EXPRESS OF CANADA
EMPRESS OF CANADA ALMOST READY FOR LAUNCHING. A GENERAL VIEW LOOKING TOWARD THE BOWS OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC'S NEWEST AND LARGEST WHITE EMPRESS LINER, THE EMPRESS OF CANADA BEING BUILT AT THE NAVAL YARD, WALKER-ON-TYNE, NORTHUMBERLAND BY VICKERS-ARMSTRONG AND NOW NEARING THE LAUNCHING STAGE. THE 27,500-TON VESSEL, NEW FLAGSHIP OF THE LINE, WILL BE LAUNCHED BY MRS. DIEFENBAKER, WIFE OF CANADA'S PRIME MINISTER, ON MAY 10, [1960]. SHE IS DUE TO GO INTO SERVICE IN APRIL NEXT YEAR.