Among those who arrived here on Monday, Feb, 12, in the C. s, Empress of Asia was M Packard, fan writer on a' pleasure tri East, accompanied by Mrs. Packard and Miss Packard. Mx, Packard is the author of the popular Jimmie Dale mystery stories.
Mr, Packard states "Naturally hope to. gain' inspirations. and. fu new settings and plots for subsequent stories." "He has written 27 novels since 1912 and print and popular, He is working series during this tour and hopes to have it completed by the time he returns to Canada in the latter Mr. Packard, who would been 57 years old had he not sed the 180th meridian on his birthday "while coming from Vane couver, has lived an interesting, and varied' life, wide travels he has never issited Japan and Chinn, jhe is anxious to observe and stud the customs of the all its various beauties Mr. Packard plans to vis {Singapore and Hongkong. Hee pects to remain in Japan a whil on his return trip, sailing Monireal on the Empress of Japan in April.
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