M.S. Santos Maru 1936 Steaks Local Chinese made the restaurant

Local Chinese made the restaurant their prime destination for weddings and family ceremonial dinners

while advising clients who had been starved of “proper beverages” during Prohibition to enjoy fine wines and champagnes with their food

This imaginative cover art was from Toscano

It was the site where Standard Time System was adopted on October 11

M.S. Santos Maru 1936 Steaks Local Chinese made the restaurantThis is lovely vintage menu cover art from the Santos Maru, the first passenger motor vessel to be built in Japan. The ship did a westbound round the world service to South Asia, South Africa, South American and the Gulf and Pacific coasts of the United States. A cargo ship, there was room for only 38 passengers on board but their accommodation was luxurious. Interestingly, although the menu cover is Japanese, the food that the guests were served was