A week ago to-day the Empress of Australia sailed for the Orient. She is here again to-day. So are hex passengers. At least some are here and some in Victoria but with this letter many of the passengers will leave Jater in the day on the Empress of Asia. The Australia got back into Vancouver harbour this morning after turning back when 570 miles on her way to Japan and China. Injuries to her port engine caused the yesso] to return, to the inconvenience and disappointment of many aboard. There were others, however, who didn't mind the extra trip 'a bit, for the Canadian Pacific Ca. were paying the bills. A pretty bill -it will be, too. Those of the 700 passengers who were unable to get transferred to the Asia will sail on the Empress of Canada on October 19, while a few will go on American and Japanese boats sailing within the next few days from Victoria. In the meantime the passengers have been comfortably quartered free of expense in the C.P.R's finest hotels, the Empress at Victoria and the Hotel Vancouver here.
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