The Archive · 1930

Darked in Shanghai on October

7 from, the Dollar liner President Grant, was Captain Robert Dollar the founder of the' Dollar Steamship Ca, and Mrs. Dollar. They will re lain in Shanghai for a week befor: continuing their journey to Manila fond Singapore. Upon their return they plan to spend a few more days Shanghai.

Captain Dollar has not come for a holiday, although his 86 years would seem to indicate that his working days should be finished. He has come on business and his object to promote foreign trade and encourage business between the! Orient and the States. When he wai in Japan ko made 42 visits in he day and a half be was there.

'Among those he saw was his very friend, Viscount Shivasawa, "the grand old' man of Japan." Captain Dollar is known as the "grand"old rman of the Pacific Coast" and there two spent a pleasant time refinishing about! their experiences.

This is the 36th trip to China of Captain and Mrs. Dollar, (who'always accompanies her' husband) 2nd yesterday all the Dollar boats in the Whangpoo were decorated in their honour.

Captain Dollar was bera in Falkirk, Scotland, in 184. After finishing his school days at the age of eleven years he went to Canada and began

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