I was contacted by a collector of ship postcards, and he sent me one written by Arthur Cartland Bailey's wife Bess when he was teaching in Thailand. Aunt Bess was enroute from Kobe, Japan to Shanghai, China in 1930. A previous trip was made earlier with 2 children. In 1927, the SS President McKinley traveled from Manila (June 25, 1927) to Hong Kong (June 29), Shanghai (July 2), Kobe (July 5), Yokohama (July 7), and Victoria BC and Seattle arriving July 18, 1927.
Via S.S. Pres. Grant outbound from Shanghai to Seattle - April 18
Dear
When you get this I suppose school will be nearly over for this year. Betty's school in Bangkok begins about May 10th. She has had a good vacation and will be ready to work hard again. Good luck! Aunt Bess