“The best route to the Orient is by Canadian Pacific all the way”, boasts the brochure, with across-Canada trains directly loading onto the fast and opulent Empress ships. EMPRESS OF JAPAN and EMPRESS OF CANADA, both large, fast, and luxurious, sailed via Honolulu, reaching Yokohama in 13 days, Kobe in 11 days and Nagasaki in 12 days. EMPRESS OF ASIA and EMPRESS OF RUSSIA sailed directly, reaching Yokohama in 10 days.