A party of at least twenty Canadian business men, including some of the most prominent men of western Canada, will sail from Vancouver for the Far East. on April 8 on the Empress of Russia. The coming of this party is only one of many indications that_western Canada is looking to the Orient for the expansion of Canadian commerce.
The Canadian party will visit Japan, China and the Philippines and return home by way of Honolulu and San Francisco. A month will be spent in Japan and_practically the same period in Korea and China. The party will go north through Manchuria to Mukden and then will return to Peking. They will travel thence to Nanking and finally come to Shanghai, and will later go to Hongkong and Manila.
The party will be headed by Mr. Chris Spencer. president of the Board of Trade. and Mr. Payne, the secretary, will be manager of the tour. Others who have signified their intention of joining the party. are: Mr. T. W. Fletcher, sheriff of Point Grey; Mr. J. D. Kearns, broker; Mr. J. P. D. Malkin. manager for the Malkin Company of Vancouver; Mr. Herbert Geddes. managing director of Gault Brothers, Vancouver. George Ashwell of B.C.; Mr. R. W. Brown, Mr. John Hanbury. merchant: Mr. Earle MeNair, of the McNair Lumber Comnany; Mr. G. W. Harrower. Mr. Charles Halloway. Mr. A. E. Hepburn, Mr. Francis Smith, and a representative of the McClary Manufacturing Company.
Vancouver is making big preparations for future trade with the Orient. The authorities there have asked for suggestions from shipping men regarding improvements in facilities for handling their trade, and it is the intention to make special inducements' to attract Pacific shipping.
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