Empress of Australia Due in Shanghai on February 16 with Three Hundred and Fifty Passengers The palatial liner Empress of Australia on her homeward journey eastward, completing a round-the-world cruise trip with approximately 350 passengers, is due in Shanghai at 9 a.m, on February 16, and will romain until February 17.
The Empress of Australia will come up the river, not remaining at Woosung as heretofore and will probably dock at the China Merchants! Lower Wharf.
Travellers who intend to embark on this liner for the journey home to America or Europe, will have an exceptional opportunity to combine sight-seeing with their trip home at economical rates, As the ship will their home, they will naturally de interested in the detail of the ship's appointments, her size and appropriateness for meeting the varying conditions found in an itinerary that takes the ship to so many foreign ports. She is 615 feet Tong and 75 fect wide, with a gross register of 21,860 tons and a displacement of 82,800 tons, but these figures merely indicate the immense size of the ship and do not truly picture the meaning of this size to the comfort of the cruise members. Tt means spaciousness both in the staterooms and public rooms that allows for friendship and sumptuous club like accomodation, which provide luxurious living equalled only in the best modern hotels.
The staterooms are handsomely farnished and are unusually larg"
Purther to promote this feeling of luxury and genuine comfort, the large majority of rooms have regular bedsteads, and of course are fitted with every modern necessary convenience, such as electric fans, running hot and cold water, mirrors, table wardrobes, chairs, electric So Tights and all the minor appointments that characterize the most up-to-date hotel. A modern aystem of forced and gentle ventilation changes the fair every few minutes in all the: staterooms, as well as in the public rooms, continually bringing to every. room in the ship, the fresh bracing atmosphere of the sea.
Double rooms with private bath and toilet are evilable in abundance and there are also many suites with living rooms and dining room connecting with bedroom and bath.
Many of the single rooms for those who prefer to be alone, are also available with a private bath.
The staterooms for the cruise are distributed in six decks, five of which are served by two elevators.
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