up, ere-missionary, en route to Shanghai. upon some of the men made efforts to clamber aboard. They were
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